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Last week we posted an article regarding Adam Green showing a free screening of the original Hatchet tonight at the Arclight Hollywood in LA. We mentioned that for Hatchet fans they’d better cancel their plans to attend. Well, we hope they took our advice and here’s why… It just so happened that I tuned in to Adam Green’s live Facebook feed during his presentation prior to screening the film, and he proceeded to drop a bombshell on the audience by recounting a story where the late George Romero encouraged him to keep the Hatchet franchise alive, and that the audience would not be seeing the original Hatchet film tonight, but instead they would be viewing a BRAND NEW HATCHET FILM! That’s right, tonight in L.A. Adam Green is premiering the 4th Hatchet film in the franchise, titled Victor Crowley. Green didn’t give many details about the film, other than it was filmed in secret over that last two years. He
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I’m an old soul. I like hot rods, I buy music on vinyl (and I did long before it suddenly got cool again), I smoke a pipe (though I’ve cut way back). My point is that I often dismiss the modern comforts of technology in favor of nostalgic methods. The same goes for the way I watch certain films. Don’t get me wrong–I have a library full of Blu-rays and DVDs–but I simply prefer to watch some films on VHS. I think it goes back to my experiences in the Video Rental Store as a kid. There was just something about walking into a store full of movies and looking at all of those giant clamshell cassette cases on the shelves. Back then, the cover art on those boxes were truly works of art. Nowadays, it seems like every DVD you see in the store was packaged in a cheap, photoshopped rush-job. Some of those classic box images are ingrained
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Earlier this month, IDW comics released a new series called Diablo House. I’ll admit, this comic snuck up on me as I hadn’t heard much about it prior to the release. It debuted at San Diego Comic Con last month and hit the stores early in August. Let me just say from the start that I really, really liked this book. It’s a nasty look into human nature (mainly anger…), and the first issue plays on the ancient story of Faust. A man who started in a business with nothing soon gains everything his heart could ever desire, only to piss it all away during booze-soaked escapades. Not exactly a new concept, but hey–if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. There are a few twists thrown in here and there to keep you turning the pages, and for me anyway, I can’t wait until next month’s issue. Diablo House feels like an old school E.C. comic. There’s a central “crypt
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In 1982, ‘Creepshow’ was released. If you haven’t seen this horror-anthology film, you need to stop reading this right now and go watch it…I’ll wait. Waxwork Records has announced the release of a brand new special edition vinyl press of the soundtrack. This deluxe 2017 re-press features high quality packaging with heavyweight old-style tip on gatefold jackets with a built-in booklet page, director liner notes from George A. Romero, composer liner notes from John Harrison, 34 retro synth-horror driven tracks, 180 gram colored vinyl, printed inserts, and is loaded with artwork by Ghoulish Gary Pullin. “Waxwork Records worked exhaustively with director George Romero and composer John Harrison to develop the definitive CREEPSHOW soundtrack experience. By collaborating with composer John Harrison (Day Of The Dead, Tales From The Darkside), Waxwork Records located the original 1982 master tapes in an attic in Pittsburgh which were thought have been lost forever. Re-mixed and re-mastered for vinyl, CREEPSHOW has never sounded better, and features
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While a lot of people can handle a good horror film, there are many who should know better than to try. A Brazilian woman found out the hard way that she couldn’t handle Annabelle: Creation the hard way. According to multiple Brazilian news sources, a 20-year-old woman entered her local theaters to watch Annabelle: Creation and it quickly turned into a disturbing situation. It is being reported that after seeing the highly-anticipated film from director David F. Sandberg, she was seen on the floor convulsing, screaming, and coughing uncontrollably. A video has surfaced from a witness showing the troubling event just before she was taken to the hospital. One of her friends said that she began acting odd during the movie the moment that the devil appeared. When the film ended, we went to pay the car park and she started hitting herself with punches to her own head, and threw herself on the floor.” One of the theater’s staff
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After 14 years the third installment of the Jeepers Creepers franchise is finally headed our way this September. Today, we have the first batch of images to share with you. Even after writer-director Victor Salva’s trouble, the franchise’s fans are still excited about Jeepers Creepers 3 which is set in between the original and part 2, a direct sequel to the first film, and will follow a group of hunters looking to stop the creature. Meg Foster, Gina Philips, Carrie Lazar, Michael Papajohn, Stan SHaw, Chester Rushing, Joyce Giraud, Brandon Smith, Gabrielle Haugh, Jordan Salloum, Ryan Moore, Megwer Wright, and Patrick Thomas Cragin star. Not only will Jeepers Creepers 3 open in theaters on September 26th, the script four the fourth installment is already completed. The trailer should arrive any day now and as soon as it does we will be there to share it with you.
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Many fans were saddened last Friday to hear of the passing of Sonny Landham. Mr. Landham starred in films like 48 hours, The Warriors and one of my favorite adventure flicks from the 80s, Firewalker. However, it was his role as “Billy” in 1987’s Predator that he’s best remembered for. Sonny Landham was 76 when he passed. I mentioned that fans were saddened at his passing, and I’m certainly one of them. But for me, it’s more than just mourning the loss of a memorable character. You see, I have a special place in my heart for Predator, and it’s tied to my military service. It started back when I was just a private in the Army National Guard, and it was a time when we were still expected to shine our boots prior to stepping out the door in uniform. Well, on the night before a drill weekend every month I would sit down with my boots and a
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The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to New York City October 12th -15th, bringing with it more ghouls and ghosts than ever before. BHFF is proud to present more than twice as many feature films as last year and is thrilled to announce the first wave of the line-up, which boasts exciting films, dynamic events and more venues, expanding the festival’s activities. “This year we’ve grown to a four-day festival and are very excited to be extending our reach to audiences beyond North Brooklyn, into Downtown Brooklyn and Crown Heights,” says fest director Justin Timms. “Starting with our opening night at the new Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn we’ve also added Nitehawk Cinema, LIU Kumble Theater, Film Noir Cinema & Video Revival this year to go along with our key theaters from last year Wythe Hotel Cinema, Videology Bar & Cinema and Spectacle Theater.” Opening the festival is the North American Premiere of HOUSEWIFE, the newest film from director Can
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Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) has finished his script for Gremlins 3. Everything indicates we will witness a much darker tale than with the first two films. There is even a rumor that Gizmo is in danger and might be killed in order to protect the human race from the Gremlins the adorable creature can spawn. Columbus himself has said that the script is “as twisted and dark as anything”. He has stated that he “wanted to go back to the really twisted sensibility of the first movie.” I’m really proud of the script. It is as twisted and dark as anything, so we’ll see. It’s always a budgetary conversation when we’re going to shoot it. I wanted to go back to the really twisted sensibility of the first movie. I found that was a very easy place for me to fall back into and start writing again, so hopefully we’ll see that movie soon.” Don’t worry
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Dead Slate, the upcoming slasher from writer-producer Kerry Fleming has now announced that actress Anna Margaret has signed on the star. Margaret most recently co-starred in Fleming’s feature Rock Paper Dead, directed by Tom Holland, as “Zoe”. Fleming co-wrote Rock Paper Dead with Victor Miller, writer/creator of Friday the 13th. Margaret also had a recurring role on Ryan Murphy’s series ‘Scream Queens’ as “Coco Cohen”. Dead Slate takes viewers behind-the -scenes on the set of a horror film and follows its production as murder and mayhem stalk the cast and crew on and off the set.
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Last week we posted an article regarding Adam Green showing a free screening of the original Hatchet tonight at the Arclight Hollywood in LA. We mentioned that for Hatchet fans they’d better cancel their plans to attend. Well, we hope they took our advice and here’s why… It just so happened that I tuned in to Adam Green’s live Facebook feed during his presentation prior to screening the film, and he proceeded to drop a bombshell on the audience by recounting a story where the late George Romero encouraged him to keep the Hatchet franchise alive, and that the audience would not be seeing the original Hatchet film tonight, but instead they would be viewing a BRAND NEW HATCHET FILM! That’s right, tonight in L.A. Adam Green is premiering the 4th Hatchet film in the franchise, titled Victor Crowley. Green didn’t give many details about the film, other than it was filmed in secret over that last two years. He
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I’m an old soul. I like hot rods, I buy music on vinyl (and I did long before it suddenly got cool again), I smoke a pipe (though I’ve cut way back). My point is that I often dismiss the modern comforts of technology in favor of nostalgic methods. The same goes for the way I watch certain films. Don’t get me wrong–I have a library full of Blu-rays and DVDs–but I simply prefer to watch some films on VHS. I think it goes back to my experiences in the Video Rental Store as a kid. There was just something about walking into a store full of movies and looking at all of those giant clamshell cassette cases on the shelves. Back then, the cover art on those boxes were truly works of art. Nowadays, it seems like every DVD you see in the store was packaged in a cheap, photoshopped rush-job. Some of those classic box images are ingrained
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Earlier this month, IDW comics released a new series called Diablo House. I’ll admit, this comic snuck up on me as I hadn’t heard much about it prior to the release. It debuted at San Diego Comic Con last month and hit the stores early in August. Let me just say from the start that I really, really liked this book. It’s a nasty look into human nature (mainly anger…), and the first issue plays on the ancient story of Faust. A man who started in a business with nothing soon gains everything his heart could ever desire, only to piss it all away during booze-soaked escapades. Not exactly a new concept, but hey–if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. There are a few twists thrown in here and there to keep you turning the pages, and for me anyway, I can’t wait until next month’s issue. Diablo House feels like an old school E.C. comic. There’s a central “crypt
Continue reading →
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In 1982, ‘Creepshow’ was released. If you haven’t seen this horror-anthology film, you need to stop reading this right now and go watch it…I’ll wait. Waxwork Records has announced the release of a brand new special edition vinyl press of the soundtrack. This deluxe 2017 re-press features high quality packaging with heavyweight old-style tip on gatefold jackets with a built-in booklet page, director liner notes from George A. Romero, composer liner notes from John Harrison, 34 retro synth-horror driven tracks, 180 gram colored vinyl, printed inserts, and is loaded with artwork by Ghoulish Gary Pullin. “Waxwork Records worked exhaustively with director George Romero and composer John Harrison to develop the definitive CREEPSHOW soundtrack experience. By collaborating with composer John Harrison (Day Of The Dead, Tales From The Darkside), Waxwork Records located the original 1982 master tapes in an attic in Pittsburgh which were thought have been lost forever. Re-mixed and re-mastered for vinyl, CREEPSHOW has never sounded better, and features
Continue reading →
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While a lot of people can handle a good horror film, there are many who should know better than to try. A Brazilian woman found out the hard way that she couldn’t handle Annabelle: Creation the hard way. According to multiple Brazilian news sources, a 20-year-old woman entered her local theaters to watch Annabelle: Creation and it quickly turned into a disturbing situation. It is being reported that after seeing the highly-anticipated film from director David F. Sandberg, she was seen on the floor convulsing, screaming, and coughing uncontrollably. A video has surfaced from a witness showing the troubling event just before she was taken to the hospital. One of her friends said that she began acting odd during the movie the moment that the devil appeared. When the film ended, we went to pay the car park and she started hitting herself with punches to her own head, and threw herself on the floor.” One of the theater’s staff
Continue reading →
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After 14 years the third installment of the Jeepers Creepers franchise is finally headed our way this September. Today, we have the first batch of images to share with you. Even after writer-director Victor Salva’s trouble, the franchise’s fans are still excited about Jeepers Creepers 3 which is set in between the original and part 2, a direct sequel to the first film, and will follow a group of hunters looking to stop the creature. Meg Foster, Gina Philips, Carrie Lazar, Michael Papajohn, Stan SHaw, Chester Rushing, Joyce Giraud, Brandon Smith, Gabrielle Haugh, Jordan Salloum, Ryan Moore, Megwer Wright, and Patrick Thomas Cragin star. Not only will Jeepers Creepers 3 open in theaters on September 26th, the script four the fourth installment is already completed. The trailer should arrive any day now and as soon as it does we will be there to share it with you.
Continue reading →
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Many fans were saddened last Friday to hear of the passing of Sonny Landham. Mr. Landham starred in films like 48 hours, The Warriors and one of my favorite adventure flicks from the 80s, Firewalker. However, it was his role as “Billy” in 1987’s Predator that he’s best remembered for. Sonny Landham was 76 when he passed. I mentioned that fans were saddened at his passing, and I’m certainly one of them. But for me, it’s more than just mourning the loss of a memorable character. You see, I have a special place in my heart for Predator, and it’s tied to my military service. It started back when I was just a private in the Army National Guard, and it was a time when we were still expected to shine our boots prior to stepping out the door in uniform. Well, on the night before a drill weekend every month I would sit down with my boots and a
Continue reading →
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The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to New York City October 12th -15th, bringing with it more ghouls and ghosts than ever before. BHFF is proud to present more than twice as many feature films as last year and is thrilled to announce the first wave of the line-up, which boasts exciting films, dynamic events and more venues, expanding the festival’s activities. “This year we’ve grown to a four-day festival and are very excited to be extending our reach to audiences beyond North Brooklyn, into Downtown Brooklyn and Crown Heights,” says fest director Justin Timms. “Starting with our opening night at the new Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn we’ve also added Nitehawk Cinema, LIU Kumble Theater, Film Noir Cinema & Video Revival this year to go along with our key theaters from last year Wythe Hotel Cinema, Videology Bar & Cinema and Spectacle Theater.” Opening the festival is the North American Premiere of HOUSEWIFE, the newest film from director Can
Continue reading →
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Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) has finished his script for Gremlins 3. Everything indicates we will witness a much darker tale than with the first two films. There is even a rumor that Gizmo is in danger and might be killed in order to protect the human race from the Gremlins the adorable creature can spawn. Columbus himself has said that the script is “as twisted and dark as anything”. He has stated that he “wanted to go back to the really twisted sensibility of the first movie.” I’m really proud of the script. It is as twisted and dark as anything, so we’ll see. It’s always a budgetary conversation when we’re going to shoot it. I wanted to go back to the really twisted sensibility of the first movie. I found that was a very easy place for me to fall back into and start writing again, so hopefully we’ll see that movie soon.” Don’t worry
Continue reading →
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Dead Slate, the upcoming slasher from writer-producer Kerry Fleming has now announced that actress Anna Margaret has signed on the star. Margaret most recently co-starred in Fleming’s feature Rock Paper Dead, directed by Tom Holland, as “Zoe”. Fleming co-wrote Rock Paper Dead with Victor Miller, writer/creator of Friday the 13th. Margaret also had a recurring role on Ryan Murphy’s series ‘Scream Queens’ as “Coco Cohen”. Dead Slate takes viewers behind-the -scenes on the set of a horror film and follows its production as murder and mayhem stalk the cast and crew on and off the set.
Continue reading →
