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2006
12-31-06 A SLIGHT BREAK FROM THE KRYPT
Yes, we're still around. We had planned on getting a
small update before Christmas, but as you can see that didn't happen. We
basically took a much needed break from the site to try and be prepared for the
end of year holidays. And along with that, trying to deal with the stress
of our real job, things were getting a bit crazy. So we decided to
actually spend time getting the stuff done that we needed to, and let the
website sit for a bit. Hopefully, everyone else was also a little too busy
to be upset that we hadn't updated our Mystery Photo in a few weeks...hopefully.
But as the year comes to a close, and our real life should be
becoming a little less stressful for a while...at least we hope, we can now concentrate
on the future. We do have bigger plans for this site and really hope to
get those up and running early in 2007.
Let's keep our fingers crossed. As well as more of the fun stuff that you
come to expect from us.
And of course, a new year means a whole new year of
conventions and memorabilia shows to attend. And 2007 is starting to look
like it's going to be a very busy year for us too. So we hope to see you
out there on the road during our Kryptic World Tour 2007! As always, stop
by and say hello!
We are still not sure if we will be at the Chicago Fangoria
show. There's some details we still need to work out, but we're hoping to
be able to get a table there. If not, our first show will be a smaller
show in the Chicagoland area, where they will be having a RETURN OF THE
LIVING DEAD reunion show. While there's not a lot of details posted now,
but keep checking back
HERE for more
info.
After that, we'll be heading to Ohio for one of our favorite
shows, the
Cinema Wasteland show. And with the reunions of FASTER
PUSSYCAT...KILL...KILL, HELTER SKELTER, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and many other
great guests, it's going to be a great time as always.
And then of course there's the
Flashback Weekend
and the first show for our buddies at
HorrorHound. So needless to say, 2007 looks like to be a great year
for Horror shows.
2006 IN REVIEW
In re-capping this last year, I think the best thing
throughout the year, still continues to be all the great films that are being
released on DVD. Yea, there's always those 2 and 3 disc special editions
of the major blockbusters. But how about that 5 disc special edition of
Richard Stanley's DUST DEVIL that came out? And for only $20! But
there was also 2 different Boris Karloff collections, a great collection of
classic horror films, including MAD LOVE, and even some great cheese-fest fun
titles like HORROR AT PARTY BEACH. And of course we have to give a nod to
CasaNegra Entertainment for releasing those great Mexican classics like CURSE OF
THE CRYING WOMAN, WITCH'S MIRROR, and BRAINIAC, in beautiful releases, as well
as Dark Sky Films for continuing to put out some amazing titles and in even more
amazing releases.
One of the biggest highlights of this year was thanks to
the incredible talents of Joseph Vargo and Christine Filipak of
Monolith Graphics.
They are the ones responsible for creating our logo. Working from just a
thought, Vargo came up with an image that fit our site and our "Discover the
Horror" tagline perfectly. I can't thank them enough for their work.
It has really given an recognizable image for this site.
Another highlight from this year, which continues more and
more each year, are our friends. Each year at the conventions we see old
friends and make new ones. These people really are one of the reasons we
have so much fun at the shows. There is Pam and Ken Kish from Cinema
Wasteland, to Jill, Andrew & Chris from Lix, to Aaron and Nathan from HorrorHound magazine, Tony
from Xploited Cinema, Buzz & Justin from Buzzworks, Joseph Vargo and William
Piotrowski from Nox Arcana, Steve and Frank the T-shift guys, and to many, many
more.
And then there's the usual suspects that I'm usually in attendance
with. Like the ever-allusive Eric Ott, Will Wilson (we will ever get you
out to another show???), Tattooed Phil (are you still alive?), Liquid Cheese
creator Dave Kosanke, Hoby Abernathy, from way out in the Dakotas, and the man
called Stone. We've been attending shows together longer than I can
remember, and we all are still telling the same stores over and over again too!
But doing shows without them just wouldn't be the same.
And let me not forget one of my newest buddies, Mr. Aaron
Christensen. Not only is he a fellow movie addict like the rest of us, but
is also a constant supporter of the Krypt, and is always there to give me a
hand, shoot some advice or just give me the much needed pep talk I tend to need
every now and then. It is much appreciated, my friend.
And lastly, a huge thanks to all of you out there that
continually come back here to the Krypt and show support. For all the ones
that send in their Mystery Photo guesses, to the ones that participate in our
Trivia games, and the ones that stop by our table at the conventions or just
drop us a line to say hi and that they have enjoyed their stay at the Krypt.
You people are the reason that I'm still doing this after 8 years, and will
continue to do so for many more to come. Thanks for making me still enjoy
my little outlet here. It really does help keep the sanity.
LOSSES IN 2006
Let's take a second to remember those who have passed away
this last year, and remember the great contributions that they made to our
favorite genre.
Anthony Franciosa, Al Lewis, Akira
Ifukube, Peter Benchley,
Darren McGavin, Dan Curtis, Alida Valli, Val Guest,
Mickey Hargiaty,
Nigel Kneale, Jack Palance, Basil Poledouris, and Don
Dohler
And one other great loss for local movie fans was when they
tore done the Hi-Lite Drive-In earlier this year. While I don't think
there's anyway to stop this trend, we can at least be thankful that we had the
opportunity to enjoy the wonderful experiences that we did have there.
KRYPTIC MESSAGE BOARD - R.I.P.
We do wish announce another passing, though I think this has been dead
for quite some time. And that is our Message Board. There is just
not enough traffic through there to really keep us working on it. Our plan
is to spend more time on other parts of the site, such as expanding our
Merchandise section.
NOX ARCANA QUEST FOR THE DRAGON
Check out our review of the latest release from Nox Arcana.
This time, they are fighting the dragons, with this awesome sword & sorcery
themed release, BLOOD OF THE DRAGON.
 HORRORHOUND #5
And the latest issue of HorrorHound should be hitting the
news stands any day now. Packed full with the usual eye-candy and great
articles and info on the genre, and giving props to John Landis' AMERICAN
WEREWOLF IN LONDON as well. If you don't subscribe, we strongly suggest
that you do. You won't regret it.
MORRICONE OSCAR
We wanted to mention this earlier, but still feel it's worth
mentioning now, in case you had heard. But it seems that finally the
Oscars are going to give some recognition to a person who genre fans have been
praising for years. This Feburary, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences will be giving an Honorary Award to Ennio Morricone for his musical
contributions to over 300 films. It's always nice to see this political
run business give the recognition to someone who really does deserve it.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Okay folks, this will be our last Mystery Photo for 2006.
So we tried to go with something a little easier....well, maybe. You
wouldn't want us to make it too easy for you, would you? Give it a try.
For the last photo, it was from BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE. I
had never realized just how bad the makeup was for the hunchback assistant until
watching the recently DVD release from Dark Sky Films. Mike Shields was
the only one to get the correct answer, though we did have a few other good
tries.
12-10-06 BUSY WEEK
Sorry for the small update this week. Between
the upcoming holiday and our real job, things have been pretty crazy around
here. Plus, we have quite a few things in the planning stages now that we
are trying to get finished.
The first thing will be the addition of the Kryptic Store.
While we have always had some Reference Books for sale, and a few posters every
now and then, we are going to try and not only list the books that we have, but
everything. We are working on getting a complete inventory listing of
everything that we have and will be putting that up in the Store. We are
also going to do our best to keep our inventory updated as well. So not
only will be able to find books, but also posters, lobby cards, and much more
fun stuff. We are hoping to have this done and up on the site by the new
year. So let's cross those fingers.
We also have some other great things planned, with more
interviews, more reviews, and much more stuff to keep spreading the gospel in
the new year.
MYSTERY PHOTO
I am amazed that someone was able to guess this last pic,
since it was a tough one. Contrats to Andrew for naming DANGEROUS
SEDUCTRESS. Thank the gods above to Mondo Macabre for bringing this
wonderful film to DVD.
Take a look at this new one. It might be a little
easier.
B-MOVIE FEST
We've been talking about going to this for the last few
years, but never make it. So once again, we're going to try to make it,
but we'll see. But if you are in the Chicago area and are interested in
spending 24-hours of watching some great B-Movies, then this might be up your
alley. You can see such classics as THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE, REVENGE
OF THE CREATURE, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, STREET TRASH, TARANTULA, and many
more. Check out the official site
HERE. But if you are
interested, make sure you get your tickets quickly since this always sells out
very quickly.
12-4-06 DON DOHLER -
REST IN PEACE
 We just want to take a quick moment to post this very sad
news of Don Dohler's passing. Fans of the low budget films of the late
70's / early 80's might remember some of Dohler's earlier work. Such films
as ALIEN FACTOR & NIGHT BEAST have always been quality entertainment for me.
I had the chance to meet Mr. Dohler at a Horrorfind Weekend convention a few
years ago. Such a nice guy and very friendly. His earlier genre
magazine, Cinemagic, inspired many fans to get into the business, including Tom
Sullivan, makeup man for EVIL DEAD.
So it was very depressing to hear the news that he had
recently passed away. Our thoughts and wishes go out to his friends and
family.
12-3-06 KRYPTIC MYSPACE
We fought hard in regards to joining this latest dance craze.
But it really the networking aspects of it are wonderfully. We have hooked
up with people from all walks of life through here, and some we probably never
would have come across. Right now, we are not posting anything on there,
as far as bulletins and blogs, only because that's kind of what we do here.
We're still working on the details as to if and what we want to be putting on
there. But we'll keep you up-to-date here for those of you who aren't on
MySpace.
So if you are on MySpace, send us a Friends Request, and
we'll be happy to add you. Just click
HERE.
JENNIFER RUBIN INTERVIEW
Last week, we were able to have a few minutes to talk to
actress Jennifer Rubin. She starred in BAD DREAMS, the remake of THE WASP
WOMAN, as well as being one of the Dream Warriors in NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3.
Check out what she had to say HERE.
NEW NOX ARCANA
Nox Arcana's latest CD, Blood of the Dragon, is now
available. While this isn't
exactly horror, knowing Nox Arcana, this is still going to be a great CD.
These guys continue to create music that inspires terror, horror, tension, and
other wonderfully dark moods. And I'm sure with this new one, they will be
adding a few more emotions, such as excitement, to their palate. So click
on the banner below to check out some samples of the new CD. I'm sure you
know someone that would love to get one of their CDs for the holiday....
THE KINDRED COMING TO DVD
Next year will be the 20th anniversary for this little known
monster movie. Yes, 1987 was 20 years ago...But none the less, it has
always been a favorite of ours. Anytime you have Rod Steiger and a great
looking rubber monster attacking people, how can you go wrong? This was
way back before the CGI stuff folks, and it's done quite well for that time.
And thanks to the fine folks at Synapse Films, they will be
unleashing a special edition release of this film next year. No word on
the extras the disc will have, but according to Don May Jr., "We
got all the original materials and checked the interpositives, and they’re
perfect; it looks like the movie was shot yesterday."
This is yet another title that we are looking forward to.
And with Synapse doing it, you know it's going to turn out beautiful.
Thanks to Fangoria for the info.
GOING TO PIECES GOING TO DVD
This is also great news, since I never got around to
recording this when it was playing on TV. But GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE
AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM will be hitting DVD on March 20th. If you
didn't get a chance to see this, you are going to want to pick up this DVD.
They cover tons of different slasher films from the 80's, and talk to a lot of
the directors. Well worth the addition to any serious student of the
genre.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Will Wilson was the only one with the correct answer for this
latest Photo. Though we did have some interesting tries. The shot
was from the low budget film SLIME CITY. While it's not a great movie, I
always found it pretty entertaining. The effects are great and that alone
are worth watching it for.
So check out the latest pic and see what you can come up
with.
NEW POSTERS IN THE GALLERY
We have added a bunch more posters to our Gallery, some with
some amazing artwork. Make sure you stop by and check them out.
11-26-06 TURKEY DAY SURVIVAL!
Well, it was a tough time this year, sitting through the 4
movies we had lined up. First up was KING DINOSAUR, which was very fun,
and is a riot. With a cast of 4, a T-Rex that looks strangely like an
iguana, and a lot of stock footage, this was a blast to watch. This is one
that the bigger the audience, the more fun it is.
Next up was EVIL CLUTCH. It had been quite a while
since I watched this. And therefore I must have either completely
forgotten it, or had it surgically removed from my memory. I couldn't
believe how bad this film was. My sympathies and apologies go out to our
friend Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni. We are always kidding her about that
movie since we know she hates it so. And now we completely understand why.
The next film was TENTACLES, Ovidio G. Assonitis' "homage" to
JAWS. Watching this right after EVIL CLUTCH, really was a test of
endurance. It just kept going on and on and on. How that man was
able to get the casts that he did is beyond me.
We were going to go with ROCK N ROLL NIGHTMARE, but after
those last two sanity tests, we needed something a little bit more....turkey-lite.
So we put in THE FROZEN DEAD. Now granted, this is still no real classic
film. But it is at least entertaining , and actually does have some
chilling moments. Why has this movie not gotten a DVD release???
We also didn't get to BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD, but as they
say, there's always next year.
CORALINA AND THE MOTHER OF TEARS
And speaking of the lovely Coralina, we received an email
from her recently and asked her about Argento's latest. And while she
couldn't really give any info about the movie to keep the secrecy up, she did
have this to tell us.
Being on this set was an amazing sensation. I truly felt like horror history was
in the makes. Every one has put their heart into this movie and Dario
especially. I am so so honored that he thought of me for this particular role.
Just as he wrote Giulia for me in Opera. My main concern was and always is to
make sure I delivered for 2 important reasons. Dario and my fans. The stake gets
higher each time. I know my fans are loyal and for more the all reason I want to
deliver something they can enjoy and respect. Now I just need to keep my fingers
crossed and wait to see how I did.
I know there's a lot of anticipation riding on this film,
so I got my fingers crossed! But I know I was happy to hear that Coralina
was cast in it.
MOVIE MEMORABILIA SHOW
We did a small movie memorabilia show yesterday and actually
had a pretty good time. It was only a 1-day show and pretty small.
But it had a better turn out then I expected. Plus, we got to hang out
with Jennifer Rubin, from NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3 & BAD DREAMS as well.
We had a chance to ask her a few questions about some of the movies she's worked
on. That should be up on our Interview page in the next couple of
days...hopefully.
 And as usually, it's great to meet new people, both other
fans and dealers. Across from us was the
Horrorbles booth.
They have a great selection of everything from movies, to toys, and quite a few
other items to tempt your money from you. Plus, John the owner, is a great
guy.
But even more exciting was when we were eating our lunch and
opened up a bag of BBQ potato chips and found one with a cross burned into one,
as you can see by this photo. If I was a religious man, I would have taken
this as a sign. But since I'm not, I'll be putting it up on eBay hoping
some religious nutcase would like to add it to their collection.
Next March, this show is expanding to a 2-day show, and is
going to be featuring a RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD reunion show. It will be
on March 17th-18th, so you might want to mark your calendars for that one.
You can check out their website
HERE for
details when they become available.
MYSTERY PHOTO
The last Photo was from PET SEMETARY. Actually got some
new names for this weeks' lucky ones. Kristen and Angela join the regular
Kevin Hart. As always, nice job. Now check out the latest and see
what you can do.
STAY ALIVE CONTEST
Also, congrats to Mike Shields for being the first to send in
the correct answers to our STAY ALIVE trivia question. The answers were
NIGHTMARES, The Bishop of Battle, and Frank Zappa's daughter Moon Unit was one
of the co-stars.
LIFEFORCE CD REVIEW
We've added our review of this new 2-disc release of the
score for Tobe Hooper's LIFEFORCE.
11-19-06 EMAIL WOES
I really don't understand why I am plagued with so
many email problems as of late. I've heard from a couple of people that
emails to jon@kitleyskrypt.com are
getting bounced back again. So we're not sure exactly if there are some
emails that we didn't get. We had complete bypassed Comcast and these
should be coming straight through the website. So I'm not sure what the
problem is. But once again, I've set up another account to get these
emails auto-forwarded to just to make sure that I'm getting them. If you
did get an email to me bounced back, if you could please forward it to the
following address:
kitleys_krypt@yahoo.com. That way I can try to find out why they are
getting bounced.
Once again, sorry for the inconveniences.
AFTER DARK HORRORFEST
Well, after initially planning to go to all of these films, we only hit 3 of
them. We just had too much stuff going on, plus, at $10 a ticket, that was
going to get a bit pricey. But we did see THE ABANDONED, PENNY DREADFUL,
and GRAVEDANCERS.
We did enjoy all of them, each having their own merits.
We won't go into any major spoilers below, but you don't want to know anything
about them, then skip the next paragraph.
THE ABANDONED was beautifully shot and was a nice change from
the normal 'horror movie' style. It did have a cool story, though a tiny
bit predictable, and did have some shakey-cam stuff a few times that I didn't
care for. But overall, I did enjoy it. PENNY DREADFUL was okay.
About 80% of the film takes place inside the car. So I give them credit
for doing something a little different than a stalk and chase film. But
after a while, it did seemed to drag on a bit. And then the ending does
move into the typical slasher motif, which was disappointing. But
GRAVEDANCERS was excellent. Since we didn't care for Mendez's first film,
THE CONVENT, we were worried about this one. There is some humor here, but
nothing as silly as in THE CONVENT. But this is creepy, gory, and has some
truly good scares in it. But I think the real standout highlight of the
film are the creature designs. Major kudos to whoever came up with them.
Awesome job. Can't wait for that DVD to come out.
HORRORHOUND WEEKEND ADDS MORE GUESTS
The HorrorHound Weekend has added a few more guests to their
lineup for their first show. They have added Ken Foree, Bill Moseley, Tony
Todd, Roberto Campanella (from SILENT HILL), and Dr. Satan himself, Walter
Phelan. For more details on the show and a complete guest list so far,
just click HERE
for the official site.
ANNUAL TURKEY DAY MARATHON
Yes folks, that day is almost upon us once again. Now
that the creepy atmosphere of Halloween is over, we can pull out the movies that
are really a test of will and strength....the Turkeys. This year, here's
some of the titles that we may be viewing, depending on how many we can get
through: ROCK AND ROLL NIGHTMARE, EVIL CLUTCH, KING DINOSAUR, TENTACLES,
THE FROZEN DEAD, and BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD. How's that for a lineup of
some of the best in worst filmmaking?!?!?
So is anybody else out there having their own Turkey Day
Marathon or Celebration? If so, let us know what you're watching.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Only 3 people with the correct answer for this last photo,
which is pretty damn good considering how obscure this movie was. That
little monster was the title character from SLITHIS, a cheesy monster movie
warning the dangers of water pollution. And the unholy trio were Will
Wilson, Kevin Hart and Mike Shields. Nicely done.
Now let's take a look at this one and see what you can do.
 STAY ALIVE CONTEST
We have 1 copy of the STAY ALIVE DVD that we are giving away.
But you have to do some thinking...or research at least, to win this.
Below are three questions about another horror movie that featured a video game.
Be the first to answer all 3 questions correctly, and you will be the lucky
winner of the Unrated Director's Cut DVD edition of STAY ALIVE, starring Jon
Foster, Sophia Bush, Frankie Muniz, and Samaire Armstrong. Make sure you
read the questions carefully. Good luck!
1. Name a horror anthology film from the 80's that one
segment featured a killer video game.
2. In that segment, what was the name of the video
game?
3. Also in that segment, one of the co-stars is the
daughter of a famous musician. Name the musician.
11-12-06 CINEMA WASTELAND GUEST UPDATE
The fine folks at Cinema Wasteland have added a few more
guests to their Spring Spectacular show, and has the makings of yet another
great time. They already have the the reunions for FASTER
PUSSYCAT...KILL....KILL with Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams, and joining
Steve Railsback and Eileen Dietz for the HELTER SKELTER reunion will be Marilyn
Burns. Yes, it's the same Marilyn Burns from the original TEXAS CHAINSAW
MASSACRE.
And speaking of TCM, making his first appearance at the
Wasteland will be John Dugan, who played Grampa in the original classic film.
Looks like I'll be adding another signature to my TCM poster!
And then joining Jonathan Haze and Jackie Joseph from LITTLE
SHOP OF HORRORS, though not 100% confirmed yet, will be Charles B. Griffith.
If you are a fan of Roger Corman, then you know this man's work. Whether
it was writing, directing, producing, he had a lot to do with those early Corman
pictures. Griffith had his hand in great movies like INVASION OF THE
SAUCERMEN, BUCKET OF BLOOD, to NOT OF THIS EARTH, and many more.
And then there's our favorite Zombie couple, Sharon Ceccatti
and Clayton Hill returning to the Wasteland. You won't meet a nicer pair
of zombies then these two. Plus, they have some great stories on working
behind-the-scenes on DAWN OF THE DEAD as well as being in front of the camera.
So all in all, it's looking like a pretty damn good show is
going to happen in April, as always. And as always, we'll be there to
partake in the fun! Hope to see you there.
TWO MORE PASSINGS
This just does not seemed to be a good time for us genre
fans. Everyone knows who Jack Palance was. Sure, that was mainly due
to his role in CITY SLICKERS. But us genre fans know him from the plethora
of great films that he was in. Like ALONE IN THE DARK, or WITHOUT WARNING,
or even the older ones like in Dan Curtis' DRACULA and THE STRANGE CASE OF DR.
JEKYLL. Palance passed away on Friday from natural causes. Palance
was always a presence on the screen. One that will be missed.
And then we were also sadden to hear the news of the passing
of composer Basil Poledouris. One of the first soundtracks I ever purchase
was that of CONAN THE BARBARIAN. Poledouris' score for that was so
powerful and emotional, I could not listen to it and not see and feel the movie
in my mind. But he also gave us other great scores for movies like
STARSHIP TROOPERS, ROBOCOP, and many more. Another talent that will
always be remembered.
NEW REVIEWS
We also have posted 4 new reviews with this update.
Yea, I can hardly believe it myself. So click on over there to hear our
take on HEARTSTOPPER, WATCH ME, THE PROJECTED MAN, and LOVECRACKED: THE MOVIE.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Okay you Hammer fans....where were you? Only one
lucky entry this time out, and that was from Mike Shields. The lovely lady
with eye problem was from Hammer's HANDS OF THE RIPPER. This is not one of
their more well known titles, but is still well worth seeking out.
So check out the new one and see what you can come up with.
Good luck!
11-05-06 ANNIVERSARY CONTEST WINNERS!
Contrats to our 4 winners: Bruce Kowalski, Angela Podhradsky,
Christine Fidance, and Rick Hayden. Their special prize packs will be
going out in the mail shortly.
I would like to thank everyone who not only participated, but
all of you out there that continue to support us. It really is what keeps
us going. If we weren't having fun here, we would have stopped a long time
ago. So thanks again.
NIGEL KNEALE - REST IN PEACE
 We had planned on posting this news when we first heard
it, but just never got around to it. But we did want to make sure we
mentioned it now, even if it's a week old. Nigel Kneale was the creator of
so many Sci-Fi and horror teleplays for British Television, that's really hard
to count. Of course, his most widely known series was the Quatermass
series. From the original 3 teleplays, to the 3 Hammer versions, and another one made in the late 70's, and then even another one
just last year, he kept
the wonderful character of Prof. Bernard Quatermass busy trying to save the
world.
So it was very sad to hear that this great writer and creator
of wonderful stories had passed away on October 29th. Our thoughts and
wishes go out to his friends and family. He is one voice in the the
Sci-Fi/Horror genre that will be dearly missed.
So if you're not familiar with Kneale's work, now is the
perfect time to discover some wonderful and entertaining stories. We
highly recommend starting with Hammer's Quatermass series.
 HORRORHOUND WEEKEND
We were tickled when we heard this news. It seems the
HorrorHound boys have decided to not only put out a kick-ass magazine, but also
having their own convention! It will be in July of next year, in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Below is their guest list so far. I know we
will be there to celebrate their first show (and hopefully many more). For
more info and details on the show, click
HERE.
Michael Biehn: Star of Grindhouse, Terminator and Aliens
Michael Bailey Smith: Pluto in the Hills Have Eyes remake
James Duval: From Donnie Darko, May and Independence Day
PJ Soles: From Halloween, Carrie and The Devil's Rejects
Sean Clark: Horror's Hallowed Grounds creator and star
NEW REVIEWS
We've posted our review of James Gunn's SLITHER and John
Gulager's FEAST.
NEW POSTERS ADDED
We have also added a few more posters to our Poster Gallery.
Enjoy!
DO YOU REMEMBER GOING TO HORRIBLE HALL???
 Talk about getting a severe flashback! I don't remember
when this release snuck out, but it seems that the cartoon series from 1970-71,
The Groovie Goolies, had snuck out onto DVD. That was one of my favorite
shows when I was growing up. Go figure. It's funny how you can
remember certain things from when you were only 5 and 6 years old. Needless to say, we quickly
picked this one up. Couldn't believe how many things that I had forgotten
about, but then also all the stuff I did remember. For those who have no
idea of what I'm talking about, it was kind of like an animated monster version
of Laugh-In. Okay, if you don't remember Groovie Goolies, you probably
don't know what Laugh-In was either. Oh well, I do, and my son and I have been having a
great time watching all of these old episodes. From the terrible jokes
from Frank, Drac, Wolfie, the Mummy, and Ratso & Batso, it's all good
monster fun.
MYSTERY PHOTO
We had another really tough one this time, which nobody
guessed correctly. It was from BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD (aka
NIGHTMARE CIRCUS), one film that Andrew Prine would like to forget about.
Give a peek at the new photo and see if you know this one.
10-29-06 2 MORE DAYS FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY
GIVEAWAY!
If you still haven't sent in an entry for our
Anniversary Giveaway, you only have 2 more days! Any entries sent in after
midnight on the 31st will not be accepted. For more details on the
Giveaway, click HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS
With Halloween almost upon us, it seems that our season is
almost over. But that's not entirely true. Next month we have the
After Dark Horrorfest
that is happening on the 17th through the 19th, where they are showing 8 horror
movies over the 3 days period. These are movies that probably won't get a
wide release to begin with, so they could be worth checking out. The
titles are:
UNREST
PENNY DREADFUL
THE GRAVEDANCERS
THE HAMILTONS
REINCARNATION
DARK RIDE
THE ABANDONED
WICKED LITTLE THINGS
I'm really looking forward to THE ABANDONED, since it is
the first feature film from Nacho Cerda, who gave us the very disturbing
AFTERMATH. And from what I've seen of Mike Mendez's newest film, THE
GRAVEDANCERS, that might be pretty cool as well. But overall, when
somebody is going to release 8 horror films to the theater that probably
wouldn't normally get a wide release, even if only for 1 weekend, I'm going to
do my part and support them. Luckily, there is a theater somewhat close to
us where we can check them out. Click on the link above for more details
about the movies, as well as the locations of the theaters that are
participating.
But it's not even too early to start making those plans
for the shows and conventions happening early next year. The first one up
is the Monster Mania show in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on Feb. 16th to the 18th.
We were at the very first show and had a good time. Then last August, we
went to another one of their shows and had a blast. So far they have a
pretty decent guest list building, so we may end up having to check this one out
as well.
They will be having the first MONSTER SQUAD reunion there,
with guests Fred Dekker (director), Duncan Regehr (Dracula), Andre Gower (Sean),
Ashley Bank (Phoebe), Ryan Lambert (Rudy), Tom Woodruff Jr. (Gillman), and Tom
Noonan (Frankenstein). They also will be having a SAW trio of Tobin Bell,
Leigh Whannell, and Shawnee Smith. Other guests include Emily Perkins,
Brad Dourif, Patricia Quinn, Ben Chapman, and Caroline Munro. Check out
their website
HERE.
Then the following weekend, Fangoria returns to Chicago in
Feb. 23rd-25th. This will be their first 3-day show in Chicago. We
had a good time there earlier this year when they made their return to the Windy
City, even though we did hear a lot of complaints about the show. But none
the less, we will have a table there again next year and see what happens.
So far on their guest list is: Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Ken
Foree, Shawnee Smith, Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Jared Padalecki, Tim Seeley,
Raine Brown, and Joe Zaso. I'm sure there will be more names added before
the show. Check out the details
HERE.
And then at the end of March, we will back in Ohio for the
11th Cinema Wasteland Show, on March 30th to April 1st. And already the
Wasteland staff has got some major fun planned for their show. Fans of
fast and tough women will have a chance to meet the 3 lovely ladies from Russ
Meyer's FAST PUSSYCAT...KILL!...KILL! That's right, you'll be able to meet
Haji, Lori Williams, and the one and only Tura Satana.
Also at the show will be Steve Railsback and Eileen Dietz
making a HELTER SKELTER reunion. Another reunion will be with Jonathan
Haze and Jackie Joseph from Roger Corman's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Other
guests include Bill Hinzman, Camille Keaton, Kari Wuhrer, Tom Sullivan, and the
the beautiful Hammer starlet, Caroline Munro. As always, this show is
guaranteed to be a good time.
Check out the website
HERE for the
official details.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Got 2 correct answers on the last photo, and to be honest
that's 2 more than I thought I'd get. We went with a tough one again, so
we didn't think anybody would get it. Nice to know there are some deep
rooted Paul Naschy fans. That pic was from Naschy's EXORCISM. A nice
hand goes to Mike Shields and to Andrew.
Check out the new one and good luck, since we're going with
another tough one. Figure if you don't know what movie it's from,
afterwards when you find out, then you'll always remember it. See
that...fun AND educational, all at the same time!
10-25-06 REMEMBERING VINCENT PRICE
We just wanted to take a quick second to remember this great
actor who passed away 13 years ago today. As a fan of horror movies, or
terror movies as Mr. Price would preferred, he was one of the earliest of my
Horror Heroes. And after all these years, his movies are still as
entertaining now as they were all those years ago.
You were one of a kind, Mr. Price, and you are truly missed.
But you will never be forgotten.
 NEW
HELLRAISER BOOK
We forgot to post this with our last update, especially since
we were talking about the HELLRAISER series. But now it seems there is a
new book coming out, covering the series. Coming out next month from
McFarland will be The HELLRAISER Films and Their Legacy, by Paul Kane.
Amazon is listing it as a hardcover, with a nice price of $45. I know I'll
be adding that to my Christmas list.
LA-LA LAND HALLOWEEN SALE
Now's your chance to save some huge $$ and pick up some great
soundtracks. La-La Land Records is having a huge Halloween sale on a lot
of their great titles. The below CD's are only $6.98! But act fast,
since the sale ends November 1st. So you got less than a week. Go to
their website by clicking
HERE.
SEED OF CHUCKY
UNDEAD
ROCK 'N ROLL NIGHTMARE
CREEPSHOW
CABIN FEVER
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
KING OF THE ANTS
SAINT SINNER
TERROR TRACT
THEY
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
These CD titles are on sale for $9.98:
THE
DEVIL'S REJECTS
GODZILLA 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
KING KONG vs. GODZILLA,
EFFECTS
RE-ANIMATOR
FROM BEYOND
10-24-06 AM I TOO OLD?
The other night, I watched the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards on Fuse,
and am very confused. Could someone tell me why it seemed to be more about
music than movies? And why have the categories become strangely similar to
what the MTV movie awards were doing. Best Killer Couple? Highest
Body Count? Sure, maybe if I was 14 that would be cool, which I guess is
the audience they are shooting for. But for a 41 year old horror fan, I
thought not only was it a waste of time, but some parts were just plain
embarrassing. If it wasn't for THE DEVIL'S REJECTS winning a few awards,
and the small bit with Clint Howard, it would have been a complete waste of 2
hours. And to think I was going to record it...
Does that mean that Fangoria is going to start covering dark
music videos in their magazine? Can't wait for that.
NEW REVIEWS
And speaking of a waste of time, we finally got our review
posted for BLACKWATER VALLEY EXORCISM. If you need more detail than that,
check it out in our Reviews section. We have also reviewed the soundtrack
for the TV show SUPERNATURAL, which is not a waste of time.
KRYPTIC CONTEST
Don't forget folks, if you haven't sent in an entry for our
Anniversary Giveaway, you still have about a week left. Check out the news
bit below for the info and the email link. You don't want to be left out
on this one.
MYSTERY PHOTO
We had a lot of tries on this last one, but no correct
answers. No, it wasn't LOST BOYS, or Andy Warhol's BLOOD FOR DRACULA.
It was from Hammer's DRACULA 1972 A.D., and that was Christopher Neame being
forced into the bathtub by vampire killer extraordinaire Peter Cushing.
Check out the new photo and see if this one is any easier.
But be warned....it's a tough one.
BARKER TO RAISE HELL AGAIN
In case you didn't hear, it seems that Clive Barker is going
to write a remake of his original HELLRAISER. He figured that instead of
someone else doing it, he would do it himself. Plus, this time out, there
would be more money to do effects and stuff that they couldn't afford to do in
the first one.
Now while quite a few people don't think is great news,
I really don't see it as bad news. For someone who as seen the last few
HELLRAISER movies, could it really get any worse? I would like to think
not. Now I'm sure that Barker will take it into a different direction that
everyone is used to seeing Pinhead, but I'm willing to give him a chance to see
what he can come up with.
10-17-06 COMCAST SUCKS!
Don't want to waste your time on my problems, but I just
wanted to take a second AGAIN and apologize for any emails that you might have
sent and got it bounced back. We have been getting all the emails that are
sent, only because I have them also being directed to a web-based email account
as well as the Comcast one. I did this to make sure I was getting
everything. So for me, Comcast's days are numbered, as soon as I can find
another high-speed provider, which shouldn't be too hard. Their tech
support is terrible, unless you like sending emails. Talking to a real
person that can help you beyond turning on your computer and setting up an email
account is beyond them, and then you just have to email another department.
For everyone that has sent in their Giveaway emails, we have
got them, so don't worry.
WASTELAND & MASSACRE REPORTS
Thankfully that we've been on vacation this week, or it would
have taken even longer to get these reports finally done. So we have got
our reports and photos up for both the Cinema Wasteland show and the Music Box
Massacre. Check them out
HERE and enjoy!
10-13-06 HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!
I hope everyone is taking the time to celebrate this
special day (especially when it's in October) in some form or another.
A WEEKEND OF MADNESS
 No, we're not talking about last weekend at the Wasteland.
We're talking about this weekend at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago for the
Music Box Massacre, a 24-hour marathon of HORROR!!! Thanks to promoter
Rusty Nails, you will be able to see classics on the big screen like Fulci's
ZOMBIE, and the original CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, and Argento's DEEP RED, and
Joe Dante's PIRANHA, or Joe Dante himself! He will be there for a Q&A
after the showing of PIRANHA. And another cool bonus is they
will be screening the much underrated LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, and director
John Hancock will be there for a Q&A session as well!
We will be set up with a dealer table there this year, right
next to our buddy Jill from Lix. So if you're coming on out, please make
sure you stop by and say hello. And Click
HERE for the full details and lineup for the show.
KRYPTIC ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY
Since we had those problems with the emails, we're not really
sure who might have sent in emails for our giveaway contest or not. So we
are going to sort of start over. I apologize to the ones that already sent
it in, but I don't want to have the chance on missing anyone. So if you
could follow the directions below for our contest, we'll get this thing moving.
Here's what we're going to do. Click
HERE
to open the email. And in that email, you list at least one director that
not only made a horror movie, but also directed the sequel to that horror movie.
For example, while these aren't horror movies, Francis Ford Coppola directed
GODFATHER and went on to direct GODFATHER II. Got it? Pretty easy if
you really think about it.
So what are the prizes? Listen closely. We have 4
prize packs to give away. And in these prize packs will have a variety of
different goodies. One might have a DVD copy of NIGHT WATCH. One
might have a copy of the latest Nox Arcana CD, Carnival of Lost Souls, signed by
Joseph Vargo. But they all with have a awesome Monster tote bag, some
skull pendants courtesy of Pinkerton FX, mini posters, some Universal Monster
playing cards, and whatever else we can through in there. So don't delay. Send those emails in right way.
SLAUGHTERED LAMB STUDIOS
Our friend and damn talented artist, Don England, has finally
gotten around to opening up his own website. Check it out
HERE.
WASTELAND REPORT COMING
Since we are on vacation next week, we should have our report
of the last Wasteland show up early next week. And we do have some good
pics this time out.
And it's not too soon to start making your plans for next
April's Wasteland show. They will be having a FASTER
PUSSYCAT...KILL...KILL! reunion! That's right, Tura Satana, Lori Williams
and Haji will be attending. And along with them will be Jonathan Haze,
Bill Hinzman, Camille Keaton, Caroline Munro, Steve Railsback, and Eileen Dietz.
Plus, I'm sure they will have a few more guests added before then. You can
check out their website
HERE for
the details.
MYSTERY PHOTO
We got only one email on the last photo, which was from Will
Wilson. But that could be due to the fact that our email wasn't working
properly. So if you did send one, I apologize. And if you did know
that it was from GARDEN OF THE DEAD, then I also compliment you as well, since
that one was a tough one. If you need to kill an hour and want a low
budget prison/zombie movie, then you can't do better than GARDEN.
But we've updated the photo, so take a look at see if this
one might be a little more familiar.
10-09-06 A DAY OF REST....
At least that was what today was suppose to be. After
getting home at about 1am last night from the Cinema Wasteland show, and
being so tired that we couldn't fall asleep until after 3am, and only to wake up
at 7am and not be able to fall back to sleep....in other words, we didn't get
much done today.
We had a blast as always as the Wasteland show. There
really is no other show like it. And while we didn't take a lot of them,
our photos turned out this time!!! So that was a nice relief.
I had planned on getting somewhat of a bigger update today,
but that just wasn't going to happen. I'm sure it had nothing to do with
me spending quite a bit of time on the phone with Comcast. What a joke.
Here's some tips, people: If you have problems with your Comcast account,
don't bother calling them. Just go through their website and hope for the
best. Trying to find someone at Comcast that can actually do something to
help you is like asking for help at the airport. All you get is a
lot of pointing to someplace else. It seems their tech support can't
really help you with anything technical, but have to turn you over to someone
else. Of course, you have to email those other people, since nobody is
allowed to talk to them, including the Comcast tech support. What kind of
crap is that?
So after hours of fun, and assurance that the problem has
been fixed, we've added a few steps to doublecheck. We've opened another
email account that will receive our website emails as well as going to Comcast.
That way I can make sure I'm getting everything. So we'll have to see.
If that doesn't work, then I guess we'll have to go back to the way of the
postal stamp!
We will be at the Music Box Massacre this weekend, so we are
busy unpacking from the Wasteland show, and then making sure we have everything
ready for the Massacre. We are hoping to have a little update in the
middle of this week, but we'll see how that goes. If you are planning on
coming out this weekend, please stop by and say hello. We are going to
need plenty of conversation to help stay AWAKE for 24 hours!!!!
10-3-06 EMAIL IS DOWN...KIND OF
It seems that our email provider is bouncing back emails sent
through this site as spam. Not sure why, and neither does Comcast.
One would think that a company as big as Comcast would have a 24/7 technical
support that can help you out on something a little bit more difficult than how
to turn on your computer. Apparently not.
So in the mean time, I apologize if anybody has sent in any
Mystery Photo replies or emails about the our Giveaway, since we have received
none. Please bear with us while we try get this problem solved. If
you want, you can contact us through out Comcast email:
drfulci@comcast.net
Once again, sorry for the technical difficulties.
10-1-06 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
We seemed to had run into some problems with our email
account over the last couple days. So if you sent us an email but didn't
get a response, please try sending it again. I'm hoping we got the
problems resolved.
THE MONTH OF HORROR IS UPON US
Greetings fellow followers of the the dark, the macabre,
and horror. This is the month that we almost fit in with normal
society...not that we'd want to. But this is also the month that usually
cost me a lot of money, since the stores have out all their Halloween decor and
products, that I pretty much keep around all year round. And it's also the
time when a lot of premo horror titles come out on DVD. I know I've spent
quite a bit of my son's college money already last month. And it's only
going to get worse. And then you add in all the conventions,
Halloween Parties, movie marathons and other fun stuff going on, it makes for a
very busy month. Plus, we even have a Friday the 13th this month!
How cool is that?
We know we'll be busy, but we're hoping to keep our updates
as regular as they have been. So stay tuned!
8 YEARS OF KRYPTIC FUN!
This month marks the 8th Anniversary of Kitley's Krypt.
It does amaze me sometimes that I've done this for this long and that I'm still
enjoying it. Hell, this gives me an outlet for my ranting and other
opinions. Maybe I'd be locked up in the rubber room by now. So I
guess the real reason is this is therapy for me.
I have meet some great people through this website and at
the conventions when people come up to my table. It makes all
the hard work worth it. So thanks to everyone out there that continues to
come back here, participating in the Trivia games, the Mystery Photos, the
Message Board, and everything else. Thank you.
So in the spirit of this celebration, we are going to start
our first Prize Giveaway. All you have to do is send us an email by
clicking
HERE with your name, and letting us know something that you are going to do
this month to celebrate the Halloween season. Going to watch a particular
movie? Having you're own Movie Marathon? Let's hear it. All
the entries will be thrown in a cauldron and one lucky name will be drawn.
And what is the wonderful prize? It will be copies of
two great little books from McFarland Classics. The first one is Down
And Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies, by Mike
Quarles. The second one is Roger Corman: The Best of the Cheap Acts,
by Mark Thomas McGee.
Since we are going to the Cinema Wasteland show, we will accept emails up
until Sunday night of the 8th. So let's get those emails coming!
MYSTERY PHOTO
Did a little better this time out with last week's
photo....well, we got 2 correct answers. Aaron Christensen joins the
returning Mike Shields with both having the correct answers. That was
Martin Landau as the psycho "Preacher" from ALONE IN THE DARK. No, not
that terrible one from Mr. Boll gave us.
So the new photo has been posted, so give it a look and see
what you can come up with.
THE HOST SCREENINGS
If you've spent anytime browsing the different horror news
sites over the last six months, then you might have heard of THE HOST, a new
monster movie from South Korea. If you live in the Chicago area, then you
have a chance to see it in the theater during the Chicago International Film
Festival. Below are the dates and theater that it is showing. I know
we are planning on making it out to one of those.
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark
Friday, 06 October 11:00 PM
AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois
Friday, 13 October 11:00 PM
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark
Wednesday, 18 October 07:30 PM
NEW SLASHER DOCUMENTARY TO AIR ON FRIDAY THE
13TH!
GOING TO PIECES, a brand new documentary based on the book of
the same title by Adam Rockoff, will be premiering at 8pm on Friday the 13th on
the Starz Channel. It will feature interviews with people like John
Carpenter, Betsy Palmer, Tom Savini, Rob Zombie, Wes Craven, Sean Cunningham,
and many more. If case you have other plans already for that evening, it
will showing again on the 14th at 6:30 and on the 31st at 10pm. All times
are CST.
WASTELAND NEXT WEEKEND
Next Friday we will be making our bi-annual trip to the land
of Ohio for the Cinema Wasteland show. As always, we are looking forward
to having another great time there. We hope to see a lot of old friends
and hopefully meet some new ones as well. Better start gathering my TCM2
stuff together now....As always, if you're going, stop by our booth and say
hello!
CHICAGO FANGORIA SHOW
Fangoria has added a few more names for their 3-day show next
Feb. in Chicago. Joining Doug Bradley and Jeffrey Combs, will be Jared
Padalecki, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Shawnee Smith. Since Smith has
never been to a midwest show, I have a feeling that might be a pretty good draw.
I'm sure they'll have quite a few more names added by then. The dates are
Feb. 23-25, 2007.
CORALINA JOINS MOTHER OF TEARS
And speaking of Fangoria, it was great to see this little
news bit on their site about Coralina Cataldi Tassoni joining the cast of
Argento's latest, MOTHER OF TEARS, the sequel to SUSPIRIA and INFERNO.
Maybe now they'll actually want her to be guest at one of their conventions!
But none the less, we are thrilled as hell about this news.
We wish Coralina the best of luck over there in Italy and can't wait to hear
more.
9-24-06 NEW REVIEWS
We have a couple of new reviews posted. This time out,
we take a look at Dark Sky Films release of THE DEVIL'S RAIN, always a favorite
of ours. And also LEFT IN DARKNESS, from the director of IT WAITS!
MYSTERY PHOTO
And speaking of THE DEVIL'S RAIN, that was last week's
Mystery Photo. We had a lot of people with titles that also included
melting people, but just didn't get the right one. Which is why I used that particular shot, since the other
ones would have made it too easy. But we did one right answer. And
that was from Mike Shields. Job well done, Mike.
So check out this latest and see what you can come up with.
 MICKEY HARGITAY -
REST IN PEACE
It's a shame that his obituary's are being started with "Mariska
Hargitay's father". But fans of Italian horror from the 60's and 70's will
remember Hargitay from his work in the genre. Like LADY FRANKENSTEIN and
BLOODY PIT OF HORROR.
But he recently passed away after a lengthy illness. He
was 80 years old. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his friends and
family.
AUTHOR CHARLES L. GRANT - REST IN PEACE
Now we usually don't cover that much in the horror fiction
world here at the Krypt. But when we heard the news of Mr. Grant's
passing, I felt I needed to mention it. Back in the days when I was just
as heavy into horror fiction as I am now into the films, I always enjoyed
Grant's work. A lot of his stuff was way more subtle and subdued than his
fellow authors, but was still very effective.
Our thoughts go out to his friends and family as well.
The horror genre in general has lost a great voice.
B-FEST
Every year we plan on making it out to this, and every year
we never do. So once again, we are going to try. They've updated the
site with a listing of some movie titles so far. And right now, it looks
like they got a great lineup: INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, STREET TRASH, HOT
RODS TO HELL, TARANTULA, IVASION OF THE STAR CREATURES, and more. Sure
sounds like a great time. Maybe we'll make it this year. For more
info, check out the site HERE.
HOLLYWOOD BLVD. THEATRE EVENTS
This theater out in Woodridge, Illinois has some pretty cool
events coming up next month. On Wednesday, October 4th, the original
Leatherface will be making an appearance at the theater.
But the real highlight is for fans of Alfred Hitchcock.
On October 13th,14th, & 15th, and again on October 20th, 21st, and 22nd, they
will be screening Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO, MARNIE, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, and
THE BIRDS. And helping to celebrate this festival, Patricia Hitchcock, Kim
Novak, Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, and Veronica Cartright will be appearing.
Now, I'm not sure when exactly they are going to be there, since the website
doesn't give any detail, but we will be looking into it ourselves.
HERE is the website for the theater.
NEW MESSAGE BOARD VERSUS
Okay, since we got such a huge response to last week's VS,
we're going to try it again. Come on people, let's here what your thoughts
are!
This week it's a little different. Instead of having
two movies versus each other, we're going to have two performances going at it.
And they are both from the great Boris Karloff. The first one is his most
famous, the Frankenstein's Monster. And the second one is that of
Im-Ho-Tep from THE MUMMY. For more details, go over to our Message Board.
DARK SKY NEWS
Continuing their work of bringing exceptional looking titles
to DVD, next January they will be unleashing the 1962 film SLAUGHTER OF THE
VAMPIRES. The film was directed by Roberto Mauri. The new release
will be an uncut transfer that has been taken from the original vault material,
which means like their other releases, it's going to look amazing. We
can't wait for this one. There will also be an interview with star Dieter
Eppler, a still gallery, and a trailer.
9-17-06 KRYPT ANNIVERSARY NEXT MONTH
Yes folks, next month will be our 8th anniversary running
Kitley's Krypt. I, myself can't believe that I've been doing it for this
long. But it's still fun, so until that changes, I'll always be here.
I am also very thankful for the continued support from those of you out there
that keep coming back for more. I do appreciate all the emails and
support. It does keep me going.
So next month, we are planning on some new pretty good
giveaways. Of course, any of of you DVD companies out there that would
like to donate some prizes, we would be more than happy for the help. But
none the less, we're still working on all the details, and it should be pretty
fun. So stay tuned.
MESSAGE BOARD VERSUS
Since our Message Board has been pretty lonely as of late, we
are going to start a new feature that we're hoping will bring in a little
dialog. Each week, we will list two films to battle it out. But
before you start looking for your boxing gloves (which make it very hard to type
that way), these are going to be F-R-I-E-N-D-L-Y debates. We are not
looking to taking a poll to see which is a 'better' film, but only to express
your opinion you like better and why. Pretty simple, isn't it?
So check out our
Message Board
and give you're two cents worth.
TCM WEBSITES
The folks over at Dark Sky Films have created a new and cool
website to promote their new release of the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.
Got to tell you folks, I really hate these multiple releases, but this was done
look pretty damn cool. Check out the website HERE. They even have
some cool wallpaper.
And speaking of TCM websites, check out this fan-site which
is pretty cool. It's call the
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Morgue.
MORE POSTERS ADDED
Thanks to some 'donations' from the fine folks at
HorrorHound
magazine, we have added a few more Thai posters to our Poster Gallery.
Check them out, and enjoy, and drool.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Looks like there are some fans of those Italian horrors of
the 60's out there. The last photo was from THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE,
starring the lovely (and deadly) Erica Blanc. Nice job to Bruce Kowalski,
Mike Sheilds, Kevin Hart, and Hoby Abernathy.
So check out the new one and see what you got.
9-11-06
LON CHANEY JR. FANS REJOICE
Fans of Chaney Jr. will be happy to hear that the 6 films
that he did under the INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES series will be coming out in a DVD
box set next week on the 19th. The titles of those films are CALLING DR.
DEATH, WEIRD WOMAN, DEAD MAN'S EYES, THE FROZEN GHOST, CONFESSION, and PILLOW OF
DEATH.
Granted, some of these are really more mystery than horror,
but it's great to see that more of Chaney Jr.'s work can be enjoyed.
MYSTERY PHOTO
I figured that last one was a tough one. Mainly, since
it's never been officially released on video. It is from the 1966 film THE
FROZEN DEAD, starring Dana Andews as Nazi scientist trying to create a
super-human race. Congrats to Kevin Hart, Hoby Abernathy and Mike Shields
for sending in the correct answer.
This next one may be tough as well, but hopefully some of the
fans of Euro-horror might recognize that beautiful face?
 WHEN WAS THIS
ANNOUNCED???
I get the new Fangoria recently and notice one of the DVD's
reviewed in Dr. Cyclops column is none other than THE NORLISS TAPES! I
don't remember hearing or reading ANYTHING about this movie hitting DVD.
In case you might not be familiar with this movie, it was a made-for-tv pilot
that was never picked up. It was directed by Dan Curtis, of DARK
SHADOWS & THE NIGHT STALKER fame. Anybody who grew up watching TV in the
70's knows who Curtis is and his work. Well, TAPES is a great little
movie. Sure, it might be a little similar to THE NIGHT STALKER series, but
we for one can't wait to see this DVD release. Hopefully Anchor Bay did a
nice job on it.
9-5-06
POSTER GALLERY BACK UP AND RUNNING
The dust is still settling, but we are proud to once again
re-open our Vincent Price Memorial Poster Gallery.
I think you will find plenty to admire and enjoy.
 9-3-06
NEW ISSUE OF LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS
For Hammer fans, Dick Klemenson's magazine Little Shoppe of
Horrors is one of the best magazine around. Unfortunately, it doesn't come
out that often. But when it does, it is always jammed packed full of great
information and interviews about the famous British film studio.
Well, this month, issue # 18 will be unleashed. In this
issue, there are articles on the making of CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER and
DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE, and many others. There's interviews with
Caroline Munro, Martine Beswicke, the late Ralph Bates, Roy Ward Baker, and many
more.
Check out their website
HERE, or
click on the graphic to the right, for more ordering information. For the
price of $7.95, these magazines are always jammed packed. No Hammer fan
should be without it. Seriously.
POSTER GALLERY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
We've decided to go back to the old way we had our Gallery
set up, but with a few changes. Since we were having a hard time rotating
the 'exhibits', we figured we'd just post all the pics that we have, and just
add the new ones when we get them. It will still give anybody visiting the
gallery plenty to look at. We hope to have it done and up and running by
our next update, if not sooner.
NASCHY DVDs THIS MONTH!
And for those Naschy fans out there, let's not forget that
this month will see the release of the first two editions of the Spanish Horror
Collection from BCI. The release date is 9.19, which is only a couple of
weeks away. So make sure you get those pre-orders in now. They are
even releasing HD versions of the DVD as well.
 NEW
HORRORHOUND COMING THIS MONTH
It may sound like we're pimping this magazine an awful lot,
but there's a reason for that. It's because we think it's one of the best
magazines out there! It reminds me of when I was a kid and would wait for
the Christmas catalogs to come out. There's always so much cool stuff to
look at in each issue, and plenty of interesting info and facts.
So if you haven't already subscribed to it, click
HERE to go
to their website and do it now. It's worth it.
ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHTMARE SOUNDTRACK REVIEW
Who would have thought that there would not only be a special
edition DVD of ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHTMARE, but also a soundtrack release? Not
me. But we have posted our review of this latest release from La-La Land
Records. Check it out.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Nice to see some people still remember those two icons.
Of course they are Vincent Price and Peter Cushing from MADHOUSE. It was
great to see that finally come out on DVD last year, since it had never had an
official video release here in the states. The usual suspects sent in the
correct answers. Are these the only people out there that are viewing this
site? That could be pretty scary. Or is there that many people who
just don't know these photos? That's even scarier. Come on people,
don't you want to see your name proudly posted here? Guess not. None
the less, once again congrats goes to Aaron Christensen, Mike Dudley, Stephen
Weakley, Kevin Hart, and Hoby Abernathy.
Well guess what folks, this new one is a tough one. So
get your thinking caps on, much like the one if the photo itself and see if you
can gets this one, which is also sadly in need of a DVD release.
I LOVE EBAY!
What a great time to be a collector. When I started collecting, you
basically saved your money up until you went to a convention and hoped like hell
there were some good dealers there with some cool stuff. Now, in the
privacy of your own home, you just pop on ebay and search 'dealers' from around
the world. All in a matter of seconds. Now that does put quite a bit
of competition for dealers, myself now included. But when it comes right
down to it, I'm a collector first, a dealer second. Hell, that's why I
became a dealer. So whatever money I made, I could put it right back into
my collection! And I bet I'm not the only one.
When we heard that Joe Dante was going to be at the Music Box
Massacre 2, we jumped on eBay and punched in PIRANHA and came across a nice
German still set that had this shot on one of the cards. Did I mention
that I love eBay?
8-27-06 A SLIGHT FUNK
Sorry for the minimum update this week, folks. Been in
kind of a funk as of late. With October just around the corner, we're
trying like hell get our mood back up to where it should be. I'm sure the funk is
coming mostly from my day job, and I seem to be bringing some of it home with
me. So it's making it really difficult to get the stuff down around here, and
on the site, that I really want to. But we're working on these 'technical
difficulties' and hope to be back up to par in no time.
In the mean time, it is looking to be another great Halloween
season this year. We have tons of great DVD titles coming out in the next
month or so. And with the Cinema Wasteland show just a month away, an the
Music Box Massacre 2 shortly there after, what more could any honest,
hardworking horror fan want?
Speaking of plans, we are planning not only being at the
Music Box
Massacre again this year, but we will also be having a dealer table there.
Not sure if we'll be awake back behind it, but we'll be there none the less.
So we're looking forward to chatting with all you other like-minded fanatics out
there. Make sure you stop by and say hello.
NEW REVIEWS
We have posted our review for CEMETERY GATES, starring
Reggie Bannister, and Jaume Balagueró's
FRAGILE.
MYSTERY PHOTO
We got quite a few more responses this time out for our
mutant baby pic, from Larry Cohen's IT'S ALIVE. Hoby Abernathy, Aaron
Christensen, Mike Dudley, Kevin Hart, Rich Hayden, and Stephen Weakley all sent
in correct answers. Well done, people. Well done.
This time out, we're going with something a little more
nostalgic. Hopefully everyone knows this one....or at least who is in the
photo....
8-24-06
MUSIC BOX MASSACRE 2 - UPDATE
A new guest has been added to the Massacre
festivities. John D. Hancock, director of LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH,
will be appearing at the Massacre this year. If you have not seen this
great film, then now is your chance to, along with meeting the director.
Plus, director Joe Dante will also be there (schedule permitting), as well as
costume contests, live music, short films, vintage movie trailers, dealer
tables, and much more.
Here is the final lineup, but keep in mind that all is
subject to change.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Weine) (71 mins.) 1919
Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale) (75 mins.) 1935
It Came From Outer Space (in 3-D) (Jack Arnold) (81 min.) 1953
Masque of the Red Death (Roger Corman) (86 mins.) 1964
Pirahna (Joe Dante) (90 mins.)
Homecoming (Joe Dante) (60 mins.) 2005
Let's Scare Jessica To Death (John Hancock) (89 mins.) 1971
The Thing (John Carpenter) (109 mins.) 1982
Deep Red (Dario Argento) (98 mins.) 1975
Night of the Creeps (Fred Dekker) (88 mins.) 1986
Zombie (Lucio Fulci) 1979
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Steve Miner) (89 mins.) 1981
An American Werewolf in London (97 mins.) 1981
Plus, they will be having the North American premiere of
the 15-minute short film THE EYES OF EDWARD JAMES. This is the directorial
debut of Rue Morgue magazine publisher, Rodrigo Gudiño.
Tickets are $24 advanced, or $29 at the door. You can
get tickets at the theatre box office, or from
www.ticketweb.com. Click
HERE for the Music
Box Theatre website.
We had a great time there last year, and plan on doing it
again this year. If you're in the Chicago area, you don't want to miss out
on this.
8-20-06
HAMMERSHOP NOW OPEN
The official Hammer Films website has now opened up it's
on-line store, featuring T-shirts and DVDs. Unfortunately, for us folks in
the States, the shipping will cost you a bit. But it' really works to
about $20 a shirt, which isn't bad. But besides, some of their selections
are awesome, like this Frankenstein one pictured here. I love the tag line
on the back. Very cool.
So click on over to
HERE to check
out the HammerShop and see what else they offer.
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER GIVES SCI-FI SALUTE!
Okay, so why are we mentioning it here? Because I don't
care what they're calling it, some of the titles listed in this series are
horror movies. Argue all you want, but ALIEN is a horror movie. Sure
it's a sci-fi setting, but when you have a monster on the loose stalking and
killing people, that sure sounds like horror to me. Wait...are we talking
about ALIEN or GODZILLA....Oh well, no matter....But they are showing films like
ALIEN, the original GODZILLA, the original INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS,
Cronenberg's THE FLY, and many others.
On the Tuesday screenings, there will be lectures from Jim
Trainor, Associate Professor of Animation in the SAIC Department of Film, Video
and New Media and director of such award-winning short films as THE MOSCHOPS and
THE BATS.
For a complete list of what's playing click
HERE.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Once again, the usual suspects are the ones with the correct
answers on last week's photo. It was from the unusual film KILLER TONGUE,
starring Mindy Clarke, Doug Bradley and Robert Englund. How's that for a
cast? Congrats to Will Wilson, Hoby Abernathy, and Kevin Hart. Come
on people, let's give these guys some competition.
The new photos has been posted, and hopefully is a little
less obscure. Good luck.
8-16-06 THE RETURN OF THE MUSIC BOX
MASSACRE!
Last October, we went to our first 24-hour horror movie marathon....(see our
report HERE). While we
didn't last the full 24 hours...close though, we had a blast. Well, this
October, Rusty Nails and Movieside Film Festival are back once again to bring us
another Music Box Massacre! This awesome event will take place starting at
noon on October 14th, and will last a full 24 hours of horror movies and fun.
What more could a horror fan ask for? How about special guest Joe Dante?
Mr. Dante, director of such films as PIRANHA and THE HOWLING and many others,
will be appearing there, scheduling permitting.
Tickets are $29 at the door, or you can get a pre-sale price
of $24 at either the
TicketWeb or at the
Music Box Theatre
box office. Even for $29, to see all those great movies on the big screen
is worth every penny!
Here is the lineup so far. Keep in mind, these are
subject to change.
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI - 1919
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN - 1935
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - in 3-D - 1953
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH - 1964
HOMECOMING (Joe Dante's Masters of Horror episode) - 2005
THE THING - 1982
LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH - 1971
DEEP RED - 1975
NIGHT OF THE CREEPS - 1986
ZOMBIE - 1979
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 - 1981
8-13-06 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALFRED HITCHCOCK!
We'd like to spend a quick moment to wish Sir Hitchcock a
Happy Birthday. Time to break out one of those many classics and enjoy
once again.
HORRORHOUND WINNERS
Contrats to our lucky winners in our latest contest.
Those winners would be Hoby Abernathy, Angela Podhradsky, and Kevin Hart.
The correct answers were: 1 - Wolfman, 2 - BREAKFAST CLUB, and 3 - Garbage.
Thanks to all who sent in their answers. Maybe next
time.
CINEMA WASTELAND
Now that the Flashback Weekend is over, we can now start to think about the
upcoming Cinema Wasteland show. Can you believe this will be the 10th
Cinema Wasteland show? Ken & Pam had their first show back in Sept. of
2000, doing them every fall. Then in 2004, they started doing 2 shows a
year. Their first one in 2004, was the TEXAS CHAINSAW reunion show.
And they've been having them twice a year since then. And we've been there
every time, and every time having a blast.
Don't forget people, October is not that far off. So if
you were planning on making your way out this year, you better not wait too
late. It's only about 6 weeks away. And besides, with October right
around the corner, we'll all be too busy getting ready for the Halloween season.
So don't delay....make your plans NOW and we hope to see everyone there.
You can check out their site by clicking
HERE or
the graphic. But if you're a fan of TCM 2, and especially if you didn't
make it to the TCM reunion the Wasteland had a while back, then come on out and
help celebrate 20 years of TCM 2. All the major cast will be there to sign
whatever you have.
And if you're a fan of the uber-low-budget gorefest STREET
TRASH, then you can also celebrate the 20 year anniversary of that cult classic
as well. There will be 4 members of the original cast there to help
celebrate.
There are many more guests, like Kitten Natividad, Carl
Gabriel Yorke from CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and even Jason's Mom, Betsy Palmer, and
from the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, John Russo, Russ Streiner, and Kyra
Schon. And many more. Of course, what would a Wasteland show be
without Mr. Tom Sullivan.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Figured we might stump a few people on this last
photo. This was the J-Horror before there really was a J-Horror.
It's from the 1990 film HIRUKO: THE GOBLIN, by Shinya Tsukamoto. This was
made between his two TETSUO films. Made way back before all these black
haired/white faced Japanese ghosts started to appear all over the place.
Will Wilson and Aaron Christensen were the only two with the
correct answers, though we did get many interesting guesses. Keep trying.
This next photo is from a film that is almost as weird.
BOOK REVIEWS
We've finished reading a couple of new books and have
posted our reviews for them. The first one is for Jim Harper's ITALIAN
HORROR, published by Midnight Marquee. The second is Jamie Russell's BOOK
OF THE DEAD: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF ZOMBIE CINEMA. Check out
Book Review
section for the reviews.
PULSE SOUNDTRACK REVIEW
We have also added our review for the new score for the
latest American remake of a Japanese horror film.
 FEAR WERX
Earlier this year at the Monster Mania show, we met
the creators of some really cool merchandise. They started out with little
novelty items like the Zombie Outbreak Survival Kit and the Do-It-Yourself
Exorcism Kit, and then have moved on to shirts. We picked up a couple of
their cool ass workshirts with the "Uncle George's Zombie Extermination
Services" logo on them. Very cool. A great tribute to the father of
zombies, and a great little design as well. They have a bunch of cool
designs, so check out their website
HERE and buy something.
Or look for them at the next convention.
CINEMA NOCTURNA & DARKER SIDE OF THE MOON RADIO
Mark you calendars for this Thursday. If you're at home
and online, go on over to The Darker Side of the Moon radio program.
Click on banner below to be taken to the site. In the past, they had
guests like Coralina Cataldi Tassoni and Claudio Simonetti. This Thursday,
they will feature the writer/director/ producer of the upcoming film SIN JIN
SMYTH, Ethan Dettenmeir, Tony Moran, who played Michael Myers in the original
HALLOWEEN, Babara Magnolfi, who was in Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA and Ruggero
Deodato's CUT AND RUN, and then lastly, Mauizio Guarini, who was in some band
named Goblin. Heard of them?
Anyway, the show is from 10pm to midnight, EST. Check
it out. If we can remember ourselves, we'll be online for it as well.
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE TO DVD!
Another FINALLY DVD release news items. On November
14th, Retromedia and Image Entertainment will be releasing the Amicus anthology
film FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE. Like all of their anthology films, this one
has an all-star cast: Pete Cushing, Ian Bannon, Donald Pleasence, Ian Ogilvy,
and Lesley-Ann Down. The film was bases on stories from author R. Chetwynd-Hayes.
While they don't have the usual twist ending that Amicus anthologies usually
had, this one is still a classic. Nice to see it getting a release here.
Though, the release is showing a 1.85:1 transfer, but if I
remember correctly, I thought the laserdisc release of this was in 2.35:1, but I
may be wrong.
 8-10-06 HORRORHOUND CONTEST
The fine folks at HorrorHound have given us a few extra
copies of their awesome magazine to do as we see fit. So I smell a little
trivia contest coming on. Haven't had one of those in a while, so here we
go. The first 3 people to send in correct answers for all 3 questions,
wins a free copy of the latest issue, which features TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2.
If you haven't already checked out this magazine, and you are a collector, then
you need to. And even if you're not a collector, but just a fan, this is
also a great magazine so you can at least see all the cool stuff that is coming
out, or the old collectibles from days past.
So check out our
Trivia Page for the questions and details.
PATRICK ALLEN - REST IN PEACE
While most horror fans might not have known Patrick Allen,
if you're a fan of British horror, then you might remember him. He starred
in NIGHT CREATURES (aka Captain Clegg) and NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER for
Hammer, but was also in NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT.
He passed away on July 28th. Our thoughts and wishes go
out to his friends and family.
PULSE VS SLITHER
I'm sure this is purely coincidental, but is it just me or do
the artwork for these two look a tad bit similar? I guess that shows how
imagination and creativity is still running rampant in Hollywood.
Well....at least they did use a different color scheme....
8-6-06 FLASHBACK REPORT
It's taken us a lot longer to get this finished we thought it
would. But it's done and posted. Check it out by clicking
HERE and
enjoy.
Now we have plenty of time to rest up and get ready for the
Cinema Wasteland
show, which is less than 2 months away!!!!
DARK WATERS SPECIAL EDITION DVD
Now this is what a Special Edition is all about. First
of all, it's about time that this movie got the royal treatment that it
deserves. When this first came out, we had high hopes for Baino, but he
seemed to have disappeared. Plus, now we get the chance to see some of his
earlier short films, especially CARUNCULA. Here's a breakdown of what is
on this special 2-disc edition that is coming out on Sept. 26th from
NoShame Films:
The first disc features an uncut letterboxed print, supervised by Baino.
It also comes with audio commentary by Baino and producer Michele De Angelis.
There is also an introduction by Baino, deleted scenes, silent blooper reel with
commentary by Baino, photo and artwork gallery, and a featurette called DEEP
INTO DARK WATERS, which has all new interviews with Baino, actress Louise
Salter, camera operator Steve Brooke Smith, co-editor Rick Littler, and
associate producer Nigel Dali.
The second disc contains Baino's short films DREAM CAR,
CARUNCULA, and his more recent NEVER EVER AFTER. All will have audio
commentary by Baino. There will also be a making-of featurette on NEVER
EVER AFTER, and the screenplay.
But the coolest aspect of this special edition is the stone
amulet replica, as well as the 48 page booklet that contains production and
pre-production artwork, storyboards, reprinted script pages, and liner notes.
Just check out the pic here and you'll know why you need this for your
collection. So make sure you contact
Xploited Cinema now and
have them hold one for you. There's only 3000 being made, so don't wait.
The disc will have an SRP of $42.95, but you will also be
able to get the first disc (including all the extras) for $19.95.
MYSTERY PHOTO
I was very happy to see this many people who got the last
Mystery Photo. It was of course from PEEPING TOM. Figured that might
be a little too cult for everyone. Good job, people. Nice to see
some of you know you're history. Kudos to Hoby Abernathy, Kevin Hart, Mike
Dudley, William Wilson, Stephen Weakley, and Mike Shields.
The new photo is posted, so take a look and get those brains
working!
7-31-06 CONVENTION RECOVERY....
Sorry that we didn't have our usually Sunday/Monday update
with the trivia, but as you know we were at the Flashback Weekend and we're kind
of busy. Plus, when we got back last night, we were pretty much wiped out.
Tried to get unpacked a little, but ended up falling asleep in front of the TV
around 9pm....how sad is that?!?!?!
Anyway, we're starting to work on our report for the show.
It doesn't look like we'll have that many photos this time, since I must have
had the camera setting messed up. Most of the photos turned out too dark.
But there's enough to give you a taste. But for now, enjoy some news and
some ranting.
 SAW
NEWS
They've released the poster art for SAW 3, which seems to
continue the style they've been doing so far. Though this is a slightly
different image of the poster that they were passing out at the Flashback show
this weekend. But in either case, it should make most people twinge a
little bit.
But the big news that we just read was Lionsgate has
announced a new special 2-disc edtion of SAW 2, that will be uncut. Seems
they're out to screw their fans once again with this second release. Guess
we should have known since they did the exact same thing for the first film.
Check out our new Kryptic
Rambling for more of our thoughts on this.
But....if you're interested, here's what is planned on the
new 2-disc edition. It will have 2 different audio commentaries, which
look different than what was on the first release. One will feature James
Wan and Leigh Whannell, and the second will have SAW 2 director Darren Bousman,
production designer David Hackl, and editior Kevin Grutert.
There is also a few featurettes: "Making of the SAW Story",
"Making of SAW II", "Jigsaw", and "A Tribute to Gregg Hoffman". It will
also feature director Bousman's short film ZOMBIES and some trailers. The
SRP will be $26.98.
Thanks to
Davis DVD for the info.
OTHER DVD NEWS
It seems that the fans of Richard Stanley are finally going to have something to
drool over. The people over at Subversive Cinema are putting out DUST
DEVIL: THE FINAL CUT, which will be a 5 disc set....yes, that was FIVE discs!
Coming out on Sept. 26th, I can thank Subversive for giving Stanley the
treatment that he has been deserving for years.
Over the 5 discs, you will get the 107 minute version of the
film, with 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Stereo sound that is taken from "a brand new hi-def
16x9 widescreen master that is flawless in every way." And then there is
also a 114 minute reconstruction of DUST DEVIL work print. That is
something I had never even heard of.
It will also include audio commentary by Stanley and
Subversive Cinema's Norman Hill. It will have 2 different featurettes on
the movie, and the trailer for the 16mm version of the film.
There is also a new DUST DEVIL comic book by Phil Avelli. One of the discs
will be the soundtrack by Simon Boswell, which is incredible.
The other discs include 3 documentaries that Stanley had
made: VOICE OF THE MOON, which is about Afghanistan, THE WHITE DARKNESS,
which is about Haitian Voodoo, and SECRET GLORY, which is about the search for
the Grail and the Neo-Nazi movement. All have commentary by Stanley and
Hill.
And here's the real bonus...the SRP is only $29.95! The
only problem is that it is only limited to 10,000 units. So make sure you
reserve your edition now to make sure you get one.
 TCM
2 SPECIAL DVD SPECS & COVER
On September 26th, we will have the anticipated release of
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 special edition DVD. The disc will have a new
high-definition widescreen transfer, audio commentary by actors Bill Moseley &
Caroline Williams and makeup man Tom Savini. There is also a feature
length documentary that will feature interviews with cast and crew members,
covering a wide variety of subjects from the screenplay, art direction, casting,
and much more. It will also feature never-before-seen on the set footage,
as well as some deleted scenes.
No mention is made that this will be an uncut version, and
with the mention of deleted scenes, it doesn't seem so. But none the less,
it's great to see a movie like this getting the special treatment that it
deserves. It's just a shame that we couldn't have gotten commentary by
director Tobe Hooper. Oh well, I guess we just get spoiled with all these
great editions that keep coming out.
And don't forget that same day, Dark Sky Films will be
unleashing their 2-disc ultimate edition of the original TEXAS CHAINSAW
MASSACRE. Seems they also have tons of new extras to go along with an all
new cleaned up print.
BEYOND THE DOOR IS A DVD RELEASE!
Finally, Ovidio G. Assonnitis' EXORCIST....inspired BEYOND
THE DOOR (aka THE DEVIL WITHIN HER aka CHI SEI?) will finally be hitting DVD
next year, apparently in it's uncut version, which had never been available in
the US, other than the bootleg market. It seems that Assonitis will be
involved in the release, which may bring more of his films to DVD.
Hopefully they can get some input from Juliet Mills and maybe even Richard
Johnson (is he still alive?). We got our fingers crossed.
 CALVAIRE
TO OPEN IN NEW YORK
If you're in New York, then you have the chance to catch
CALVAIRE (aka THE ORDEAL) at the Cinema Village Theater, since that is the only
place it will be playing. It has been called an"
unsettling male-anxiety fantasy, striking the right balance between grim sadism
and grotesque comedy." and " A brilliant black comic nightmare."
Here is the poster art for it. If it does well, I'm
sure that it will get a bigger release. If you want to check out the
trailer, click
HERE.
ARGENTO NEWS
We've recently read that Asia Argento will be starring in her
fathers new film, THE MOTHER OF TEARS, which is the 3rd film in the Three
Mothers Trilogy. The shooting is suppose to start in November. Now,
we have nothing against Asia personally, but consider the three films that she
starred in with her father were the worst of his career. We're are hoping
that this will not be the case for this one, and are hoping for the best.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Only 2 correct emails for this week's Photo. It
was from Antonio Margheriti's CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE. That's our buddy John
Morghen (aka Giovanni Lombardo Radice) munching down on someone's arm.
Contrats to Aaron Christensen and Kevin Hart for sending in the correct answers.
We've posted a new one, so good luck. This might be another tough one for
newer fans. Hopefully not. Good luck.
7-27-06 FLASHBACK TIME
While we are going to try our best, I don't think we'll be
having our weekly trivia updated until maybe sometime Monday. It all
depends on how tired we are after the Flashback show this weekend. As
always hope to see a lot of people there, and stop by and say hi.
7-23-06 A TIME FOR MOURNING...
 In the past we had posted some news about our local drive-in
theater, the Hi-Lite Theater, was going to be torn down to make room for more
housing. Even after a fight to keep in up and running, it was a fight that
was never going to win since the politicians had made their decision from the
beginning. Mike Kerz from the Flashback Weekend, made a valiant attempt to
keep it going. But it just wasn't to be.
And in the front page of our local paper yesterday, is a large
photo of the main theater building being torn down. It is a very sad day
for nostalgic movie fans throughout the states, since we have lost yet another
drive-in theater. The younger generation will probably never know the
enjoyment of going to the drive-in was. I spent many weekends at the Hi-Lite
theater, seeing some great classics.
But in this time of mourning, I can at least have the great
memories of attending this place, and especially being there last year for the
Flashback Horrorama that Mike put on. And at that event, my son was able
to experience the joys of the all-night drive-in marathons that are pretty much
a thing of the past. So, once again, thanks to Mike Kerz and company for
giving us that last opportunity.
For the full story from the paper, click
HERE. Photo credit: Heather Eidson, staff photographer for The Beacon
News.
FLASHBACK WEEKEND IS NEXT....WEEKEND.
Not sure if we'll have another update before the show, so if
not, I hope to see a lot of people there, and please stop by and say hello.
NEW REVIEW
We have a new review posted of the Japanese horror flick
INFECTION. Check it out!
DVD NEWS
It looks as though this fall is going to be another
great time for us horror fans. This October, Sony will release a DVD box
set called Icons of Horror Collection: Boris Karloff. The collection will
feature THE BLACK ROOM, THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG, BEFORE I HANG, and THE
BOOGIE MAN WILL GET YOU. While these may not be any of the classic Karloff
films, any film with him in it is worth watching.
Now this news made me giddy as a school girl. On
September 26th, Universal Studios Home Video will release the full 3-hour
version of FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY. Yes, we know that this isn't
really the TRUE story, mainly since it's a work of fiction to begin with.
But none the less, we have very fond memories of being 9 years old and sitting
down in front of the TV over 2 nights and watching this movie. Yes, it
does have it's flaws. But we still love it. And besides, how can you
not love James Mason in here as the demented Dr. Polodori? Or even Jane
Seymour as the uber-bitch Prima? Not to mention the rest of the all-star
cast.
This was released on video years ago in the edited 2 hour
version. Every now and then the Sci-Fi channel would air the full version,
but of course, that was with commercials as well. But now for the first
time, the full version will be available.
Dark Sky Films
continues to keep us horror fans happy. Not only are they re-releasing a
special edition of THE DEVIL'S RAIN as we mentioned earlier, but they will also
be releasing a very rare classic film: BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE. This
was often regarded as a Hammer Film, mainly since it's British, made in the late
50's, and starred Barbara Shelly. This was also a very hard film to come
across. It was released on video ages ago, but even that tape was very
tough to come across.
But now, not only will you have access to this classic, but
it will probably look better than it ever has. And to make it even better, it
will be on a double feature DVD, with the second feature being THE HELLFIRE
CLUB. While this might be necessarily a horror movie, it was scripted by
Hammer regular Jimmy Sangster (who also wrote BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE), and has
Peter Cushing in a small role. This release will be coming out on November
11th.
Thanks to
DVD Drive-In for the
news.
MYSTERY PHOTO
Last week's photo was from Hitchcock's FRENZY. I
remember when I first watched that movie and being blown away on how brutal that
particular scene was. Great movie. The special elite that sent in
their answers were only Rick Lassiter, Aaron Christensen, and Kevin Hart.
Looks like some people out there need to watch some more Hitchcock???
The new photo has been posted. Good luck.
XPLOITED CINEMA...NOT JUST FOR MOVIES
I'm sure everyone here has heard me speak highly of
Xploited
Cinema. They do offer tons of great import titles, and at great
prices. But did you know that they also carry a wide variety of import
soundtracks as well? We just got a nice batch of Italian scores from them
and are in giallo heaven. If you are a fan of Mario Bava, then you need to
check out these double disc CDs put out by Digitmovies. There's BAY OF
BLOOD & BARON BLOOD. There's WHIP AND THE BODY & BLOOD AND BLACK
LACE. And then there's Bava's earlier work, I VAMPIRI & CALTIKI. And
then we also picked up the excellent score for NIGHTMARE CASTLE, by Ennio
Morricone.
So if you love the foreign movie soundtracks like we do,
then the next time your browsing through the Xploited website, make sure you
check out their selection of soundtracks.
7-16-06 FLASHBACK GUEST CHANGES
Some good news and bad news on the guest front for the
upcoming Flashback show. Unfortunately, for us fans that is, Bill Moseley
and Lew Temple will not be able to make it to the show. They are both
working on the same movie in Poland, with fellow REJECT start Leslie Easterbrook.
Get this....Moseley and Easterbrook will be playing husband and wife, while
Temple will be playing their son. How weird is that? But on the
positive note, it means more work for these guys, so that's okay.
But to replace them, the Flashback crew have added another
REJECT to the mix, Ken Foree. And they have also added Marilyn Chambers as
well. She might be known for a few other films that she made, but horror
fans might know her from David Cronenberg's RABID. She is making her first
Flashback appearance.
This is looking to once again be a great time, so we hope to
see you there. For the latest detail on the show, check out the site
HERE.
 HAMMER BOOK NEWS
Fans of Hammer will be happy to hear of some new books about
the famous Studio. David Huckvale has released had his book on Hammer
composer James Bernard published by McFarland & Co. Huckvale has been
working on this biography, entitled James Bernard, Composer to Count Dracula,
was written with the late Bernard's full co-operation.
And Ingrid Pitt is adding another title to her list of books
that she's written. This one, entitled The Hammer Xperience, will be have
many previously unpublished photos and untold stories about the studio and the
people that worked there. It should be published at the end of next year.
The official Hammer web site seems to be running again, and
has even had a couple of updates over the last month, which beats out it's past
record. Maybe we'll finally start to see some more merchandise and even
some more movies in production. I did say 'maybe'.
MYSTERY PHOTO & TRIVIA
We've updated our Mystery Photo again. The last one was
from DIE MONSTER DIE, starring Boris Karloff and Nick Adams. Congrats to
Kevin Hart, Aaron Christensen, and Stephen Weakley for getting the correct
answer.
7-14-06 NIGHT WATCH CONTEST
Click on the banner below for a NIGHT WATCH contest to win
cool prizes.
ADRIENNE BARBEAU BOOK SIGNING AND APPREANCE
For those in the western Chicago suburbs, tomorrow at the
Hollywood Blvd. Theater, Adrienne Barbeau will be making an appearance there,
for a book signing and Q&A. They will also be showing midnight screening
of CREEPSHOW and SWAMP THING. For more details, click on the banner below.
MORE NASCHY DVD's COMING
If you picked up that German release of Naschy's HUNCHBACK OF
THE MORGUE, then you know what a great DVD is suppose to look like. And
now it seems that we'll be able to enjoy even more of Naschy's films in that
same quality. As reported earlier, BCI will be releasing 9 different
Spanish horror films, 6 of them being a Paul Naschy film. The first two
titles are NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF (aka THE CRAVING) and VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES.
Below are covers. If you want to see some screen shots, head on over to
the ultimate Naschy website,
The Mark of Naschy.
Mirek, the man behind the Naschy site, has been helping quite a bit with these
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