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The Insomniac was able to hunt down and tie down Greg Lamberson for a few minutes to have a little chat. Greg Lamberson is the director/writer of the cult horror movies “Slime City”, Undying Love (New York Vampire), Naked Fear and the writer of such horrorifying tales of fiction “Johnny Gruesome”, “Personal Demons” and nonfiction “Cheap Scares”. What drew you …

Jay Mager had offered me a small character role in “Born to Die”. There was an nice scene at the start of the movie and then a silent appearance in the middle and then a very brief appearance at the end. The role was called “The Asian” which was a crime boss who had been marked up by knife wounds around both …

Overview: Of corpse the bulk of this new-fangled column is going to be the foundation of Texas Frightmare Weekend that I attended last weekend. The outcome was pleasurable, edifying, and enthralling. The main topics are going to be; Alice Cooper’s Horror Lifetime Achievement Award, ScreamTV, Wicked Pixel Cinema, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Thomas Mason, and Jason Mewes. Events for Texas Frightmare …

I was able to get some time with Emil Novak of Buffalo Nickel Productions to talk to him about his movie, “Decayed” that is currently in production Thanks for taking some time out to talk to me about your movies.. What interests you in wanting to film a horror movie? . My interests in horror movies is simply to stir …

Most Anticipated Projects to Come: Silent Night Zombie Night might be something worth while. I have been tired of all these zombie films blasting out of nowhere but this seems promising to me now. Earlier, not so much. The films synopsis is: A week before Christmas a viral outbreak turns the citizens of Los Angeles into the feral undead. On …

Continuing on working on the local Buffalo scene of filmmaking I was able to talk to Matthew Patterson (otherwise know as Matty Mask). He is most famous for his deathmask of Johnny Gruesome and for his love of coffee. I asked him to tell us a little about him and his work: “My influences are varied but a main theme in them …

Before I get started I wanted to let you know that I will be going to Texas Frightmare Weekend and I hope to see you all there in Dallas, May 1st. There’s so much to cover. There are plenty of films coming out in 3D and Zombie movies are just coming from all over. I thought by this time the …

t’s so hard for me not to rant about the sequels and remakes but seeing how there are so many of them, every column I do I am going to put aside a section to discuss how retarded and unoriginal America is. Are you guys really running out of that many ideas? Why do you feel the need to remake …

I recently had a chance to talk to Dan Monroe , the busy director/writer of the movie “House of Horrors”, which is currently in production in Buffalo, NY. One of the settings for the movie is the real House of Horrors which is one of Western New York’s Largest Haunted Houses. They state they are:”Western New York’s Largest and Most Terrifying Haunted House …

I caught up to Jay Mager who is the writer/director of the upcoming movie “Born to Die” and filmed a short film about the local legend of the Pigman. I asked him to tell us more about the two very different projects: The Pigman What drew me to The Pigman? The answer to that question is probably a good 14 …

Of the many Buffalo movies that are in production or going into production the first I want to talk about is a movie called “Gore”.  I asked Adam Steigert (producer/director/writer) to give us a story synopsis of the movie: In 1978, after a string of gruesome cannibalistic killings, Detective William Sanders successfully brought the deformed killer known as Gore to …

Introduction: This is my first article. I don’t want to put anything gay or inspirational. I am just here to gossip about the news we have covered over the past week and deliver my thoughts on the subject so here goes… Overview: Firstly, lets go over all the horrid remakes and sequels we have discussed. Stephen Norrington, the guy behind …

Intro: Hello My Dear Freaks and Minx! Oh, how I’ve missed you all! The fact is peeps, I’m a busy little minx. But am I too busy for you now you may ask?! HELL NO! All the kick ass stuff I’ve been doing is for the greater good for all of our true horror fans out there and once my …

BANSHEE NIGHT FOR THE INSOMNIAC The Insomniac was invited to the annual Halloween Party at the Buffalo Central Terminal. For those who have never witnessed the glorious art deco building which has fallen into ghoulish decay, it is a truly breathtaking sign and the perfect place for a horror bash. To see the Terminal second-hand check out “Prison of the Psychotic Damned” …

After Dark Film Festival Part Two: Mini Reviews from the Toronto After Dark Film Festival: “Idiots & Angels” (2008) An animated fable from writer/animator Bill Plympton. A delightfully dark, funny and touching look at selfish ass hole who suddenly grows angel wings that force him to act against his will. The film is without dialogue but will draw you in …