August, 2008
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The Pit and the Pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story of judgment, condemnation, hope and redemption is realized in this stop-motion animated adaptation, executive produced by animation and visual effects legend Ray Harryhausen (Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Clash of the Titans), directed by animation veteran Marc Lougee (Director of Animation; Celebrity Deathmatch, Dinosapien). The short, shot at HD widescreen resolution with 5.1 surround sound, was produced through Lougee’s production company, Hand Made Heroes Film…
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
So if anyone is in the Chicago area, you have to go and check out Blade Runner on the big screen once again. Its playing at the Music Box Theater! Not really horror new of any sort, but its a cassic on the big screen! Check out hte details below.
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
Back by popular demand on the big screen!
Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut,…
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!’, a comedy-thriller featuring the ultimate battle between Strippers vs. Zombies to premiere on Blockbuster Online and Netflix.
Metuchen, New Jersey – In The Dark Entertainment Inc. and Passion River Films are proud to announce the release of ‘Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!’, a comedy-horror film that will be available on Blockbuster Online and Netflix on September 9, 2008.
‘Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!’ takes place when an unorthodox drug experiment conducted by a…
The Fly Becomes Opera
Horror movie The Fly becomes opera
Film director David Cronenberg took to the stage in LA alongside opera heavyweight Placido Domingo to launch the opera version of his 1986 cult hit, The Fly.
Over two decades on, the film has undergone a regenesis of its own and is set to be performed at the city’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in September.
Rather than singing, the operatic tenor will be conducting performances. Placido admits at…
1.8 Days Now in Production
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — A horror film written and directed by Columbia native Chuck Fallaw will be the first movie to shoot at a new production facility in Cayce.
According to Movie Tao Productions’ Web site, “1.8 Days” is the story of five people who want each other dead, but who have to band together to take on a common enemy.
Producer Josh Dease says shooting the movie at Genesis Studios in…
Vampyr on DVD
Film horror has been riding high in recent years. We’re just wound up a couple of seasons of gore-horrors based on the theme of torture. Before that were the much different “J-Horror” pictures, modern ghost stories from Japan that generated much of their sense of dread from dreamlike, menacing imagery. And a few years before that we withstood a wave of self-aware slasher films featuring teenagers that try to survive…
[REC] Banned in NZ
A promotion for the horror film [REC] has been derailed by the Chief Investigator for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.
The promotion centred around the ‘Extreme Bloody Mary’, a beverage which contained drops of real human blood.
Organisers were requested to cease with the promotion under Section 9 of the Food Act 1981 as it is prohibited to serve ‘food’ that is unsound, unfit or offensive for human consumption.
Contravening any of…
REVIEW: In Humble Praise of I Know Who Killed Me
In Humble Praise of I Know Who Killed Me By Brian Kirst
When Adam Rockoff, author of Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, proclaimed his support and appreciation for I Know who Killed Me at the Fangoria convention in January 2008 in IL, you could almost feel the confusion and regret in the room. When he asked if anyone else present had enjoyed the film, I…
30 Years of Jason
30 Years of Jason and his Grandest Dame – Adrienne King. By Brian Kirst
“Someone came up and told me that they had just seen me in a movie. I said – No you didn’t! Yes, they said, Terror in the Aisles. I had no clue.” So Adrienne King recalls about her participation in what was many a horror fan’s sweet nirvana – the compilation film Terror in the Aisles. Many…
Supernatural horror The Coffin
“The Coffin” scares up No. 1 slot at Thai box office
Supernatural horror ‘The Coffin’ by Thai helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham (’Beautiful Boxer’) nails top spot at Thailand’s box office last weekend – outpacing Jason Statham’s ‘Death Race’ which opened across the country on the same day. The theme song from ‘The Coffin’ soundtrack is also storming the local charts and has already topped the ‘G Member’ chart on one of the…
INTERVIEW: Joe Vaz
Joe Vaz: Getting Literary with Starship Troopers 3’s Most Dangerous Rebel By Brian Kirst
South African actor Joe Vaz is one of the most passionate, talented character actors around. His skills have been particularly evident of late as the doomed and deadly Elmo Goniff in Starship Troopers 3: Marauders and in the epic blockbuster 10,000 BC. Vaz, is also a genre fan boy himself and the founder of the amazing horror-science…
Dana Bernadine: Far Beyond Bambi
Dana Bernadine: Far Beyond Bambi. By Brian Kirst
Dana Bernadine is one of Illinois’ upcoming film actresses. Her natural ability and filmic grace allowed her to nearly steal the show as the sensible, sensitive Reagan in Jezebeth Films’ (now Satania 6) The Blind and the Dead. Bernadine is next set to play an antique dealer in David Schmickel’s (Satania 6’s founder) next film Jezebeth. “I’m really looking forward to working directly…
Da Beasts are Back
Timo Rose, Joe Zaso and Raine Brown: Da’ Beasts are Back! By Brian Kirst
Acclaimed director and rap musician (King Hannibal), Timo Rose is back. Two years after unleashing the Hills Have Eyes-torture porn model Barricade upon the world, Rose is now revving up the Beast.
Timo Rose’s Beast chronicles the fates of several doubly cursed individuals. Not only does this unfortunate crew turn into feral monsters (seemingly at the most inopportune…
INTERVIEW: Brian Defferding
Brian Defferding and Deftoons: The Future of Horror Comics By Brian Kirst
Besides having the most amazing first name in the world, artist-writer Brian Defferding has also has created one of the most stunning comics, School: A Ghost Story. Utilizing starkly beautiful (and occasionally blackly funny) images, Defferding has given the horror world the story of Lindsay Buckner, a viciously murdered grade school student. While stuck in a ghastly limbo, haunting…
INTERVIEW: Victoria DeMare
Victoria DeMare: Bio Slime’s Grand Dame of the Horror Manor By Brian Kirst
Victoria DeMare is currently one of the most exciting presences on the independent horror scene. After handling a series of smaller, memorable roles in such Roger Corman productions as Slaughter Studios and Dinocroc – DeMare has eased her way into full fledged, grue strewn leading lady status. Her performance of Sarah in the delightfully hairy (and deliciously enjoyable)…
Some Real Horror Crap
The Spanish horror film phenomenon [REC] is being released in theaters this Thursday. The notorious movie earned its fearful reputation for causing an audience member to actually excrete in sheer terror during its NZ Film Festival Premiere.
For the Auckland and Wellington premieres, organizers are encouraging audience members to come in Zombie Makeup for a chance to win $100. Patrons may choose also to drink an extreme cocktail, a Bloody Mary…
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Thai director Parkpoom Wongpoom was on a plane to Singapore last year when he came up with the idea for a new horror story.
The co-director of the successful horror hits Shutter (2004) and Alone (2007) said: “On the plane, I got the idea of doing a scary movie about an air stewardess flying solo with a dead body.”
Knowing that the idea was too short for a full-length feature, he approached…
Ninjas Vs. Zombies
NVZ: Ninjas Vs. Zombies – an Action / Horror / Comedy. Slated for release in 2008, NVZ has been called “An episode of ‘Friends’ meets ‘Spider Man’, with a side of Jackie Chan.
Oh.. and then bloodthirsty Zombies show up and start eating everybody.”
Seven friends, struggling with late 20s, early 30’s life, find themselves in terrifying danger when a long-dead loved one is magically resurrected and starts devouring souls. To make…
The Passion of Lloyd
What happens when Toronto filmmaker Shauna Jaeger sets out to discover what’s behind the mad-genius of Lloyd Kaufman – president and founder of Troma Entertainment and the creator of The Toxic Avenger? Blood is spilled, skin is torn, pants are dropped and a few breasts are revealed. General madness ensues as Jaeger and her team follow this B-movie legend from Toronto to New York City to Buffalo in an attempt…
Naziploitation Film ‘Blitzkrieg’ Begins Week-long Run in NYC
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