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I have done a few articles on Fairy Tales and still profess that they are the precursors of horror. These stories, though fanciful, are dark, brooding, didactic, and often gory or disturbing. The real tragedy is that so many of the greatest fairy tales are unknown because Disney hasn’t watered them down yet; however, I feel that those ones are the best ones because there really isn’t a natural way to water them down. All-Kinds-of-Fur (Allerleiruh) is one of those fairy tales that isn’t gory or anything, but it is a great story that leaves a very uncomfortable feeling I the pit of the reader’s stomach…and isn’t that what we all crave? The tale starts off with the death of a queen who was the most beautiful woman in all the land. On her death bed, she told her husband that he could marry again, but “if thou wishest to marry again after my death, take no one who is
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Let’s face it, people are overly sensitive these days. There’s always something to bitch about. When it comes to ‘The Walking Dead’ there’s no shortage of what some people might find offensive, blood, guts, violence, sexual themes, and the list goes on. Back in October the Parent’s Television Council took up arms in an attempt to get the show removed from cable. Now, there’s new drama. Recently, a Methodist minister, Ian Lucraft and his wife wrote to Primark’s chief executive Paul Marchant, to demand that all official Walking Dead shirts with the “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” quote be removed from stores. The reason? The couple says that the quote is racist. The source of their concern is that the song the line is taken from once went differently than the song most people know today. Now, people say “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, catch a tiger by its toe…”. That’s not the original version. The song was once sang with that
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Horror legend status for a character in a horror film, this is an accolade that is normally attributed to the villains and either the last man standing or more often the final girl. It’s not very often that the villain and final girl happen to be the same character. But for a 13 year old Felissa Rose, this would be the case…well, sort of. And it would be this role, which incidentally was her very first, that would immediately solidify her position as a horror legend. This Long Island native would make her debut in the role of Angela Baker in the 1983 classic summer camp horror flick, Sleepaway Camp. All the while Felissa knew that she was the killer in question, but it was a shock even to her what the big reveal at the end of the film would be. At this point I’m not even calling the twist ending a spoiler, because the movie is nearly 34
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Hey there my Little Monsters, last week we learned that Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are again collaborating on a new series, Castle Rock, that will be shown exclusively oh Hulu. This announcement surely had many of King’s fans shivering with more antici. . .pation than Brad and Janet at Dr. Frank N. Fureter’s little soirée. Today Hulu continues to keep the interests of eager fans piqued by releasing the synopsis of the series which will consist of 10 episodes in all, with production rumored to be starting later this year. And now…the aforementioned synopsis. Castle Rock is being described as, “A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half,
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A lot happened last night of ‘The Walking Dead’. King Ezekiel had a run-in with the Saviors in the first part of the episode. The long-haired Savior that demanded Richard’s gun is played by Josh Mikel. Earlier this season he told us what it was like to play one of Negan’s men in an interview. Be sure to check it out. There are two major scenes on last night’s episode of ‘The Walking Dead’, titled ‘New Best Friends’. In one scene, Daryl and Carol reunited, and it felt so good. He did lie to her though. He told her no one was killed by Negan and that everyone is okay. The other was when Rick was pushed down the trash mountain inside the compound that looked like a scene out of ‘Mad Max’ and ended up face to face with a walker that looked like something out of a horror film. It’s head was covered by helmet mounted with spikes,
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By: Richard Stringham the founder & CEO of S & Drive Cinema, an independent production company out of North Little Rock, Arkansas. Stringham is also the producer, writer, and director of ‘Close Calls‘, his horror feature debut. “To avoid fainting, keep repeating: It’s only a movie… only a movie… only a movie… only a movie.” What happened to brilliant ad campaigns like this? And what the hell happened to the films that used to induce this sort of madness? In the late ’60s throughout the ’70s, filmmakers used to express their anguish, anxieties, concerns and distrust associated with the government, societal progression, and the American dream. It was fiction, but nevertheless it reflected harsh realities and a darker side of humanity. And more importantly, it upset the status quo. I feel like the political climate we’re in now is a perfect time for brave and daring artists to do something innovative and subversive with their freedom of expression. But with
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The Bermuda Triangle is a real life gateway to Hell. It has caused the disappearance of many planes, boats and people. Unfortunately there are a tragic few movies about this horror-zone and its legends. The iconic Sam Raimi comes to the rescue! THR has confirmed that he is officially working on a movie about the Bermuda Triangle. Raimi, best known for his Spider-Man and Evil Dead movies, is boarding the mystery thriller project set up at Skydance Productions. Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, the co-writers on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, have written a script. Appropriately to the Triangle, there are three movies in production. Universal, Warner Brothers, and Skydance Productions are all keeping their scripts and plots under lock and key, but one thing is for sure, we are about to have a wonderful and long overdue outpouring of Bermuda Triangle Horror.
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Castle Rock, it’s a place Stephen King fans know well or at the very east they’re familiar with the name. It’s the fictional town in King’s home state of Maine, that is the setting for nine of the author’s works and is mentioned in two dozen others. Hold on to your hats and what have you, my Little Monsters, we’re about to become a little more familiar this imaginary Maine locale. With the help of J.J. Abrams, Mr. King will be releasing a limited run series on Hulu. The title of the series, if you haven’t already guessed, is Castle Rock and will be based on works written by King. These two bespectacled creative geniuses previously collaborated on another Hulu original series 11.22.63, which was adapted from King’s novel of the same title. Castle Rock, as was 11.22.63, will be produced by Warner Bros. TV and Bad Robot, with Sam Shaw and Dusty Thomason being brought in this time to
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A group of talented women have teamed up to open Coven FX, an FX shop by women, for women. Their GoFundMe campaign has begun and we wanted to give you a taste of what these women have to offer. Bailey Dukes, Miranda Riddle, Melissa Coulter (co-owner), Mary Rangel (model), Haylee Detroit (co-owner), Angela Santori Merritt (Shop Manager) Coven FX had an amazing photo shoot with photographer Chad Michael Ward. The first image is of the ghoul of your dreams, wearing the “Lucretia” mask. Which is available exclusively as a perk from the campaign and is available as either a glossy or metal print. The mask is also available as a must-have perk. The mask is named after Lucretia L. S. Brown, who accused Daniel H. Spofford of attempting to harm her with his “mesmeric” metal powers, in return she was accused of being a witch. The case went to trial in May of 1878, in Salem, Massachusetts, home of the
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Hello again my Little Monsters, as previously promised I have returned to highlight yet another lovely and talented woman of the horror genre. This particular woman in horror, is one that I first became aware of back in the heyday of brick and mortar video stores and VHS movie rentals. Of course Danielle Harris was a young girl then but has grown up to be one of the most recognized faces in the genre. In the spring of 1988, Danielle had beaten out several young actresses, including Melissa Joan Hart, to play the role of Laurie Strode’s young daughter, Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Prior to taking on this role, she had only acted in one episode each of the TV series One Life to Live and Spencer for Hire. Danielle would reprise her role of Jamie LLoyd nearly one year later in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. At the age of 12
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I have done a few articles on Fairy Tales and still profess that they are the precursors of horror. These stories, though fanciful, are dark, brooding, didactic, and often gory or disturbing. The real tragedy is that so many of the greatest fairy tales are unknown because Disney hasn’t watered them down yet; however, I feel that those ones are the best ones because there really isn’t a natural way to water them down. All-Kinds-of-Fur (Allerleiruh) is one of those fairy tales that isn’t gory or anything, but it is a great story that leaves a very uncomfortable feeling I the pit of the reader’s stomach…and isn’t that what we all crave? The tale starts off with the death of a queen who was the most beautiful woman in all the land. On her death bed, she told her husband that he could marry again, but “if thou wishest to marry again after my death, take no one who is
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Let’s face it, people are overly sensitive these days. There’s always something to bitch about. When it comes to ‘The Walking Dead’ there’s no shortage of what some people might find offensive, blood, guts, violence, sexual themes, and the list goes on. Back in October the Parent’s Television Council took up arms in an attempt to get the show removed from cable. Now, there’s new drama. Recently, a Methodist minister, Ian Lucraft and his wife wrote to Primark’s chief executive Paul Marchant, to demand that all official Walking Dead shirts with the “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” quote be removed from stores. The reason? The couple says that the quote is racist. The source of their concern is that the song the line is taken from once went differently than the song most people know today. Now, people say “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, catch a tiger by its toe…”. That’s not the original version. The song was once sang with that
Continue reading →
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Horror legend status for a character in a horror film, this is an accolade that is normally attributed to the villains and either the last man standing or more often the final girl. It’s not very often that the villain and final girl happen to be the same character. But for a 13 year old Felissa Rose, this would be the case…well, sort of. And it would be this role, which incidentally was her very first, that would immediately solidify her position as a horror legend. This Long Island native would make her debut in the role of Angela Baker in the 1983 classic summer camp horror flick, Sleepaway Camp. All the while Felissa knew that she was the killer in question, but it was a shock even to her what the big reveal at the end of the film would be. At this point I’m not even calling the twist ending a spoiler, because the movie is nearly 34
Continue reading →
HuluNewsStreaming TV
Hey there my Little Monsters, last week we learned that Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are again collaborating on a new series, Castle Rock, that will be shown exclusively oh Hulu. This announcement surely had many of King’s fans shivering with more antici. . .pation than Brad and Janet at Dr. Frank N. Fureter’s little soirée. Today Hulu continues to keep the interests of eager fans piqued by releasing the synopsis of the series which will consist of 10 episodes in all, with production rumored to be starting later this year. And now…the aforementioned synopsis. Castle Rock is being described as, “A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half,
Continue reading →
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A lot happened last night of ‘The Walking Dead’. King Ezekiel had a run-in with the Saviors in the first part of the episode. The long-haired Savior that demanded Richard’s gun is played by Josh Mikel. Earlier this season he told us what it was like to play one of Negan’s men in an interview. Be sure to check it out. There are two major scenes on last night’s episode of ‘The Walking Dead’, titled ‘New Best Friends’. In one scene, Daryl and Carol reunited, and it felt so good. He did lie to her though. He told her no one was killed by Negan and that everyone is okay. The other was when Rick was pushed down the trash mountain inside the compound that looked like a scene out of ‘Mad Max’ and ended up face to face with a walker that looked like something out of a horror film. It’s head was covered by helmet mounted with spikes,
Continue reading →
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By: Richard Stringham the founder & CEO of S & Drive Cinema, an independent production company out of North Little Rock, Arkansas. Stringham is also the producer, writer, and director of ‘Close Calls‘, his horror feature debut. “To avoid fainting, keep repeating: It’s only a movie… only a movie… only a movie… only a movie.” What happened to brilliant ad campaigns like this? And what the hell happened to the films that used to induce this sort of madness? In the late ’60s throughout the ’70s, filmmakers used to express their anguish, anxieties, concerns and distrust associated with the government, societal progression, and the American dream. It was fiction, but nevertheless it reflected harsh realities and a darker side of humanity. And more importantly, it upset the status quo. I feel like the political climate we’re in now is a perfect time for brave and daring artists to do something innovative and subversive with their freedom of expression. But with
Continue reading →
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The Bermuda Triangle is a real life gateway to Hell. It has caused the disappearance of many planes, boats and people. Unfortunately there are a tragic few movies about this horror-zone and its legends. The iconic Sam Raimi comes to the rescue! THR has confirmed that he is officially working on a movie about the Bermuda Triangle. Raimi, best known for his Spider-Man and Evil Dead movies, is boarding the mystery thriller project set up at Skydance Productions. Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, the co-writers on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, have written a script. Appropriately to the Triangle, there are three movies in production. Universal, Warner Brothers, and Skydance Productions are all keeping their scripts and plots under lock and key, but one thing is for sure, we are about to have a wonderful and long overdue outpouring of Bermuda Triangle Horror.
Continue reading →
HuluNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Castle Rock, it’s a place Stephen King fans know well or at the very east they’re familiar with the name. It’s the fictional town in King’s home state of Maine, that is the setting for nine of the author’s works and is mentioned in two dozen others. Hold on to your hats and what have you, my Little Monsters, we’re about to become a little more familiar this imaginary Maine locale. With the help of J.J. Abrams, Mr. King will be releasing a limited run series on Hulu. The title of the series, if you haven’t already guessed, is Castle Rock and will be based on works written by King. These two bespectacled creative geniuses previously collaborated on another Hulu original series 11.22.63, which was adapted from King’s novel of the same title. Castle Rock, as was 11.22.63, will be produced by Warner Bros. TV and Bad Robot, with Sam Shaw and Dusty Thomason being brought in this time to
Continue reading →
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A group of talented women have teamed up to open Coven FX, an FX shop by women, for women. Their GoFundMe campaign has begun and we wanted to give you a taste of what these women have to offer. Bailey Dukes, Miranda Riddle, Melissa Coulter (co-owner), Mary Rangel (model), Haylee Detroit (co-owner), Angela Santori Merritt (Shop Manager) Coven FX had an amazing photo shoot with photographer Chad Michael Ward. The first image is of the ghoul of your dreams, wearing the “Lucretia” mask. Which is available exclusively as a perk from the campaign and is available as either a glossy or metal print. The mask is also available as a must-have perk. The mask is named after Lucretia L. S. Brown, who accused Daniel H. Spofford of attempting to harm her with his “mesmeric” metal powers, in return she was accused of being a witch. The case went to trial in May of 1878, in Salem, Massachusetts, home of the
Continue reading →
News
Hello again my Little Monsters, as previously promised I have returned to highlight yet another lovely and talented woman of the horror genre. This particular woman in horror, is one that I first became aware of back in the heyday of brick and mortar video stores and VHS movie rentals. Of course Danielle Harris was a young girl then but has grown up to be one of the most recognized faces in the genre. In the spring of 1988, Danielle had beaten out several young actresses, including Melissa Joan Hart, to play the role of Laurie Strode’s young daughter, Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Prior to taking on this role, she had only acted in one episode each of the TV series One Life to Live and Spencer for Hire. Danielle would reprise her role of Jamie LLoyd nearly one year later in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. At the age of 12
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