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Film Review: Lockout (2012)

SYNOPSIS: A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. REVIEW: I really enjoy watching movies, I think a good movie can wash away whatever might be ailing you for a couple of hours. Hell..a bad …

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Comic Review: Contagion – Issue 1

Issue: Contagion #1 Writer: Z.M. Thomas Pencils: Cliff Richards Colors: Mike Bartollo Letters: Zach Matheny Cover: Chris Bolson Publisher: Trepidation Comics Release Date: February 2010 Pages: 24 Price: $4.99 “TREPIDATION COMICS’ brand new Zombie graphic novel featuring a brand new story from Z.M.Thomas, artwork from Cliff Richards and colors from Mike Bartolo.” Artwork: 3.5 out of 5.0 This is good …

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Book Review: Haftmann’s Rules – Author Robert White

HAFTMANN’S RULES By Robert White Grand Mal Press “Blood is like a rainbow, like red violet when it first flows, black in the moon light.” Every now and again a volume of literature is so gritty, so enthralling, so psychologically spell binding we tend to forget what particular genre it slides most neatly into. Robert White’s story of private d*ck …

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2012 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Lineup

Chris Hemsworth, William Shatner, Stan Lee, WWE® Superstars Rey Mysterio® and CM Punk™ Top Stellar 2012 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Lineup Paul Wesley, Jeri Ryan, Bruce Campbell, Scott Bakula, 60 Other Celebrities, Dozens of Top Creators Set For Pennsylvania Convention Center May 31 – June 3 NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 2012 – For more than a decade, …

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Comic Review: Careful – Issue 1

Issue: Careful… #1 Writer: Victor Carungi, Gentry Smith Art & Inks: Adam Markiewicz Gray Tones: Roderic Rodriguez, Marc Lewis Letters: Brant Fowler Cover Artist: Gentry Smith Publisher: Paper Street Comics Release Date: July 2010 Pages: 28 Price: $3.50 “What if you could wish revenge on everyone who makes your life hell, and someone (or something) would do the dirty work …

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Film Review: The Divide (2011)

SYNOPSIS: Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic. REVIEW: I’ve seen my share of apocalyptic films this year, not mention the various ones that arrived last year. I’m most surprisde on how they all take on different tones with the …

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Comic Review: Bomb Scares – Issue 1

Issue: Bomb Scares Vol. 1 Writers: Gary Crutchley, Steve Tanner, Chris Young, Scott D. Harris, Jonathan Darque, Gordon Robertson, Alec Robertson, Dino Caruso, Richmond Clements, GM Jordan Artists: Shane Oakley, John Cahill, Katja Lindblom, Mantos, Rachelle Aragno, Andrew Dodd, Mc Carper, Anglada KaMarasa Editor: Steve Tanner Cover Artist: Andrew Dodd Publisher: Time Bomb Comics Release Date: 2009 Pages: 52 Price: …

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Comic Review: Blood Orgy aka The She Beast Within – Issue 1

Issue: Blood Orgy aka The She Beast Within #1 Writer: Mark K. Artist: Mark K. Colors: Aneta Horodecka Publisher: Frightfeast Comix Release Date: 2010 Pages: 32 Price: $5 (US) “So disturbing, you don’t want to know” Artwork: 4.0 out of 5 Have you ever wondered what would happen if your Cannible Corpse or Cattle Decapitation cd cover had a comic …

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Interview: Manuel H. Da Silva (The Unleashed, Cycle of Fear )

UNLEASHING MANUEL H DASILVA Perhaps this year’s most anticipated screening at the annual Canadian Film Fest was Dark House Film’s The Unleashed Mere hours before the festivities commenced I spoke with Manuel Da Silva from his studio on a myriad of topics ranging from the origins of the Ouija board, the future of independent genre films and what makes a truly …

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Live near Cleveland or Cincinnati? Wanna see THE CABIN IN THE WOODS?

Ok all you Ohio horror fiends. Got a chance for all of you to get in on a special preview of the much anticiapted “The Cabin In The Woods” early next week. The film doesn’t open wide until Friday but you and a friend can see it on Monday! These screenings will occur in Cleveland and Cincinnati on Monday April …

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New Horror Book – The Aberration – Bard Constantine

The new horror novel by Bard Constantine is described as “an exciting horror story reminiscent of Stephen King’s ‘The Mist.'” When a freak storm engulfs a flourmill, the workers learn quickly that there is much more to fear than just heavy rain. Something else arrives with the storm -macabre creatures that alter their shapes and features with every attack. In …

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Film Review: Clown Hunt (2010)

SYNOPSIS: Clowns, they’re not just for laughing anymore. REVIEW: Not too long ago I read a blog  about Topher Grace’s eighty-five minute edit of episode one, two and three of Star Wars and as much as I’d like to see this it was, alas, a private screening for friends. However, the description was one of a concise and fast moving …

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Comic Review: Atomic Robo and the Shadow From Beyond Time TPB

Issue: Atomic Robo and the Shadow From Beyond Time TPB Writers: Brian Clevinger Artist: Scott Wegener Colors: Ronda Pattison Letters: Jeff Powell Publisher: Red 5 Comics Release Date: January 2010 Pages: 152 Price: $18.95 “In 1926 H.P. Lovecraft comes calling to warn Atomic Robo of imminent doom. But the Shadow From Beyond Time escapes into the future, intersecting with our …

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Film Review: Hell Night (1981)

SYNOPSIS: Four college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion where they get killed off one by one by the monstrous surviving members of a family massacre years earlier for trespassing on their living grounds. REVIEW: I hate Linda Blair. There! I said it and I mean it too. Why do I hate Ms. Blair …

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Film Review: The Stuff (1985)

SYNOPSIS: Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple of miners. They taste it and decide to market it because it tastes so good. The American public literally eats up the new dessert sensation now known as the Stuff but, unfortunately, it takes over the brains of those who eat it, turning them into zombie-like …

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Comic Review: Ash-Tray Comics – Issue 1

Issue: Ash-Tray Comics #1 Writers: Eric Schock, Sasa Bralic, Michael Kraiger, Javier Alvarado, Karl Savage, Don Kunkel Artists: Eric Schock, Sasa Bralic, Michael Kraiger, Javier Alvarado, Karl Savage, Don Kunkel, Jason Boehm, Shaun O’Neil, Andre Renuad Editor: Adrian Cronin Cover Artists: Francesco Biagini, Paul Harmon Publisher: Evil Robo Productions Release Date: 2007 Pages: 40 Price: $4.95 “This Issue is the …

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