Weekend Poster Extravaganza!

Sketchiest Bahamas Vacation Ever

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(1998)

Directed By: Danny Cannon

Tagline: Some secrets will haunt you forever.

The MPAA said this film is rated R for for intense terror violence and gore, strong language and some drug use. Oh '90's how innocent you are. Your version of intense terror, violence, and gore was Jack Black being stabbed with garden shears. By today's standards, 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' would be a PG Disney channel original movie. This one starts out with a paranoid Jennifer Love Hewitt being scared of the scary fisherman from the first movie. Her and Freddie Prinze Jr. thought they killed him but they thought wrong. J-Love's friend ends up winning a trip to the Bahamas from a sketchy radio station that they weren't even listening to at the time. So they go and bring some "macho" guys and hope to have a fun, sex charged weekend in an island paradise. Little do they know that this vacation to the tropics, will turn into the vacation from hell......I'm corny. So this movie wasn't too good....at all. I felt like throughout my viewing of this garbage that the only reason it was made was to cash in on the somewhat successful prequel. The script, acting, and kills were all very uninspired and boring. Slasher movies usually pride themselves on how creative they can get with killing young stars. There are some positives to this film though. Jennifer Love Hewitt is in it and also.....wait.....thats the only good thing about this movie. I personally want to say thank you to Danny Cannon for the first couple of seconds of the tanning bed scene. That was a marvelous piece of work. Overall, 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' is trash. Watch the first one and then consider yourself done with the series. "I Still Know...' gets a 2/5.

Sexual Activity

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Quiz of the Week

Last Week's Answer: Boris Karloff; Frankenstein's Monster

What 2006 movie is this gruesome scene from and who is the iconic new killer performing the act?

Scream 2009

Spike's Scream Awards 2009 have come and gone and I have to say I am not that impressed. The opening sequence with the little twin girls was pretty creepy but after that, there was nothing too spectacular. We had the usual celebrity presenters, dressed up audience members, and the typical award giving. I'm pretty disappointed with some of the winners. 'Star Trek' won the ultimate scream award. 'Star Trek'. WTFBBQ. How is that movie/franchise a scream at all? Biggest Blockbuster? Yes. Ultimate Scream? No. Aside from that, I am happy to see 'True Blood' winning almost all of the TV categories. I wish there had been more love shown for 'Dexter', I still think that show is the best on TV right now. The editing that was done from the live taping of the show was terrible. They cut so many award presentations it's unbelievable. I watched this whole show just to see what movie won best foreign film. It was a toss up between 'Martyrs', Let the Right One In', 'Eden Lake', and 'Dead Snow'. All of which were freaking brilliant films(I'm not sure about dead snow because i haven't seen it but i have heard only positive things about it). They cut that part of the show out. 'Let the Right One In' won by the way. Another thing that annoyed me was how much bullshit there was for the 'Twilight' series. Shouldn't that garbage be on like the Nickelodeon awards or some teen choice awards? I understand that the Scream awards are for the best in sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, but i didn't know this was turning into a celebration of teenage inter species erotica. I did like how they payed tributes to George A. Romero and Stan Lee, some of the most influential people in their respective professions. Overall, I wasn't pleased with this years Scream Awards. I hope next year they actually include all of the categories and maybe throw in a Badass concert or something. And I hope all the actors from the 'Twilight' series spontaneously combust so we can be done with all that dumb shit.

Ruin the Original Mythos

The Grudge 2(2006)


Directed By: Takashi Shimizu


Tagline: What Was Once Trapped, Will Now Be Unleashed


Everyone knows that sequels are usually a lot worse than the prequel. 'The Grudge 2' is one example. I absolutely hated the original 'Ju-on' and the American remake 'The Grudge'. Pale little demon Asians do not scare me. The only reason why 'The Grudge' received as much praise from American audiences as it did was because it had that all powerful money maker of a rating of pg-13. Little teenage girls could go see it with their friends, overreact, go out and tell all their friends, and boom, instant cash cow. So with the huge success of the prequel, you would think a lot of time would be spent on making the sequel equally "frightening" and "groundbreaking", right? Nope. This movie made me LOL. Oh my god the Asian boy is on the desk. No way there is a long haired girl in the corner. PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE! Geez they are little pale Asians; kick their asses! Not being scary aside, this movie picks up with Sarah Michelle Gellar's character's sister going to Japan to find out what happened to Buffy the vampire slayer. Shit hits the fan and now the sister has the grudge curse. The movie follows other kids also, as they get cursed and die and become pale. There is one redeeming factor to this movie and that is the all star roster of hotties on the screen. We have Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sarah Roemer, Teresa Palmer, Jenna Dewan, and the lovely Misako Uno. They all get messed up and such and we are left with Amber Tamblyn(the sister) who is tasked with stopping the curse. We find out that the dead Asian curse people were haunting for a different reason than explained in the first movie. Way to ruin what cool and original story you had. I'm not at all a fan of this movie. Cheap scares, bad acting, botched story, and plenty of loopholes make this movie a mom and pop store rent at best. Avoid this one if at all possible. 'The Grudge 2' gets a 1.5/5.

ZOMG JAWS IS REAL!!!!

Mondays....

We all hate mondays. Keep your head up though because tomorrow is tuesday! That means new DVD's! Here's what you can look forward to:

Orphan(2009)- A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.

Night of the Creeps(1986)- Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. A group of teenagers fight for survival against the evil alien spawn.

Tales from the Darkside Season 2- An '80's televison show containing many different eerie and weird episodes.

Black Devil Doll(2007)- Five hot, sexy, young, big-breasted chicks are raped, abused, tortured, and killed (?) by an evil jive-ass talking doll possessed by the spirit of an executed black militant death row inmate.

Blood Night: The Legend of Molly Hatchet(2009)- A group of teenagers celebrating the anniversary of the death of a local axe murderer suddenly find themselves face to face with the realities of this haunting urban legend.

Stan Helsing(2009)- It's Halloween night, and slacker video clerk Stan Helsing along with his sexy ex-girlfriend, best buddy and an exotic dancer/'massage therapist' - detours into a town cursed by the biggest monsters in movie history: Freddy, Jason, Pinhead, Leatherface, Chucky, & Michael Myers.

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown(2008)- A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.

Fear(s) of the Dark(2007)- Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.

The Asphyx(1973)- If It Were In Your Power...Would You Sacrifice Your Wife...Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!

Night of Death!(1980)- Martine, the new staff nurse, is about to discover the horrifying secret of Deadlock House! A secret so horrifying, she may not live to see the dawn.

The Butcher(2009)- Told entirely through two POV video cameras, THE BUTCHER throws you abruptly into the middle of chaos and death: a handful of people have been abducted and lie bloodied and bound on the floor of a rotting slaughterhouse. Nearby, a team of snuff film producers are discussing their gruesome handiwork: torturing their captives to death, one by one.

Dead Air(2009)- Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh-ripping maniacs on Los Angeles.

Evil Face(1974)- Kinski is a 19th century doctor who starts dabbling in RE-ANIMATION when he finds an old laboratory in his basement. Things go terribly wrong in the lab and he screws up his own good/evil balance!

For Sale By Owner(2009)- One man's journey to find his past leads him to discover the secret to one of America's most haunting mysteries.

Breaking Nikki(2009)- A call girl is hired to play the part of a client's ex-wife. However, little does she realize that she is the victim of his dark revenge, as she finds herself trapped in a sick game that is about to spiral bloodily out of control.

Deadlands 2:Trapped(2008)- When the US gov't tests a highly secret nerve gas on the residents of Hagerstown, MD the side effects bring down a world of horrors for 6 strangers trapped inside a movie theater.

I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle(1990)- When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a damaged bike. The bike is then bought and restored, but reveals its true nature when it tries to exact vengance on the gang, and anyone else who gets in its way.

There you have it! A TON of movies to go check out tomorrow. Now take a deep breeath and keep repeating It's Only A Monday....It's Only A Monday....

You Ruined My Party!

My Super Psycho Sweet 16(2009)

Directed By: Jacob Gentry

Written By: Jed Elinoff and Scott Alan Thomas

I know what you're thinking. Why, Ben, why? Well let me explain. First of all, the plot. An outcast girl decides to crash her main enemy's sweet 16 birthday party. Little does anyone know, she's not the only one crashing the celebration. OK now here's why I took the time to watch this MTV movie. We all have heard of the stupid reality TV shows with the spoiled rich kids who won't shut the fuck up and whine about everything. Haven't you ever felt the urge to wring their piece of shit necks? I have. Let me tell you though, watching them get picked off one by one in this movie was a blast. For a made for TV movie, the production values were surprisingly high and the kills surprisingly good. From being beaten with a fire extinguisher, to decapitated while roller skating, this film delivers the gorey goods. 'My Super Psycho Sweet 16' is by no means a great or instant classic movie, but I think the makers knew that when the began writing the screenplay. The killer was kind of poorly thought out costume wise but his back story was relatively good. I wish the makers would have skipped on the love triangle drama and just piled on the bodies but beggars can't be choosers. Now I would love to see either a sequel to this for next year or another reality show turned into horror movie. I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing the stereotypical MTV reality star get offed in a creative, gorey way. 'My Super Psycho Sweet 16' gets a surprising 3/5.

Weekend Poster Extravaganza!

Forget Me Not

Quiz of the Week!

Last Week's Answer: Chrome Skull from 'Laid to Rest'

Who is this legendary character actor and what role is he most famous for?

Drill Bra FTW

Kataude mashin gâru

(2008) aka

The Machine Girl

Directed By: Noboru Iguchi

Tagline: Sushi, Tempura, Ninja, Revenge.

An epic tale of murder and revenge. Ami Hyuga has a little brother who is constantly bullied to no end. One day, she finds her brother being chased down by the bullies and he ultimately gets killed. She hunts down the killers family only to get captured, tortured, and maimed. She escapes and finds her way to the family of her brother's friend's parents who also lost their son to the same murdering family. They train together and go on a final mission to kill the ones who destroyed their lives. First of all, I want to say that this movie rocks. The story is a typical revenge tale but everything else is so unique and over the top. The violence and gore in this one is EXTREME. So extreme that it becomes comical. The kills and use of different props are super creative and each one different from the one before. There is one scene where Ami calmly confronts the parents of one of the killers and ultimately her arm turns into a giant piece of shrimp tempura. Cheesy things like this are what make this movie fantastic. Tokyo Shaock has been putting over the top movies like this out on DVD for a while now, but this is the first time they have ever made their own movie. Usually fan boys don't translate to good directors/producers, but the Tokyo Shock crew hit this one out of the park. If you haven't seen The Machine Girl yet, pick it up and watch it with some friends. You will all have a good laugh and be talking about it for years to come. The Machine Girl gets a 4.5/5.

Shoot Them In The Head!!!!

Hell of the Living Dead(1980)
aka
Virus

Directed By: Bruno Mattei

Tagline: When the creeping dead devour the living flesh!

Here's the gist of this movie. Some experiment goes horribly wrong in a lab in New Guinea and ends up infecting the workers and in turn spreads to the some of the natives of the island. An elite swat team gets sent to New Guinea to find out what's going on and how to stop it. OK. First of all I want to say that this "elite" swat team is the most pathetic squad I have ever seen. That being said, this movie is on par with the swat team. Starting with when the team arrives on the island, every five minutes the shot cuts to some stock footage of either some non infected natives or of the wildlife. For whatever reason we are transported from the jungles of New Guinea(which look like the woods in my backyard) to the plains of Africa to check out some elephants. Anyways, back in the jungle, the team stumbles upon a group of reporters who are there to check out the locals. So they are walking along and come across some hostile zombies, who happen to be blue, and start shooting them. They establish that shooting the undead smurfs in the head kills them instantly.....but from that point on throughout the rest of the movie, the survivors don't shoot a single zombie in the head until they are reminded over and over. Overall, this is a terrible movie. There are some terrible movies that are still OK because you can have a good laugh. This movie tries to take itself way too seriously and falls completely flat on it's face. There is one redeeming quality to this film, however, and that is the hot reporter lady gets naked in order to get closer to the natives of the island. Hell of the Living Dead gets a .5/5.

No Time To Bleed

Deathcore band Suicide Silence's new album No Time To Bleed is freaking brutal. I picked up the special edition cd from best buy because I was a HUGE fan of their previous album The Cleansing. The No Time To Bleed special edition comes with photos and profiles of each band member, a code for a free t-shirt, and a sweet in the studio behind the scenes mini documentary. Now lets get down to the music. In comparison, the two albums sound completely different. Mitch Lucker's vocals sound completely revamped and 100% more sick. There's also a sweet instrumental song where in the background you can here a 911 call being placed about a woman getting mauled by a monkey. I looked up to see if that was a real 911 call or not and turns out it was an actual real recording. Listen to it. It's creepy. One downside is that there aren't as many catchy breakdowns or lyrics as The Cleansing had. That is easily forgettable however with Mitch's new sound and the addition of some pretty sweet guitar solos. Overall, Suicide Silence's new album No Time To Bleed is an excellent entry into the deathcore genre. I could have done without some of the flagrant drug references though. No Time To Bleed gets a 4.5/5

They're All Gonna Laugh At You

Carrie(2002)

Directed By: David Carson

Tagline: If you've got a taste for terror...take Carrie to the prom...

Ahhhhh here we have the made for TV remake of the 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie. I really wanted to like this film. I loved the book and I also loved the '76 movie. It seemed to me that Angela Bettis(May, Girl Interrupted) would make an amazing Carrietta White. She was absolutely amazing in May. Now we all know that Carrie White is supposed to be a lonely, painfully shy girl with telekinetic powers. She is constantly teased at school and has an abusive, overly religious mother. Angela Bettis seemed to fit that role perfectly. This role is pretty much the same as her role in May. Ms Bettis's performance was a mess. She seemed more like a slow kid than a shy girl. Her performance was actually painful and awkward to watch. Aside from that, the prom scene, supposed to be one of the most badass scenes in movie history, was a CG nightmare. I felt like i was in a playstation one game. 1993's Jurassic Park had better CG than this. I understand this is a made for TV film and Stephen Spielburg can get whatever amount of money he wants for anything, but come on. Super Cheesy. Oh well. Nothing can be done about it now. I wish Sissy Spacek was still young at the time so she could've maybe pulled off a teenager or they could've even done a remake where Carrie made it to college. I don't know, i'm just rambling. Overall this movie was pretty bad. I was severely disappointed in Angela Bettis and the computer effects. It is, however, somewhat enjoyable. There's just something about the Carrie story that gets you hooked. Carrie(2002) gets a 2.5/5.

Treehouse of Horror XX

Everyone knows The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror has been a staple in Halloween TV for the last twenty years. This year we have a doozie! Treehouse of Horror XX contains thre short episodes:

Dial "M" for Murder- Lisa Simpson fails to win an award in her class and decides to exact revenge on her teacher via a prank. She teams up with Bart to plan the prank. Bart takes the prank a little too far, causing madness and mayhem in the Simpson family.

28 Days Later- A knew burger is introduced to the townsfolk. Little do they know, the burgers are specially made and have a weird effect on people, turning them into flesh eating zombies!

There's No Business Like Moe Business- This one is a horror musical taking place on stage in a replica of Moe's Tavern. Moe runs out of beer on tap so he decides to investigate and inadvertantly stumbles upon a delicious brew that is irresistable to all.

This year's Treehouse of Horror is an instant classic. The opening credits featuring different plays on the names of the creators. For example Matt Groening ~ Bat Groening. It's little things like that that make me chuckle. Each episode is unique from the others. Dial "M" for murder is drawn in black & white, 28 Days Later parodies all of the things we know and love about zombie movies, and There's no Business Like Moe Business plays on the recent influx of horror themed musicals. Each one does an excellent job bringing comedy to the genre. As usual with the Simpsons, there are witty one liners, funny situations, and retarded Homer Simpsons. Some of the attempts at quick humor fall short however. Hey no one's perfect. Overall this years Treehouse of Terror was a joy to watch. I just wish the episode was a full hour special instead of a measly thirty minutes. If you missed this years episode be sure to monitor your local fox station to see when it will be shown again. If that's too hard, do yourself a favor and head on over to hulu.com and stream it on teh interwebz. You'll be glad you did. The Treehouse of Horror XX gets a 4/5.

Mondays...

Everyone hates mondays. I would offer some words of encouragement but i hate mondays too. There is hope, however. Tomorrow is tuesday! New DVD's!:

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead- A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.

Hardware(1990)- In the post apocalyptic desert, a man finds what looks to be a robotic head and brings it back to his girlfriend so she can use it for her sculptures. Little do they know, the head can put itself back together, thus threatening what remains of humanity.

Blood: The Last Vampire- A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.

Zombies of the Stratosphere(1952)- While security agencies investigate martian sightings, the martians are investigating us! They are plotting to blast Earth out of it's orbit and replace it with Mars! Who will stop these maniacal martians?

La muerte viviente aka Isle of the Snake People(1971)- On a remote island, beautiful native girls are being transformed into zombies, and a sinister snake dancer named Kalea leads them to attack and devour any meddling people who get too close to their unholy rituals. Starring Boris Karloff.

Teenage Zombies(1958)- A deranged female scientist conducting weird experiments on a remote island kidnaps teens and injects them with a formula that transforms them into zombies. This DVD comes with a free t-shirt!

White Zombie(1932)- A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave. Starring Bela Lugosi. This DVD comes with a free t-shirt!

Satan's School for Girls(1973)- A made for tv movie about a young woman investigating her sister's suicide at a private girls' school. She ultimately finds herself battling a satanic cult.

The Brain that Wouldn't Die(1962)- A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriend's head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body. This DVD comes with a free t-shirt!

Uninvited(1988)- A mutated killer cat finds its way on-board a yacht! What happens next? Sheer chaos!

Some oldies but goodies in there this week. Just hold out. One more day. You can make it!

Two Inbred Killers, One Actor

Just Before Dawn (1981)

Directed By: Jeff Lieberman

Tagline: Will Anyone Survive Those Hours Just Before Dawn?

This is definitely one of the lesser recognized slasher films from the '80's. 'Just Before Dawn' is about a group of friends who set out on a camping trip to the plot of land that has recently been passed down to one of them. On the way to the grounds, they are warned, not once, but twice, to stay out of the mountains where they are headed. Demons are said to live in them there hills. I guess drunken old men consider demons to be fat, killer, inbred, hillbilly kleptomaniacs. That's besides the point. One by one the friends get picked off in very ungorey but very effectively scary and creative ways. Jeff Lieberman does an amazing job creating a very creepy atmosphere. He really uses the environment to reinforce the fact that the woods these kids are camping in are really isolated and there is no help for miles. One thing I have to complain about is how unbelievably stupid this group of young adults is. Oh well, that's how slasher films usually are. Another complaint I have is the music score. Gah! Plug your ears. Sometimes the music helps to make the atmosphere feel that much more creepy and it helps to create suspenseful moments; but otherwise it's annoying and feels uninspired. Overall, I'm glad that I have finally viewed this movie after it has been collecting dust on my shelf for a while. I blindly bought it probably two years ago, not knowing anything about it, but I'm glad that I took the plunge. 'Just Before Dawn' gets a solid 3/5.

What's the Matter Woman? Can't I Fondle My Own Grandson?

I Tre volti della paura (1963)

aka The Three Faces of Fear

aka Black Sabbath

Directed By:

Mario Bava & Salvatore Billitteri

Tagline:

This is the night of the nightmare...The day of the Undead.

Throughout this review I am going to refer to this film as Black Sabbath. It's easier to use than it's Italian title. This film is actually three films wrapped into one similar to the 1982 film 'Creepshow'. Obviously Black Sabbath came before Creepshow. It was just a reference. Settle down fan boys. Each of the three films is very different from the others. The best part is, Boris Karloff, my homie, introduces the tales individually. They are all very inspired and equally creepy. They consist of:

The Drop of Water- Nurse Helen Chester(Jacqueline Pierreux) is called to prepare the corpse of an old woman for her burial. While she is dressing the corpse, she notices a beautiful ring and takes it upon herself to borrow it permanently. Little does nurse Helen know, the old woman is a witch of sorts and places a curse on the nurse(that rhymes)! What unfolds once she gets back to her apartment will numb you, horrify you, and shatter any beliefs you have about sweet old ladies.

The Telephone- A beautiful, high-class woman, Rosy(Michele Mercier) comes home from a night on the town and comes home to find her telephone ringing! She answers it and there is no response. The phone rings again and once more there is no voice on the other end of the receiver. The third time is different. A voice tells her he is watching her and she abruptly hangs up. The phone rings again and again and again! Rosy starts to get scared and wonders who could be making these phone calls. Once it is revealed who is making the calls you will shiver, you will scream, and you will cry: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE!

The Wurdalak- A young nobleman on a long journey stumble across a headless corpse with a dagger stuck in the torso. He takes the knife, without asking, as a souvenir. He stumbles upon a small cottage belonging to the owner of the knife. The nobleman meets the residents of the cottage and immediately falls in love with the beautiful sister Sdenka(Susy Anderson). The nobleman is warned to leave at once for fear of their father coming back as a monster! Boris Karloff as the father puts on a genuinely creepy performance. Fear, love, and grandson fondling make this a short to be feared!

'Black Sabbath' is a very very fun movie. All three stories in this film are very eerie. The atmospheres Mr. Bava sets up are very creepy. I have to admit, for a 'short film', The Wurdalak is kind of long and drawn out. Overall I enjoyed this film very much. I don't know what it is but for some reason I find Susy Aderson to be so freaking sexy. Anyways, nothing earth shattering here. Definitely a great creepy Halloween film. 3.5/5

Tips for this Halloween

Looking for some freaky things to do this Halloween night? Need costume help? Look no further. We have you covered. Here's some tips for ya:

Hey local 518 peeps, here's a history lesson for you. During the French and Indian war, in a town you may have heard of called Lake George, a group of over one thousand British troops were slaughtered in a trap set by the French-Canadians and their Native American allies. A nearby squad of British troops heard the comotion and decided to investigate. They snuck up on the group of Canadians and Native Americans and slaughtered them. The bodies were mutilated and thrown into a nearby pond. The water turned so red that it earned the nickname Bloody Pond. There are tons of reports of paranormal activity happeneing all along the road leading to the pond and around the pond itself. Go check it out on the 31st if you have the balls.



I'm sure all of you have realized there is a big zombie craze going on. There will probably be a ton of zombies walking the streets this Halloween. Not sure how to pull off the look? Watch and learn.

Alright. There you have it. Now go run out to your local costume supply store and log on to mapquest. Make this Halloween a Halloween to remember. Have fun, be safe, and don't scare yourself too bad.

(videos courtesy of fearnet.com)

Leigh Whannell

So by now you probably all know that Leigh Whannell aka Adam Faulkner-Stanheight aka the other dude in the room with Cary Elwes in the first Saw movie from 2004, wrote the script/screenplay for Saw along with James Wan who also directed it. Ever since the first Saw movie came out I have wanted to express how I feel about Leigh Whannell's performance as the chained man across from Robin Hood, man in tights. His performance was probably one of the worst and least convincing pieces of acting I have ever witnessed. I can only imagine what was going through James Wan's head while he was looking into the camera, watching this bowel movement of an acting job. I'm not saying I could do any better but Leigh, this film is your baby, cast someone who can get the job done. You managed to snag Danny Glover for god's sake! All I can say is that i hope he has learned from his mistakes. He had a small role in the 2007 movie Death Sentance with Kevin Bacon, but his performance was tiny and easily forgettable. He does deserve credit, however, for creating one of the most infamous horror franchises in movie history. Horror buffs will make the arguement that the Saw films don't even rank close to other classics but they have to admit that the Saw franchise has definitely changed and shaped the horror genre into a whole new beast. Leigh Whannell, quit acting and stick to writing......please.

Weekend Poster Extravaganza!

This week we have some classic 80's one sheets for you.

A Bloody Good Review

Dog Soldiers (2002)

Directed by: Neil Marshall

Tagline: Six Soldiers. Full Moon. No Chance

A couple out on a romantic camping trip are suddenly and viciously attacked by an unseen foe. Isn't this how a lot of horror movies start out? Someone is being chased or watched or stalked and then all of a sudden attacked! Cut to opening credits. Dog Soldiers is no exception. Anyway, this movie starts out with a small group of military trainees, led by Sgt. Harry G. Wells(Sean Pertwee- Mutant Chronicles, Botched, Wilderness ) and Pvt. Cooper (Kevin McKidd- Hannibal Rising ), in the Scottish foothills, running an exercise against a team of special ops soldiers to see who comes out on top. Everything is all fine and dandy until one night, while sitting around the fire at their makeshift base camp, a dead animal flies out of nowhere and lands square on their campfire. Chaos ensues and the next morning, after all nerves are settled, the group of trainees decides to track down where this dead beast came from. They stumble upon the special ops base camp and are horrified at what they find. Blood and intestines are smeared all over everything. The only survivor is Capt. Ryan who has a we'll say bad history with Pvt. Cooper. They gather up Capt. Ryan and any guns and ammo they can find and vacate the premises. The squad finds themselves being chased by what looks like wolf-men. They happen across a woman driving down a road in the middle of the woods who claims she heard gunfire and came out to investigate. They hop in her conveniently sized vehicle and make a break for a close by cabin. They reach the cabin and proceed to board up all the windows and doors. All throughout the following night, the squad is attacked by the wolf-beasts and are forced to improvise once they run low on ammunition. This all builds up to one hell of an ending fight scene full of blood, explosions, and plot twists.

Dog Soldiers is a great movie. Call me biased because I'm a huge fan of werewolves but this film has it all. Action, great gorey money shots, witty dialogue, and awesome storytelling. My really only big complaint would be i feel that Kevin McKidd was miscast as the hero. He's not really that big of a bad ass in my eyes. Lack of badassness aside, I love this movie. It has always been one of my favorites and i was so excited when it came in the mail from Netflix. This is one movie I definitely don't mind watching multiple times. If you're one of the many slackers out there who hasn't seen Dog Soldiers, do yourself a favor and go pick it up. Amazon.com has the epic steel package edition for $9.99. I'm going to. This is one film I've been meaning to add to my collection for a long time. Dog Soldiers gets a 4.5/5.

Quiz of the Week!

Can you name this fresh face and what recent movie he's from?

It's Getting Old

So my girlfriend and I have started a new tradition. Every wednesday we go over to my dads house to babysit my 2 younger siblings while my dad and step mom go off doing whatever it is that they do. We eat, play games, watch tv, and then finally put the kids to bed. At 9:00pm we switch the tv over to the SciFi/SyFy channel and watch Ghosthunters. This show has been on tv for a while now but has only recently started seeing a huge spike in viewers. The early episodes of this show(e.g. the first season) were awesome. It seemed like every week they would catch a new piece of video footage or a new EVP. They always cycled through team members as to keep the show fresh and to get different points of view and different investigating methods. In the current season they have settled on a usual crowd and have 'guest' investigators or 'celebrity' investigators. This is kind of lame because i liked seeing how annoyed the team would get at Brian for sucking at his job every week. Anyways, it seems like they are really running out of cool and exciting places to investigate. They seem to be able to disprove pretty much every case they come across now. I feel like i'm watching the special late night edition of the real estate showcase. "This door creaks. Oh my god theres a draft coming from this window. ZOMG SPIDERS!!!". Oh TAPS how I miss the old you. Please come back to me. Don't air episodes where you figure out they have a bunch of wires in the ceiling. That shit is lame. Why do we keep watching this show you ask? Becuse they might actually find something this time.

Music Scene

I know, I know. This album is over a year old, why am I writing about it now? Because it's that freakin' awesome. The Day the Music Died, by Beneath the Sky, is one of the best metal albums I have ever heard. You can't go wrond with a cd that starts out with a couple getting all hot and steamy in the front seat of an El Camino.....well ok maybe it's not an El Camino but i like to imagine it is.... when all of a sudden they are attacked and ripped apart by mob of vicious Zombies! It's very rare that a cd comes out and I absolutely love every song on it. Brutal breakdowns, catchy harmonies, zombie movie references; what more could you ask for? For those of you out there who have not yet heard this album or who have not yet even heard of Beneath the Sky: do yourself a favor and go pick this one up or LEGALLY download it. We want them to keep making music right? You won't be sorry. This masterpiece gets a 5/5 from me.

Epic Beginnings

Here it is! My very first post! What better way to kick off my blogging career than with a hilarious Halloween inspired infomercial spoof! This one comes from director Adam Green(Hatchet, Spiral, Frozen) and stars Paul Solet, director of the new horror film 'Grace' about a mother who would do anything, and i mean anything, for her child. Anyways, enjoy it. And try not to laugh yourself to death.