Michael Myers at Son of Monsterpalooza, Mask Fest, HorrorHound
Michael Myers, the mask-wearing avatar of evil, has been very busy this month. He and his various Michael Myers masks have appeared at recent HorrorHound Weekend and Son of Monsterpalooza horror conventions. Halloween season is off to a great start. Tyler Mane, who played Michael Myers in both of Rob Zombie’s Halloween films, was a guest at HorrorHound in Indianapolis, … Continue reading
Big Joe Grizzly of Rob Zombie’s HalloweeN
An extremely important character in the HalloweeN franchise is Big Joe Grizzly. He was responsible for giving Michael Myers his knife and his fancy coveralls (without Grizzly, Michael might’ve worn a three-piece suit for all we know). As you may have guessed it, “Big Joe Grizzly” wasn’t his actual name (no person, real or fictional, could possibly have that name). That was … Continue reading
Tourist Trap (From the Producer of HalloweeN 1978)
Aside from bringing us the definitive slasher classic Halloween in 1978, film producer Irwin Yablans and his company, Compass International, unleashed Tourist Trap in 1979. Because of its campy vibe, this flck has more in common with Friday The 13th, though. It’s surprising that no sequels were made for Tourist Trap. At the very least, the story could have generated an interesting prequel. … Continue reading
Artwork for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D
The coming year of 2012 is shaping up to be an interesting one for Horror. It seems there will be new movies for several of Horror’s many sub-genres. Exorcism, Found-Footage, Haunted Houses, Ghosts, Paranormal Powers, Mystery, Thriller will all be represented on the big-screen by upcoming films such as The Raven, Chronicle, The Devil Inside, The Awakening, Don’t Go In The Woods, The Woman … Continue reading
Handling The ‘Remake’ Issue…
A remake or re-imagining of a classic old horror film hits cinemas, as well as a remake of a film not many people know about. The DVD charts in your local store are sprinkled with straight-to-DVD scary movies, featuring a cameo from Robert Englund or another, similar classic horror icon. You look around and wonder… …what happened to horror cinema? … Continue reading