Monthly Archives: February 2009

Tom DeSimone (director; Hell Night)

How did you first start out in the industry and what kind of projects did you work on before you moved onto horror? What do you remember of your little seen movie Chatterbox? “It was always my goal, even as … Continue reading

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Code Red DVD Unearth Lost Slasher

Code Red have revealed some startling news via their blog: NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER, a comedy slasher shot in 1995, but never released anywhere in the world, will make its world debut via CODE RED DVD this summer! Some psycho … Continue reading

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Jason makes his UFC debut tonight 2/7/09

The new Friday the 13th will get the special preview treatment tonight during UFC’sFight Night live on Spike.  The show starts at 9 p.m. eastern time.  When UFC promotes a film they usually have an interview with someone from the cast … Continue reading

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Lacklustre F13th UK Reissues

Friday the 13th Parts 2-8 get DVD re-releases in the UK on Monday 9 February with cover art apparently inspired by The Texas Chainsaw 2: The Gruesome Edition and various Saw movies before it. Parts 2 and 3 (which are also released … Continue reading

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Be the slasher!

Many of you may be familiar with the White Wolf role playing franchise, World Of Darkness. Primarily known for Vampire: The Masquerade, the series has grown to include other classic horror archetypes such as werewolves, mummies, ghosts, changelings, and even … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Literary Six

There comes a point in every slasher fan’s life when they arrive at the horrible realisation that they’ve seen every decent slasher movie from the genre’s eighties heyday. Sure, newer slashers may promise a retro style but they, like Hatchet … Continue reading

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Extreme Makeover

Fangoria got some exclusive pics of what FX maestro Gary Tunnicliffe would do if he got the chance to encore on the revamped Pinhead makeup for the upcoming reboot of Hellraiser (to be helmed by The Martyrs director Pascal Laugier). … Continue reading

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Madman Returns?

Eerie sightings began occurring at horror cons over the past year….Paul Ehlers – the one, the only, Madman Marz – began turning up with his superbly crafted fantasy knives, and a very interesting sign in tow…. The warm, viking-like Ehlers … Continue reading

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His Name was Jason

The new doc covering the gory glory 30 years of Friday the 13th films is out now and I urge all slasher fans to pick up a copy. The interviews with the men behind the mask is a highlight as … Continue reading

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Portable Grindhouse!

Well, it’s about damned time. I’ve been waiting for a book like this my whole life. Coming soon (it’s available for pre-order, but a release date hasn’t been set in stone) from Fantagraphics is Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of … Continue reading

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