The Horror Blog

Archive for the 'Misc.' Category

Krumping Lesbian Vampires of Sodom

I’m off to Gay Woodstock tomorrow and the only lighter I own is a Godzilla make that roars really loud.

Movies

Eli Roth insists that his adaptation of Stephen King’s Cell will be a true adaptation. King purists revolt, I rejoice.

David Goyer set to get pigeonholed as “that invisible guy” with an upcoming remake of the Invisible Man.

Pakistani filmmakers attempt to resurrect dying film industry with zombie movie.

The Bruce Campbell Army descends on Vegas.

I just like the mental image of krumping vampires.

DVD

The Final Girl Film Club returns with The Innocents. Hope you did your homework.

Interviews

A pair of surprisingly frank interviews for the 50th anniversary of I Was A Teenage Werewolf.

Billy Connelly, the only real reason to watch Fido, discusses what it took for him to become a zombie.

Fido director Andrew Currie fills in the rest.

Courtney Solomon discusses those Captivity billboards and Eli Roth’s feud with After Dark Films.

Literature

Blogher presents the highlights from Stephen King’s recent trip to Toronto. I’ve really got to get going on that myself.

Comics

Mike Sterling, my American brother from another mother, contributes a horror-themed guest strip to The Rack. He’s just lucky I wasn’t in the store or I would have geek-slapped him good.

The Comics Reporter reviews House.

Theatre

The Gate gives another take on Evil Dead - The Musical. Man, that’s yet another event I was supposed to write about. Summer’s making me lazy.

Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. ‘Nuff said.

Blogging

Kimberly of Cinebeats gets groovy. Of course I knew she was joining The Groovy Age of Horror. I’m the Dr. Mabuse of horror blogging.

Events

The American Cinematheque of Los Angeles has announced its Fantasy, Horror & Science Fiction Film Fest line-up and it looks sweet.

In July, the dead of the Niagara region shall rise up and feast on the living. Expect to see me there.

Misc.

Bill Cunningham, international hater of zombies, discusses the topic on Geekerati.

Crave Online compiles a list of cinema’s toughest dads.

Doctor Fate vs. the Deep Ones

Not-Horror

Congratulations to David Z. and family on the birth of daughter, Romay Linberg Anulka Zuzelo!

1 Comment »

Posted in Misc. on June 18th, 2007

Enough Roeper To Hang Yourself With

Wow. It’s been over three months since I did one of these horror info dumps. Enjoy!

Movies

Laurie Bartram 1958 - 2007.

Expectations vs. Reality. Hostel II underperforms, yet it will still probably be one of the most profitable movies of the year.

Roeper calls bullshit on Roth. Literally. Is he even allowed to swear?

Elizabeth Banks cast as evil stepmother in Tale of Two Sisters remake. Oh, man. Does this mean it’s actually going forward?

Eli Roth’s perfect storm of horror.

Sean T. Collins takes a gander at a batch of trailers, including I Am Legend, Invasion and 30 Days of Night.

Skull Ring dissects the LA Times take on Horror Box Office.

That was quick! Saw IV already finished shooting!.

Saw Watch 2007 continues. I’ve got to admit, I like the poster.

DVD

Grindhouse to be split in two.

Games

Survival Horror comes to the incredibly small screen.

Literature

Stephen King’s latest to premiere in Esquire. I love that at least some people have the clout to get the short story in mainstream magazines.

Excerpt from Stephen King’s forward for his upcoming Richard Bachman book.

Comics

Sequart looks at four horror graphic novels from Fantagraphics. Zombie comics by Jason? Sold. Courtesy of Journalista.

World’s worst rampaging robot.

Real World

Vampire Moths of Finland.

Misc.

Moby wants to be a vampire; wonders if it would interfere with being vegan.

A zombie primer.

3 Comments »

Posted in Misc. on June 12th, 2007

Clip of the Day - Werewolf In Unnecessarily Short Gym Shorts

You may remember that a few weeks back the topic for The Horror Roundtable was horror songs. Well The Manchester Morgue has compiled a selection of horror-themed tunes that fit the bill entitled Werewolf In Unnecessarily Short Gym Shorts. Songs range from Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult to Freddy Krueger by S.O.D.:Stormtroopers of Death and everywhere in between. The Morgue even includes annotations for particular songs, and promises that a follow-up is forthcoming. While you’re at it, make sure you dig through the archives for tons of ghoulish delights, including Friday the 13th 3-D, Battle Royale, License to Drive and plenty more.

1 Comment »

Posted in Misc., mp3 on April 24th, 2007

Fever All Through The Night.

I had intended to spend the weekend doing some housecleaning, both in reality and for the blog. Unfortunately, I came down with the most brutal fever I’ve experienced since the time the ceramic E.T. statue in my bedroom started talking to me. It certainly didn’t help that I finally began whittling down the Stack of Shame and the last movie I watched before going to sleep prompted bizarre hallucinations. Peeping Tom nearly killed me.

Movies

You all know how much I love killer pig movies. Horror Yearbook has the scoop on Pig Hunt, a film about a giant boar, topless cultists and a killer hippy. Oh, you had me at boar. The rest is just icing.

My brother in killer pig movies, Jeff O’Brien, seems to be considering another creature feature project with Prey For The Beast director Brett Kelly.

Genre Girls takes its best stab at mostly-generic stalker film Swimfan. For some weird reason I have a certain amount of affection for that flick.

Steve Bissette tackles Ghost Rider in a review that delves deep into the character’s history.

“Still, I can honestly say this is the best film based on a beloved childhood era decal I’ve ever seen.”

Interviews

Blogcritics speaks to Gary Rhodes, the director of the documentary Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dracula.

UnderGroundOnline talks to Ricou Browning, the man behind the Creature From The Black Lagoon’s underwater sequences.

Television

A drama student in Cardiff is writing her dissertation on Doctor Who, with a special emphasis on the werewolf episode Tooth and Claw.

Literature

The Boston Herald takes us on a walking tour of H.P. Lovecraft’s Providence.

Real World

The Rhea County has a profile of Sci-Fi Subs, a small sandwich shop conquered by robots, giant insects, and creatures from beyond the stars. The menu includes sandwiches like The Plan 9, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The Thing, as well as an assortment of salads named Revenge of the Creature, War of the Worlds and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

1 Comment »

Posted in Misc. on February 20th, 2007

Penance Stare!

Movies

Mercy! With a weak selection of movies opening up this weekend, it makes sense that Ghost Rider could take first place. What’s a little more surprising is that it now has the best opening weekend of 2007 so far, with a take of 44.5 million dollars. That practically guarantees that we’ll see a Ghost Rider 2 in the near future. The only other horror movies holding onto a top ten spot are Hannibal Rising at #7 and The Messengers at #9. Pan’s Labryinth finally gives up its hold on #8 and slips down to #11. Not bad at all for a subtitled film.

I took a bit of a break last week. Not that you’d notice. So quite a few things flew under my radar and is probably old news to the rest of you. One of those items is the story that Robert Rodriguez composed a couple of action cues for Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz, as well as scoring the hilarious Director’s Cut trailer. It’s interesting to see this group of filmmakers all collaborating and assisting one another.

Jay C. of the Documentary Blog brings us the news on The Boy From Out of this World, a new documentary being produced that takes a look at the making of legendary B-Movie Teenagers from Outer Space (thanks, Paul!). It seems that the creators are taking a respectful stance towards the film, though I have my doubts about the involvement of Mike J. Nelson.

Interviews

The Washington Times conducts a short interview with horror comic artist legend Bernie Wrightson.

I’ve read great things about Bob Fingerman’s vampire novel Bottomfeeder, and plan on picking it up in the near future despite my distaste for the sub-genre. But it wasn’t until I read this interview with the author over at Skull Ring that I realized this is the same man who brought us such comics as Minimum Wage and Recess Pieces.

Literature

The Cuny Graduate Center Advocate takes an in-depth look at three of the top-selling horror novels of 2006, Stephen King’s Cell, Scott Smith’s The Ruins and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

Music

The University Chronicle delves into the world of Horrorcore, hip-hop with a horror twist.

Gaming

A zombie-based MMORPG might work, but I’m not entirely sure this is the way to go.

Real World

It was Valentine’s Day of the Dead in Eugene, Oregon, as hordes of drunken zombies made their way through hospitals, pubs and Starbucks. Read the rest of this entry »

5 Comments »

Posted in Misc. on February 19th, 2007

Graveside Manner

Movies

Not exactly sure what the term “Grinhouse” means? Yahoo talks to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez about their influences and what prompted them to start their project. Even if you’re in the know already, you may want to check it out for a few pieces of new footage from the films themselves.

Literature

Brian Keene, author of The Rising, has been a little hit-and-miss for me, but I was very impressed by The Conquerer Worms and am really looking forward to getting my hands on his most recent novel, Ghoul. With one of his more recent projects he’s finally clawing his way directly into my heart. Brian Keene has written a Doctor Who short story, specifically one starring K-9. I think that’s just about the best thing I’ve heard all week.

Comics

I really wanted to go to the World Horror Convention in Toronto already, but this is really testing my willpower. New Yorker cartoonist extraordinaire Gahan Wilson will be in attendance.

Misc.

Why didn’t anyone tell me that you can be married by Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS? They claim to be an alternative to chapel weddings, but I wonder if she would wear the uniform. Thanks to DVD Maniacs for the link.

1 Comment »

Posted in Misc. on February 7th, 2007

The Goats That Dripped Blood

Movies

The Independent cobbles together a lengthy profile on Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg.

Taking a break from concocting elaborate erotic fantasies involving Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, Sean of Attentiondeficitdisorderly Too Flat returns to NSFW horror, specifically Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula.

Esotika Erotica Psychotica gives an in-depth review of Don’t Deliver Us From Evil.

Interviews

Dark, But Shining scores a terrific little interview with one of my favourite musical artists, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, specifically concerning the horror lyrics he has sprinkled throughout his songs. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

I think a realistic portrayal of an exploding relationship is more likely to resemble a Hammer Horror film, or a Takashi Miiki dream sequence, than a Robert Altman one.

Bloody Disgusting conducts a video interview with “the face of vagina dentata”, actress Jess Weixler of Teeth.

Comics

Comic Monsters launches a new column focussing on illustrated horror magazines of the past, including Creepy, Eerie, Heavy Metal and many more.

DVD

A few days back Bill Cunningham of DISContent posted a call for free software, products or services that could help out the pulp filmmaker. So far there hasn’t be much of a response, which is a damn shame. If you’ve dabbled in film and have a few tricks to share, please do. Bill has given plenty to the DIY filmmaking community. It’s time to return the favour.

Literature

After Elton conducts an interview with Brent Hartinger, author of the gay teen zombie novels Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies and Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies. Now that’s a niche!

Misc.

I live in Canada and I have no idea what The Toronto Star is trying to get across by comparing Americans to flesh-eating zombies and how this would result in negative campaigning against the Liberal party.

2 Comments »

Posted in Misc. on February 6th, 2007

MIA - Hannibal Lecter’s Cock

Movies

Bloody Disgusting unveils Sybil Danning’s new look from Werewolf Women of the SS. I love a woman in uniform.

Cinematical leads the way to a list of the 11 least intimidating screen villains of all time, with Chucky making the cut. I find it hard to take any list seriously that includes the Daleks, easily one of the most intimidating of all villains.

Nobel Peace Prize nominee David Z. continues The Eurotrash Film Pinnacle with Videooze editor Bob Sargent. They had me at hunchback sex.

Louis Fowler gives us his take on Blood and Chocolate, and I couldn’t agree less. Not that you’d ever know. You’re all still waiting on that Pan’s Labryinth review.

But why wait for me? Artist and horror critic Stephen Bissette gives his in-depth take on Pan’s Labryinth, the history surrounding it, and how that history keeps repeating itself.

Hannibal Lecter’s penis has been stolen.

Interviews

The 213 sits down with Frank Henenlotter to discuss a wide range of topics including Bad Biology, Masters of Horror and his influences. Thanks to I Spit On Your Movie for the link.

So you know there was a period where I just saw - every piece of shit that ever floated (laughs) into a grindhouse, I must have seen you know? So it was just wonderful, it was just absolutely wonderful, I mean I always feel like my roots are in exploitation, not horror or anything else, but exploitation films. I mean, I’m still a sucker for a poster; if I see the right kind of poster, it’ll take my money. I still can’t resist the lure of a cheap ad.

Comics

The principal creators behind the upcoming Dark Tower comic book companion (aside from King himself) discuss the impetus of the project, the work that went into adapting it, and what it could mean for the comic industry.

Blogs

Sean T. Collins expands on the last Horror Roundtable discussion with the appropriately named Keep Horror NSFW.

Definitely Not Horror

I’m interested in very few modern hip-hop acts so I’m not really familiar with this “Nas” fellow. Still, cradit where credit’s due, the man has collaborated with over 30 original MCs from the good ol’ days for a collection of new mixes, all of which have been edited by Soul Sides into a 15-minute slice of nostalgic insanity and I can’t stop dancing. Where are they now? They’re right here.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on February 5th, 2007

Spoiler City

Movies

Now this is a casting rumour. HorrorMovies.ca reveals that Rachael Robbins will be joining the cast of Bad Biology. Be careful. They also reveal exactly what the menace of the movie turns out to be.

Speaking of spoilers, Filmstalker potentially has one for the inevitable Saw 4. And it’s lame.

Final Girl’s Animals Run Amok week continues full throttle with the glory that is Kingdom of the Spiders, easily one of my favourites in the sub-genre.

DVD

Unearthed Films has dug up some info on their upcoming releases, including Frankenstein’s Bloody Nightmare, This Hallow Sacrament and Carmilla, The Lesbian Vampire among others.

Seven of the Eight Films To Die For from last year’s After Dark Horrorfest are slated for a box set to be released later this year, the exception being Cerda’s The Abandoned, which is getting another shot in a solo theatrical release. I’ve only seen Gravedancers from the series, and I recommend hunting it down if you want a straightforward, fun little flick.

Comics

Sean T. Collins points us to comments made at Pop Culture Gadabout by the author of the queer punk zombie epic The Abandoned concerning its future. I certainly hope he gets things sorted with Tokyopop. If anything deserved a petition or a protest.

Blogs

Happy Birthday, Groovy Age of Horror!

Misc.

And make sure you pop by tomorrow for another erotically charged installment of The Horror Roundtable!

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on February 1st, 2007

Shout It Out Loud!

Movies

Fangoria has a great follow-up on yesterday’s Bad Biology story, including a few words from Frank Henenlotter himself.

Looks like Jorge Olguín is about to become the hardest working man in horror. According to Twitch Film, the director has been offered Open Grave and the Prom Night remake, presumably after he takes care of the other two or three films he’s in the middle of.

DVD

Fangoria also reveals news on an upcoming edition of Spider Baby, directed by one of my all-time favourite directors, Jack Hill.

Interested in the future of the direct-to-DVD horror market? let DISContent hook you up.

Interviews

Film Ick has a partial transcript of the Hot Fuzz web chat with Shaun of the Dead stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, as well as director Edgar Wright. While it’s mostly about the buddy cop genre, horror does sneak it’s way in on occassion.

Question - “Do you prefer policeman or zombies?”

Edgar Wright - “Not sure, but we don’t really care for the Zombie cops in Dead Heat”.

Television

CBS has picked up two new horror pilots. Twilight is about a vampire private investigator and causes me to wonder why I shouldn’t just ditch this blog and get into screenwriting if it’s that easy. And Babylon Fields is a comedic drama that concerns the social ramnifications of the dead returning to life. Wacky! What we see here is the final nail in the coffin for the recent surge in genre television.

Comics

KISS has finally decided to solidify their long-held position as the masters of comics and have start their own comic company. The first two titles will be KISS 4K, an autobiographical tome concenring the band’s transformation from average rock stars to warrior spirits, and KISS Girls, because that’s their favourite pastime.

Clips of the Day

In honour of the upcoming remake for Day of the Dead, The Abbatoir has thrown together some of the greatest zombie trailers and faux-trailers of all time. There were even a few surprises waiting for me, and I thought I had seen them all.

Misc.

It looks like I’ve finally landed my first scoop among the various horror news sites, as a story I covered over a month ago finally makes the rounds. It’s nice to finally be giving back after so many months of taking.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on January 30th, 2007

Rainbow Wolves!

I was supposed to see Blood and Chocolate at a sneak preview Thursday night, but someone overbooked and I wasn’t allowed in. You don’t know how much I was looking forward to making Blood and Chocolate the starting point for my new policy on crafting reviews for the blog. Nothing gets me more excited than a homoerotic Eurotrash soap opera. With werewolves. And you think I’m kidding.

How was your weekend?

Movies

I guess everyone who wanted to see Blood and Chocolate got one of those passes, because it doesn’t look like anyone actually paid to see it. The box office was so poor I had to hunt around for a site that would give me the rankings past the top ten. Blood and Chocolate sat at #15 with a little over $2 million at the box office, with The Hitcher hanging in at #10 and Pan’s Labryinth dropping slightly but beating out all other horror contenders for #8. I finally caught Pan’s Labryinth over the weekend and hopefully I’ll have a review up shortly.

Rock the vote! The Rondo Awards are up and running and there’s some pretty fierce competition this year.

Fangoria has the rundown on which horror films won awards for both Sundance and Slamdance.

The Final Girl Film Club strikes again, this time with a choice that should make participation a breeze; The Exorcist. I know I’ll be signing up.

Mondo Schlocko wants you to keep an open mind and consider the benefits of entering the Cult of Corman.

The New Zealand Herald ponders the rise of serial killers in pop culture, paying special attention to Hannibal Lecter. I don’t agree with the writer’s basic stance, but I am intrigued by his contention that serial killers have taken on the guise of seducer, previously held by the vampire.

Television

Of the handful of television shows I watch on a semi-regular basis, three of them have set off nuclear explosions this season. The Chicago Tribune and the New York Post take a look at this newfound paranoia, and venture into the past for other atomic horrors on the tube.

Interviews

The Abattoir posts some excerpts from an interview with James Gunn, screenwriter for the Dawn of the Dead remake and director of Slither. I hope this is the beginning of a trend for the Rue Morgue blog and hopefully in the future we’ll see more snippets that were left on the cutting room.

Rotten Tomatoes sits down for a quick Q + A with Sandra Lee, director of fictional documentary American Zombie.

Blogs

Genre Matters may not deal with horror exclusively, but it’s all good. For a few horror-specific pieces I recommend JT’s take on the negative reaction to genre conventions by critics and the gradual infiltration of horror into the Sundance film festival.

Congratulations to Video Watchblog and The Groovy Age of Horror for their nominations for Best Website in the Rondos! Check them out and see exactly why they’re worthy of the honour.

I hate linking to the same place twice in one day, but Final Girl has been rocking it so hard I’m finding it difficult to stop myself. Make sure you head over to the new Final Girl forums, where the air is so thick with horror they consider 27 titles to be an adequate introduction to the zombie sub-genre. That’s it for today. I’m definitely not mentioning Animals Run Amok week.

Misc.

The Miami New Times delves into the weird world of Munny, those featureless plastic dolls that you customize yourself. The best part about the article is the brief discussion with Garbage Pail Kids artist Luis Diaz, who has modified one of the Munnys to resemble Varicose Vane. And it looks awesome.

Alternate Clip of the Day

Horror Roundtable contributor creator Jay C. has posted the entirety of his documentary on time travel, Obsessed and Scientific, on YouTube and Google Video. This is in conjunction with his podcast series, Young, Fast and Scientific, which details the process by which he created his film. It’s fascinating material and well worth your time.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on January 29th, 2007

Day Planner of the Dead - January 29th, 2007

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.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc., Events on January 29th, 2007

Teeth 2: Urethra Dentata

Movies

The director of Teeth is already discussing the possibility of a sequel.

Cinematical has a review of An American Crime, one of two films being released this year based upon the the murder of Sylvia Likens. The trailerhas also been released.

In my effort to give combatitive filmmakers equal time, Horror Yearbook has an interview with Andrew van den Houten, the director of The Girl Next Door, the other movie based on the true story referenced above.

My favourite horror movies are those where the menace is a collective, as opposed to a singular menace. Zombies, alien mind control, animals run amok, you name it. The Signal, a film about a transmission that turns people homicidal, has been picking up a lot of buzz at Sundance and My New Plaid Pants has your one-stop shopping for information on the film.

The Twitch-O-Meter delves into five notable video nasties; horror movies that have used the grit of video to full effect.

Comics

Newsarama has an eight-page preview of the upcoming Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness crossover. Groovy.

Gaming

One place horror seems to be afforded a great deal of respect is in the video game community. The Eerie Horror Festival has noticed this and recently announced a horror video game design aspect to their schedule, and have placed the call to budding game designers to submit their ideas.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on January 24th, 2007

House of Brazilian Wax

Movies

I can’t believe I missed this one. Producers for the upcoming remake of the Pang brothers’ The Eye are looking for people to get nude, completely shaved and/or waxed, terrorize Jessica Alba and get paid over $700 a day for the privilige. Read that last sentence again. Courtesy of Filmstalker, who got it from Dread Central, who got it from Fangoria, which I normally read myself without all this hassle.

Dave Alexander of Abbatoir has posted an essay he originally wrote for Film And Video Arts — Alberta entitled “Why Do We Watch?” where he tackles the various types of horror fan, their role in the digital age, and the pleasure of the communal theatrical experience. Probably the best horror-related item you’ll read all week.

DVD

Film Junk takes a look at Altered, the latest film from Blair Witch co-director Eduardo Sanchez.

Comics

Horror-Movies.ca conducts an interview with Raise The Dead writers Leah Moore and John Reppion.

A series of comic books based on the movies of Ray Harryhausen have been announced, and they’ve assembled some of the medium’s greatest hacks to draw them.

Misc.

Skull Ring digs up some zombie posters inspired by Soviet propaganda.

Both Final Girl and The Retropolitan are conducting strictly scientific polls.

Real World

Bizarre. The Frankensteins not only lent a hand to Stanley Kubrick for his film 2001: A Space Odyssey, but they also helped Mankind get to the moon.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on January 23rd, 2007

Bajoongas

Movies

Rob Zombie certainly knows how to keep things simmering. The latest casting announcement for his Halloween reimagining is Brad Dourif as Haddonfield’s sheriff, one of my favourite character actors. At this point I think it’s safe to say that my resistance has been whittled completely away based on the cast alone.

Hostel was by far my favourite movie of 2006. Hostel also placed fifth in a poll conducted in Britain to determine the worst movies of all time, being beat out by Spice World, Titanic, Grease 2 and Waterworld.

Faye Dunaway is a one-armed police woman invesitgating the murder of a boy in the 1960’s who is brought back to life in present day Wales in what is my new favourite movie, Flick.

Cinematical posts a surprisingly glowing review for Teeth, the latest film about a woman with razor-sharp teeth in her genitals. While you’re there, make sure you check their review for the stalker film Alone With Her.

Twitch Film, enemies of Baywatch and therefore all humanity, has posted a photo of the cast and crew for Miike’s Django remake.

Awww. The cast of Blood and Chocolate were given rainbow wolves by the movie’s producers at the wrap party.

Eva Mendes knows how to appeal to Ghost Rider’s target the audience.

“The original Roxanne was blonde and blue-eyed, but also had huge bajoongas. If I gain weight it goes to my boobs and my butt. I figured since I can’t be blonde and blue-eyed, I’ll at least have her bra size. So the bajoongas got big. They were out of control!”

I hope Journalista is proud that they provided me with that link.

I hate getting all nostalgic, but do you remember the days when make-up artists were treated like rock stars? The make-up category for the Academy Awards is still one of the most likely places that a horror film will get any recognition. The Academy held screenings of numerous canidates to narrow the field to three nominees this weekend.

Interviews

The only reason I want to see The Hitcher is because they cast Sean Bean as the title character. Despite the lousy reviews, this interview with the actor hasn’t dissuaded me from taking a chance.

CHUD discusses The Hitcher remake and everything else under the sun with Platinum Dunes producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller. Warning: If you haven’t seen either Hitcher films, there are spoilers in the interview.

Broadway World interviews the star of Evil Dead - The Musical, Ryan Ward and it makes my heart swell with patriotic pride.

“When we played in Canada the audience was always 99% Dead-ites. Do you know what I mean by Dead-ites? They’re the cult fan base, so anything we would do would have them jumping out of their seats and screaming back to us. We were playing in a place that had a liquor bar in it and people could get drinks sent to their tables while they were watching the show so you can imagine how inebriated they were. If you think that people who come to see the show now are drunk, it was much worse in Canada.”

Literature

Dark, But Shining offers up a look at The Historian, what sounds like an interesting take on the Dracula legend.

Comics

Marvel comics will be following in the footsteps of other types of media and conduct their very first midnight release with the comic version of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series.

Contests

NBC has announced a contest for their post-apocalyptic soap Jericho where you can win a visit to the set of the show. To win, you have to finish the remainder of the morse code heard at the beginnng of the show, which starts with “It Begins With 6 And Ends With…” I wasn’t convinced I should post about this until I found out what the official contest site was called. What’s next, whosmeltitdealtit.com?

Real World

The saga of Dracula’s castle continues, as the owner of the Chelsea Football Club has been rumoured to be in negotiations to buy.

Leave A Comment »

Posted in Misc. on January 22nd, 2007