tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68619481549461090372019-12-15T05:09:36.033-05:00*Viewer Discretion Advised - A Home for Horror, Sci-Fi, Cult, and Exploitation FilmsDedicated to the movies your mother doesn't want you watching. Specializing in horror, sci-fi, action, cult, and exploitation films. Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comBlogger567125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-89355940952771533422019-09-22T09:27:00.001-04:002019-09-22T09:49:40.083-04:00The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of "IT: Chapter 2"
By: Heather Seebach
***Warning: The following contains major IT: Chapter 2 spoilers***
If you read my review of IT: Chapter 2, you already know that I have mixed feelings about the film. There are aspects of the film that really work, while others made me downright angry. To avoid spoilers, I had to be fairly vague about my gripes in that review, so I wanted to write about the specificHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-50552980118818122322019-09-18T14:03:00.000-04:002019-09-22T10:10:01.052-04:00Terror Tourism: The Gorehound's Playground (Fort Collins, Colorado)
By: Heather Seebach
My full-time job involves a lot of travelling. Every time I visit a new city, my first order of business is finding the best spots for a horror nerd like myself. Consequently, I have become pretty good at it! That is why I decided to start a recurring feature dedicated to those places: Terror Tourism! If you love horror, cult film, b-movies, etc. like me, and you Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-34062320990092816002019-09-12T18:09:00.002-04:002019-09-19T22:51:09.206-04:00Review: IT: Chapter 2
By: Heather Seebach
First, a little background information....
I was never a fan of the IT mini-series and could not give two shits about Pennywise. But two years ago, I fell head-over-heels in love with Andy Muschietti's IT. I saw it five times in the cinema and countless times since. My home is littered with Pennywise memorabilia. I scared small children on Halloween 2017 when I Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-11049562001692356912019-04-18T11:25:00.000-04:002019-04-18T11:48:21.122-04:00Review: The Curse of La Llorona
By: Heather Seebach
Last November, I visited Oaxaca, Mexico during Dia de los Muertos celebrations. During my time there, I heard one particular song over and over again: "La Llorona." It is based on a famous Latin American ghost story about "the weeping woman." The legend tells of a woman who, in a jealous rage, murdered her children to spite her cheating lover but then regretted what Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-20876458782043967162018-05-29T04:27:00.000-04:002018-06-01T14:35:35.582-04:00Review: 'Upgrade'
By: Heather Seebach
Fourteen years ago, Leigh Whannell was chained to a filthy bathroom floor with Cary Elwes in Saw but it paid off with a well-earned spot in horror's hall of fame. Since he and frequent collaborator James Wan went their separate ways (hopefully not forever), Leigh has been occasionally taking up the mantle of director. His latest endeavor as both writer and Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-72158961130394792182018-02-26T13:46:00.003-05:002019-09-19T22:52:58.332-04:00Review: Ash vs. Evil Dead - S3E1 - "Family"
By: Heather Seebach
**The following contains spoilers about S3E1**
When we last saw our deadite-slaying protagonists, they had gone back in time to save Pablo, banished evil to the netherworld, and celebrated with a hero's welcome from Elk Grove in an alternate timeline. As season 3 begins, Ash is content that he finished evil off for good and now owns a hardware store/sex toy Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-42226919005122834752017-10-05T23:35:00.000-04:002017-10-11T14:53:33.643-04:00The Fan Who Cried CGI: An Analysis of the Visual FX in 2017's "IT"
By: Heather Seebach
***Warning: The following contains spoilers about 2017's IT***
The modern era of horror films has brought with it a slew of irritating fans. I'm not referring to ALL of them but you know the ones - the keyboard warrior slinging insults in the YouTube comments section, or that hipster rolling his eyes at every genre movie made since 1990. Their catchphrases are "Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-5520926251649509332017-04-24T22:38:00.000-04:002019-09-19T22:51:32.499-04:00Review: 'Rupture'
By: Heather Seebach
Rupture is a film that asks the question: Can the human body transcend suffering to become something greater? I'm thinking no, as I sat through this tedious nonsense and frankly, I don't feel any different. What begins as a promising kidnapping thriller unravels into an illogical sci-fi mess riddled with plot holes, cheap visuals, and all-around silliness.
Renee Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-87061373007736922072017-04-18T02:00:00.002-04:002017-04-18T10:56:57.184-04:00Comic Book Review: 'Blood & Gourd' Issues 1 & 2
By: Heather Seebach
Most adult horror fans today grew up on fare like Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt, which were themselves inspired by EC Comics of the 1950s, so it is only natural that the inspirations should come full-circle. Indie web comic Blood & Gourd seeks to follow in the footprints of those groundbreaking horror comics while revisiting the humor and monstrous creations that Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-26762416678318677902017-04-11T02:01:00.002-04:002017-04-11T22:50:11.884-04:00Review: 'The Void'
By: Heather Seebach
Canadian filmmaking collective Astron-6 is best known for their throwback horror-comedies like Manborg and Father's Day but two of its members - Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski - have deviated from that schlock trend with their cosmic horror, The Void. This much-anticipated movie received nearly $83,000 in crowdfunding just to enhance its creature effects - andHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-69899609059212841252017-04-02T20:31:00.001-04:002017-04-03T20:54:51.263-04:00Review: 'Raw'
By: Heather Seebach
In conversation, the word "raw" tends to precede one of two words: meat and sexuality. So it is an apt title for Julia Ducournau's coming-of-age cannibal film that explores the connection between the carnal and the carnivorous. This French-Belgian movie garnered quite a reputation after a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, during which numerous Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-15810974301435149792017-03-18T12:37:00.003-04:002017-03-19T04:24:10.931-04:00Review: 'The Belko Experiment'
By: Heather Seebach
When watching the trailer for The Belko Experiment, many people said, "That kinda looks like Battle Royale!" For those unfamiliar, BR is a 2000 Japanese film about high school students who are put on an island wearing explosive collars and forced to fight to the death. Are they similar? Superficially, sure. Of course, many genre nerds also used that complaint against Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-45552041641175762212017-03-12T09:09:00.001-04:002017-03-12T09:25:35.637-04:00Review: 'Kong: Skull Island'
By: Heather Seebach
With seven previous films, Kong was not exactly begging for another incarnation; but with his lizard king counterpart getting the modern American treatment in Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, we knew the big ape couldn't be far behind. Much like that film, Kong: Skull Island was surprisingly entrusted to a relative newcomer, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Prior to helming Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-48510724050127195802016-12-06T01:09:00.001-05:002016-12-06T23:23:00.272-05:00Reviews: Ash vs. Evil Dead - "Trapped Inside", "Delusion", "Ashy Slashy" & "Home Again"
By: Heather Seebach
**Warning: The following contains spoilers**
Review: "Trapped Inside"
As you may have noticed, I fell a bit behind in my Ash vs. Evil Dead reviews, thanks to a very busy November, and boy did I pick a shitty time to take a hiatus! These last four episodes have been freaking great! After my last review ("Confinement") came "Trapped Inside" wherein Ash & co are Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-43051522387049237992016-11-01T21:33:00.001-04:002016-11-01T21:35:19.505-04:00Review: Ash vs. Evil Dead - "Confinement"
By: Heather Seebach
With the possessed Classic subdued and the Necronomicon cast into Hell, a celebratory Ash is ready to pack up and head back to his Jacksonville paradise but evil is not yet done with Elk Grove. So too are the police not yet done with Ash, who is swiftly arrested for murder. Meanwhile, the much-talked-about villain Baal finally makes his first appearance in the flesh - Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-62766276663464336632016-10-21T01:00:00.000-04:002016-10-21T01:03:29.112-04:00Review: Ash vs. Evil Dead - "D.U.I."
By: Heather Seebach
Picking up just moments after the shocking conclusion of episode 3, "D.U.I." wastes little time on tears and slips right back into disgusting, hilarious territory. Ash's beloved Delta 88 is still possessed and wreaking havoc on Elk Grove. While Ash searches for his metallic baby, Ruby is hunting down her own kids for fear they may find the Necronomicon first. MeanwhileHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-1467667737627935742016-10-15T11:50:00.003-04:002016-10-15T12:11:59.068-04:00Happy 35th Birthday to THE EVIL DEAD!
This very day, 35 years ago, the Michigan Mafia premiered their debut feature, Book of the Dead at the Redford Theater in Detroit. This little horror movie would, of course, later be known as The Evil Dead, one of the most revered and infamous films of all time.
That night at the Redford, the cast was in attendance along with crew members and friends such as Josh Becker, Ted Raimi, Tom Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-13299862561215717232016-10-14T22:10:00.000-04:002019-09-19T22:53:28.385-04:00Review: Ash vs. Evil Dead - "Last Call"
By: Heather Seebach
The Evil Dead franchise has only a few consistent staples that appear in every incarnation. Among them are Bruce Campbell, the Necronomicon, and Sam Raimi's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88, better known as The Classic. This episode of Ash vs. Evil Dead pays special attention to the yellow machine after it was stolen by some hoodlum teenagers in the last episode. As a fan ofHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-89470821772249606792016-10-13T10:47:00.000-04:002016-10-13T11:44:17.650-04:00Josh's Essential Halloween Viewing
By: Josh Bravo
If you’re reading this, you probably love Halloween as much as I do. It’s just the best - pumpkins everywhere; horror movies on basic cable; cool air (depending on where you live); autumnal colors (also depending on where you live); Spirit Halloween stores popping up; the costume and decoration section at big box stores; mini Snickers; those orange Oreos; haunted houses; Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-83437386775294488652016-10-08T14:10:00.000-04:002016-10-13T11:43:29.811-04:00The Sound of Vengeance: The Music of 'The Crow'
By: Tristan Collett
From the tribal, middle
eastern-inspired opening bars of Graeme Revell’s score, hovering over a
tapestry of burning buildings, it is clear that the soundscape of The Crow is
as integral to the character of the film as its visuals. However, along with
this orchestration, the nocturnal urban setting is perfectly complimented by a
carefully chosen rock soundtrack.
WhenHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-56831810616205165422016-10-03T23:11:00.001-04:002016-10-03T23:11:26.263-04:00The Incredible "Off The Wall" Sculptures of Brad Hill
Today, Los Angeles' own pop-culture art gallery Gallery1988 featured these unique and adorable little sculptures based on some of the best genre films! Created by Brad Hill, these figures are one-of-a-kind. So as you can probably imagine, they are not cheap - and most are already sold out - but you can still feast your eyes by checking out Hill's "Off The Wall" gallery right here on Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-34191784522956465322016-09-27T21:22:00.003-04:002016-09-27T21:39:47.149-04:00Review: 'Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 2'
By: Heather Seebach
Last year, the Michigan Mafia - that is, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Bruce Campbell - made all my deadite dreams come true when the long-awaited sequel in the Evil Dead franchise appeared in the form of a Starz television series (my review). After en epic first season full of guts, gore, and grooviness, here we are with another round! What follows is my review of the Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-65247587842553826372016-09-05T11:05:00.004-04:002016-09-05T11:11:38.533-04:00'Don't Breathe' and the Controversial "Turkey" Scene (SPOILERS)
By: Heather Seebach
**Warning: The following contains major spoilers about Don't Breathe**
**Warning #2: The following is a discussion about rape on film**
Fede Alvarez's thriller Don't Breathe dominated the box office this past week and garnered largely positive reviews from critics and filmgoers alike. There was, however, a moderate backlash against one particular sequence in theHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-92065812211402664422016-08-19T00:17:00.001-04:002016-08-19T00:17:32.538-04:00Review: 'Lights Out'
By: Heather Seebach
It is no wonder the horror genre is taken less seriously than most, as Hollywood churns out one half-assed horror film after another. Most are remakes or uninspired sequels, and they are plagued by tired jump scares and CGI ghosts with gaping maws. The genre has become so monotonous that the films making a sincere effort often go unseen amidst the garbage.
The bestHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861948154946109037.post-60550911211966315932016-08-13T12:05:00.001-04:002016-08-13T12:14:13.748-04:00Review: 'Suicide Squad' (spoilers)
By: Heather Seebach
**Warning: The following contains major spoilers. Read at your own risk**
While the entire internet seems to have devolved into a playground of proverbial toddlers pissing their diapers crying over DC vs Marvel, I genuinely welcome it all. More comic book movies is fine by me! It cannot be denied, however, that DC's output has been less than encouraging, and they Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782625291511852704noreply@blogger.com