One look at the cover and you wonder what kind of movie you are getting yourself into.

And to be fair, this is more along the lines of Undead or Alive, and less like a "scare you silly" horror movie.

The movie is about, as the cover says, a doll and a dummy.  And throughout the movie you have to wonder which is which.

Let me put it another way:  This movie is a cross between Clueless and Chucky.  It's about a girl and her brother and a ventriloquist dummy and their plans to move to Las Vegas to become the latest and greatest ventriloquist act.

Along the way they cross paths with, and generally murder, a lot of people including police and even a former TV star (I won't tell you who - you'll have to watch the movie to find out.

 

"After 5 years we decided it was time for a new direction" says House of Torment owner Daniel McCullough "so we started over from the ground up.  We demolished the old attraction 100% and built in its place an apocalyptic city."  Production crews have been building the new attraction since January of this year and the level of quality and attention to detail are impressive.  Customers will be taken though city streets, into and out of ransacked stores and infected apartments, and will even get to walk across toppled over buildings that have fallen into one another.  Experiencing the new House of Torment is equivalent to taking a stroll through such sets as New York City in Cloverfield or I am Legend, and London in 28 weeks later. 

 

Although McCullough declined to comment about the monsters or "cause" of the destruction in his newly built attraction one thing is certain, the scariest city in town resides in an unassuming building next to highland mall. 

 

The House of Torment Haunted House is located at 523 Highland Mall Blvd. across from Macy's.  The grand opening is September 19^th, 2008 and is open weekends thereafter from 7pm - 12am.  Tickets are $14 - $20 and can be purchased online.  Visit www.houseoftorment.com for more info.    

Mental_Floss blog has an interesting discussion on vampires.  They ask the question, which is your favorite - Lugosi or Lecter?  In other words, do you prefer the "traditional" vampire or one who could exist in real life?

So I thought I'd add this.  why does it have to be the cape wearing, shape-shifting-into-a-bat vampire or a homicidal maniac?  What about a person who helps people who is also coincidentally a vampire?

For those who don't know, the guy to the left is the lead character from the show Moonlight.  It's about a vampire who is also a private investigator.

Not only that, but he isn't really the type of vampire you typically see.  You know the type - the ones who come out at night and hunt unsuspecting prostitutes, transients or those who happen to be wandering through the unlit part of the city park at night.

Nope this one can tolerate some sun, drinks blood from plastic baggies and even lusts after a certain women.

So which do you prefer? Lugosi? Lecter? St. John?