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Film Review: Prisoners Of The Lost Universe (1983)

SYNOPSIS: “Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Doctor Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must …

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Film Review: Predator (1987)

SYNOPSIS: “Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of it’s victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing …

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Film Review: Poltergeist (1982)

SYNOPSIS: “While living an an average family house in a pleasant neighborhood, the youngest daughter of the Freeling family, Carol Anne, seems to be connecting with the supernatural through a dead channel on the television. It is not for long when the mysterious beings enter the house’s walls. At first seeming like harmless ghosts, they play tricks and amuse the …

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Film Review: Planet Of The Apes (1968)

SYNOPSIS: “Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and uncivilized while apes have learned speech and technology. Taylor is captured and taken to the city of the apes after damaging his …

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The Philosopher’s Stone

The Scholastic Corporation bought the USA rights to Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone in 1997 for US$105,000 – an unusually high sum for a children’s book. They insisted no American child would want to read a book with the word ‘Philosopher’ in the title and, after some discussion, the American edition was published in October 1998 under the title …

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Philippe Mora

Depending on my critical faculties or level of intoxication, director Philippe Mora is either the unjustly neglected surrealist auteur of Australian cinema, or the nation’s very own Ed Wood Junior. Consider the wild array of evidence presented on a recently-released DVD simply titled Philippe Mora Triple (the distributors decided not to use the word Threat at the end). Where else …

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Film Review: The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955)

SYNOPSIS: “An unusual radioactive rock on the sea bottom mutates the ocean life into a horrible monster. When charred, radioactive bodies begin to drift ashore a scientist and government agent investigate the phenomenon, and it’s connection to a local marine biology professor.” (courtesy IMDB) REVIEW: As the fifties grew to a close so did the era of the giant radioactive …

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Predators: The Hunt Begins on Blu-ray and DVD October 19

EXPERIENCE THE NEW BREED OF ACTION ROBERT RODRIGUEZ PRESENTS The Hunt Begins on Blu-ray and DVD October 19 Including Exclusive Motion Comics That Reveal The Predator’s Back-story LOS ANGELES (August 24, 2010) – “This planet is a game preserve, and we’re the game.” The ultimate hunters are back when Robert Rodriguez’ PREDATORS arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on October 19th …

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Horror Gossip: 08.25.10

LET THE REAPING BEGIN Greetings all you wonderful pieces of meat… Yes, I called you all pieces of meat, because we are all edible and I’ve always wanted to go all Hannibal Lector on someone’s ass, just for the fun of it. Maybe I’m alone on all the cannibal carnage, but heck, I say try anything once. Anyways, I was recently mentioned in www.horrorinthehammer.com …

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Last Sunset – Author O.A.T.H plans interactive novel

So You Wanna Be a Serial Killer? Astoria, Oregon – August 22, 2010 – The writer who goes only by the name O.A.T.H. is giving readers of his new horror novel the chance. “The story, Last Sunset will be unlike books that readers have experienced before. Even the way it will be read will be different,” O.A.T.H. says. Last Sunset …

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Apex releases first digital only title

APEXOLOGY:Horror 1. The study of literature-based artifacts left by the authors and editors of Apex Publications, particularly dark or horrific stories. 2. An anthology of horror containing disturbing, dark imagery and twisted fiction. Contained within are twenty-one stories to showcase the unique talents that Apex has published and employed in the past five years. Apexology: Horror contains work from two …

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Enemy Mind – New trailer | accomplishes production with $9K

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xek2p2_enemy-mind-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion]  SMALL BUDGET PRODUCTION BUCKS BIG STUDIOS WITH INDIE SPIRIT & OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR PALM SPRINGS – August 24, 2010: Enemy Mind, a science fiction-style film written, produced and directed by an upstart cast and crew, is now available on DVD. The film was shot on location in the Salton Sea area of Southern California’s Imperial Valley in early 2010, and …

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Gareth Edward’s MONSTERS – Featurette now live!

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xek2h3_monsters-movie-behind-the-scenes-pr_shortfilms[/dailymotion] New featurette posted! MONSTERS: Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and grow. In an effort to stem the destruction that resulted, half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED …

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The Walking Dead Trailer released! – news on premiere date

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xek2i2_the-walking-dead-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] It is here, The Walking Dead trailer from Comic-Con has been released. Also, The Walking Dead will premiere on Halloween night at 10/9c Latest news on the series: Close your windows, lock your doors and clear your schedules. Come this Halloween, you’ll have more to fear than trick-or-treaters. AMC has announced that its newest original series, The Walking Dead, …

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Film Review: The Alien Time Machine – Encounters from another Dimension

SYNOPSIS: Join Eerie Investigations, Karen Frandsen, as she explores the mysterious experiences of author, Terry Le Riche Walters. Terry’s amazing personal accounts of alien visitations, abductions and spiritual prophecies from other dimensions are profound and riveting. Take an amazing trip, see the world’s only real Time Machine built inside a small house in Bath, England using alien technology. This film …

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