Hey, Boils and Ghouls. Sorry I haven’t been around the past week. There isn’t really a good reason for my absence. I’ve just been working on some stuff that doesn’t involve the computer, and I’ve fallen behind a bit. Thank you to everyone who wrote in assuming I was dead. I’m touched.

I couldn’t let the week close out without mentioning a cool little event happening in my own backyard this weekend. While Ottawa may be the independent horror film production of Canada, in all other regards it fails miserably. Ottawa has two repertory theatres, yet in my nearly five year exile here only a small handful of genre films have been shown. I’ve been to cities one-fifth the size that have more life in them.

Well, the cats over at Drunken Master Revue have decided to remedy the situation. This Saturday night at 11:30 pm they’ll be screening a 35mm print of Night of the Comet at the Mayfair on Bank St. for five bucks. Night of the Comet is one of my formative horror experiences, as the very first Fangoria magazine I ever bought ran a story on it, and the pictures within instilled in me a lifelong love for zombies.

So, if you’re in town I highly recommend checking it out. It’s all the mid-’80s, cheerleader with a machine gun mowing down zombie action you could hope for.

I was doing housework last night, so I decided to have the Academy Awards playing in the background as I tidied. This was the first time in years that I had watched or listened to it. One thing that I had forgotten was how moved I usually get when some of the less-known recipients receive their awards. I’m a big softy.

In horror, Pan’s Labryinth picked up half of the awards it was nominated for, including Best Achievement in Make-up, Best Achievement in Art Direction and Best Achievement in Cinematography. The major category it was up for, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, was won by The Lives of Others. I’ve heard great things about that movie, and hope to catch it sometime soon. The only other notably creepy nominee was Monster House, which slipped into the Best Animated Feature Film of the Year category and lost out to Happy Feet.

Ennio Morricone received his honorary Academy Aawrd, and I got chills when they played the theme from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Oooeeeoooeeeooo wa wa wa. Clint Eastwood presented the award, and as he rattled off a list of some of Morricone’s more memorable films I swear he slipped Red Sonja in there. Probably the best part of the show. I can just imagine Clint kicking back with some brewskies and relaxing with sword and sorcery b-movies. Morricone’s contributions to horror received no love in the montage, but they did mention The Thing and Exorcist II - The Heretic in the title scrawl. Congratulations, maestro!

Other small horror-related moments included mentions of Darren McGavin, Richard Fleischer and others in the montage of the recently deceased, as well as Forest Whitaker giving a shout-out to drive-ins during his acceptance speech for Best Actor. I bet Joe Bob Briggs was happy.

There isn’t much time left before International Read A Comic Book Naked Day, so you better stock up while you can!

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 23rd - The Number 23
Feb. 23rd - The Abandoned (limited)
March 2nd - Zodiac
March 9th - The Host (limited)
March 16th - Dead Silence
March 16th - Premonition
March 16th - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (limited)
March 23rd - The Hill Have Eyes 2

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 20th - Wilderness
Feb. 20th - Open Water 2 - Adrift
Feb. 20th - Night of the Living Dorks
Feb. 20th - The Dark Castle Horror Collection (House of Wax, Gothika, Ghost Ship, Thirteen Ghosts and House on Haunted Hill)
Feb. 27th - 42nd Street Forever: XXX-Treme Special Edition
Feb. 27th - Jess Franco’s Count Dracula
Feb. 27th - One Missed Call Collection
Feb. 27th - Perversion Story
Feb. 27th - The Return
Feb. 27th - Shock
Feb. 27th - The Ultimate Hitchcock Collection (Sabotage, Jamaica Inn, The Lady Vanishes, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Farmer’s Wife and 15 more)
Feb. 27th - Chainsaw Sally
Feb. 27th - City of the Living Dead (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Don’t Torture A Duckling (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Inferno (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Deep Red (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Aftermath/Genesis (reissue)

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 21st, 2007

Criminal Macabre Two Red Eyes #3
Hellblazer #229
Scooby Doo #117
Texas Chainsaw Massacre #4
Walking Dead #35
Hellstorm Son Of Satan #5
Legion Of Monsters Werewolf By Night #1
Kolchak Tales Frankenstein Agenda #2
Se7En Sloth #3

Events

Present to Feb. 25th (New York, NY) - Dracula, performed by Downtown Art for ages 8 and up. That’s fucking awesome.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.
Feb. 23rd - March 3rd (Porto, Portugal) - Oporto International Film Festival.
Feb. 24th (Kelowna, British Columbia) - Sneak preview of Fido at the Landmark Cinema.
Feb. 24th (Vancouver, British Columbia) - Cinema Sewer 10th Anniversary bash! (NSFW)
Feb. 26th (New York, NY) - The Films of Bong Joon-Ho at the IFC center, including a Q+A with the director after the screening of The Host.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 5th (New York, NY) - The Host and Falling To Pieces screenings at Pioneer Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
March 10th (Austin, Texas) - SXSW, The Alamo Drafthouse and Robert Rodriguez present a grindhouse double bill of Torso and Zombie.
March 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Fido.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

April 2nd (New York, NY) - Severence screening at the Pionner Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
April 6th (London, Ontario) - Vagrancy Films double bill, with Grindhouse followed by Cannibal Ferox.

It’s new DVD day once again, though you may want to hold off until next week’s reissue bonanza.

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 23rd - The Number 23
Feb. 23rd - The Abandoned (limited)
March 2nd - Zodiac
March 9th - The Host (limited)
March 16th - Dead Silence
March 16th - Premonition
March 16th - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (limited)
March 23rd - The Hill Have Eyes 2

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 20th - Wilderness
Feb. 20th - Open Water 2 - Adrift
Feb. 20th - Night of the Living Dorks
Feb. 20th - The Dark Castle Horror Collection (House of Wax, Gothika, Ghost Ship, Thirteen Ghosts and House on Haunted Hill)
Feb. 27th - 42nd Street Forever: XXX-Treme Special Edition
Feb. 27th - Jess Franco’s Count Dracula
Feb. 27th - One Missed Call Collection
Feb. 27th - Perversion Story
Feb. 27th - The Return
Feb. 27th - Shock
Feb. 27th - The Ultimate Hitchcock Collection (Sabotage, Jamaica Inn, The Lady Vanishes, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Farmer’s Wife and 15 more)
Feb. 27th - Chainsaw Sally
Feb. 27th - City of the Living Dead (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Don’t Torture A Duckling (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Inferno (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Deep Red (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Aftermath/Genesis (reissue)

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 21st, 2007

Criminal Macabre Two Red Eyes #3
Hellblazer #229
Scooby Doo #117
Texas Chainsaw Massacre #4
Walking Dead #35
Hellstorm Son Of Satan #5
Legion Of Monsters Werewolf By Night #1
Kolchak Tales Frankenstein Agenda #2
Se7En Sloth #3

Events

Present to Feb. 25th (New York, NY) - Dracula, performed by Downtown Art for ages 8 and up. That’s fucking awesome.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.
Feb. 23rd - March 3rd (Porto, Portugal) - Oporto International Film Festival.
Feb. 24th (Kelowna, British Columbia) - Sneak preview of Fido at the Landmark Cinema.
Feb. 24th (Vancouver, British Columbia) - Cinema Sewer 10th Anniversary bash! (NSFW)
Feb. 26th (New York, NY) - The Films of Bong Joon-Ho at the IFC center, including a Q+A with the director after the screening of The Host.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 5th (New York, NY) - The Host and Falling To Pieces screenings at Pioneer Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
March 10th (Austin, Texas) - SXSW, The Alamo Drafthouse and Robert Rodriguez present a grindhouse double bill of Torso and Zombie.
March 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Fido.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

April 2nd (New York, NY) - Severence screening at the Pionner Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
April 6th (London, Ontario) - Vagrancy Films double bill, with Grindhouse followed by Cannibal Ferox.

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 23rd - The Number 23
Feb. 23rd - The Abandoned (limited)
March 2nd - Zodiac
March 9th - The Host (limited)
March 16th - Dead Silence
March 16th - Premonition
March 16th - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (limited)
March 23rd - The Hill Have Eyes 2

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 20th - Wilderness
Feb. 20th - Open Water 2 - Adrift
Feb. 20th - Night of the Living Dorks
Feb. 20th - The Dark Castle Horror Collection (House of Wax, Gothika, Ghost Ship, Thirteen Ghosts and House on Haunted Hill)
Feb. 27th - 42nd Street Forever: XXX-Treme Special Edition
Feb. 27th - Jess Franco’s Count Dracula
Feb. 27th - One Missed Call Collection
Feb. 27th - Perversion Story
Feb. 27th - The Return
Feb. 27th - Shock
Feb. 27th - The Ultimate Hitchcock Collection (Sabotage, Jamaica Inn, The Lady Vanishes, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Farmer’s Wife and 15 more)
Feb. 27th - Chainsaw Sally
Feb. 27th - City of the Living Dead (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Don’t Torture A Duckling (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Inferno (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Deep Red (reissue)
Feb. 27th - Aftermath/Genesis (reissue)

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 21st, 2007

Criminal Macabre Two Red Eyes #3
Hellblazer #229
Scooby Doo #117
Texas Chainsaw Massacre #4
Walking Dead #35
Hellstorm Son Of Satan #5
Legion Of Monsters Werewolf By Night #1
Kolchak Tales Frankenstein Agenda #2
Se7En Sloth #3

Events

Present to Feb. 25th (New York, NY) - Dracula, performed by Downtown Art for ages 8 and up. That’s fucking awesome.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.
Feb. 23rd - March 3rd (Porto, Portugal) - Oporto International Film Festival.
Feb. 24th (Kelowna, British Columbia) - Sneak preview of Fido at the Landmark Cinema.
Feb. 24th (Vancouver, British Columbia) - Cinema Sewer 10th Anniversary bash! (NSFW)
Feb. 26th (New York, NY) - The Films of Bong Joon-Ho at the IFC center, including a Q+A with the director after the screening of The Host.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 5th (New York, NY) - The Host and Falling To Pieces screenings at Pioneer Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
March 10th (Austin, Texas) - SXSW, The Alamo Drafthouse and Robert Rodriguez present a grindhouse double bill of Torso and Zombie.
March 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Fido.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

April 2nd (New York, NY) - Severence screening at the Pionner Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
April 6th (London, Ontario) - Vagrancy Films double bill, with Grindhouse followed by Cannibal Ferox.

New comic day! Get your loved one the gift that keeps on giving!

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 13th - Masters of Horror: Pelts
Feb. 13th - 13 Tzameti
Feb. 13th - Evil Animals Triple Feature (Day of the Animals, Grizzly and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell)
Feb. 13th - Driftwood
Feb. 13th - Gate II
Feb. 20th - Wilderness
Feb. 20th - Open Water 2 - Adrift
Feb. 20th - Night of the Living Dorks
Feb. 20th - The Dark Castle Horror Collection (House of Wax, Gothika, Ghost Ship, Thirteen Ghosts and House on Haunted Hill)

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 16th - Ghost Rider
Feb. 23rd - The Number 23
March 2nd - Zodiac

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 14th, 2007

Friday The 13th #3
Tales Of The Unexpected #5
Darkman Vs Army Of Darkness #3
Girls #22
Blade #6

Events

Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.
Feb. 23rd - March 3rd (Porto, Portugal) - Oporto International Film Festival.
Feb. 24th (Kelowna, British Columbia) - Sneak preview of Fido at the Landmark Cinema.
Feb. 24th (Vancouver, British Columbia) - Cinema Sewer 10th Anniversary bash! (NSFW)

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 5th (New York, NY) - The Host and Falling To Pieces screenings at Pioneer Theater. Presented by Fangoria.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

April 2nd (New York, NY) - Severence screening at the Pionner Theater. Presented by Fangoria.

New DVD day? Fuck, yeah. I want that Evil Animals Triple Feature. Grizzly rules.

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 13th - Masters of Horror: Pelts
Feb. 13th - 13 Tzameti
Feb. 13th - Evil Animals Triple Feature (Day of the Animals, Grizzly and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell)
Feb. 13th - Driftwood
Feb. 13th - Gate II

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 16th - Ghost Rider
Feb. 23rd - The Number 23
March 2nd - Zodiac

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 14th, 2007

Friday The 13th #3
Tales Of The Unexpected #5
Darkman Vs Army Of Darkness #3
Girls #22
Blade #6

Events

Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.
Feb. 24th (Kelowna, British Columbia) - Sneak preview of Fido at the Landmark Cinema.
Feb. 24th (Vancouver, British Columbia) - Cinema Sewer 10th Anniversary bash! (NSFW)

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 13th - Masters of Horror: Pelts
Feb. 13th - 13 Tzameti
Feb. 13th - Evil Animals Triple Feature (Day of the Animals, Grizzly and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell)
Feb. 13th - Driftwood
Feb. 13th - Gate II

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 16th - Ghost Rider
Feb. 23rd - The Number 23
March 2nd - Zodiac

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 14th, 2007

Friday The 13Th #3
Tales Of The Unexpected #5
Darkman Vs Army Of Darkness #3
Girls #22
Blade #6

Events

Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

New Comic Day!

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 6th - The Grudge 2
Feb. 6th - The Amazing Screw-On Head
Feb. 6th - Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Feb. 6th - Alfred Hitchcock 3 Disc Collector’s Edition (The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, and Rich and Strange)
Feb. 6th - Full Moon Classics: Volume 1 (Arcade, Bad Channels, Netherworld, Seed People, and Shadowzone)
Feb. 13th - Masters of Horror: Pelts
Feb. 13th - 13 Tzameti
Feb. 13th - Evil Animals Triple Feature (Day of the Animals, Grizzly and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell)
Feb. 13th - Driftwood
Feb. 13th - Gate II

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 9th - Hannibal Rising
Feb. 16th - Ghost Rider

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 7th, 2007

Nightmare On Elm Street #5
Shazam The Monster Society Of Evil #1 (Of 4)
Dark Tower Gunslinger Born #1 (Of 7)
Ghost Rider Team-Up TPB
Ghost Rider Trail Of Tears #1 (Of 6)
Incredible Hulk #103

Events

Feb. 10th (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies holds a signing for the animated film Hellboy - Sword of Storms, with guests artist Mike Mignola, director Tad Jones, composer Christ Drake and voice actor Doug Jones.
Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

Most of the Toronto dates courtesy of Toronto After Dark.

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 6th - The Grudge 2
Feb. 6th - The Amazing Screw-On Head
Feb. 6th - Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Feb. 6th - Alfred Hitchcock 3 Disc Collector’s Edition (The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, and Rich and Strange)
Feb. 6th - Full Moon Classics: Volume 1 (Arcade, Bad Channels, Netherworld, Seed People, and Shadowzone)
Feb. 13th - Masters of Horror: Pelts
Feb. 13th - 13 Tzameti
Feb. 13th - Evil Animals Triple Feature (Day of the Animals, Grizzly and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell)
Feb. 13th - Driftwood
Feb. 13th - Gate II

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 9th - Hannibal Rising
Feb. 16th - Ghost Rider

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 7th, 2007

Nightmare On Elm Street #5
Shazam The Monster Society Of Evil #1 (Of 4)
Dark Tower Gunslinger Born #1 (Of 7)
Ghost Rider Team-Up TPB
Ghost Rider Trail Of Tears #1 (Of 6)
Incredible Hulk #103

Events

Feb. 6th (Toronto, Ontario) - WTF? Films screens a double bill of Pi and Tetsuo :The Iron Man.
Feb. 10th (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies holds a signing for the animated film Hellboy - Sword of Storms, with guests artist Mike Mignola, director Tad Jones, composer Christ Drake and voice actor Doug Jones.
Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

Most of the Toronto dates courtesy of Toronto After Dark.

I’ve included this in the Day Planner of the Dead section, but I think it merits an entry of it’s own. The Science department at McGill University has been hosting a movie night called Freaky Fridays with the majority of films being shown falling under horror or science fiction. The aspect that puts the series over the edge is that they also include lectures with each screening that pertains to the subject matter of the film. Notable examples from past screenings.

Sea monsters unmasked
by Dr. Anthony Ricciardi (McGill, Redpath Museum & McGill School of Environment)
followed by the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Werewolves
by Dr. Murray Humphries (McGill, Natural Resource Sciences)
followed by the film American Werewolf in London.

Count on it: when numbers mean the difference between you and roadkill
by Dr. Nilima Nigam (McGill, Mathematics and Statistics)
followed by the Canadian film The Cube.

Overpopulation of the earth
by Dr. Nigel Roulet (McGill, School of the Environment & Department of Geography)
followed by the film Soylent Green.

How birds really do it!
by Dr. David M. Bird (McGill, Avian Science and Conservation Centre)
followed by the classic Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds.

Invasion of the bug eyed aliens: exploring myths in American post-war movies
by Dr. Michael Bisson, Anthropology, McGill.
Followed by the movie They live.

The next two screenings are Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? and Shrunkenhead Fever. I wish someone would record these lectures. Makes me wish I had a car so I could do it myself. Thanks to the lovely J. for the head’s up.

A new and notable addition to the event schedule is McGill University’s Freak Fridays, an event I will be going into more detail with shortly. If you live in Montreal, check it out and let us know how it went.

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Feb. 6th - The Grudge 2
Feb. 6th - The Amazing Screw-On Head
Feb. 6th - Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Feb. 6th - Alfred Hitchcock 3 Disc Collector’s Edition (The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, and Rich and Strange)
Feb. 6th - Full Moon Classics: Volume 1 (Arcade, Bad Channels, Netherworld, Seed People, and Shadowzone)

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 9th - Hannibal Rising
Feb. 16th - Ghost Rider

Notable Comic Book Releases

Feb. 7th, 2007

Nightmare On Elm Street #5
Shazam The Monster Society Of Evil #1 (Of 4)
Dark Tower Gunslinger Born #1 (Of 7)
Ghost Rider Team-Up TPB
Ghost Rider Trail Of Tears #1 (Of 6)
Incredible Hulk #103

Events

Feb. 6th (Toronto, Ontario) - WTF? Films screens a double bill of Pi and Tetsuo :The Iron Man.
Feb. 10th (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies holds a signing for the animated film Hellboy - Sword of Storms, with guests artist Mike Mignola, director Tad Jones, composer Christ Drake and voice actor Doug Jones.
Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.
Feb. 23rd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Ophidophobia: What is it with snakes? followed by a screening of Snakes on a Plane.

Mar. 2nd (Montreal, Quebec) - Freaky Fridays lecture series. Shrunkenhead Fever, followed by a screening of The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

Most of the Toronto dates courtesy of Toronto After Dark.

New DVD day! Does anyone else find it weird that the Hannibal Lecter collection has Manhunter instead of Red Dragon? Not that I’m complaining…

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Jan. 30th - Maniac
Jan. 30th - Silence of the Lambs: Collector’s Edition
Jan. 30th - Hannibal Lecter Collection
Jan. 30th - Evil
Feb. 6th - The Grudge 2
Feb. 6th - The Amazing Screw-On Head
Feb. 6th - Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Feb. 6th - Alfred Hitchcock 3 Disc Collector’s Edition (The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, and Rich and Strange)
Feb. 6th - Full Moon Classics: Volume 1 (Arcade, Bad Channels, Netherworld, Seed People, and Shadowzone)

For a more comprehensive list of DVD releases, check out The Rue Mortuary.

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 2nd - The Messengers
Feb. 9th - Hannibal Rising

Notable Comic Book Releases

Jan. 31st

Pieces For Mom A Tale Of The Undead (One Shot)
Walking Dead #34
Anita Blake VH Guilty Pleasures #4
Essential Ghost Rider Vol 2 TPB
Ghost Rider Finale
Midnight Dark Tower Gunslinger Born #1
Kolchak Tales Frankenstein Agenda #1

Events

Feb. 3rd (Burbank California) - Dark Delicacies hosts a signing with Stoker award winner John Everson for his novel Convenant.
Feb. 6th (Toronto, Ontario) - WTF? Films screens a double bill of Pi and Tetsuo :The Iron Man.
Feb. 10th (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies holds a signing for the animated film Hellboy - Sword of Storms, with guests artist Mike Mignola, director Tad Jones, composer Christ Drake and voice actor Doug Jones.
Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.

Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

Most of the Toronto dates courtesy of Toronto After Dark.

New DVD and comic listings have been added to help you determine whether you should roll those pennies or not. Rent or the Full Moon collection? You decide!

If you’re aware of an event I can place here, or are planning one yourself, please send me an email at steven@thehorrorblog.com.

Notable DVD Releases

Jan. 30th - Maniac
Jan. 30th - Silence of the Lambs: Collector’s Edition
Jan. 30th - Hannibal Lecter Collection
Jan. 30th - Evil
Feb. 6th - The Grudge 2
Feb. 6th - The Amazing Screw-On Head
Feb. 6th - Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Feb. 6th - Alfred Hitchcock 3 Disc Collector’s Edition (The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, and Rich and Strange)
Feb. 6th - Full Moon Classics: Volume 1 (Arcade, Bad Channels, Netherworld, Seed People, and Shadowzone)

Notable Theatrical Releases

Feb. 2nd - The Messengers
Feb. 9th - Hannibal Rising

Notable Comic Book Releases

Jan. 31st

Pieces For Mom A Tale Of The Undead (One Shot)
Walking Dead #34
Anita Blake VH Guilty Pleasures #4
Essential Ghost Rider Vol 2 TPB
Ghost Rider Finale
Midnight Dark Tower Gunslinger Born #1
Kolchak Tales Frankenstein Agenda #1

Events

Feb. 3rd (Burbank California) - Dark Delicacies hosts a signing with Stoker award winner John Everson for his novel Convenant.
Feb. 6th (Toronto, Ontario) - WTF? Films screens a double bill of Pi and Tetsuo :The Iron Man.
Feb. 10th (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies holds a signing for the animated film Hellboy - Sword of Storms, with guests artist Mike Mignola, director Tad Jones, composer Christ Drake and voice actor Doug Jones.
Feb. 15th (Toronto, Ontario) - Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre presents Phantasm.
Feb. 16th - 18th (Cherry Hill, NJ) - Monster Mania Con 7 with Tobin Bell, Brad Dourif, Crispin Glover, The Monster Squad 20th anniversary reunion and tons more.
Feb. 17th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed Films gives a belated valentine in the form of a My Bloody Valentine/Candyman double bill. Dibs on the back row.
Feb. 23rd -25th (Durham, North Carolina) - Nevermore Film Fest.
Feb. 23rd - 25th (Chicago, Illinois) - Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors including guests Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Ken Foree, Uwe Boll and many more.

Mar. 3rd (everywhere)- International Read A Comic Book Naked Day.
Mar. 3rd (Burbank, CA) - Dark Delicacies hosts an afternoon with 30 Days of Night scribe Steve Niles and master illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
March 24th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Exhumed hosts a very special night with Roy Frumkes and his classic grindhouse film Street Trash. In addition, Frumkes will be screening his documentary on George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead, entitled Dream of the Dead, as well as other surprises.
Mar. 29th - April 1st (Toronto, Ontario) - The World Horror Convention descends upon the unsuspecting populace of Toronto, the first time the event has been held outside of the United States.
Mar. 30th - April 1st (Strongsville, Ohio) - Cinema Wasteland movie and memorbilia expo has some truly bizarre and wonderful guests lined up, including the ladies of Faster Pussycat Kill… Kill!

Most of the Toronto dates courtesy of Toronto After Dark.