Category: Horror

George Romero Brings “Empire of the Dead” to Marvel Comics

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Zombie fans are gonna love this.

Starting in January 2014,  Marvel Comics is going to publish Empire of the Dead, a 15 issue series written by George “Night of the Living Dead” Romero with art by Alex “Batman” Maleev.

Romero likes that comics have no budget restrictions on special effects…

“It’s a comic book, which means we don’t have to go out and shoot the stuff,” says the Night of the Living Dead filmmaker, who wrote a 300-page Empire screenplay that is being put to page by Marvel and artist Alex Maleev. “You can let your imagination run wild and do pretty much anything you want, assuming it’s within the bounds of decency.”

Thanks and an extra “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” to USAToday and CBR.com.

A Decade of Steve Niles…

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a decade since I first recommended Guns, Drugs and Monsters.

Guns, Drugs and Monsters was my first introduction to Steve Niles and his Cal McDonald character.  I loved the concept and immediately ordered Savage Membrane [the book that started the series].  I wasn’t disappointed.

Thanks Steve Niles.  I cannot wait to see what the next decade brings.

Alien Found in 13th Century Abbey!

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It’s not unusual to see gargoyles on ancient buildings.  

It is pretty strange to see a movie alien gargoyle on the historic 13th century Paisley Abbey.

How could that be?  Ancient Aliens?  Time-traveling pranksters?

Nope.

It seems the abbey underwent some renovations in the early 1990’s and some of the gargoyles were repaired/replaced.

Well played, mystery repair man!

 

Maberry Talks Zombies, UFO’s, Horror and More!

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Jonathan Maberry is one of my favorite writers.

Everything I’ve ever read by Maberry has been great.  I’m currently reading one of his Joe Ledger novels King of Plagues.  Unless something really goes sideways, King of Plagues will keep Maberry’s streak of awesomeness alive.

If you’re a Maberry fan (or want to know more about him) then you’ll probably enjoy this recent interview.

J. O’Barr and “The Crow” Reboot

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Many of you are going to let out a groan or even stop reading when you move to my next sentence; but please read on.

The cult classic film that was Brandon Lee’s last starring role, The Crow, is gearing up for a remake.

I know.  I know.

I agree.  There is no need to remake or reboot The Crow.  Heck, even James O’Barr felt the same way…

I  was 110% against it.  There was no point or need for a reboot.  In my mind, you could throw a $100 million at it, put Johnny Depp in it and had Ridley Scott direct and it wouldn’t top what Alex Proyas and Brandon Lee did.

But after talking with director, Javier Gutierrez O’Barr’s feelings changed and he came on board.  Principal photography starts in October.

The original Crow mini-series was published by Caliber Comics in 1989.  I loved it.  The Crow movie was released in 1994 and I liked it a lot.

Since the release of the first Crow mini-series by O’Barr there have been many attempts to bring back the character or to pass the Crow mantle on to others.  I’ve given each a chance but none has the power of the original.  I have to wonder can lightning in a bottle be caught once again?

Thanks and a wave of a crow’s wing to Shock Till You Drop.

“The Black Beetle: Necrologue” is Coming!

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Francesco Francavilla’s Black Beetle is a comic fans love to love.  Part of the reason is that Francesco is such a swell guy.  He gracious, humble and talented.

Francesco has a love — a passion — for comics, monsters, old movies, heroes, and basically all the things that we find cool.  So it was a real joy to discover that his comic mini-series The Black Beetle: No Way Out combined all of those things into a rockin’ story that was a hit with fans and critics alike.

Soon Francesco will be back with The Black Beetle: Necrologue.  You can learn more about it, here thanks to the fine folks at CBR.com.

 

EW Covers The Walking Dead

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I’ve been an Entertainment Weekly subscriber since the first issue, so I should find next week’s edition featuring three Walking Dead covers in my mailbox any day.

In case you don’t subscribe, I thought you might like a heads-up on the three Walking Dead covers that are featured.  Above is the Rick cover, you can also get an issue featuring Darryl or Carl on the cover.

The New “Walking Dead” Poster

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That’s the Alex Ross poster that will be available at Comic-Con to promote the up-coming season of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

I’m glad that the poster features art, but I’d have rather seen something from Charles Adlard or Tony Moore.  If they wanted to go with an artist not associated with The Walking Dead, then how about Steranko or Francesco Francavilla?

How John Carpenter Turned “The Thing” into a Horror Classic

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John Carpenter’s The Thing is a classic in the horror genre.  Most fans consider it Carpenter’s high-water mark.

What many don’t know is that The Thing  that was released to theaters was very different from what was originally planned and filmed.  When Carpenter saw a rough cut he realized that the movie didn’t work.  It lacked tension (can you believe that?), the pace was slow and MacCready (played by Kurt Russell) was just another face in the crowd.

Luckily a six-week break had been built into the shooting schedule.  During that time Carpenter…

…restructured the film, wrote what was essentially a new Second Act to conform to the editing he had done (including new death scenes for two characters), adopted MacCready as his spiritual doppelganger, and scrambled to get all of it shot on location in Stewart, B.C. Coming face to face with his own greatest fear – fear of failure –  he was able to make THE THING undeniably his…

Stuart Cohen was a co-producer on The Thing.  Cohen was on location during filming and in his blog,   details the changes that Carpenter brought about to turn a movie that didn’t work into a horror classic.