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Who Exactly Is Sharing These Scary Ghost Stories?
Ed. note– George Wyle, the man behind the lyrics I discuss below, also wrote the words for “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island,” which became a standard in the minds of classic TV sitcoms. It also explains … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Andy Williams, Charles Dickens, Eddie Pola, George Wyle, Gilligan's Island, Gremlins, Hold That Ghost, Insidious, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Jerry Goldsmith, Nat King Cole, Poltergeist, Silent Night, The Omen, Tobe Hooper, X Chris
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Sharks and Chainsaws: Kate Hodge and Donna Wilkes at Oct’s Chiller
Fans of sequels to seminal films have reason to rejoice this October at Chiller. My favorite con has added LEATHERFACE’s Kate Hodge and JAWS 2′s Donna Wilkes. Kate Hodge had the pleasure of … Continue reading
Posted in World Painted Blood
Tagged Chiller, convention, Deborah Foreman, Don Coscarelli, Donna Wilkes, Full Empire Promotions, Jaws, Jaws 2, Jeff Burr, Kate Hodge, Keith Gordon, Ken Foree, Leatherface, Roy Scheider, Steven Spielberg, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, Viggo Mortensen, Virginia Madsen
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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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SALEM’S LOT (1979 Mini-Series)
Enough talk about vampire flicks that aren’t even horror movies. Phil reviews a film with a very evil vampire, the master Barlow, in SALEM’S LOT. The mini-series scared him as a kid when it was … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged evil house, George Romero, Paul Monash, Salem's Lot, Stephen King, Tobe Hooper, vampires
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Mashing up, Monster Style: Monster Mash Expo on Its Way
Attention horror convention attendees! Like going to horror conventions? (Of course you do, or that opening statement wouldn’t have attracted your attention). Want to see a convention with a diverse guest line up? Tired of the same old … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Band, Crawlspace, David Schmoeller, Dawn of the Dead, Debbie Rochon, Dee Wallace, Donna D'Errico, Fred Olen Ray, Full Moon, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Jeff Burr, Kevin Tenney, Klaus Kinski, Leatherface, Lenny Lies, Linnea Quigley, Night of the Demons, Night of the Living Dead, Pino Donaggio, Puppet Master, Richard Band, Ron Milkie, Subspecies, Ted Nicolaou, The Howling, Tiffany Shepis, Tobe Hooper, Tourist Trap
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THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
With the next entry in Death Ensemble’s unplanned Tom Savini retrospective, Phil Fasso looks at his favorite Leatherface flick. If you dig black comedy, it doesn’t get much better than this. … Continue reading
THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE
Art is often a reflection of the collective consciousness of the times in which it is created. The country groans as a result of atrocities; the artists capture that groan in a creative form. In his superb documentary, Adam Simon … Continue reading
