Most people today bitch and moan about the younger generation. They claim that they are lazy, selfish, and don’t have any respect for anything. Obviously these people have never met Todd Crawford. Todd is only eighteen but he has already published several novels and short stories, and is a walking encyclopedia of all things horror related. He is an intelligent, …
Read More »Interview: Karissa and Katie Strain (Carrie, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil)
There isn’t a shortage of hot young women in the movie business these days. Hot young women with talent though? Well that is another story. Thankfully there are ladies like Karissa and Katie Strain who are both attractive and talented working in the business today. If you are a fan of the awesome show Todd and the Book of Pure …
Read More »Film Review: Backwoods (1987)
SYNOPSIS: A couple (who tell someone that they are brother and sister for some unknown reason that is never explained) riding bikes across the country end up camping out in the backwoods of Kentucky. They end up saving a little girl who happens to need medical attention outside their tent and her father takes them to his home where he …
Read More »Film Review: Cutting Class (1989)
SYNOPSIS: Brian has just been released from a mental hospital (a lot of people think he had something to do with his father’s death) and enrolls in the local high school. He soon falls for one of his classmates, a pretty young lady named Paula. The only problem is that Paula is involved with Dwight, which makes Brian very unhappy. …
Read More »Interview: Jack Perez – Director (Some Guy Who Kills People)
Jack Perez recently directed the film Some Guy Who Kills People which has gotten some pretty great reviews. I recently got a chance to speak with him, and my interview with him follows: Todd Martin: So tell us a little bit about the movie Some Guy Who Kills People. Give us an overview of the plot and where the idea …
Read More »Interview: Tim Ritter (Truth or Dare)
What were you doing when you were eighteen? If you were like me then you were taking part in underage drinking with friends, going out with girls, staying up late watching horror films, playing video games, reading comic books, and working at a horrible summer job that you hated. What was writer/filmmaker Tim Ritter doing when he was eighteen? Writing …
Read More »Book Review: The Cabin in the Woods Official Visual Companion – Author Joss Whedon
This book is a companion piece to the film Cabin in the Woods. It contains the original screenplay, interviews with members of the cast and crew, and a section that takes a look at some of the monsters, zombies, and other murderous creatures that appear in the film. When I heard about Cabin in the Woods a little over a …
Read More »Interview: Sylvia and Jen Soska (Dead Hooker in a Trunk, American Mary)
In today’s day and age anyone can pick up a video camera, round up a group of friends and make a movie (Hell, I’ve even done it a handful of times and the results were less than impressive). Unfortunately most of these movies end up sucking out loud due to bad acting, a lack of creativity, a poor script, etc. …
Read More »Film Review: Body Count (1987)
SYNOPSIS: Your typical gang of 80’s stereotypes (unwisely) decide to camp at an old campsite in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately for them a curse has been placed on the land and as a result a shaman (who isn’t quite human) roams the woods, violently killing anyone who happens to cross his path. Soon the campers are brutally killed off …
Read More »Film Review: The Dark Power (1985)
SYNOPSIS: A group of college students move into a house, unaware that it sits atop the burial ground of an ancient tribe known as the Toltecs. Of course they end up pissing off the spirits of the people buried there and before you know it there are Native American zombies running amok killing everyone in sight. Thankfully for them though, …
Read More »Interview: Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp)
In my opinion Sleepaway Camp is the best slasher flick from the 80’s (hell, I think it is the best movie ever). I recently had the pleasure of getting to meet Felissa Rose and Jonathan Tiersten, who played the parts of Ricky and Angela. Both of them were class acts and some of the nicest, most approachable people I have …
Read More »Book Review: Sherlock Holmes on Screen – Author Alan Barnes
Sherlock Holmes on Screen This book covers the complete history of how many times Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed in films and on television. It looks at the different time periods, the different actors who have played the role of Holmes, and discusses how the character has had a major influence on pop culture. I have never really been into …
Read More »Interview: Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp)
Anyone that knows me is aware of the fact that Sleepaway Camp is hands down my favorite movie of all time. I was in 7th grade the first time I saw it and instantly loved it. I have seen it more times that I can count since then and I think it gets better every time I watch it. My …
Read More »Book Review: Kincaid – A Paranormal Casebook – Author William F. Nolan
Kincaid-A Paranormal Casebook Synopsis A collection of three stories chronicling the adventures of David Kindcaid, a paranormal investigator who is very similar to Carl Kolchak from the old television series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.” The book follows Kincaid as he investigates cases that have supernatural and horror related elements, and he finds himself up against some truly odd things during …
Read More »Film Review: Victim (2010)
SYNOPSIS: A young man is abducted from a night club parking lot by a sinister surgeon and his silent (but brutal) henchman. The duo keeps the man locked up in the basement of their mansion, and the crazed surgeon proceeds to conduct a series of cruel experiments and bizarre surgeries on the poor guy. As the prisoner is tortured mentally …
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