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Uncle Bob Martin: A Long Thank-You to Frank, Part One

1 hour ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The first that I heard of Frank Henenlotter was on a perfectly awful cable tv show that aired on Manhattan's Public Access channel in the 1970s.

"The Nikki Haskell Show" was a self-indulgent half-hour cable show hosted by Haskell, a wealthy socialite-divorcee and former stockbroker who now claims that her show marked the invention of "reality television." About a year ago, after her diet pill company got in trouble with the NFL over a "secret ingredient" that should have been labeled, Haskell signed up for an account at YouTube and started posting clips from the 30-year-old program, but she seems to have lost interest after posting just ten of them.

The main reason I'd tune in Haskell's silly show was the programming that followed it, "adults only" programming like Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein's "Midnight Blue," porn performer Robin Bird's "Hot Legs" show featuring New York's leading "dance talent" and, »

- unclebob

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Palisades Tartan Video’s Terror Pack Vol. 1 (DVD Review)

13 hours ago | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

I’m not going to lie, I typically hate box sets. They’re more often than not, a dumping ground for DVD’s that have spent one too many years collecting dust in some old warehouse that their distributers are just a little too eager to get off the shelves. You go to your local video retailer or Amazon.com and think “Awesome, John Carpenter box set. Surely it’s packed with the original Halloween, The Thing, and Escape From New York.” Much to your dismay, you come to realize you’re stuck with Ghosts Of Mars (featuring the acting prowess of Ice Cube), that damned Village remake, and Escape From L.A.. Moreover even if you happen to like one or two of the flicks in the set, you’re bound to hate the rest; that is to say, if you could even identify what the, often bottom barrel, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Compton)

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The Night She Stayed Home: Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film

18 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Despite its low budget, a mostly no-name cast, and age, many fans out there still find John Carpenter's original masterpiece Halloween to be one of the best film's our genre has ever seen; and we completely agree. Filmmakers Josh Hasty and Kenny Caperton certainly feel the same way as they've made a prequel of sorts to that film and not Zombie's. Ever wonder what led up to Judith Myer's staying home that fateful evening? Get ready to experience one fan's rendition of that sliver of backstory.

Below you'll find the synopsis, teaser posters, and the teaser trailer for Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film. To sweeten the pot for viewers, writer Kenny Caperton has proven himself to be an uber-fan by building his North Carolina home into an exact replica of the Myers house from Carpenter's original film. Check the goods after the break and for more visit the MyersHouseNC website. »

- Uncle Creepy

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Basement Jack and the Past: A Movie Review

15 November 2009 3:07 PM, PST | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

Basement Jack is a film from Brink DVD that was made for between one to two million dollars. A film that will see video store shelves this Tuesday, November 17th Basement Jack does not step very far away from the slasher films of the 70s and 80s. Jack stays mostly in the confines of a slasher formula, while offering some intrigue in the characer only known as the Manager.

Simply plotted Basement Jack undergoes some unusually harsh punishment for unknown wrongdoings from his mother (Lynn Lowry). Jack (Eric Peter-Kaiser) experiences torture from an early age and develops a taste for blood in later adolescence. Happy to share his experiences of torment with others Jack slashes, impales, and dismembers those unlucky enough to cross his path. Cue in a small love story, some aggravating cops, a police massacre a la Terminator and we have one recipe for blood, disaster, and gore! »

- Michael Ross Allen

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Horror's Hallowed Grounds Episode 1 Uncut Running On FearNet.com For A Limited Time

15 November 2009 10:28 AM, PST | ChildrenoftheCornMovie.com | See recent ChildrenoftheCornMovie.com news »

If you are a fan of John Carpenter's excellent film Halloween, or if you are just a horror fan in general, then this is something you don't want to miss! What if you could visit the filming locations of your favorite horror films from the past? Would it be Friday the 13th? Poltergeist? The Amityville Horror? And what if you could tell other horror fans about your experiences. Would you make the fans feel like they were there? Well, with Horror's Hallowed Grounds, series creator Sean Clark has done just that. Centering on famous horror genre films and the places that brought them to the screen, Hhg revisits the areas and towns that made each one of these movies without a doubt, memorable in the eyes of moviegoers everywhere. While Horror's Hallowed Grounds is currently being published as an article in HorrorHound Magazine (click here for their website), one »

- Children of the Corn Movie

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Judith : A Halloween Tribute Short Film

15 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Ever wondered what the events in the life of Judith Myers were like leading up to her inevitable demise at the hands of her little brother, Michael? (I'm talking John Carpenter's original here, not Rob Zombie's re-"imagining") Well, filmmakers Josh Hasty and Kenny Caperton decided to tell that backstory in their new fan short Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film . Writer Caperton is no stranger to the Myers universe having built his North Carolina home into an exact replica of the Myers house from Carpenter's original film. Below you can check out the teaser trailer to director Josh Hasty's Judith , along with a pair of teaser posters and the synopsis. You can check out a slew of behind the scenes photos via the official Myers House website right here .... »

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Junkfood Cinema: 1990: The Bronx Warriors

13 November 2009 1:39 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Editor's Note: We hope you enjoy this new Friday afternoon column, Junkfood Cinema, by Brian Salisbury. It celebrates movies that are so bad, even though they are also sometimes so good. For more (coming each and every Friday), stay tuned to the Junkfood Cinema Archive. Also, please feel free to let us know what you think of this new weekly feature in the comment section below. Hello all.  Perhaps you are wondering as to the reason I was rejected by every film school in the tri-state area.  I wish I could say it was because I was caught night putting with the dean's daughter or because I drank my weight in scotch and accidentally burned down an archives building.  But alas, it is because I have a well-documented addiction to cinema crapiteé.  I enjoy quality films like any other respectable film critic, but all too often I find myself pining for the simple, cheesy »

- Brian Salisbury

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FEARnet Prepping ‘Post Mortem’ Interview Series

12 November 2009 10:18 AM, PST | Tubefilter.tv | See recent Tubefilter News news »

Can you believe FEARnet is already onto its eighth original web series already? The Comcast-backed horror hub, which recently launched Fear Clinic, is now gearing up for Post Mortem with Mick Garris. The interview series will feature five minute episodes, in a "Charlie Rose of Horror" fashion, with various horror directors and other luminaries like Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, Robert Englund and John Carpenter. Mick Garris might in fact be the Charlie Rose of horror, having a rolodex that reads like a who's who in the genre after creating The Fantasy Film Festival and Showtime's Masters of Horror anthology series. "There is nobody in the business who can bring to our audience what Mick can – an unprecedented knowledge of the industry from the ground up, and a network of A-List colleagues who are happy to share with him and our viewers their experiences, stories and insights about fear-inspired entertainment,” said FEARnet's President Diane Robina. »

- Marc Hustvedt

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‘Mad Men’ Writer to Have a ‘Fright Night’

12 November 2009 5:33 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

As much as critics and movie fans seem to hate on remakes and reboots, you have to admit that a lot can be done with a remake in talented hands. Examples of this extend back to John Carpenter’s work on The Thing to David Cronenberg’s The Fly. It’s possible. It can be done right.

Which is why the news of Mad Men writer/producer Marti Noxon being attached to write a remake of Fright Night is pretty superb news: Noxon is a talented guy who helped shape Buffy the Vampire Slayer into a successful series. His knowledge of the source material and the fact that Mad Men is widely considered to be one of the best pieces of entertainment on television makes me excited to see what he does with a remake.

Remember: the original Fright Night came out in 1985, starred Jack Skellington himself, Chris Sarandon, and »

- John Cooper

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Exclusive: A Talk with P.J. Soles

11 November 2009 12:30 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

With featured roles in Brian De Palma’s Carrie, John Carpenter’s Halloween, Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School (featuring The Ramones), and Rob Zombie’s The Devil's Rejects, P.J. Soles has appeared in some of the most iconic cult/horror films of all time.

She's also an accomplished comedic actress, appearing in more mainstream fare such as Ivan Reitman's Stripes and Howard Zieff's Private Benjamin. (Okay, maybe Stripes and Private Benjamin aren't the genre movies Dread Central usually covers, but I think we remember them as well – especially P.J. displaying her comedy chops with Bill Murray).

Ms. Soles sat down with writer and horror fiend Heather Buckley for a lively interview about her acting career (which spans over 30 years, including television), her current musical endeavors, and one actor's insights into the differences between being directed by master of the macabre John Carpenter and suspense maestro Brian De Palma. »

- Heather Buckley

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FEARnet Launches 'Post Mortem with Mick Garris'

10 November 2009 8:43 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Horror filmmaker and raconteur Mick Garris is at it again, folks. And this time the Masters of Horror creator is teaming up with your favorite website (FEARnet, natch) -- for Post Mortem with Mick Garris, an all-new online series, debuting in December, in which Garris will interview some of the biggest names in horror cinema, among them John Carpenter, Robert Englund and Wes Craven. Hit the jump for the offical press release. Fearnet, the multi-platform entertainment service with the #1 Internet site for horror and thriller entertainment and news, announced today that it has begun production on its newest original web series: Post Mortem With Mick Garris.  In the new series, Garris – one of... »

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New Swedish Terrors: Mara Teaser Trailer

9 November 2009 3:49 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Them crazy Swedes. Ever since old MacReady uttered those words in John Carpenter's The Thing, we knew we'd be seeing more of them in the horror genre.

Fresh off of the amazing success of Let the Right One In comes the next Swedish shock film that looks to terrify audiences -- meet Mara.

Over on the official FilmKoncept website, you can find a quick teaser trailer for the film along with some other goodies. Or you can just watch the trailer below as we love to cater to your laziness!

Synopsis

In the dark woods of Sweden, five young people are all alone in an old isolated summer cottage. What should have been a nice relaxing weekend soon becomes a living nightmare, as the party is haunted by something evil and terrifying from the past.

The movie is now in post-production, stars Swedish model Angelica Jansson, and is being »

- Uncle Creepy

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As Darkness Falls Premiering on Time Warner Cable

4 November 2009 4:45 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

We've been waiting for an update on As Darkness Falls, a hybrid television/radio horror anthology series, for some time now, and we recently learned that it will be making its debut on Time Warner Cable in Southern California on Wednesday, November 11th, at 11:30 pm Pst.

From the press release:

"As Darkness Falls… is a program very different from the usual fare on television these days with the chills coming from the performances and writing rather than from tricky special effects work. It is hosted by actor Tucker Smallwood, a well-known character actor instantly recognizable to science fiction/fantasy horror fans for his roles on such series as ‘Space: Above and Beyond’, ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ and ‘The X-Files’.

Series creator John C. Alsedek first developed the idea for As Darkness Falls… back in May of this year. “I’ve always loved the anthology show format and lament that it »

- Uncle Creepy

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Video Production Diary: John Carpenter's The Ward

4 November 2009 12:51 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

If you're anything like us, we're pretty sure that you cannot wait to see John Carpenter's return to the big screen with The Ward. Thankfully to help lessen the burden of the wait, a new (in hopefully a series) video production diary has hit the Net.

The video appeared on the official John Carpenter website, and you can dig on it by clicking the image below.

Synopsis

The Ward is an intense psychological thriller set in a mental institution where a young woman, Kristen, is haunted by a mysterious and deadly ghost. As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than she could have imagined.

Kristen, who is in her early 20's, wakes to find herself bruised, cut, drugged, and held against her will in a remote ward of Chamberlain Psychiatric Hospital. She is completely disoriented with no idea why she was brought »

- Uncle Creepy

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EW Questions Need for Let The Right One In Remake

3 November 2009 5:11 PM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Not a surprise, but so do I.  Apparently, the powers that be are running low on 1980s slasher films to rip off, and are stretching their reach out to Europe to steal material and outright kick originality in the crotch.  In EW's Popwatchers section today,  Margaret Lyons holds out little hope for the remake of the critically lauded Let The Right One In, with its shift in location from the snowy desolation of Europe to the mesas of New Mexico and its change in title to Let Me In.  And her picture of the new kids playing the roles (which I'll include below) can't help the validity of the project, even if she does compliment the choice of one of them.

As for my own thoughts, I've seen the original and thought it was something daring and new.  But if Matt Reeves, he of Cloverfield, attempts to make this basically »

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Motion Picture Purgatory: Auto Focus

3 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

This week Trembles takes us a little off the beaten path into a true tale of sex addiction and murder: Paul Schrader's 2002 Auto Focus starring Greg Kinnear as TV star Bob Crane and Willem Dafoe as his video technician buddy John Carpenter (nope, not director John Carpenter of Halloween fame, but rather a sleazy swinger who gets credit for turning Crane into a sex addict).

For those unfamiliar with the story, Crane, star of 1960's TV series "Hogan's Heroes", dove into the freewheeling spirit of the 60s and 70s with relish, having affairs with numerous women and videotaping his exploits with Carpenter's help. He was murdered in a Scottsdale, Arizona, motel room in 1978, a crime that remains officially unsolved to this day.

"A day without sex is a day wasted" -actual tagline

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- The Woman In Black

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Tortured Overtures: Horror Film Score Themes of the 1970s

3 November 2009 12:12 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Undertones: Volume 7 It's the time of the year again where folks' minds turn to the macabre and the ghoulish; where death is celebrated rather than feared and of course, when dusty copies of horror films are taken off the shelf to terrify and amuse. So, in honor of the Halloween season it would seem only right that this installment of Undertones concern itself with the scores of horror films or, more specifically, those that emerged during a particularly groundbreaking and ultra-violent decade of cinema - the 1970s. Many of the horror films of the 1970s did not involve supernatural beings such as vampires, werewolves and swamp things, but the terrors of home and society at large. The menacing figures of films such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper, 1974) and Halloween (Carpenter, 1978) may have worn crazy masks and looked decidedly 'un-human' but the messages these films posited concerned themselves with that of »

- Ricky

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Unlocking the Doors To John Carpenter's The Ward

3 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

A pre-production video diary has just gone live over at the official John Carpenter website right here for his latest flick The Ward . While you don't get a glimpse of any footage, it's still a cool behind the scenes look from the shooting locations in Spokane, Wa before the cameras started rolling. The man himself, Carpenter makes an appearance and discusses the story with the cast members at a table reading. Cool stuff! Check it out here . You can read our interview with actress Amber Heard on The Ward at our previous news post here , and also see some early promotional art right here . John Carpenter directs The Ward from a script by Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen (screenwriters Sean Keller and Jim Agnew also took a pass at the script). It stars Amber Heard,... »

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Halloween Special Part 2: Michael Myers vs Me

1 November 2009 10:16 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

To bring us out of Halloween I thought I would do a daring deed and take on Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger in a no holds bared face off (literally) where I have watched the entire back catalogue of their films to determine once and for all who is champion slasher, Part 1 was on Jason, Part 2 is Michael Myers.

The three killers have haunted us through our childhoods with each horror legend bringing us movies which have completely terrified and equally bemused us with poor sequels and terrible plots

Beware pictures of blood and gore to follow.

Michael Myers is very similar to Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger in that nothing seems to kill him, but the big difference is that Michael Myers is the only non-supernatural monster out of the three, he is a killing machine that has been shot numerous times, blown up in fire, stabbed »

- Gary Phillips

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Rob Zombie calls Hollywood a "scared town"

31 October 2009 3:03 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

As a horror film director heavy metal rocker Rob Zombie has four films notched in his belt: House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, the 2007 remake of Halloween and this summer's sequel, Halloween II. He's also developing a remake of the 1950s monster movie The Blob. When Zombie's Blob remake was announced there was some criticism heard, especially from the quarter that prefer John Carpenter's Halloween to the newer one, that Zombie was obsessing with remakes. Now Rob's said something surprising to CNN about the state of the film business in Hollywood: that they don't want original ideas, they want remakes.

"I have lots of original ideas that maybe will get made," Zombie told the news outlet. "But everyone ... even if you bring them the most obscure movie that nobody's ever heard of -- they want to remake that."

Zombie has another original concept in development about a boxer named »

- Patrick Sauriol

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