Horror Viewings for October 2010

Like last last year, I wanna tell you what horror flicks I've watched this month, so far. Maybe it'll help you decide what to watch, or not watch, this month for your Halloween viewings. As always, I wanna know what you been watching, or what you think I/ others should be watching.

- I saw this one at the Big Apple Con with my friend Kristie. The lovely Diora Baird presented it, and I was very surprised with how good it turned out to be. It's a direct sequel to the original, but with a different cast playing the returning characters. Regardless, the acting is solid, and the movie is very exciting opting to go more in an action film vein. The gore is also quite awesome, and the attractive female cast make it all worth seeing.




- By and far the best of shaky cam horror, this intense horror movie is worth all the good things that have been said about. Strong acting and an ever increasing nail-biting sense of suspense and terror highlight this Spanish terror film, at it's very best. And, don't bother with the unneeded, lame American remake Quarantine.






A Serbian Film- This vile movie manages to shock and offend even me. Anyone who knows or reads this blog should that is no mean feet. Retired porn star is asked to make one more movie. But, said film features necrophilia, rape, incest, and, worst of all, pedophilia. The vile use of kids pushes this one to the limits of acceptability. Problem is that works only as a freak show and has no real redeem value to it. A hard film to sit through this is NOT for everyone. Only see it if you know what are getting yourself into and are sure you can deal with it. Not legally available in the US, you will have to opt for, "other" methods to see it.

- Watched it on my newly bought blu-ray. Gorezone review coming soon. When, it's up I'll post it here.









- Kick ass, gory slasher pays loving tribute to the stalk and slash films of yesteryear. Excellent splat FX and good acting help this one really stand on its own. The characters are likable, and you actually give a shit what happens to them! The killer, Chrome Skull, is fucking badass. And, the babes are really hot! A must see for fans of this kind of movie if you ain't done so yet. A sequel is being made by the movie's writer/ director, Robert Hall. It will feature porn babe and one of this blog's most beloved babes, Angelina Armani. Awesome fucking news in my book!



- A true classic. I talked about this one here before, so need to say anything else, other than I love it!







- Terrible Rosemary's Baby rip-off commits THE worst sin of all: it's fucking boring!!! Nothing happens in this shit eating waste of celluloid. Heather Graham looks beautiful (even knocked up), but even she don't make this shit worth sitting through.






- I rewatched the extended cut, my fav version of this classic. That's my fav version of this movie, by the way. My third most watched movie of all time. This fucker rules, but if your a true horror fan, then you already knew that!







- I saw this one last night. Is this better than the other two shitty American movies? I guess it is. But, by now means does this make it a good film. Still, there is worse shit out there. But, that's faint praise. On, the bright side it does have the beautiful Shawnee Smith in it. Also, the Japanese actress in it is GORGEOUS! Still, it reaches new levels of shitdom when the ending comes. Should you see this? Eh, probably not. But, hey at least it's better than Blessed....



Well, that's it for now. I hope you all have a safe and Happy Halloween!
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10 Awesome Gore Scenes, Vol. 1

Ahh, a good gore scene is always gonna make for a memorable moment in a movie, isn't it? This is a new, semi-regular post I am adding to this blog where I pick ten awesome gore scenes (duh!) and post them here.

Note that these films are in NO particular order whatsoever, nor are they meant to be. Whenever possible, I will post pics or the actual scene, if I can't get it, sorry. Go see the movie yourself to see it. Which, you really should regardless, of anything else.

WARNING: Spoilers are present. Anyways, sit back and enjoy the blood flow and carnage!

1. Friday the 13th (1980)- This is the best kill in the original, which remains one of the best slasher movies, ever made. A young Kevin Bacon gets an arrow through his neck after fucking some hottie and smoking weed. Oh yeah, this is the uncut version of that kill, which we finally got to see in the DVD released earlier this year.


2. Dawn of the Dead (1979)- Like the aforementioned Friday the 13th, this one has excellent FX work by Tom Savini. This scene where a dude opens up the door only to get his head blown off by a shotgun is one of the best exploding heads ever!

3. Ichi the Killer (2001) - One of the best movies from shock-master Takashi Miike this masterpiece has many gruesome moments, though the most shocking comes in the form of a women who has her nipples sliced off. It's a harrowing scene in a highly controversial classic.

4. Alien (1979)- Often ripped-off horror/ sci-fi movie has this often ripped off classic moment. One of the greatest gore scenes ever as a dude has a little alien come out of chest while eating. Fun times!


5. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)- Controversial rape-revenge film is one of the most disturbing movies I ever seen. This classic moment where a scumbag rapist gets his dick chopped off in the bath by the victim is one of the best and most unforgettable moments in the film. Not to mention utterly painful to watch!

6. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)- Wes Craven's highly original creepy classic has some really great moments, but the best part has to be when a young Johnny Depp is killed in his bed and geyser of blood erupts! Messy!


7. Jaws (1975)- To me this is Spielberg's best film. Quint is my favorite character in the movie so it does suck when he dies, but he does die in a truly memorable and utterly vicious manner as the deadly great white chomps on the bottom half of his body.

8. The Devil's Rejects (2005)- Rob Zombie's modern classic is pretty fucking hard for a mainstream release and this scene where a pretty girl seemingly escapes the psychotic family only to get splattered by a truck is pretty fucked up!

9. Vampyres (1974)- This cult fav is the single best erotic-horror film ever made. This scene where our lovely, lesbian vamps share a victim's blood is both highly erotic and sexy, as well as bloody and violent! The ultimate mix of sex and violence!

10. Suspiria (1977)- Argento's best film has one of the best murder scenes ever, in the history of cinema as TWO pretty girls are killed in a vicious, jaw dropping scene accompanied by amazing music by the Goblins.


And, that's it for now! Tell me what you think of these picks and if there are any gore scenes you would like to see mentioned here, in the next volume.

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The Top 10 Sequels Ever

Sequels are a something that has existed for ages and is, for better or worse, a major part of the movie world. Summer always brings us sequels (OK, fuck that the whole fucking year is always filled with sequels), and this summer is no different. This month, alone, we get a prequel, that seems to have completely reinvented a series in Star Trek and another that is directed by the guy who did the wretched Charlie's Angels movie and is a PG-13 entry in an R-rated series (and movies like Robocop 3 and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome already proved that idea always sucks cock and swallows) in Terminator: Salvation.

And, while we can all mention and think of countless of horrible, terrible, miserable sequels that should be shit on and buried never to be seen again, this blog is about the best of the best. Now, it is more than likely that you will feel differently about this list, and that you think I omitted some movies and whatnot. If so, tell me what films you think should be on this list.

But for now here goes my list. Enjoy.

10. - I know part 3 gets a lot of love, and rightfully so, and that, too, is a HUGE personal favorite of mine, but I think, overall, this is the better film. Sleazier and more violent than the original classic (though NOT better), this one ranks as one of the most exploitative and down and dirty mainstream action films ever made. It also has some pretty badass lines by my hero Charles Bronson. Too bad, we never got the unrated cut released on DVD overseas.

9. - The greatest movie of the golden age of horror, this classic manages to top the wonderful original. A true classic of American cinema.

8. - The sequel to the greatest American made action film is probably the second best American made action film! A bigger and more violent sequel this one is full of great stunt work, amazing set pieces, bloody violence (including a guy who gets sucked into an airplane motor, an icicle to the eye, throat slashing, gory squibs, headshots, etc), some really funny one-liners, and nail biting suspense.

7. - This is one of those films that solidified my love of horror and splatter. More of a remake than an actual sequel, though Raimi says that it is a sequel, this wonderful mix of humor, over the the top gore, and horror remains Raimi's best work. Bruce Campbell fucking rules, and you know it!

6. - I always call this film the thinking man's zombie film, cause it is. A smart gorefest with great acting and phenomenal FX work by Savini. The ultra-bloody climax remains one of the best the genre has ever seen.

5. - Considering how great the original is, it is mind boggling to see how amazing this movie is. I simply love how this movie cuts between the rise of power Don Corleone and Micheal's current position of power. A phenomenal movie, sequel or not, it also has some pretty somber and sad moments, as well as some of the best acting in this entire list.

4. - One of the most important and influential horror movies ever made DOTD is a perfect movie. Romero's directing and writing is in top form as are Savini's FX work and the cast's acting. Funny, smart, exciting, ultra-gory, and scary.

3. - Hey, we all know Lucas has shit all over Star Wars, in recent years, but this movie is one of the greatest films ever made. There is no movie I have seen more times than this one. Amazing FX work, great dialogue and acting, and a wonderful plot makes this one a masterpiece. From the jaw dropping battle on Hoth to the then shocking revelation this darker, more brutal film manages to amaze each and every time I watch it. Get on your knees and worship this film, now!

2. - One of my favorite movie going experiences, ever, I think this movie tops the original. Going in a more action oriented manner, than the nail biting suspense of the original (which truthfully tops some horror movies, in that respect), this movie is wall-to-wall excitement, with some of the best FX work, around, including amazing CGI and excellent make-up work by Stan Winston. It also has a lot of heart and is sort of moving, actually. Shit, the ending made me cry, when I was younger, but the mushy stuff never interferes with the kick ass action.

1. - This genre hybrid of sci-fi, action, and horror is my second favorite movie, ever. Exhilarating, touching, scary, gory, and featuring great acting and some of the greatest make-up FX work, ever, by way of the late-great Stan Winston, this movie is a fucking perfect, gift from the heavens. This is perhaps the single greatest monster movie ever made. And, it is a sequel that blows the classic first film out of the air hole and sends it deep into space (by no means is this a disrespect to the original, as it is a classic of both horror and sci-fi, in it's own right, I just greatly prefer this movie).

One more thing, today is Mother's Day, and I would love to wish all the mom's reading this a very Happy Mother's Day! And, to the rest of you I hope you all have something nice planned for your moms. They deserve it!

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The Top 10 Horror Films of the '70s

The second part of my list of the top horror films of each era to the present take us to my favorite time in movies, and I don't just not just in horror films: the 1970's. This time period represented a bold new era in cinema with movies reaching new levels of sexuality and graphic violence. The movies of this era broke new ground, and in some cases, are still not topped. There is a certain attitude that the films of this decade that sets them apart from others. Whatever the case might be, this was the most fun list for me to do.

10. - Dario Argento's gallio remains the best in the sub-genre. With an excellent score by The Goblins, great acting, and the memorable murders, this remains one of the finest fright films to ever come out of Italy. And, speaking of murders, this film has one of the most brutal dental assaults, ever caught on celluloid. Argento's style is also mesmerizing with his camera swooping, moving, tightening in everywhere. A masterpiece of gore, suspense, and style.

9. - David Cronenberg really hit the mark with this smart, horrifying, and shocking tale of a woman who manifests her anger in her mutant children, her "brood". The great acting coupled with the horrific gore and smart script make this one work to perfection.

8. - Richard Donner's wonderfully Satanic masterpiece has one of the best and truly scariest scores ever made. The kid is also effectively creepy, and Gregory Peck is a great hero. The creative deaths are very memorable, in particular the slow-mo decapitation with the head spinning in the air, which ranks as one of the greatest deaths in film history.

7. - the definitive lesbian vampire, this is also the most well done mix of eroticism and graphic horror. Both lead women are stunningly beautiful, though my tastes lean more towards Marianne Morris (the brunette). Regardless, the scenes of these beauties killing, making out, and sharing the blood of their victims is one of the sexiest visions in the genre. The so called erotic lesbian vampire films made today, could learn a thing or two of this frequently underrated Euro-masterpiece.

6. - Romero's own follow up to his classic Night of the Living Dead is one of most renown and beloved, as well as oft-imitated zombie films ever. Knowing that the gore drenched film would never get an "R" rating Romero released the film unrated, a bold move, even today. But, the excellent cast, great writing- including some very memorable characters and political commentary about the consumer being zombies, absolutely smashing FX work by Tom Savini, and great score by The Goblins, make this a perfect film. The movie is smart, exciting, violent (but never in a depressing or disturbing manner), and funny. Unarguably one of the genre's crowning moments.

5. - You don't need to have Christian beliefs to agree with the following statement: The Exorcist is one of the scariest films ever made. William Fredkin directed William Peter Blatty's adaptation of his own bestseller. With great performance's, powerful directing, still shocking moments, and superb effects work by Dick Smith this classic is one of the most highly regarded horror films ever. The images of Reagan masturbating with a crucifix, barfing, and head spinning are classic and defining moments in the genre. Oft imitated, many times by films even more graphic, but never equaled The Exorcist is a true vision of classic terror.

4. - To me this is Steven Spielberg's best film. Long before his production of Gremlins or his own Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was ever criticized for their graphic violence, came this film, of the most intense movies to ever be rated PG (or probably any other rating). The dialogue, the characters, and the acting is just classic, as is the nail biting climax. Like many of the best horror films, this one is ripped off countless of times, but Jaws remains the single greatest killer animal film, ever. It's score also remains, alongside of Halloween and Psycho, as one of the most recognizable in horror film history.

3. - Tobe Hooper's classic is the single scariest film EVER made. Despite its' title, what makes this film so amazing is the lack of gore, and yet, the images in this film rank amongst the most horrific ever. You don't want to or need to see it graphic detail. Shit, this movie was made with a PG-rating in mind! Whatever the case maybe, it set the tone and standard for all films that followed it. This is the measuring stick, kiddies.

2. - John Carpenter's classic is the greatest slasher film, as well as one of the most influential horror films ever made. Like Texas Chainsaw this movie accomplishes a lot and is scary as hell without ever being graphically violent.

1. -When I first saw this classic, I was immediately blown away by it. Despite the years that have passed and the many viewings I have given it, it still does. The score by The Goblins is perhaps my favorite score for any movie. The gory murders are breathtaking with the opening double murder being one of the greatest beginnings in any genre. Dario Argento's use of color and his moving camera are jaw dropping and astonishing in their beauty. In all this is Argento's best and, unarguably, scariest movie. One that rightfully is worshiped and spoken in the absolute highest regard by horror fans.

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Movies That Changed My Life

- While, Empire Strikes Back is clearly the best of the series, and the single film i have watched the most amount of times, Return blew me away as a child. I became obsesses with it and could not stop thinking or talking about it. My memories of seeing in the theatres, as a child, are still a part of me.

- before seeing this, black and white films, in my head, were all bloodless, but this masterpiece changed everything. it impacted me. now imagine how it most have impacted people back then. Along with Hammer Horror and, even more so, H.G. Lewis' gorefests, it helped usher in the splatter film. It remains my fifth fav film ever and Romero's best movie, at least IMHO.

- one of the greatest sequels ever made, and my second most viewed film ever, DOTD blew me away with it's amazing gore content and the great acting. The gory squibs made me think, yep that's what it most look like when someone gets shot, well minus the bright red color, of course. It remains Romero's second best film to date.

- My absolute fav film ever. This movie had me blabbering non-stop to my family and friends about it. I was just blown away. the gore, the humor, the characters, the acting, the babe that is Barbara Crampton. I developed a major crush on her, and THE classic scene with her and Dr. Hill's head, as well as her full frontal nudity, left a long lasting impression on my pre-teen mind. It is also one of those films that made me wanna make movies, myself.

- The definitive mix of action, sci-fi, and horror this film never, ever fails to get my adrenaline going. My jaw dropped, and still does, watching this film. Behold the beauty of the Alien Queen! Plus, the movie has a lot of heart, and that makes it even more memorable. A masterpiece in every way shape and form, this is my second fav film, ever!

- while I had already seen Argento's Creepers (aka Phenomena) and Inferno, nothing could prepare me for this masterpiece. This is one of the films that made me wanna make movies, stylistically it remains my biggest influence. The use of color, the amazing score, and the gore grabbed a hold of me. The first murder still impresses and blows me away to this very day.

- I will never forget staying up late to catch this on cable. The mix of humor and wild gore, to this very day is perfection. This one's style also influenced me a lot. I wanted to make stuff like this! Regardless of one might think of Sam Raimi today, this remains his best, arguably.

- The second greatest action film ever (the greatest is John Woo's very own Hard Boiled) the level of violence (ridiculous body count and ultra-gory squibs) had me drooling. it blew all of those whimpy Hollywood action films straight to hell. Basically, a wet-dream cum true for Sam Peckinpah, it is yet another HUGE influence on me. If I made an action film, it would surely be like this.

- perhaps one of the greatest movie going experiences I have ever had. The FX, the story, and the action blew me away then, and still do. One of those rare better than the awesome original sequels, which is another reason it impacted me.

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