Archive for May 2010
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Slashers Rule!
Who knew that all those years ago when I was writing about my adoration for slashers for a fanzine called Debaser that I would find myself the instigator of mass corruption. OK, that’s a complete exaggeration, but it is true that the editor, Ryan Orvis, was not only reading the stuff I was writing for [...]
R.I.P. Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery
All Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery stores in the US are going to close. Massive liquidations sales are due to start soon. This is really bad news for slasher and horror fans because these stores would carry extreme and uncut titles too controversial for family friendly Blockbuster. It’s also bad news for slasher and horror film [...]
Fright Night remake in the Works
Wow, the remakes news just keeps getting worse. Colin Farrell is set to play the lead vampire in Dreamworks new remake. That’s right, fear fans, one of the dullest actors in Hollywood is going to play Charley’s (Anton Yelchin) ”charismatic” vampire neighbor. Mr. Woodcock director Graig Gillespie is in charge of this trainwreck and Marti Noxon handled [...]
Slumber Party Massacre IV: It Runs In The Family (Faux Trailer)
Check this out, cats! The Dustin Ferguson-directed trailer so good, it WON’T be appearing on the doco Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres from the forthcoming SPM Special Edition DVDs from Shout Factory.
Choice Slasher Posters From 1978 (Halloween)-1984 (ANOES)
Posters help sell a movie. They catch the public’s eye and, if you’re the right target for what they’re selling, they should encourage you to buy that ticket. Though the art is somewhat dead today (too many Photoshopped pictures of teen stars, not enough design), there are still plenty of examples from the golden [...]
Nightmare remake a hit, 3D sequel already in the works
Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood is reporting the new A Nightmare on Elm Street made over $15 million on Friday and is on track to make $35 million over the weekend. Finke was informed this morning Warner Bros. is already working on a 3D sequel to capitalize on the revitalized franchise. Hopefully, the 3D will include [...]
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010): A mini review
The new Nightmare is much better than I expected despite a few flaws. First with the bad. The new Freddy make-up is awful and seems to change during the course of the film. Sometimes Freddy resembles the killer in Popcorn, other times he looks a lot like the rich villain in Hannibal. Jackie Earle Haley [...]
