Category: Horror

Evidence Points to NEW Suspect as the ZODIAC KILLER!

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Speculation as to who the Zodiac Killer was, is always a popular topic.  There are so many folks who have done extensive research and most often they come up with the usual suspects.  Not so with Jarett Kobek.  Kobek did the research, but facts led him down a different path to a new, viable suspect named Paul Doerr. 

Tim Molloy at MovieMaker provides an excellent overview of Kobek’s findings in his piece Zodiac Killer Revealed by His Love of Comic Books, Author Says.  Molloy’s article is definitely worth a read.  It details how a card sent to police/newspapers listed four ways the Zodiac planned to kill: “By Fire, By Gun, By Knife, By Rope”.  Many Zodiac researchers linked the quote to the 1952 Western comic book, Tim Holt #30.  Kobek took this finding and ran with it.

Kobek realized that the number of comic book collectors at that time was relatively small.  His next step was to start researching comic book fanzines of the era.  Paul Doerr’s name came up in letters to the fan magazines.  His writing style and the content of his letters struck Kobek as being similar to the Zodiac’s.  Then Kobek discovered that Doerr was on the mailing list for renaissance fairs.  Of course in one of the Zodiac attacks he was wearing a Medieval executioner’s hood.  In other letters Doerr talks of killing and making a bomb.  Click over to Molloy’s piece for full details.

Jarett Kobek’s book, How to Find Zodiac lays out the evidence leading to his belief that Doerr was the Zodiac Killer.  Here’s the synopsis…

“A scruffy masterpiece of criminology. It seems to me that either Kobek’s painstaking deductions are correct, or we must urgently revise the laws of probability.” – Alan Moore, author of From Hell

Dear Reader,

This is not the Zodiac speaking. The one thing that I ask of you is this, please read this book. It is called How to Find Zodiac. Being that this book is about the Zodiac, it offers a new suspect. The theory is probably correct. At the moment the theory is unproven. But the idea is a bomb waiting to go massive. Can you see the flaws in the hunting method or will you just agree and say case closed. Either way one thing is true. Zodiac can never look and seem the same after you read this book. It was written by Jarett Kobek.

It will be interesting to see how Zodiac researchers react to Kobek’s research and suspect.

“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.