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Our Lost Writer Deadmanwalkin Returns

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:47:53 +0100

I do not remember the exact time or date that I created this site but there is two things that took place right after that. I met two guys who knew alot more about the genre then me who contributed as time permitted to this site. Those two guys being Goon and deadmanwalkin.

Goon and I do our best to blog every single day but unfortunately Deadmanwalkin's life took up alot of his time and he had to leave our site. For the last few years Goon and I have been the lone gunmen giving you your daily fix of horror news but that never stopped us from wondering how Deadmanwalkin is doing.

So its with an assload of pleasure that I can say deadmanwalkin has come full circle and returned to the site. Alot of you will not know who he is but he is a genre expert and a super nice guy. Look for his news posts and please take a minute to welcome him back. I think I can say safely on behalf of Goon and myself, and the entire community we are damn happy to have him back!

Now its worth noting that although Deadmanwalkin says it was his personal and work responsibilities that took him away I personally believe he is the true life case that The 4th Kind is based on and hes some kind of alien. Fear him folks... fear him! Hes likely to jump out of your closet and drag you screaming into the dark to be probed!

The Corrupted Trailer Looks Promising

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:47:39 +0100

Avery one of our regular readers and news contributors sent in the trailer for a new indie horror film called The corrupted. Unfortunately the official site offers very little on the film so its a good thing we have a trailer you can watch.

It was shot on the fancy new RED cameras and honestly it looks like a pretty good film from the trailer. Watch and leave comments.

The 2009 New York City Horror Film Festival Line Up

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:31:13 +0100

The 2009 New York City Horror Film Festival today announced their 2009 feature film lineup that includes over fifty feature & short horror and sci-fi films not just from New York or The United States, but from numerous countries around the world that rang in subject matter from terrifying, to gory, and to hilarious.

”This year we received more entries than ever before and are thrilled by the high caliber of excellent films submitted for consideration to this year’s festival,” said Michael Hein, founder of The New York City Horror Film Festival. “The 2009 NYCHFF will prove to be one of the best years for the festival, as well as for film aficionados and horror fans.”

The festival’s 2009 feature film presentations are:

Must Love Death (Feature / Horror / Comedy) / Directed by Andreas Schaap Disappointed by love and suicidal, Norman arranges to meet a group of like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting the alleged suicides packed goes very wrong and hilarity and blood start to flow freely.
Sweatshop (Feature / Horror) / Directed by Stacy Davidson
A group of rave promoters decide to throw a party in an enormous vacant factory... But when the oversexed friends throw back a few drinks and begin setting up, they soon realize, a beastly all-seeing presence resides in this enormous place, and it drags a mammoth, inhuman weapon that serves only one purpose: to end the lives of anyone who trespasses here.
The Revenant (Feature / Horror / Comedy) / Directed by D. Kerry Prior
Officer First Class Bart Gregory is killed while fighting in Middle East. His body is shipped back to the United States and laid to rest, but before the lid can be put on his tomb, Bart inexplicably awakens in his coffin and climbs from his grave; A Vampire? A Zombie? No…..A Revenant! Now, this average guy must feed on human blood or rot away.
Nosferatu; Orlok The Vampire in 3D!! (Feature / Retrospective) / Directed by F.W. Murnau This classic 1921 silent film Directed by F.W. Murnau and staring the immortal Max Shriek as Count Orlok is reborn completely restored, remastered and brought back to life in gorgeous 3D. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for film fans to see one of the greatest and one most recognizable classic silent horror films in 3D on the big screen!
Maidenhead (Feature / Horror / Art House) / Directed by Jim Spanos Poor Martin doesn’t have much of a life. He doesn’t have a girlfriend, he hasn’t been sleeping well, and he still lives at home... with his father, who is an obnoxious, bloodthirsty monster strapped to a bed. Did we mention he isn’t sleeping well? Martin (AJ Bowen of House of the Devil and The Signal) spends his days going numbly about the business of tending to his Dad’s grisly needs. Every day is just like the last, until Martin meets an innocent church-going girl named Meredith, who gives him hope of something more. But what about Dad?
The Shadow Within (Feature / Horror / Ghost) / Directed by Silvana Zancolo In a gloomy and sinister atmosphere, little Maurice Dumont can’t escape his infernal reality. Dominated by an inhuman mother who rejects him, an absent father and the ghost of his brother who refuses to die. In a claustrophobic overwhelming environment, obsessed by dead and living presences, Maurice seems to have no way out, as death silently creeps into his old gothic house. Maniac (Feature / Retrospective & Achievement Award) / Directed by William Lusti This 1980 grindhouse classic is back on the big screen! Maniac stars Joe Spinell as the deranged Frank Zito. Frank is an embittered loser who talks to himself and his dead mother, stalks a pretty model (legend Caroline Munro), and spends his spare time brutally murdering and scalping women. A pristine 35 mm print will screen as part of this Lifetime Achievement Award program dedicated to Director / Producer William Lustig.
Cornered (Feature / Horror) / Directed by Daniel Maze A serial killer is stalking the gritty streets of Los Angeles, but that doesn’t stop the crew at a local convenience store from their weekly poker game. Now, trapped inside the store with a deranged killer the group must fight to make it though the night alive. The film stars Steve Guttenberg, James Duval and the hysterical Ellia English.
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (Feature / Horror) / Directed by Frank Sabatella Long Island, 1978: A young girl named Mary Mattock gruesomely murders her family and is locked away at the notorious Kings Park Psychiatric Center. Ten years later Mary escapes, leaving a grizzly wake of bodies and blood. Gunned down by the police, Mary meets her own demise outside the sanitarium walls. This incident gave birth to the legend of Mary Hatchet’s walking ghost and the mischievous night named in honor of her death, BLOOD NIGHT! Starring genre favorites Bill Moseley and Danielle Harris, Blood Night puts a neck-breaking spin on the gory and gut wrenching slasher films of the 80’s

Jessica Alba Naked Video From Killer Inside Me

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:01:16 +0100

The things that come my way. Below is a video for Jessica Albas new film Killer Inside Me where she gets a spanking and some rough sex. This video is without a doubt NSFW and it features a semi-naked Jessica Alba getting a spanky.

The Killer Inside Me" concerns a deputy sheriff in a West Texas town whose kind Everyman demeanor masks his true dark self. He is slowly revealed as a psychotic killer.

Twilight Star Naked Photos for PETA

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:23:00 +0100

Twilight Star Christian Serratos is doing a campaign for PETA and capitalizing on her 5minutes of fame in Twilight by posting semi-nude for Peta. Checkout the photo below courtesy of PETA and click on it for more over at the PETA site. Christian plays Amanda in all three of the Twilight films and no doubt these photos will help PETA and Twilight!

Have you Joined our Facebook Army Yet?

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:19 +0100

Have you joined our Facebook Army yet? We have a facebook fan page and you are cordially invited to join it and run rampant! By joining our facebook page you will be entered into an exclusive group that gets a whole lot of nothing. Seriously... you will not get laid, you wont find a pretty lady or man ( well ok you might ) and you wont meet famous people.

But you will be able to interact with us and other facebookers on our fan page. Join us.. or die... err I mean please!

Spielbergs Oldboy Remake Dead

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:22:12 +0100

Ah well it seems that the Oldboy remake is very much dead in the water. latino review is reporting that Dreamworks was not able to come to terms with Mandate who own the rights. The film was supposed to star Will Smith and be developed by Steven Spielberg. Oldboy is an awesome movie and one a remake might not do justice... but its also one remake I really wanted to see.

A redo of Oldboy with an R rating could have been a fun thrill ride. But in fairness I am a Will Smith fan and a Spielberg fan and I am sure you are not all in that boat. Saddened by this news? sound off.

30 Days of Night Movie Sequel First Photo

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46:31 +0100

Below from the handsome fellers at AICN comes the first photo from the 30 Days of Night movie sequel titled Dark Days. The photo shows the star Kiele Sanchez who plays Stella. She replaced Melissa George.

In the seuqel it’s been a year since the Alaskan town of Barrow’s population was decimated by vampires during its annual month long sunset. Riddled with grief over the death of her husband, bound by nightmares and void of all emotions beyond hate and sorrow, Stella (Sanchez) has spent the past months traveling the world, trying to convince others that vampires exist.

Met with skepticism and laughter, Stella is ready to throw in the towel when a group of lost souls (Coiro, Baird and Perrineau) offers an incredible opportunity: the chance to exact revenge upon Lilith (Kirshner), the vampire queen responsible for the assault on her sleepy Alaskan town. With nothing remaining to live for, and nothing left to fear, Stella joins their mission and ventures into the uncharted underbelly of Los Angeles where she pushes herself to the most extreme limits to stop the evil from striking again.

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Arrives For All XBOX Users Tomorrow

Meh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:09 +0100

The Left 4 Dead 2 demo access is due to be extended to all Xbox LIVE Xbox LIVE Silver Members early tomorrow morning.

The Left 4 Dead 2 demo -- already available for all PC gamers and Xbox LIVE Gold Members -- features gameplay taken from "The Parish" campaign, set in the New Orleans French Quarter. Playable by 1 to 4 players over local or Internet connections on both the Xbox 360 and PC (with two-player split screen available on the Xbox 360), the demo features all the new boss infected zombies and many of the new melee weapons included in the full product.

Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles. Set for release on November 17, the title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaws, frying pans, axes, baseball bats, and more.

With the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.

Adding new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original, featuring more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, new Survival maps, and the new competitive game mode, Scavenge, all available at launch.

More Cast Hop On Board For Black Swan

Goon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:57:02 +0100

It has been quite some time since I have seen a film that I thought could be considered "Dario Argento-esque" but if there is one it has to be Black Swan. The film is being helmed by Darren Aronofsky with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis already attached.

Today some more casting news has come to light. According to Slash Film, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey have all been added. Ryder will play Beth, Nina’s “sorta friend” who has been the school’s running lead in all the productions, but who is nearing the end of her career. All the dancers are aiming to take her place as Odette, the Swan Queen, in the next big ballet: Swan Lake. Cassel will be playing the ”handsome but sinister Yevna,” the director of the new stage production and Hershey will play Nina’s mother.

"Black Swan" centers on a veteran ballerina (Portman) who finds herself locked in a competitive situation with a rival dancer, with the stakes and twists increasing as the dancers approach a big performance. But it's unclear whether the rival is a supernatural apparition or if the protagonist is simply having delusions.

David Fincher Directing Peter Proud Remake

Goon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:46:54 +0100

For the first time since Seven David Fincher will be teaming up with scribe Andrew Kevin Walker for a remake of The Reincarnation of Peter Proud. The original film was based off of a novel written by Max Enrlich in 1975. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson and starred Margot Kidder and Michael Sarrazin.

"Proud" centers on a college professor who begins having recurring dreams and nightmares and, realizing they are images of a past life, decides to search out the source of the visions. With his girlfriend in tow, he discovers a woman and her grown-up daughter who are keys to his past life.

The creative team according to THR will be going back to the source material for the remake. So it will be more of a reinterpatation of the novel rather than a remake of the film. No word on will filming will take place so keep it here for more.

Triangle DVD Details and Art

Goon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:07:04 +0100

Triangle was a film that we covered a little bit here but it didn't get very much hype surrounding it. Today DVD Active got word that First Look Studios would be releasing the film on February 2nd, 2010 on DVD ($28.98) and BluRay ($29.98). So far all that has been revealed as special features is some cast and crew interviews.

Check out the artwork below..

Hatchet 2 Teaser Art Online Now

Goon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:58:12 +0100

Just last month I watched Hatchet again for the first time in a long time and it reminded of what a great flick it really was. It's not completely serious and just a fun little slasher flick. Thankfully it looks like the sequel will be finally getting itself together this year. However you may remember the Halloween release date that was late by about a year. So lets hope this really does get going soon. Check out the image below that surfaced on the Hatchet Official MySpace page.

Original Toolbox Murders on Bluray

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:07 +0100

I do not understand the need to release classic horror on Bluray since its not exactly designed for the format. I am no HD guru so those of you who are can chime in but what is the logic of taking a classic horror film and releasing it in HD format?

No word on what other goodies this one will feature but for me its a pass. At least until one of you can talk me into what the big deal is over having it on Bluray. It will be released on Bluray January 26th 2010.

The Toolbox Murders [Blu-ray]
On DVD January 26, 2010 In a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree, savagely murdering ‘immoral’ women with the tools of his trade -- claw hammers, power drills...

70% Approval
(Based on 2 Reviews, Write one )

Terminator Salvation Directors Cut

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:16:08 +0100

A directors cut version of Terminator Salvation is coming to Bluray on December 1st. It begs the question what new things will the directors cut feature? I doubt a directors cut can redeem the films failures for me but I would rather buy it then the theatrical release.

I would imagine it features an alternate ending since we all know there is another ending out there that has one hell of a twist to it ( whether it was shot or not we do not know ). Clearly the directors cut will also feature the Moon Bloodgood Topless scene but what else will be on it? Unknown my friends.. unknown.

Terminator Salvation (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
On DVD December 01, 2009 The highly anticipated new installment of “The Terminator” film franchise is set in post-apocalyptic 2018. John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its ...

73.33% Approval
(Based on 12 Reviews, Write one )

Twilight Parody SNL Style

thegoldensimatar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:20 +0100

Well, today has been a busy day for the Twilight fans on the site with two new clips for the second film in the franchise New Moon. And as the days get closer to the big day, we'll be seeing a lot more clips and news popping up. As well as parodies. Already there are a great number of Twilight parodies online, from being reenacted by bunnies to some that are gleefully perverted. However, SNL's Firelight I think is probably the best of all the parodies.

Saturday Night Live substituted sparklpires for Frankenstein's monsters and with host Taylor Swift playing the Bella character, its probably the funniest parody of the franchise that has come out. I could crack jokes about Swift showing more emotion in two minutes than Kristen Stewart did the entire movie or how Bill Hader perfectly mimicked the lack of emotion of Robert Pattinson. But that'd be a bit too easy. Anyway, I think the clip should speak for itself. With jokes aside, The Twilight Saga: New Moon will hit theaters on November 20.

Horror Remakes, Throwbacks and Thoughts

innspecter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:47:38 +0100

We’re going to talk about remakes today. And we’ll probably also segue a bit into the ‘80’s aesthetic that has seen a resurgence lately. I want to talk about remakes because, very plainly, The Wolfman with Benicio del Toro looks fucking awesome. I really like everything I saw in the trailers (with the exception of the reclining lady statue that turns her head and looks like she’s made of butter, not stone), but it is just that: a remake. How do I deal with that after reading and writing about the categorical shittiness of all remakes?

There are exceptions to every rule I guess, and more often than not a remake is an absolutely terrible idea, but I guess if the story has enough originality, and the visual presentation proves itself relevant, then a remake isn’t such a bad thing. It could just be the passage of time between the original and the remake that helps a remake’s perceived quality too. Ocean’s 11 is a remake, and the original one is boring as hell, so the new one is an improvement. Ringu was great on its own, and there really wasn’t a need for a remake, although I enjoy Verbinski’s version. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre got remade, and it was good. I liked R. Lee Ermy, and I liked the violence in the film too. Does it beat out the Tobe Hooper’s film? Not one bit, but neither does it negate the existence of the classic original.

Even if a movie comes out that has an original story, let’s pick on House of the Devil for instance, it might still fall into remake territory because it is mimicking a feel and time period. House of the Devil is a throwback to the ‘80’s type of horror/thriller. It’s really good, and everyone should go see it as soon as they can, but it invokes a time for horror movies that no longer exists. It’s remaking the sensation of going to the theater and watching a movie in the height of the slasher era. (Why does my computer spell-check “slasher” as wrong? That word belongs in every dictionary! Sorry for the digression.)

But no one harps on Ti West for making a remake, because the story is original and it’s not remade from an earlier film. Homage, remake, throwback, these words are pretty closely linked and the only thing that separates them is the quality of the film in question. A lot of people have been trying to cash in with on this throwback style. Rob Zombie is an obvious example. Say what you will about the final product he churns out, but as I’ve written before, I like his visual style. It’s over the top, but that’s not a degrading factor to me. It’s got his stamp all over it, and I enjoy seeing how he puts his frames together. But Zombie’s problem is story and therefore his films suffer.

Other movies just don’t follow through enough. A poster is like a book cover, and you should never judge a book by its cover. Perkins 14 had a really cool poster that looked like it was hand-painted from the ‘70’s. Unfortunately, Perkins 14 was not a good movie. They just didn’t take their quality craftsmanship from the poster and follow it through to the end of the film. (Please don’t post about how posters are made after the completion of a film…I’m just speaking in terms of how a film is received by its audience. In that case, the poster comes first.)

I like the throwback aesthetic that some horror movies are getting these days, and I find myself wishing that more films were made in that vein. But that makes me a hypocrite because when someone does a shitty remake, my stance becomes “Just go watch the original”. Maybe I should just watch more original ‘80’s horror and stop wishing that new movies were made in an older style. It’s the difference between House of the Devil and The Wolfman remake. The Wolfman is shot and made in a contemporary style, and so it appropriately updates the original. House of the Devil is shot to look as if it was 20 years old. In that way it’s more of an experiment in film technique. But it’s fun to see an older style incorporated into a new story just the same. Maybe the moral is to just ease up a bit, remake or not, throwback or not, a movie should just be judged on its own merits. A piece of shit film is just that, no matter where it came from or what it was inspired by.

New Horror Comedy, Dahmer vs Gacy

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:49 +0100

Yeah you read that right.. there is a new horror comedy Dahmer vs Gacy. Angry Baby Monkey Pictures has finally released the first previews of its latest horror/comedy: Dahmer v Gacy. The film stars indie king Ford Austin (who also directed) as Jeffery Dahmer and slasher film veteran Randal Malone as John Wayne Gacy. The film also features Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager, Benson), Art LaFleuer (probably best known now as “tooth fairy” in the Santa Clause series), and the erstwhile Harland Williams, as God. Heavy Metal fans will also recognize Steven Adler, of Guns n Roses fame.

The film’s plot revolves around a government plot gone awry: The DNA of serial killers is being kept on a secret base, in order to create the perfect killing machine. After cloning Dahmer and Gacy, scientists unwittingly allow them to escape; thereby creating a wacky killing spree that ends up with its own fan base.

The film is scheduled for release on December 31, but the producers have been very secretive about releasing any data. Until now: The trailers, which are available on You Tube, are already getting rave reviews from horror blog sites. Bloggers are using words like “kickass” and “tasteless” to describe what promises to be the first indie horror/comedy hit of 2010.

Dahmer v Gacy, filmed in the style of the ’60 ‘s grind house films, is the first of five grind house films to be released by Angry Baby Monkey Pictures.

Horror Films, Projecting Your Fears

PoppaScotch — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:27 +0100

The popularity of horror films has never waned since their inception in the early 1900s. Other genres of movies have seen their times come and go including the 1940s boom of the musicals, the exploitation films of the 70s, and even the Vietnam films of the mid to late 80’s. These genres rise and fall over and over again throughout our cultural landscape leaving only the classics behind after each surge in popularity. But horror, is another demon altogether (see what I did there? Guffaw!). Scary movies have always found an audience no matter what the culture at the time has been going through. So what am I going to ramble about this time? It’s called projection. It’s the movie reflecting back on us a certain fear or anxiety prevalent with the people (society). And it’s the reason you react to horror movies the way you do.

The best examples that I can give you are two very different horror movies. The first, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) is an obvious metaphor for the looming threat of absorption via communism on the American people. The second example would be the classic Godzilla (1954) where as the physical manifestation of the monster (via nuclear tests) is a metaphor for the destruction and devastation of Japan from two different nuclear bombs during World War II. Now the reason I bring these up, aside from them being about as subtle as punching someone in the face, is that they are the perfect embodiment of how a culture’s fears are reinterpreted cleverly and reflected back onto its audience.

Now what must be taken into account is the fact that not everyone in the world was under threat of a communist takeover or recovering emotionally from such a horrific event. Therefore not every human being on the planet had these feelings going into their viewing of each of the films. So therefore, not everyone was affected by these films on the same level, or even not at all. The logical conclusion that I’m getting to (I swear there is a point here) is that the films aren’t scary to everyone.

This is a glaring reason why different people are afraid of different things. The is why you may see the original Friday the 13^th as a white knuckle thrill-ride while a seasoned horror veteran may look at it as a classic, yet tame horror film. There’s nothing wrong with this. It’s all perception. It depends on what you have been exposed to in your life (such as a boat load of much more intense horror films) and how you have handled and interpreted it. It doesn’t mean one person is more hard core or badass because they didn’t get scared, it just means that they aren’t scared of that.

So Poppascotch, what are you getting to, you may be asking yourself as you read something that sounds a lot like rambling, but with some kind of weird obtuse pertinence (you’ve also turned into a cliché narrative device somehow). Well again, we go back to that term projection. What most people don’t realize is that a large part of the horror experience has nothing to do with the movie itself. It’s all about you the viewer. The viewer is the one who reacts either negatively or positively to a film based on their personal likes and dislikes. Aside from that important fact there are a number of ways that you can identify with a film. This is of course important because if you don’t identify with at least something in the film, chances are you won’t enjoy it or get anything out of it. So now you are probably wondering what you can do to identify with the movie? I’ll help.

The first thing that you want to do is throw away every preconception that you have with the horror movie you are about to witness. Toss aside all the hype, the recommendations from friends, and whatever the trailer told you. Those were all meant to get the movie in front of you which has worked at this point. I know this is extremely hard, especially when we are constantly bombarded with advertising and reviews but you have to try. You’ll enjoy the movie much more because it’s no longer about anyone else. It’s about you and how you are going to react to it. This is because horror is extremely personal.

To me, a movie is successful when I can get at least one good thing from it. Maybe I will never see it again, but at least for that moment, I liked a certain shot or a certain way an actor delivered a line. It makes me feel as if I hadn’t spent the last few hours of my life in vain. So what I want you to do, as an exercise, it go to your local video store or netflix and pick out a movie in the horror section that you know absolutely nothing about. Rent something that you have never heard of or even heard someone else mention. Maybe you’ll be surprised; maybe the movie will be just as bad as you thought it would be. Either way there is no harm in trying. In the end, who knows maybe you’ll mind a film that every critic in the country hated, but you loved because it successfully projected something out to you that you could connect with. When a film can subtly portray that kind of projection out as if it were aimed solely at you, it’s no longer the filmmaker’s story… it’s yours.

Horror Movie Box Office Report, November 8th

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:34:35 +0100

Lots of horror movies playing in the box office this weekend so its time to have a look and see what is making the bling and what is not. The Fourth Kind opened into theaters and has brought in $13million.

The Box starring Cameron Diaz has raked in $8million and Paranormal Activity continues to stomp a mud hole in the competition bringing in $97.4million in total over the last 7 weeks of semi-wide release. Below are the fan ratings for each film and as always feel free to submit your own reviews!

Paranormal Activity
After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban “starter” tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most acti...

83.85% Approval
(Based on 13 Reviews, Write one )

The Box
What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars...but simultaneously take the life of someone you don't know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences? The year is...

0% Approval
(Based on 0 Reviews, Write one )

The Fourth Kind
The 4th Kind is a fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal c...

85% Approval
(Based on 4 Reviews, Write one )

New Moon Never Hurt You Twilight TV Spot

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:25:43 +0100

Like I said 5minutes ago.. the New Moon Madness is going strong. Fresh off of the new Volturi video we were sent by the studio we now have a brand new TV spot for the film titled 'Never Hurt You'.

I did not watch the first Twilight film as its not my cup of tea but will admit that New Moon does seem to have raised the bar. Checkout the new TV spot below.

Meet the Volturi New Moon Video

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:24:01 +0100

New Moon buzz is going rampant right now as the film gets ready to explode into theaters November 20th. Below from the studio comes a brand new making of video for NEW MOON which introduces us to the Volturi. Its a great video especially for fans who may not have read the books and want to learn more about the vampire clan known as the Volturi.

Watch the video below.

Living Dead Dolls Presents Freddy Krueger

Meh — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:02 +0100

Shawn one of our Facebook Fanpage Clan Members posted about a cool new Freddy doll. Living Dead Dolls Presents Freddy Krueger: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 The infamous maniac from the NEW 2010 A Nightmare On Elm Street returns.

Dressed in his trademark striped sweater, the terror of Elm Street comes with a removable hat and his newly redesigned lethal glove. Freddy Krueger comes packaged in a collector friendly fifth panel window box. Available April 2010

REVIEW: The Butcher (2009)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:58:10 +0100

Tartan's Asia Extreme label has been resurrected, thanks to Palisades Media Group, and one of the first new releases on DVD is South Korean director Kim Jinwon's The Butcher. If you thought that films like Hostel and the entire Saw series - films largely seen as the progenitors of the current 'torture porn' trend in the horror genre - were full of gratuitous violence, you ain't seen nothing yet. At least those films had plots to go along with their gratuitous violence. The Butcher is basically 75 minutes of nothing but utra-violence, held together by a promising concept that unfortunately goes nowhere new.

The whole premise of The Butcher is that it's presented as if it's a snuff film, with POV cameras mounted on the heads of the victims, and some cuts to the camera being manned by the film's "director". As the film opens, we see four people bound and gagged on the floor of an old slaughterhouse as two members of the "crew" discuss what they are about to film. From there, it's pure violence and gore, as two of the victims are quickly dispatched off-camera - we get to witness this from the perspective of the two remaining stars of the snuff film, a married couple. This is probably the best scene of the film, as it easily conveys the fear and shock of the victims through camera movements and the couple's panicked cries. Once the pig-masked killer enters the picture, though, it's all downhill. The "director" plays mind games with the husband, offering him the opportunity to go free if he can come up with an inventive way to murder his wife. Surely these mind games and other little things were meant by Kim to portray the depravity of not only the killers, but of the victims as well. You can see where Kim was going with this and The Butcher could have been an interesting statement on the times we live in, but come on, it's an extremely bloody and violent film that didn't need to be that extreme to convey its point.

It would seem that horror fiends and gorehounds would have plenty to revel in with The Butcher, and the effects are actually pretty well done for a film that was written, produced, edited, mixed, and directed by the same person. The lighting is appropriately dark and gloomy, and the color palette is mostly shades of grey with a lot of red, making the blood stand out more on the screen. But in reality, it's difficult to understand why The Butcher was billed as being too brutal and shocking to be released in its own country. There really isn't anything more shocking than the aforementioned Hostel and Saw. Perhaps it's the nature of the film itself, with it being a supposed snuff film and all. But what puts it over the top is quite possibly the sound: chainsaws buzzing in the other room, the 'squelch' of an eyeball being popped out of its socket, and especially the fear and panic heard in the cries of the victims. The acting was actually rather impressive, at least by the victims. But when there's no story or character development to go along with it, the film falls flat.

The DVD is presented in a well-done 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, with competent Dolby 2.0 Stereo sound. As far as special features are concerned, there's really not much of worth:
There's an Alternate Ending that was better left out, as it would have been the only scene to not stick to the "snuff" concept. Besides that and the original theatrical trailer, though, all we get is a behind-the-scenes photo gallery and a montage of storyboard sketches that map out the entire film. Realy nothing to write home about.

Final Thoughts: If you squint hard enough, you could kind of see where Kim Jinwon was headed with this idea, but the lack of any character development and any real semblance of a plot doesn't help. Sure, the concept of The Butcher means that there really can't be any character development or even much of a plot, and it's actualy a decent film if you can recognize that, but most people will not be able to get past the ultra-violence to be able to see that point. Strictly for gorehounds, and possibly some art-house film buffs, but that's about it.

Originally reviewed at www.ioncinema.com