The Greasy Strangler or WTF did I just watch?
I had been hearing quite a lot about this movie so I figured I'd give it a shot. This is probably the weirdest movie I've ever seen. I went from laughing hysterically to gagging in the span of 30 seconds. There are things in this movie that I never thought I'd see or actually never even crossed my mind. I will never eat a hotdog the same way again. Has anyone else seen this and if so, what were your thoughts? It's unique to say the least.
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Your October Horror Watchlist
October is less than a month away now, so what do you have lined up to watch?
Mine is (subject to change of course):
Halloween Franchise - Watching for obvious reasons. I'll be skipping Zombie's films and probably Resurrection too.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise - Because it's Freddy! Also, Craven passed away, which is all the more reason to rewatch it. I'll skip the remake though.
Crimson Peak (2015) - A gothic horror film from Guillermo Del Toro? I'm on board!
Trick r' Treat (2007) - A great horror anthology set on the holiday, so of course it's required viewing.
Tremors Franchise - Because Tremors 5 is out in Oct, plus the series is the best thing ever.
The Evil Dead trilogy - Because Ash vs. Evil Dead debuts on Halloween. I gotta get ready!
Deadly Blessing (1981) - A Craven film I've never seen.
Chiller (1985) - Another Craven film I've never seen.
American Mary (2012) - Heard good things and have been meaning to check out more of the Soska Sister's work.
Nightbreed: Director's Cut (1990) - Only seen the theatrical cut and have been anxious to see this long awaited and talked about director's cut.
Sorority Row (2009) - I don't know, I guess I just want to watch a shitty slasher remake?
We Are What We Are (2013) - A horror flick about a family of cannibals? Sold!
Twixt (2012) - A Francis Ford Coppola directed horror flick...hopefully it's decent.
Tales of Halloween (2015) - The highly talked about horror anthlogy film, I'm excited and hope it's at least fun even if it doesn't live up to the hype.
The Harvest (2013) - A new horror film from John McNaughton? Fuck yeah!
Things (1989) - Because I have to...right?
I'll also be watching American Horror Story: Hotel and the Walking Dead too I suppose.
#Halloween #Horror #October
October is less than a month away now, so what do you have lined up to watch?
Mine is (subject to change of course):
Halloween Franchise - Watching for obvious reasons. I'll be skipping Zombie's films and probably Resurrection too.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise - Because it's Freddy! Also, Craven passed away, which is all the more reason to rewatch it. I'll skip the remake though.
Crimson Peak (2015) - A gothic horror film from Guillermo Del Toro? I'm on board!
Trick r' Treat (2007) - A great horror anthology set on the holiday, so of course it's required viewing.
Tremors Franchise - Because Tremors 5 is out in Oct, plus the series is the best thing ever.
The Evil Dead trilogy - Because Ash vs. Evil Dead debuts on Halloween. I gotta get ready!
Deadly Blessing (1981) - A Craven film I've never seen.
Chiller (1985) - Another Craven film I've never seen.
American Mary (2012) - Heard good things and have been meaning to check out more of the Soska Sister's work.
Nightbreed: Director's Cut (1990) - Only seen the theatrical cut and have been anxious to see this long awaited and talked about director's cut.
Sorority Row (2009) - I don't know, I guess I just want to watch a shitty slasher remake?
We Are What We Are (2013) - A horror flick about a family of cannibals? Sold!
Twixt (2012) - A Francis Ford Coppola directed horror flick...hopefully it's decent.
Tales of Halloween (2015) - The highly talked about horror anthlogy film, I'm excited and hope it's at least fun even if it doesn't live up to the hype.
The Harvest (2013) - A new horror film from John McNaughton? Fuck yeah!
Things (1989) - Because I have to...right?
I'll also be watching American Horror Story: Hotel and the Walking Dead too I suppose.
#Halloween #Horror #October
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Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival Viewings
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This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival as part of the Chicago Wizard/Comic Con and see some horror flicks. Here are my brief thoughts on the films I saw:
The Green Inferno (2013)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403021/
Got to see a special advanced screening, which also included an introduction by writer/director Eli Roth and star Lorenza Izzo! Much influenced by the Italian cannibal films, it also has the perfect dose of dark humor that Roth is known for. You find yourself horrified and humored as the film is spot on with its critique of social justice warriors. Overall, it's a lot of fun and right up there with Cabin Fever as Roth's best work.
Turbo Kid (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672742/
The ultimate 80's throwback flick! It's essentially a super gory post-apocalyptic film with romance that feels genuine and not hokey or forced. Also, Michael Ironside makes for one hell of a great antagonist!
Body (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3732950/
It's a well-paced and well-acted film that starts off light hearted, but shifts gears about halfway through and becomes dark. There's never a dull moment and it doesn't fall into the trap of becoming predictable like a lot of modern day thrillers do. The three main actresses, Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, and Lauren Molina are all great and have perfect chemistry and Larry Fessenden is solid too. It also happens to be set on Christmas, which will make it a required Christmas horror viewing here in the future.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281686/
It's been out for a while and isn't a new release, but it was shown at the festival and remains an awesome flick. It's a smart horror comedy that addresses the issue of growing old and wanting to end on a high note as opposed to dying in an undignified manner. Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis are both phenomenal as Elvis and JFK respectively, who team up to take down the ancient mummy that is terrorizing their nursing home and give the little time they both have left some meaning. Bruce Campbell did a brief Q&A after the film and the universe proceeded to implode, at least for me.
Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3375286/
A half man, half rabbit creature goes around killing people in Finland with his penis. yeah, that's pretty much the entire film right there. A real trash epic!
Some Kind of Hate (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3698558/
It's an okay slasher film with a strong premise that could've been so much better. It's a little too dark for its own good, although there are some cool kills and gore effects. It also suffers from being the sort of horror film you'd only watch on Netflix by accidently stumbling upon it.
Synapse (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2747766/
Essentially, it's a low budget mash up of Looper and Total Recall (the original, not the remake!). For what it is, the film's entertaining and well made. Some of the cast & crew did a Q&A after the screening and it was both informative and inspiring to hear all the hell they had to put up with to make the film with practically no funds and limited time.
Sun Choke (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3395582/
It's easily the most artsy film that was screened, and the film unfortunately suffers because of it. It's a lot similar to May, featuring a psychologically damaged female protagonist, which is cool, but because of the way they approach it, you only get a vague sense of story and narrative coherence and don't find yourself sympathizing with her much at all. Had the film not taken that approach, it would've been so much better. On the plus side, it's a well shot and edited film and features yet another great performance from Barbara Crampton.
#BruceCampbell #FilmFestival #Horror
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This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival as part of the Chicago Wizard/Comic Con and see some horror flicks. Here are my brief thoughts on the films I saw:
The Green Inferno (2013)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403021/
Got to see a special advanced screening, which also included an introduction by writer/director Eli Roth and star Lorenza Izzo! Much influenced by the Italian cannibal films, it also has the perfect dose of dark humor that Roth is known for. You find yourself horrified and humored as the film is spot on with its critique of social justice warriors. Overall, it's a lot of fun and right up there with Cabin Fever as Roth's best work.
Turbo Kid (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672742/
The ultimate 80's throwback flick! It's essentially a super gory post-apocalyptic film with romance that feels genuine and not hokey or forced. Also, Michael Ironside makes for one hell of a great antagonist!
Body (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3732950/
It's a well-paced and well-acted film that starts off light hearted, but shifts gears about halfway through and becomes dark. There's never a dull moment and it doesn't fall into the trap of becoming predictable like a lot of modern day thrillers do. The three main actresses, Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, and Lauren Molina are all great and have perfect chemistry and Larry Fessenden is solid too. It also happens to be set on Christmas, which will make it a required Christmas horror viewing here in the future.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281686/
It's been out for a while and isn't a new release, but it was shown at the festival and remains an awesome flick. It's a smart horror comedy that addresses the issue of growing old and wanting to end on a high note as opposed to dying in an undignified manner. Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis are both phenomenal as Elvis and JFK respectively, who team up to take down the ancient mummy that is terrorizing their nursing home and give the little time they both have left some meaning. Bruce Campbell did a brief Q&A after the film and the universe proceeded to implode, at least for me.
Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3375286/
A half man, half rabbit creature goes around killing people in Finland with his penis. yeah, that's pretty much the entire film right there. A real trash epic!
Some Kind of Hate (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3698558/
It's an okay slasher film with a strong premise that could've been so much better. It's a little too dark for its own good, although there are some cool kills and gore effects. It also suffers from being the sort of horror film you'd only watch on Netflix by accidently stumbling upon it.
Synapse (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2747766/
Essentially, it's a low budget mash up of Looper and Total Recall (the original, not the remake!). For what it is, the film's entertaining and well made. Some of the cast & crew did a Q&A after the screening and it was both informative and inspiring to hear all the hell they had to put up with to make the film with practically no funds and limited time.
Sun Choke (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3395582/
It's easily the most artsy film that was screened, and the film unfortunately suffers because of it. It's a lot similar to May, featuring a psychologically damaged female protagonist, which is cool, but because of the way they approach it, you only get a vague sense of story and narrative coherence and don't find yourself sympathizing with her much at all. Had the film not taken that approach, it would've been so much better. On the plus side, it's a well shot and edited film and features yet another great performance from Barbara Crampton.
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The Ultimate Horror Timeline
Updated: I've been adding a lot to this timeline lately, and it now encompasses 60 franchises. Whoa!
When you think of horror icons like Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers and so on, you always group them together because they're the most familiar slashers. Yet interestingly enough, you can also go as far as saying they all co-exist in the same universe, despite rarely appearing in films with each other, or at all. That's where the art of referencing comes into play, where you find little hints here and there to connect the movies, and while this is purely speculative, it's never denied (unless specifically noted).
The specific horror franchises in question are Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Evil Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and Hatchet. It seems like a lot to include, but the most clearly connected of these are Freddy, Jason, and the Evil Dead.
All three series are linked by Jason Goes To Hell. This film includes the Necronomicon and the Kandarian dagger from the Evil Dead films, as well as Freddy's glove pulling Jason's mask into hell. This was due to New Line (who owns the rights to the Elm Street series) obtaining the rights to the Friday the 13th series at the time. Furthermore, New Line previously had distribution rights to The Evil Dead, though the props were most likely used simply as easter eggs, yet it leads to an almost canon fan speculation of the connections of each series, and ultimately spawned the un-used film treatment for "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash", which resulted in a comic.
The others are connected through Behind The Mask, which treats Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers as real characters with real histories, and even takes a brief tour through the appropriate settings of these franchises. Furthermore, Leslie Vernon is referenced in Hatchet II, connecting it to that franchise as well (along with the Adam Green film "Frozen", which is also directly referenced in Hatchet II). Through Leslie Vernon, all of these film series are connected, or at least implicated with one another.
It isn't an unlikely concept, considering five of six franchises include magic and supernatural elements. The Evil Dead franchise utilizes the supernatural most obviously with the Necronomicon ex-mortis, aka the Book of the Dead. The Elm Street seres utilizes supernatural via the dream demons Freddy Krueger acquired in the flashback scenes of Freddy's Dead that explain his power over dreams. The Friday the 13th series didn't involve any aspects of the supernatural until Part 6 when Jason became undead, but it was most prominent with its supernatural influences by Jason Goes to Hell when the whole plot revolved around Jason's body-jumping abilities and the tie to his bloodline. As of Halloween 6, the franchise inherently involves the supernatural through the curse of Thorn. Hatchet II included supernatural elements regarding the condition of Victor Crowley as an undead character whose soul wanders the bayou.
The horror-verse goes on...
Several years ago, I arranged a chronological timeline for the fictional events that occur within in several of our heroic horror franchises. View the Horror, Film, and Franchise Timeline https://junkepics.com/calendar/timeline/ , covering nearly 60 franchises.
#Horror #List #Slasher #Timeline
Updated: I've been adding a lot to this timeline lately, and it now encompasses 60 franchises. Whoa!
When you think of horror icons like Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers and so on, you always group them together because they're the most familiar slashers. Yet interestingly enough, you can also go as far as saying they all co-exist in the same universe, despite rarely appearing in films with each other, or at all. That's where the art of referencing comes into play, where you find little hints here and there to connect the movies, and while this is purely speculative, it's never denied (unless specifically noted).
The specific horror franchises in question are Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Evil Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and Hatchet. It seems like a lot to include, but the most clearly connected of these are Freddy, Jason, and the Evil Dead.
All three series are linked by Jason Goes To Hell. This film includes the Necronomicon and the Kandarian dagger from the Evil Dead films, as well as Freddy's glove pulling Jason's mask into hell. This was due to New Line (who owns the rights to the Elm Street series) obtaining the rights to the Friday the 13th series at the time. Furthermore, New Line previously had distribution rights to The Evil Dead, though the props were most likely used simply as easter eggs, yet it leads to an almost canon fan speculation of the connections of each series, and ultimately spawned the un-used film treatment for "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash", which resulted in a comic.The others are connected through Behind The Mask, which treats Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers as real characters with real histories, and even takes a brief tour through the appropriate settings of these franchises. Furthermore, Leslie Vernon is referenced in Hatchet II, connecting it to that franchise as well (along with the Adam Green film "Frozen", which is also directly referenced in Hatchet II). Through Leslie Vernon, all of these film series are connected, or at least implicated with one another.
It isn't an unlikely concept, considering five of six franchises include magic and supernatural elements. The Evil Dead franchise utilizes the supernatural most obviously with the Necronomicon ex-mortis, aka the Book of the Dead. The Elm Street seres utilizes supernatural via the dream demons Freddy Krueger acquired in the flashback scenes of Freddy's Dead that explain his power over dreams. The Friday the 13th series didn't involve any aspects of the supernatural until Part 6 when Jason became undead, but it was most prominent with its supernatural influences by Jason Goes to Hell when the whole plot revolved around Jason's body-jumping abilities and the tie to his bloodline. As of Halloween 6, the franchise inherently involves the supernatural through the curse of Thorn. Hatchet II included supernatural elements regarding the condition of Victor Crowley as an undead character whose soul wanders the bayou.
The horror-verse goes on...
Several years ago, I arranged a chronological timeline for the fictional events that occur within in several of our heroic horror franchises. View the Horror, Film, and Franchise Timeline https://junkepics.com/calendar/timeline/ , covering nearly 60 franchises.
#Horror #List #Slasher #Timeline
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