Ki Ki Ki, Ma Ma Ma. Camp Crystal Lake has got a death curse, and this man’s partly responsible. The composer for the original Friday the 13th score, Harry Manfredini made the sounds that made you poop a little in your jammies. One of the greatest horror films of all time, Friday the 13th brandished 9 sequels, a crossover with …

The Insomniac was lucky enough to get a chance to talk to the lovely, talented and very busy Susan Adriensen who acts, writes and directs. She also is one of our horror vamps, so you can see how lovely she is for yourself. Thank you so much for joining us Susan. You are welcome Mr. Insomniac and I must say …

When you find yourself awake at all hours you find yourself feeling like a vampire, and start wondering if you really have a coffin in your basement. I love all things vampires, from the original novel Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (television version please) to even the Dracula that was part of the campy Cliffhangers series. I find the bloodsuckers …

Buffalo and it’s surrounding area seems to be hopping with filmmakers. Everyone with a camera seem to be out on the streets filming or at least looking through Ms. Nikki’s window. Last Saturday there was the highly successful sneak peek of “Something Dark” (Buffalo Nickel Productions/Nightmare Kinetics) and “Resident Horror” (X-Strike Studios). Before the movies trailers from the area were shown “Bitez”, “The Pigman”, …

MJ : HOW CLOSE DOES “EVIL HEAD” FOLLOW THE STORYLINE OF THE EVIL DEAD? DS : ‘Evil Head’ pays homage to the Evil Dead series, in particular Evil Dead 1 & 2. I am a huge fan of Sam Raimi’s work with the series, and while ‘Evil Head’ is a parody of sorts I definitely consider it a tribute to the original films. You’ll …

Some News from the Insomniac: I attended a book signing for “Cheap Scares” and “Johnny Gruesome” by Greg Lamberson. The signing included some drama from a crazy person who would say “Yeah that’s right” to every other thing that Greg said and then gave us a story of how the gun was not facing us but away (which I for one …

Intro: Hey my creepy freaks and sexy minx! How is it, how was it, and how did it taste?! A lot going on this week and for one I have to send a big shout out to my boys in orange with a great big WAAAAAAR EEEEEEAGLEEEEEE! The big game is coming up and unless ya live in the south, …

Some News from the Insomniac: Those crazy guys from Low Budget Pictures are filming a revenge movie in the wilds of Rochester New York. The Insomniac and Ms Nikki were almost involved in the production, but they moved and didn’t leave us forwarding addresses. Story of our lives. The production seems to be the story of a gang of women …

MJ : How did you come up with the concept for “5 or die” ? TH : It’s experimental, in the sense that we had the writers guild strike and no one was working. This was last spring. A bunch of us thought with everyone sitting around doing nothing, wouldn’t it be great to create something. Everybody is interested in the internet. It’s like one of …

WHO: DIRECTOR – BILL ZEBUB MOVIE: The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made & Assmonster: The Making of a Horror Movie Readers upon checking out Bill’s work, I had to post a few of his trailers. Looks like great bizarre and hilarious stuff for fans of weird psycho guerilla filmmaking horror…. see trailers section for clips – editor I’m familiar with …

MOVIES: GHOSTBUSTERS, PHANTOMS, MEN IN BLACK, ARMY OF DARKNESS When there’s something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? BILL BRYAN!! Wait, who? That’s right folks – Bill Bryan, or, some of you may know him better as THE STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN. You have chosen the form of the destructor, and i’m sitting down with him for some …

MJ: How did you come up with the concept for Unscripted – The Hunted ? MA: Being an old time horror fan and growing up idolizing the likes of Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman, I wanted to bring horror back to its roots, the woods, the cold and the darkness. Reality camera work is so popular now, and what …

MJ: How did you get started acting? BB: I began working as a model in my teenage years, but always felt I had more to give as a performer. I moved to Hollywood by myself at a very young age with only my car and a small amount of money in the bank. Aside from modeling full time, I began …

MJ: Tell us about your association with Scream HQ? LB: We are more then just work colleagues, we are fabulous friends and 2nd family. I got my start with them acting in The Slaughter and there was instant creative chemistry. Soon thereafter we formed Scream HQ, and made Zombie Strippers. Now we are moving forward with a number of horror films that I will be a …

COURTNEY GAINS Interview – 10.16.08 MOVIE: CHILDREN OF THE CORN , HALLOWEEN, BURBS MJ: Children of the Corn has become such a classic for horror fans old and new, back then… did you have any idea? CG: No. I had no idea, it was my first film and I was just trying to do a good job. MJ: Malachi is …

SYNOPSIS: Stevan Mena’s mockumentary follows washed-up filmmaker Harry Penderecki (David Naughton) as he tries to resurrect his once-celebrated career. Harry gathers his former crew to create a horror hit, but the production is plagued by one problem after another. Egotistical actors, romantic hookups, inept special effects artists, tragedies on the set, and budget crises threaten to derail Harry’s only hope …