R.I.P. Stuart Gordon 1947-2020
Man, as if there wasn't enough bad news going around. I was really sad to hear about the passing of iconic filmmaker Stuart Gordon yesterday. He was 72.Director Stuart Gordon 1947-2020Gordon was a...
View ArticleBark At The Moon
I've been keeping myself busy during quarantine in all sorts of ways, including doing this puzzle that's been in my parent's crawlspace for decades.I guess I should be thankful that after fourty years...
View ArticleI Still Know What You Did Last Quarantine
While shuttered away, I've been watching movies with friends through Zoom. It's been working really well and so far my various crews have watched J Lo's Anaconda, Don Dohler's Nightbeast and Danzig's...
View ArticleIn Quarantine, No One Hear Can You Scream 2.
Well, we had so much fun doing the script read for I Still Know What You Did Last Summer that Ali got us all together again on Zoom to read Scream 2 just a few days later. This script was only...
View ArticleHTC Hits The 'Net.
I've spoken a bunch about the exploits of B-movie taste maker and Hamilton Trash Cinema curator Ben Ruffett here over the past couple of years. His collection of zero-budget oddities knows no bounds to...
View ArticleSay My Name, Say My Name...
Hey all, just wanted to post that Rue Morgue #194 is out now.As you can see, it's all about Candyman. With things being what they are right now, distribution lines for RM are a tad thin so why consider...
View ArticleWild is Right!
I decided to take a break from streaming services and crack open something from my stacks of physical media. Within reach of the couch was Franco Prosperi's 1984 animal attack opus Wild Beasts.A...
View ArticleShort of the Week: The Missionary
Here's a local short from a few years ago called The Missionary directed by Fil Santos. Enjoy!
View ArticleWonky Willy.
One of my favourite YT channels is Corridor Crew. It's basically a bunch of guys who run a visual FX house and they make cool vids utilizing their talents as well as reacting to good and bad effects in...
View ArticleShort of the Week: Bill
About this time last year, I posted about a short film from the UK filmmaking duo of Dan Gitsham and Sophie Mair. Now, here is their latest short entitled Bill. Enjoy!Some top notch economy in that...
View ArticleYou Gotta Be Fucking Kidding Me!
It took over a month, but I finally finished my latest puzzle.This was a Mondo issue with art by the always excellent Justin Erickson. A shame about the missing pieces. The friend who lent it to me...
View ArticleGifrific: Ire Walk With Me.
I just re-watched John Carpenter's Vampires. And realized why I hadn't done so since it came out. All I kept thinking was, “man, Sheryl Lee is too good for this movie.”
View ArticleRise of The Synths.
I just watched this cool synthwave doc on Vimeo.It's now available for rent here. If you're a fan, it's pretty comprehensive and will probably give you at least a half dozen new artists to follow up on.
View ArticleGifrific: More Blech Than Boo.
Is there a more astute representation of half-assed than 2018's Slender Man?This is what carbon copy of a carbon copy horror looks like. If you want legitimate Slender Man horror, check out the web...
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