Craig Lines Sep 26, 2016
A few words about H G Lewis, 'the godfather of gore', who died yesterday...
This week is a sad one for horror fans, as it marks the passing of Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1929 - September 26, 2016), a man whose pioneering splatter movies changed the genre forever. While even his most well-known work is perhaps still not widely seen outside of horror circles, this is part of what makes him one of the quintessential purveyors of it. Horror - especially at its extreme end - has always been an outsider's genre, offputting and disturbing to wider crowds. Sure, a lot of the tropes and extremities that Lewis introduced are commonplace now in major pictures but his work (although shot primarily to make money from the drive-in circuit in the early 60s) has remained on the fringes. A cult favourite for those in the know.
For me personally, he carved...
A few words about H G Lewis, 'the godfather of gore', who died yesterday...
This week is a sad one for horror fans, as it marks the passing of Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1929 - September 26, 2016), a man whose pioneering splatter movies changed the genre forever. While even his most well-known work is perhaps still not widely seen outside of horror circles, this is part of what makes him one of the quintessential purveyors of it. Horror - especially at its extreme end - has always been an outsider's genre, offputting and disturbing to wider crowds. Sure, a lot of the tropes and extremities that Lewis introduced are commonplace now in major pictures but his work (although shot primarily to make money from the drive-in circuit in the early 60s) has remained on the fringes. A cult favourite for those in the know.
For me personally, he carved...
- 9/26/2016
- Den of Geek
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the so-called "Godfather of Gore" who is widely credited with inventing the "splatter" sub-genre, has died. He was 87. During his brief career as a writer, director and producer of low-budget exploitation films, Lewis achieved infamy with titles like Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs! and The Wizard of Gore, the first of which is generally considered the first "splatter" film and was so reviled by critics on release in 1963 that Variety deemed it "an insult even to the most puerile and salacious of audiences." Nonetheless, the film's boundary-pushing nature made it a huge hit with audiences, leading to a new acceptance of onscreen gore and paving the way for more artful filmmakers like Tobe Hooper, Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson. Born June 15, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Lewis earned a master's degree in Journalism at Northwestern University and had a varied early career, working alternately as a college professor, TV commercial director and voiceover artist.
- 9/26/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Brooke McCarter, best known for playing Paul in The Lost Boys, has died after suffering from a long-term illness. The 52-year-old actor "died from liver failure at his Tampa, Florida home, after having been hospitalized earlier this year, discovered to have a rare genetic liver disorder, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Aat)," a rep for McCarter tells People. "He passed this morning, surrounded by close family and friends, including his daughter Kaitlin McCarter, age 12," the statement continues. "He will be remembered as a talented actor and musician. He was beloved son, brother, father, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend. "His family appreciates the thoughts and prayers from family,...
- 12/22/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a trailer for ZombieWorld, casting updates on The Private Eye and Desolation, DVD release details announced for Fantasm, a teaser poster from One Night of Fear, a Q&A with writer, Duncan Ralston, and much more:
ZombieWorld Trailer and DVD Release Details: “ZombieWorld is a horror anthology focusing on survivors across the world as they struggle to overcome horrifying circumstances when a pandemic brings forth a zombie apocalypse. The collection of blood, guts and mayhem will be brought to life by a group of new and up-and-coming directors from around the world that Ruthless Pictures and Dread Central will handpick from short film entries received between April 21, 2014 and May 30, 2014 on Dread Central.com. The work of each chosen director will be featured in the film and will bring...
ZombieWorld Trailer and DVD Release Details: “ZombieWorld is a horror anthology focusing on survivors across the world as they struggle to overcome horrifying circumstances when a pandemic brings forth a zombie apocalypse. The collection of blood, guts and mayhem will be brought to life by a group of new and up-and-coming directors from around the world that Ruthless Pictures and Dread Central will handpick from short film entries received between April 21, 2014 and May 30, 2014 on Dread Central.com. The work of each chosen director will be featured in the film and will bring...
- 11/16/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Lausanne Underground Film Festival
The Lausanne Underground Film Festival is an epic 5-day event in Switzerland of the most outrageous movies from all over the world. The 11th annual edition will run on Oct. 17-21 at the Swiss Film Archives and will feature tons of new films, as well as retrospectives of legendary underground filmmakers. Submitting a film, as per Luff tradition, is free.
Luff typically screens a cross-section of over-the-top gross-out flicks, trippy cult movies, experimental narratives, documentaries on fringe subjects, short experimental films and a ton more.
Last year, they screened films such as the unbelievably outrageous The Taint by Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson, Calvin Lee Reeder’s experimental The Oregonian, Adam Rehmeier‘s fantastically brutal The Bunny Game, Marie Losier’s acclaimed portrait The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye and Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film’s 2011 Movie of the Year Profane by Usama Alshaibi,...
The Lausanne Underground Film Festival is an epic 5-day event in Switzerland of the most outrageous movies from all over the world. The 11th annual edition will run on Oct. 17-21 at the Swiss Film Archives and will feature tons of new films, as well as retrospectives of legendary underground filmmakers. Submitting a film, as per Luff tradition, is free.
Luff typically screens a cross-section of over-the-top gross-out flicks, trippy cult movies, experimental narratives, documentaries on fringe subjects, short experimental films and a ton more.
Last year, they screened films such as the unbelievably outrageous The Taint by Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson, Calvin Lee Reeder’s experimental The Oregonian, Adam Rehmeier‘s fantastically brutal The Bunny Game, Marie Losier’s acclaimed portrait The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye and Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film’s 2011 Movie of the Year Profane by Usama Alshaibi,...
- 3/24/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Author and filmmaker Gregory Lamberson has announced three new theatrical screenings for Slime City Massacre, his gooey celebration of 1980s cult films which stars Debbie Rochon and Brooke Lewis and features cameos by Roy Frumkes and Lloyd Kaufman, taking place in Tampa, Fl; Las Vegas, Nv; and his hometown of Buffalo, NY.
After a successful tour on the horror film festival circuit, Scm was released on DVD in 2011 by Media Blasters and enjoyed a limited theatrical release from iFN, Indie Film Net.
“This is what it takes to make the audience aware of a film that defies easy categorization,” says Lamberson. “Scm is horror, it’s sci-fi, it's action, and it's bizarro comedy. It took the original Slime City about eighteen years to develop its reputation as a cult film; it needed to fade away and be re-released and rediscovered. Our goal with Scm is to keep it out there...
After a successful tour on the horror film festival circuit, Scm was released on DVD in 2011 by Media Blasters and enjoyed a limited theatrical release from iFN, Indie Film Net.
“This is what it takes to make the audience aware of a film that defies easy categorization,” says Lamberson. “Scm is horror, it’s sci-fi, it's action, and it's bizarro comedy. It took the original Slime City about eighteen years to develop its reputation as a cult film; it needed to fade away and be re-released and rediscovered. Our goal with Scm is to keep it out there...
- 2/4/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Take a Weekend Celebrity Getaway to Cozumel Amp up your vacation with a Hollywood VIP Carnival cruise
What do films like .Burlesque,. .Se7en,. .X2,. .The Rock. and .Transformers. all have in common? Stars from their films will be partying their way across the Gulf of Mexico with you next April! What movie fan wouldn.t like this vacation under their Christmas tree this year?
Dark Star Fantasy Cruises is proud to bring the Hollywood VIP experience to your vacation with their celebrity cruise Tides of Torture. Movie fans from around the world will board a Carnival Cruise ship on April 12, 2012 in Tampa, Florida and set sail for Mexico. This four-day event features a complete celebrity convention while offering all the luxuries and amenities that a Carnival Cruise provides along with a day trip to sunny Cozumel.
Stars from recent box office hits like .Insidius,. .Machete. and .Tron: Legacy,. iconic favorites from the .Halloween,...
What do films like .Burlesque,. .Se7en,. .X2,. .The Rock. and .Transformers. all have in common? Stars from their films will be partying their way across the Gulf of Mexico with you next April! What movie fan wouldn.t like this vacation under their Christmas tree this year?
Dark Star Fantasy Cruises is proud to bring the Hollywood VIP experience to your vacation with their celebrity cruise Tides of Torture. Movie fans from around the world will board a Carnival Cruise ship on April 12, 2012 in Tampa, Florida and set sail for Mexico. This four-day event features a complete celebrity convention while offering all the luxuries and amenities that a Carnival Cruise provides along with a day trip to sunny Cozumel.
Stars from recent box office hits like .Insidius,. .Machete. and .Tron: Legacy,. iconic favorites from the .Halloween,...
- 12/15/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ho Ho Yikes! This year Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film is breaking up its annual Underground Holiday Shopping Guide into a couple of different posts by genre. That way it’s easier to really match up your loved one’s entertainment tastes with the best that the underground has to offer!
First up: If there’s a special someone you know who’s bored with traditional blood and scares, here are some outrageous fright flicks that will make them scream with delight when they see them under the tree.
New on DVD:Strange Girls
One of Bad Lit’s favorite horror flicks of the past five years finally made it to DVD in 2011. In her debut feature, filmmaker Rona Mark created two of the most original on-screen murderers in Virginia and Georgia Gruczechy — twin, socially-reclusive, psychotic girls with their own invented language who kill anyone who they think is deserving.
First up: If there’s a special someone you know who’s bored with traditional blood and scares, here are some outrageous fright flicks that will make them scream with delight when they see them under the tree.
New on DVD:Strange Girls
One of Bad Lit’s favorite horror flicks of the past five years finally made it to DVD in 2011. In her debut feature, filmmaker Rona Mark created two of the most original on-screen murderers in Virginia and Georgia Gruczechy — twin, socially-reclusive, psychotic girls with their own invented language who kill anyone who they think is deserving.
- 12/12/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, and the madman behind the scenes, Chad Clinton Freeman, checked in with Dread Central to share with us exclusively the winners of this year's fest.
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
- 10/27/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The 2nd annual PollyGrind assaults Las Vegas during an epic length film festival that runs Oct. 8-17 at Theatre 7 with enough sleaze and violence to make Sin City residents feel right at home.
Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.
However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.
Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Actually, the fest does open up on the 7th with a concert at Neon Venus with local acts like Monster Zero, Creepersin and many more.
However, the film portion of the fest opens on the 8th with Stuart Simpson‘s acclaimed Australian gorefest El Monstro Del Mar!, one of the best Russ Meyer/Roger Corman mash-ups with a Down Under twist. Read the Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film review of this gem here.
Other Bad Lit favorites in the lineup are Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s The Taint, which is still completely grossing out audiences on the festival circuit, and The Uh-Oh Show, the splatter-filled horror comedy by the Godfather of Gore himself Herschell Gordon Lewis.
- 10/6/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
He’s been hailed as both a visionary and a provocateur but what sets iconic writer/director/producer Herschell Gordon Lewis apart from the rest of his peers is how business-minded his approach to the horror genre has always been since the very beginning.
Before introducing audiences to an entirely new world of movies that celebrated gore and cartoonishly brutal violence, Lewis made a name for himself as the director of several "nudie-cutie" flicks throughout 1960 and 1961. Seeing the potential for money in delivering a "shocking" product to an audience hungry for something new, Lewis set out to stun horror fans with his first ever splatter flick Blood Feast which ended up being the launching pad for the gore movement in horror cinema.
Here we are almost 50 years since the release of Blood Feast and we're still celebrating the "Godfather of Gore's" efforts on not only that film but the two...
Before introducing audiences to an entirely new world of movies that celebrated gore and cartoonishly brutal violence, Lewis made a name for himself as the director of several "nudie-cutie" flicks throughout 1960 and 1961. Seeing the potential for money in delivering a "shocking" product to an audience hungry for something new, Lewis set out to stun horror fans with his first ever splatter flick Blood Feast which ended up being the launching pad for the gore movement in horror cinema.
Here we are almost 50 years since the release of Blood Feast and we're still celebrating the "Godfather of Gore's" efforts on not only that film but the two...
- 9/27/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
We recently told you about the upcoming PollyGrind Film Festival, one of the premiere grindhouse film festivals, that's set to celebrate all-things B-Movie style in Las Vegas this October. The madman behind the festival, Chad Clinton Freeman, announced today this year's PollyGrind line-up and it looks pretty sweet!
And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!
From the Press Release:
It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.
Chad Clinton Freeman...
And not only is PollyGrind celebrating films, the fest is also celebrating several indie music acts slated to perform during the fest, a Zombiepalooza celebration and a whole lot more! Read on for all the details for the Second Annual PollyGrind Film Festival!
From the Press Release:
It's been called "the key festival for indie cult filmmakers to land distribution deals." Its founder and programmer has been called the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze." Those praises might seem a bit outlandish, but with the official announcement of the PollyGrind Film Festival's schedule, it's easy to see where they come from.
Chad Clinton Freeman...
- 9/2/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Infamous filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis, creator of the now legendary films Blood Feast and Two Thousand Maniacs is back with a truly odd-ball (and of course gory) satire called The Uh-Oh Show.
Here's the beef:
Jill Burton is a reporter who.s dead set on getting the scoop behind .The Uh-Oh! Show., the gory TV sensation that s sweeping the nation. The premise: Get the answer right and win piles of dough, get it wrong and . Uh-Oh! . it.s off with your arms, legs, or more!
Fred Finagler, the show.s mastermind, feeds the fans depraved cravings by launching an even bloodier reality spectacular filled with Big Bad Wolf attacks, Hansel & Gretel-style torture massacres, and mauling mutilations from the Three Bears and a gore-crazed Goldilocks. It.s just the type of prime-time violence Fred needs to keep the ratings high!
The film, which hits DVD August 30th, 2011 stars Brooke McCarter,...
Here's the beef:
Jill Burton is a reporter who.s dead set on getting the scoop behind .The Uh-Oh! Show., the gory TV sensation that s sweeping the nation. The premise: Get the answer right and win piles of dough, get it wrong and . Uh-Oh! . it.s off with your arms, legs, or more!
Fred Finagler, the show.s mastermind, feeds the fans depraved cravings by launching an even bloodier reality spectacular filled with Big Bad Wolf attacks, Hansel & Gretel-style torture massacres, and mauling mutilations from the Three Bears and a gore-crazed Goldilocks. It.s just the type of prime-time violence Fred needs to keep the ratings high!
The film, which hits DVD August 30th, 2011 stars Brooke McCarter,...
- 8/15/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Anyone with a passing interest in cheesy, gory horror should be well acquainted with Herschell Gordon Lewis. For those who are just now venturing into the world of splatter, Mr. Lewis is the mastermind behind “Blood Feast”, “Two Thousand Maniacs”, and “The Gruesome Twosome”, and is considered by many to be the innovator of the gore film. The legendary director’s latest offering, the oddly-titled “The Uh-Oh Show”, appears to offer what Lewis fans have come to expect: buckets upon buckets of tasteless grue. I think it looks spectacular. Plot? You want a plot? If so, here you go: Jill Burton is a reporter who’s dead set on getting the scoop behind “The Uh-Oh! Show”, the gory TV sensation that s sweeping the nation. The premise: Get the answer right and win piles of dough, get it wrong and — Uh-Oh! — it’s off with your arms, legs, or more!
- 8/12/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Washington, D.C.’s Spooky Movie Film Festival presents their 4th annual A Midsummer’s Night Scream screening series. Over four weekends from July to September, they will be screening 6 horror feature films and over three hours of short films.
The half-dozen feature films come from all over the world and, for most of them, this is a rare chance to not only see them on the big screen, but to even see them at all! Most have not received distribution on DVD yet. Films include the bloody good Australian hit El Monstro Del Mar!, directed by Stuart Simpson; the necrophiliac love story Morgue Story, directed by Paulo Biscaia Filho and the return of the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, with The Uh-Oh Show.
Plus, on August 6, horror hosting legend Count Gore De Vol will present an evening of scary, spooky, gory, blood-drenched short films, as well as an...
The half-dozen feature films come from all over the world and, for most of them, this is a rare chance to not only see them on the big screen, but to even see them at all! Most have not received distribution on DVD yet. Films include the bloody good Australian hit El Monstro Del Mar!, directed by Stuart Simpson; the necrophiliac love story Morgue Story, directed by Paulo Biscaia Filho and the return of the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, with The Uh-Oh Show.
Plus, on August 6, horror hosting legend Count Gore De Vol will present an evening of scary, spooky, gory, blood-drenched short films, as well as an...
- 7/20/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the Godfather of Gore, was born today, June 15, in 1929.
After successfully conquering the nudie picture genre, Lewis invented the modern splatter movie with his 1963 classic, Blood Feast. Fast forward to the present and the man is still proving he’s got what it takes with his latest film, the satirical gore-fest The Uh-Oh Show, which will be released on DVD this August.
Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film reviewed The Uh-Oh Show last year, courtesy of the Spooky Movie Film Festival.
Here’s the trailer for Blood Feast, courtesy of Something Weird Video:
Read More:David F. Friedman, R.I.P.Watch: Count Gore De Vol Interviews Herschell Gordon LewisMoviate: H.G. Lewis: The Godfather of GoreThe Uh-Oh Show...
After successfully conquering the nudie picture genre, Lewis invented the modern splatter movie with his 1963 classic, Blood Feast. Fast forward to the present and the man is still proving he’s got what it takes with his latest film, the satirical gore-fest The Uh-Oh Show, which will be released on DVD this August.
Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film reviewed The Uh-Oh Show last year, courtesy of the Spooky Movie Film Festival.
Here’s the trailer for Blood Feast, courtesy of Something Weird Video:
Read More:David F. Friedman, R.I.P.Watch: Count Gore De Vol Interviews Herschell Gordon LewisMoviate: H.G. Lewis: The Godfather of GoreThe Uh-Oh Show...
- 6/16/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
This week’s Absolute Must Read is a letter Hollis Frampton wrote to MoMA regarding a planned retrospective of his work in 1973. The hitch: The museum wanted Frampton to give them his films for free. Too bad he’s not still alive because we need more letters like this written, especially in today’s “free” internet culture. My favorite line: “I leave it to your surmise whether [Maya Deren's] life might have been prolonged by a few bucks.”In case you missed it on Bad Lit, Jonas Mekas reprinted the very informative and insightful comment he left here on his own website. Good stuff on the demise of his Movie Journal column.If you can name the three dudes and know where they’re sitting in this photograph, then you are a 100% underground film nerd. (And, yes, I canChris Hansen continues his production diary for his film An Affair. Day Three found...
- 6/12/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Emerging Past "When you can't see the future and the present seems to fade, you need to live for the past."
Emerging Past, a twisted psycho thriller / horror rollercoaster ride of terror from director Thomas Churchill and starring Stephen Geoffreys is coming to DVD on May 17th. Emerging Past follows a tormented woman on her journey to discover where her past is leading her to. Pamela Garret (Krista Grotte) is a photographer for a busy newspaper company. After her boss, Cameron (Stephen Geoffreys) hands her an easy assignment, she takes a photograph that will have her emerged in chaos. As she searches for help with her friend, Dylan (Brooke McCarter), in a lost city surrounded in a dark mystery, she soon realizes that no one can help her. When trusting people around you is not an option, it's her past that can bring her down.
Special features for the Emerging Past DVD include film commentaries,...
Emerging Past, a twisted psycho thriller / horror rollercoaster ride of terror from director Thomas Churchill and starring Stephen Geoffreys is coming to DVD on May 17th. Emerging Past follows a tormented woman on her journey to discover where her past is leading her to. Pamela Garret (Krista Grotte) is a photographer for a busy newspaper company. After her boss, Cameron (Stephen Geoffreys) hands her an easy assignment, she takes a photograph that will have her emerged in chaos. As she searches for help with her friend, Dylan (Brooke McCarter), in a lost city surrounded in a dark mystery, she soon realizes that no one can help her. When trusting people around you is not an option, it's her past that can bring her down.
Special features for the Emerging Past DVD include film commentaries,...
- 5/7/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Gore is good for you! (And I mean that in more ways than one.) The Internet’s favorite bloodsucker Count Gore De Vol interviews the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, who, at 81-years-old, is out there promoting his latest blood-soaked masterpiece, The Uh-Oh Show!. With a spry and devious glint still in Lewis’ eye, there’s no denying that a full and lengthy career directing some of the most grotesque movies ever made is a healthy key to keeping oneself eternally young at heart.
After letting Lewis plug his newest film, the good Count does begin inquiring about Lewis’ earliest days in the gore business. (And leaving out mention of Lewis’ previous efforts directing nudist camp movies.) It’s a familiar story to those who have read up on the director’s career, but it’s good to hear him talk personally about gore being the mother of invention,...
After letting Lewis plug his newest film, the good Count does begin inquiring about Lewis’ earliest days in the gore business. (And leaving out mention of Lewis’ previous efforts directing nudist camp movies.) It’s a familiar story to those who have read up on the director’s career, but it’s good to hear him talk personally about gore being the mother of invention,...
- 2/5/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
With hundreds of films screened every year, the American Film Market is the best place to check out all the up-and-comers, and Afm 2010 had a record number of horror movies from across the globe. As always, Dread Central camped out for a week-long marathon of indie and foreign fright flicks, and we've got a big batch of mini-reviews to help you know what to look for and what to avoid in the coming months.
Iron Doors 3D
A douchebag in a business suit wakes up in a mysterious vault with no memory of how he got there. At first he thinks it’s a prank but after several days comes to the horrible realization that no one is coming to help. With no food or water and only a few random implements at his disposal, he must find a way out before he starves to death.
Irons Doors is Saw...
Iron Doors 3D
A douchebag in a business suit wakes up in a mysterious vault with no memory of how he got there. At first he thinks it’s a prank but after several days comes to the horrible realization that no one is coming to help. With no food or water and only a few random implements at his disposal, he must find a way out before he starves to death.
Irons Doors is Saw...
- 11/18/2010
- by carmen
- DreadCentral.com
(This film was sent to Bad Lit as a screener copy from the 2010 Spooky Movie Film Festival, which runs Oct. 21-25.)
When Herschell Gordon Lewis invented the splatter movie back in 1963 with the film Blood Feast, it was a dour, humorless affair with one of the least fearsome movie murderers of all time. Now, nearly 50 years later and a long absence from the genre he pioneered, Lewis has reinvented himself as a more genteel version of Lloyd Kaufman for his latest endeavor The Uh-Oh Show. Which is fitting since Kaufman does cameo in the film as a pimp.
The Uh-Oh Show is a bit of a hodgepodge: Part social satire, part gross-out fest, part straight-up comedy, part fairy tale. None of it quite gels together, but what it lacks in cohesion is made up in sheer exuberance, which is especially evident in the director’s own face when he cameos...
When Herschell Gordon Lewis invented the splatter movie back in 1963 with the film Blood Feast, it was a dour, humorless affair with one of the least fearsome movie murderers of all time. Now, nearly 50 years later and a long absence from the genre he pioneered, Lewis has reinvented himself as a more genteel version of Lloyd Kaufman for his latest endeavor The Uh-Oh Show. Which is fitting since Kaufman does cameo in the film as a pimp.
The Uh-Oh Show is a bit of a hodgepodge: Part social satire, part gross-out fest, part straight-up comedy, part fairy tale. None of it quite gels together, but what it lacks in cohesion is made up in sheer exuberance, which is especially evident in the director’s own face when he cameos...
- 10/20/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
For the fifth year in a row, October gets a little creepier and scarier when the Spooky Movie Film Festival rolls into the Washington, D.C. area on Oct. 21-25 for six terrifying nights of of feature films and shorts.
Every year, Spooky Movie redefines the very definition of “horror” by presenting an absolutely unique selection films from all over the world. This year the bloody offerings range from backwoods horror comedies to documentaries to Norwegian and British zombie flicks to Australian monster movies and more.
Most exciting, however, is the return of the father of the splatter movie himself: Herschell Gordon Lewis, who will be screening his latest gore extravaganza, the diabolical The Uh-Oh Show!. This is Lewis’ first gross-out flick in seven years and is an unholy combination of blood, social satire and fairy tales. Bad Lit’s seen it and thinks it’s a real hoot and a holler.
Every year, Spooky Movie redefines the very definition of “horror” by presenting an absolutely unique selection films from all over the world. This year the bloody offerings range from backwoods horror comedies to documentaries to Norwegian and British zombie flicks to Australian monster movies and more.
Most exciting, however, is the return of the father of the splatter movie himself: Herschell Gordon Lewis, who will be screening his latest gore extravaganza, the diabolical The Uh-Oh Show!. This is Lewis’ first gross-out flick in seven years and is an unholy combination of blood, social satire and fairy tales. Bad Lit’s seen it and thinks it’s a real hoot and a holler.
- 10/14/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Spooky Movie - The Washington, D.C. International Horror Film Festival announced the North American Premiere of the new Chinese film, The Matrimony will be the closing night feature for this year's festival, on Monday, October 25, 2010.A thrilling film mixing romance and horror stars Hong Kong top singer Leon Lai (Three), charismatic actress Rene Liu (Happy Birthday) from Taiwan, and mainland Chinese beauty Fan Bingbing (A Battle Of Wits). The third feature film by new generation director Teng Huatao, The Matrimony unfolds an eerie love story set in 1930s Shanghai. Rich young man Junchu (Leon Lai) cannot pluck up his courage to propose to his broadcaster girlfriend Manli (Fan Bingbing), who dies in a traffic accident before becoming his wife. In deep regret, Junchu locks himself up in his creepy old mansion. His mother marries him to a young woman Sansan (Rene Liu), hoping to alleviate his grief but with little success.
- 10/12/2010
- Filmicafe
Writer/director Thomas Churchill is showing his award winning film Emerging Past at Spooky Empire’s Freakshow Horror Film Festival in Orlando, Fl on October 9th, 2010 at 3:30pm.
Churchill will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans throughout the three-day convention along with the film’s stars: Brooke McCarter, Krista Grotte and Mike Marino.
Spooky Empire, held at The Wyndham Resort in Orlando, Fl, is in its 8th year and fast becoming one of the most popular horror events in the country with fans coming from all over the world to attend.
'Emerging Past' is a horror twisted psycho-thriller rollercoaster ride of terror. The film stars Brooke McCarter (The Lost Boys) as you’ve never seen him before. Krista Grotte (The Uh-oh Show, Brainjacked), Steve Dash (Friday The 13th Part 2), Stephen Geoffries (Fright Night, 976-evil), Tony Moran (Halloween 1 & 2), Edward X. Young (The Green Monster,...
Churchill will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans throughout the three-day convention along with the film’s stars: Brooke McCarter, Krista Grotte and Mike Marino.
Spooky Empire, held at The Wyndham Resort in Orlando, Fl, is in its 8th year and fast becoming one of the most popular horror events in the country with fans coming from all over the world to attend.
'Emerging Past' is a horror twisted psycho-thriller rollercoaster ride of terror. The film stars Brooke McCarter (The Lost Boys) as you’ve never seen him before. Krista Grotte (The Uh-oh Show, Brainjacked), Steve Dash (Friday The 13th Part 2), Stephen Geoffries (Fright Night, 976-evil), Tony Moran (Halloween 1 & 2), Edward X. Young (The Green Monster,...
- 10/7/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Emerging Past Premieres in Florida at Freakshow Horror Film Fest
Writer/Director Thomas Churchill brings award winning film Emerging Past to
Spooky Empire’s Film Festival in Orlando
Writer/director Thomas Churchill is showing his award winning film Emerging Past at Spooky Empire’s Freakshow Horror Film Festival in Orlando, Fl on October 9th, 2010 at 3:30pm. Churchill will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans throughout the three-day convention along with the film’s stars: Brooke McCarter, Krista Grotte and Mike Marino. Spooky Empire, held at The Wyndham Resort in Orlando, Fl, is in its 8thyear and fast becoming one of the most popular horror events in the country with fans coming from all over the world to attend.
Emerging Past is a horror twisted psycho-thriller rollercoaster ride of terror. The film stars Brooke McCarter (The Lost Boys) as you’ve never seen him before. Krista Grotte (The Uh-oh Show,...
Writer/Director Thomas Churchill brings award winning film Emerging Past to
Spooky Empire’s Film Festival in Orlando
Writer/director Thomas Churchill is showing his award winning film Emerging Past at Spooky Empire’s Freakshow Horror Film Festival in Orlando, Fl on October 9th, 2010 at 3:30pm. Churchill will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans throughout the three-day convention along with the film’s stars: Brooke McCarter, Krista Grotte and Mike Marino. Spooky Empire, held at The Wyndham Resort in Orlando, Fl, is in its 8thyear and fast becoming one of the most popular horror events in the country with fans coming from all over the world to attend.
Emerging Past is a horror twisted psycho-thriller rollercoaster ride of terror. The film stars Brooke McCarter (The Lost Boys) as you’ve never seen him before. Krista Grotte (The Uh-oh Show,...
- 10/6/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
October is such a fun month for all of us horror fans! Con-tamination is having a one-night event/party on October 16th which will have some of the Lost Boys as guests, not only that but the movie will play too! If you are in or around the St. Louis area this is a can't miss! I'm in Alabama and I'm gonna try and make it! Check out the goods below and add October 16th to your plans!
From the Press Release:
Contamination Halloween Horror Show Hosts “The Lost Boys” –
Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth and G Tom Mac
One Night Only!
What: Contamination hosts its first ever Halloween Horror Show featuring the famed actors from the 80’s cult classic vampire movie, The Lost Boys on October 16th from 6pm to 1am at the Firebird! Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth and musician G Tom Mac will hit St. Louis with a night of music and fan appreciation.
From the Press Release:
Contamination Halloween Horror Show Hosts “The Lost Boys” –
Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth and G Tom Mac
One Night Only!
What: Contamination hosts its first ever Halloween Horror Show featuring the famed actors from the 80’s cult classic vampire movie, The Lost Boys on October 16th from 6pm to 1am at the Firebird! Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth and musician G Tom Mac will hit St. Louis with a night of music and fan appreciation.
- 9/26/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Marcus Koch seems to be the go to guy for special effects these days in the indie horror world. Having racked up a number of credits in the past few years including Bloody Bloody Bible Camp starring Reggie Bannister (Phantasm), Tim Sullivan (host of the TV show Scream Queens and director of 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams), and adult film superstar Ron Jeremy. He has also worked on Herschell Gordon Lewis's The Uh-Oh Show, Andrew Allan's Brainjacked, Jay Woelfel's Live Evil and many other films. Marcus Koch has also stepped back into the director's chair with Fell starring Jeff Dylan Graham. Here's what Marcus Koch had to say about his career.
So who is Marcus Koch and what is he all about?
Not sure yet, but, I'm a Pieces. Sometimes I don hideous mohawks, listen to bad 80's music and collect cheesy tuxedo t-Shirts. I love horror films and I love weird art.
So who is Marcus Koch and what is he all about?
Not sure yet, but, I'm a Pieces. Sometimes I don hideous mohawks, listen to bad 80's music and collect cheesy tuxedo t-Shirts. I love horror films and I love weird art.
- 9/19/2010
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Joel D. Wynkoop is one of the hardest working actors in the indie horror world, having appeared in over 50 films. He is the John Carradine of horror films. Towards the beginning of the decade, he experienced a resurgence in film work and racked up one credit after another. The 80's and 90's saw him working infrequently, though one of his more well known films is Truth or Dare: Screaming For Sanity. I had the chance to ask him a few questions about his career. Here is what he had to say.
Also make sure to check out http://www.tbcn.org/ for "The Joel Wynkoop Show" Sundays At 9 Pm (Beginning September 5th) once there click "Watch us" then "Watch us now" http://www.wynkooptv.com/. All Wynkoop. All the time.
Who is Joel D. Wynkoop and what is he all about?
I can't help think of those lines from...
Also make sure to check out http://www.tbcn.org/ for "The Joel Wynkoop Show" Sundays At 9 Pm (Beginning September 5th) once there click "Watch us" then "Watch us now" http://www.wynkooptv.com/. All Wynkoop. All the time.
Who is Joel D. Wynkoop and what is he all about?
I can't help think of those lines from...
- 9/5/2010
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Fright film fans in and around the Washington, D.C. area take note, The Spooky Movie Horror Film Festival is back and the opening night film has been revealed. Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil will be the opening night feature for the fifth annual festival, held from October 21-25. Some of the films joining Tucker & Dale this year will be British zombie hit Colin (as part of our Friday night Zombie Movie double feature), the Virginia premiere of the documentary on the career of Dick Dyszel (“Count Gore De Vol,” Captain 20,” and “Bozo The Clown”) Every Other Day Is Halloween and the latest film from legendary filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis, The Uh-oh Show!, in its entirety – in its final version. Additional films to be announced include more zombies, monsters, maniacs and an American premiere of a new Chinese film (hmmm that has us wondering what) for closing night. The full schedule...
- 9/2/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Spooky Movie, Washington, D.C.’s premiere horror film festival, has recently announced four films that will be screening at its fifth annual event on Oct. 21-25. The quartet of films feature lunatic hillbillies, zombies and the return of two living legends of horror: Count Gore De Vol and Herschell Gordon Lewis.
The Opening Night film will be the festival circuit hit Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, which previously debuted to great acclaim at Sundance and then went on to win an Audience Award at SXSW and the Best First Feature Award at the Fantasia Film Festival. Directed by Eli Craig, the film is a horror spoof about two hillbillies who are mistakenly identified as chainsaw-wielding lunatics by a gang of college students on spring break. Lots of gore, mayhem and laughs arise out of a series of brutally violent misunderstandings. Read more about the film on its official website.
Watch the trailer:
Then,...
The Opening Night film will be the festival circuit hit Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, which previously debuted to great acclaim at Sundance and then went on to win an Audience Award at SXSW and the Best First Feature Award at the Fantasia Film Festival. Directed by Eli Craig, the film is a horror spoof about two hillbillies who are mistakenly identified as chainsaw-wielding lunatics by a gang of college students on spring break. Lots of gore, mayhem and laughs arise out of a series of brutally violent misunderstandings. Read more about the film on its official website.
Watch the trailer:
Then,...
- 8/31/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Spooky Movie PosterFour films have been announced as showing at the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival so far. To show are the comedic goreathon Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, the low budget zombie flick Colin, the documentary on Dick Dyszel's life Every Other Day is Halloween and the Herschell Gordon Lewis production The Uh-Oh Show! This event takes place in Washington, D.C. beginning October 21. This is the fifth year for the event and these four films will give horror fans a tease as to what to expect from the upcoming film festival. A few more details on Spooky Movie are below, with a full announcement of films September 7th, and a synopsis for each film mentioned.
A Tucker and Dale vs. Evil synopsis:
Director: Eli Craig.
"Dale (Labine)and Tucker (Tudyk) are two good-natured hillbillies mistakenly accused of being psycho killers by a group of camping college kids.
A Tucker and Dale vs. Evil synopsis:
Director: Eli Craig.
"Dale (Labine)and Tucker (Tudyk) are two good-natured hillbillies mistakenly accused of being psycho killers by a group of camping college kids.
- 8/27/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The new era of Famous Monsters of Filmland officially launched July, 2010 with a gathering of fans at Indianapolis’ Wyndham Indianapolis West hotel and the debut of the all-new FM #251. FM spoke to fans, celebs and volunteers to help write this (Cyclopean) eye-witness report.
Friday July 9
Publisher Phil Kim, FM magazine editor Jessie Lilley, editor-in-chief Michael Heisler, and a host of staff members begin their day before 7:00 a.m. to make the final preparations for the first time convention of the new FM. They are all aware that they have high expectations to meet. A large and successful horror convention had been held in Indianapolis in March, and they will be compared to a wide variety of horror-related conventions held around the country, as well as being judged against memories of previous Famous Monsters conventions in past decades by earlier owners of the famous name. At the same time as the FM con,...
Friday July 9
Publisher Phil Kim, FM magazine editor Jessie Lilley, editor-in-chief Michael Heisler, and a host of staff members begin their day before 7:00 a.m. to make the final preparations for the first time convention of the new FM. They are all aware that they have high expectations to meet. A large and successful horror convention had been held in Indianapolis in March, and they will be compared to a wide variety of horror-related conventions held around the country, as well as being judged against memories of previous Famous Monsters conventions in past decades by earlier owners of the famous name. At the same time as the FM con,...
- 8/10/2010
- by Max
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
British actress and presenter Emily Booth (Evil Aliens, Doghouse) has launched a new on-line webseries titled Behind The Screams where she interviews with various horror professionals and chats with fellow horror fans and festival goers. The first three episodes were filmed at the Abertoir Film Festival in Wales and are accessible via this You Tube link . Episode Two features a lengthy chat with the "Godfather of Gore" himself, Mister Herschell Gordon Lewis who talks about his latest film "The Uh-oh Show". Below you'll find the third episode with Doug "Pinhead" Bradley discussing his unique stage show "The Man In The Mask" and more. Check out all the episodes right here .
- 1/10/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The 2009 Freak Show Horror Film Festival took place this past weekend in Orlando, and Festival Director Robert J. Massetti just hit Fango with the full list of winners from the latest event.
The three day celebration of the best in independent horror was highlighted by the World Premieres of Herschell Gordon Lewis' The Uh-oh Show (formerly Grim Fairy Tale) and The Black Waters Of Echo's Pond.
Attending the festival were Danielle Harris (Halloween) who starred in two films screening at the festival that included Blood Night and The Black Waters Of Echo's Pond, the “Baby Sitter Twins” Elise and Electra Avellan, and producers and directors of a majority of films that screened at the festival. The festival ended on a high note as an elaborate awards ceremony was topped off by Herschell Gordon Lewis who received the festivals Lifetime Achievement Award to a standing ovation. During the ceremony, Mr.
The three day celebration of the best in independent horror was highlighted by the World Premieres of Herschell Gordon Lewis' The Uh-oh Show (formerly Grim Fairy Tale) and The Black Waters Of Echo's Pond.
Attending the festival were Danielle Harris (Halloween) who starred in two films screening at the festival that included Blood Night and The Black Waters Of Echo's Pond, the “Baby Sitter Twins” Elise and Electra Avellan, and producers and directors of a majority of films that screened at the festival. The festival ended on a high note as an elaborate awards ceremony was topped off by Herschell Gordon Lewis who received the festivals Lifetime Achievement Award to a standing ovation. During the ceremony, Mr.
- 10/15/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Fango Fiends in Florida looking for something to do this weekend might want to check out the 2009 Freakshow Horror Film Festival, taking place alongside Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Drive - Orlando, Florida from October 9-11.
"Godfather of Gore H.G. Lewis" will be present for the premiere of his latest, The Uh Oh! Show (formerly Grim Fairy Tale) and to accept a lifetime achievement award.
The entire weekend is packed with genre celebs, screenings, vendors, and more.
For details visit http://www.freakshowfilmfest.com or http://www.spookyempire.com/...
"Godfather of Gore H.G. Lewis" will be present for the premiere of his latest, The Uh Oh! Show (formerly Grim Fairy Tale) and to accept a lifetime achievement award.
The entire weekend is packed with genre celebs, screenings, vendors, and more.
For details visit http://www.freakshowfilmfest.com or http://www.spookyempire.com/...
- 10/7/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
The battle for horror supremacy rages on and Fangoria continues to fight the undead army, leaving yet another pile of mangled flesh in the smoldering wreckage behind us.
Let's take a look back at the past seven days worth of Fangoria news, features, reviews, blogs and more in your Week in Review for 7/05/2009...
Fangoria Entertainment Updates:
Fangoria #285 Hits The Streets! Happy 4th Of July from Fangoria! Live webcast with Colin director coming Tuesday Win Night Train on DVD! Horror News:
First Trailer for La Horde aka The Horde Rumor: Possible street date for Trick 'R Treat? Early details on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn A new image from Rob Zombie's Halloween II Frightfest UK lineup revealed! An Excerpt from Lloyd Kaufman's Produce Your Own Damn Movie! New Stills from The Final Destination Blood: The Last Vampire theaters announced Bad Biology and Maniac mavens get bloody in new movie Synapse...
Let's take a look back at the past seven days worth of Fangoria news, features, reviews, blogs and more in your Week in Review for 7/05/2009...
Fangoria Entertainment Updates:
Fangoria #285 Hits The Streets! Happy 4th Of July from Fangoria! Live webcast with Colin director coming Tuesday Win Night Train on DVD! Horror News:
First Trailer for La Horde aka The Horde Rumor: Possible street date for Trick 'R Treat? Early details on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn A new image from Rob Zombie's Halloween II Frightfest UK lineup revealed! An Excerpt from Lloyd Kaufman's Produce Your Own Damn Movie! New Stills from The Final Destination Blood: The Last Vampire theaters announced Bad Biology and Maniac mavens get bloody in new movie Synapse...
- 7/5/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Today we welcome a new blogger to the World of Fangoria. FX Artist Marcus Koch has become a fixture at our Fango 'Cons since racking up credits on the indie circuit for the past several years. The Director of 100 Tears recently found himself doing FX on the film Sinners & Saints, and on Herschell Gordon Lewis' anticipated Grim Fairy Tale - the latter of which is the subject of his first blog here on Fangoria.com
And now, we turn it over to Marcus...
Where do I begin? To start things off, let me first say it has been a great honor to work for Herschell Gordon Lewis. I grew up watching his movies as a kid (thanks mom and dad)! What gorehound hasn't? And I knew from a very early age that's what I wanted to do.
So fast forward many years from my childhood dream, and let's stop...
And now, we turn it over to Marcus...
Where do I begin? To start things off, let me first say it has been a great honor to work for Herschell Gordon Lewis. I grew up watching his movies as a kid (thanks mom and dad)! What gorehound hasn't? And I knew from a very early age that's what I wanted to do.
So fast forward many years from my childhood dream, and let's stop...
- 7/2/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Marcus Koch)
- Fangoria
Last weekend in New York, The Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast, Wizard Of Gore, 200 Maniacs) took to the stage for an hour-long panel discussion and Q & A.
Lewis, who recently appeared in Smash Cut (pictured at left) also gave the crowd some insight into his latest project, Grim Fairy Tale.
See the video after the jump!
Apologies in advance for the audio, which suffered due to the acoustics of the room.
Lewis, who recently appeared in Smash Cut (pictured at left) also gave the crowd some insight into his latest project, Grim Fairy Tale.
See the video after the jump!
Apologies in advance for the audio, which suffered due to the acoustics of the room.
- 6/13/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)
- Fangoria
After a year of planning, the schedule for the East Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, which will be held this coming June 5-7 (three monstrous days!) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (11th Avenue between 34th and 39th Streets; use Javits’ Crystal Pavilion entrance; panels and vendors’ area are in Hall 1-d), is ready to be unveiled. All guests/events listed here are tentative.
More stars are still joining the fun at this late stage, so expect a few surprises all weekend long. Details for the jam-packed film schedule (Room ID05 in Hall I-d), including several world premieres and more unannounced bonus guests, can be found here. For more information on the Weekend of Horrors, including details for autograph signings, seminars, photo ops and special late-night parties, go here. It’s gonna be a killer!
Friday, June 5
5:00 P.M.: Greetings
With our hosts,...
More stars are still joining the fun at this late stage, so expect a few surprises all weekend long. Details for the jam-packed film schedule (Room ID05 in Hall I-d), including several world premieres and more unannounced bonus guests, can be found here. For more information on the Weekend of Horrors, including details for autograph signings, seminars, photo ops and special late-night parties, go here. It’s gonna be a killer!
Friday, June 5
5:00 P.M.: Greetings
With our hosts,...
- 6/3/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone)
- Fangoria
Wrong Turn 3 director Declan O’Brien will be previewing his new Fox DVD splatter sequel at the fast-approaching East Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held June 5-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (11th Avenue between 34th and 39th Streets) in New York City. O’Brien (pictured below with friend), the director of the Sci Fi Channel original movies Rock Monster, Monster Ark and Cyclops, will debut exclusive clips from Wrong Turn 3 (about another group of lost travelers facing off against inbred hillbilly maniacs) at the convention on Sunday.
In addition to his directing chores, O’Brien has also scripted Harpies, The Snake King and Savage Planet for Sci Fi. Stop by this site again over the next couple of days as we begin posting the full schedules (auditorium panels and film programs) for the Fango show.
In other convention news, Trick ’R Treat...
In addition to his directing chores, O’Brien has also scripted Harpies, The Snake King and Savage Planet for Sci Fi. Stop by this site again over the next couple of days as we begin posting the full schedules (auditorium panels and film programs) for the Fango show.
In other convention news, Trick ’R Treat...
- 6/1/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone)
- Fangoria
Fango got the scoop from Mel House, the Texas-based director of Closet Space and the upcoming fright feature Walking Distance, that Nightmare On Elm Street sequels star Lisa Wilcox (pictured below) has joined the cast of Imago, the latest from his Upstart Filmworks company. “Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge fan of the Elm Street series,” House tells us, “so you can imagine how excited I am to have Lisa be a part of our team.”
Wilcox (pictured), who toplined the fourth and fifth Freddy flicks, joins a cast also including Walking Distance castmates Natali Jones, Omar Adam, Sean Brison, Melanie Donihoo, Eryn Brooke and Danielle Jones, plus Parrish Randall from such Lone Star State fear fare as The Quick And The Undead and The Flesh Keeper. “Dream Master and Dream Child are pretty much branded on my psyche,” continues House, who wrote Imago with director Christopher Warren and will produce.
Wilcox (pictured), who toplined the fourth and fifth Freddy flicks, joins a cast also including Walking Distance castmates Natali Jones, Omar Adam, Sean Brison, Melanie Donihoo, Eryn Brooke and Danielle Jones, plus Parrish Randall from such Lone Star State fear fare as The Quick And The Undead and The Flesh Keeper. “Dream Master and Dream Child are pretty much branded on my psyche,” continues House, who wrote Imago with director Christopher Warren and will produce.
- 5/27/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
If it wasn’t for Herschell Gordon Lewis, the horror world might be a very different place. Known to many as the “Godfather of Gore,” his 1963 gorefest masterpiece Blood Feast changed the face of horror forever by giving audiences their first ever taste of bloodlust on the big screen.
“Blood Feast is a prime example of why you don’t necessarily need a huge budget to have an enduring film,” explained Lewis. “We made it for next to nothing and over 40 years later, Blood Feast is one of those films that people still talk about.”
Lewis added, “These days, some of these so-called horror movies come along and all they do is strut around for a bit and then they vanish. They don’t endure because a lot of them are missing the entertainment value to them. The reason Blood Feast has lasted so long is because we knew how...
“Blood Feast is a prime example of why you don’t necessarily need a huge budget to have an enduring film,” explained Lewis. “We made it for next to nothing and over 40 years later, Blood Feast is one of those films that people still talk about.”
Lewis added, “These days, some of these so-called horror movies come along and all they do is strut around for a bit and then they vanish. They don’t endure because a lot of them are missing the entertainment value to them. The reason Blood Feast has lasted so long is because we knew how...
- 5/26/2009
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
A fight has just broken out on the set of a new movie, and B-flick veteran Joel D. Wynkoop is being dragged, kicking and screaming, through the warehouse studio by producer Andrew Allan. Tensions tend to run high on any film shoot, and 10 hours into a 17-hour day, it’s not uncommon for a fuse or two to blow.
But, at just about the time Allan drags Wynkoop through the soundstage door, the film’s director triggers a cue and the collected cast and crew placate an adrenalin-fueled Allen with two very calming words: April Fool!
At the age of 82, the culturally anointed Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, is back behind the lens on his 37th feature film, Grim Fairy Tale (first exclusive photos at right and below). The movie, produced by Andy Lalino and Allan of the Film Ranch company, marks his first true return to form; his...
But, at just about the time Allan drags Wynkoop through the soundstage door, the film’s director triggers a cue and the collected cast and crew placate an adrenalin-fueled Allen with two very calming words: April Fool!
At the age of 82, the culturally anointed Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, is back behind the lens on his 37th feature film, Grim Fairy Tale (first exclusive photos at right and below). The movie, produced by Andy Lalino and Allan of the Film Ranch company, marks his first true return to form; his...
- 5/15/2009
- Fangoria
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