Archive for July, 2008
Keepin’ the ZONE Clean
July 31st, 2008 | Author: Craig
My guess is that if it wasn’t for talking about “Hellboy” the ZONE would have had a 0% rating on the Cuss-O-Meter. That’s right folks, we are family-friendly here at the ZONE! I wouldn’t want Verta, Granny or Pa checking in and finding words to upset ‘em.
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More Terminator Salvation
July 31st, 2008 | Author: Craig
If you’re into the Terminator series and are looking forward Terminator Salvation you’ll be happy to know that IDW Publishing has the rights to a four-issue prequel to be written by Dara Naraghi with art by Alan Robinson, as well as a four-issue adaptation of the movie written by Jeff Mariotte with art by Don Figueroa. You can read all about it here.
More ‘Til Death
July 30th, 2008 | Author: Craig
Here’s a follow-up to this morning’s post about “30 Days of Night: 30 Days ’til Death.” It’s an interview with writer/artist David Lapham with more details on what we can expect from his new mini-series.
More ‘Til Death
July 30th, 2008 | Author: Craig
Here’s a follow-up to this morning’s post about “30 Days of Night: 30 Days ’til Death.” It’s an interview with writer/artist David Lapham with more details on what we can expect from his new mini-series.
More ‘Til Death
July 30th, 2008 | Author: Craig
Here’s a follow-up to this morning’s post about “30 Days of Night: 30 Days ’til Death.” It’s an interview with writer/artist David Lapham with more details on what we can expect from his new mini-series.
He’s a Horror Show
July 30th, 2008 | Author: Craig
If you enjoyed 30 Days of Night [the graphic novel and/or the movie], then you might want to keep your eyes open for “30 Days of Night: 30 Days ’til Death” by award-winning writer/artist David [Stray Bullets] Lapham.
The basic set up is that the elders are getting fed up and organize kill squads to come to America and “thin the heard.” My story focuses on one vamp named Rufus who escapes the kill squad once and decides the only way to survive is to live ‘off the radar’… These are not traditional vampires with all the usual vampire rules. They’re just vicious creatures… Rufus is only a hero by way of comparison to what’s going on around him… but make no mistake, he is a vampire. When it comes down to it, he’s a horror show.
He’s a Horror Show
July 30th, 2008 | Author: Craig
If you enjoyed 30 Days of Night [the graphic novel and/or the movie], then you might want to keep your eyes open for “30 Days of Night: 30 Days ’til Death” by award-winning writer/artist David [Stray Bullets] Lapham.
The basic set up is that the elders are getting fed up and organize kill squads to come to America and “thin the heard.” My story focuses on one vamp named Rufus who escapes the kill squad once and decides the only way to survive is to live ‘off the radar’… These are not traditional vampires with all the usual vampire rules. They’re just vicious creatures… Rufus is only a hero by way of comparison to what’s going on around him… but make no mistake, he is a vampire. When it comes down to it, he’s a horror show.
Terminator Salvation Poster
July 29th, 2008 | Author: Craig
Want to see the Terminator Salvation poster? You can, because IMPAwrds.com has it here.
The Ruins Comes Together
July 29th, 2008 | Author: Craig
The Pitch: I was all set to go with “Hostel” meets “Little Shoppe of Horrors” without the comedy. Then I read Jeremy Butler’s pitch [at Chud.com] of “It’s ‘Hostel’ meets ‘Day of the Triffids’” and liked his better.
The Overview:
Two couples of young vacationing Americans meet a stranger who tells them about a little-known Mayan temple. The five of them decide to go out and take a look. Once there, bad things begin to happen. Very bad things.The Good:
The acting. The cast was made up of relative unkowns so it was possible that any of them could be killed at any point. The screenplay by Scott B. Smith based upon his novel of the same name [and which he changed up for the big screen]. The fact that you believed what was happening. That each of the bad things that happens to the characters basically stems from them trying to do a good thing or at least the right thing. That the movie takes you in one direction and suddenly you’re going in another and it works. You care about the characters.The Bad:
What happens when you’re trapped on the top of an ancient ruin by unfriendly locals and something much, much worse.The Ugly:
“He won’t last much longer like this. We’re gonna have to cut them off.” “Cut what off?” “His legs.”The Summary:
I love a good scary movie. I’m not much for gore. “The Ruins” is scary and contains gore. Some very gory scenes in fact. I really liked “The Ruins.” A lot. At some point I’ll add it to my movie collection. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes horror movies and doesn’t mind being a bit grossed out.Baker Shut Out
July 28th, 2008 | Author: Craig
Quick, name a person famous for doing special effects make-up. I’ll bet your answer [if you had one] was Rick Baker. That’s because Rick Baker is a genius… a legend.
Look at his list of credits and you can see that Rick Baker is the go-to guy for special effects make-up. He’s won 6 Academy Awards for his work in this area. But that’s just the tip of the ice berg. Baker has earned so many honors for his work that the list is, as they say, longer than your arm… unless of course you’re Lurch and then it’s just as long.
