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Book Review: The Real Men in Black – Author Nick Redfern

THE REAL MEN IN BLACK When I hear the term “men in black”, I am often reminded of film fare, paranoia and a simplified classification of government agencies who send out agents to investigate reports of interest. We certainly had our share of X-files, Millennium groups and tv show personnel who dressed in a similar manner that we knew what …

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Film Review: Mutants (2009)

SYNOPSIS: In a world devastated by a pandemic virus that turns human beings into primitive and bloodthirsty creatures, Marco and Sonia set off to find a secret base to escape from the ‘mutants’. When the latter attack them, Marco is infected too. Little by little, he undergoes the same changes. Sonia, who is expecting a baby, is then forced to …

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Dark Regions Press – The Engines of Sacrifice – Author James Chambers

The Engines Of Sacrifice (Dark Regions Press) by James Chambers In hidden places, they sleep and dream, and through their dreams they touch humanity — but their touch brings only the stains of horror, death, and madness…until the day the Old Ones return. In the Engines of Sacrifice, acclaimed writer James Chamber delivers four nightmare novellas inspired by the Mythos …

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Playing House is “Home Sweet Home” on DVD June 21st!

Home Sweet Home “PLAYING HOUSE” The Ultimate Psycho-Thriller The Obsession Takes Over June 21st   LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (April 25, 2011) – Desire becomes obsession when the psycho-sexual thriller Playing House comes to DVD June 21st from Maya Entertainment.  After two newlyweds ask their best friend to move in and help with the mortgage, the friend soon brings home a …

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From the Silent Classics of the Silver Screen to the Digital and 3-D Era

MOVIES: From the Silent Classics of the Silver Screen to the Digital and 3-D Era Philip Kemp, General Editor  What was the impetus behind the world’s earliest films? Which films have bridged vastly differing cultures to become international icons? What makes a specific director or actor so significant? For anyone who has ever been thrilled by an amazing movie, inspired …

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Military Horror from Singapore in ‘23:59hrs’

In Singapore the term ‘23:59hrs’ is used to refer to the most terrifying time of the night. In the final minute before one day shifts to the other terrifying phenomena are said to occur. The scenes portrayed in the film are said to be based on real events that happened in 1983 involving the deaths of several recruits at an …

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Asian Horror Gets ‘TWISTED’

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8y-aDvqQ1U [/youtube] The poster for the movie TWISTED depicts a guy stripped down to his skivvies wearing the rims from his car as a makeshift form of battle armor. Gripped tightly in his hand is a wrench and he doesn’t look afraid to use it. Welcome to the latest horror comedy from writer/director Chai Yee Wei. No stranger to the …

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Film Review: Kill the Irishman (2011)

SYNOPSIS: Set in 1970’s Cleveland, “Kill the Irishman” is based on the true story of Danny Greene, an unhappy dock worker who got involved with the mob in the area. He made a name for himself among the criminal underworld and was responsible for basically triggering a mob war when he is held responsible for some money that is stolen …

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Tattooed Horror in ‘DEGENERATES INK.’

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av2kDsgV7IQ [/youtube] Bearing a tagline that states “Tattooin’ and Killin’ – and Tattooin’” the tattoo horror flick DEGENERATES INK. is a low-budget film shot in traditional grindhouse style. The movie began filming in October 2008 and was shot in and around the Richmond/Petersburg area. Years later the culmination of all writer/director Jim Stramel’s hard work is finally available for download …

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Film Review: Nails (Gvozdi) (2003)

SYNOPSIS: When a conflicted KGB assassin begins hearing voices inside his head, he decides to pepper his skull with nails to release the pressure. But with every new hole he drills, he dives deeper into madness. Now, to stop the insanity, he’ll have to go face to face with his inner demons, a task that means taking on the worst …

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Comic Review: Hellraiser – Issue 1 (Boom Studios)

And so it begins…. The pins, the hooks, the sights, the cenobites. This represents the first in the debut comic series which boastly shouts “Clive Barker’s – Hellraiser! Boom Studios has taken the plunge into darkness, the kind that true fans of the series can appreciate and that new fans can descend into madness. With Issue #1, we are reunited …

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Book Review: Bloodrush – Author Bryan Smith

BLOODRUSH by Bryan Smith (Delirium Books – July 2011) David Rucker wakes up to a scene of shocking violence. Blood and body parts are everywhere. At first, he has no memory of who he is or how he wound up unconscious in the midst of all this carnage. The mental fog engulfing him begins to clear and recognition dawns. The …

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Film Review: The Corn Stalker (2002)

SYNOPSIS: There is something loose in the cornfields of Boonsboro. Something evil….For two myth hunters looking to write a book on local legends, a vengeful bounty hunter looking for his missing sister, and a lost DJ, this evil is all to real. In the form of a masked killer. The Corn Stalker pays homage to the grindhouse days of 80’s …

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Trailer, Artwok and Info for GEORGE ROMERO PRESENTS: DEADTIME STORIES

This is GEORGE ROMERO PRESENTS: DEADTIME STORIES a new anthology film heading our way on DVD from MILLENNIUM ENTERTAINMENT on July 12th. Now the interesting thing to me is that one of the shorts is HOUSE CALL that was directed by Tom Savini and was previously released on DVD as a part of another anthology type of project that was …

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Some bloody behind the scenes shots from PIRANHA 3DD

Director John Gulager and company have just wrapped shooting in Wilmington North Carolina and some of the blood remains have leaked online. What we have here is a couple of shots of some of the hapless victims from the BIG WET WATERPARK where the killer fish invade this time around. Looks like the blood will flow once again! As is …

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Dark Re-Imagining of ‘A LITTLE MERMAID’

According to Variety, Sony Pictures recently acquired the rights to Carolyn Turgeon’s novel Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale. The company has brought on Shana Feste (COUNTRY STRONG) to write and direct the film based on the book. The story of THE LITTLE MERMAID is a creepy one. First there’s an old sea witch who is more octopus than …

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