FRIDAY FEARCAST (9/24-9/30)

HATCHET 3
One of the best slasher series to come out in a long time is Adam Green's "Hatchet" series. Fans have been on the edge of their seat waiting to find out who will replace Mr. Green on this go around. Well, wait no longer! BJ McDonnell will take the helm making his directorial debut with Hatchet 3. BJ worked as a cameraman on both previous films as well as RZ's Halloween and the TV series Heroes. Adam Green has also said that he will be working closely with BJ McDonnell on all aspects of the film. This is fantastic news for the series and horror in general I believe. I love the fact that they are keeping this "in house" and that Adam Green is still going to be involved with this project. I want to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment about how you think BJ will do in his directorial debut.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
I for one can't wait for the next installment of this great franchise. I believe it's one those rare occasions that the second film actually was better than the first. Now with that being said I have been a bit skeptical of the new one. Not sure about some of the news I've read about where they are taking the story but this first clip  is a very good sign. Peep the clip below and make sure to catch the film when it hits theatres on October 21st.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1rGTYNjFOY

THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Yep, that's right horror fiends, once again talks of The Twilight Zone movie are surfacing. It looks like the guys over at Warner bros. are in talks to bring a new film adaptation of the beloved series to the silver screen.  Right now it looks like the great Christopher Nolan is on the top of the short list for directors. Other names on that list are Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuaron. David Yates has also been mentioned but doesn't seem to be a possibility at this point. I was not a fan of the 1983 film and I wasn't happy to hear about this either... that was until Christopher Nolan's name popped up! The guy is genius even if you don't count "The Dark Knight". As long as his name is still attached to this project then I will have hope for this film. The WB guys also said that unlike the 1983 version this film will follow just one story instead of bouncing all over the place. I'll keep you updated on the ongoing status of the film.

CASSADAGA
I always like to leave you, my readers with a great new poster or a new still from the week to end each edition of Fearcast. This week I'm going to leave you with a great still from Anthony DiBlasi's new film "Cassadaga". The film will be premiering on October 22nd as part of the Screamfest LA Film Festival. The film looks great and I can't wait to be able to see it! Enjoy the image!
Stay Sick!

TERROR TRIVIA TUESDAY!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you are all ready for another tough trivia question! Good luck to everyone!

" Who is the tallest actor to portray Michael Myers in any of the Halloween Films? "

FRIDAY FEARCAST ( 9/16/11-9/23/11)

Welcome to our newest segment! Every Friday I will be doing Friday Fearcast, a look back at a couple of the big stories and happenings in the world of horror for that week. So sit back and enjoy reading!

The first item I want to talk about is Halloween 3D. If you follow horror sites or read magazines at all you will know that this film has more rumors flying around it than NBA players at the Kardashian house. Is it going to be a found footage film? Is it going to be PG-13? Is it getting new directors? Is it going to be a remake? Is it going to follow RZ's story? I could go on and on and on but for the sake of not boring you I'll stop there. While we don't know the answer to some of those questions still, we did learn one this week. According to the great Malek Akkad, Halloween 3D will NOT be a found footage film. Malek also said when asked if Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier were still involved with this film, "If we did a film with them, I'd love it". So take that for what it is. I personally believe that they will still be involved with the film but I'm just a guy from Nebraska. Back to what we do learn, no found footage. Are you happy about this? I am very happy that they will not be doing the current trendy horror thing and doing this as a found footage. That being said however, I do think, if done correctly that a found footage Halloween film could work somewhere down the line. To see Michael Myers lurking in the shadows of the video camera could deliver some nice moments and some good chills. It would take him back John Carpenter's original. The shape.  Again though, glad it's not being done now. If you would like to listen to the interview with Malek Akkad on the "Rabbit in red" radio show just click on the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ek0q1jPOA

The found footage subject is a great segway to my next topic. Blair Witch Project 3! Yes people it looks like this may actually be happening now. Right now the ball seems to be in the hands of Lionsgate. Eduardo Sanchez is ready to move forward with it. He also says that it isn't expected to be a found footage film. this is big news and also could work well for Lionsgate if they decide to give it the green light, with the success of Paranormal Activity and REC. It seems to be a great time for the next installment of the horror film that really defined a generation and the shaky camera,cinema verite style. Love it or hate it, the film did a lot of very positive things for our beloved genre. The two films I spoke of above would not have happened had it not been for Blair Witch paving the way. I personally have the Blair Witch Project to thank for allowing me to scare one of my friends over and over again because of his absolute terror of the film. Ahh, the good days! If you would like to read the interview done by our good friends over at Bloody Disgusting click on the link!
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/26355

Let us take a break from the big screen and downsize to the small screen for a moment. Some new horror based television shows have or are about to premiere along with some returning favorites. The CW TV network has jumped on the success of the largely popular "The Vampire Diaries" and added "The Secret Circle". The new series is once again based upon the L.J Smith young adult novels, just as TVD is. I'm not going to turn this into a review of either shows (those may come later) but after two pretty solid episodes, I'm quickly turning into a fan of the new show. It does tend to get rather tired and has quite a few teen moments in it, more so than TVD, but that being said I believe it's payoff will be worth sticking around for. It has solid acting from Thomas Dekker (A  Nightmare on Elm Street 2010, Chromeskull, All About Evil) and Britt Robertson who garnered the attention of quite a few (including myself) with her role as Lux Cassidy on the now cancelled CW series "Life Unexpected". As for "The Vampire Diaries" the first two episodes have been nothing less than a whole bagful of awesomeness. It seems to be headed down a darker place than the two previous seasons and we are treated to some very nice and bloody scenes. Premiering just a little before I wrote this is "Supernatural" returning for it's long running 7th season. I'm about as big a fan of that series as you may ever find and this premiere started the season off right. It actually goes down as one of the better season premieres of the series for myself. Premiering on October 5th on FX is the HIGHLY new anticipated series "An American Horror Story". This series is gaining a lot of attention due to a brilliant advertising campaign and I'm as excited as any to see what horrors lie in that house. Last but least we have the second season of the highly acclaimed series from AMC, "The Walking Dead". If the second season is as anywhere good as the first, we will all be in for a treat. So set your DVR's and make sure you support genre TV by checking these series out.

The last thing I want to talk about is the brand spanking new one-sheet for Tom Six's "The Human Centipede part 2 (Full Sequence). I was big fan of the first film and this one seems to be even more sick and depraved than the first entry. This means one thing.... COUNT ME IN! I'll leave you with a look at the new one-sheet poster that has been released for it. That will bring this edition of Friday Fearcast to a close. Thank you so much for reading and be sure to comment and follow!
Stay Sick!

Terror Trivia Tuesday! (On Thursday)

Welcome to another rendition of your favorite horror trivia game! This week my lovely wife and I celebrated our two year marriage anniversary, so that is why I'm posting this today instead of on Tuesday. To celebrate we went camping, which in turn got me thinking of all the good camping themed horror films we love. To honor these movies, this weeks question will have a "camping" theme! Good luck to everyone!


What 1983 film was tittled "Nightmare Vacation" in the United Kingdom?

Review: Stake Land (2010)

Hello my fellow horror fiends! How long has it been? Too long, that's for sure!! I'm very sorry to have pulled a "Sam" and vanished from you all for so long. Nobody likes excuses but I will say that I've been quite busy with my career and other priorities in my life. But I'm back and this time hopefully it's for good! meaning I'll try not to abandon you, my readers, again. By the way, kudos to you if you got the "supernatural" reference above :) Since this is basically like starting new ( again, sorry!) I'll introduce myself and give you all a rundown of how I'll use this blog. My name is Josh Malcolm and I'm a Horror/Gothic photographer. I'm possibly the biggest horror nerd you may never have the pleasure to meet and if you do meet me consider yourself unlucky cause like the elusive Michael Myers I'm very hard to track down and if you do get a hold of me it's kind of pointless cause I really don't talk. Anyway, I'll be using this as my little horror corner of the world. From film, book and television reviews to my weekly trivia contest and everything in between. I will try to keep my reviews short and sweet and to the knives sharp point. And in case you forgot I will give all my reviews a severed foot rating. One being the worst and five being the best. Soooo, I think that's enough "rundown" let's get to the point with my review of "Stake Land".

In a sub-genre that is dominated by zombies, Stake Land not only travels somewhat uncharted territories by being a vampire film but it greatly succeeds as well. We have seen the "basic" premise a thousand times, a virus breaks out and city by city, state by state and country by country the infected take over leaving just strands of civilization left in it's wake until eventually the zombies take over everything and no one is left, right? Well, this time it's vampires, and these aren't your little sister's sparkling vamps either, these bad boys mean business. The story lies with "Mister" the hard edged and rugged vamp killer that has seen too much to be affected by anything and "Martin" the young boy that has to handle the transition from normal boy to vamp killing outlaw.Traveling by day and locking themselves in their car at night by basically covering the car in an iron vest, we follow them as they head north to what used to be Canada and is now being called "New Eden", that's where the salvation is supposed to lie. They pick up a couple folks in the meantime, most noteworthy is the incredible and talented horror queen Danielle Harris as "Belle" and Kelly McGillis as "Sister". Belle succeeds in bringing a needed warmth to the group and by being pregnant delivers some pretty touching scenes when they have little hope left. The real center of the storyline is brought to attention when the guys pick up Sister. it is then that we are introduced to the main antagonist of the film. Now I know you must be thinking, hey, dummy with the blog, it's a VAMPIRE movie! But to me anyway the vampires are the lesser of two evils here. To me the "Brotherhood" is the main evil. A group of "Christians" that believe the vampires are all part of God's work and will stop at nothing to punish the non-believers. One good case for this is when our group makes it to a "city" and all are having fun, the brotherhood drops vampires from a helicopter above to cause death and destruction. A great scene! The brotherhood is led by a very convincing Michael Cerveris as "Jebadia" and we are treated to some great moments with him and Mister. The acting is all top notch and the special effects are quite realistic. We are treated to some very nice gore scenes for all you gore heads out there but it isn't over the top either, it's believable. The film also succeeded in atmosphere and not relying on "boo" moments to provide all the scares as there are some very eerie and creepy scenes in this film. Also before I wrap this up, if you are looking to buy this film go after the 2- disc special addition. On the bonus disc we are treated to character prequels which are all very good and provide us with some insight into all the main characters lives. one stands out to me though and that is the prequel of "Willie" that is written and directed by non other than Danielle Harris! All in all, Stake Land is a great and refreshing entry into the vampire sub-genre and horror genre itself! A must see!

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