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Tag Archives: George Romero
THE BURNING: Reflections on Writing a Remake
A crucial part of the writing process takes place well after the last word’s been put to the page. A writer formulates an idea; writes the piece; and revises it. Once that’s all been done, any … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged 1980s slasher, Friday the 13th, George Romero, on writing, remake, slasher, The Hills Have Eyes
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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
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
I need to step away from zombies for a long time. That’s the ultimate compliment I can give to John Skipp’s massive collection of undead stories, Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead. It’s the most … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, Adam Golaski, Book of the Dead, Craig Spector, Douglas E. Winter, George Romero, Joe R. Lansdale, John Skipp, Leonid Andreyev, Les Daniels, Neil Gaiman, Night of the Living Dead, Pet Sematary, Psycho, Robert Bloch, Robert McCammon, Stephen King, W.B. Seabrook, zombies
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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
Posted in World Painted Blood
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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Boyd Banks- The Romero Retrospective (Audio)
Last August, I was supposed to interview Boyd Banks at a convention. Unfortunately, I never made it to the con. Yesterday, I finally got to meet Boyd at the Chiller Theatre convention in Parsippany, NJ. He … Continue reading
Posted in Show No Mercy
Tagged Boyd Banks, Canada, convention, Dawn of the Dead 2004, George Romero, Jason X, Land of the Dead, Pontypool, Stripperland, 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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CUJO
Day 2 of Dee Wallace Week brings me to reflect on the novel Cujo and my special relationship with it. Lewis Teague adapted it, and Dee gives what may be her bravest performance. Stephen King’s … Continue reading
CONVENTION REPORT: MAD MONSTER PARTY Part 2
What the Fix the Chapel is This??? or, Meeting Rutger Hauer Mad Monster Party, Charlotte, NC March 23-24, 2012 at the Blake Hotel Fasano, X and I … Continue reading
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Tagged American Werewolf in London, Boba Fett, Charlotte NC, Chiller, Chris Sarandon, Cici's Pizza, convention, Darth Vader, David Prowse, Deadtention, Dee Wallace, Derek Mears, Fasano, fix the chapel, Frankenhooker, Gary Streiner, George Romero, Hobo with a Shotgun, Hong Horror Show, Horrorfind Weekend, IG-88, James Hong, John Russo, Living Dead Festival, M. Mrakosa Orsman, Mad Monster Party con, Mary Woronov, Night of the Living Dead, Nighthawks, Patty Mullen, Persis Khambatta, Predators, Richard Moll, Rutger Hauer, Salem's Lot remake, Saturday Nightmares, Stop or My Mom Will Shoot, The Complete Night of the Living Dead Filmbook, The Empire Strikes Back, The Hitcher, The Howling, The Princess Bride, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, X Chris
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CONVENTION REPORT: MAD MONSTER PARTY Part 1
Hong-cubines, Acoustics, and the Speed Dating that Never Was Mad Monster Party, Charlotte, NC March 23-24, 2012 at the Blake Hotel I’ve been to so … Continue reading
Posted in World Painted Blood
Tagged Blake Hotel, Chiller, Chris Sarandon, Christine, Christmas horror, convention, Debbie Rochon, Dee Wallace, Derek Mears, Fasano, Forty Licks, Gary Streiner, George Romero, Hong Horror Show, Hong-cubines, Horrorfind, HorrorHound, James Hong, John Amplas, John Russo, Keith Richards, Laguardia Airport, Mad Monster Party con, Mick Jagger, Midnight, Monster-Mania, Night of the Living Dead, Phil Fasso the Elder, Rutger Hauer, Santa Claws, The Rolling Stones, Tim Tebow, X Chris
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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
