Category: Horror

Blood Stained Teeth by Christian Ward, Patrick Reynolds and Heather Moore is Coming!

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Blood Stained Teeth is a new ongoing comic series by Christian Ward (writer), Patrick Reynolds (artist) and Heather Moore (colorist).  Launching on April 27th from Image Comics, Blood Stained Teeth…

…follows Atticus Sloane—misanthrope, criminal, ass****, and vampire—who lives in a world where blood isn’t the only thing vamps crave. And for the right price, he’ll make you a vampire too. After all, immortality isn’t cheap.

The idea for Blood Stained Teeth is a new spin on vampires and I like it.  The preview ad above and preview art below has me sold.  If you’re on board as well be sure to let your local comic shop know to order you a copy.  If you’d like to read more about the series and see more preview art, you can at AIPT.

“All of Us Are Dead” – The New Poster and Trailer are Here!

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I like the new poster and trailer for All of Us Are Dead.   Deal me in.

“All of us will die. There is no hope.”
The school turned into a bloody battleground and our friends into worst enemies.
Who will make it out alive?

Will you kill
Or let yourself be killed

School’s out for the Apocalypse
All of Us Are Dead | Coming January 28, only on Netflix

Universal Monsters Trivia!

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Mark Mancini at Mental Floss came up with 11 Facts About The Universal Monster Movies.  If you’re a fan of the Universal Monsters you probably know all eleven.  (Is there anyone who isn’t a Universal Monsters fan? Ah, but I digress.)  Before you click over, here are my top three and thoughts on each…

LON CHANEY JR. BECAME THE ONLY ACTOR IN THE FRANCHISE TO PLAY DRACULA, WOLF MAN, FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER, AND A MUMMY.  (Lon Chaney, Jr. is often considered one of the lessor actors to star in Universal Monster movies, yet he is the only actor to play the big four!  – Craig)

FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN ARGUABLY INVENTED THE IDEA OF A “CINEMATIC UNIVERSE.”  (What a genius idea! I can remember the excitement I had as a kid when one of the monster team-up movies was set to appear on Sammy Terry’s Nightmare Theater! – Craig)

BELA LUGOSI WAS BURIED IN HIS DRACULA CAPE.  (Dracula was the role that made Lugosi a star.  It’s interesting that Bela Lugosi only played Dracula twice (Dracula and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)!

Craig’s 2021 Best Movies, Books, and Posts Lists!

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End of the Year lists are fun and so I decided to compile a few of my own. I hope you enjoy them. Below is my Best Of list for 2021…

Movies and Limited Series

In 2021, I watched 372 movies. Most were streamed. The only film I saw in a theater was Rocky vs Drago, Sly Stallone’s Director’s Cut of Rocky IV. Although the total movies watched was less than last year, it was still nearly double of what I saw prior to retiring.  My favorite films and limited series released in 2021 included:

  • Army of the Dead
  • Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
  • No Sudden Move
  • Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago Director’s Cut
  • Midnight Mass
  • Who Killed Malcolm X?

Books

In 2021, I read 39 books (5 more than last year). Prior to retiring I usually read about 20 – 24 per year so the increase is a good sign that I’ll some day make it through my book cases of “to be read” books.  My favorites from this year included:

  • The Revelators by Ace Atkins
  • Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
  • Two in the Head by Eric Beetner
  • She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
  • Paradise Sky by Joe Lansdale
  • Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
  • Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
  • The Heathens by Ace Atkins
  • The Driver by Hart Hanson
  • My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby

My Most Popular Posts of the Year

I continue to find some surprises in what became my most popular posts each year. Here are the top ten for 2021 and some thoughts for each…

10. Michael Biehn Talks “Tombstone” – broke into the top ten. I’m not surprised due to the continuing popularity of Tombstone.

09. Jack Benny in “Casablanca” – dropped from the 7th spot to the 9th. I love that Jack Benny is still popular enough to make the top ten for the year since I consider him very under-rated.

08. Gadot & The Rock Strike a Pose – Two of the most popular movie stars in the world together? Yep and that’s why they came in at #8.

07. Top 10 Most Iconic Horror Movie Villains – dropped from #5 to #7 for the year. Horror movie posts remain popular but maybe a bit less this year than last year.

06. The Girl Who Didn’t “Flinch” Trailer is Here! – This one surprised me more than any other post. A crime film from a director and cast I didn’t know and it not only made the top ten most popular posts of the year but also nearly made the top 5.

05. Rare “Batman” Screen Tests: Lyle Waggoner & Peter Deyell and Adam West & Burt Ward – I love that this one got a lot of love this year.

04. Dracula Through the Ages – was our 4th most popular post last year. Horror movies always get love and Dracula counts (see what I did there) as horror.

03. Louis Meyers: Evidence He was the Zodiac Killer – came in the #2 spot last year. Real life horror trumps fictional this time.

02. Schwarzenegger in “King Lear” & Robin Williams in “Jack and the Beanstalk” – was our most popular post last year and clocks in at #2 this year.

01. The TWILIGHT ZONE New Year’s Eve Marathon is Coming and the Full Schedule is Out! – was the most popular post of the year and surprised me almost as much as The Girl Who Didn’t “Flinch” Trailer is Here!

My All-Time Most Popular Posts

There weren’t many changes on the All-Time Most Popular Posts list. One post managed to break through while the others mostly stayed in their same spots. Let’s see how things shook out…

10. Dracula Through the Ages – made it into the top ten!

09. Gadot & The Rock Strike a Pose – was in the 9th spot last year and remained there this year.

08. Real Clown or Horror Movie Clown? – was in the 7th spot last year and dropped to 8.

07. Joel Osteen in Jacksonville – dropped one spot from 6th to 7th.

06. TOP 10 MOST ICONIC HORROR MOVIE VILLAINS! – moved up 2 spots from 8 to 6 this year.

05. Steve Reeves as Superman – was the #5 all-time most popular post last year and continues to be this year.

04. New Billy the Kid Photo Discovered – was the #4 all-time most popular post last year and continues to be this year.

03. Zodiac Killer Code Cracked? – was the #3 all-time most popular post last year and continues to be this year.

02. Louis Meyers: Evidence He Was the Zodiac Killer – was the #2 all-time most popular post last year and continues to be this year.

01. Schwarzenegger in “King Lear” & Robin Williams in “Jack and the Beanstalk” – was #1 last year and continues to be our most popular post of all-time.

It’s always interesting to see which topics resonate with fans and continue to be popular long after their initial post.

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021) / Z-View

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Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021) Director: Joe Berlinger The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer has at it’s core the story of a serial murderer who tortured, sexually abused and butchered school-age girls and prostitutes.  How the police came to understand that they were dealing with a serial killer (he reportedly killed between 80-100 women) in a time when police departments from different cities didn’t coordinate information, didn’t have access to the internet or DNA makes for an interesting documentary.

Sadly that is not the focus of Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer.

Unfortunately more time is given to the pornography in Times Square aspect.  The pornography tie-in to the case is that several of the serial killer’s victims were prostitutes who worked Times Square.  So we learn how Times Square in the 70s and 80s morphed from movie houses to porn shops and peep shows.  We hear from folks in the porn industry who have no direct ties to the murders.  Short shrift is given to how police captured the killer, the trial or events that led to learning there were many other unsolved murders that he committed.

As I said, Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer has at it’s core an interesting story of the capture of a serial killer, there’s just too much filler you have to go through to get there.

Ranking the “Alien” Franchise Films from Best to Worst!

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Joshua Meyer at /Film decided he would come up with his list of Every Alien Movie Ranked From Worst To Best.  Using just his list (he considers Aliens vs Predator a “side-series”), here are my rankings and thoughts on each…

1.  Aliens: is my choice for the best of the series.  I won’t argue against Alien being #1 though.  Either of these two films are heads and shoulders above all that followed.

2.  Alien: will be the #1 choice of many and there is a strong case for it to be first.  Without Alien we’d have no Aliens (or all that followed), even if no sequel(s) were ever made, Alien would still be considered a great film.

3. Alien Resurrection: as my third choice will probably surprise a lot of folks.  I’m  a fan.  I like the supporting cast (Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Dominique Pinon, Michael Wincott and Dan Hedaya).  There’s a comic book feel to the film (I say that in a good way).  Alien Resurrection is a fun ride (that I’ve taken many times and look forward to again in the future).

4.  Alien3: was a let-down.  While it wasn’t an Alien or Aliens, it did have Sigourney Weaver back and David Fincher as the new director.  I need to rewatch Alien3 to see if it has improved with age.

5. and 6.  Alien: Covenant and Prometheus:  Neither of these films resonated with me.  They didn’t feel like Alien films to me (if that make any sense).  I definitely need to give them another viewing.    

 

Night of the Cooters – Directed & Starring Vincent D’onofrio – The Teaser is Here!

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I’ve never read the short story but this teaser for Vincent D’onofrio’s adaptation makes me want to see Night of the Cooters.

George RR Martin Presents – Howard Waldrop’s Night of the Cooters.  Lumenscapes and Trioscope Studios have teamed up to present Vincent D’onofrio’s film adaptation of the classic short story in glorious “Trioscope”.

NIGHT OF THE COOTERS tells the tale of townsfolk in Pachuco Texas in the 1800’s rallying around one cause, survival against the unwelcome visitors from “up there”.

Join the townsfolk on their journey to figure out what the hell is going on in the big hole at the edge of town.

With a screenplay by the one and only Joe Lansdale, and music by the prolific Ramin Djwadi get ready for a ride like no other through the mind of the great Howard Waldrop.

Starring – Vincent D’Onofrio,
Supporting cast – Hopper Penn, Harrison Page, Martin Sensmeier, Luce Rains, Cristin McCleary, Elias Gallegos, Jazzy Kim O’Brien, and Darius Eteeyan.

The TWILIGHT ZONE New Year’s Eve Marathon is Coming and the Full Schedule is Out!

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The Twilight Zone New Year’s Eve Marathon has been one of our family traditions for decades.  Sometimes we binge watch. Other times we just check in on favorite episodes.  Shadow & Substance (an excellent Rod Serling fan site) has this year’s full schedule.  Before you click over to check it out, let me suggest some favorite Twilight Zone episodes…

Friday, December 31, 2021
7:40pm – Time Enough At Last
8:55pm – The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
11:00pm – Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
11:25pm – The Shelter

Saturday, January 1, 2022
8:30am – Third From the Sun
8:45pm – The Howling Man
9:10pm – Eye of the Beholder
11:00pm – The Midnight Sun

Sunday, January 2, 2022
12:00am – To Serve Man
1:30am – Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

The Twilight Zone and quite a few other folks will be live-Tweeting during the marathon.   If you watch, please join in!

“The Silent Sea” – New Poster and Trailer #2 are Here!

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On November 26th we took a look at the first poster and trailer for The Silent Sea.  I didn’t care for the poster but the trailer had me interested.  Today’s poster is a bit of an improvement and I like the trailer even better!

During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.

A deadly mission will uncover the darkest secrets of the moon

With a 10% survival rate, will the crew survive?

Let the mystery behind the abandoned lunar base unfold

Winter 2021, an intense sci-fi mystery thriller

The Silent Sea | December 24, only on Netflix

“War Hunt” Starring Robert Knepper & Mickey Rourke – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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Today we have the poster and trailer for War Hunt starring Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone with Mickey Rourke.  Man, oh man, War Hunt would definitely be a second feature at our local drive-in back in the day.

The poster would have been better if they used the title and everything below for the entire image.  The trailer looks okay for what it is.  What does it say about the movie when Rourke’s eyepatch switches eyes in the trailer!

With all that said, I’d probably give it a try on streaming.

“Mother/Android” Starring Chloe Grace Moretz – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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The poster and trailer for Mother/Android are here.  The poster is okay, but I like the looks of the trailer.  I’ll give Mother/Android a shot.

A young woman and her boyfriend go on a treacherous journey of escape as their country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must cross a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth. Stream starting December 17, only on Hulu.

“Encounter” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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I like the look of Encounter and since it is on Prime, I’ll be sure to check it out.

A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

Directed by: Michael Pearce
Written by: Joe Barton, Michael Pearce
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Rory Cochrane, Lucian-River Chauhan and Aditya Geddada

In theaters December 3rd, 2021 and on Prime Video December 10th, 2021