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Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010: 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)

On Thursday night (April 29), after the screening of Romero’s Survival of the Dead, we got to see the North American premier of Tim Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (I love the title and its second only to Gingerbread Man 2: The Passion of the Crust).  For 2001 Maniacs we were lucky enough to … Read more

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Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010: Survival of the Dead (2009)

Alright!!  My first night at TFW was a fucking blast.  We were at the Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville to see Romero’s Survival of the Dead and Tim Sullivan’s North American premier of 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams.  The cast, crew, and director were present for 2001 Maniacs, but unfortunately there wasn’t the same fanfare … Read more

Texas Frightmare Weekend Update 1

Well I’m about 30 minutes away from the screening of George Romero’s Survival of the Dead & Sullivan’s 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams. Needless to say I’m excited!! But I’m also pissed. Apparently Dallas isn’t as technologically advanced as Austin. I brought along my laptop & was hoping to post a review of the creepy … Read more

First Look: Scream 4 Teaser Poster Revealed

Ok everyone; I’m having a hard time getting excited about this one.  I think I’ve made my views about Wes Craven’s spotty career pretty well known in the past.  I did enjoy the 1st Scream but felt the 2 sequels were completely unnecessary.  Well Dimension Films gave EW.com the first look at the new Scream … Read more

30 Second Review: I Sell the Dead (2008)

Well this was a really pleasant surprise.  I wasn’t expecting too much from this one.  Some buddies told me that it wasn’t too good and that they were disappointed with the final product.  And I must confess that Larry Fessenden’s involvement didn’t get me excited either.  I’m not a fan of his movies.  Fessenden directed … Read more

Survival of the Dead: Full Length Green Band Trailer

Got this update on Romero’s Survival of the Dead in my email the other day.  Pretty cool stuff:  Survival is gonna be available this Friday (4/30) on VOD, XBox Love, Playstation, and Amazom.com.  Its also gonna have a theatrical release starting on May 28, 2010.  Check out the official site for the movie at http://magnetreleasing.com/survivalofthedead/ … Read more

Avatar as a Horror Film? Works for Me!!

Came across this online at themoviepool.com.  A student re-edited Avatar to “make it” a horror movie … and its pretty fucking good!!  This is a prime example of what a talented editor can do with at-best mediocre material.

Channel Midnight Releasing Announces the Release of Burning Inside and Canniballistic

Got an email from my friend Lisa Wisely over at Channel Midnight Releasing: Channel Midnight to distribute Nathan Wrann’s film BURNING INSIDE and James Felix McKenney’s CANNIBALLISTIC! Brooklyn, NY – Channel Midnight Releasing announces its arrival as a distributor of unique and unusual genre films beginning this spring with director Nathan Wrann’s (HUNTING SEASON) dark … Read more

Movie Updates: Adam Greene’s Hatchet 2 & the Death of Jason??

Adam Greene’s Hatchet 2: Everyone knows who Adam Greene is.  He made the amazing, old school-style slasher flick Hatchet back in 2006 and is currently promoting his new feature Frozen which is about three skiers getting trapped on a ski lift over a long weekend.  But did you also know that he has finished filming … Read more

First Glance: Ridley Scott’s Alien Prequel & Neil Marshall and Sam Raimi Teaming Up??

Ridley Scott’s Alien Prequel News: Big news on the Alien prequel project.  And yes; Ridley Scott is directing!!  He recently sat down with MTV for a pretty long interview (see complete interview here).  Here’s what he had to say about the plot of the prequel: Scott: It’s set in 2085, about 30 years before Sigourney … Read more

  • Some of my favorite horror movies:
  • Dawn of the Dead (1978)

  • Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn (1987)

  • Martyrs (2008)

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