July, 2007
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AZU-1: Lifehack
Regan's a young lady with the usual problems. She's had a messy breakup, is unemployed in a new town, living with her brother, and is in love with a lady who happens to be straight.
She's also got to contend with a legion of walking corpses.
The zombie threat happens pretty early on in the book and it's hinted that it's much worse than when we are introduced to it, since the police department has a message telling you not to go near "untalkative assailants." The story follows two primary characters – Regan and Alisia. Regan came to Autar to live with her scientist brother, and Alisia is the head, and only living member left, of the AIT (Autar Inflitration Troup). When Alisia's newest partner gets killed she meets up with Regan, who has been surviving in the city for two years on her own.
Heat-Shaped Box = Book-Shaped Thrills
When I first learned that relative new kid on the horror block Joe Hill is the eldest son of the legendary Stephen King, I hoped that his debut novel Heart-Shaped Box would be at least as good as his dad’s stuff. I can safely say that it screamed at the top of its literary lungs as it blew past any expectations I had and set a new standard for what I want in a scary story.
Clocking in at 384 pages, HSB is a lean, mean story that opens with a simple premise; a ghost for sale on the Internet is purchased by aging rock star Judas Coyne, a collector of all things macabre. As happens all to often in tales such as this, Coyne finds that he has purchased way more than he bargained for…..but maybe not more than he deserves. What follows is a non-stop thriller of a story that I literally had trouble putting down until I got to the (very satisfying) end.
Heart-Shaped Box is cinematic to the point that I found myself musing over how easily this could be directly adapted to the big screen, so it came as no surprise to learn that Warner Bros. has recently picked up the movie rights. I have my reservations, tho; too many recent book-to-screen adaptations have ended up gutting the source material to the point that the story is unrecognizable. Here’s hoping the Warners do it justice.
Filipino Prison Thriller Remake
Ha! Not quite horror, but still awesome : 1,500 prisoners from Cebu City, Philippines doing Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Go Filipino prison thriller.
Robert Rodriguez’s MACHETE is a Go!
Out of all endless news stories from the past weekend, this is one of my favorites. Robert Rodriguez’s GRINDHOUSE trailer, MACHETE, is getting the feature length treatment.
Paris Hilton to Star in REPO!
REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA is set to begin its six week production in Toronto starting Sept. 10th and Paris Hilton is joining the cast. Paris will play Paul Sorvino’s daughter and supposedly “owned the role” when auditioned against 30 other women. (Were these women even actresses?) Paris will be singing and dancing with the rest of the cast.
BIT PARTS (200?) – Movie Review
Anyway, disgraced plastic surgeon Dr. Cranston (Christopher Page) gets into a car accident that disfigures his daughter Maggie (Michelle Angel). So he goes all nutty-nuts and starts holding auditions for actresses in LA, abducting the ones with the right nose/lips/boobs/what-have-you and does a little creative surgery on them to get his daughter back to her former glory.
CLOSET SPACE 2007 (Unrated) – Molly Review
A group of students go searching at an old house after a professor disappears during his exploration into a closet’s space.
Official Halloween T.V. Spot Featuring New Footage!
Official Halloween T.V. Spot Featuring New Footage!
Joss Whedon Comic-Con News
Buffy fans rejoice! Joss Whedon announced that he is finally going to bring the Ripper to TV. If you forgot, Ripper was supposed to follow the adventures of Giles after he returned to England.
Zombie Massakrah
AD to move
Space to change weapons
R to reload.
Horror Comics Weekly (7/22-7/28)
New Releases This Week
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #5
The tale of one of Buffy’s decoy slayers, this is a stand-alone story between story arcs
Hellboy: Darkness Calls #4
Hellboy battles demons born of witchcraft and sorcery and encounters Baba Yaga
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #5 (Paul Lee Variant Cover Edition)
This 1-in-12 variant cover version [...]
Poster, Still for ‘Saw IV’
Out of Comic Con comes more hype for “Saw IV.” This time, a new poster and a still. Plus a brief storyline.
‘Hostel Part II’ Unrated on DVD in October
Sony will be releasing a director’s cut of “Hostel” and an uncut version of “Hostel Part II” on October 23.
Official Site: ‘30 Days of Night’
“30 Days of Night” launched its offical Web site today.
Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ to Screen at Horror/Fantasy Fest
If you live in or near L.A. you’re lucky because the American Cinematheque’s 7th Festival of Fantasy, Horror and Science-Fiction 2007 takes place August 2-26. Mostly screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, it features a lineup of classic and new horror films, including Lamberto Bava’s new movie Ghost Son, Roger Vadim’s 1960 classic Blood and Roses, the Hammer classic Kiss of the Vampire, Ken Russell’s The Devils, anda new 35 mm print of Blood on Satan’s Claw.
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) – Review
Have you ever walked out of a bad movie and instead of being deadened or saddened or angered, you were actually impressed? Walking out and saying to your friends “WOW! That REALLY, REALLY SUCKED!” In these moments of tear-down reverie, one could actually get more animated and impassioned than had one seen their new favorite film.
Get Your Limited Edition Johnny Gruesome Death Mask
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If a Johnny Gruesome book, CD and Mini-Movie (Read Review Here) is not enough for you, you can now get your very own limited, edition Johnny Death Mask at www.johnnygruesome.com. Sculpted, cast, and hand painted by Matt Patterson of Matty Mask.
The Johnny Gruesome Death Mask costs $45, plus [...]
FRIDAY THE 13TH: MOTHER’S DAY – Review
There are certain elements of fandom that give me the creeps. One of these elements is fan art. Everything from paintings of Riddick to slash porn fiction about Gumby and Pokey. The weird thing about it is the better and more artful it is? The more I’m freaked out.
Comic Con Horror Movie News
Rundown of what’s happening at the sold-out convention
Thora Birch Joins TERROR TRAIN Remake
Yeah, yeah. Every Jamie Lee Curtis horror film is getting remade now and Curtis doesn’t even like to acknowledge her horror start anymore. So are these getting remade as revenge against her?
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