It’s September 2011… nearly nine months since an audience member at the Sundance Film Festival screening of the Lucky McKee’s The Woman decided it was time to make moral and artistic judgement calls rather vocally that very few if any are qualified to make. Yes, the Lucky McKee/Jack Ketchum co-written gut-stomper, The Woman, does [...]
We’ve had two highly advertised alien invasion films come out this year, one was the beautiful Super 8, and the other being the ridiculous yet entertaining, Cowboys and Aliens. Whether you liked these movies or not, there is something to be said about the quality of alien films recently. Both of those films worked on different levels but were [...]
Michael Parks’ character is introduced to us early in the film, playing a fire and brimstone cult leader-preacher by the name of Abin Cooper. Upon his entrance, the viewer is greeted with a 10 minute monologue of Cooper giving a straight-up sermon on the sins of the world and the corruption of man. This was [...]
I’m no filmmaker but if I was I would think that one of the hardest film types to make would be that of the minimal cast. Making a movie with so few on screen characters takes a top notch script, and actors that can keep the viewers attention all on their own. Some successes off [...]
Mimes in horror… I don’t think we see nearly enough mimes in our blessed genre. I suppose mimes are second cousin to the clowns. After all, one makes you laugh with goofy trick and typically an obnoxious voice. The other, does the same mute; of course the mime does attempt to inspire quite a few [...]
Who’s your favorite disc jockey in the annals of horror history? Is it DJ Vanita “Stretch” Brock… just Stretch to her listeners from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2? It’s probably a good bet that she is your fav. Wonder if she and “Bubba” ever did tie the knot after Lefty got a hold of the [...]
Remember when you were in high school and were forced to read Lord of the Flies knowing full well that there were Cliff’s Notes and a movie adaptation readily available at your finger tips? Well your academic experience with this William Golding classic has made its way into yet another film adaptation… sort of. Enter [...]
Color me curious when I first saw the Shark Night 3D trailer some months ago, I was excited to see the shark version of Piranha 3D in theaters with its loads of gore and nudity. Time passed, news bubbled that Shark Night 3D was going to be a PG-13 film. Fine. I could still see [...]
The “horror-comedy” is a flooded market with writers and directors trying to create the next Evil Dead or Shaun of the Dead. Then again, one could argue that the horror genre is a flooded market, but that may be a post for another time. What it comes down to is that there are plenty of [...]
The Guillermo del Toro-Produced remake of the 1973 Made-For-TV film hit theaters this past weekend. See how it stacks up in Jeff’s review…
Cancer and illness is a very real part of our everyday life. What is a person to do when the fears of a shortened life become too much to bear? Give yourselves a funeral of course! Based on a true Thai ritual in which people lie in a coffin for a certain number of days to ward off [...]
by Jesse Bartel
Aug 22, 2011
Meeting Nathan Baesel was probably the biggest moment for me at Monster Mania. Why? Because Behind the Mask means a good deal to me for reasons that are hard to articulate properly. It’s a type of film that goes beyond just being a “good” movie, it strikes a nerve that makes me feel “connected” or [...]
I think opening day for any remake feels like the first battle between Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa. Underdog versus champion and of course there’s no expectation for the underdog to win really. Rocky isn’t supposed to win against Apollo Creed, and I don’t think there’s any question that the remake of Fright Night was [...]
I’m just kidding about the Harry Potter business, but I have to say something, seeing’s how he’s been doing nothing but waving a wand around for a decade. In any case, Hammer Films, who most recently put out that amazing film Wake Wood, is putting the finishing touches on the film adaptation to an old Victorian [...]
Whether it’s work, family, terrorism, or technology life as we know it seems to get crazier and crazier. What is a person to do when life becomes too stressful to deal with? Look for a means to escape of course, and that is exactly what Asylum Seekers is all about. Asylum Seekers is the story [...]
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