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8 Living Dead Films to Celebrate this October
Months ago, I decided I’d had my fill of zombies. Around this time last year, I did a whole NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD retrospective, and then in February I challenged myself to review every remaining … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged Alan Ormsby, Bela Lugosi, Bill Hinzman, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, Dan O'Bannon, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Disney princesses, Flesh Eater, Garnett Weston, George Romero, H.P. Lovecraft, Haiti, Jeffrey Combs, King of the Zombies, Lucio Fulci, Mantland Moreland, Michael Corleone, Night of the Living Dead, pirates, Re-Animator, Return of the Living Dead, Stuart Gordon, The Avengers, Victor Halpern, Vince Survinski, White Zombie, William Seabrook, Zombie, zombies
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GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH
Okay, so Phil isn’t exactly enamored with every movie Joe Dante’s made. To this day 22 years later, he can’t decide if the excruciating sunburn or GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH was the more painful that … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Angel of Death, Batman, Belinda Balaski, Bride of Frankenstein, Charles S. Haas, Christopher Lee, Clamp, comedy, Dawn of the Dead, Dick Miller, excruciating sunburn, Frankenstein, genetics gone wrong, George Romero, Gizmo, Gremlins, Gremlins 2 The New Batch, Hulk Hogan, Jackie Joyce, James Whale, Joe Dante, John Gibbons, John Glover, Leonard Maltin, Louisa in a bikini, Mogwais, Phoebe Cates, Reign in Blood, Robert Picardo, Sarah Fasso, Slayer, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Howling II, The Tingler, William Castle, Zach Galligan
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ROSEMARY’S BABY
Next up in the Tour through Hell, Phil takes a look at ROSEMARY’S BABY, a seminal flick that bores him, despite its iconic status. Read on to see why Phil doesn’t understand its status as a … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Charles Grodin, Dawn of the Dead, Dr. Zaius, Friday the 13th, John Cassavetes, Maurice Evans, Mia Farrow, overrated classic, Ralph Bellamy, Roman Polanski, Rosemary's Baby, Ruth Gordon, Satanic children, Satanic story, Sidney Blackmer, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Tour Through Hell, William Castle
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The Walking Dead Season 2 Makes a Case for Avoiding Screwdrivers, Buying Blu-Ray
So I’ve made a point out of it that on Death Ensemble lately that I’m burnt out on zombies. And in next month’s It’s Official! You Suck! edition, I’ll explain just how disenchanted I am with … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged AMC, Dawn of the Dead, George Romero, The Walking Dead
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PIECE BY PIECE: Scott Goldberg’s short trailer for THE THREE
Subject: A trailer for Long Island director Scott Goldberg’s upcoming film THE THREE, starring John Amplas and Lori Cardille of George Romero’s DAY OF THE DEAD. Lifespan: 2 minutes 33 seconds The … Continue reading
Con Report: Blood on the Beach April 2012
New blood on the beach Blood on the Beach, Virginia Beach, VA April 21-22 at The Holiday Inn Convention season is in full bloom, and I had yet another con planned … Continue reading
Posted in World Painted Blood
Tagged Blood on the Beach, Candyman 2, Chiller, convention, Dawn of the Dead, Diane Foster, Insidious, J. La Rose, James Wan, John Carl Buechler, Ken Hall, King of the Ants, Laid to Rest, Linda Lovecraft, Matt Farnsworth, Miners Massacre, Nick Principe, Norman Reedus, Orphan Killer, Philip Friedman, Puppet Master, Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys, Ragewar, Saw III, Stuart Gordon, The Walking Dead, Tiffany Shepis, Tony Todd, Troll, Vernon Wells, Zone Troopers
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Con Report: Chiller April 2012
The Sprawling Chaos Chiller Theatre, Parsippany, NJ April 28 at the Parsippany Hilton I take stock of last weekend’s Chiller convention, and here’s what I come up with: I met five … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Art Hindle, Boondock Saints, Boyd Banks, Cease to Exist, Chiller, Cinderella, convention, D'Abo sisters, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Dead and Deader, Dean Cain, Dominic Mancini, Friday the 13th, George Romero, Inna Korobkina, John Astin, John Gibbons, Kerry King, Liberty Devitto, Lois & Clark, McKee Anderson, Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Living Dead 1990, Paul Musser, Robert De Niro, Taso Stavrakis, Tiffany Shepis, Tom Kiefer, Tom Savini, X Chris, Zach Snyder, zombies
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THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
Ed. note– Mike Cucinotta and I followed our breakfast buffet today with a showing of CABIN IN THE WOODS. Dimming our experience, both literally and figuratively, was the theatre’s projectionist. As Mike explained to me, he … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged 1980s slasher, April Fool's Day, Brian White, Chris Hemsworth, Cthulhu Mythos, Dawn of the Dead, Drew Goddard, Fran Kanz, Friday the 13th, Generic Stereotype Generator, George Romero, H.P. Lovecraft, Joe Dante, Joss Whedon, Kristen Connolly, Mike Cucinotta, Politics of Love, slasher, The Cabin in the Woods, The Evil Dead, Will Keenan, zombies
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John Russo- The Not Quite Romero Retrospective (Audio)
I’ll give him this: John Russo always keeps it interesting. When I approached him at this past weekend’s Mad Monster Party con in Charlotte, NC and asked him for an interview, I fully expected him to … Continue reading
The Romero Retrospective: The Complete Reviews
Over the last year plus, I’ve said just about everything I could possibly say about George Romero. If you’ve read my stuff, you know that he’s my favorite horror director, and one of the main influences on myself … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane, In the Abyss
Tagged Bruiser, Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, George Romero, John Amplas, Knightriders, Land of the Dead, Martin, Monkey Shines, Night of the Living Dead, Season of the Witch, Stephen King, Survival of the Dead, The Crazies, The Dark Half, There's Always Vanilla, Two Evil Eyes
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