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Film Review: Saw Misgivings (short film) (2012)

SYNOPSIS: ‘Saw Misgivings’ is a tongue in cheek horror/comedy based around the ‘Saw’ franchise.  It’s a kind of ‘Saw’ meets ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’.  ‘Saw Misgivings’ finds Janey, a suburban housewife, preparing for dinner guests while being hampered a hapless husband and wearing a ‘Saw’ style medieval headtrap which could kill her at any moment. Will she escape death?  More importantly, …

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Horror Art: Tattoo Bob

BIO: After 20 plus years in the tattoo biz,I wanted to cross over to a new range of art i have always loved to do.Horror movies and just crazy way out stuff others can find,,,Scary. My style has been described to me by many as morbid and some say,,,,edgy with a twisted sense of humor.Most themes of my pieces tend …

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Horror Art: Ashley Thorpe

BIO: Ashley Thorpe was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1972 yet grew up in Devon, England. After studying Fine art / Film in Canterbury Ashley relocated to Manchester where he worked briefly for the BBC. After a number of years pursuing illustration in London and a brief sojourn in Athens,Greece as a comic artist, Ashley returned to his Devonshire roots …

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Horror Art: Tanya Lane

BIO: I was born and raised in Southern California. I moved to Missouri 10 years ago where I met my husband and now reside. I have had my artwork published in Calendars and greeting cards. Have exhibited in galleries in California and Missouri. I consider myself a self taught artist. I prefer working in oils on canvas, but have tried …

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Horror Art: Shawn Conn

BIO Shawn’s very birth was a portend of the dark path he would one day take with his art. He was born breech during a freak blizzard in early November. As his mother was bleeding to death, Shawn was being choked by his own umbilical cord. The Doctor grabbed his feet and yanked, breaking his right arm in the process. …

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12 Bad Jokes About Daybreakers

Daybreakers (2009), is a vampire film noir hybrid, with a futuristic vein (see what I did there?), starring Ethan Hawke, Sam Neil and Willem Dafoe. It is directed by the Spierig brothers, Michael and Peter. The film is about a human blood shortage affecting the vampires and the struggle to find a suitable replacement. It’s quite stylish and entertaining. So …

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Horror Art: Wes Huffor

BIO: Wes Huffor is a Southern Californian artist best known for visceral, seductive, and pathological crime and horror storytelling. Wes started out working for small press publishers in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. In 2008, Huffor released Charnel House, a Horror and Crime anthology under the flag of UK based publisher Broken Voice. As a nod to classic Crime …

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Top 20 Cult Film Directors

Celebrate the day! Being a long time follower of cult films over the years, I figured it was due time to create an appropriate Top 20 list of Cult Film Directors for readers who might “still” be seeking out worthy films to indulge in (Director collectives..that is). I knew creating this list that not every favorite cult director would make …

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‘Slash ‘Em’ Debuts with New Horror Comedy Animated Web Series

Mondo Media (the company that puts out Happy Tree Friends) has juts announced a new comedy animated web series titled “Slash ‘Em” that you can check out for free online. This pilot features voice. actress Amber Nash (who voices Pam on Archer) and several artists/animators that worked on Archer as well like Adam Toews, Kim Feigenbaum, Rod Ben, Jennifer Montes, …

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