Ed. note- As David Grove’s book covers every aspect of FRIDAY THE 13TH, it gives away plot details and the ending. I’ve tried to veer away from doing so myself, but[…]
Tag: Tom Savini
Howard Sherman- The Romero Retrospective (Audio)
Ed. note- Let the fun begin! Today I kick off Death Ensemble’s coverage of the Mad Monster Party convention this past weekend in Charlotte, NC. And what better way to start[…]
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[…]
LAND OF THE DEAD
2005 was a great year for horror. It marked not only the return of George Romero, but after 20 years, a new film in his Dead saga. And it did so[…]
SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD
Only one to go! Phil’s review of LAND OF THE DEAD won’t make it in on time for the end of February, but here’s his review of SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD.[…]
Death Ensemble Turns 1
A year ago today, I gave birth to Death Ensemble. After three years of writing for Icons of Fright, the site was self-destructing. Power struggles had taken a nice gig[…]
TWO EVIL EYES
George Romero wanted to make an AIDS parable out of “The Masque of the Red Death.” Italians forced him to make another film instead. A decent effort, but a great example[…]
MONKEY SHINES
The late 1980s and ‘90s were not kind to George Romero. After the failure of DAY OF THE DEAD, the director made three studio films in a 15 year period before[…]