Re: Your Brains - A Tribute Video

Here's a video done by my friend Brittany (lotusfae on YouTube), paying tribute to the song by Jonathan Coultan.

This Week in Horror: November 22 - 28

November 22
1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis (actress in Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night, etc.) born

November 23
1887 – Boris Karloff born (d. 1969)
1917 – Michael Gough (actor in Hammer horror films) born
2001 – Silent Hill 2 released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Europe

November 24
1999 – End of Days released theatrically
2006 – Castlevania: Curse of Darkness released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Japan

November 25


November 26
1992 – Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge released on the Game Boy in Europe
1997 – Alien: Resurrection released theatrically

November 27
1988 – John Carradine (actor in numerous horror films) dies (b. 1906)
1997 – Castlevania Legends released on the Game Boy in Japan
2003 – Castlevania: Lament of Innocence released on the PlayStation 2 in Japan

November 28
1974 – Let Sleeping Corpses Lie released theatrically



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This Week in Horror: November 15 - 21

November 15


November 16
1880 – Robert Wiene (director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) born (d. 1938)
1984 – Night of the Comet released theatrically
1990 – Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 released theatrically

November 17
2001 – Frailty released theatrically

November 18
1990 – It premieres on television

November 19


November 20


November 21
1931 – Frankenstein released theatrically
1964 – Onibaba released theatrically in Japan
1990 – Predator 2 released theatrically
2002 – Resident Evil 0 released on the Nintendo GameCube in Japan
2002 – Gothika released theatrically




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LIFE on Halloween - Photo Gallery

Hopefully everyone had a night of fun and fright last night!
Halloween is about scaring people and causing mischief. LIFE combed their archives for the best photos of kids doing those things, and just generally having a blast on Halloween.

This Week in Horror: November 8 - 14

November 8
1847 – Bram Stoker (author of Dracula) born (d. 1912)
1968 – Parker Posey (actress in Scream 3) born
1975 – Tara Reid (actress in A Return to Salem's Lot, Urban Legend (film), Devil's Pond, Alone in the Dark, and The Crow: Wicked Prayer) born

November 9
1984 – A Nightmare on Elm Street released theatrically
1984 – Silent Night, Deadly Night released theatrically
1988 – Child's Play released theatrically
2001 – Castlevania Chronicles released on the PlayStation in the European Union

November 10
1889 – Claude Rains (actor in many horror films) born (d. 1967)

November 11
1951 – Bill Moseley (actor in many horror films) born
1995 – Interview with the Vampire released theatrically
2002 – Resident Evil 0 released on the Nintendo GameCube in North America

November 12
1904 – Jacques Tourneur (director of many horror films) born (d. 1977)
1943 – The Mad Ghoul released theatrically
1999 – Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released for the PlayStation in North America
2004 – Seed of Chucky released theatrically

November 13
1933 – The Invisible Man released theatrically
1991 – Cape Fear (1991) released theatrically
1992 – Bram Stoker's Dracula released theatrically

November 14




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Friday Night Frights: Willard (1971)

Where your nightmares end...WILLARD begins.


Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is the 1971 film Willard, directed by Daniel Mann and starring Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Borgnine, and Sondra Locke. It was based on the novel "Ratman's Notebooks" by Gilbert Ralston (under the pen name of Stephen Gilbert), who also wrote the screenplay.

A sequel called Ben (after one of the rats in the original) was released in 1972, and a remake of Willard, starring Crispen Glover, was released in 2003.

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates (and their increasing number of friends). However, when one of them is killed at work, Willard goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

This is the full movie, from a playlist. It hasn't been released on DVD.

Rite of Exorcism

Today as the veil between the living and the dead grows thin, it may be beneficial, even crucial, to print and keep this handy, along with the knowledge of the location of the nearest priest. And again, Happy Samhain!

(This is the Official Rite for expelling demons from people certified as being possessed by authorized Catholic priests.)

Rite of Exorcism

Boo!

CSI: NY Season 4 Episode 6
This episode, entitled "Boo", originally aired on Halloween 2007.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Put on your masks! It's time for the big giveaway! It's time!




EPILEPSY WARNING: This video contains flashing lights of increasing speed. Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights or light patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching certain monitor images or playing certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any epileptic seizures.

WTF is THAT???

The Real Amityville Horror (2005)

The Amityville Horror
In December 1975, George and Kathleen Lutz and their three children moved into 112 Ocean Avenue, a large Dutch Colonial house in Amityville, a suburban neighborhood located on the south shore of Long Island, New York. Thirteen months before the Lutzes moved in, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. had shot and killed six members of his family at the house. After 28 days, the Lutzes left the house, claiming to have been terrorized by paranormal phenomena while living there.

Mediums and psychic investigators have claimed that there is a curse on the property, while others believe the gruesome history has been invented as a money-making scheme.

The Real Amityville Horror sets out to discover the truth about one of American folklore's most notorious mysteries and features George Lutz's last on-camera interview before he died in 2006.

Additional information can be found at Amityvillefiles.com.

This is the full documentary, from a playlist.

Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)

Here's Disney's Halloween Treat, first released on October 30, 1982.

It contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and "The Sword in the Stone."

This is the full movie, from a playlist.

Zombie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!


Last Halloween we featured Night of the Living Dead.
Tonight we feature Dawn of the Dead.

Director George A. Romero's epic sequel to his legendary Night of the Living Dead has firmly established itself as the equal of its ground-breaking predecessor. Though shot in 1978 -- ten years after the first films' release -- Dawn's story begins as if the events in Night had happened only a few months before: after shambling armies of the recently-dead take over every major city -- seeking warm human flesh for food -- the U.S. government imposes a state of martial law, sending in special National Guard units to attack and destroy zombie infestation where they find it.

This is the faster-paced European/Italian version edited by overseas distributor Dario Argento. It's the full movie, from a playlist.

Buried Alive

Buried Alive
Artist: Odd Nerdrum
1996
oil on canvas

The Book of Ceremonial Magic

THE BOOK OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC

The Secret Tradition in Goëtia, including the rites and mysteries of Goëtic theurgy,
sorcery and infernal necromancy.

By ARTHUR EDWARD WAITE

London

[1913]

About the book

This book is the second edition of a work which in its first edition was titled, more provocatively, The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts. This book is an attempt to synthesize the procedures of all of the famous Grimoires. It draws on the Key of Solomon, the Grimorium Verum, the apocryphal Fourth Book of Cornelius Agrippa, and many others, including the famous Black Pullet, or Poulet Noir. While Waite is careful in his analysis of the various Grimoires, he treats the subject matter skeptically. The result is an unparalleled look at the details of ceremonial magic.

About the author

Arthur Edward Waite (1854-1942) was one of the foremost English occultists. A member of the famous magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Waite published a number of important books on esoteric matters. One of his more enduring legacies is the Tarot deck he created.

Read the book online

PDF version

Vincent (1982)

Vincent was written and directed by Tim Burton. It was narrated by Vincent Price.

A transcript of the poem can be read here.

When Vincent Price was asked what he thought of the short, he said that it was "the most gratifying thing that ever happened. It was immortality - better than a star on Hollywood Boulevard."

An early form of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen at 4:45.


Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.

Friday Night Frights: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder. The writers are George A. Romero (1978 screenplay) and James Gunn (screenplay).

A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Vote for Halloween Movie

We'd like to show something on the side of the house this Halloween as part of the house decorations... something that the trick-or-treaters and/or their chaperones can watch for a few minutes as they comb the streets in search of treats.

Below are the trailers for movies to be voted on for Halloween. The poll closes at 10:00 PM October 29 so please vote by then. You can see the voting box to the right of these posts, below the welcome message.

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The first movie in the poll is The Wizard of Oz (1939). It runs for 101 minutes and is rated G.

In this charming film based on the popular L.Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.



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The second movie in the poll is Young Frankenstein (1974). This movie runs for 106 minutes and is rated PG.

In this hilarious Mell Brooks spoof, Dr. Frankenstein's grandson - after years of living down the family reputation - inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments.



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The third movie in the poll is Mad Monster Party? (1967). This movie runs for 94 minutes and is unrated in the US.

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!



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The fourth and final movie in the poll is The Monster Squad (1987). This movie runs for 82 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters. However, a bunch of kids regarded by their peers as losers uncover the devious plan and prepare for a counter strike.

This Week in Horror: August 23 - 29

August 23
1974 – Ray Park (stunt double in Sleepy Hollow) born

August 24
1960 – Takashi Miike (director of many horror films) born
1990 – Darkman released theatrically
2001 – Ghosts of Mars released theatrically

August 25
1979 – Zombi 2 released theatrically
2005 – Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow released on the Nintendo DS in Japan

August 26
2005 – Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 released for the PlayStation 2 in Europe

August 27
1992 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe

August 28
1987 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Famicom Disk System in Japan

August 29
1915 – Ingrid Bergman (actress in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)) born (d. August 29, 1982)
1935 – William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist, Rampage, The Guardian and Bug) born
1939 – Joel Schumacher (director of The Lost Boys) born




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This Week in Horror: August 16 - 22

August 16
1956 – Bela Lugosi dies (b. 1889)

August 17
1943 – Robert De Niro (actor in Cape Fear (1991)) born
1969 – Donnie Wahlberg (actor in The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Saw II) born

August 18
1933 – Roman Polanski (director of The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rosemary's Baby, and The Ninth Gate) born
1969 – Edward Norton (actor in Red Dragon) born

August 19
1988 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master released theatrically
2005 – Dead & Breakfast released theatrically

August 20
1890 – H. P. Lovecraft born (d. 1937)

August 21
1943 – The Seventh Victim released theatrically
1981 – An American Werewolf in London released theatrically
1998 – Blade released theatrically

August 22
1986 – Night of the Creeps released theatrically
1997 – Mimic released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: August 9 - 15

August 9
2005 – Matthew McGrory (actor in several horror films) dies (b. 1973)

August 10
2005 – Chaos (2005) released theatrically

August 11
1947 – Stuart Gordon (director of Re-Animator and Dagon) born
1980 – City of the Living Dead released theatrically
1989 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child released theatrically
1999 – System Shock 2 released on PC

August 12
1941 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) released theatrically
1991 – Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge released on the Game Boy in Japan

August 13
1899 – Alfred Hitchcock born (d. 1980)
1953 – The War of the Worlds (1953) released theatrically
1982 – Friday the 13th Part 3 released theatrically
1993 – Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday released theatrically
2004 – Alien vs. Predator released theatrically

August 14
1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show released theatrically

August 15
1986 – The Fly (1986) released theatrically
1986 – Manhunter released theatrically
1997 – Event Horizon released theatrically
2003 – Freddy vs. Jason released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: August 2 - 8

August 2
1939 – Wes Craven (director of many horror films) born
1999 – The Sixth Sense released theatrically
2001 – The Others released theatrically
2002 – Signs released theatrically

August 3
1978 – Piranha released theatrically

August 4
1932 – White Zombie released theatrically
1964 – Elizabeth Kostova (author of The Historian) born

August 5
1998 – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later released theatrically

August 6
1970 – M. Night Shyamalan (director of many horror and suspense films) born
2003 – Silent Hill 3 released on the PlayStation and PC in North America

August 7


August 8




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This Week in Horror: July 26 - August 1

July 26
1976 – Night of the Seagulls released theatrically

July 27
1979 – The Amityville Horror (1979) released theatrically

July 28
1989 – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan released theatrically
1999 – Deep Blue Sea released theatrically

July 29
1987 – Zombi 3 released theatrically
2000 – Cherry Falls released theatrically

July 30
1999 – The Blair Witch Project released theatrically

July 31
1914 – Mario Bava (director of many horror films) born (d. 1980)
1942 – Invisible Agent released theatrically
1951 – Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man released theatrically
1987 – The Lost Boys released theatrically
1992 – the film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer released theatrically

August 1
1883 – Lon Chaney, Sr. born (d. 1930)
1971 – The Omega Man released theatrically
1986 – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives released theatrically
1996 – Resident Evil released on the PlayStation in Europe
1999 – Silent Hill released on the PlayStation in Europe




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That's one small step for (a) man...

... one giant leap for mankind. As I'm sure everyone knows, 40 years ago today man landed on the moon.




The First Men in the Moon (1901) is one of the most dazzling of H.G. Wells's "scientific romances," and the last of the series which began with The Time Machine. Leaving their humdrum lives in Kent, Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor invade the moon and are captured by the ant-like Selenites. They are forced to confront their own littleness when viewed in a cosmic perspective, and the result is a highly entertaining satire on imperialism in particular and human frailty in general.

Here's the trailer for the movie:

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

Publisher's Weekly reported that Quirk Books will be following it's international bestseller, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, with Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, to be published September 15. The new book, to be written by Ben H. Winters, will find the Dashwood sisters tossed from their home and sent to an island of man-eating sea creatures.

Thanks to Phillip for the heads up!

This Week in Horror: July 12 - 18

July 12
1880 – Tod Browning (director of Dracula and Freaks) born (d. 1962)
1973 – Lon Chaney, Jr. (actor in numerous horror films) dies (b. 1906)
1978 – Michelle Rodriguez (actress in Resident Evil and The Breed) born
2002 – Halloween: Resurrection released theatrically

July 13
1951 – Stellan Skarsgård (actor in Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist) born

July 14
1939 – Sid Haig (actor in many horror movies) born
2001 – The Chronicle premieres on television

July 15
1941 – Larry Cohen (director of numerous horror films) born
2004 – Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital ends its run on television

July 16
1958 – The Fly (1958) released theatrically

July 17
1987 – Jaws: The Revenge released theatrically
2002 – Eight Legged Freaks released theatrically

July 18
1980 – Prom Night released theatrically
1986 – Aliens released theatrically
1990 – Arachnophobia released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: July 5 - 11

July 5
2003 – Battle Royale II: Requiem released theatrically

July 6
1963 – Blood Feast released theatrically
2005 – The Descent released theatrically

July 7
1944 – The Mummy's Ghost released theatrically
2000 – Scary Movie released theatrically

July 8
1935 – The Raven released theatrically
2005 – Dark Water (2005) released theatrically

July 9
1945 – Dean Koontz born

July 10
1926 – Fred Gwynne (actor in The Munsters and Pet Sematary) born (d. 1993)

July 11
1972 – Michael Rosenbaum (actor in Urban Legend and Cursed) born




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This Week in Horror: June 14 - 20

June 14
2005 – The Historian released in hardcover

June 15
1929 – Herschell Gordon Lewis (film maker known for creating the splatter film genre) born
1948 – Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein released theatrically
1990 – Gremlins 2: The New Batch released theatrically

June 16
1938 – Robert Wiene (director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) dies (b. 1880)
1960 – Psycho released theatrically
1978 – Jaws 2 released theatrically
2002 – The Dead Zone premieres on television

June 17
1927 – Lucio Fulci (director of several horror films) born (d. 1996)
1977 – Exorcist II: The Heretic released theatrically
2003 – Resident Evil: Dead Aim released on the PlayStation 2
2004 – Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Japan

June 18
1971 – Willard (1971) released theatrically
2003 – Haute Tension released theatrically in France

June 19
1950 – Daria Nicolodi (actress in several horror films)
1964 – The Twilight Zone (original series) ends its run on television

June 20
1975 – Jaws released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: May 31 - June 6

May 31
1975 – Sienna Guillory (actress in Resident Evil: Apocalypse) born
1977 – William Castle (director of numerous horror films) dies (b. 1914)

June 1
1979 – Phantasm released theatrically
1980 – Alien Dead released theatrically

June 2
2006 – Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, California

June 3
2006 – Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, California

June 4
1982 – Poltergeist released theatrically
2006 – Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, California

June 5


June 6
1949 – Robert Englund (the actor who portrays Freddy Krueger) born
2002 – Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan
2006 – The Omen (2006) released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: May 24 - 30

May 24
1995 – Tales from the Hood released theatrically

May 25
1967 – Poppy Z. Brite (author of gothic and horror short stories and novels) born
1979 – Alien released theatrically
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington
2007 – Bug released theatrically (US)

May 26
1913 – Peter Cushing (actor known for his portrayals of Abraham Van Helsing) born (d. 1994)
1964 – Caitlin R. Kiernan (horror author) born
1990 – Friday the 13th: The Series ends its run on television
2000 – Resident Evil Code: Veronica released for the Dreamcast in Europe
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington

May 27
1911 – Vincent Price (actor in many horror films) born (d. 1993)
1922 – Christopher Lee (actor known for his numerous portrayals of Dracula) born
1934 – Harlan Ellison (author of numerous novels and short stories) born
1973 – Night Gallery ends its run on television
1988 – Killer Klowns from Outer Space released theatrically
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington

May 28
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington

May 29
1912 – John Gilling (director of many Hammer Films) born
1953 – Danny Elfman (composer of scores for The Frighteners, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, and Tales from the Crypt) born
1957 – James Whale (director of many horror films) dies (b. 1889)

May 30
1943 – Dennis Etchison (author of horror fiction) born
1967 – Claude Rains (actor in many horror films) dies (b. 1889)
2003 – Wrong Turn released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: May 17 - 23

May 17
1946 – F. Paul Wilson (author of several stories in the Cthulhu Mythos) born
1973 – Matthew McGrory (actor in several horror films) born (d. 2005)

May 18
1924 – Priscilla Pointer (actress in Carrie, Twilight Zone: The Movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud) born
1971 – The Abominable Dr. Phibes released theatrically
2006 – The Breed released theatrically

May 19
1989 – Fright Night II released theatrically
2002 – The X-Files ends its run on television
2004 – Angel ends its run on television

May 20
2003 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer ends its run on television
2005 – Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist released theatrically

May 21
1992 – Carnosaur released theatrically

May 22
1922 – Christopher Lee (actor known for his portrayals of Dracula) born
1992 – Alien³ released theatrically

May 23
1980 – The Shining released theatrically
1986 – Poltergeist II released theatrically
2003 – Silent Hill 3 released on the PlayStation and PC in Europe




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Friday Night Frights: Battle Royale (2000)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature, Battle Royale, is a Japanese film based on the book by Koushun Takami. Many members of the Japanese Parliament tried to get the novel banned, but to no avail. When the film was released, they attempted to ban it also. Both efforts resulted in the novel and film becoming even more successful as people bought the book and went to the movie to see what the fuss was all about.

In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent sci-fi opus from Japan. In the year 2002, Japan's economy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and massive unemployment and inflation have thrown most adults into a state of chaos; the nation's youth culture responds with unprecedented violence, delinquency, and truancy. Desperate to restore order, the Japanese parliament responds by creating the Millennial Reform School Act, in which groups of junior high students are selected at random, sent to an isolated island, and forced to play a rigorous war game, in which all but one of their number are killed. Kitano (Beat Takeshi) is an embittered school instructor who guides the 44 students of the Zentsuji Middle School's Class B through the deadly game known as "Battle Royale," as they struggle to survive against the elements and each other. Battle Royale proved to be both successful and highly controversial in Japan, where it set box-office records and prompted political leaders to call for stricter controls on violence in Japanese entertainment; the film was initially rated R-15 (no one under 15 admitted), unusual for violent films in Japan, though director Kinji Fukasaku later prepared a re-edited version that earned a more lenient classification. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This Week in Horror: May 10 - 16

May 10
1947 – Caroline B. Cooney (author of horror directed at teenagers) born
1994 – John Wayne Gacy (serial killer, partial inspiration for the prevalence of evil clown imagery in horror) executed

May 11
1936 – Dracula's Daughter released theatrically
1955 – Revenge of the Creature released theatrically
1984 – Firestarter released theatrically
2001 – Ginger Snaps released theatrically
2006 – World Horror Convention in San Francisco, California

May 12
1930 – Jesús Franco (director of sexually-charged horror films) born
1961 – Lar Park Lincoln (actress in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood) born
2006 – World Horror Convention in San Francisco, California

May 13
1935 – Werewolf of London released theatrically
1988 – Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood released theatrically
2006 – World Horror Convention in San Francisco, California

May 14
1265 – Dante Alighieri (author of The Divine Comedy) born (d. 1321)
1983 – Amber Tamblyn (actress in The Ring and The Grudge 2)
2006 – World Horror Convention in San Francisco, California

May 15
1961 – Katrin Cartlidge (actress in From Hell) born
2000 – Shadow of the Vampire released theatrically

May 16
1836 – Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia
1960 – Peeping Tom released theatrically
2001 – Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released on PC




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Friday Night Frights: Burnt Offerings (1976)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is a chilling offering from the 70's I made reference to in a previous post about Karen Black.

Burnt Offerings (1976) was directed by Dan Curtis and stars Karen Black and Oliver Reed as summer caretakers moving into a gothic house with their young son. The catch? The house rejuvenates a part of itself with each death that occurs on its premises.

Check out the creepy chauffeur, and beware an ending that will give you nightmares.

Here's the full movie, in a playlist:

This Week in Horror: May 3 - 9

May 3
1996 – The Craft released theatrically

May 4
1977 – Emily Perkins (actress in the Ginger Snaps series of films) born

May 5
1940 – Lance Henriksen (actor in many horror films) born
1957 – Richard E. Grant (actor in Warlock) born
1965 – Alphaville, a Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution released theatrically

May 6
1982 – the play version of Little Shop of Horrors premiered on stage
2003 – Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow released on the Game Boy Advance in the United States
2005 – House of Wax released theatrically

May 7
1939 – Ruggero Deodato (director of many horror films) born
1968 – Traci Lords (actress in Blade) born

May 8
1958 – Horror of Dracula (the first Hammer Horror film) released theatrically
1998 – Resident Evil 2 released on the PlayStation in Europe
2003 – Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan

May 9
1980 – Friday the 13th released theatrically
2003 – Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow released on the Game Boy Advance in the European Union




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House of Wax (1953)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is House of Wax (1953), directed by André De Toth and starring Vincent Price as a horribly disfigured sculptor who opens up the House of Wax in New York, using the wax-covered bodies of his victims as his displays. And he's now set his eyes on his Marie Antoinette...

Here's the full movie, in a playlist:

This Week in Horror: April 26 - May 2

April 26
1956 – The Creature Walks Among Us released theatrically
1991 – Monsters ends its run on television
2002 – Jason X released theatrically
2005 – Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 released for the PlayStation 2 in North America

April 27
1980 – Mario Bava (director of horror films) dies (b. 1914)
1990 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Euope

April 28


April 29
1980 – Alfred Hitchcock dies (b. 1899)
1981 – The Beyond released theatrically

April 30
2004 – Godsend released theatrically

May 1
1981 – Friday the 13th Part 2 released theatrically
1987 – Creepshow 2 released theatrically

May 2
1965 – Ari Lehman (actor who portrayed Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th) born
1972 – The Rock (actor in Doom) born
1989 – Society released theatrically
1999 – Oliver Reed (actor in several horror films) dies (b. 1938)




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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Friday Night Frights: House (1986)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is House, directed by Steve Miner (the only director to direct more than one film in the Friday the 13th series). The cast includes William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Kay Lenz, and Mary Stavin.

Roger Cobb (William Katt) is a Vietnam veteran and horror novelist. After his son Jimmy disappears while visiting his aunt, Roger's search for Jimmy ruins his marriage and writing career. After Roger's aunt suddenly dies, Cobb moves into her house to work on a novel based on his experiences in the war. As strange occurrences start happening around him, Roger becomes aware that the house is evil, not to mention ghost-infested, and it resents his presence in it. The ghosts force him to endure a journey into his past, where he ultimately finds Jimmy at the end.

Here's the full movie, in a playlist:

This Week in Horror: April 19 - 25

April 19
1985 – The Company of Wolves released theatrically in the United States

April 20


April 21
2006 – Silent Hill released theatrically

April 22
1935 – Bride of Frankenstein released theatrically

April 23


April 24
1914 – William Castle (director of numerous horror films) born (d. 1977)
2001 – Bio Zombie released on DVD

April 25
1953 – House of Wax (1953) released theatrically
2002 – Resident Evil released theatrically in Australia




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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Friday Night Frights: Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is Colossus: The Forbin Project, directed by Joseph Sargent. The cast includes Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, and Gordon Pinsent.

An artificially intelligent supercomputer is developed and activated, only to reveal that it has a sinister agenda of its own.

Here's the full movie, in a playlist:

Easter Bunnies

HAPPY EASTER!

Horror Survival List

The good folks at MonsterLibrarian.com have posted the Horror Survival List which was developed on the Shocklines forum by various authors.

The list contains 93 items. Seriously, these are not suggestions. Read them. Learn them. Live them.

My favorite?
Number 23: Don’t play with it. Whatever it is, however interesting you find it, just don’t play with it. You have no idea where it’s been or what it’ll do.

So here it is... THE LIST.

You're welcome.



(thanks booklady50 for the tweet - and for possibly saving my life and the lives of countless others who read and heed the words herein)

This Week in Horror: April 12 - 18

April 12
1962 – Cape Fear (1962) released theatrically
1985 – Cat's Eye released theatrically

April 13
1984 – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter released theatrically

April 14
2006 – Scary Movie 4 released theatrically

April 15
1998 – Vampires released theatrically
2005 – The Amityville Horror (2005) released theatrically

April 16


April 17


April 18




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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Friday Night Frights: Theater of Blood (1973)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights.

Tonight's feature is Theater of Blood, directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Vincent Price as Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart, who takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.

Here's the full movie, in a playlist:

Harper's Island Premieres Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night (April 9 at 10pm ET/PT) CBS will premiere it's new show Harper's Island.

In this 13-episode murder mystery, a group of family and friends travel to a secluded island for a wedding but fall prey to a murderer who kills them one by one. Every episode, someone is killed, and everyone is a suspect.

Mark H. Harris, of About.com, has provided an overview with a cheat sheet of the main characters (there are 25 of them) in preparation for this event.


Here's a promo from CBS:



In fact, you can find a whole page of videos from CBS about the show here.

There's even a Pick the Victim Game you can play weekly. Enjoy!

Let the Right One In

A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him.

But Eli's arrival coincides with a series of gruesome deaths and attacks. Though Oskar realizes that she's a vampire, his friendship with her is stronger than his fear and he cannot forsake her.

However Eli knows that to continue living, she must keep relocating. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can...


One of the best novels of any genre I've read in the past several years, it's not just a terrifying and gripping vampire story, but a tender tale of friendship between two lonely children as well.

This 2004 novel is the first by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The book was a bestseller in the author's home country of Sweden and has been translated into Danish, German, Russian and English. Lindqvist also wrote the screenplay for a Swedish language film version by the same name, directed by Tomas Alfredson, which was released in 2008 to widespread critical acclaim. An English language remake, to be directed by Matt Reeves, is scheduled for release in 2010.



THE MOVIE

Let the Right One In was directed by Tomas Alfredson and stars Kåre Hedebrant as Oskar and Lina Leandersson as Eli. The highly acclaimed film was awarded 43 wins and 6 nominations.

"A CHILLING FAIRY TALE. As delicate, haunting, and poetic a film as you're ever bound to see." - Guillermo del Toro (director of Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy)

Here's the trailer: