A group of four is on their way to Minneapolis to compete in a cheerleading competition and party together. At the same time, a group of vigilantes are waiting for their next bunch of victims along the way. Their only intention is to hunt, capture and kill.
This film has to be the most sick and disturbing low budget film I've ever reviewed, and one of my favorites. If you can't stomach disturbing scenes of violence and murder, you shouldn't even watch the first five minutes of this film! It reminded me of movies along the lines of The Devil's Rejects and Wrong Turn, but in it's own way was unique and fresh. It was very well written, well shot, and the acting was great. What I liked best about the film was that between all the blood and gore were some real moments of genuine emotions between the characters. You really feel for them, and I think thats missing in a lot of gory films these days. It gives this film a leg up on the rest. The FX and blood in the film was wonderfully grotesque. But not only does the film turn your stomach, it genuinely frightens you and makes you feel uneasy...and I watched it during the day! If you can handle disturbing images, this is a great horror film and I highly recommend it! Find out more about it at www.madness-movie.com
There was a contest over at izombielover.blogspot.com and the winner got a free custom zombi-fied photo...well I won! I think it's amazing (the eyes are so pretty!) Please take the time to head over and check out all the amazing artwork posted daily and purchase your own sweet izombie photo!!!
I recently won a contest over at Blog of a Dead Dreamer, and received the first two comics in the Love in the Time of Damnation series. Written by Dann Dobry and drawn by John Decampos, this indie zombie comic is fun and entertaining. It starts off with Frankie, our main character, finding his whole family turned into flesh eating zombies, and having to "take care of them". He reminisces about his friends and later meets up with his buddy Richie. They make plans to head to the lake, hit up a store for supplies, and of course all the while there is some kick ass zombie action going down through out the story. The second comic in the series continues with their story, but I don't wanna give too much away. The stories are very well written and thought out, and the artwork is wonderful comic style drawings. I love the second comic's cover art (to your right) because it's emotional and so well drawn. They're easy to read, entertaining, and I think that all zombie fans would love to read these comics. I really can't wait for the next comic in the series because there just so much fun to read! I recommend everyone check these two out, cause if they keep making comics like this, sooner or later you'll all know their names! You can find out more about them at exaggeratedcomics.blogspot.com and on their facebook.
After the exorcism of "Amityville II," the horror pursues the Lutzes and their children all over the world until the final confrontation between George, Kathy, and the enemy is played out
The first Amityville book was a masterpiece because it really felt real and terrified the reader. This third book in the series was enjoyable to read, but wasn't very believable in the realm of "based on a true story" books. It lacks the believable narrative the first novel had, or any proof at all it happened. It reminded me of the Blair Witch films. The first film had a narrative that felt real, unscripted, and unrehearsed (much like the first Amityville book). The second one, though it has some good moments, felt untrue, scripted, and fell flat on most levels, similar to this book, although this book is still entertaining from a completely fictitious perspective, whereas the second Blair Witch film just sucked. If you ignore the fact that this book is supposed to be based on true events, it's actually an enjoyable read, not great but enjoyable. It has some good scary moments and is easy to read. But if your expecting the realism and terror of the original, look elsewhere.
A hospital ward full of disturbed teenagers are the latest target for Freddy Krueger. The kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film (Nancy), prepare to fight back.
This is probably my favorite sequel of all the Freddy films. It's the first big screen role of Patricia Arquette (Medium), Nancy is back, and say for Glenn's death in the first film, this movie has the greatest, goriest, and most kick ass death scenes in any other Freddy film (and any film of that time as a matter of fact)! It's a lot more creative and imaginative than the second Nightmare film and this is the film where Freddy really gets into spewing his one liner zingers that we've all come to know and love. Wes Craven's writing is witty, fast paced, and genuinely scary. The acting is pretty good and the special effects are amazing. This is a great film and if you haven't seen it yet, I feel sorry for you. Go rent/buy it now and make it a movie night!
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A variety of horrible poisonous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions.
If the movie Arachnophobia gave you nightmares, it's probably a really bad idea to see Eight Legged Freaks...this is something I should have know, and kinda did, but ignored. Now I hate spiders more that ever. If I even see a good picture of one, I scream like a little bitch. None the less, this movie was really fun to watch. The scariest part of the movie is that the special effects are really good and the spiders look pretty real...I can take the bloodiest, goriest film but it's during a horror comedy about giant spiders that I have to cover my eyes! The acting was pretty good, but no one's really paying attention; the spiders are the stars here. The dialog was hilarious and the film is filled with odes to some of the great classic horror films (Aliens, Dawn of the Dead, even Friday the 13th! the guy in a hockey mask with a chainsaw battling the spiders was fucking awesome!). As long as your not terrified of spiders, this is the Shawn of the Dead of Monster films. If you are, this will be the most frightening film you have ever seen!
Dionne Talbott and her husband, Joe Bryant, own and operate a family vineyard. After yet another failed crop, Joe wants to give up on their dream and sell the vineyard. Dionne solicits the help of her mother Audra, a practicing witch, who casts a spell on the farm. The following year they have such a bountiful harvest that they hire an old friend, Professor Frank, to help them pick the grapes. Professor Frank gets four college students to join him over the weekend. While working, they begin to notice phenomenal growth rates for the vines. Professor Frank ventures into the woods to investigate the water supply after their neighbor disappears. Dionne becomes suspicious and confronts her mother about the exact nature of the spell. Audra finally admits to her and Joe the potential threat it brings: the vegetation may attack people and turn them into zombies! They immediately summon the four students inside the house for their own safety. After Joe finds Professor Frank's bag in the woods, they reach the conclusion that he may be a zombie. Their fears are compounded when their missing neighbor emerges as a zombie and attacks Joe and Dionne. They retreat to the house only to realize that it has become a prison. Unable to flee or call for help, they must stand and fight the vegan zombies the only way they can: by concocting a counter spell and face the zombies in their own fields.
This unique take on the zombie story is a fun and entertaining film. The acting is pretty good for a low budget affair, it is shot beautifully, and the writing is very professional. The film has a slow paced beginning, which usually would annoy me, but I felt that in this film it was necessary for the viewer to get the full story. When the film does begin to pick up the pace, it reminded me a lot of the great late 70' early 80's b-films with the close up shots of the vines moving and the vines overtaking the cars. The acting, especially of the two dorky boys, really sets that b-movie kind of mood through out the film as well. The zombie make up is a bit on the mediocre side, say for the neighbor zombie, he looked pretty cool. The other ones were just painted green, they reminded me more of the wicked witch than zombies. But the acting overcomes that and you truly get the feeling of fear with a touch of hilarity. The other effects weren't too bad at all, the decapitation was well done and I like the green blood effect! My one problem with the film is the title (although it's catchy as hell, ain't it?) because it is a bit misleading. The zombies are made from cursed plants, and have a taste for fine wine, but they're far from vegan. If you have even a hint of wine in your system, they forgo the conventional means of drinking and go for your sweet tasting ass! This film is simply fun to watch and will make for an entertaining movie night, so go check it out!
Jim Townsend, the writer/director/producer/actor/superman took the time to answer a few questions for you all to enjoy!
Q: How did you ever come up with such a unique idea for a film?
A: One day my neighbor, who knew that I had an extensive background in independent movies, told me that he had a friend who owned a winery and they were willing to let me shoot a movie there. About forty five minutes west of Richmond, Grayhaven Winery in Gum Spring, Virginia was ideally located. So I went out there and looked around. I met with Max Peple Abrams and her husband Deon Abrams. I was immediately interested because of the number of locations offered at a single place. There was a barn, a winery tasting room, a bottling room with enormous wine tanks, a house, corral, horses, woods and acres of vineyards. I had several long conversations with them before trusting that they were reliable. Often people commit to working on a film without realizing what they are getting into. Max and Deon were the real deal.
Q: What was it like to shoot the film on such a beautiful location?
A: Zombie fans are so dedicated, that the genre has become very profitable. So I knew I wanted to make a zombie movie. Once I had a location, I literally wrote a script to fit it. That way we could show up, shoot all day and not have to worry about loading up, running all over town and losing precious shooting time going from set to set. So I basically wrote the script to match the location that was available to me. And what a location! Everything there looks so nice. Not only did it give me great locations, but once I showed it to the Director of Photography, Max Fischer and Production Designer Eric Weiss, they immediately took more interest in the project. Max liked it because anywhere he pointed the camera, he had a shot. Eric loved it because the sets were all there and he has tons of props on site to work with. Also, they run a catering business so we ate lunch on the location every day and the food was great. That is often overlooked on low budget films. It's a real problem and it shows up on the screen.
Q: The film was both funny and suspenseful at times without overwhelming the viewer in either genre, how did you manage to balance the two out so well?
A: I wanted the movie to be campy. As I wrote the script the characters started to take on lives of there own. Funny lines just started popping up where I least expected them. The only conscious effort I made was not to go overboard from camp to farce. I'll give you an example. In one scene in the wine tank room, the characters are fighting. We had these small wooden barrels that were in the room and Max Fischer and Eric wanted to roll them at the characters so they could jump over them like in the old Donkey Kong video game. It was one of the few times I was inflexible and put my foot down. I knew that if we went that far overboard, there would be no going back to genuine suspense.
Q: Where can we learn more and what future projects are you working on?
A: As far as future projects go, I have to sell at least ten thousand copies of Attack of the Vegan Zombies! before I consider financing another movie myself. That's my break even point. I have about nine thousand, nine hundred and fifty to go. I am working on a script now, but it's a big budget one so there's no way I can make it myself. I enjoy writing, though.
The film can be purchased directly from the website, www.attackoftheveganzombies.com, and the film has an official Fabebook (Attack of the Vegan Zombies!).
