The latest killer clown on the block is the titular star of
STITCHES, and he’s set to yuck it up on disc in April. We got the exclusive
word on the bonus content to go with the cover art and release details.
Universal’s MAMA has become one of the first hits of 2013,
scoring the biggest box office for a supernatural film in a couple of years—so
naturally, the sequel talk is starting.
For a long time, there have been rumors
floating around that Tom Savini is an a**hole. When I was first in talks with
Tom to do a book, I’d mention that more than a few times I had heard fans say
things like, “I heard he is a jerk,” or “I was told he is an a**hole.” “I don’t
want to meet him, he’s a d*ck.” The funny thing is, pretty much all the people
who said such things had never met him. It was all what they “heard” from other
fans or read on boards. The rumor was rampant. I hadn’t talked to him much at
this point, but from all of our communication, he seemed completely nice and
civil. Then again, I was “working” with him; maybe he was just being nice? If I
was a fan approaching him, would things be different?
The ghost hunting shenanigans of the four paranormal
detectives known as GHOSTBUSTERS perfectly melded humor and horror into an
iconic film still popular today as it was almost 30 years ago. It's little
wonder, then that the Ghostbusters has had such a huge marketing appeal,
ranging anywhere from toys to cartoons, and leaving a very permanent mark on
the comic market. The franchise has spent years floating from company to company
(even making a pit stop at Tokyopop for a manga do-over), but it has recently
planted its feet with industry bad boy IDW. THE NEW GHOSTBUSTERS picks up right
where the IDW GHOSTBUSTERS left off, this time sending our boys in gray
jumpsuits into a strange world possessed by the unknown.
Another
week, another finalist in our ongoing WEIRD WORDS 2 short fiction contest. This nightmarish little number comes to us
courtesy of author Ethan James Petty. It’s called…
NBC's released a look at the delicate working relationship between agent Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It sure doesn't look like the buddy cop antics we (I) were hoping.
Australia based FANGORIA contributor Lee Gambin is following
up his terrific natural horror movie reference tome MASSACRED BY MOTHER NATURE
with a seriously ambitious project. Titled BLOOD AMONG THE STARS, Gambin and
co-writer Ryan Clark's work-in-progress charts the making of Brian De Palma's
classic and influential 1976 impression of Stephen King's first novel, CARRIE.
The 2011 found footage survivor flick GRAVE ENCOUNTERS was certainly a worthy entry in the shaky cam subgenre. Despite having some less than stellar CGI, the film felt real and put the characters in a fairly plausible situation, with suspenseful pacing, fun, campy performances and a solid directing debut from Collin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, collectively known as The Vicious Brothers. That said, the follow-up picture, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 (currently enjoying a limited theatrical run in Canada), is more than a bit of a disappointment.
In conjunction with FEARnet’s "Complete EXORCIST Marathon" this Sunday,
we had a brief chat with the iconic Linda Blair about her legacy from THE EXORCIST and
beyond.
FATHER’S DAY was a breakout indie hit of
2012 and finally put the Winnipeg filmmaking collective Astron-6 on the map
after a long time in the trenches of YouTube shorts and experiments in self-released
DVDs. A gruesome grindhouse chronicle of a maniac cannibal rapist who only
targets fathers, and the ragtag bunch on a mission to end his grim legacy, the
film manages to not just entertain but also drive a message about the politics
of the rape-revenge genre.
There are only a few days left to catch the tale of the Blood Countess.
The latest killer clown on the block is the titular star of
STITCHES, and he’s set to yuck it up on disc in April. We got the exclusive
word on the bonus content to go with the cover art and release details.
Universal’s MAMA has become one of the first hits of 2013,
scoring the biggest box office for a supernatural film in a couple of years—so
naturally, the sequel talk is starting.
For a long time, there have been rumors
floating around that Tom Savini is an a**hole. When I was first in talks with
Tom to do a book, I’d mention that more than a few times I had heard fans say
things like, “I heard he is a jerk,” or “I was told he is an a**hole.” “I don’t
want to meet him, he’s a d*ck.” The funny thing is, pretty much all the people
who said such things had never met him. It was all what they “heard” from other
fans or read on boards. The rumor was rampant. I hadn’t talked to him much at
this point, but from all of our communication, he seemed completely nice and
civil. Then again, I was “working” with him; maybe he was just being nice? If I
was a fan approaching him, would things be different?
The sensual, exhilarating and dangerous is highlighted in the red band trailer for Xan Cassavetes' Eurohorror vampire throwback. 
The ghost hunting shenanigans of the four paranormal
detectives known as GHOSTBUSTERS perfectly melded humor and horror into an
iconic film still popular today as it was almost 30 years ago. It's little
wonder, then that the Ghostbusters has had such a huge marketing appeal,
ranging anywhere from toys to cartoons, and leaving a very permanent mark on
the comic market. The franchise has spent years floating from company to company
(even making a pit stop at Tokyopop for a manga do-over), but it has recently
planted its feet with industry bad boy IDW. THE NEW GHOSTBUSTERS picks up right
where the IDW GHOSTBUSTERS left off, this time sending our boys in gray
jumpsuits into a strange world possessed by the unknown.
Another
week, another finalist in our ongoing WEIRD WORDS 2 short fiction contest. This nightmarish little number comes to us
courtesy of author Ethan James Petty. It’s called…
NBC's released a look at the delicate working relationship between agent Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It sure doesn't look like the buddy cop antics we (I) were hoping. 
Australia based FANGORIA contributor Lee Gambin is following
up his terrific natural horror movie reference tome MASSACRED BY MOTHER NATURE
with a seriously ambitious project. Titled BLOOD AMONG THE STARS, Gambin and
co-writer Ryan Clark's work-in-progress charts the making of Brian De Palma's
classic and influential 1976 impression of Stephen King's first novel, CARRIE.
The 2011 found footage survivor flick GRAVE ENCOUNTERS was certainly a worthy entry in the shaky cam subgenre. Despite having some less than stellar CGI, the film felt real and put the characters in a fairly plausible situation, with suspenseful pacing, fun, campy performances and a solid directing debut from Collin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, collectively known as The Vicious Brothers. That said, the follow-up picture, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 (currently enjoying a limited theatrical run in Canada), is more than a bit of a disappointment.
In conjunction with FEARnet’s "Complete EXORCIST Marathon" this Sunday,
we had a brief chat with the iconic Linda Blair about her legacy from THE EXORCIST and
beyond.
FATHER’S DAY was a breakout indie hit of
2012 and finally put the Winnipeg filmmaking collective Astron-6 on the map
after a long time in the trenches of YouTube shorts and experiments in self-released
DVDs. A gruesome grindhouse chronicle of a maniac cannibal rapist who only
targets fathers, and the ragtag bunch on a mission to end his grim legacy, the
film manages to not just entertain but also drive a message about the politics
of the rape-revenge genre.