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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
Posted in World Painted Blood
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
Debbie Rochon- Death Ensemble’s Queen of Queens (Text)
You’ve heard enough about what I have to say about Debbie Rochon, so I’ll let Death Ensemble’s Queen of Queens speak for herself. I’ll just add that on top of all the other things that make her … Continue reading
Posted in Show No Mercy
Tagged Abducted II: The Reunion, Bikini Bloodbath, Broadcast Bombshells, Colour from the Dark, Debbie Rochon, Exhumed, Gallery of Fear, John Russo, Lloyd Kaufman, Mark of the Beast, Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Living Dead 30th Anniversary, Nightmare Box, Nowhere Man, Psychic Experiment, Santa Claws, Scream Queens Illustrated, Slime City Massacre, Tell Tale Heart, Terror Firmer, The Good Sisters, Theatre Bizarre, Troma, Will Keenan, Won Ton Baby!
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Hell of Fame Inductee: Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon as coronated Queen of Queens by Phil Fasso Debbie Rochon is fearless. Through nearly 200 films and counting, she is never afraid to put it all on the line and … Continue reading
Posted in Hell of Fame
Tagged Christmas horror, Debbie Rochon, Debbie Rochon Confidential, George Romero, independent film, John Russo, Leatherface, Mulva 2: Kill Teen Ape!, Nancy Thompson, Night of the Living Dead 30th Anniversary, Nightmare on Elm Street, Poultrygeist, Santa Claws, scream queen, Terror Firmer, The Troma System, Toxic Avenger IV, Tromaville Cafe, Tromeo & Juliet
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THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA
Ed. note– It’s George Romero’s birthday. As my gift to him, I’ve decided to review those films from his catalogue that I haven’t covered by the end of this month, so you can … Continue reading
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
Ed note– Three classic zombie flicks came out within a few weeks of each other in the summer of 1985. I reviewed DAY OF THE DEAD as part of John Amplas Week this past spring, … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Alan Trautman, black comedy, Clu Gulager, Dan O'Bannon, Day of the Dead, Don Calfa, George Romero, James Karen, John Russo, Lifeforce, Linnea Quigley, Night of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Thom Matthews, Tobe Hooper, Trioxin, William Stout, zombies
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SANTA CLAWS
Another Christmas clunker. John Russo at the nadir of his directing career with SANTA CLAWS. Proof once more that Romero was the guy responsible for NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD’s classic status. Debbie Rochon … Continue reading
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Appreciation Retrospective
As a disciple of Romero, I’ve spent more time analyzing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD than any other horror film. People debate about which is his best zombie film, which one is most important. For … Continue reading
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Sometimes a horror movie is so much more than just a horror movie. In 1967, a group of young ad men hot to break out of filming beer commercials decided it was time to make … Continue reading
