Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

 

To everyone who doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving... Happy Thursday! :)

 

Below is the fake trailer for Thanksgiving which was featured in the 2007 film Grindhouse. Check it out!

 



Trailer: "Fright Night 2" (2013)

In less than two months, October 1st to be exact, the sequel to 2011's horror flick Fright Night, Fright Night 2 will be available to buy on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Synopsis via Bloody-Disgusting:

"When high school student Charlie attends a study abroad program with his horror obsessed friend “Evil” Ed and ex-girlfriend AMY in Romania, he soon discovers their young attractive professor Gerri (Jaime Murray) is a real life vampire. Too bad no one believes him. In fact, Evil Ed finds it amusing and it only feeds his vampire obsession. When Gerri turns Ed, Charlie seeks out Peter Vincent, the infamous vampire hunter (well, he plays one on TV) who is in Romania filming his show "Fright Night," to teach him how to take down Gerri before she gets to Amy, who’s blood will cure Gerri of spending eternity as a vampire."

The straight to video release feature Jaime Murray (Defiance, Dexter), Will Payne, Sean Power, Sacha Parkinson (Coronation Street) and Chris Waller.

 

Check out the trailer below:

When Will '7500' Be Released?

Back in 2012, I remember seeing the trailer for movie called 7500 that was scheduled to come out on August 12, 2012 (almost a year ago!), but it was never released. Doing some quick searching, I found out from Wikipedia that it was pushed back to April 19, 2013, but that never happened because it was pushed back yet again to an unknown date.

The film's official website just says "coming soon" and the official Facebook page (which hasn't been updated since its last posting from May 20, 2012) says "in theaters 2013."

The fact that the film has been pushed back multiple times isn't a good sign because it could mean that test viewings didn't go as planned and most feedback could've been negative or the higher ups just didn't think it was ready to be released for whatever reason(s), so it's currently just sitting on a shelf collecting dust. While any of that may be true, I really want to see it because I think it's something that could be enjoyable and I'm a sucker for horror movies, so hopefully a definite release date (whether it's being released in theaters or going straight to Blu-Ray/DVD) is announced soon.

The film stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Amy Smart (Crank, Road Trip), Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch), Leslie Bibb (Popular, Iron Man), Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!, My Bloody Valentine), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween). It was directed by Takashi Shimizu (Ju On: The Grudge, The Grudge).

Check out the trailer below:

Trailer: 'MurderDrome' - A Roller Derby Horror Film

Thanks to Hayes Hudson's House of Horror, I learned that a Roller Derby horror flick is in the works. It's called MurderDrome and here's the plot from the film's Official Facebook Page:

"Cherry Skye just wants to skate, but the vengeful ghost of a killer has plans for her soul. Trapped between the wrath of love scorned and supernatural evil, Skye races towards The MurderDrome at breakneck speed. When she gets there there's no guarantees anyone is coming out alive.

Welcome to The MurderDrome, it's not a game anymore..."

While checking out the Facebook page to see about a release date, it appears it's still in production, so no official release date has been announced. Until a release date is announced, check out the trailer below:

In Honor of Jennifer Aniston's Birthday, Check Out the Trailer to Leprechaun...Her Feature Film Debut!

 

Today is Jennifer Aniston's 44th birthday. People may know her from the hit television show Friends and movies such as Just Go With It, Marley & Me and Wanderlust, but what some people may not know is the fact that her feature film debut was in the 1993 cheesy horror flick Leprechaun. Check out the trailer below:

 

Hmm...I wonder if she likes to even admit that she was in the movie? Don't deny, be proud!

Horror Movies to Watch This Valentine's Day

For some, Valentine's Day will be a day filled with flowers and chocolates, but for others like me, it'll be a day/night that I settle in and watch a horror movie or two...with one being a Valentine's Day themed flick. Yes, I'm single, but even when I was in a relationship, I was never that big into Valentine's Day because of how highly commercialized it is. Plus, if you want to do something big and/or romantic for your significant other, then why wait for Valentine's Day? Just do it on any random day...just because. Okay, enough of my little rant...let's get on with a couple horror movie recommendations to watch on or around Valentine's Day.

 

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

"Cross your heart...and hope to die."

 

Directed by George Mihalka

Starring: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier and Neil Affleck

 

 

"A decades old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day, turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead." (IMDB.com)

 

 

One of my favorite 80's slasher flicks and while it's a little on the cheesy side, I found it to be better than the 2009 remake.

 

 

 

High Tension (2003)

"Hearts will bleed."

 

 

"Two college friends, Marie and Alexa, encounter loads of trouble (and blood) while on vacation at Alexa's parents' country home when a mysterious killer invades their quiet getaway." (IMDB.com)

 

 

The less you know about this film going into it, the better which is why I won't say anything. However, I will say that it did scare the hell out me (just like the poster says!). It's brutal, shocking and intense.



Happy Birthday, George A. Romero!

 

Today is George A. Romero's 73rd birthday, so a very Happy Birthday to him!

For anyone who doesn't know who he is, he's the writer/director who brought us some great horror films/classics such as:

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

 

 

Martin (1976)

 



 Dawn of the Dead (1978)

 

 

 

What Not to Watch This Christmas: Black Christmas (2006)

Black Christmas (2006)

"This holiday season, the slay ride begins."

 

Directed by Glen Morgan

Starring: Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg and Mary Elizabeth Winstead

 



"An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Being a fan of horror films, I decided to give this one a try by going to the theater to watch it when it was released on Christmas Day in 2006. What a mistake that was! It's a poorly done remake of the 1974 horror classic Black Christmas. Unlike the original, the remake had unlikeable characters and seemed to rely on gore in order to, hopefully, draw attention away from the ridiculous plot/story. For some, I'm sure it worked, but it didn't with me. My advice? Stick with the original.



31 Christmas Movie Recommendations... #17: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

"Shocking...disturbing...the movie they tried to ban."

 

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.

Starring: Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson and Linnea Quigley

 

"A young boy watches his parents killed by a thief in a Santa suit. He spends his youth in an orphanage, staying quietly to his self, but his mind is further bent by an ironhanded Mother Superior. He finally gets a job at a local store, where he finally snaps when he is required to wear a Santa suit, and goes on a killing spree that leads him slowly back to the orphanage." (Ed Sutton via IMDB.com)

 





31 Christmas Movie Recommendations... #6: Black Christmas (1974)

Black Christmas (1974)

"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, a creature was stirring."

 

Directed by Bob Clark

Starring: Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder and John Saxon

 



"A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Being a horror fan, I just had to include a Christmas themed horror film...in fact, a second one will most likely make an appearance later this month! Despite the fact that Black Christmas can be considered one the first slasher films (it influenced John Carpenter when he made Halloween four years later), I see the film as be underrated and sometimes overlooked which is a shame because it's a horror classic. See it, but don't rush to see the 2006 remake.



Happy Birthday, Boris Karloff!

Today, November 23rd, is Boris Karloff's (1887-1969) birthday.

Without question, Karloff will always be remembered as one of the great horror icons (Frankenstein, The Mummy, Black Sabbath, etc.), but it also can't be forgotten that he was the narrator for the 1966 Christmas classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Fun Fact: He was the inspiration for the first illustrations of The Incredible Hulk

Now, let's take a look at some of his work through clips...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo via Wikipedia

Halloween Movie Recommendation #31: "Halloween" (1978)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #31:

 

Halloween (1978)

"The Night HE Came Home!"

 

Directed by John Carpenter

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles and Nancy Kyes

 

"A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Halloween was the obvious choice as being the film I recommend to watch on Halloween. It's a classic that needs to be seen by everyone. If you haven't seen it yet...get on it now!





Halloween Movie Recommedation #30: "Dawn of the Dead" (2004)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #30:

 

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

"When the undead rise, civilization will fall."

 

Directed by Zack Snyder

Starring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames and Mekhi Phifer

 

"A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall." (IMDB.com)

 

 

One of the few good horror remakes.





Halloween Movie Recommendation #29: "Hellraiser" (1987)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #29:

 

Hellraiser (1987)

"He'll tear your soul apart."

 

Directed by Clive Barker

Starring: Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins and Andrew Robinson

 

"An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover, who's being chased by demons after he escaped from their sado-masochistic Hell." (IMDB.com)

 

 

 

 

Photo via Sodahead.com



 



Halloween Movie Recommendation #28: "Häxan: WItchcraft Through the Ages" (1922)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #28:

 

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)

"Benjamin Christensens stora film."

 

Directed by Benjamin Christensen

Starring: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan and Elith Pio

 

 

"A historical view of witchcraft in seven parts and a variety of styles. First, there is a slide-show alternating inter-titles with drawings and paintings to illustrate the behavior of pagan cultures in the Middle Ages regarding their vision of demons and witches. Then there is a dramatization of the situation of the witches in the Middle Ages, witchcraft and witch-hunts. Finally the film compares the behavior of hysteria of contemporary (1921) women with the behavior of the witches in the Middle Ages, concluding that they are very similar." (Claudio Carvalho via IMDB.com)

 

 

Essential viewing on Halloween for fans of silent and/or classic horror films!

 

 

 

 

Photo via Criterion.com

 



Halloween Movie Recommendation #27: "The Cabin in the Woods" (2011)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #27:

 

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

"You think you know the story."

 

Directed by Drew Goddard

Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford

 

"A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. Sound familiar? Just wait. As the teens begin to exhibit standard horror movie behavior, a group of technicians in a control room are scrutinizing, and sometimes even controlling every move the terrified kids make! With their efforts continually thwarted by an all-powerful "eye in the sky," do they have any chance of escape? (DVD)

 

 

I know this is a movie that people either love or hate and I, for one, love it! The last 30 minutes or so are a total blast! As for the people who didn't like it or didn't really understand it, google the movie and you can read about the thought behind the movie from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard. I think that if people do that, they may understand it more.





Halloween Movie Recommendation #26: "Zombie" (1979)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #26:

 

Zombie (1979)

"We Are Going To Eat You!"

 

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Starring: Tisa Farrow, Richard Johnson and Ian McCulloch

 

 

"Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Zombie vs. Shark...'nuff said.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #25: "Shaun of the Dead" (2004)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #25:

 

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

"A Romantic Comedy. With Zombies."

 

Directed by Edgar Wright

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield

 



"A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Want to watch a movie that has zombies, but is also funny? Well, look no further than Shaun of the Dead. Whoever doesn't find this movie funny, I'm sorry to say, has no sense of humor.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #24: "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #24:

 

 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

"From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon"

 

Directed by Jack Arnold
Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams and Richard Denning

 

"A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Of the Universal Horror films I've seen, Creature from the Black Lagoon is my favorite and that's why I'm recommending it.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #23: "A Nightmare on Elm Street " (1984)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #23:

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

"If Nancy Doesn't Wake Up Screaming She Won't Wake Up At All"

 

Directed by Wes Craven

Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp

 



"In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him." (IMDB.com)

 



 

Not only does this film feature one of my favorite final girls, but it's also one of the first horror films I ever watched.