Archive for July, 2012

Win, Lose, or Drawn & Quartered: The Bunny Game

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I like challenging films. I view movies as an art form – a particularly important art form at that – every kind of artistic discipline comes together here to create something larger than life. The definition of good art for years has been art that makes us think, that makes us feel something, that challenges [...]

Disturbing The Rites of Spring with Anessa Ramsey

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I recently watched indie screamer Rites of Spring – if you remember correctly, I playfully mocked the poster a few weeks back, because it reminded me way too much of my daily life – and the seemingly mundane is more maddening than an army of Cthulus. Throw ritualistic demonic harvest rites and a botched kidnapping [...]

I Am…The Bat…Thoughts on the Dark Knight

So a lot of people are checking out the triple feature of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises right now. I gave it a lot of thought, and I’m not going because I’m broke I’m really just not into the whole comic book movie thing anymore. After witnessing Rainn Wilson lose [...]

Artfully Dodging The Shining

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It’s been a long week, and the nights have left me somewhat maladjusted. It’s been a little too quiet, and thought I’ve kicked the habit, I’ve been really…thirsty as of late…I could really go for a ‘martian’ right about now, but it’s nearing midnight, and I’m not sure if I want to leave as the [...]

New Figures for Mad Monster Party?

I love stop motion animation. It goes back to the same root as many other people who got into the genre many years ago with the classic Rankin Bass holiday specials. Die-hard RB fans don’t just check in at Christmas tho – and now, the wait is over for some truly excellent figures based on [...]

You Left A Hole In The Back Of My Head – The Second Self And Other Short Stories…

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Consider me splatterhoused. Ok, now what the hell’s that supposed to mean? I’m sure the vast majority of horror fans and pop-culture obsessives are familiar with the video game; Splatterhouse was a blood-soaked homage to monster flicks in 16 Bit form, where you play as a Jason-masked hulk obliterating everything in his path – at [...]

Trailers from Hell Triumphant! Kickstarter Goal Reached with Two Days to Spare!

While Trailers from Hell have achieved their funding goal for their Kickstarter campaign, there are still two days left. It’s truly excellent that film fans everywhere came together to support such an awesome site, and now they’re looking at a chance to create a surplus to the budget – breathing room is never a bad [...]

Branded – Exclusive Comic Con Trailer For the Shut-In Set

If you, like scores of actual genre and comic book fans, missed out on the razzle dazzle extravaganza of decadence and depravity known as the San Diego Comic Con last weekend, don’t fret. We have an SDCC exclusive trailer for the upcoming sci-fi film Branded for your viewing pleasure – if you’re just catching up, [...]

It’s Friday the 13th!

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Fright Rags has an excellent limited edition Friday the 13th IV: The Final Chapter shirt on sale, Scares That Care is doing their Fourth Annual Friday the 13th Fundraiser, and Ari Lehman’s First Jason is rocking out at the F13 Fest at 12 Volt Tavern in Denver, featuring Richard Brooker from F13 3 meeting the [...]

Hausu – One Normal Day in Japan

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I’m not an expert on foreign movies by any means, but I know a headtrip when I see one. Compared to such diverse series as Evil Dead and Scooby Doo, House is like a Polaroid snapshot of a bubblegum covered corpse, an odd juxtaposition of sunshine, friendship, a cannibalistic demon, blood, gore and insanity with [...]