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Comic Review: 'Frankenstein Mobster'
14 November 2009 12:03 PM, PST
Like a lot of horror fans, I've long held a fondness for stories that find a way to utilize a variety of iconic monsters, and that give them a semi-believable mythology. There aren't many though. And for every Nightmare Before Christmas there's more than a few Van Helsings. That's part of what I find so compelling about Mark Wheatley's comic book Frankenstein Mobster (the complete series of which is collected for the first time this month in a stunningly beautiful new trade paperback from Idw). Wheatley creates a reason for mummies, medusas and the book's titular monster to co-exist. Moreover, he does so in such a clever way you wonder why no one did it before. Monstros City is a town filled with two... »
Party in 'The Concrete World'
14 November 2009 8:46 AM, PST
If you're looking for stuff to do next week, you could do much worse than hitting the Los Angeles launch party on Thursday, November 19 for 'The Concrete World' -- held from 9 Pm to 12 Am at Matsumoto?s 2nd Street Jazz in Little Tokyo. A new online comic from FEARnet's own Gavin Hignight (pictured below with artistic collaborator Jettila Lewis), Concrete World promises to be an intriguing new cyberpunk vision with funky manga-influnced art and more than a few pop-culture references. According to Hignight, "It will be an evening of future-fashion, international electronic music and celebration of the cyberpunk genre. Tune In Tokyo joins forces with Rebel Side Kick Studios to celebrate the... »
Calabrese's 'Death' is Coming!
13 November 2009 3:44 PM, PST
Top-notch horror rock trio Calabrese are ringing in the impending arrival of their new album Calabrese III – They Call Us Death. In the next few months, the band will unleash this hotly awaited follow-up to their critically acclaimed CD The Traveling Vampire Show (an excellent album which shares its title with the classic novel by the late, great Richard Laymon). They're taking preorders now... and you'll be signing in blood when you see the cool promotional stuff they're offering up with it. Get a bloody good taste below the fold! Not only is the band offering the creeptastic first single Violet Hellfire on their official MySpace, but they're also throwing in a series of postcard-sized prints called... »
'Paranormal Activity' Passes 100 Million!
13 November 2009 1:36 PM, PST
It's official -- word has reached us from Paramount that, as of Friday, the studio's Paranormal Activity has grossed over one-hundred million dollars at the box office, in just five weeks; and become the top-grossing R-rated thriller of the past decade. Not bad for a movie that cost only fifteen thousand to make in an unknown director's home. Of course that director, Oren Peli (pictured above with, from right to left, Paranormal stars Katie Fetherston and Micah Sloat), isn't exactly unknown any more. His next film, Area 51, is already garnering quite a bit of buzz, as it looks to marry his improvisational shooting technique to an X-Files style tale of... »
Dani Filth Appearing at 'Death and the Devil' Fest
13 November 2009 12:28 PM, PST
To celebrate the launch of their amazing new book The Gospel of Filth, Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth and occult writer Gavin Baddeley will be appearing at London's Hammersmith Riverside Studios, along with Hellraiser star Doug 'Pinhead' Bradley (who has also lent his voice to several Cradle of Filth albums) and indie filmmaker Frazer Lee (Red Lines) for the 'Death and the Devil' festival: a day-long marathon saluting several classics of satanic cinema. Hit the jump for the complete event lineup! The twelve-hour fest, which is scheduled to begin at 11Am on Saturday, November 21st, is sponsored by esteemed alt-publishers Fab Press. Bradley will be playing host to the film series, which will include cult... »
Television Tourniquet: 'The Vampire Diaries' Episode 1.9
13 November 2009 11:37 AM, PST
The Vampire Diaries Episode 1.9 History Repeating Written By: Bryan M. Holdman & Brian Young Directed By: Marcos Siega Original Airdate: 12 November 2009 In This Episode... Bonnie is being haunted by the spirit of her ancestor, Emily. Further scaring Bonnie is Damon, who threatens her in the hopes of getting back his crystal. Elena insists Bonnie stay with her for the night, and tells Stefan what is going on so he can keep an eye on Damon. We finally find out what all the hubbub is over that crystal. It belonged to Catherine, who gave it to Emily – her handmaid. The vampires were being rounded up in the church to be burned, but before that... »
Black Sun Productions Unleash 'Enoeraew'
13 November 2009 10:48 AM, PST
If you recall my article praising Italian electro-industrial unit Bahntier (if not, go check it out... I'll wait), you already know this talented outfit is more than worthy to join the ranks of artists like Skinny Puppy in pushing the boundaries of chilling, beat-driven experimental tunes. Bahntier founder Stefano Rossello recently joined forces with Black Sun Productions – created by former members of pioneering industrial band Coil – whose projects have involved artists from Lydia Lunch to Alien designer H.R. Giger. The result of this team-up is a bizarre new sonic experiment entitled Enoeraew. As they declare on their official site: "Leave all hesitation, all hope abandon and enter... »
Television Tourniquet: 'Supernatural' Episode 5.9
13 November 2009 9:47 AM, PST
Supernatural Episode 5.9 The Real Ghostbusters Story By: Nancy Weiner Teleplay By: Eric Kripke Directed By: Jim Conway Original Airdate: 12 November 2009 In This Episode… Sam and Dean receive an emergency, life-or-death threat from old buddy Chuck. When they roll up to the hotel he is staying at, Chuck has no idea what they are talking about. Crazed super-fan Becky runs out – she sent the text, and wanted the guys to come to the first annual Supernatural Convention. There is plenty to do at a Supernatural Convention: buy merchandise, sit in on panels on subjects like the homo-erotic subtext in the books, dress as your favorite... »
Batlord Unearths 'Death by Woman' Download
13 November 2009 8:49 AM, PST
Old-school 'mortuary rock' outfit Batlord – an indie quartet known worldwide for using vintage instruments to create a retro-fitted, gothic/psychedelic garage-rock sound – recently held a series of events in the La area to mark the release of their new album Death by Woman, the sequel to their cult hit Music to be Buried To. The digital version of that album is now available for download... more details below the fold! Batlord modestly compare their sound to "the soundtrack for Dracula simultaneously humping Vampire and The Bride of Frankenstein on a cold stone floor with Lily Munster bound, gagged, stripped, suspended upside down and forced to hang there, blindfolded, listening during a thunderstorm on... »
Watch Three New 'Dexter' Clips
12 November 2009 5:30 PM, PST
We've got two sneak peek clips from the next episode of Dexter (which airs this Sunday night on Showtime) and one from Dexter: Early Cuts. Watch all three after the jump! The first clip has the Miami Pd profiling Trinity. And they're pretty dead-on with their description. But the scene is most interesting for it's never-subtle humor – like Deb accidentally offering Quinn a blow job right there in the station. In the second clip, Dexter goes to visit Arthur and finds out he is leaving tomorrow on a trip to Tampa for a Four Walls "charity build," which is of course code for another Trinity cycle starting. Which means Dexter will have to take his... »
Review: '2012'
12 November 2009 4:07 PM, PST
"Torture porn" is a phrase that (unfortunately) was coined to describe explicitly gory horror films, ones that (allegedly) invite you to leer, linger and drool over the worst sort of atrocities imaginable. It only seems fair, then, that I semi-coin the phrase "disaster porn" to describe Roland Emmerich's latest cinematic gargantuan: 2012. I feel it's worth mentioning that A) I don't believe that Roland Emmerich has ever made a good film, but B) I grew up with a deep and passionate love for the best of Irwin Allen's films. (Mostly just The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, really, but I've seen 'em all.) So if I can get behind the mega-bombastic, ultra-plastic, ensemble cast body-count... »
Will Jerry Dandridge Battle the Nerds of Doom?
12 November 2009 1:15 PM, PST
The Hollywood Reporter just announced that former Buffy the Vampire Slayer showrunner Marti Noxon has been tapped by Dreamworks to write the remake of '80s vampire fave Fright Night. Noxon's served as writer or producer on a lot of recent critical darlings, everything from Prison Break to Mad Men, but lest we forget -- she was once responsible for some of the worst Buffy episodes ever. Under Noxon's tenure as executive producer during Buffy's sixth and seventh seasons, the show took a definite nosedive. Lame, one-dimensional villains like season 6's Nerds of Doom and season 7's The First were introduced, scripts obsessed over Spike to the detriment of the show's... »
Tweet, Milla, Tweet!
12 November 2009 10:28 AM, PST
Have you been following The Fourth Kind and Resident Evil: Afterlife star Milla Jovovich on Twitter? No? Well, if you're even half the horror fan we are then you really should be. Milla has been tweetin' up a storm from the set of the latest Resident Evil flick with all kinds of juicy tidbits. Hit the jump to see just some of what Milla's been dishing out. A plane full of horror journos is currently en route to the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife in Toronto as we type this, so expect a flurry of Re:a activity on Twitter and the internets in the coming days. Below is just a sampling of what Milla's been telling fans in Twitter. Hit up her Twitter page for more. I'm very sore this morning.... »
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer?' Hell Yeah!
12 November 2009 9:57 AM, PST
'Hell Yeah!' is an ongoing series in which horror filmmakers, critics and fans share their take on movies they love. This month: vampires! Buffy the Vampire Slayer brought a new dimension to the vampire oeuvre. Based on the campy feature film of the same name, the Buffy television series managed to maintain the humorous aspects while still offering a satisfying "bite." The vampires in the show were humanized. They were full-formed characters who had interests outside of sucking blood and listening to Bauhaus. The most well-known Buffy vampire was Angel. In the Buffyverse, vampires had no souls, which was what made them able to rip apart innocent humans without... »
Nick Cave Prepares to Release 'The Road' Soundtrack
12 November 2009 8:49 AM, PST
According to UK music mag NME, macabre alt-rocker Nick Cave will be releasing the soundtrack to John Hillcoat's highly anticipated post-apocalypse film The Road early next year. Cave had previously collaborated with longtime Bad Seeds bandmate Warren Ellis on Hillcoat's previous film, the gritty western The Proposition (which Cave also co-wrote), and the same musical team came together to score the eagerly-awaited adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's ultra-grim cult novel. More details await below the fold... According to NME online, Cave composed the music as "a direct response to the film," in which Viggo Mortensen plays a survivor of a global holocaust traveling cross-country with his young son. He describes... »
What Will Whedon Do Next?
11 November 2009 4:45 PM, PST
It's been a dark couple of days for TV genre fans. Despite the public's obsession with vampires (evident in the just-announced People's Choice Award nominations), Eastwick was axed, Fringe and V have taken a ratings tumble, and Dollhouse has been cancelled. (The Hollywood Reporter broke the news this afternoon.) After one and a half seasons (well, two half seasons to be exact), the sci-fi thriller about a mysterious team of all-purpose programmable human beings for hire has been given its walking papers by Fox, the same network that pulled the plug on Whedon's late lamented Firefly. Anyone who's been keeping up with the show can't be surprised. The ratings were weak in... »
'Clash of the Titans' Trailer = Monsters!
11 November 2009 2:45 PM, PST
Man he's quick! Outspoken Chud writer Devin Faraci has just posted a nifty creature/monster breakdown from the recently released Clash of the Titans trailer. Medusa, giant scorpions, The Stygian Witches, they're all here. Check out the trailer and more info on Chud's breakdown below. My only complaint...we didn't get to it first! Damn you Faraci. Nice work! The trailer has me really excited for this flick now. Sure it's got that rock and/or roll music (turn it down!) and quick edits, but it really seems reminiscent of the original and most importantly makes me feel like a kid again. See Devin's full article here and while you're at it, you can also check out a clean version of the... »
Gris Grimly Unveils His 'Frankenstein'
11 November 2009 12:16 PM, PST
Artist-filmmaker Gris Grimly has created distinct, memorable interpretations of such classic horror tales as "The Legend of Sleep Hollow" and the works of Edgar Allan Poe. But now the macabre artist is tackling what may be his most ambitious project yet: Gris Grimly's Illustrated Frankenstein. Hit the jump for a complete image of Grimly's creature. Cool, huh? And decidely Grimly-esque. Grimly is maintaining a special blog, revealing each step he takes in crafting his version of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. He explains how he goes about abridging the work, and how he's already signed Bernie Wrightson (perhaps the definitive Frankenstein artist for his own... »
Elvira, Ghoultown & Grimly – Together Again!
11 November 2009 10:02 AM, PST
Not too long ago we introduced you to the short film Mistress of the Dark – a fun little collaboration between hard-rockin' horror cowpunks Ghoultown and still-smokin' ghostess Elvira (aka Cassandra Peterson), directed by cult horror artist Gris Grimly. Well, the Ghoultown gang have just made the single and video available in a limited edition set with all-new Grimly artwork and some sweet new audio-visual treats. Read on and find out how you can explore those haunted hills! Limited to a run of 2000 copies, the new Mistress of the Dark digipak includes the full video, an episode of the Hee Haw parody The Har Har Show (the band is seen performing on this program during the film), several documentary segments,... »
Carpathian Forest's Vrangsinn Explores Fear Through Art
11 November 2009 9:03 AM, PST
Daniel Vrangsinn – best known for his work as bassist for notorious Norwegian black metal outfit Carpathian Forest – examines the many facets of fear in his upcoming solo album Phobia, and plans on introducing the new music to the world in a very unique way: as part of an occult-themed art exhibit opening in Norway this Friday the 13th. Read on to learn more about Vrangsinn and other unique talents as they prepare to delve into the blackest of arts... Vrangsinn will premiere Phobia this Friday at the Kurant Gallery in Tromsø, Norway, as part of "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be the Key to the World," a multimedia exhibit (the title of which is inspired by infamous occultist Aleister Crowley) showcasing the... »
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