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09-30-08 A WEEKEND OF UPS AND DOWNS
We are just coming off of a full weekend, and have the Cinema
Wasteland show coming up this weekend, so we don't have much of an update this
week. But we wanted to post something to let you know that we are still
alive and well....for the most part. But more on that later.
This last weekend, we set up at the Chicago Horror Film
Festival. To be honest, we were not expecting much. We had gone to
one of these many years ago, when it was held at another theater and it was
terrible. We were always missing the more recent ones since they always
happened on the same weekend as the Wasteland shows. So this year, it was
a week earlier, and we decided to give it a try. We always like to promote
the local festivals anyway, so we figured this would be a good way to do just
that.
So I was pleasantly surprised to find out the show has grown
immensely since the last time I attended one. Both Kenzie and Jason, who
run the festival, seemed
to be working their butts off, making sure that everyone was having a good time
and that things were working as planned. It was also nice to see a lot of
the usual Chicago horror crowd coming out to support this event. We didn't
really get the chance to watch any of the films, but did sneak in a few minutes
of Midnight Movie on Saturday night. While it looks like an 80's slasher
film, it at least seemed to be well made and had a different twist to it.
Tiffany Shepis arrived on Friday night and was a real
sweetheart. She sat and signed FREE autographs for fans, as well as just
hanging out and chatting with everyone. She is so down to earth and always
happy to mingle with her fans. It's really nice to see that for a change,
then a celeb that just want to rape you out of your money. But I can't say
enough about Tiffany for coming to this little festival and really doing her
part, like with the contests she was help judging. She was just great.
Svengoolie was there on Saturday, and was also signing FREE
autographs. For being at so many shows where those are becoming a rarity,
it's great to see that some celebs remember what the whole point is about.
The other great part about the weekend was that our table was next to the fine
folks of Chicago's own WildClaw Theatre. They were there spreading the
word of bringing good old fashion horror to the stage. This upcoming
Monday at the Music Box Theatre, they will be presenting their latest endeavor,
Deathscribe: Ten Minutes of Terror Radio Play Festival. Charley Sherman,
artistic director and Anne Adams, casting director, and then on Sunday Allison
Greaves, the costume mistress and makeup artist, kept me busy most of the
weekend talking about horror. Not that it's that hard...just put a quarter
in me....But it's always great to find other like minded fans of the genre, no
matter how big or small of a fan they are, as long as they have that spark.
So over the two days, we covered many great topics, from Lovecraft, to Guillermo
del Toro, to Clive Barker, and even to Ed Gein and the film Deranged
(which I'm still waiting to hear what they thought of it). Thanks guys.
You made the weekend even more entertaining.
But back to business. If you haven't heard of WildClaw
Theatre then first of all, check out their website
HERE. Then
make plans to attend their Deathscribe Festival next Monday night. They
have a great night of entertainment lined up. They are presenting 5 radio
plays performed by the WildClaw group, accompanied by live foley artists (the
guys that make the sounds in movies, and radio in the old days). There
will be a panel of local Chicago celebs as the judges of the contest.
Start your Halloween season off right with some old fashion audio horror.
If you've never experienced something like this, now is your chance.
If we survive the Cinema Wasteland show, we are hoping to
make it out to it ourselves.
Those were the up parts. The first down part came
when I was unloading our van Saturday morning to get set up. Once again, I
managed to pull a muscle in my back, pinched a nerve, or did something that made
it extremely painful to bend down. I seemed to do this about every 6
months or so. I was find standing or sitting. It was just getting to
those positions was where the real bitch was. We still planned on coming
out for the last day, but by the time it came to head into the city, my back was
hurting too much to even try it. So my apologies to Jason and Kenzie, but
we did have a good time the two days we were there. And keep up the great
work.
On Saturday, before heading into the city for the festival, we went to the Ray Courts Hollywood Charity Show for Under Paid
& Out-of-Work Actors.
They had Leslie Nielsen on the guest list and I wouldn't have minded adding his
autograph to my Creepshow poster. But I had figured that he was
going to be charging a nice hefty fee. And I was right. To buy one
of his photos to have signed, it was $20. To have a photo that you brought
signed, that was $20. To have a poster, action figure or toy or any other
kind of memorabilia signed, that was $30. And the best part was that if
you wanted to have your picture taken with Mr. Nelson, with your camera, that
was another $20.
 First of all, I feel so bad that Mr. Nielsen is doing so
poorly financially and needs money so badly that he has to charge $20 to the
fans that gave him his career just to have their picture taken with him.
Of course, we all understand that they charge this money since people are just
going to sell it on eBay anyway. I know I've been trying to find a photo
of Mr. Nielsen standing with some stranger on eBay for years, but am always
getting outbid. And thank heavens that there was a nice guy that was
willing to give up his weekend and spend his time sitting at the table with Mr.
Nielsen to help collect all that money coming in. Since I'm sure he was
doing that out of the kindest of his heart, and not because he was getting a
percentage of that money. I mean, after all if that was the case, those
types of people could be telling the celeb to charge even more money, so their
percent they get is even higher. Good thing that's not the way it is.
So needless to say, we left that show with our Creepshow
poster never leaving manila envelope that it was in. And I must say that I
was pretty proud of myself for not giving in to it either. I'm sorry, but
his signature, as well as any other celeb out there, is not worth my $30.
I'm sure $30 isn't that much to these guys who are making that millions of
dollars for their movies. But to us normal folks, that $30 is a lot, and
doesn't even cover a tank of gas these days. So I think I'll be saving
that cash for something worth while. And hopefully, just hopefully, more
people will start doing the same thing. And then it can get back to the
old days when celebs were just happy that they have fans.
Hope to see you at the Wasteland....
 09-23-08 CLIVE BARKER TO GET MASSACRED!
Rusty Nails, Promoter Extraordinaire, has just
announced that Clive Barker will be a special guest at this year's Music Box
Massacre, taking place on October 25th. More all the gory details, just
click HERE!
They haven't listed him as a guest on the page yet, but it has been announced in
the bulletins.
09-22-08 FUN NIGHT AT THE DRIVE-IN
For those who didn't make it out to the
Midway Drive-in
on Saturday for the Dusk To Dawn show, you missed a hell of a time. I
can't tell you how cool it was to see classic films on the drive-in screen like
the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I Drink Your Blood.
Great stuff. And I was also blown away by Midnight Meat Train as
well. We missed bits and pieces here and there due to working our table,
but from what I seen, it's definitely worth checking out when it hits video, or
if you get a chance to see it on the big screen.
It was great to see a bunch of horror fans out there for a
night of fun. And as always, we had a blast having the chance to talk to
them, quiz them on their favorite movies for some free posters, and just being
able to give them a chance to talk about horror movies. Can't go wrong
there, can you? Plus, having an awesome snack bar right behind us made
even better. I lost count on how many corn dogs I put away during the
night. Life is good.
And as always, major kudos out to Mike and Mia and the
Flashback
crew for keeping events like this going. In the age of blu-ray and DVD
technology, it's nice to see someone working hard to keep something like the
Drive-in alive and well.
 BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR
We recently stumbled upon this book and have been having a
blast with it ever since. This really is a must for all horror fans out
there. If you're not familiar with the Book of Lists, they started out in
the late 70's and really just consisted of a bunch of different lists. For
this new one, made by horror fans, for horror fans, gives us lists like Tony
Timpone's Ten Movies I Wish I Never Put On The Cover of Fangoria, or Eli Roth's
Top Ten Nastiest Horror Movie Genital Mutilations, or maybe Richard Stanley's
Ten Favorite Italian Horror Movies. This is the kind of stuff I'm talking
about. They got tons of people in the business that are fans of the genre
to come up with a special kind of list. Plus, it's not just about movies,
but also horror fiction as well. Not only is it great reading, damn
entertaining, but it also might make you aware of a movie that you now will have
to add to your viewing list.
The retail of this book is only $14.95, and is worth every
penny. Seek it out. You will enjoy.
MOTHER OF TEARS REVIEW
We have posted our review of Argento's final entry in his
Three Mothers trilogy that he started over 30 years ago with Suspiria.
So click on over to our Reviews section and check out
all the details.
 DEATHSCRIBE:
TEN MINUTES OF TERROR RADIO PLAY FESTIVAL
WildClaw Theatre, Chicago's own Horror Theatre company, is
putting on their first annual Deathscribe: Ten Minutes of Terror Radio Play
Festival, on Monday October 6th, at the
Music Box Theatre.
This is not only a great idea, but a unique one to give horror fans a taste of
yesteryear, when the radio was all you had. They are presenting and
evening of spine-tingling original radio dramas, performed by renowned Chicago
actors and foley artists, with special guests, a live band, and all at the
amazing Music Box Theatre.
For more information about this event, as well as news about
WildClaw's next stage project, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams in
the Witch House" in November, check out their website at
www.wildclawtheatre.com
HORROR HISTORY
With the recent release of Beyond the Door in an amazing
special edition DVD, we felt that the director / producer Ovidio G. Assonitis
should be a bit more well known than he is. So we've added him to this
week's history lesson. Check it out HERE.
And after reading this week's lesson, then go out and
purchase a copy of Beyond the Door. The extras alone on this disc is worth
picking it up. It has tons of great stuff, including a making of
featurette, interviews, 2 different audio commentaries, not to mention one scary
film. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
 NOX ARCANA
SETS SAIL NEXT MONTH
The latest CD from Nox Arcana, Phantoms of the High Seas,
will be setting sail next month. This being their 10th release, it's
amazing the amount of work these guys put out. And with each new release,
they fill our heads with dark and spooky sounds of mysterious journeys into
places better left unvisited. We can't wait to hear this release.
For more information about this release, as well as
everything else about Nox Arcana, click
HERE to get to
their official website. If you are planning to be at the upcoming Cinema
Wasteland in Cleveland in a couple of weeks, I believe it will be available
there at Buzz-Works table. But you might want to double check with Nox
Arcana to make sure. You can always order it directly from their website
too. But don't wait too long, or the boat may leave without you!
 HAMMER'S RETURNS TO IT'S
ROOTS
After years of hearing that Hammer was making a comeback and
never coming to be. When they finally did, and turned out that web-based
movie Beyond the Rave, I must admit wasn't too excited about their
triumphant return. But now, after reading out their first real film
production, I'm getting that feeling back that this has potential.
The film is called The Wake Wood, and is being directed by
David Keating. The story is about a couple that are still grieving the
lost of their 9-year old daughter from a dog attack. They move to the
quiet town of Wake Wood, where they find a local ritual that will allow them 3
days with their daughter. But just what happens after the 3 days? So
far, they've got my interests. We can only hope for the best, and that
there are talented people both in front of and behind the camera, just like the
Hammer days of yesteryear. I've got my fingers crossed.
CHICAGO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
For those Chicago area fans, this weekend is the Chicago
Horror Film Festival, at the
Portage Theater.
They will be screening plenty of films, including Dark Reel, starring Lance
Henriksen and Tiffany Shepis (who will be appearing at the festival). We
will be set up there all weekend. So hopefully we will see a lot of
Chicago horror fans there to join in the fun, support these types of horror
festivals, and just have a great time. For more information about the
festival, just click
HERE. Hope to see you there.
09-14-08 A HORRORBLE FAMILY NIGHT AT THE
PORTAGE
 What happened to everyone Friday night at the Portage? Why were there
only about 10 people that showed up for the Douglas Buck double feature at the
Portage Theater? It was so slow that we put Mr. Buck out in the ticket
booth to try and scrape up some business from people walking by....
Sure, this might not have been the usual type of films
screened at a Horrorble event, and those who did show up were able to witness
the incredible anthology by Buck, called Family Portraits, not to mention
the first ever theatrical screening of his remake of Sisters. It's really a
shame for those who didn't make it. I guarantee those that did come out to
see this film will never forget it.
We've updated our Chicago Horror page, with a lot more dates
added of other great movies playing at the Portage Theater this October.
MUSIC BOX MASSACRE - FINAL
LINEUP
While on the subject of Chicago horror events, they've finalized the lineup for this year's lineup at the
Music Box Massacre, talking place at October 25th. The special guests this
year are Joseph Zito, director of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and
The Prowler and Lucky McKee, director of May and Sick Girl.
For all the details about the show, like the list of films and such, check out
their MySpace page
HERE.
HORRORHOUND REPORT
We've posted our review of the recent HorrorHound Weekend in
Indianapolis. Check it out for all the details and photos in our
Convention Reports, located in our
Features section.
HORROR HISTORY
Need another lesson this week? Then head over to our
Horror History section and learn about Nigel
Kneale, one of the greatest writers for fantastic cinema...for the television.
SUB-GENRE GUIDE OPENS
After many months of trying to get this off the ground, we're
ready to open the doors. Granted, we've only got one section open now, but
will be hard at work to get the rest going as well. It is under our
Features section.
The first section open is under the British Sub-Genre, and
that would be for Hammer Films. There's more explanation on those pages,
but it's basically a guide to show you a place to start if you're not that
familiar with Hammer Films. There is only the first of three levels so
far, but it gives you a place to start. We're always open to feedback and
suggestions, so please feel free to let us know what you think.
09-07-08 HORRORHOUND WEEKEND
Sure, we didn't get an update this last weekend, but at least
we had a good excuse. We had another fun weekend at the HorrorHound
Weekend in Indianapolis. We're still working on our update, and hopefully
will have it posted soon. Stay Tuned!
Although, I really must getting too old, since the day after
coming back from the show, we came down with a major sinus infection that has
knocked us on our ass. So we were hoping to have a lot more done with this
update, but it just didn't happen.
DOUG JONES INTERVIEW
While at the recent HorrorHound Weekend, we sat down for a
few minutes to talk to Doug Jones and about the wonderful creatures that he has
brought to life. Head on over to our Interview
Section (located under Features) and give it a look.
 MIDWAY DRIVE-IN HORRORFEST
Are you still waiting for the perfect opportunity to
experience what seeing movies at a drive-in is like? Well, the fine folks
at Flashback Weekend and the Midway Drive-In are not only to do give you the
chance, but also giving you the chance to experience two movies there that really epitomizes classic
drive-in horror: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (of coarse the
original) and the best Satanic Hippie movie ever made, I Drink Your
Blood. But that's not all. They will also be showing Night of
the Comet, and Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train. There will
be one more film to be announce, that you can even email them your suggestion!
This great event takes place on Sept. 20th, with the first
film starting at 7:45pm and going to dawn. The admission price is only
$10.00 for all five films! Not a bad deal if you ask me. All films
will be screened from 35mm film prints. None of this DVD-projection crap!
There will also be classic coming attractions, vintage concession ads and
raffles of great prizes between the films. Just thinking about those great
concession ads are making me hungry for the great stuff you can get they snack
bar. How can you go wrong with corn dogs and popcorn!!!
So if you still haven't gotten around to seeing what the big deal
of going to the drive-in is about, now is your chance. And if you've been
to the Midway before, then you know how much fun it is.
For more information and details about the event, go to the
official website HERE.
MUSIC BOX MASSACRE UPDATE
They have just added a couple more titles to their already
fantastic lineup. They will also be screening Midnight Meat Train
and Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, along with the many other great titles
that they have already announced.
Also, director Joseph Zito will be appearing as well.
Zito not only directed Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, but also the
cult favorite The Prowler. For more information about this event
that is taking place on October 25th, click on over to our
Chicago Horror page.
NEW REVIEWS
We've posted our review of the new double feature DVD
recently released from
Dark Sky Films. The DVD features both Barracuda and Island
Fury. We also have posted our review for Jaume Balagueró's
To Let, one of the films from the Spanish Box set 6 Films To Keep You
Awake. Head over to our Reviews section to check
them out.
HORROR HISTORY
We added another entry in our Horror History Lesson.
This time out, it's William Gaines, creator of EC Comics. Click
HERE for your lesson.
DVD NEWS
 With October right around the corner, we know there's going
to be a ton of great movies hitting DVD. So to add to that note, we have a little bit of DVD news that we wanted to pass on to
the fans of classic films. DVD Drive-In posted this news bit that Warner
Home Video will be releasing some more great titles, one of which has been way
overdue. On October 7th, they will release a double feature of The
Brides of Fu Manchu, starring Christopher Lee, along with Chamber of
Horrors. Also on the same date, they will release The Shuttered
Room, starring Oliver Reed and Carol Lynley, along with Roddy McDowell's
It!: Curse of the Golem. Both of these films had never even gotten a
video release here in the States. McDowell's It! is a fantastic
movie and comes highly recommend from the Krypt.
All the films will have anamorphic widescreen transfers and
have an SRP of $19.98. These also will be sold exclusively at Best Buy
stores.
And while on the subject of DVD news,
Dark Sky Films will
be releasing Shiver, the new film from the producer of Pan's Labyrinth and The
Orphanage, Alvaro Augustin. The story is about Santi, a teenage who
suffers from photophobia, which is an excessive sensitivity to light. So
he moves with his family to a village off in the mountains to help avoid the
excess sunlight. But shortly after they arrive, strange things start to
happen, like locals and livestock are found butchered. And the young Santi
is the main suspect.
This DVD will be released by Dark Sky Films on October 28th.
If you want to check out the trailer, just click
HERE. And also
stay tuned here, since Dark Sky will be having special fan screenings throughout
September and October. We'll be sure to announce more when we find out
more.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Our last photo was from the 1966 Hammer film by John Gilling, Plague of the
Zombies. This was Hammer's only entry in the zombie sub-genre, and is one
of their best films in their catalog. If you haven't seen it, seek it out.
Congrats going out to David Schmidt, Mike Shields, Hoby Abernathy, Keith
Williams, and Tony Bledsoe for knowing the correct answer. You do me
proud!
So check out this new one and see if you know it. It's
a little more current than our last one, so take a look.
8-24-08 HORRORHOUND COMING UP
This weekend, we are off to Indianapolis for another
adventure at HorrorHound Weekend. We've never missed their Indy shows, and
have always had a great time. As always, if you're coming out to the show,
make sure you stop by and say hello.
For all the details about the show, check out their website
HERE.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Our last photo was from the strange and bizarre film Night Warning (aka Butcher,
Baker, Nightmare Maker), starring Jimmy McNichol, Bo Swenson, a very young Bill
Paxton, and a very twisted and demented portrayal by Susan Tyrrell. She's
the one in the photo. Her performance alone is worth the watch.
Contrats go out to Bill Taylor, Will Wilson, and Joe Willis
for coming up with the title. Nice job.
So check out our latest and see what you think.
HORROR HISTORY
While we missed an entry last week, we are back with this
update, by adding in one of the most talented cinematographers in the business.
Just click on over HERE for this week's lesson.
TERROR IN THE AISLES REPORT
We have posted our official report of last week's Terror in
the Aisles marathon. Just click on our Convention Reports, located in our
Features section in the link above.
CHICAGO HORROR EVENTS PAGE
It seems that quite a bit of our last few updates have been
about some of the local events going on in the Chicagoland area. I know
for readers that are not in this area, they probably don't care to hear about it
over and over. So for them, I do apologize if it sounds like we're beating
a dead horse. But since we are in that area, we are doing our best to help
build and support that community.
So what we have come up with is a simple page, called
Chicago Horror, which will be sort of like a
calendar of events in the Chicagoland area. We will try to keep this
updated of different Horror Happenings that will be taking place. If you
know of any event that we don't have listed, please drop us an email
HERE
with all the info, and we'll add it to the calendar. We will still mention
new events in our updates, but will referrer to the Chicago Horror page for the
details. This page will be located in our Features
section.
SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
We have posted our reviews for two new soundtracks: The
X-Files: I Want To Believe and the new Alexandra Aja film, Mirrors. You
can find them in our Review section, under Features.
8-16-08 MUSIC BOX MASSACRE CORRECTION
AND UPDATE
It seems we don't read that well when we're working on our
updates late in the evenings. We thought that Rusty Nails had already
started to list some of the films for this years Music Box Massacre, but those
were the films from the Winter Massacre. So we apologize for the mistake.
But now we do have a corrected and updated list along with the date.
The 24-hour Music Box Massacre will be held this year on
October 25th, a little later in the year than in the past. The tentative
movie lineup so far is as follows:
Friday the 13th: Part 4, The Exorcist, White Zombie,
Eyes Without A Face, Pieces, The Phantom of the Paradise,
Black Sabbath, Dead Alive, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Old Dark House.
As usual, there will be special guests, but none have been
announced yet. Stay tuned here for more details when they become
available, or you can check out their MySpace page
HERE.
8-13-08 EVEN MORE CHICAGO AREA HORROR
HAPPENINGS!!!
It really seems like the Horror Gods are going to be keeping
us busy for the next couple of months. Just when I thought we were pretty
much planned out, something else comes up. So see below to see the current
list of activities that are coming up over the next couple of months.
TERROR IN THE AISLES
Okay folks, time is almost here for the Terror in the Aisles event this weekend.
Hopefully everyone has already gotten their tickets and are all set to have a
great time. I know we always do, as tired as we may get, it's a lot of
fun. Below is the final list of films and the start times for them.
They'll be some dealers there (including us and the usual awesome T-shirts &
more from Lix...and maybe Jill will bring her hoola hoop) with some great horror
merchandise to tempt your pocketbooks out. Or even if you just want to
geek out and talk horror movies, I'm sure there will be plenty of people to do
that with. If you can't find anybody, just stop over at our booth.
We'll be happy to oblige. For all the details about the show, click
HERE.
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Noon - Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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1:45pm - The Listening Dead (voted best short film
by Rue Morgue Magazine!)
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2:00pm - The Tingler (The Vincent Price Classic!)
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3:30pm - Slumber Party Massacre (Check Your
Sleeping Bag!)
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5:00pm - The Demonology of Desire (Rue Morgue
Magazine's new short film!)
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5:30pm - The Hills Have Eyes (The original 70's
sickness!)
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7:30pm - The Deadly Spawn (with director Douglas
McKeown in Person!)
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9:30pm - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (with
John McNaughton in Person!)
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11:30pm - The Machine Girl (The new Japanese Horror
Sensation!)
MUSIC BOX MASSACRE IV
While we haven't heard the confirmed date yet, Rusty Nails,
promoter extraordinaire, has already already started to list some of the movies
for this years massacre. So far we have a couple of original classic
films, the original Friday the 13th, the first and best Nightmare on
Elm Street, as well as Swamp Thing, and the French film Inside.
For those who haven't seen that one, you need to see it. And what better
way then the big screen. There will be plenty more listed soon. And
as soon as we get the confirmed date, we will pass that one.
DUSK TIL DAWN SHOW AT THE
MIDWAY
On Sunday, Aug. 31st, at the
Midway Drive-In,
they will be holding another one of their all-night movie marathon. While
it's not all horror themed, there's a couple of cool titles in there to satisfy
your horror fix. They will be screening American Graffiti, Steven
Spielberg's Jaws, the cult classic Night of the Comet, and one
feature that you can suggest a title to have them show. Just drop them an
email at info@themidwaydrivein.net
and let them know a title that you'd like to see. Who knows, maybe
yours will be the one they pick.
Unfortunately, we'll be on our way back from the Indianapolis
HorrorHound show, so we won't be able to make it. We've been out to the
Midway a couple of times and have always had a lot of fun.
HORRORHOUND GUESTS ADDED
And speaking of the HorrorHound Weekend, they have added
another guest to their lineup. Joining Dee Wallace and Jeffrey Combs in a
The Frighteners reunion will be Jake Busey. Of course, Jake has
also some other genre credits like Starship Troopers and Death Row.
For more info about the show, check out their website
HERE.
A NIGHT OF FAMILY PORTRAITS
On September 12th, at the
Portage Theater,
Horrorbles is sponsoring
a night with director Douglas Buck. First off, at 7:30pm, they will be
screening Buck's Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America. This
features 3 short films of Buck's, Cutting Moments, Home, and
Prologue. If you haven't seen these short films, you need to
check them out. They are ones that you will never forget once you've seen
them, especially Cutting Moments. The cost is only $10. After
that, they will be having a special free screening of Buck's remake of
Sisters.
You can read our review of Family Portraits
HERE, or you can even read the
interview with did with Buck earlier this year at the Fangoria's Weekend of
Horrors HERE.
ELYSEE DOES IT AGAIN!
A little while ago, fans of the Filipino cult horror movie Mad Doctor of
Blood Island were thrilled to see the soundtrack released on CD. Sure,
this might not have been the title that millions of fans were waiting for, but
the selected few of us out there were pretty damn excited to hear that news.
I pre-ordered mine right away, and was blown away how great of a job they did
producing this. The disc was the child of Elysee Productions. And
now they have a second child.
This time they are releasing the soundtrack for Al Adamson's
Dracula vs. Frankenstein! The music of William Lava has been mastered from
original session tapes and will be released on Oct. 15th. Just like the
Mad Doctor CD, there release is limited to 1000 pressings. The first 100
copies to be pre-ordered will be signed by producer & screenwriter Sam Sherman.
The disc will have the complete Lava orchestral score, bonus tracks such as
retakes, false starts, session chatter and a never-before-heard "Jazz Chase"
cue. There will also be audio liner notes from Sam Sherman as he discusses
the details about the music. Add in radio spots for a bunch of Independent
International Pictures archives, and an 8-page booklet containing rare stills.
All this for only $19.99.
So in other words, this is another must for collector of
horror soundtracks, especially for those who like the cult films. I know
we'll be adding one to our collection. For information about the CD, click
HERE
to be taken to their website.
8-10-08 BUG TRIPLE FEATURE
Apparently the horror gods noticed that we had a weekend free
between the
Terror in the Aisle marathon and the Indianapolis
HorrorHound
Weekend, and decided they needed to fill that void. So on August 23rd at
the Portage Theater, they are having a "Don't Bug Me Saturday" special triple
feature. Starting at 5:45pm, they are screening Bert I. Gordon's Beginning
of the End. Then at 7:45pm is Black Scorpion. And last but not
least, they are screening Them! at 9:45pm. And you get to see all three of
the movies for only $10! How can you go wrong with three great sci-fi /
horror films at one low price. For more information, click
HERE to get to the
Portage website.
So once again, if you don't have anything planned, mark your
calendar and head over to the Portage for this great triple feature. We'll
see you there.
PUTRID GORE ART TRIVIA
Don't forget folks, we still have our Trivia Contest going
for signed prints from the last creation from the amazing artist Putrid.
Check out our Trivia Page for all the details.
ROGUE REVIEW
We have our review posted for Greg McLean's new movie Rogue,
which is about a big-ass crocodile looking for some food. Aren't we all?
We really enjoyed this movie, so check out our review for the full details.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Last week's photo was from Hammer Films Dracula Has Risen From the Grave.
A job well done goes out to Hoby Abernathy, Joe Willis, and Thomas Keaton.
Always nice to see some new names here. The next one is might be a tough
one, especially for the younger crowd. But check it out anyway and see
what you can come up with. Good luck.
HORROR HISTORY
Last week, we forgot to add someone to our Horror History
entry. So head on over there to discover who Lionel Atwill is and why you
should know who he is.
FANTASTIC FLESH - MAKEUP
EFFECTS HISTORY
Coming to Starz channel this October will be Fantastic Flesh:
The Art of Makeup EFX. The new documentary by director Kevin VanHook and
written by John Esposito, looks at the history of makeup effects, covering
things like the blood and gore, to the creatures and monsters. And the
best of all is that they are covering the history from the beginning, with the
likes of Lon Chaney Sr. and Jack Pierce, all the way to today's current masters.
Tons of people are interviewed, such as John Carpenter, Joe Dante, Wes Craven,
John Landis, and many more. The show will be hosted by KNB's very own Greg
Nicotero and Howard Berger. They cover Dick Smith and his work on The
Exorcist, the competing werewolf projects between John Landis' American Werewolf
in London and Joe Dante's The Howling, and much more.
Granted, I'm a sucker for documentaries. But when I
read the following quote, I was even more excited. Writer Esposito told
Fango, "The best thing for me about the project is that I hope it’ll inspire
younger fans to want to check out Jack Pierce and some of the other originators
of the art form. Maybe if they haven’t seen some of the older films, by
Chaney and people like that, this will give them the inspiration. I mean,
we’re all fixated on the great effects being done now, but I like that we touch
upon the old monsters.”
We just love it when we hear people out there trying to get
the younger and newer audiences to seek out and discover the films that started
it all, and the people that help make them. We are really looking forward
to this show.
 NIGHT GALLERY FANS
CELEBRATE!
Finally, we got news that the complete season 2 of Rod
Serling's Night Gallery will be released on DVD on November 18th in a special
edition box set. The set will have an SRP of $59.98, and will contain 5
discs, featuring all the episodes from that season, and will plenty of extras.
There were be audio commentaries on most of the episodes by Night Gallery
Historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton. Plus, there will also be
commentaries on at least 6 of the episodes by none other than Guillermo del
Toro. There will also be some featurettes such as "Revisiting the Gallery:
A Look Back" and "Art Gallery: The Paintings in Rod Serling's Night Gallery.
Throw in some NBC TV promos, and us Night Gallery fans are going to be very
happy come November. Makes me want to break out some of those episodes
from season one....
8-03-08
DOOMSDAY CONTEST
Thanks to everyone to sent in their answers for our Doomsday
contest. I was happy to see a lot of fans out there know a little bit
about these movies and the people who are in them. Sure, some may call it
worthless trivia, but as they say "Knowledge is Power!" The lucky winner
for our Doomsday DVD contest was Jason Roth.
Here's the correct answers:
For the first question, Liam Cunningham, who portrayed Capt.
Ryan in Dog Soldiers, went on to star in the film The Card Player,
directed by Dario Argento. On the second question, Sean Pertwee, who
portrayed Sgt. Wells in Dog Soldiers, had battled a mummy in Russell
Mulcahy's 1998 film Tale of the Mummy (aka Talos the Mummy - uncut
version). Co-starring in that movie was Christopher Lee, who had played
vampires, mummies, and Frankenstein's creature for Hammer Films.
Now keep reading to find out about our latest Trivia contest.
PUTRID GORE ART TRIVIA
We have a new trivia contest this week. This one is going to be a little
tougher than what we normally have, so we need all the die-hard fans out there
to give it a try. Our good friend and amazingly talented artist Putrid has
come up with a new print of the cult classic movie Deadly Spawn, in honor of the
upcoming Terror in the Aisles marathon (see details below) coming up in a couple
of weeks. You can see a small version of it to the right. Well, we
are giving away 3 signed prints of this incredible piece of work, signed by
Putrid. And all you have to do to win one of these prints is to simple
name four movies from another one of Putrid's drawings. So just click
HERE
to be taken to our Trivia page, and follow the directions. This contest
will be going for the next two weeks, so you have plenty of time to do your
research.
HORROR FANS....OUR TIME IS NEAR
It use to be that us horror fans had to wait until October
for all the Halloween and horror related festivities to happen. But this
year we
don't need to wait that long. As a matter of fact, we only need to wait
about another week for it all to start. Now I know that most of these
festivities are mainly for Chicago area fans, but that doesn't mean you can't
come out and join us. So check out what we have planned in our continuing
Kryptic World Domination Tour 2008.
HORRORBLE SCREENING OF
CREATURE WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Next Saturday, August 9th at the
Portage Theater,
Horrorbles is hosting a
special screening of Creature From The Black Lagoon, with the creature
himself, Ricou Browning
appearing. There will be a Q&A session along with Browning signing
autographs in the lobby of the theater at 7pm. The film starts at 8:30pm.
Tickets are $15. If you can't make it out to the theater that night,
Browning will also be doing an in-store signing at the Horrorbles store on Sunday, Aug.
9th, from 12pm to 5pm.
TERROR IN THE AISLES
The following weekend, Aug. 16th, also at the Portage
Theater, will be the
Terror in
the Aisles movie marathon. Starting at 12pm on Saturday and featuring
13+ hours of horror! The tickets are only $13 presale, or $17 at the door.
Either way, you're getting your moneys worth. We will be there, set up in the lobby. So be
sure to stop and say hello.
Here's the list of titles they are scheduled to show (all
subject to change of course):
Spine Tingler - William Castle Documentary
The Tingler - A classic William Castle feature
Hills Have Eyes - The Original Wes Craven film
Slumber Party Massacre - Slasher film extraordinaire
Deadly Spawn - Director Douglas McKeown in person
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - Director John McNaughton in person
Machine Girl - New Japanese horror that is over the top with blood and guts
Plus some short films, trailers, and much more fun.
HORRORHOUND WEEKEND
Then after a short break, we head to Indianapolis for the
HorrorHound Weekend, Aug. 29th-31st. We always have a great time at these
shows, and are planning to do the same thing time around. Their guest
lineup consists of: Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Michael Biehn, Jason Mewes, Andrew
Divoff, Doug Jones, Dee Wallace, Zach Galligan, Danielle Harris, Derek Mears,
Jeffery Combs, John Amplas, Jennifer Blanc, Belinda Balaski, Tom Savini, and
many more. Check out their website for all the detail
HERE.
CHICAGO HORROR FILM FEST
After HorrorHound we do have a few weeks to rest up. At
least so far. On Sept. 26th-28th, we travel back to
the Portage Theater for the
Chicago Horror Film
Festival. We will be set up in the lobby once again, selling our wares
and spouting our philosophical rantings. The special guests that they have
scheduled to appear are Chicago's own Svengoolie, the lovely scream queen
extraordinaire Tiffany Shepis, magician Ron Fitzgerald, and horror author John
Everson.
They have listed a few of the films that they will be
screening this year. First up is Dark Reel, which co-stars Tiffany
Shepis, along with Lance Henriksen and Tony Todd. They will also be
screening another Shepis movie, but that hasn't been announced yet. They
will also be screening the William Castle documentary Spine Tingler.
Once again Chicago Horror Fans, this is the time to come
out and support the genre. We're hoping that this is going to be great
time and really looking forward to seeing all the Chicago horror fans that will
be there. Will you?
MYSTERY PHOTO
 Got a few more winners with this last photo. It was
from Jess Franco's The Awful Dr. Orlof, starring Howard Vernon, which is
probably one of my favorites of Senior Franco. The scholars that sent in
the correct answers were Hoby Abernathy, Ken Michaels, Mike Shields,
William Thorpe, and Will Wilson.
Check out our next one and see what you can come up with.
It's a little easier, especially for you fans of gothic horror.
HUMAN LANTERNS REVIEW
We've posted our review of this 80's Shaw Brothers film where
they were trying to mix their usual kung fu fighting with a little bit of
horror. Check out our review, located in our
Features Section.
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