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THE OMEN Extras
One of the great advantages of the advent of DVD was special features. Suddenly, anybody who wanted to get a glimpse behind the scenes, see shots that didn’t make the final cut, or listen to actors … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane, In the Abyss
Tagged Billie Whitelaw, Brian Helgeland, Curse or Coincidence, David Seltzer, David Warner, George Lucas, Gregory Peck, Harvey Bernhard, Harvey Stephens, Jerry Goldsmith, Lee Remick, Richard Donner, Satanic children, Star Wars, The Curse of the Omen, The Omen, Wes Craven
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MOTHER’S DAY (2012)
As a rule, we’re not supposed to judge any artist by his art. Wes Craven, the man behind such brutal works as THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, is not a … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Charles Kaufman, Darren Lynn Bousman, dysfunctional family, Lloyd Kaufman, Marquis de Sade, Mother's Day, Mother's Day 2012, Rebecca De Mornay, remake, sadism and torture, Scott Milan, Shawn Ashmore, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Troma, Wes Craven
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The Dee Wallace-Motherhood Equation
I blame E.T. Steven Spielberg’s 1982 tale of a kid and his new friend the alien was one of the biggest box office hits of all time when it came out, and it’s most likely where … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged Critters, Cujo, Dee Wallace, E.T., Joe Dante, Rob Zombie, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Stephen King, The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Wes Craven
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Dee Wallace- Sweetest Woman in Horror (Audio)
Dee Wallace is my favorite horror actress. I full well know I can count on her for two things: being a dependable actress in horror films, and the sweetest person on the convention circuit. Through … Continue reading
5 Women Worthy of the Hell of Fame
In the wake of Jamie Lee Curtis’ change of heart about appearing at a horror con, I’ve been thinking a lot about just how important, and just how underappreciated, women in horror are. The lion’s share … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged Bride of Frankenstein, Brooke Lewis, convention, Day of the Dead, Debbie Rochon, Dee Wallace, Diablo Cody, Exorcist II, George Romero, Hell Night, Hell of Fame, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jennifer's Body, Joe Dante, Kathryn Bigelow, Linda Blair, Lori Cardille, Nancy Thompson, Near Dark, Peter Jackson, Poltergeist, Roller Boogie, Steven Spielberg, The Exorcist, Troma, Tromeo & Juliet, Universal Classic Monsters, Wes Craven, Zelda Rubinstein
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SCREAM 3
Heather Matarazzo makes her convention debut at this October’s Chiller show! Phil can’t stand HOSTEL, and refuses to see her HOSTEL 2, so he chose to review SCREAM 3. (Sadly, her role in it is … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Insidious, Kevin Williamson, Neve Campbell, Parker Posey, Party of Five, Scream, Scream 3, sequel, slasher, Wes Craven
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Screaming Insidiously: The Wrong and Right Ways to Do Formula
Hollywood is the formula capital of the world. A long time ago, Tinseltown baked a cake. People bought the cake, liked the cake, and then Hollywood made the same cake over and over again. Sure, the packaging changed sometimes, and … 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
ANTHROPOPHAGUS
Etymologies fascinate me. So when I first saw the word “anthropophagus,” I easily broke it down to “one who eats man; cannibal.” That I first saw it as the title of a cheaply made, sleazy Italian horror flick made … Continue reading
