Cool as Hell (2013)
James Balsamo is back and brings with him his no-holds-barred style of guerrilla-filmmaking that reminds me a lot of the old school Troma flicks from Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz (you know, before they had budgets). COOL AS HELL marks Balsamo’s third feature length film and he’s showing no signs of slowing down (he’s already … Read more
Balsamo Announces His 4th Horror Feature, Mystery Meat!!
James Balsamo is determined to make his name a household familiarity. Since 2011 Balsamo has made three films (his latest, COOL AS HELL, is being released soon) and has acted in nine indie horror films. Well staying true to his mission, Balsamo has announced his fourth feature film, MYSTERY MEAT. Check out the press release: … Read more
Red Band Trailer Drops for Balsamo’s Cool As Hell
Indie horror filmmaker James Balsamo is one hard working sonuvabitch!! He’s been hard at work in post-production on COOL AS HELL, his upcoming film, and there’s no sign of him letting up any time soon (see my previous article on Balsamo here). COOL AS HELL is written, directed, and stars Balsamo and also stars Tom Savini, … Read more
Lots of Updates from James Balsamo: I Spill Your Guts Gets a Book & VHS Release & News on His Latest Feature, Cool as Hell
James Balsamo is rather new on the indie horror scene but he’s a filmmaker I’m keeping my eye on. Balsamo plundered the indie horror scene in 2011 with his debut, HACK JOB (my review), which too me back to the good old early days of Troma films. He followed up HACK JOB with I SPILL … Read more
Official Trailer & Artwork Drop for James Balsamo’s Cool as Hell
James Balsamo, the crazy bastard behind 2011′s HACK JOB (my review) and 2012′s I SPILL YOUR GUTS (my review), is back with his new film, COOL AS HELL!! Balsamo contacted me earlier today with the official trailer and artwork for COOL AS HELL and this one looks FUN AS HELL (sorry … the pun was … Read more
Balsamo is Back and is Cool as Hell!!
James Balsamo is a busy man. Balsamo has made two feature-length films in the last two years and it looks as though he has no intentions of slowing down!! His first film, HACK JOB, was a horror anthology (my review) and covered just about every horror sub-genre you could think of (I think it also … Read more
















