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Top 5 Memorable Monsters In Videogames

With Halloween being the scariest time of the year, there’s no better time to reflect on some of the scariest monsters in videogames. After all, what’s good horror without something tall and murderous to scare the pants off you? The Slender Man (Slender: The Eight Pages) An abnormally skinny figure fitted in a tailored black suit, The Slender Man looks almost human. That is until you see his face, a smooth white dome, completely lacking in features. And even though he has no eyes, victims say they could feel Slender Man staring right through them. Starting off as a series of photo shopped images on the popular website 4chan.org The Slender Man reached peak popularity with the release of the video game “Slender: The Eight Pages.” Tasking the player with exploring a dilapidated camp site in search of the titular documents, “Slender” is made more difficult, and more terrifying, by the presence of the ever more aggressive Slender Man. In

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Capt McNeely
Oct 23, 2017
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“Night Run” Seeks Funds On Indiegogo

The 1980’s inspired Night Run is seeking funds on indiegogo. Filled with “action, fast cars, and synth wave music” Night Run is looking like a fitting tribute to the 80’s cheese that’s so sorely missing from today’s cinema. From the Indiegogo Page; “The year was 1985, Daniel McCormack was like any other man, dreaming of sports cars and a brighter future with his girlfriend, Jennifer. One night Daniel stops an assault on several civilians by the notorious Kano Gang who have been overpowering the city of Santa Mira. Unfortunately, Daniel’s bravery is short lived as he is murdered by Johnny, the gang’s leader. A year later, on a thunderous October night, Daniel rises from his grave seeking revenge on the men who took his life, his future and his dreams.” This is NIGHT RUN. Night Run goes into great detail on it’s Indiegogo, breaking down everything you could possibly want to know about the film, from budgeting to casting and

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Capt McNeely
Oct 22, 2017
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Movie Review: ‘Crazy Lake’ Is An Insanely Uninspired 80’s Slasher Homage.

It’s spring break, and a group of college kids are heading to a lake cabin that belonged to the uncle of one of their friends. The locale, known as Crazy Lake, doesn’t get its name from the wild parties that happen there. The name came about due to rumors that psychotic patients, who were subjected to government experiments, were disposed of in the lake. But maybe, just maybe, one of these maniacs didn’t meet such a watery fate. Perhaps this psycho is still out there, roaming the woods. If that’s the case, spring breakers should beware if they visit Crazy Lake, as they may become a part of its murderous lore. Jason Henne and Christopher Leto shared directorial duties on Crazy Lake, working from a script penned by Leto. The end product is pretty unremarkable and uninspired, as Leto has basically dusted off old tropes and cliches of slasher films gone by – more specifically the Friday the 13th franchise.

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Capt McNeely
Oct 20, 2017
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Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: Barbara Steele

Wednesday is upon us again my Little Monsters and with that our weekly celebration of a wonderful Woman of Horror. This week’s lovely lady just seems to have been born to be part of our beloved horror genre…almost as if she stepped right off the pages of a Gothic horror story. She’s a distinctive beauty whose facial expressions can effortlessly create a semblance of innocence or malevolence. Of course by now you know I am obviously speaking of the legendary Barbara Steele. Barbara hails from England, the birthplace of Gothic horror. More specifically, she was born in the Merseyside town of Birkenhead, just across the river from Liverpool. Barbara began honing her craft while studying at London’s Chelsea College of Arts, before moving on to study at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She made her small and big screen debuts in the same year with an appearance on the BBC One series, Dial 999 and then with an uncredited part

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Capt McNeely
Oct 18, 2017
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“Maniac Farmer” Trailer Slices And Dices More Than Just Veggies

Old MacDonald had an an Ax. E-I-E-I-OH! With a chop chop here, and a chop chop there….. While there aren’t any children’s songs in the new “Maniac Farmer” trailer, there is one pissed off frontiersman, a big old pitchfork, and an unfortunate city folk that’s about to take his last breath of country air. While not much is yet know about Maniac Farmer (including a release date), I will say that overalls never looked so scary.

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Capt McNeely
Oct 17, 2017
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New Georgie Denbrough Funko Figure Is Depressingly Adorable

Georgie, with his big brown eyes and sleek yellow slicker, might be the cutest movie kid in years. He’s significantly less cute after being pulled down a gutter and turned into a little zombie boy, but that’s to be expected. So damn cute! So of course, Funko had to make a POP! figure out of him, although to be fair, it seems like the only film Funko hasn’t made toys out of yet is “Schindler’s List”. Georgie doesn’t seem too happy to be immortalized in plastic however. Maybe it’s because they stuck him next to the demon clown that bit his fucking arm off. Just a thought. Pennywise and Georgie will be available later this Winter.

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Capt McNeely
Oct 14, 2017
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HorrorHound Weekend – There’s Nothing Like HORROR For The Holidays

Now I know what you’re thinking, my Little Monsters, “wasn’t there a HorrorHound Weekend in Indianapolis just a month ago?” Yes there was, but the good folks at HorrorHound have decided to return to Columbus, OH and make it a part of their regular annual rotation. So just when you thought all the horror related festivities around Halloween have ended, HorrorHound Weekend keeps them alive by holding another rousing weekend of everything we love to fear at the Crown Plaza Columbus North, just after Halloween, on November 3rd, 4th and 5th. As we make that downhill run towards Christmas, HorrorHound will help kick it off with a Christmas themed convention. There will be celebrity guests from such movies as Gremlins, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Silent Night Deadly Night, Jack Frost, Black Christmas and even A Christmas Story, as well as many other genre favorites. They will also be holding the Ink Fusion Tattoo Festival, a retirement party for Fritz the

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Capt McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
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Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross To Release An Early ‘Halloween’ Treat

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, my Little Monsters. We often associate this day with a movie series that began with a murderously vengeful mother and evolved to feature a death dealing juggernaut…his name was Jason. However, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be releasing a music track on Friday October 13th, that is associated with another beloved day we will all be observing at the end of the month – Halloween. Reznor and Ross are taking a stab (get it…STAB) at covering the iconic theme from John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, Halloween. The track is being released by way of Sacred Bones and Reznor’s own record label, The Null Corporation. A sample track had been available earlier at Amazon (I know this, because I listened to it), but has since disappeared and is now replaced with an error message that is accompanied by a random picture of one of the “dogs of Amazon”. Hopefully, after the build up I’ve seen

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Capt McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
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Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: ‘Friday The 13th’ Contest

Here we are, my Little Monsters, not even two full days away from Friday October 13th. We only experience a Friday the 13th in October every six or seven years, depending on whether it’s a leap year, so I figured I would take this opportunity to celebrate a wonderful Final Girl of the Friday the 13th franchise by offering up a prize to be given away on Friday the 13th. As horror fans we have all experienced, albeit vicariously, the ordeal required to survive Friday the 13th and be the Final Girl of her respective chapter. So let’s take a look back at the harrowing experience of one miss Ginny Fields. Friday the 13th Part 2 took us all back to Crystal Lake…well, to a camp near it actually. This is where we met Ginny Fields, who was played by Amy Steel. She was one out of a group of counselors, who were making preparations to a summer camp in

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Capt McNeely
Oct 11, 2017
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Horror Rewind Is A Scary Blast From The Past

This Friday the 13th Weekend Downtown LA is getting even scarier than usual with Horror Rewind, a haunted house featuring four of 20th Century Foxes scariest films. Featuring scares based around The Fly, Carrie, The Hills Have Eyes, and 28 Days Later, Rewind covers a lot of horror history. Based around the idea of a crazy horror nut who built this attraction based on his favorite films, Rewind wants to tickle our nostalgia and scare off our pants. There will also be plenty of merchandise to purchase, including 19 brand new blu-rays with collectable packaging. And you’ll have plenty of money to pick up these goodies because guess what? The attraction is free (although it is first come, first scare)! For anyone in the LA area (or really withen a few hours driving distance), this is the perfect opportunity to revisit some of horrors all time hits.

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Capt McNeely
Oct 11, 2017

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Top 5 Memorable Monsters In Videogames

With Halloween being the scariest time of the year, there’s no better time to reflect on some of the scariest monsters in videogames. After all, what’s good horror without something tall and murderous to scare the pants off you? The Slender Man (Slender: The Eight Pages) An abnormally skinny figure fitted in a tailored black suit, The Slender Man looks almost human. That is until you see his face, a smooth white dome, completely lacking in features. And even though he has no eyes, victims say they could feel Slender Man staring right through them. Starting off as a series of photo shopped images on the popular website 4chan.org The Slender Man reached peak popularity with the release of the video game “Slender: The Eight Pages.” Tasking the player with exploring a dilapidated camp site in search of the titular documents, “Slender” is made more difficult, and more terrifying, by the presence of the ever more aggressive Slender Man. In

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 23, 2017
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“Night Run” Seeks Funds On Indiegogo

The 1980’s inspired Night Run is seeking funds on indiegogo. Filled with “action, fast cars, and synth wave music” Night Run is looking like a fitting tribute to the 80’s cheese that’s so sorely missing from today’s cinema. From the Indiegogo Page; “The year was 1985, Daniel McCormack was like any other man, dreaming of sports cars and a brighter future with his girlfriend, Jennifer. One night Daniel stops an assault on several civilians by the notorious Kano Gang who have been overpowering the city of Santa Mira. Unfortunately, Daniel’s bravery is short lived as he is murdered by Johnny, the gang’s leader. A year later, on a thunderous October night, Daniel rises from his grave seeking revenge on the men who took his life, his future and his dreams.” This is NIGHT RUN. Night Run goes into great detail on it’s Indiegogo, breaking down everything you could possibly want to know about the film, from budgeting to casting and

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Capt McNeely
Oct 22, 2017
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Movie Review: ‘Crazy Lake’ Is An Insanely Uninspired 80’s Slasher Homage.

It’s spring break, and a group of college kids are heading to a lake cabin that belonged to the uncle of one of their friends. The locale, known as Crazy Lake, doesn’t get its name from the wild parties that happen there. The name came about due to rumors that psychotic patients, who were subjected to government experiments, were disposed of in the lake. But maybe, just maybe, one of these maniacs didn’t meet such a watery fate. Perhaps this psycho is still out there, roaming the woods. If that’s the case, spring breakers should beware if they visit Crazy Lake, as they may become a part of its murderous lore. Jason Henne and Christopher Leto shared directorial duties on Crazy Lake, working from a script penned by Leto. The end product is pretty unremarkable and uninspired, as Leto has basically dusted off old tropes and cliches of slasher films gone by – more specifically the Friday the 13th franchise.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 20, 2017
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Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: Barbara Steele

Wednesday is upon us again my Little Monsters and with that our weekly celebration of a wonderful Woman of Horror. This week’s lovely lady just seems to have been born to be part of our beloved horror genre…almost as if she stepped right off the pages of a Gothic horror story. She’s a distinctive beauty whose facial expressions can effortlessly create a semblance of innocence or malevolence. Of course by now you know I am obviously speaking of the legendary Barbara Steele. Barbara hails from England, the birthplace of Gothic horror. More specifically, she was born in the Merseyside town of Birkenhead, just across the river from Liverpool. Barbara began honing her craft while studying at London’s Chelsea College of Arts, before moving on to study at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She made her small and big screen debuts in the same year with an appearance on the BBC One series, Dial 999 and then with an uncredited part

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 18, 2017
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“Maniac Farmer” Trailer Slices And Dices More Than Just Veggies

Old MacDonald had an an Ax. E-I-E-I-OH! With a chop chop here, and a chop chop there….. While there aren’t any children’s songs in the new “Maniac Farmer” trailer, there is one pissed off frontiersman, a big old pitchfork, and an unfortunate city folk that’s about to take his last breath of country air. While not much is yet know about Maniac Farmer (including a release date), I will say that overalls never looked so scary.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 17, 2017
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New Georgie Denbrough Funko Figure Is Depressingly Adorable

Georgie, with his big brown eyes and sleek yellow slicker, might be the cutest movie kid in years. He’s significantly less cute after being pulled down a gutter and turned into a little zombie boy, but that’s to be expected. So damn cute! So of course, Funko had to make a POP! figure out of him, although to be fair, it seems like the only film Funko hasn’t made toys out of yet is “Schindler’s List”. Georgie doesn’t seem too happy to be immortalized in plastic however. Maybe it’s because they stuck him next to the demon clown that bit his fucking arm off. Just a thought. Pennywise and Georgie will be available later this Winter.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 14, 2017
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HorrorHound Weekend – There’s Nothing Like HORROR For The Holidays

Now I know what you’re thinking, my Little Monsters, “wasn’t there a HorrorHound Weekend in Indianapolis just a month ago?” Yes there was, but the good folks at HorrorHound have decided to return to Columbus, OH and make it a part of their regular annual rotation. So just when you thought all the horror related festivities around Halloween have ended, HorrorHound Weekend keeps them alive by holding another rousing weekend of everything we love to fear at the Crown Plaza Columbus North, just after Halloween, on November 3rd, 4th and 5th. As we make that downhill run towards Christmas, HorrorHound will help kick it off with a Christmas themed convention. There will be celebrity guests from such movies as Gremlins, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Silent Night Deadly Night, Jack Frost, Black Christmas and even A Christmas Story, as well as many other genre favorites. They will also be holding the Ink Fusion Tattoo Festival, a retirement party for Fritz the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
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Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross To Release An Early ‘Halloween’ Treat

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, my Little Monsters. We often associate this day with a movie series that began with a murderously vengeful mother and evolved to feature a death dealing juggernaut…his name was Jason. However, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be releasing a music track on Friday October 13th, that is associated with another beloved day we will all be observing at the end of the month – Halloween. Reznor and Ross are taking a stab (get it…STAB) at covering the iconic theme from John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, Halloween. The track is being released by way of Sacred Bones and Reznor’s own record label, The Null Corporation. A sample track had been available earlier at Amazon (I know this, because I listened to it), but has since disappeared and is now replaced with an error message that is accompanied by a random picture of one of the “dogs of Amazon”. Hopefully, after the build up I’ve seen

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
Horror Fuel

Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: ‘Friday The 13th’ Contest

Here we are, my Little Monsters, not even two full days away from Friday October 13th. We only experience a Friday the 13th in October every six or seven years, depending on whether it’s a leap year, so I figured I would take this opportunity to celebrate a wonderful Final Girl of the Friday the 13th franchise by offering up a prize to be given away on Friday the 13th. As horror fans we have all experienced, albeit vicariously, the ordeal required to survive Friday the 13th and be the Final Girl of her respective chapter. So let’s take a look back at the harrowing experience of one miss Ginny Fields. Friday the 13th Part 2 took us all back to Crystal Lake…well, to a camp near it actually. This is where we met Ginny Fields, who was played by Amy Steel. She was one out of a group of counselors, who were making preparations to a summer camp in

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 11, 2017
Horror Fuel

Horror Rewind Is A Scary Blast From The Past

This Friday the 13th Weekend Downtown LA is getting even scarier than usual with Horror Rewind, a haunted house featuring four of 20th Century Foxes scariest films. Featuring scares based around The Fly, Carrie, The Hills Have Eyes, and 28 Days Later, Rewind covers a lot of horror history. Based around the idea of a crazy horror nut who built this attraction based on his favorite films, Rewind wants to tickle our nostalgia and scare off our pants. There will also be plenty of merchandise to purchase, including 19 brand new blu-rays with collectable packaging. And you’ll have plenty of money to pick up these goodies because guess what? The attraction is free (although it is first come, first scare)! For anyone in the LA area (or really withen a few hours driving distance), this is the perfect opportunity to revisit some of horrors all time hits.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 11, 2017
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