I thought the cool secret advertisement that was done in the New York City coffee shop did a great job showcasing the movie.. I have seen endless ads for the film.. the word of mouth has been decent, and actually I even saw a review in CHRISTIANITY TODAY that portrayed the movie in a much … Read moreSo what did CARRIE fail at the box office?
The PURGE is overperforming at the box office this weekend. Nikki Finke from DEADLINE.COM attributes it in part to Tropical Storm Andrea.. I’m not buying into that logic though. Instead I think the folks at Universal Pictures marketed THE PURGE for months in a pretty genius way.. they also utilized TUMBLR and pretty much took over … Read more
Now this is scary. And sadly accurate. A horror movie based on true events…. Someone Actually Made a Horror Movie About Student Debt
Continuing on my horror subjects today.. Living a nightmare: Summer camp will let people live out a slasher flick.. The camp did warn this: During Great Horror Campout you may be forcibly handled, moved, bound, hooded, chained and subjected to simulated torture by our actors. You may witness strong verbal content, which may be considered offensive … Read moreLiving a nightmare.. the camp where you can live out a slasher film
Another milestone for the horror world.. Alfred Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS turns 50.. This was, as I wrote with Kubrick’s THE SHINING, another film that I did not really appreciate early on.. Later as I aged a bit though I became more of a fan. I wasn’t around 50 years ago when it came out, but for … Read more
Face your fears.. drown them away.. take comfort in tea. I enjoy herbal tea. I drink green tea as a matter of fact.. sometimes nighttime tea.. sometimes tummy tea. All that. But watching horror movie icons, such as Pennywise the clown, drown in a hot cup of Herbaria is alarming. Whatever happened to rustic pastures filled … Read more
Hurry up it’s Halloween .. Be safe out there. (And don’t watch this video if you are wearing a mask. See Halloween 3 for reasons why) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Years ago, I would host and attend regular movie parties. We’d sit and watch awful films, laugh at plots, mock the narrative, and just have genuine fun. It was like MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 with a bunch of immature brats and younger adults who wanted to stay young–all of us were not paid for our … Read moreTis the season: Taking another look at Halloween 3
So THE BUNNY GAME is fiction? Tell that to Rodleen Getsic.. The NEW YORK TIMES reports that the address who stars in the direct to video horror torture porn movie actually has branding scars on her back to prove that most of what occurred to her in the movie was done in .. real terms. … Read more
If I had to make a recommendation for a frightening movie during today’s frightening weather in the Northeast, it could only be this: The horrendous film Jack Frost.