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Legend Meets Real Life: The Kappa Of Kyuushuu And Kappa-dera
WARNING: Some subject matter may be disturbing to some readers. The Kappa is an adorable turtle-like creature with a Moe Howard haircut, big teddybear eyes, and rosy cheeks that make it just so darn cute that you want to pick it up and hug the daylights out of the little critter! This is all in part thanks to animes like Youkai Watch, How to raise a Kappa, and Summer days with Coo as well as little trinkets you can get from a vending machine. In reality, the Kappa is a creature of Japanese folklore that needs to be feared, why? Well for starters they can literally suck the life out of you…by way of your butt. The Kappa whose name in Japanese means “Water Child” is probably one of the most recognizable Yōkai (Japanese mythological creatures), a nymph/goblin-like creature who can be found in rivers and that’s said to be no bigger than a child but have tremendous strength. Kappas
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Movie Review: Butcher the Bakers Hits a Sweet Spot Between Laughs and Lacerations!
Where do grim reapers, who in this universe resemble WWF/E great The Undertaker (sans chapeau…yeah baby, that’s some culture for yo’ ass!) go when they are fired? Well, they go to any random small town where they commit acts of unspeakable murder to collect souls for their own sinister ends. Who can stand in this evil’s way? Why Sam and Martin, the mentally challenged employees of the local bakery ‘natch (they actually get hired by a bureaucrat in charge of the reapers to dispatch his wayward charge). Our heroes soon armor up (in ridiculously homemade fashion) and tackle the monstrous menace head on…but can these two idiots overcome a preternatural presence of unimaginable destructiveness? Butcher the Bakers is that rare breed of picture…one that can deftly balance gore and guffaws…well, eventually (more on that in a bit my creeps). Let’s start, as always, with what works in this flick…’cuz puppies and rainbow style positively is the Daniel XIII hallmark! First
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Hilary Duff To Star In Her First Horror Film, As Sharon Tate
It appears Lizzie McGuire actress Hilary Duff is starring in her first horror film. Duff has been hinting through social media posts that she is set to play murdered actress Sharon Tate, who was killed along with several friends by the Mason Family. In one photo Duff is sporting a fake pregnancy belly and a pink gown just like Tate was wearing when she was killed. https://www.instagram.com/p/BeTo5rGH0yc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_ufi Now, there is more evidence. Tonight, a Twitter account by the name of “Hilary Duff News” shared more photos and confirmed that Duff is indeed playing Tate in The Haunting of Sharon Tate, based on a popular theory that Tate’s ghost haunts the home where she died. The tweet also mentions that Daniel Farrands is involved and that filming has already begun. https://twitter.com/HilaryNews/status/956219664304099328 Farrands produced Amityville: the Awakening, The Haunting in Connecticut, along with several other films and several genre documentaries, which he also wrote and directed. The Haunting of Sharon Tate is
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Tears Will Flow In The Extended Mid-Season Premiere Of ‘The Walking Dead’
The mid-season premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ is a month away and fans already know they’re in for heartache. News has come today that the premiere is going to be extended to 82 minutes. Director Greg Nicotero has recently promised that the mid-season premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ is “one of the most powerful episodes we’ve ever produced,” He also admitted that he broke down while watching the first cut of the premiere. If you’re living on planet Earth you already know that it was revealed in the mid-season finale that Carl has been bitten by a walker so if you’re a fan, have the tissues ready because odds are that it will be Carl’s (Chandler Riggs) last episode. Tears will flow and anger will be expressed on social media, so if you can’t watch the episode the night it airs I recommend taking a vacation from Twitter and Facebook because spoilers will be everywhere! Don’t say we didn’t warn
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Does “A Serbian Film” Go Too Far?
Throughout the decades of horror history, a whole lot of films have been claimed to be the hardest watches ever made. Peeping Tom in the 60’s, Salo, in the 70’s, the gamut of Japanese Guinea Pig films, and in the 80’s, and stuff like the French new wave and Asian extreme in the 00’s. But since its release in 2011, no film has even come close to what very might be the pinnacle of cinematic revulsion, “A Serbian Film”. I won’t be discussing the most intimate details of this film because A: They are based around topics not easily discussed even on a horror sight and B: The scene’s content, for the question I’m seeking to answer, doesn’t really matter. Suffice to say these two scenes are absolutely the most extreme I’ve ever seen in a film, and I imagine that nearly anyone who doesn’t dabble in actual snuff films will have seen. To put it bluntly, this is some
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Award-Winning Sci-fi Thriller ‘Diverge’ Coming To VOD And iTunes
James Morrison’s award-winning sci-fi thriller Diverge. about a solitary survivor of a deadly virus who is given the chance to reclaim his life by altering his past is heading towards its February release date. Diverge stars Ivan Sandomire (Fluidic), Jamie Jackson (The Greatest Showman), Andrew Sensing (Upstream Color, We Are Still Here), and features a hypnotic new score by the Blair Brothers (Green Room, Hold the Dark). Ivan Sandomire, Jamie Jackson, and Andrew Sensenig produced. In the film, set in the aftermath of a mysterious pandemic that’s turned cities into wastelands, a man desperately searches for a way to cure his ailing wife as she battles a deadly virus. When he is captured by a cryptic stranger, he is offered the chance to save not only his wife but the world. “Equal parts science fiction and morality tale, Diverge tells the story of how the choices of one can have dire consequences for all. “ Following a year-long festival tour
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Horror Racks Up Nominations At The Oscars
After years of being ignored, the horror genre is finally getting the recognition it deserves and racking up nominations at the 2018 Academy Awards with The Shape of Water and Get Out leading the way. Jordan Peele’s socially conscious genre thriller Get Out is nominated for Best Director, Best Picture, Lead Actor (Daniel Ksluuya), and Best Original Screenplay. When Peele heard the news he tweeted, “I just spoke to Daniel. You know when you’re on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly cry? I failed at that.” Who can blame him? Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is also in the running for Best Picture and Original Screenplay, as well as a horde of other awards including Lead Actress (Sally Hawkins), Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins), Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Best Director, Cinematography, Film Editing (Sidney Wolinsky), Sound Editing (Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira), Sound Mixing (Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern), Production Design (Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey
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‘Children Of The Corn: Runaway’ Arriving On DVD This March
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the fields, you find out “He who walks behind the rows” is back. The tenth film of the Children of the Corn franchise is coming your way this March. The latest installment franchise based on the story by Stephen King, Children of the Corn: Runaway, from Feast director John Gulager, “tells the story of young, pregnant Ruth, who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. Ruth and her son end up in a small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child.” Written by Joel Soisson (Children of the Corn: Genesis), the film stars Marci Miller, Lynn Andrews, Mary Kathryn Bryant, Lynn Andrews, Blaine Maye, and Jake Ryan Scott. Children of the Corn: Runaway arrives on
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Fans Are Putting Themselves Into ‘The Strangers: Prey At Night’ – Standees Popping Up At Theaters
The Strangers: Prey At Night standees are popping up at theaters across the nation, giving moviegoers a chance to insert themselves directly in a horror scene straight from the upcoming film. Fans have the opportunity to pose for photos on a couch while Dollface, Pin-Up Girl and Man in the Mask prey from windows in the back, or insert their face into a dangerous scene with the three masked maniacs. Check out some fan photos below and find more on the film’s official social channels: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Strangers: Prey at Night, the long-awaited sequel to 2008’s home invasion hit The Strangers from Bryan Bertino, will soon be in theaters. Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), the film centers on a family whose road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them
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Movie Review: Stirring is a Gift for Slasher Fans!
What can be better than a slasher flick that starts with a sorority pledge forced to lap up toilet water and humiliate herself with a pitch black marital aide before she finally snaps and chokes the head of the sorority with said dildo before slicing her up like a prize-winning ham then hanging herself? Honestly, not a hell of a lot I reckon… So after all of that craziness, Stirring starts in earnest when the sister of the now defunct sorority head, Amber by name, joins the same sorority as some sort of half-assed grief therapy. Well, before you can say ‘blood covered yule log’…wait, why would you ever even say that? Anyway…sorority bros and hoes start gettin’ offed right quick by a sinister slasher dressed as a nightmare version of Mrs. Clause and the body count climbs ever upward. Can ol’ Amber and her pals survive the slashin’s going on six ways to Sunday and figure out who is
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Legend Meets Real Life: The Kappa Of Kyuushuu And Kappa-dera
WARNING: Some subject matter may be disturbing to some readers. The Kappa is an adorable turtle-like creature with a Moe Howard haircut, big teddybear eyes, and rosy cheeks that make it just so darn cute that you want to pick it up and hug the daylights out of the little critter! This is all in part thanks to animes like Youkai Watch, How to raise a Kappa, and Summer days with Coo as well as little trinkets you can get from a vending machine. In reality, the Kappa is a creature of Japanese folklore that needs to be feared, why? Well for starters they can literally suck the life out of you…by way of your butt. The Kappa whose name in Japanese means “Water Child” is probably one of the most recognizable Yōkai (Japanese mythological creatures), a nymph/goblin-like creature who can be found in rivers and that’s said to be no bigger than a child but have tremendous strength. Kappas
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Butcher the Bakers Hits a Sweet Spot Between Laughs and Lacerations!
Where do grim reapers, who in this universe resemble WWF/E great The Undertaker (sans chapeau…yeah baby, that’s some culture for yo’ ass!) go when they are fired? Well, they go to any random small town where they commit acts of unspeakable murder to collect souls for their own sinister ends. Who can stand in this evil’s way? Why Sam and Martin, the mentally challenged employees of the local bakery ‘natch (they actually get hired by a bureaucrat in charge of the reapers to dispatch his wayward charge). Our heroes soon armor up (in ridiculously homemade fashion) and tackle the monstrous menace head on…but can these two idiots overcome a preternatural presence of unimaginable destructiveness? Butcher the Bakers is that rare breed of picture…one that can deftly balance gore and guffaws…well, eventually (more on that in a bit my creeps). Let’s start, as always, with what works in this flick…’cuz puppies and rainbow style positively is the Daniel XIII hallmark! First
Continue reading →
Hilary Duff To Star In Her First Horror Film, As Sharon Tate
It appears Lizzie McGuire actress Hilary Duff is starring in her first horror film. Duff has been hinting through social media posts that she is set to play murdered actress Sharon Tate, who was killed along with several friends by the Mason Family. In one photo Duff is sporting a fake pregnancy belly and a pink gown just like Tate was wearing when she was killed. https://www.instagram.com/p/BeTo5rGH0yc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_ufi Now, there is more evidence. Tonight, a Twitter account by the name of “Hilary Duff News” shared more photos and confirmed that Duff is indeed playing Tate in The Haunting of Sharon Tate, based on a popular theory that Tate’s ghost haunts the home where she died. The tweet also mentions that Daniel Farrands is involved and that filming has already begun. https://twitter.com/HilaryNews/status/956219664304099328 Farrands produced Amityville: the Awakening, The Haunting in Connecticut, along with several other films and several genre documentaries, which he also wrote and directed. The Haunting of Sharon Tate is
Continue reading →
Tears Will Flow In The Extended Mid-Season Premiere Of ‘The Walking Dead’
The mid-season premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ is a month away and fans already know they’re in for heartache. News has come today that the premiere is going to be extended to 82 minutes. Director Greg Nicotero has recently promised that the mid-season premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ is “one of the most powerful episodes we’ve ever produced,” He also admitted that he broke down while watching the first cut of the premiere. If you’re living on planet Earth you already know that it was revealed in the mid-season finale that Carl has been bitten by a walker so if you’re a fan, have the tissues ready because odds are that it will be Carl’s (Chandler Riggs) last episode. Tears will flow and anger will be expressed on social media, so if you can’t watch the episode the night it airs I recommend taking a vacation from Twitter and Facebook because spoilers will be everywhere! Don’t say we didn’t warn
Continue reading →
Does “A Serbian Film” Go Too Far?
Throughout the decades of horror history, a whole lot of films have been claimed to be the hardest watches ever made. Peeping Tom in the 60’s, Salo, in the 70’s, the gamut of Japanese Guinea Pig films, and in the 80’s, and stuff like the French new wave and Asian extreme in the 00’s. But since its release in 2011, no film has even come close to what very might be the pinnacle of cinematic revulsion, “A Serbian Film”. I won’t be discussing the most intimate details of this film because A: They are based around topics not easily discussed even on a horror sight and B: The scene’s content, for the question I’m seeking to answer, doesn’t really matter. Suffice to say these two scenes are absolutely the most extreme I’ve ever seen in a film, and I imagine that nearly anyone who doesn’t dabble in actual snuff films will have seen. To put it bluntly, this is some
Continue reading →
Award-Winning Sci-fi Thriller ‘Diverge’ Coming To VOD And iTunes
James Morrison’s award-winning sci-fi thriller Diverge. about a solitary survivor of a deadly virus who is given the chance to reclaim his life by altering his past is heading towards its February release date. Diverge stars Ivan Sandomire (Fluidic), Jamie Jackson (The Greatest Showman), Andrew Sensing (Upstream Color, We Are Still Here), and features a hypnotic new score by the Blair Brothers (Green Room, Hold the Dark). Ivan Sandomire, Jamie Jackson, and Andrew Sensenig produced. In the film, set in the aftermath of a mysterious pandemic that’s turned cities into wastelands, a man desperately searches for a way to cure his ailing wife as she battles a deadly virus. When he is captured by a cryptic stranger, he is offered the chance to save not only his wife but the world. “Equal parts science fiction and morality tale, Diverge tells the story of how the choices of one can have dire consequences for all. “ Following a year-long festival tour
Continue reading →
Horror Racks Up Nominations At The Oscars
After years of being ignored, the horror genre is finally getting the recognition it deserves and racking up nominations at the 2018 Academy Awards with The Shape of Water and Get Out leading the way. Jordan Peele’s socially conscious genre thriller Get Out is nominated for Best Director, Best Picture, Lead Actor (Daniel Ksluuya), and Best Original Screenplay. When Peele heard the news he tweeted, “I just spoke to Daniel. You know when you’re on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly cry? I failed at that.” Who can blame him? Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is also in the running for Best Picture and Original Screenplay, as well as a horde of other awards including Lead Actress (Sally Hawkins), Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins), Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Best Director, Cinematography, Film Editing (Sidney Wolinsky), Sound Editing (Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira), Sound Mixing (Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern), Production Design (Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey
Continue reading →
‘Children Of The Corn: Runaway’ Arriving On DVD This March
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the fields, you find out “He who walks behind the rows” is back. The tenth film of the Children of the Corn franchise is coming your way this March. The latest installment franchise based on the story by Stephen King, Children of the Corn: Runaway, from Feast director John Gulager, “tells the story of young, pregnant Ruth, who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. Ruth and her son end up in a small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child.” Written by Joel Soisson (Children of the Corn: Genesis), the film stars Marci Miller, Lynn Andrews, Mary Kathryn Bryant, Lynn Andrews, Blaine Maye, and Jake Ryan Scott. Children of the Corn: Runaway arrives on
Continue reading →
Fans Are Putting Themselves Into ‘The Strangers: Prey At Night’ – Standees Popping Up At Theaters
The Strangers: Prey At Night standees are popping up at theaters across the nation, giving moviegoers a chance to insert themselves directly in a horror scene straight from the upcoming film. Fans have the opportunity to pose for photos on a couch while Dollface, Pin-Up Girl and Man in the Mask prey from windows in the back, or insert their face into a dangerous scene with the three masked maniacs. Check out some fan photos below and find more on the film’s official social channels: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Strangers: Prey at Night, the long-awaited sequel to 2008’s home invasion hit The Strangers from Bryan Bertino, will soon be in theaters. Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down), the film centers on a family whose road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Stirring is a Gift for Slasher Fans!
What can be better than a slasher flick that starts with a sorority pledge forced to lap up toilet water and humiliate herself with a pitch black marital aide before she finally snaps and chokes the head of the sorority with said dildo before slicing her up like a prize-winning ham then hanging herself? Honestly, not a hell of a lot I reckon… So after all of that craziness, Stirring starts in earnest when the sister of the now defunct sorority head, Amber by name, joins the same sorority as some sort of half-assed grief therapy. Well, before you can say ‘blood covered yule log’…wait, why would you ever even say that? Anyway…sorority bros and hoes start gettin’ offed right quick by a sinister slasher dressed as a nightmare version of Mrs. Clause and the body count climbs ever upward. Can ol’ Amber and her pals survive the slashin’s going on six ways to Sunday and figure out who is
Continue reading →