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
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
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
Day of the Dead Review & Retrospective (1985)
You’re only as good as your last movie, or so Hollywood says (fortunately for Michael Bay, his movies remain consistently loud and stupid, thus sparing him confusion). Of course, this never seems to apply to those who keep green-lighting loud and stupid films. But I’m not here to talk about them. I’m here to talk … Read more
Tom Savini & Kane Hodder to Fight Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood
Wow. Just wow. Here’s a movie that takes the classic figure of Robin Hood and turns he and his band of Merry Men into the undead and has them haunting the woods they once protected. The film, ROBIN HOOD: GHOSTS OF SHERWOOD, has all the makings of a SyFy Original … but it’s not!! Yeah; … Read more
The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
I thank Scott for alerting me to this indie anthology (most recently in his post here), which made me get this when it became available. As we all know, anthologies are great, in that you can get a variety of stories, some good, some not so good, but even the worst ones don’t usually outstay … Read more
New Clip for The Theatre Bizarre with Udo Keir
By now you’re probably pretty familiar with the upcoming indie horror anthology, THE THEATER BIZARRE (I’ve mentioned it here and here). But here’s the plot crunch in case you’ve missed this one: Down a seedy city street, a young woman is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night she sees … Read more
Red-Band Trailer for The Theatre Bizarre Drops
THE THEATRE BIZARRE is a film I was interested in the moment I read about it. It’s a horror anthology that sounds like it’s sole intention is to push boundaries. Well the red-band trailer was just recently released and I am now completely hooked. Check out the press release first: Severin Films and France’s Metaluna … Read more
Tom Savini & AJ Bowen Join the Cast of Silent Night of the Living Dead
Some early artwork and casting news has dropped on the upcoming SILENT NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. The film is being directed by Paul Davis, who directed the AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON documentary, BEWARE THE MOON, and is written by James Moran (SEVERANCE). Here’s what Davis has to say about the film: With this … Read more




















