Wood shafted.. New Zealand BANS Elijah Wood horror flick! MORE: the movie has been banned by the country from release after its film festival screening.. According to the NZHERALD, Wood’s movie MANIAC has been targeted by the Office of Film and Literature.. And now the debate begins: Is this censorship or a nation deciding to keep … Read more
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Elijah Wood is really good at promoting himself and horror..
I have been seeing headlines about how much Elijah Wood likes horror movies for weeks now.. The latest here: Chicago SUN TIMES reports: Elijah Wood’s love of horror ‘borders on maniacal’ Wood says horror equals happiness.. Wood told the AP: “I love Mike Meyers. He didn’t have a long shelf-life because I didn’t love all … Read moreElijah Wood is really good at promoting himself and horror..
Blood stained coloring books.. wait.. coloring books for adults!?
Life can be scary.. so as a result adults attempt to often limit those needless scares from a child’s already frightened youth. Until a grocery store sells coloring books featuring macabre images from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and PSYCHO.. According to reports, the supermarket chain Tesco, in the UK, was forced to say sorry after … Read moreBlood stained coloring books.. wait.. coloring books for adults!?
MY UNDER THE DOME thoughts..
THERE HAS BEEN HIGH PRAISE FOR STEPHEN KING’S ‘UNDER THE DOME’But I don’t know if I’m ready to give it the same praise that the ‘experts’ who get paid to write things gave it..It felt rushed, it felt choppy, and it felt sloppy.I know it’s a Stephen King made for TV adaption of a book, … Read moreMY UNDER THE DOME thoughts..
UNDER THE DOME is about to air on CBS.. tonight at 10pm EDT if you don’t know already.. I didn’t finish the book. I got to about page 600 or so.. and just quit. I couldn’t do it.. It may have been one of the more slow Stephen King books I have ever actually read. … Read more
Living a nightmare.. the camp where you can live out a slasher film
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
Two good stories today on Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING worth reading: What exactly did Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of THE SHINING mean? An aide to Kubrick scoffs Years back, I never really appreciated the Kubrick version of THE SHINING. I read the Stephen King book, and actually enjoyed the late 1990s TV adaptation (it was the late 90s, … Read more
Mystery surrounds graves at boys’ school in Florida
The money quote from the CNN story is chilling: ‘A small cemetery buried deep into the grounds of a now-defunct boys reform school dates back to the early 1900s. Rusting white steel crosses mark the graves of 31 unidentified former students. Former students said the deaths were at the hands of abusive administrators, but a … Read moreMystery surrounds graves at boys’ school in Florida
AND HERE I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BUYER’S MARKET!? THE AMITYVILLE HORROR HOUSE FOR SALE AGAIN, AND THE PRICE CONTINUES TO DROP.. The sellers insist it’s not demons but instead divorce driving them from the home.. But you may be able to argue that the demons the ruined the marriage, don’t you think? Just saying..