2008: The year of DEATH continues….in a good way!
July 4th, 2008 by Stevie-poo
Twilight Zone Marathon on Sci-Fi
July 3rd, 2008 by MaT
The Sci-Fi channel’s yearly Twilight Zone 4th of July Marathon is underway. It started early this morning and will go all the way through the 4th of July. 50 hours of non-stop Rod Serling goodness. Do yourself a favor and find some time to watch a few episodes if you aren’t familiar with the show.
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Scare Tactics returning to Sci-Fi
June 23rd, 2008 by MaT
One of the coolest horror themed shows on television in recent years was Scare Tactics. The premise was great: a friend sets up another friend to be scared shitless by a professional tv crew who re-created monster/horror set pieces. It went off the air for a couple years, but now it’s back in July. If you get a chance, check out this show. It’s really fun. I’d love to do this to one of my friends, or have a friend of mine do it to me. Here’s one of the classic setups
p.s. I don’t know why they can’t find a decent host for this show. Tracy Morgan? Call Bruce Campbell, or something!
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R.I.P. Stan Winston 1946-2008
June 16th, 2008 by MaT
Ain’t it Cool News reporting that FX icon Stan Winston has passed away.
expect some sort of tribute on an upcoming Splattercast
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Friday the 13th won’t kill you…
June 12th, 2008 by MaT
As long as you aren’t hanging out at Camp Crystal Lake tomorrow, you should be perfectly safe.
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You have nothing to fear but Fear Itself
June 5th, 2008 by MaT
So I caught the first episode of what is essentially Masters of Horror: Season 3 renamed and repackaged for broadcast television (NBC).
The episode was called “The Sacrifice” and involved a group of criminals who end up at an isolated quasi-fort run by three hot blondes. Turns out they lure passersby to their home in order to feed a vampire they keep locked up. I thought the episode was alright. I liked the winter, isolated setting. The acting was passable, Rachel Miner is hot, and I thought the whole idea of an isolated Amish style community (think The Village) whose existence is based upon the idea that their only function is to keep the vampire from getting loose and into our “modern” world was nifty. The problems are the usual suspects: predictable ending, unoriginal setups, nothing you haven’t seen before, etc. Still, it was worth spending an hour to watch. I can only hope that when these come out on DVD they actually show some gore.
Oh, that opening title sequence and song by Terj Tankian (of System of a Down fame) is freaking terrible. Whoever greenlit that garbage should be fired. They should have kept the old MoH tune.
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“Body Bakery”
May 24th, 2008 by MaT
An artist creates replica severed body parts…out of bread.
I totally want stores to stock these.
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Indiana Garbage…
May 22nd, 2008 by MaT
the new Indiana Jones film is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in a theatre. Imagine what would happen if you combined The Phantom Menace with the quality of Van Helsing and you might start to get an idea.
Did you know there is a scene in which Shia LaDouche swings from vines, Tarzan like, with the help of hundreds of CGI monkeys?
That doesn’t even scratch the surface of the sheer stupidity that is Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
My god…
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We have a winner…
May 14th, 2008 by MaT
congratulations to Paul in Michigan who correctly guessed the Splatterpiece Theatre scene in episode #78.
The correct answer was “The Attic Expeditions”. Paul will be joining us as a guest host on an upcoming Splattercast. Congratulations, and be prepared to be thrown into the meat grinder 
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Killer
May 10th, 2008 by MaT
I’m not gonna brag and say we started a trend of local horror movies or anything (ok, maybe I am ), but tonight there is a free local horror flick showing at The Ross. The flick is called “Killer” and here’s the synopsis:
Mary Shelly’s (Abbey Bruntz) world comes crashing down with the murder of her parents. Sent to live with her aunt (Dorothy Booraem) in a lonely, old mansion, Mary encounters a retinue of odd characters: The lecherous sheriff (Sandris Rutmanis); an accident-prone handyman (Andy Ozols); and, a priest (Mike DeVall) who makes late night house calls. To make matters worse, as she struggles to come to term with her fate, she experiences disturbing mental images. Are they premonitions? Dreams? Old memories? While Mary sorts out the truth, people begin to die.
Killer is a throwback to the horror films of yesteryear, emphasizing mood over special effects. It follows the tradition that true horror resides in the mind; even the best of digital manipulation pales in comparison to the power of imagination. Killer uses vivid, surreal images, and camera angles unusual for American cinema.
This movie by first-time director Pete Lipins was seven years in the making. It is a testament to what the power of dedication, hard work, and imagination can achieve.
So there ya go. If you need another excuse to go: it’s free. 3 p.m. today.
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Zeus vs. Typhon
May 6th, 2008 by MaT
Apparently, this is a non-photoshopped picture of the currently erupting volcano in Chile. The volcano happened to erupt during a lightning storm.
coolness.
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nin: the slip
May 6th, 2008 by MaT
I remember when it would take 5 years between NIN releases. Now it’s more like 5 days. Coming on the heels of Ghosts, which was 36 instrumental tracks released in February, is The Slip, a 10 track album full of loud drums, yelling, and loudness. Best of all: it’s free.
“as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com”
So there you have it, Trent Reznor giving you free music. Click here to download The Slip.
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Criterion: Vampyr
April 23rd, 2008 by MaT
Sometimes I find it a tad saddening that Criterion spends so little of their time, energy, and resources on our favorite genre. It’s not like they totally ignore us or anything. I’ve got their releases of Kwaidan, Jigoku, Peeping Tom, Eyes Without a Face, and Videodrome proudly on my shelf and I plan on eventually picking up their editions of Carnival of Souls, The Blob, Haxan, and Fiend Without a Face, but it just seems like they could do so much more.
Well this July, they’ve got a great looking double disc of Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr coming out. You can click here for the full specs. This is a top-notch horror film getting a top-notch treatment. I have my annoyances with Criterion, but I’ll be picking this up…and you should as well.
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Remind me to avoid traveling to the Congo…
April 23rd, 2008 by MaT
