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<center>Bloody-Disgusting.com's <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6y2vutl">Horror Blogger Awards</a> Winner</center>Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.comBlogger1136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-16809980611612529482016-01-07T18:42:00.000-06:002016-01-07T18:52:06.921-06:00This is the End...Probably...Who Knows...As you can clearly see, the blog hasn't been active for a while. It won't be. Let me explain why I've decided to stop.<br />
Late last year, Eric came to me and told me he wanted this year to be the last year of Dollar Bin Horror Radio. I understood his reasoning and agreed. He just released a fucking novel. Something to be proud of! He wants to fully commit to writing and getting a second novel out (in less than six years this time) and I support him 100%! It may not seemed like it as we only did the show once a week, but it took up a lot of time. We talked about themes. We worked on getting guests. We worked harder on the radio show than the blog. Which is one of the reasons why I'm stopping the blog. The radio show became the glue. It was what kept me blogging. Without the anchor, the ship must sail. I've been doing this since I was 18...I'm 26. That's a LONG fucking time for a blog. It's been fun...<br />
And not so fun. Reason #2. I LOVE horror. I wanted to write about it. Talk about it. Become a part of it. I did for a little while and I will never forget that. I got to be an author, a talk show host, a blogger, a film critic...I think I even got a credit or two in a couple films. But along with that, I got hate. I got cyber bullied. I got harassed. Why? Because sometimes, my grammar was shitty. Because some people gotta find something to bitch about...and apparently, I was something for a moment. It's happened on a few occasions. Why? Who the fuck knows. Right now, I don't care. It was a while back in the blog history, but it still pisses me off...<br />
Which gets me to reason #3. I got a rule...If it ain't fun anymore, STOP. It's not fun anymore. I wanted to blog because I loved horror. I wanted to be IN horror in some small way. A while back, Eric (my guardian angle it feels like at times) and another person joined me in posting (I will not say his name because he turned out to be a dick and I would rather forget he exists...but he does and I must acknowledge him somehow...so we'll say "he"). He wanted to change things. He wanted to turn my BLOG into a BUSINESS. I, stupidly, listened. I tried advertising. I did more screeners. I took on more shit that I never bargained for...and I began to hate it. I began to hate the blog. I wanted to have FUN. I wanted to just be a FAN who was in the mix...but once he "left", it got fun again! I felt like I was back in control. Me and Eric did the show AND the blog OUR way...<br />
But now it feels like we've done everything we wanted to do. Talked about everything we wanted to talk about. Horror is AMAZING...but there's just so much one can say without feeling like it's been said before. I LOVE this blog. I LOVE every single person who has ever even visited this blog for a MOMENT!!! It shall remain up as a history of the baddass things me and Eric were able to do and experience in that last 8 years (holy shit...), but don't look for anything new. I highly doubt that will happen. It's ok though. I'm still gonna LOVE THE FUCK out of horror movies. I'm still gonna collect my Living Dead Dolls. Still gonna zombie walk, Still gonna do conventions, still gonna be me...just less internet time and more LIFE time! I love you all (even you fucking bully bitches! LOL) <br />
Thank you to Eric for without you, this blog would have been dead YEARS ago!!!! YOU ARE MY FUCKING HERO AND I LOVE YOU LIKE A FUCKING BROTHER FOREVER!!! And I can't wait to see you this April at Wasteland!!!!! Thank you to ALL THE BADASS READERS!!!! LOVE YOU TOO!!!!<br />
Who knows...maybe I'll wanna blog again...if so, hopefully this will still be here and I can pick it up again...only time will tell. Oh and P.S. This post was NOT grammar checked. Fuck you.<br />
ALSO...I'm still keeping the name Dollar Bin Horror open...maybe I'll make that movie I've always wanted to make...who knows...only the future will know...I hope so.Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-77622669468641254282015-08-13T20:56:00.003-05:002015-08-13T20:59:37.158-05:00Must See Short: SWEET MADNESS, a Harley Quinn film by Dream Seekers ProductionsRemember a post I did a while back on a short film called <b><a href="http://dollarbinhorror.blogspot.com/2014/01/dollar-bin-horror-spotlight-little.html">Little Reaper</a></b>? Well Peter Dukes and Dream Seekers Productions are back with something a little more...mad?<br />
Let me just start with this...Harley Quinn is my FAVORITE comic character OF ALL TIME...so if you're going to do a Harley short, it BETTER be good!!! And Sweet Madness is not good...it's brilliant. The story is simple yet we get to see Harley's personality and Madeleine Wade does a great job showing her funny and deviant sides. We also can't have Harley without her Puddin'! Micah Fitzgerald is sans makeup in this short and is sinister as hell! He's really creepy and I would LOVE to see what Peter would do with him in another short WITH the joker makeup! And the ending...I love the ending so damn much! My ONLY gripe...not into the "shiny" suit, but it didn't take away from the film at all. PLEASE check out this great short (It's free...just click play...like now)!!!<br />
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Want to see more from Peter Dukes and Dream Seekers Productions? Check out these links!!!<br />
<a href="http://www.dreamseekersprods.com/">www.dreamseekersprods.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.twitter.com/dreamseekerfans">www.twitter.com/dreamseekerfans</a><br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1088478">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1088478</a>Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-57856445240562741002015-04-29T09:34:00.003-05:002015-04-29T09:34:58.509-05:00Guest Post by Author C.G. Williams - An Essay Style Review of 'The Beast Within' and 'Bat People' Double feature!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">C.G. Williams loves films, in her youth she cut her teeth on the old Hammer Horror films and has enjoyed the horror genre since. She's been a fan of Dollar Bin Horror since first reading about it in a Total Film Blog a few years ago. C.G. Williams enjoys writing and taking the dog on on long walks in the woods. You can find C.G. on Facebook by clicking <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/CG-Williams/213033882211270?fref=ts">HERE</a></b>!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Beast Within</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First
off ‘The Beast Within’ does not pass the Bechdel test. However, it was made
before 1985, the year that Allison Bechdel created this simple but really cool
tool to measure certain film standards on how dimensional their female
characters are, so right off the bat ‘The Beast Within’ is no <i>Alien</i>. However I
recommend viewing ‘The Beast Within’ at least once because it has some pedigree.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First off
‘The Beast Within’ is written by Tom Holland, a renaissance man of horror; he
acts, writes, produces and directs. You might know him from such work as
Child’s Play, Psycho II and Fright Night. Fright Night alone took the vampire
genre on a stylish teen swerve preceding Near Dark and The Lost Boys. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Beast Within is not as stylish as the latter mentioned films, but it has heart
and I must credit the fine roster of veteran character actors for making this
film what it is. If you haven’t seen a movie or watched TV in the last forty
years it’s possible you might have missed the great roster of character actors
in this film. Many of them can be seen on MeTV in reruns of Star Trek the
Original series and Bonanza. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> The two main characters are Caroline and Eli
McCleary, they are portrayed by Bibi Besch and Ronny Cox. You may remember Besch
that same year in ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ as Carole Marcus, a
scientist and also the mother of David Marcus, the son of James T. Kirk. Ronny
Cox has portrayed several presidents, generals and doctors, you might recognize
him from ‘Deliverance’ or ‘Robocop’, he’s a musician as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The film
starts out the dark and rapey, full moon night in 1965 as newlyweds Eli and
Caroline MacCleary miss their turn and get stuck in the mud trying to turn
around in a town called Nioba, Mississippi. Meanwhile the beast escapes from a cellar.
Eli walks back to last gas station while Caroline waits in the car. You see the
muscular hairy legs of the creature walking through the mud. The dog goes crazy
and Caroline lets it out the car. The creature kills the dog and chases
Caroline through the woods until she trips, hits her head and passes out cold.
While passed out the creature rapes her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">17 years
later we pick up again with Eli and Caroline, their adored son is in the
hospital with a mysterious and life threatening illness due to an overactive
pituitary gland. The doctor thinks it’s genetic disease but neither parent is a
carrier. Eli and Caroline embark on a journey back to Nioba, the place of her
attack, to find out information about who attacked her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Caroline
talks to the Newspaper Editor/owner Edwin Curwin portrayed by Logan Ramsey you
may know him from his portrayal of Claudius Marcus in the episode ‘Bread and
Circuses’ in Star Trek the original series.
He brings the same zeal and enthusiasm into his portrayal of Edwin
Curwin. Caroline tells Edwin she is writing a paper on crime in rural America.
Left alone with the archived newspapers, Caroline rips the front page off, with
the headline “Lionel Curwin murdered last night”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Eli
visits the court house and talks with Judge Curwin getting nowhere. Judge
Curwin is portrayed by Don Gordon, you may know him from such manly film
classics as ‘Bullit’ or ‘Papillion’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
MacCleary’s next visit Sheriff Pool played by L.Q. Jones. If you haven’t watched TV in the last sixty
years you may have missed him, he’s been a busy actor, doing work in ‘Charlie’s
Angels’, ‘The Virginian’ and several Sam Peckinpah Films. The Sheriff tells the
couple of unpopular Lionel Curwin and how he was found partially eaten and his
house set afire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile
the MacCleary’s son Michael, leaves the hospital as the titles “The First
Night” appear on screen. Driving around wearing his cool Lettermen’s jacket,
Michael starts groaning and panting. The car veers off the road and Michael
walks to a house that he’s seen in his dreams. He has a conversation with a
ghostly voice and opens a door to the root cellar of the ramshackle house. He
explores the cellar and has a conversation about being released with whatever
presence brought him to that cellar, there is no physical person there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
leaves the cellar and walks to the next house where the Newspaper man, Edwin
Curwin lives. Thinking that he is the
grocery delivery boy, Edwin invites him
in. Michael begins his transformation
into a beast when Mr. Curwin is preparing some hamburger for them to eat. The
sounds of cicadas fills the room. The beast takes over Michael and Edwin Curwin
dies at the hands and teeth of the beast, as he flails in the raw hamburger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
wanders the woods in a daze, and after the murder of Edwin Curwin he returns to
his normal teen boy form. A girl by the name of Amanda Platt comes to his
assistance when her dog corners him. Michael collapses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
is back in the hospital and the Doc, his parents and the Sheriff check in on
him. While he sleeps he dreams of the hamburger murder of Edwin Curwin.
Miraculously Michael’s medical condition is also in remission. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> The newspaper fails to open the next day and
Dexter Ward says such a thing hasn’t happened since Lionel’s house was torched.
Judge Curwin goes to Edwin’s house and finds him dead in a bloody mess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
awakens and tells his parents he wants to stay there. At that point, Deputy
Herbert played by the wonderful Mesach Taylor, asks them to meet with the
sheriff. Michael left unattended goes to
the house of pretty Amanda Platt. He invites her on a walk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They
walk and talk in the woods and Michael tells her that she is beautiful. He
points out Black Pine bog, Amanda tells him he doesn’t want to go there, that it’s
full of briars. Being teens, they go to
the bog. Amanda Platt is the daughter of
Horace Platt, the deceased Lionel Curwin’s cousin. Michael has an attack and then calms down.
While Michael and Amanda make out, her dog Tipper digs up a human hand and
brings it to her, halting their make out with screams of horror. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Sheriff and his crew show up to do some investigation. Amanda’s father, Horace
Platt, shows up as well, portrayed by John Dennis Johnston. You may remember him from ‘Close Encounters
of the Third Kind’, ‘St. Elsewhere’ and ‘The Blue and the Gray”. Horace Platt is angry, warning Michael to stay
away from Amanda. He drives off in a huff, shouting, ‘God Damn you girl’ at
Amanda in the car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The titles
“The Second Night” appear over a lovely shot of the Black Pine Bog at sunset.
The Sheriff and his crew begin to come across a skull and a rib cage. No fancy
forensic team here, just dudes with shovels. They unearth thirty-six
bodies. The Doc identifies a body of Emily
Oldenburgh, by the stainless steel implant he put in her hip joint. She had had a funeral and was buried, why is
she out here in Black Pine Bog?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They
decide to have a talk with Dexter Ward the coroner. Lionel Curwin was the
undertaker when Emily Oldenburgh was interned. Dexter Ward was the assistant to
Lionel Curwin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
awakens at the hospital from a bad dream and goes out again. Michael comes
across Tom the town drunk, drinking a bottle out of a brown paper bag in front
of his shack. Michael asks Tom if he recognizes him - using a voice like
Christian Bales uses for Batman. Tom looks around and says Billy Connors. Tom
reminisces about Billy and the magic he did with Locusts and Cicadas, how he
could become something else, changing, being reborn. Michael tells Tom that he’s come back for
them, for all the Curwins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We then
cut away to the mortician Dexter Ward blackmailing the judge for more money so
he can get out. He hangs up the phone
and finishes his work on the now deaceased Edwin Curwin. He hears the door shut
and then goes to investigate glass breaking. He comes back to find Edwin
Curwin’s corpse sitting up. Thinking it is kids up to mischief, Dexter follows
the sound and looks over the corpses in the other room. At this point Michael in Beast mode stabs him
with the embalming tool and embalms him- not quite as gruesome as the embalm-you-to-death
scene from 1981’s ‘Dead and Buried’ but still creepy. Again the room is filled
with the sound of Cicadas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Sheriff, Doc and Mr. MacCleary arrive at the coroner’s office after finding
rocks in the Oldenburgh grave. They find Dexter the mortician dead. Michael
meanwhile is creeping around Amanda. He sneaks into her room while she is
sleeping and handles a paperweight as if intending to crack her head. The
MacCleary’s rush over to Horace’s place and ask if Michael is there. Amanda
screams. They rush in and pull Michael out of the room with Horace threatening
to kill them. The MacCleary’s leave. Horace slaps Amanda and then embraces her,
saying he’s sorry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Doc
is looking at X-rays of Michael pointing out the subcutaneous layer beneath his
skin. They don’t know what it means.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael’s
parents check him out of the hospital but he refuses to go with them. He comes
right out and says his father is Billy Connors.
Michael wants to be left alone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Judge
Curwin finds out about the death of Dexter the mortician at the Sheriff’s
office. He tells them to call the state police, someone is killing the Curwins.
Tom the town drunk just happens to be at the Sheriff’s office. He tells the
Sheriff that it was Billy who killed the Curwins only it wasn’t Billy, it was
the MacCleary boy come back as Billy. The Sheriff tells him to go eat
breakfast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
has something going on with his upper back. He covers it with a bandage. When
the Doc tries to look at it Michael attacks him and flees. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tom
tries to warn the MacCleary’s about their son and is warned by Mr. MacCleary to
stay away. Tom the drunk runs to some kind of waterworks building. Michael
appears from his hiding place and begins a monologue about where they used to
hide when they were kids. It took him seventeen years and just like the Cicadas
he is back. Tom flees but Michael now transformed into the Beast catches him
and throws him on high voltage equipment. The Sheriff and the deputy go to
investigate the power outage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
MacCleary’s ask Doc about Billy Connors. They hear about his love of the woods
and communication with animals. The sheriff shows up wanting to talk to Michael
after finding Tom Laws dead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Third night –this title finds us back at Amanda’s home with Michael lurking
about and then just walking right in without knocking. He finds Amanda in the
kitchen. He tells her to drive away, to leave and go until she is far away. He tells her whoever killed the others is
going to come for her because she’s a Curwin. Michael hears the Cicadas and
says soon they will be shedding their skins.
He tells her to leave right now. Amanda runs up stairs to change. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
unable to resist tears the doorknob off her door and barges in. He stops
himself from killing her, and like Zhora the replicant in Bladerunner, he
crashes out the door on the second floor in a hail of glass and lands on the
ground. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once
again he’s back in the hospital, with an audience of Deputy, Sheriff, the
MacClearys, Amanda and Doc. The doc removes the bandage on his upper back revealing
the weirdness. Michael asks his parents to kill him, in an hour it will be too
late. He tells Amanda to go. Michael explains to his parents that he needs to
die to save everyone. He says – he killed Edwin and Dexter. They deserved it,
but not Tom, Tom had been his friend.
He’s gone crazy. Kill me or you won’t be able to stop him. They strap
Michael to the bed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The full
moon is out and Michael tells them to go to Lionel Curwin’s house. Visit the
root cellar and then they’ll see. So the sheriff and Mr. MacCleary go to check
it out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile
Horace is telling Judge Curwin he wants to kill that boy to keep him away from
Amanda. The judge tells him it could be another victim of the maniac killer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
starts seizing at the hospital. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Sheriff, Deputy and Mr. MacCleary find another skeleton in the Root cellar of
Lionel Curwin’s house. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amanda is
an upset and inexperience driver. She ends up crashing through a roadblock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael
awakens and begins the final transformation. Some fun uses of special effects
bladders. Horace and the Judge are just in time to witness as he rips out his
restraints. Horace shoots him twice and everyone runs out of the room except
Horace who is killed by Michael the beast. The Beast escapes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Sheriff, the MacClearys and Doc find Horace dead in a tree while looking for
Michael the Beast. They also find the Beast’s shedded skin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Judge empties his safe and heads for the Police station to ask for refuge after
driving away from the beast. Mr. MacCleary asks why the Curwins. The judge
tells him it was Billy Connors. Lionel apparently turned Billy Connors into the
beast. Lionel caught Billy with his wife
and killed her and then took Billy and locked him in the cellar and starved him
into a state that he ate corpses, first Lionel’s dead wife then Lionel’s
clients at the funeral home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Judge
Curwin locks himself in a cell to protect himself. The beast beats at the door
then stops. The room fills with the sounds of cicadas and the Beast breaks
through the wall and decapitates Judge Curwin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amanda
awakens from her accident and sees the Beast. In a repeat of the beginning of
the film, she runs through the woods from the monster, trips and is knocked out
cold. The monster rapes her. She comes to and screams seeing the beast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Sheriff, the Deputy, the Doc and the MacClearys track down the Beast and find
Amanda. As the MacClearys venture further they find the beast and a struggle
ensues as the beast tries to kill Mr. MacCleary. Mrs. MacCleary is forced to
shoot the beast through the head. And that is the end of ‘The Beast Within”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is
a bonus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the
flip side of the disc is <i>Bat People</i>! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think
bats are cute, but if you find them terrifying then this is the movie for you.
Maybe a double bill with 1979’s ‘Nightwing’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John and
Cathy Beck are on a honeymoon/work weekend, visiting beautiful Carlsbad Cavern.
Foolishly jaunting off on their own they slip into a small cave full of bugs.
It’s pretty gross to see that many mealworms and cock roaches writhing around.
While in the cave they are attacked by a bat. The husband is bitten. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
couple hit the slopes. While riding the ski lift John is hit with visions of
bats attacking his wife. Shaking it off the couple go swooshing down the
slopes, having a great time. As they end their night in the hot tub with slushy
cocktails, proclaiming their love, John chokes on his cocktail and crushes the
glass. His wife insists he get medical care.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next
morning he stops in at the medical clinic. The ski bum doctor bandages his hand
and at Cathy’s urging they go to hospital five miles away for rabies treatment.
He prepares a big old hypodermic needle and injects John’s stomach. John has a
reaction and starts seizing. The doctor
injects him with something else to counteract the allergic reaction. John Beck
gets admitted to the hospital. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Cathy tracks down Doc Kipling the ski bum on
the slopes to hear what happened. Cathy explains John’s episodes worrying he
may have rabies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A killer
swarm of bats attack a girl outside her trailer. John is writhing in his bed
and his hand begins to transform into a bat claw. The night nurse is
interrupted and then investigating the sound she is attacked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John
finds out the next day that the night nurse died in an accident. He tells Cathy
he needs a psychiatrist immediately and he doesn’t want to leave the hospital. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next,
John is shopping for something for Cathy, he’s seized for a moment and contains
himself when Sergeant Ward asks him if he’s alright and asks him if he heard
anything while in the hospital last night and shows him John’s hospital wristband
found near the crime scene. John tries to force it back on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That
night John sneaks out of his hotel room and steals a sweater off of a
mannequin. A couple smoking grass and making out, part company. After the woman
is left alone a bat creature chases her through the trailer park and corners
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John
wakes up screaming. Cathy comforts him. Sergeant Ward comes knocking at their
motel room door early that morning, asking to talk with John while leering at
Cathy. He tells John about the trailer park girl getting her throat ripped out.
He shows John a bandage found at the crime scene. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next
day John sees the ski bum doctor who gives him some prescriptions to help John
with his nightmares that “would knock out an elephant.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John
starts having an attack and tells Cathy to leave. He fights against the attack
and sneaks out of the hospital, steals an ambulance and goes driving around all
sweaty. Creepy Sergeant Ward chases the ambulance through the picturesque
mountain community. Car chases were so popular in the 70s. As they race across
the flatlands John drives the Sergeant Ward off the road and continues on until
he rolls the ambulance. He runs across the scrub of the desert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cathy
gets questioned by Sergeant Ward as to John’s whereabouts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John
startles a drunk, they talk. John diagnoses him. John starts puking and having
visions of bats. The Drunk is found dead
and John has hazy flash backs of killing the poor drunk as he walks into a
cave. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sergeant
Ward continues to question Cathy. Cathy insists that John wouldn’t hurt anyone
and breaks down crying. Sergeant Ward consoles her and then kisses her and gets
aggressive telling Cathy he is the only that can help her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John
lurks in a cave, watching tourists. He stalks and kills a girl in a cool plaid
jacket taking photos. He then takes her car and drives back to the hospital,
dons a lab coat and has a seizure near a nurse. He then attacks her and gets a
bag of plasma out and drinks it. The nurse escapes to Sergeant Ward who goes to
investigate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They
find a recording made by John on a tape deck he found in some tourist’s car and
recorded in the cavern. He talks about what is happening to him, his
metamorphosis. This is actually an interesting montage as you hear John’s voice
describing his separation from society as he prowls Carlsbad Cavern and eats a
rat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cathy
comes back to the hotel and John is waiting for her. John lurks in the shadows
telling her to keep the lights off. He tells her to go home and that the caves
are his new home. Sergeant Ward checks in on her and leaves, while John hides.
Cathy convinces John that he’s having an allergic reaction. She professes her
love and they make love. While making
love John has an attack and transforms. Cathy sees him in Bat creature form, screams
and faints. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
front desk checks on Cathy and finds her in the room alone. They figure she had
a nightmare. The next day Cathy lures Sergeant Ward to the Caves of Carlsbad
Cavern. There a normal looking John is lurking in the rocks. The sergeant does
some police brutality on John and then John transforms into the bat creature
thing and attacks him back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sergeant
Ward is pretty beat up and unable to explain what happened. He and Cathy drive
somewhere and there is a bat montage. Then bats are splattering Sergeant Ward’s
windshield. He drives off the road and gets stuck. Cathy opens the door and
says goodbye and bats swarm in and attack the Sergeant. Sergeant Ward blows his
brains out with a shotgun knowing there is no escape. Cathy walks into the dark
desert and enters a cave and the film ends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Aside
from some great cinematography, Bat People is also populated with veteran
character actors. Sergeant Ward, who kind of looks like what I imagine Matthew
McConaughey’s dad would, is portrayed by Michael Pataki who has acted in Star
Trek, Rocky IV, Halloween and much more. The actor portraying John Beck has
also guested on ‘Star Trek the Original series’ as the sweaty guy who infects
everyone in ‘The Naked Time’. Also from Star Trek TOS’ Paul Carr in a brilliant
turn as the Ski Bum Doctor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So both
of these films have a seasoned cast, central characters going through monstrous
transformations that require lots of sweating and seizure-like movements. They
also feature couples with an unbreakable bond. They are time capsules to their
eras and there are some pretty funny one-liners if you pay attention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really
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to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>write this guest blog. If you are interested in
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Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-91881183904598199882015-02-27T17:53:00.000-06:002015-02-27T17:53:18.921-06:00The Women Behind the Men of Horror: A Dollar Bin Horror Spotlight for Women in Horror Month!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.womeninhorrormonth.com/">Women In Horror Month</a> is a time to celebrate the women who have made an impact in the horror industry. Started by Hannah Neurotica, every February lets us reflect on how women make an impact on the genre, which is considered a "male dominated" field. Now in its sixth year, I wanted to do something a little different. So far, my women in horror post and been about women I look up to and most of the posts I've read have been by amazing women in horror speaking of other women who have inspired them to do what they love. I wanted to take a moment to ask men in horror who inspired them? Who, either in their profession or personal life, has made them want to be a part of this glorious world of terror and mayhem?<br />
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I asked these five wonderful men in horror the same question: <i>Can you tell me about a woman who has inspired you to work in horror or to recall a woman whom you have worked with in a horror film and talk about your experience working with her and the impact she has made on you.</i><br />
The answers I got were touching, intriguing, and made me so happy to be part of this wonderful world of horror.<br />
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First we have<b> Damien Glonek</b> who is one of the two men behind my biggest obsession, Living Dead Dolls! He is someone I personally look up to in horror and his creations have brought me joy and happiness in abundance. This is what he had to say:<br />
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I always found Maila Nurmi aka Vampira to be quite inspiring. At a time when women weren't generally looked upon as being morbid celebrities, Maila created her Vampira character and broke all the molds. Sexy and creepy there was no one alive like Vampira. She was very ahead of her time and despite her displeasures with her predecessor I also have to admire Elvira in the same ways of (yes creating a similar character). The character she created with Elvira and how she merchandised and held unto all the rights is something similar to what we always aimed to do with Living Dead Dolls. Never lose sight of the original goal and always hang on to your creation. But if I had to choose one woman who inspired me with horror, it would be my mother. Being the black sheep growing up, not fitting in and developing a growing fascination with all things horror she never derailed me or second guessed any of it. Always encouraged me to do what I loved and thought nothing out of the ordinary of my interests. When the time came and we first started making Living Dead Dolls, my mother helped me make the outfits and couldn't be more proud of what they have accomplished all these years later.<br />
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Next we speak with<b> Lloyd Kaufman</b>, whom needs no introduction. Troma films have been a staple in horror movie fan's collections since the dawn of time! The man is a living legend! I mean, who hasn't seen 'The Toxic Avenger' at least a dozen times? This is what he had to say on a women whom inspired many film makers and actors:<br />
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A woman who has inspired me and countless other independent filmmakers is Debbie Rochon. I first worked with Debbie in 1994 on the set of Tromeo and Juliet, where she played Ness. Debbie displayed a quiet grace and bravery in taking on the role of Juliet's sympathetic lesbian lover in the midst of a very homophobic era. This was four years before the tragic murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, and many years before the gradual mainstream cultural acceptance of homosexuality. Throughout her long career she continued to consistently prove her fearlessness and willingness to take on controversial roles without hesitation. I went on to direct her in several other Troma films, including Terror Firmer, The Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie, and most recently Return to Nuke'em High Volumes 1 & 2. From my experiences with Debbie, I've come to respect her as a great actress who is 100% devoted to independent films and the independent film industry. There is no doubt that she is beautiful and talented enough to be embraced by mainstream Hollywood, yet she has stayed loyal to the local New York City and Canadian independent movie scene. In 2003, she had an unfortunate accident on the set of an unreleased independent film involving a prop machete that left her right hand badly severed. It took her over three years of physical therapy to get over the pain and regain limited use of her hand, but this huge setback did nothing to dampen her devotion to independent cinema. She continued to act and actively participate in the industry, which is a testament to the strength of her resolve. Her success is even more inspiring in the context of the extremely male-dominated horror genre, which still struggles with a thinly veiled chauvinistic culture. I've actually written an essay that addresses this called "Gynophobia & the Blood Ceiling in the World of Horror," (Click <a href="http://www.lloydkaufman.com/roids/2011/12/13/gynophobia-the-blood-ceiling-in-the-world-of-horror/">HERE</a> to read). Her success is a direct challenge to anyone in the horror industry who still stubbornly subscribes to the idea that women are delicate and can't handle a little blood and guts. Debbie also recently directed her first film called "Model Hunger," which I have a small cameo in. She's had incredible success in her career despite the odds being stacked against her, and she should be a source of inspiration to all women who want to get into the horror industry.<br />
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Third is <b>Derrick Carey</b>, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at Cinema Wasteland here in Ohio. He's a fantastic producer, editor, director, and all around kick ass man who was a big part of the film 'Hole in the Wall', which will be screening at this year's Wasteland! Here is the lady whom he chose to speak about:<br />
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The funny thing is about this question is that the vast majority of filmmakers who I talk to in the industry are women. To pick one that inspires me is actually a silly proposition as they all inspire me immensely. The women in horror movement and those involved with it are amazing and it is something I stand behind full heartedly.<br />
I have been humbled and honored to work with, in my short time making micro-budget horror films and documentaries, women with whom I have admired and watched since I was little. <br />
If I were to tell one story about a woman who inspired how I present myself and handle fans at conventions, it would have to be the amazing Miss Linnea Quigley. Jason Paul Collum and I had the privilege of sharing a space with her in 2011 at Flashback weekend for our documentary on her, Brinke Stevens, and Michelle Bauer entitled Screaming in High Heels: The Rise and Fall of the Scream Queen Era. Over the course of the weekend Linnea and I talked about a wide variety of things concerning her films and fans. She had lines all weekend, and the fans varied from ravenous Return of the Living Dead fans to fans of the fact she is a beautiful woman. What struck me over the course of the weekend was that regardless of what was thrown at her, be it admiration or creepy lustful musings, she handled herself with poise and always showed respect to everyone that came to her table to take a picture with her or sign memorabilia. It’s hard, over the course of 3 days, to keep up a persona for fans. It gets exhausting. Most people think that it’s nothing and that these people should be so ecstatic for the adulation they receive. It’s not always roses. Linnea, regardless of the amazing icon she is historically as a woman in the B-Film industry, never once let anything get to her and was insanely approachable to everyone. There were times I questioned how she could be so trusting of fans and open to them. She just brushed it off and smiled. <br />
“It’s all part of the gig”. <br />
That’s a professional. That’s someone that not only realizes that these people are the life blood of her career, but that this is what she signed on for when she decided to be an actress in over 100 films. I highly respect her for that. Every time I am at a convention and/or film festival for one of my films, I always remember that every last person that comes up to my table matters, even the ones that have nothing good to say. They are all me, and regardless what side of the table I have been or am on, we are all there for a reason, we love horror.<br />
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Our fourth participant is <b>Cory Udler</b>, whom I also met at Wasteland and adore to the fullest extent. I saw his film 'The Girl Who Played with the Dead' at Wasteland and will go on record as saying it is one of my favorite indie films ever! With Derrick Carey, he makes some of the best indie films around! He chose to speak of two amazing women who inspired him:<br />
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As usual I'm going to ignore the rules and name not one but two women I have had the pleasure of not only working with but becoming friends with.<br />
First is Shannon Lark and second is Paula Duerksen. Paula I met on social media via our mutual love and friendship with Lloyd Kaufman. From that Paula was a part of Incest Death Squad 2 and from that came Mediatrix, a script Paula wrote and a movie she starred in. I have never been around a more dynamic person in my entire life. Her glaring talents aside, she's an addicting personality. I never looked at Mediatrix as me "directing a woman's script". I looked at it as me being fortunate enough to work with her and bring her ideas to life. We busted our asses on that movie, all of us, together. Like a little cult.<br />
I had originally had Debbie Rochon pegged to play the Virgin Mary in that movie. I don't even remember why that didn't happen anymore. But, it didn't and I needed a punk rock Virgin Mary. Tom Lodewyck had just worked with Shannon Lark on one of Joe Hollow's movies. He said she'd be great so we made the arrangements. I was a little nervous working with her, she was someone I admired from her work with the Viscera movement. I had read interviews with her online and just really respected who she was and what she stood for. We had one day to shoot all of her scenes. It was a dream to be able to make that movie with her. For some reason she likes slumming around with me. Someday I'd like to do a big project with her, not another $2,000 wonder. Her latest short, "I Am Monster", is more subversive and smart than anything going on in the genre. She's the high water mark not just for women in horror but for everyone in horror.<br />
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Last, but certainly not least, is the incomparable <b>Tom Sullivan</b>. This man is not only a living legend, but the nicest person I have ever met...ever! He is the man behind the unbelievably fantastic effects of 'The Evil Dead', 'The Fly 2', 'Army of Darkness'...I could go on for days! He give us some amazing incites on three women who've inspired him and what is was really like on set to work with them:<br />
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There are three women who inspired me in the very beginning of my career in special effects make-up. I speak of Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss and Theresa Tilly who gave chilling performances in the original The Evil Dead. While it's one thing to apply make up on an actor, to see the actors make that creation come alive and frighten audiences is such a treat and so satisfying that it is the highlight of my artistic life.<br />
But there is so much more. The conditions during the film's production were spartan, we were all far away from our homes and families and we were shooting in the chilly Winter for almost two months.<br />
And the "Ladies of the Evil Dead" had to endure my inexperience. <br />
The first challenge for them were the face molds I made of each of them. I did those in the basement of Sam Raimi's home and were simple, one piece molds of the front of their faces. I didn't know about Alginate, a soft mold making material that dentists use for making molds of your teeth. It's that minty tasting stuff. So I taped aluminum foil to cover their hair and greased their eyebrows with petroleum jelly and poured Hydrocal over there faces and waited the half hour or so for it to set. Hydrocal gets very warm, some say hot as it sets up. Uncomfortably hot. I recall giving them a notepad so they could communicate and they were all anxious to get the molds off as soon as possible. And I did. As soon as possible. No burns but having your face cast is a claustrophobic exercise and they were all troopers despite the long ordeal.<br />
And the molds came out perfectly.<br />
Then several weeks later we were on location outside Morristown, Tennessee and at the cabin in the woods. The cabin had no heat, electricity, water, toilets, windows, doors, but it did have about three inches of cow manure carpeting the floor.<br />
So there was some work to do and all pitched in to get the cabin in shape.<br />
Betsy was the first make up subject. I recall waking her up about 4:00am as I figured the make up would take 3 or 4 hours to apply the make up. Betsy woke up and I took her to a room with a cot and she laid down, fell back asleep and I applied the make up. Due to some discussions between Sam Raimi and I we changed the concept of the '"deadite" designs so on Betsy I was making it up as I went along. I applied liquid latex rubber onto Betsy in the form of veins radiating out from her eyes. It took 5 hours to do and we made it to the cabin just in time as the Sun was coming up and the shot had to be done during the night. Betsy played Linda and Bruce, playing as Ash had to drag Linda off the porch, down the steps and out into the yard as the possessed Linda shrieked and screamed. This was the very first scene we'd shot that was a "horror" scene. And Betsy shocked us all. Her deadite was angry and supernatural and I remember the stunned silence of the crew reacting to Betsy's performance. If you watch that scene again you can just make out the vein make up.<br />
But it would get worse. The contact lenses were nothing like they have today. They were thick plastic, hemispheric, and completely opaque. The actors could see nothing with these contacts on.<br />
The optometrist who designed them had warned us about not keeping them in the actor's eyes for more than 15 minutes at at time. And he gave us a bottle of sterile solution to keep their eyes lubricated. It was dangerous to allow the eyes to dry out. The sterile solution was gone in a day or two. Without running water, the only liquid on set was coffee and that was used instead of water. Yikes.<br />
Ellen had the lion's share of the make up and had to endure the cold in a short nightgown. The night scene where she is running in the forest and the vine attack scene was freezing, tiring and endless. I did my best keeping a blanket ready for Ellen in between takes but again, Sam had found real show business troopers.<br />
Ellen had to fall back into the small trap door, doing her own stunts while blind with the contact lenses in place. From the angle I saw her fling herself back into the trapdoor hole that had been dug, I couldn't believe she didn't crack her head on the trapdoor frame. Yeesh.<br />
Theresa also had a tough time. She is in a fight scene with Ash and Scotty and was rigged with a fake arm that Scotty would attempt to cut off. The scene took a couple of days to shoot. I wound up using my vein design for Theresa's character Shelly so that make up was built up and took the 4 to 5 hours to apply. The actors would have to wear the make up all day long and days were running14 to 16 hours a day.<br />
The fun goes out of make up in an hour so wearing it all day is taxing and disturbing thus creating the term, "the latex point". That is where the actor's face wants the make up off . I think it's something similar to tissue rejection like a bad organ transplant. But they all trooped on.<br />
The script required that Linda's head be cut off. So I had to make a full head mold of Betsy. I had never done a larger face cast than the front of a face.<br />
And of course I screwed it up.<br />
The mold was done in two parts. Again I didn't use the Alginate and it was not known to me. So it was all done with the Hydrocal again.<br />
I did not properly cover here hairline on her forehead so when I applied the Hydrocal plaster it embraced her hair and that was a problem. <br />
With two halves to the mold Betsy was under this heavy mold for about 2 hours. And it is cooking her head.<br />
So when I tried to separate the molds Betsy let me know the front mold was solidified to her bangs. So I couldn't separate the molds.<br />
My solution was to carefully lift up the front mold and with a single edge razor blade held by two fingers I slowly moved my fingers and razor up under the mold trying not to cut off her nose. All the time the hot mold is pulling on her hair and hurting her. I remember the pit in my stomach. I didn't want to hurt anyone. Yeesh, again.<br />
It must have taken ten minutes to get the razor up to Betsy's hairline and carefully cut her hair and finally freed her from the mold.<br />
And then there was more. Betsy was in her Linda deadite make up and had to emerge from the grave Ash had dug and walk toward Ash as he clubs her with a beam. In the film it looks like a heavy wooden beam but it was a Styrofoam beam. Sounds better than being hit by a wooden beam but it's was not. Betsy was being clobbered and it hurt.<br />
And of course Betsy is wearing the contacts so she is blind and can't see the beam coming. Yeesh. If you look closely you can see the beam breaking against Betsy head. In fact as that was the only beam we had Bruce had to hold the beam together so he could hit Betsy some more. <br />
When I see The Evil Dead it is like watching a home movie. I can tell you where I was standing during the shots I witnessed and I will never forget what those three fine actresses went through to create their memorable roles.<br />
And for all my inexperience, and the discomfort and pain they went through, today they tell me I was their protector during the shoot. I tried my best and Betsy, Ellen and Theresa made my make ups come alive and I couldn't be more proud of what they did, especially under the rough conditions. They will always be special people for me and my inspiration increases every time we meet.<br />
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I want to end this post with a little something special that really hit me in the heart. Damien Glonek said something to me while speaking about this post that sums up what this whole thing is about...he said "it is "our" genre". I can't think of a better quote to end with...it is OUR genre!Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-62245402118407491652015-02-07T13:46:00.001-06:002015-02-07T14:00:13.723-06:00Dollar Bin Horror Spotlight - The Grand Hotel by Scott Kenemore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When a desk clerk welcomes a group of tourists into his mysterious and crumbling hotel, the last thing he expects is that a lone girl on his tour may hold the power to unravel the hidden mystery that has lain for untold centuries within the structure’s walls...<br />
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Scott Kenemore is know for his badass zombie literature. He's taught us how to be Zen like a zombie in <i>The Zen of Zombie: Better Living Through the Undead</i>, He taught us how to be as savvy in the workforce as the undead in <i>Z.E.O.: How to Get A(Head) in Business</i>, and he even taught us how to fight like a walker in <i>The Art of Zombie Warfare</i>. But this time, Scott has veered in a new direction and is taking us on a tour of <i><b>The Grand Hotel</b></i>, where the residents each have a story to tell, and one red-headed girl holds the key to it all.<br />
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The story it not just one tale, but a compilation of 11 stories from the various residents of the hotel. The book is narrated by the hotel's desk clerk, who is giving a grand tour to a group of tourists. He makes stops along the way to visit the hotel's permanent residents. Each recalls there own back story to the tour group, and there's something for everyone in this book! Do you like ghosts AND cooking? Well you'll love it when you get to "Chef Dunnally" (each section of the book is named after the resident telling their story...so it's easy to keep up!). Or what about a corpse who pays his rent on time (unlike some of you folks who are still living?) Well then the first twisted tale is just for you in "Mister Pence". And of course, being that I love my doll collection, my favorite character was "Ms. Kvasov"...who's story wasn't my favorite overall, but the character herself had a hobby after my own heart...a room full of life-sized and life-like mannequins to dance with! Her actually story is a bit darker than her personality and is marked by betrayal, a horrible accusation, and a money-hungry gypsy.<br />
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While each resident has a wonderful story of their own, the book still intertwines everything and it's connection lies with the desk clerk/host with the most and one of the tourists with red hair...which ends with one more fascinating story that ties everything together. After each tale, the clerk keeps asking the red-headed girl questions about what she had just heard. Her answers are amazing and give the book an underlying moral compass that makes it not only an interesting read, but in a way a thought-provoking one too.<br />
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I would say Scott Kenemore's venture outside of the zombie sub-genre is a great success and that <i>The Grand Hotel</i> is a grand read! I can't wait to see what he does next and I hope he keeps venturing out into new territories in horror/supernatural writing. With a little something for everyone, there is sure to be at least one story that tickles your fancy. You can pick up your copy on Amazon today by clicking <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Grand-Hotel-A-Novel/dp/1940456088">HERE</a>!!!</b><br />
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XOXO Rhonny Reaper<!--3-->Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-2972658087008012342015-01-25T09:00:00.000-06:002015-01-25T09:00:01.526-06:00It Came From Netflix:John Dies At The End (2012)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Eric Polk-<br />
If you've read a lot of my posts over the years, you know I almost always miss the boat when it comes to talked-about movies. I'd seen so many of my fellow horror lovers rave about this nutty, hilarious film upon its initial release. Finally, it's my turn to give this a view.<br />
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Loosely based on the novel by David Wong and directed by legendary Don Coscarelli, the story revolves mainly around two college dropouts. One, David, tells his story of psychic powers to reporter Arnie Blondestone(played by the awesome Paul Giamatti).It comes to find out David and his friend John(you know, the one who dies at the end?) are both under the influence of a drug called Soy Sauce, giving them the ability to see a non-linear perception of time and perception of alternate dimensions. If only they flew around in a blue police box.<br />
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The story continues with them, friend Amy and dog Bark Lee stepping into an alt universe where they must confront and destroy an organic computer known as Korror so as not for it to travel into their dimension. This was one of the zanier films I've seen in recent years. Some of the drug scenes were a bit tedious but the monsters, the scene where Bark Lee talks(you don't chose the soy sauce, the soy sauce chooses you), the lackadaisical attitudes John and Dave have to saving the world, it all works for me. I'm told the novel is very different and much better than the movie which means I must read and review this down the road. A top ten nominee, for sure.<br />
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By Eric Polk-<br />
The cool thing about Redbox is, on occasion, they carry horror films which may have fallen under your radar. <i>Smiley</i> is a good example, having made my Top Ten back in 2012. <i>Bloodworx</i> is another shining, bloody beacon of the lesser-known good horror movies.<br />
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Two college students, looking to make some righteous bucks, respond to an ad from a pharmaceutical company in need of test subjects. Run by Cylon #6 of new <i>Battlestar Galactica </i>fame, the kids settle in with a collection of both young and old to let the drug work its wonderworking power. Like all good 'under the influence of an experimental drug' horror movies, the side effects prove deadly for many involved. The one sucking down the placebos has to stop the madness before it's too late. Otherwise, Eric Roberts just may show up!<br />
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From beginning to end, this movie is solid. While it's by-the-numbers, there is plenty of gore and insanity to keep your interest. No real visible flaws in this. Worth a look.<br />
<br />Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-56001704884085367702015-01-23T13:54:00.001-06:002015-01-23T13:54:58.424-06:00It Came From Netflix:The ABCs of Death(2012)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Eric Polk-<br />
Nothing like a timely review of a talked-about movie. Before I begin, I'd like to mention the teacher charged with a felony for showing this to her classroom doesn't warrant a jail sentence. Poor judgement? Yes! Deserved to lose her job? Yes! There are a litany of problems in our American education system that should take priority over whether or not someone should go to prison for showing a movie. The priorities of The Powers That Be continue to baffle and irritate this one!.<br />
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<i>The ABCs of Death </i>are 26 segments directed by 26 directors popular in the world of horror. There are a variety of stories ranging from The End of The World, animation, Japanese torture porn(!), Man vs. Dog, etc. Like all horror anthologies, there are some great scenes(A,B,H,N, X,Y) but unlike <i>Creepshow</i>, even <i>Tales From The Hood</i>, there are a couple of segments that just go way too far. Showing a man punch a dog even though he has no choice really wasn't necessary. The hooker stomping a kitty made me shut this off for awhile. Thanks to this crap, anything that is good about this movie is overshadowed by certain directors needs to shock rather than tell a story. I'm not saying this is two hours of garbage, but it is pretty close.<br />
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If this movie would have kept with some of its humor and, such as in X, a pure revenge motif, I would have enjoyed this much better. For depicting scenes of both animal and child cruelty, I hereby induct <i>The ABCs of Death </i>as the first member into The Crazy Fat Ethel II Hall of Shame:Class of 2015<br />
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<br />Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-56692839168027629062015-01-18T09:00:00.000-06:002015-01-18T09:00:01.677-06:00It Came From Netflix:New Year's Evil(1980)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Eric Polk-<br />
A new year, a new series of movies to praise, skewer or just remain indifferent. <i>New Year's Evil</i> comes to us at the height of the slasher sub genre craze of the early 1980s. While it's by the numbers, there are some things that makes this one stand out.<br />
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It's New Year's Eve. A lady named Blaze(Diane Sullivan to her mother) is hosting a countdown party on tv complete with rock band Shadow performing a very good soundtrack. Taking telephone calls, one inspired individual threatens to kill one 'Naughty Girl' when the clock strikes twelve in each time zone. I assume this is within the continental Untied States.<br />
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The chase is on between her, the cops and the killer who sounds so damn eloquent with his voice changer. Naughty girls get whacked. Shadow rocks. Cheesy secondary story line between Blaze and her son. Obvious twist. The movie, for its flaws, isn't terrible. While I didn't like the killer reveal early in this film, it was well-acted for a slasher, good kill scenes and the music is pretty awesome. Worth a look.<br />
<br />Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-82388582325517021902015-01-16T17:07:00.003-06:002015-01-16T17:09:15.882-06:00DBH Redbox Theatre:Tusk(2014)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A joint review by Rhonny Reaper and Eric Polk-<br />
Sup Reaps! Eric here, and boy, oh boy, do we have a movie to review today. Kevin Smith's <i>Tusk </i>has been generating all kinds of buzz within the horror community so it was our turn to check this mutha out.<br />
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Podcasters Wallace Bryton(Justin Long) and Teddy Craft(Haley Joel Osment...yes, that Haley Joel Osment) host <i>The Not-See Party</i>(say it again...slowly) in which they riff on viral videos. Wallace flies to land of Ol' Canada to interview a 'Net celeb famous for severing his leg. Unfortunately, the boy commits suicide, leaving Wallace to find another person to interview. Enter Howard Howe:retired seaman. For free room and board, Wallace listens to the sane, well-rounded individual discuss his days on the open sea, and how he was rescued by a walrus.<br />
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From there, Wallace is drugged and that's when the real bitch of the movie begins. Where to begin? How about the fact that this movie is as cohesive as a soup sandwich. Flashbacks which bog this movie into an unnecessary morass. The chilling moments between Howard and Wallace. The big reveal that made me either want to say brilliant or bullshit. Then we come to Johnny Depp. I haven't laughed that hard at a character since I watched Milton Waddams in <i>Office Space </i>for the first time.<br />
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Is there such a thing as a walrus fetish? What was with the scene in the pool between Wallace E. Walrus and Dr. Clayton Forrester's psychotic cousin? To say this movie is all over the place is saying the sun sets in the west. Overall, I liked it because it's a glorious mishmash that follows its own logic. Something some horror movies try to do and fail.<br />
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For on this movie, I'm going to turn the microphone over to our lord and mistress, Ms. Rhonny Reaper.<br />
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Ok folks, It's Rhonny here and...the biggest thing I can say for Tusk is...I loved it, but I wanna know what the fuck did I just watch!!!<br />
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I've seen a LOT of weird shit...but Tusk is the biggest WTF movie I've seen in a long ass time. It was hilarious, it was disturbing, it was so out there that it was brilliant...and I have trouble coming up with the words to describe how I feel. I love Justin Long. He did an amazing job and while I was laughing at the stupidity and absurdity of the plot, I still felt horrible for this guy. How often does a fucking loon wanna turn your ass into a WALRUS!?!?! Not often. The actual "walrus" creature was...hideous. I mean but fucking ugly. And Howard, the crazy loon with the wild idea to bring back his "savior" Mr. Tusk? Fucking OUT THERE man! I mean he was just...he tried to blame drugging the guy on a brown recluse! He cut off his legs, sewed his arms to his body and put him in a suit made of human flesh, he swam with him naked and either tried to drown him or force him to...well...suck it! Still not sure on that one though, it was a bit of an odd scene and I'd have to see it again, but either way, still fucked up. And the ending was sad...I actually felt horribly sad. Such a funny fucked up movie, and yet I still got sad to see the end.<br />
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Now Eric mentioned Johnny Depp's character...and yeah, it was even more bizarre than the rest of the fucking movie! Like really, it wasn't necessary for him to be as fucking out there or funny as he was, but I'm SOOOO glad he was! I couldn't even breathe when he came on screen. The accent, the way he described everything...you have to see it to believe it!<br />
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One final note...I have a HUGE crush on Justin Long...do you understand how hard it is to see him now as hot after seeing him as a fucking walrusoid creature!?!?!?! I CAN'T EVEN!!!Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-54253118773576289752015-01-09T16:44:00.003-06:002015-01-09T16:45:03.564-06:00The Crazy Fat Ethel II Hall of Shame:Class of 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little late to the game as usual, but all good horror bloggers have a best of/worst of list. I'm not any different. Unlike other bloggers, however, I take the worst horror movies seen in a given year, place them in a shrine named after perhaps THE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!! Unlike most years, 2014 was not that bad in the world of horror. Some great, most meh, but I still found some doozies that achieve the honor of <i>Summa Cum Lousy!</i><br />
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A lost honeymooning couple in the Dominican Republic wind up at a bar courtesy of a very helpful cabbie and then, while knocked out, the wife becomes part of a satanic ritual in which..surprise, surprise...she's impregnated.<br />
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Last year, inducted a Dario Argento movie almost earned me a trip to the hospital. I was that ill from inducting a movie from my favorite film director. This year, I have 0 qualms placing his take on Dracula into the Hall of Shame. The man who gave us the elegance of <i>Suspiria </i>resorts to lousy CGI to tell his tale. The praying mantis did this one in for me.</div>
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Note to self:When you meet John Amplas at Cinema Wasteland in April, DO NOT ask him about this movie if you do not wish to wind up in the Cuyahoga County Jail because you punched him for being in this...film. This movie would give Alice Robb enough ammo to continue to bash us horror fans. Low-budget shouldn't mean low effort. Laughable dialogue, action, you name it. Russ Meyer thinks seeing these women in cages is messed up. <i>I Spit On Your Grave</i> thinks this movie is misogynistic. </div>
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It was only a matter of time before the unlikely worlds of horror and....Glee met in this awful slasher movie not worthy of licking the boots of <i>The Forest</i> and <i>Don't Go In The Woods...Alone. </i>The attempts at comedy are rather tragic, the attempts at horror are even worse. Having Meat Loaf as the main character makes me question if when he sang "I Would Do Anything For Love(But I Won't Do That)" was he not referring to this movie. The bad guy singing crappy metal just made me want to toss the dvd into the trash heap. Instead, it earns an induction.</div>
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<i>A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.</i><br />
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So, this was a film I had only recently heard about (I'm behind...I know) and everyone seemed to have had an opinion on. Critics apparently loved it if you google reviews for it...other people I know personally who are horror fans were mixed. They either loved it or thought it was...for lack of a better term "meh". They said it was overhyped and "not terrible, but not amazing". I beg to differ.<br />
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The Babadook is brilliant. Just plain brilliant. I felt emotions and connections for ALL the characters (which is surprising for me since usually I just connect to one or maybe a few, but here every character had a part to play in this twisted tale and played it well). The little boy...I don't know where they found him, but I love him! He's a fucking terrifying little kid! Not to give any spoilers, but the scene in the car after the party...that little boy had me jumping! And poor mom...the deterioration of her connection with reality due to the Babadook was sad and disturbing. Her acting was spot on and left me with shivers. The mom and son's relationships with the other characters in the film gave it even more of that something that draws you into the story. I didn't want it to end! But when it did, it left you satisfied. And let's not forget the book! Babdook came from a pop-up book that mom read to her son for bed...and what a creepy little book it is. I love the artwork and the story in the book itself. It's a creepy little poem that turns completely sinister as the film progresses. <br />
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The writing, the style, the emotion, dark and unsettling feel to the home they lived it...everything fit together so wonderfully. And the best part...IT WAS ACTUALLY SCARY! It didn't rely of lots of blood or graphic nudity (which I love, but it's nice to see a film once in a while that's just a damn good film). It got inside your head and played tetherball with your emotions. I would recommend this movie to everyone. Whether you liked it or not, it's a film that should be seen at least once.Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-72146884000325081532014-12-05T09:00:00.000-06:002014-12-05T09:00:02.158-06:00Eric's Top Ten Movies of 2014By Eric Polk-<br />
Over time, I've never had a problem coming up with my favorite horror movie watched in the current year. There always seemed to be one movie towering over the rest of the celluloid thoroughbreds. This year, it was a helluva lot different. Three contenders(two disturbing, one an animated classic) each had a legit claim to my #1 Horror Movie of 2014. Before you read my top ten horror movies in 2014, understand in order to qualify for a spot, I've had to have watched the movie for the first time during the year not when it was originally released. Disclaimer out of the way, here we go...<br />
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#10-The Mist(2007)<br />
Movies adapted from Stephen King's horror novels are hit and miss. For every <i>Carrie </i>and <i>Misery</i>, you have <i>Firestarter </i>and <i>Graveyard Shift.</i> With <i>The Mist</i>, Frank Darabont spins his magic in the pre-<i>Walking Dead </i>era, giving us an enjoyable take on King's novella. The strength of this movie lies, of course, in its WTF ending. No wonder Stephen King was in awe. If it weren't for the cheesy SFX, this movie would have ranked higher.<br />
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#9-The Girl Who Played With The Dead(2014)<br />
If this is Wisconsin director Cory Udler's swan song, he goes out a champ! The spirit of Russ Meyer and Lloyd Kaufman(who appears in a...ummm...rather interesting cameo) is strong in this low-budget independent movie. Serial killers, cannibals, satanic lesbians. What is not to like about this movie? It's Troma by way of the land of diary!<br />
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#8-The Bay(2012)<br />
As you may or may not know, I'm not a huge fan of many found footage movies. If I'm watching them in the theater, I usually become sick because of all the shaky camera work. At home, they're just way too pristine too really indulge me.What sets this movie apart from others is the suspense which builds and builds. There is a despair in this film that tugs at your emotions because you know help will not becoming the citizens' way. For a low-budget movie, the effort is there from acting to makeup to monster.<br />
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#7-Haunt(2013)<br />
This movie is a bit maligned but,in my opinion, this is a great haunted house movie. Genuine hair-raising moment best watched in the dark. The dynamic between the two teens in this movie is surprisingly good. They don't sound like a couple of empty-headed idiots. I like the history of the house along with its flashbacks. Worth a look.<br />
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#6-Pontypool(2008)<br />
Here is a movie that my horror pals kept telling me to watch. Finally, I get the chance, and I wasn't disappointed. The low-budget of this movie forces it to be character-driven. The dread as Canadian Don Imus broadcasts the destruction of a small Canadian town due to a virus is palpable. The fear, the reality we aren't seeing much of what is going adds to suspense.<br />
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#5-Jacob's Ladder(1990)<br />
I truly love these kind of movies, the kind that are trippy, symbolic, and make you pay attention. You do have to watch this multiple times to get the entire meaning of what is going on. If you like you movies straight, non-linear, you won't like this movie. Don't let the mainstream casting and appearance by a pre-<i>Home Alone </i>Macaulay Culkin fool you, this is a horror movie. Albeit, one that is grounded in reality(PTSD and what the United States government did to solders during the war). There are some rather gruesome scenes that augment Jacob's journey into...well...I won't give it away here. If you haven't seen this, I highly recommend this to you.<br />
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This movie should have been a hardcore horror fan's dream. Three ubergeeks searching for the people behind perhaps the most controversial horror movie of all-time. What they get is a twisty-turny ride aboard the proverbial crazy train. This is a perfect blend of gore and psychological suspense worth repeat viewings! Unfortunately, this movie falls into the undiscovered treasures category.</div>
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It took me 21 years, but I finally was able to watch this movie that apparently is much beloved by all of my fellow horror pals. I can see why. This movie makes you laugh, feel sad. The visuals are just unbelievable. The songs, the characters. If I'd seen this movie in any other year, it would have topped my list. </div>
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From the cuddly fuzzies of Jack Skellington and his crew into the brutality and disturbance of this critically-acclaimed gore fest that does what so few horror movies can do:It disturbed me. It brought out my emotions, it made me cheer for the little boy as he faced his bullies and did what we wanted to do at his age. It made scream WTF as the numbing gore flowed in my screen. And then the climax and ending. I don't wish to see this movie again for quite a long time. A testament to its success.</div>
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It was so damn difficult choosing this movie over Found. The previously mentioned movie had all my feel buttons. But what separated these two fine films was Bill Paxton's performance as a father of two kids that is called upon by God to kill demons in human disguise(at least that is what he is told in his head). He is so damn convincing, it's a shame he never received even an Oscar nomination. Whereas Found goes overboard, Frailty holds back a fraction, letting the story and characters be the leaders. That is what I like in thrillers and horror movies these days. Thus, Frailty wins!</div>
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Sup Reaps! Eric here with my latest short story "Blitz", now available. For the associates and customers of the Stoningham, Pennsylvania Wal-Mart, the busiest shopping day of the year is about to turn into the deadliest. If you love <i>The Mist </i>or <i>Dawn of the Dead</i>, you'll enjoy this tale of blood, zombies and mystery. To pick up a copy for only 99 cents, just click the link below...<br />
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Wendy Robinson: "Brother, Can You Spare A Soul?"<br />
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And there you have it, Maniacs. The winner will be announced in a separate post. Good luck to our finalist!</div>
Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-2697138294886629682014-10-06T19:52:00.000-05:002014-10-06T19:52:00.962-05:00Dollar Bin Horror Giveaway - Mini Schitzo Living Dead Doll SIGNED by Ed Long and Damien Glonek!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't heard of Living Dead Dolls...wait...you're reading a blog ran by a woman obsessed with them...yes you have (if you somehow missed all my posts about them, start with my interview with them <a href="http://dollarbinhorror.blogspot.com/2013/10/dollar-bin-horror-interview-with-ed.html"><b>HERE</b></a>). And you know you love them. Maybe you won't tell your co-workers that you secretly want to horde little zombie/demon/horror dolls because they would be all freaked out, but you want to. You know you do...and I can help you start! (Holy shit...I sounded like a crack dealer there...anyway, keep reading!)</div>
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This past weekend at Cinema Wasteland, I got to hang out with Ed long and Damien Glonek, creators of LDD, once again. They are AWESOME people and if you can make it to a Cinema Wasteland or any convention they may be at, stop by the LDD table and get some dolls! Or go to <a href="http://mezcotoyz.com/">Mezcotoyz.com</a>! This time though, I brought back a little gift for one lucky Dollar Bin Horror reader!!!<br /><br />This giveaway is for a sealed Schitzo mini LDD signed in person by both Ed and Damien! The signature is on the shrink-wrap, so it's probably best to enjoy this little fella in the box...a little fun fact: Schitzo is based on a serial killer John Wayne Gacy! Winning is pretty simple, as usual. All you have to do is leave a COMMENT to this post with your NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, and tell me if this is your first LDD or if not, how many do you own? I love hearing from other collectors...or converting non-collectors into addicts! The contest will end on October 23rd and the winner will be announced both on the site and on that day's episode of Dollar Bin Horror Radio! This is probably my favorite contest I have done because LDDs are such a huge part of my life and my love for horror, so share with all your friends and good luck!!!</div>
Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-57005786150816210702014-09-25T17:52:00.004-05:002014-09-25T17:52:58.489-05:00Dollar Bin Horror Giveaway Winner!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And the winner of the two DVD horror film sets is...Nathan Hamilton!!! Congrats! You will be contacted shortly. Thanks to all who entered and keep an eye out for our next giveaway!!!Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-75908740531309444552014-09-11T17:21:00.000-05:002014-09-11T17:21:25.040-05:00Dollar Bin Horror Giveaway - DVD Collection Madness!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Halloween is creeping up fast, so now is the best time to find killer dvd collections cheap!!! But...isn't a free movie better? How about 19 movies for free!?!?!<br />
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This DBH giveaway is for the two dvd collections seen pictured. The first contains 10 zombie horror films totaling over 13 hours of horror! The second is a 9 movie collection of Puppet Master films (which has inspired me to be Blade for Halloween this year...can't wait to post pics)!!!<br />
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The winner will receive BOTH of these collections and it takes but a few seconds to enter. Just leave a COMMENT to this post with your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS and tell me what you're planning on dressing up as for Halloween! It's that simple folks!!! The winner will be randomly selected and announced on the site and on DBH Radio on Sept. 25th (2 weeks). Spread the word and GOOD LUCK!!!Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-70164935308963657742014-08-30T11:54:00.000-05:002014-08-30T11:54:53.509-05:00A Head Hauntresses Favorite Horror Movie(with special guest Mrs. Elizabeth Kathryn Gray)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sup Reaps, Eric here. If you've been following Head Hauntress Mrs. Elizabeth Kathryn Gray of the Halloween Horror Movie Marathon Madness then you know she has been counting down her 10 favorite horror movies. She has certainly had an electic mix from older Universal movies, NOES 3, Lucio Fulci, etc. We know come to her #1 king so without further aideu, we turn the blog over to her...<br />
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The horror genre is a place of large variety. There are a lot of duds, but because there are so few boundaries, creativity thrives. Any subject can be explored. Horror can be a place of subtlety or a place of excess, offensive to the mature or even friendly to children. It can even be bad and still be enjoyable. Horror is one of the only genres that can survive total dismissal and still lands on its feet. The Horror genre itself is the true final girl. There is always one film that crosses over every year. Most of the greatest directors have either a horror film or documentary lurking in the back of their closets. It is only a matter of time for another great film from the newest great director surfaces. This leads me to my horror favorite film directed by one of my favorite directors of all time. <br />
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One Halloween, I rented a film that a local newspaper, in Berkeley, CA, kept going on and on about, using words like “visionary”. It also mentioned the most blood used in a film ever. So I picked up this film directed by a kiwi named Peter Jackson, worried about what I was going to see..<br />
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<span lang="EN">DEAD ALIVE aka BRAIN DEAD (1992) dir Peter Jackson – It just knocked me off my feet from frame one. I had never seen a film this gory before. Still haven't. Heck in this film the gore becomes a character. This not a metaphor; actual sentient zombie entrails gets its own story arc. This film is balls to the wall and could easily have become an incoherent mess. But with Jackson on the helm and the awesome power of WETA Workshop, this Zombie romp is one of the grandest, grossest times I have ever spent. <br />
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<span lang="EN">WETA and Jackson brought two great things, fantastic production and witty writing. The zombie design is unlike anything I had ever seen before and still rivals all films since. They use a combination of everything from make-up, stop animation and practical puppetry, to bring to life the undead of all shapes and sizes. The writing team has a dark sense of humor about its own outrageousness but never quite mugs directly at the screen. A parable on growing up and leaving home, this film is funny as hell but is no spoof. So yes, it may be a comedy but to the characters it’s their worst nightmare. You end up caring for everyone despite how horrible some of the human characters are. This situation is something you would never wish on your own enemy or insane family member. The comedy touch is much needed and so well timed that you can almost stomach the gruesome carnage. If this was straight horror, it would be too unwatchable. Jackson understands, even if you want to torture your characters, you should never torture your audience (At he least did until THE HOBBIT). However it’s perfectly fine to make them squirm like little girls and maybe even vomit.<br />
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I could go on and on about DEAD ALIVE. I am so glad that I stumbled across that article in a cafe on Shattuck Avenue. Because after I read it, right across the street, the poster starred at me in all its depraved glory. DEAD ALIVE was the beginning of a love affair with amazing director. A man who clearly speaks to me and later went on to make my favorite books of all time into the greatest fantasy trilogy ever put to film. And it all started with a horrid little Sumatran Rat Monkey who bites a very nasty old lady. (Jackson and I will have a discussion about THE HOBBIT later.)</span><br /></span><br /></span><br />
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Follow this year's Madness righchere....<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/HALLOWEENMADNESS/?ref=br_tf">https://www.facebook.com/groups/HALLOWEENMADNESS/?ref=br_tf</a>Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-37480869608463995322014-08-02T20:51:00.001-05:002014-08-02T20:54:10.395-05:00Dollar Bin Horror Spotlight - DanielDo you remember a little post I did about a 10 minute short horror comedy called <a href="http://dollarbinhorror.blogspot.com/2014/01/dollar-bin-horror-spotlight-little.html">Little Reaper</a>? Well Peter Dukes and Dream Seekers Productions are back with Daniel, a 3 minute paranormal horror short film about a boy hiding in a closet from a dangerous intruder, but is all what it seems? (synopsis from youtube)<br />
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Daniel is a very strong short for just being a little over 3 minutes long. The tagline is perfect for this film because you already thing you know whats happening in the first few seconds, but NOPE! A wonderful twist awaits and...the hard part about trying to write a review for something three minutes long is that any little thing you say can be a damn spoiler! What I can say is it's very well shot and looks polished and professional. For being so short, the acting draws you in and the image of the one dead person (again, don't wanna spoil anything) looks chilling and pops this short into life...although Daniel himself looks even more terrifying when you finally get a good look at him...but you'll have to watch to see why! It's free to watch and I have included it below so you can see for yourself. I love short horror films. They can give you that fix you need for a scare on the go, on a break at work, or when you just don't have the time for a feature film. Great short film makers can tell a fantastic story withing a minimal amount of time, and Peter Dukes has shown once again he makes great shorts!<br />
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Want to see more from Peter Dukes and Dream Seekers Productions? Check out these links!<br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/dreamseekersproductions">www.facebook.com/dreamseekersproductions</a><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/dreamseekerfans">www.twitter.com/dreamseekerfans</a><br />
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If you've been a reader of this blog, then you've already heard of my favorite comedic horror duo in indie horror, Caesar & Otto! And if you haven't seen Summer Camp Massacre or Deadly Xmas, I suggest you get on it right now...well, not right this second...we need you to help them fund their third film and you gotta keep reading! I adore these two and I've been waiting on them to take on the greatest time of the year, Halloween! Here's a short summary of the film from their indiegogo page:<br />
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<i>Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween is loving, yet comical tribute to so many of the films we grew up with. Taking on everything from Halloween to the Shining, the Amityville and well beyond. But it's also our chance to show the audience the history behind these characters. Where do they come from, and give a deeper understanding of just who they are. But what makes this indiegogo campaign different from the rest is the following: </i><br />
<i>A short, yet untitled Caesar and Otto bonus film to be shot in tandem with Paranormal Halloween. The first fully interactive crowdfunding experience<b> where you the audience will choose the title, dialog, and most every detail on screen.</b> All proceeds go to Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween.</i><br />
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That's right folks, not only will Caesar & Otto be starring in a feature film this time, but a short film that YOU will help create through the funding! How? The perks!!! If you've ever donated to an indiegogo project, then you know that depending on how much you give, you get a different "perk" as a thank you. These perks put YOU in charge! You can have them read a message from you in the credits, have your voice heard in the short, or even have Caesar call you for a 10 minute chat! You can even get a cameo appearance, be killed onscreen, or have your very own DVD commentary! Or if you're REALLY broke and just wanna help out, you can donate $1 (ANY little bit helps people!).<br />
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So where do you go to find out more and donate? Click below! Remember folks, ANYTHING helps and being that I've watched their films from the start, I can tell you EVERYTHING given will go directly towards the making of this film!<br />
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Congrats to Cory for winning our eXXXploitees T-shirt giveaway!!! And a HUGE thank you to eXXXploitees for giving us the opportunity to host this contest! Check out all of their AMAZING shirts at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/eXXXploitees">https://www.etsy.com/shop/eXXXploitees</a> and keep checking DBH for our next giveaway!!!Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-44788845081071393042014-07-13T15:31:00.002-05:002015-04-29T09:32:39.717-05:00It Came From Netflix:Bubba Ho-Tep(2003)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Eric Polk-<br />
File this under the 'better later than never' tab. <i>Bubba Ho-Tep </i>has grown into such a strong cult following that doing a straight review of this is rather useless. What I would like to say is Bruce Campbell does an awesome impersonation of Elvis, perhaps the best. This movie is hilarity wrapped in a scare flick. Ossie Davis has JFK was the perfect complement to Campbell it could have been horror comedy's answer to Clint Eastwood/Morgan Freeman had Davis not passed away in 2005. How the ancient Egyptian entity extracts his souls is rather...ummm...cleansing.<br />
In comparison to other horror comedies, <i>Bubba Ho-Tep </i>is funny, scary, sad, and memorable! "Don't f*** with the king!"Rhonny Reaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881149294997905541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072162757681353704.post-68082820304266107692014-07-06T15:23:00.000-05:002014-07-06T15:23:23.289-05:00Dollar Bin Splurge of the Week:Deliver Us From Evil(2014)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Eric Polk-<br />
Priests, possessions, exorcisms. We have seen this over and over and over and over again in the 40 + years since the release of <i>The Exorcist. </i>The bodice has been ripped and raped in nearly every conceivable way from direct knock offs from foreign lands to blaxplotation to direct sequels to....you get the picture. While many of these movies fall flat, there are a few that rise above the burning holy water such as this movie.<br />
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Directed by Scott Derrickson, <i>Deliver Us From Evil </i>is based on the novel <i>Beware The Night</i> written by former NYPD policeman Ralph Sarchie whom this movie is centered around. Portrayed as a man who has both lost his faith and losing his marriage, Ralph begins to investigate a series of heinous crimes involving domestic abuse and child murder in which the perpetrators sound as though possessed by demonic entities.<br />
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No, not McBain's protagonist but a priest who eschews the color for dress jackets and cigarettes and booze. He decides to help Sarchie recover his faith as he tries to put a stop to the chaos surrounding his personal and professional life. Despite being funded by Jerry Bruckheimer, <i>Deliver Us From Evil </i>is actually a pretty decent entry into the demonic possession subgenre. It is very disturbing in parts(particularly with one animal scene that feels right at home with <i>Cannibal Holocaust) </i>which given the banality of many recent horror films is a good thing. The hidden strength in this movie lies in Ralph Sarchie's character development. We find out what is making him tick. Though cliche, it does work. I felt the subplot involving Sarchie and his decaying marriage, too, was straight from the cop movie idea pool but it doesn't effect the quality of the movie very much.<br />
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Its critical drubbing and low box-office returns mean you'll probably have to wait for streaming, Netflix, or Redbox release but it is worth the wait.<br />
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