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The 90s: Designer Horror
Jordache Horror Somewhere in the 80s, someone got the idea that horror should be less frightening and more sexy and trendy. I am not sure where it happened, but a good starting point might be Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The “World Premiere Video” back when MTV aired videos and before its implosion was the thing to see. Director John Landis was in between the smash hit horror classic, An American Werewolf in London and the public relations nightmare of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Michael Jackson was truly The King of Pop, and his LP, Thriller elevated MTV into something else…exactly what, I don’t know, but Thriller was more than a video. It was a pop culture event and it used horror as its spring board. Vincent Price became known to a the Pepsi Generation as “the old dude who “rapped” in Thriller and laughed at the end. Academy Award winner and makeup genius, Rick Baker did the makeup effects and suddenly
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Review: Dark Horse Comics’ “Midnight Society: The Black Lake #2”
I reviewed the premiere issue of Midnight Society: The Black Lake here and was looking forward to reading the second installment. The first issue blew me away with it’s masterful storytelling, other-worldly artwork, and it’s alluring dialogue. I was sure that the second issue would be just as good, if not better. I was wrong. The suspenseful storytelling was there, the artwork was wonderful again, and the dialogue was brilliant. However, dialogue is basically all there was. The two main characters in this story essentially just talked to each other the whole comic. The buildup to the climax of the story was so long that when the big reveal actually comes it is kind of disappointing. There was very little action whatsoever even though the suspense had you suspecting it at every turn. This issue also left me with more questions than it did answers. The last issue had just enough mystery to keep the reader engaged and wanting more.
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Resident Evil HD combo pack announced
A little while back I wrote an article about how Capcom is re-releasing “Resident Evil 2” to new-gen consoles. Later on they announced that they were remaking “Resident Evil Zero”, a prequel to the original “Resident Evil”. Now Capcom has announced that they are bundling together “Resident Evil Zero” with the HD remaster of the first “Resident Evil” game that was released this January for Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC. Titled “Resident Evil: Origins” it is set to release January 22nd 2016 for an asking price of $20. Both games are being made to run in 1080p and 60 frames per second. This new bundle is also adding a “Wesker” mode which allows players to play as Albert Weskers and Rebecca Chambers in a story mode that leads up to the events of the original “Resident Evil”. So to recap; the first “Resident Evil” is available for purchase now, it will later be bundled with “Resident Evil Zero” this
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Nick Carter Makes His Directorial Debut With The Zombie Western ‘Dead 7’
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter will make his directorial debut with the zombie-western ‘Dead 7’ . The cast of ‘Dead 7’ are former and present members of “Boy Bands”. Cater has enlisted his former band mates A.J. McLean and Howie Dorogh, along with Joey Fatone and Chris Kirpatrick of ‘N Sync’, Jeff Timmons of ’98 Degrees’, Delious Kennedy of ‘All-4-One’ and ‘O-Town’ band members Jacob Underwood, Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller and Trevor Penick. ‘Dead 7’ also stars Jon Secada, Chloe Lattanzi (Olivia Newton John’s daughter) and actress Carrie Keagan. Dread Central has the scope on what the plot for the movie. “Dead 7 revolves around a ragtag group of gunslingers as they try to make their way in a postapocalyptic world. The twist to this world is that it’s just not barren and dangerous, it’s also filled with flesh-eating zombies The gunslingers will find themselves stranded in a town and forced to make a choice, whether to save the citizens of
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A Look At The Horror Anthology ‘Tales of Halloween’
This Halloween a new film will be scaring the pants off of horror fans. On October 16th ‘Tales of Halloween’, a new anthology movie made by eleven directors and divided into ten segments, will be unleashed in theaters. ‘Tales of Halloween’ has an impressive list of directors, including Adam Gierasch (Night of the Demons), Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV), Neil Marshall (The Descent), Andrew Kasch (Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy), Lucy McKee (The Woman), Dave Parker (The Hills run Red), Ryan Schifrin (Abominable), John Skipp (Stay at Home Dad), and Paul Solet (Grace). The cast roster is just as impressive, with stars like Lin Shaye, Barry Bostwick, Pat Healy, Noah Segan, James Duval, Joe Dante, John Landis, Marc Senter, Pollyana McIntosh, Kristina Klebe and many more. ‘Tales of Halloween’ will be released by Epic Pictures on DVD and Blu-ray on October 16th, just in time for Halloween.
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Fans Mourn The Passing Of Horror Legend Wes Craven
Tonight the horror community is left mourning the loss of one of the genre’s greatest legends. Writer/ director Wes Craven has passed away at the age of 76. According to information released by his family, Craven passed away at his home earlier today (August 30, 2015) after losing his battle with brain cancer. Craven was the writer and director behind both the ‘Scream’ and ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ franchises, along with many other projects. Craven’s career began with his directorial debut in 1972 of ‘The Last House on the Left’. Craven will be missed by family, friends and fans world-wide. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends. His legacy will live on.
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Gunship’s Music Video ‘Tech Noir’ Narrated By John Carpenter
Master of horror John Carpenter serves as narrator for the UK band Gunship’s ‘Tech Noir’ video. The video was directed by Lee Hardcastle, who’s short ‘T is for Toilet’ appeared in the anthology film ‘The ABCs of Death’. JoBlo brought the video to my attention. The claymation video is filled with horror icons such a Pinhead (Hellraiser), Letherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Jason Vorhees (Friday the 13th) and obviously Carpenter’s own Micheal Myers (Halloween). The characters in the video can shift between horror characters by switching the VHS tapes in their chests. Besides the cool content, the music is really good. In fact, it’s the coolest music video I have seen in a long time. Guship’s self-titled album can be found on the music site Bandcamp.com .
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‘Pay The Ghost’ Releases Haunting Trailer
One year after Mike Cole’s young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, he is haunted by a a terrifying message. Mike will not stop until the mystery surrounding his son’s disappearance is unraveled, but he has no idea of the dark secrets he will uncover or what he will have to face. Academy Award winner Nicholas Cage plays the role of the distraught father, Mike. Mike’s estranged wife is played by ‘The Walking Dead’ actress Sarah Wayne Callies. Alex Mallari Jr, Veronica Ferres, Lyriq Bent, and Elizabeth Jeanne le Roux also star in ‘Pay the Ghost’, which was directed by Uli Edel. RLJ Entertainment will release ‘Pay the Ghost’ in select theaters and on VOD on September 23rd.
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‘6:15’ The First Zombie Film Of It’s Kind
Writer director Ben Samuels (Kantemir, Watch Me Now) has teamed up with his brother Oliver to bring the first completely “First Person” film of the zombie genre. The film is a one-shot first person film. We see the entire film though the eyes of the main character. We have the first clip of ‘6:15’ and it brings to mind movies like ‘Day of the Dead’ (2004). It’s gritty, bloody and filled with non-stop action, like a zombie film should be. The fact that it is one-shot and filmed from the first person perspective makes it completely unique. ‘6:15’ stars ‘Camp Dread’ actress Montana Marks, Amy Rutledge (The Neighbor), Rosebud Baker (Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys), Matt Riker (Watch Me) and Canadian Much Music VJ Bradford How. Three Face/Off contestants created the gory makeup effects in ‘6:15’. In the movie we watch as a couple fights to survive a viral outbreak on an isolated Pennsylvania farm. Zombies are invading
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Slash Is Making A Slasher Film Through His Company Slasher Films
Former Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Slash (Saul Hudson) isn’t new to the business of entertaining, between his music and his movie company Slasher Films, he’s a busy man. Now Slash has a new project, he’s making a slasher movie. He was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter as saying that the movie “…harkens back to the popular slasher franchises of the ’80s such as Halloween and Friday the 13th” . The Rock-God is teaming up with the Revolver Picture Company to produce the film that has not yet been named. The company said that the film will be”…ambitious in scope and budget.” and that it will hopefully be a “..franchise starter.” The script for the slasher was written by ‘Boogyman 2’s Brian Sieve. Slasher Films is dedicated to the horror genre. They also have another project in the works titled “Nothing to Loose”, written by Jonathan W.C. Mills, which will be out next year. In ‘Nothing to Loose” a young
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The 90s: Designer Horror
Jordache Horror Somewhere in the 80s, someone got the idea that horror should be less frightening and more sexy and trendy. I am not sure where it happened, but a good starting point might be Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The “World Premiere Video” back when MTV aired videos and before its implosion was the thing to see. Director John Landis was in between the smash hit horror classic, An American Werewolf in London and the public relations nightmare of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Michael Jackson was truly The King of Pop, and his LP, Thriller elevated MTV into something else…exactly what, I don’t know, but Thriller was more than a video. It was a pop culture event and it used horror as its spring board. Vincent Price became known to a the Pepsi Generation as “the old dude who “rapped” in Thriller and laughed at the end. Academy Award winner and makeup genius, Rick Baker did the makeup effects and suddenly
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Review: Dark Horse Comics’ “Midnight Society: The Black Lake #2”
I reviewed the premiere issue of Midnight Society: The Black Lake here and was looking forward to reading the second installment. The first issue blew me away with it’s masterful storytelling, other-worldly artwork, and it’s alluring dialogue. I was sure that the second issue would be just as good, if not better. I was wrong. The suspenseful storytelling was there, the artwork was wonderful again, and the dialogue was brilliant. However, dialogue is basically all there was. The two main characters in this story essentially just talked to each other the whole comic. The buildup to the climax of the story was so long that when the big reveal actually comes it is kind of disappointing. There was very little action whatsoever even though the suspense had you suspecting it at every turn. This issue also left me with more questions than it did answers. The last issue had just enough mystery to keep the reader engaged and wanting more.
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Resident Evil HD combo pack announced
A little while back I wrote an article about how Capcom is re-releasing “Resident Evil 2” to new-gen consoles. Later on they announced that they were remaking “Resident Evil Zero”, a prequel to the original “Resident Evil”. Now Capcom has announced that they are bundling together “Resident Evil Zero” with the HD remaster of the first “Resident Evil” game that was released this January for Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC. Titled “Resident Evil: Origins” it is set to release January 22nd 2016 for an asking price of $20. Both games are being made to run in 1080p and 60 frames per second. This new bundle is also adding a “Wesker” mode which allows players to play as Albert Weskers and Rebecca Chambers in a story mode that leads up to the events of the original “Resident Evil”. So to recap; the first “Resident Evil” is available for purchase now, it will later be bundled with “Resident Evil Zero” this
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Nick Carter Makes His Directorial Debut With The Zombie Western ‘Dead 7’
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter will make his directorial debut with the zombie-western ‘Dead 7’ . The cast of ‘Dead 7’ are former and present members of “Boy Bands”. Cater has enlisted his former band mates A.J. McLean and Howie Dorogh, along with Joey Fatone and Chris Kirpatrick of ‘N Sync’, Jeff Timmons of ’98 Degrees’, Delious Kennedy of ‘All-4-One’ and ‘O-Town’ band members Jacob Underwood, Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller and Trevor Penick. ‘Dead 7’ also stars Jon Secada, Chloe Lattanzi (Olivia Newton John’s daughter) and actress Carrie Keagan. Dread Central has the scope on what the plot for the movie. “Dead 7 revolves around a ragtag group of gunslingers as they try to make their way in a postapocalyptic world. The twist to this world is that it’s just not barren and dangerous, it’s also filled with flesh-eating zombies The gunslingers will find themselves stranded in a town and forced to make a choice, whether to save the citizens of
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A Look At The Horror Anthology ‘Tales of Halloween’
This Halloween a new film will be scaring the pants off of horror fans. On October 16th ‘Tales of Halloween’, a new anthology movie made by eleven directors and divided into ten segments, will be unleashed in theaters. ‘Tales of Halloween’ has an impressive list of directors, including Adam Gierasch (Night of the Demons), Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV), Neil Marshall (The Descent), Andrew Kasch (Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy), Lucy McKee (The Woman), Dave Parker (The Hills run Red), Ryan Schifrin (Abominable), John Skipp (Stay at Home Dad), and Paul Solet (Grace). The cast roster is just as impressive, with stars like Lin Shaye, Barry Bostwick, Pat Healy, Noah Segan, James Duval, Joe Dante, John Landis, Marc Senter, Pollyana McIntosh, Kristina Klebe and many more. ‘Tales of Halloween’ will be released by Epic Pictures on DVD and Blu-ray on October 16th, just in time for Halloween.
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Fans Mourn The Passing Of Horror Legend Wes Craven
Tonight the horror community is left mourning the loss of one of the genre’s greatest legends. Writer/ director Wes Craven has passed away at the age of 76. According to information released by his family, Craven passed away at his home earlier today (August 30, 2015) after losing his battle with brain cancer. Craven was the writer and director behind both the ‘Scream’ and ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ franchises, along with many other projects. Craven’s career began with his directorial debut in 1972 of ‘The Last House on the Left’. Craven will be missed by family, friends and fans world-wide. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends. His legacy will live on.
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Gunship’s Music Video ‘Tech Noir’ Narrated By John Carpenter
Master of horror John Carpenter serves as narrator for the UK band Gunship’s ‘Tech Noir’ video. The video was directed by Lee Hardcastle, who’s short ‘T is for Toilet’ appeared in the anthology film ‘The ABCs of Death’. JoBlo brought the video to my attention. The claymation video is filled with horror icons such a Pinhead (Hellraiser), Letherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Jason Vorhees (Friday the 13th) and obviously Carpenter’s own Micheal Myers (Halloween). The characters in the video can shift between horror characters by switching the VHS tapes in their chests. Besides the cool content, the music is really good. In fact, it’s the coolest music video I have seen in a long time. Guship’s self-titled album can be found on the music site Bandcamp.com .
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‘Pay The Ghost’ Releases Haunting Trailer
One year after Mike Cole’s young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, he is haunted by a a terrifying message. Mike will not stop until the mystery surrounding his son’s disappearance is unraveled, but he has no idea of the dark secrets he will uncover or what he will have to face. Academy Award winner Nicholas Cage plays the role of the distraught father, Mike. Mike’s estranged wife is played by ‘The Walking Dead’ actress Sarah Wayne Callies. Alex Mallari Jr, Veronica Ferres, Lyriq Bent, and Elizabeth Jeanne le Roux also star in ‘Pay the Ghost’, which was directed by Uli Edel. RLJ Entertainment will release ‘Pay the Ghost’ in select theaters and on VOD on September 23rd.
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‘6:15’ The First Zombie Film Of It’s Kind
Writer director Ben Samuels (Kantemir, Watch Me Now) has teamed up with his brother Oliver to bring the first completely “First Person” film of the zombie genre. The film is a one-shot first person film. We see the entire film though the eyes of the main character. We have the first clip of ‘6:15’ and it brings to mind movies like ‘Day of the Dead’ (2004). It’s gritty, bloody and filled with non-stop action, like a zombie film should be. The fact that it is one-shot and filmed from the first person perspective makes it completely unique. ‘6:15’ stars ‘Camp Dread’ actress Montana Marks, Amy Rutledge (The Neighbor), Rosebud Baker (Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys), Matt Riker (Watch Me) and Canadian Much Music VJ Bradford How. Three Face/Off contestants created the gory makeup effects in ‘6:15’. In the movie we watch as a couple fights to survive a viral outbreak on an isolated Pennsylvania farm. Zombies are invading
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Slash Is Making A Slasher Film Through His Company Slasher Films
Former Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Slash (Saul Hudson) isn’t new to the business of entertaining, between his music and his movie company Slasher Films, he’s a busy man. Now Slash has a new project, he’s making a slasher movie. He was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter as saying that the movie “…harkens back to the popular slasher franchises of the ’80s such as Halloween and Friday the 13th” . The Rock-God is teaming up with the Revolver Picture Company to produce the film that has not yet been named. The company said that the film will be”…ambitious in scope and budget.” and that it will hopefully be a “..franchise starter.” The script for the slasher was written by ‘Boogyman 2’s Brian Sieve. Slasher Films is dedicated to the horror genre. They also have another project in the works titled “Nothing to Loose”, written by Jonathan W.C. Mills, which will be out next year. In ‘Nothing to Loose” a young
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