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Film Review: Must Love Death (2009)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: Disappointed by love, suicidal Norman arranges to meet some like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting the alleged suicides turn out to be unscrupulous killers looking for a willing victim. A comical and macabre fight against death begins. REVIEW: “Must Love Death” is an incredibly uneven film. From the opening frames, everything jumps around …

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A Little Bit of History Repeating?

If we look at today’s horror output from major Hollywood studios we must ask the question “Is Hollywood making the same mistakes it has before?” A quick glance at movies currently in production shows a terribly high number of remakes and sequels, (monikered as ‘franchises’ by production companies) much to the dismay of many horror fans. It seems like major …

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Office Workers VS. Zombies

Pitting the all consuming ravenous wandering sensibilities of the office worker against the metaphorical embodiment of their undead doppelgangers is like watching cannibals eating cannibals. I am only left with imagery at this point…picture a sea of identical cubicles, each trying to be unique but intrinsically being the same thing. It is the battle of one thing knowing what it …

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Book Review: Warlash Dark Noir (TPB)

WARLASH: DARK NOIR (PERFECT PAPERBACK) Written by Frank Forte Artwork by zymon Kudranski (Illustrator), Marcin Ponomarew (Illustrator), Steve Mannion (Illustrator), Bruno Werneck (Illustrator) Published by Asylum Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color / B&w – 56 pages Price: $3.95 Warlash is somewhat of a warrior, policeman, defender and all around bad ass. His tales usually consist of taking out demons …

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Book Review: Warlash Dark Noir – Issue 3

WARLASH: DARK NOIR No. 3 (COMIC) Written by Frank Forte, Royal McGraw Artists: Szymon Kudranski, Frank Forte, Aly Fell, J.C.Wong Letters: Frank Forte, Royal McGraw Editor: Elizabeth J. Musgrave Published by Asylum Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color / B&w – 48 pages Price: $2.95 Rocket’s Red Scare” pits Warlash against a biogenetically engineered villain who goes by the name …

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Book Reviews: We Kill Monsters – Issues 1-2

WE KILL MONSTERS #1, 2 & 3 (COMIC) Story: Christopher Leone, Laura Harkom Writer: Christopher Leone Pencils: Brian Churilla Inks: Hilary Barta, Brian Churilla Colors: Ronda Pattison Letters: Jeff Powell Publisher: Red 5 Comics Publication Date: 2008 Format: Full Color – 40 (#1), 28 (#2,3) Price: $3.50 “Two unassuming auto repair shop owners discover that monsters are infesting the world. …

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Infected: Lily Haze tells all – Scream Queen lowdown

When discussing her debut role in INFECTED, Lily Haze’s enthusiasm proves contagious! Can the actress/writer survive a zombie epidemic? Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS, KILL BILL), William Forsythe (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS), and Christy Carlson Romano (MIRRORS 2) all have something in common; they are trying to keep their distance from the INFECTED, a breed of non-generic zombies born from a parasitic …

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The British Horror Film Festival – Announces Horror Nominations

BRITISH HORROR FILM FESTIVAL – Announces Horror Nominations The British Horror Film Festival has a number of films up for awards! Bournemouth Pier Theatre is preparing for the first British Horror Film Festival on Saturday 30th October and the official list of nominations has now been announced! Festival Director Stuart Brennan has said that choosing the films up for awards …

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Book Review: Wormwood Gentlemen Corpse – Issue 1

WORMWOOD – GENTLEMEN CORPSE #1 (COMIC) Written and artwork by Ben Templesmith Published by IDW Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color Price: $3.99 Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, special edition “Down the Pub” is a one off on the ongoing wormwood series produced under IDW. The edition is an entire Ben Templesmith creation which includes story and artwork. For those who have followed …

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