Archive for January, 2008
Lestat vs Marlow
Welcome Palace of Horror friends and family to today’s match up of vampire polar opposites. Today we feature vampire turned rocker Lestat versus Marlow the blood thirsty 30 day of night killing atheist.
Lestat wants to live free in front of the world and rock out with his cock out.
Marlow supports gluttony and every form of it.
Winner – Marlow…
Sorry Lestat, Marlow pounces on you like a $30 steak at the Texas Roadhouse. Takes out half the restaurant for dessert.
30 Days of Night on DVD February 26, 2008
A MUST HAVE!!!
In Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost town in the U.S, the winter sun sets and does not rise for 30 days and nights. From the darkness comes an evil force that strikes terror on the town, and all hope is pinned on a husband-and-wife cop team.
Another Shrooms Trailer
A group of college students encounter tragedy while on hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Saturday the 14th
At the behest of one of our users, I watched this film. Against my better judgment, I actually sat through all 75 minutes of this stinker. This movie is a horror spoof that was released in 1981. It was directed by Howard R. Cohen, who also directed movies called Vampire Hookers and Death Force… a real barnburner of a track record.
Bloody Reunion
Bloody Reunion is a Korean horror flick that attempts to take the slasher formula and combine it with a little twist action, Shyamalan style. The end result is a little undesirable and the film never takes the necessary step to become truly great and transcend the realm of mediocre slasher flick.
Abigail Whistler vs Hannibal Lecter
Today’s contestants are Abgail Whistler, vampire slayer and Blade’s new side kick, versus Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter.
The Sickhouse on DVD March 18, 2008
Unspeakable terror lurks in an orphanage beneath a disused London hospital. A seventeenth century malevolence, the Plague Doctor, has returned to complete his evil masterpiece.
George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead
A group of film students encounter real zombies when making a horror picture in the woods.
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
As a self-proclaimed mindless supporter of all things bloody and pointless, I couldn’t help but find myself drawn to this little documentary, as it explores the movies that basically helped shape and form my moral code. When you see the names of all your favorite slasher flicks on the cover of a DVD, you kind of have to give it a chance.
The documentary explores the origins of the slasher genre, hearkening back to films like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. There are some cursory glances at films before that, but they are never really given any weight or credit. The film then explores the slasher boom that took place in the 80’s, eventually flooding the market with substandard pieces of crap like Pieces, The Horror Show, and any other movie where a dude kills some chicks just cuz. From there, Going to Pieces follows a traditional “Kevin Williamson” approach to describe the downfall of the slasher genre… a cheap way out, that ignores the scores of quality slasher flicks that, while not attaining critical or box office success, have found their way into the hearts of horror fans everywhere.
The Birds
The Birds is a classic suspense/horror click from back in the day. The film stands as the ultimate “animals gone wild” flick as it carries with it a sense of dread and tension that few films can even manage to muster in today’s atmosphere of lightning quick editing and thumping score. The Birds is an example of how tension should be created and handled, through on screen action, disturbing imagery, and top notch use of sound.
