Category: Horror

“The Nameless” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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The poster for The Nameless is ok, but the trailer worked better than expected.  Deal me in.

Young immigrant Rahui and his pregnant sister are attacked and separated by a demonic spirit as they embark on a dangerous trek across the U.S. border. Injured but determined to survive, Rahui must rescue his sister before the demon takes the one thing she was denied in life–a baby.

Starring Ally Ioannides, Charles Halford, Alejandro Akara
Directed by Andrew Mecham & Mattew Whedon

SILVER: Of TREASURES and THIEVES by Stephan Franck is Coming!

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If you missed out on the Silver Kickstarter, you’re in luck because a new edition is coming.  Silver: Of Treasures and Thieves (Silver Book #1) will be released on October 18, 2022.  Here’s the lowdown…

A rollicking vampire-filled graphic novel heist that will keep you guessing until the very end for fans of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Ocean’s Eleven from award-nominated animator and comic book creator Stephan Franck

There are only two kinds of objects in this world. The ones that shine and the ones that don’t.

Silver’s protagonist, James Finnigan, only concerns himself with objects from the first category. Those objects don’t hide in plain sight. They hide in dark places.

When Finnigan loses his grifter gang’s lifetime fortune in a heist gone wrong, he stumbles on a consolation prize in the crypt of the Harker Foundation—a notebook that tells of an ancient, immeasurable treasure, accompanied by a bar of pure silver to prove it. It’s a tall tale, but also Finnigan’s only lead. In an effort to make up for what he’s lost, he mounts the heist of the millennium in search of the Silver Dragon. Just one catch: The famed treasure is said to be hidden in a castle full of vampires.

Set in the noir-pulp era of the 1930s, award-nominated animator Stephan Franck’s Silver is a rip-roaring, genre-bending graphic novel that draws on the best of gothic horror and heist tropes to tell a story that is pure adventure. Silver offers the captivating dynamics of an ensemble cast of misfits, while inviting us to accept that Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a tale of fact, not fiction. The result is a smart, innovative story complete with world-class visuals and sharply drawn characters that’s equal parts action, humor, and heart.

If this sounds like a ride you’d like to take, Silver: Of Treasures and Thieves pre-orders are here!

Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” Wins 1st Ever Oscar as Fan Favorite!

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With all the talk about The Slap at last night’s Academy Awards, the fact that Army of the Dead won a Oscar in the (first ever) Fan Favorite category may have slipped by.  From Variety…

This year, a best popular film category was added to recognize a film chosen by fans, based on Twitter votes. That award went to Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead.

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead won a freaking Oscar and I couldn’t be happier about it.

The HOPELESS are Coming to Get You, Barbara!

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Hopeless is a new horror graphic novel that sounds/looks good.  The ‘Hopeless‘ Team consists of Mike Raicht (co-creator, writer), Zach Howard (co-creator, art director), Danny Earls (artist), Clara Meath (Kickstarter manager), Thompson Knox (letterer) and Ed Lavalee (logo design).  The Hopeless Kickstarter runs until 7:34am on April 24th.  I’m in!

Check out the synopsis and a few preview pages (click on the art to see ’em biggie-sized) to see if you want in as well.

‘Hopeless’ is a 100-page graphic novel that begins on Chrisler Street, a dead end street in the fictional town of Hope, New York, enduring the turmoil of the late 60s. Set during the Vietnam war, Hope, like thousands of small towns across America, has been gutted by the draft, the horrors of Vietnam, and the ongoing battle for civil rights.

Now, that landscape will be invaded by one final, horrific twist- the Tagged.

Who are the Tagged? Those unfortunate souls infected by vicious parasites during their time deep in the jungles of Vietnam. These parasite-infected soldiers are about to unknowingly unleash a new type of hell on their hometowns. Slowly driven mad, their minds ravaged by mind-destroying parasites, these Tagged soldiers will viciously tear their communities apart.

“Wyrmwood: Apocalypse” – The Trailer is Here!

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I haven’t seen Wyrmwood, but a movie that sounds like Mad Max with zombies?  Yeah, I need to find that!  But today we’re talking about the sequel, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse.  Check out the trailer below and see what you think.  I’d give it a go.

WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE Trailer (2022) Zombie Action Sequel

PLOT: Rhys is a soldier and a hunter who lives in the zombie infested wasteland. His job is to capture civilians & deliver them to what’s left of the military & the brutal Surgeon General. When Rhys captures a half-zombie-half-human named Grace, he comes to believe she is the key to ending the apocalypse. Working with her sister, Maxi, he works to free Grace before she is subjected to horrible experiments.

CAST: Luke McKenzie, Goran D. Kleut, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Nicholas Boshier, Bianca Bradey, Jay Gallagher

DIRECTOR: Kiah Roache-Turner

“Virus:32” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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Virus:32.  Zombies?  Trailer that looks good?  Deal me in.

Gustavo Hernandez’s VIRUS:32, starring Paula Silva and Silver Bear winner Daniel Hendler, depicts Iris (a security guard) and her daughter during a night shift and unaware that a virus outbreak is infecting the whole city. Their only hope of salvation arrives when they discover that, after each attack, the infected seem to have 32-seconds of peace before charging again. VIRUS:32 debuts on Shudder on April 21.

“Outsiders” – This rabbit hole is deeper than you think. – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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I like the poster and trailer for Outsiders.  Heck, I even like the tagline: This rabbit hole is deeper than you think.  Deal me in.

When high school student Jaylen Brown finds himself under suspicion after his classmate disappears during a party, prejudice quickly begins to boil to the surface of his small southern town as all fingers point toward him. Working against the clock to clear his own name, he begins to unravel a massive web of secrets that all point to otherworldly forces at play.
Directed by: Delmar Washington
Starring: Skylan Brooks, Rutina Wesley, Taryn Manning, Shane West, Clark Backo

Night Teeth (2021) / Z-View

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Night Teeth (2021)

Director:  Adam Randall

Writers: Brent Dillon

Starring:  Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry, Raúl Castillo and Alfie Allen.

Tagline:  Paint the Town Red.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

A college student (Lendeborg Jr.) takes his brother’s shift as a chauffer for the evening.  His fare is two young women (Blair & Fry) who say that they plan to party-hop throughout the night.  The reality is that they are two vampires with something far more sinister in mind.

Night Teeth works thanks to a fast-paced story, interesting direction, a likeable lead character (Lendeborg), a couple of sexy vampires (Ryan & Fry) and an unlikeable one (Allen).  If you’re looking for high art or a movie with deep meaning, then this isn’t the one for you.  However, if you’re after a night of partying with a cool chauffer and a couple of bad girls who happen to be vampires, then this ride is for you.  Night Teeth rates 3 of 5 stars.

2021’s Best Horror Movie Posters – You Can Vote!

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IMPAwards has started voting for 2021’s Best Horror Movie Poster.  You can vote here. 

As you can see above, my five included: Spiral: From the Book of Saw; A Quiet Place: Part II; The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It; Malignant and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.  At this point in the voting only one of my top five (Malignant) made it into the top ten.  Maybe that will change once everyone gets their votes in.

TRAIN 8 – Zombies on a Train is Coming!

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Train 8 is a graphic novel that will be in comic shops on May 4th.  Written by David Stephan, Marysol Levant, and Brian Phillipson with art by Philip Phillipson, Alex Cormack, Lureline Weatherly and David Stephan.  Here’s the synopsis…

Two college girls, traveling the famous Train 8 from Seattle to Chicago, find themselves at the center of an experimental GMO virus outbreak that causes passengers to turn into blood thirsty primordials. The surviving girls and a handful of passengers are faced with the moral dilemma of stopping the train to save themselves – and let the deadly virus infect the world – or keep the train running, buying more time until help comes but only if they can survive the killing horde of the Infected.

Let your local comic shop know if you’re interested.  As for me, I’m on board.

“Cold Skin” (2017) / Z-View

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Cold Skin (2017)

Director:  Xavier Gens

Screenplay:  Jesús Olmo, Eron Sheean (based on the novel by Albert Sánchez Piñol)

Starring:  Ray Stevenson, David Oakes and Aura Garrido.

Tagline: How much horror can the heart endure?

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

In 1914, a young man is dropped off on a small, remote island near the Antarctic Circle.  The island is not on regular shipping lanes and the ship won’t return for a year.  The only other person on the island is the lighthouse keeper, a strange recluse who might be crazy. 

During his first night on the island, the young man’s cabin comes under attack by strange creatures from the sea.  The young man barely gets into the cellar where he survives the night.  The next morning the young man makes his way to the lighthouse.  He’s shocked to see that it has been fortified with spikes and metal window coverings.  The lighthouse keeper explains that the creatures attack nightly and retreat to the ocean with the sunrise.  The young man barters food and ammunition in order to be let in the lighthouse.

Neither the young man nor the lighthouse keeper trust their alliance.  Tensions grow when the young man discovers a female creature is being held captive and abused by the lighthouse keeper.  

I was expecting Cold Skin to be a straight out horror film with a lot of action.  It is, but takes an unexpected turn which gives it more depth.  I continued to think about Cold Skin long after the movie ended.  Cold Skin leaves some unanswered questions, and won’t be for everyone.  I liked that it was more than just mindless monsters and left me with some food for thought.  Cold Skin rates 3 of 5 stars.