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March 11 |
THX 1138 is 55
Star Wars fans are used to seeing this title in everything George Lucas does, and I don't mean just his theater sound system. Here's a look into the movie behind the title THX 1138.
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OUTPOST is Old Enough to Vote
There's a subset of Horror movies and that's Zombie. There's a subset of that and it's Cannibal Killer Zombie. But there's even a subset of that and it's called Cannibal Killer Nazi Zombie. And that's where the OUTPOST franchise came in.
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BATTLE: LOS ANGELES is 15
Return to a time when *Shaky Cam* was at its zenith! And nobody liked it! But Hollywood wanted audiences to prefer it over choreographed fight scenes which cost more money to stage. But audiences still said no! So the fight was on and one of the last Hollywood outposts of *Shaky Cam* was BATTLEFIELD: LOS ANGELES.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor David Anders (ALIAS [TV], THE SOURCE, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION [TV], CHARMED [TV], LEFT IN DARKNESS, REVENANT, CHILDREN OF THE CORN [TV - 2009], 24 [TV], HEROES [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], ONCE UPON A TIME [TV], 24 [TV], iZOMBIE [TV]) is 44.
Look for David in the upcoming 2026 Horror Comedy, DEAD DAWN. And in 2027, SILT.
Actor Thora Birch (HOCUS POCUS, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, THE HOLE [2001], SHADOW REALM, SILVER CITY, DARK CORNERS, TRAIN, DEADLINE, WINTER OF FROZEN DREAMS, COLONY [TV], KINDRED SPIRITS, ABOVE SUSPICION, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], THE MAYFAIR WITCHES [TV]) is 44.
Writer/Director Christophe Gans (NECRONOMICON, CRYING FREEMAN, LE PACT DES LOUPS, HOUSE OF VOICES, SILENT HILL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [2014], RETURN TO SILENT HILL) is 66.
Actor Gina Holden (REUNION [TV], DA VINCI'S INQUEST, FINAL DESTINATION 3, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, MESSAGES DELETED, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, SAND SHARKS, R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR, DRACANO, THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [2012], SINK HOLE, AVALANCHE SHARKS, LA APOCALYPSE, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, BOY IN THE ATTIC, A WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE, STRESSED TO DEATH, DEADLY VENGEANCE, HIS DEADLY AFFAIR) is 49.
Actor Elias Koteaus (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III, CYBORG II, THE PROPHECY, GATTACA, FALLEN, APT PUPIL, LOST SOULS, SKIN WALKERS, ZODIAC, PRISONER, DARK STREETS, THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, I COME WITH THE RAIN, DEFENDOR, THE FOURTH KIND, THE KILLER INSIDE ME, SHUTTER ISLAND, DIE, LET ME IN, DREAM HOUSE, THE LAST DAYS ON MARS, THE KILLING [TV], DEVIL'S KNOT, THE SILENT PLANET) is 65.
Look for Elias in the upcoming Horror Thriller, THE BLOCK.
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March 10 |
THE CHURCH is 36
Hang on! This movie was co-wrote by Franco Ferrini (PHENOMENA), Michele Soavi (DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE), and Dario Argento (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMMAGE)? Damn! I'll take it!
It was Produced by Dario Argento (INFERNO) and Directed by Michele Soavi (CEMETERY MAN)? I said I'll take it!
It stars Asia Argento (THE STENDHAL SYNDROME)? Hey you MF! Stop F'n teasing me and give me the GD movie already!
That's kinda how I am with some Horror movies like THE CHURCH.
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DAWN OF THE DEAD is 22
The fast running zombies that George A. Romero could only write about and have Ben describe to the others in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, was shot in stunning full color apocalyptic fury by Zack Snyder and happens in the first ten minutes of his and James Gunn's remake. I was lucky to have Zack Snyder show that ten minute clip to me and a small roomful of others at a convention, back when most folks never heard of Zack Snyder and he needed Guillermo Del Toro to introduce him.
Can you believe that Universal Pictures were going to release DAWN OF THE DEAD Direct to Video?
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THE HILLS HAVE EYES is 20
I was there, at the 2006 Hollywood premiere!
As blind luck would have it, I rode the car park elevator alone with practical SFX grandmaster, Greg Nicotero (DAY OF THE DEAD, FROM BEYOND, PREDATOR, ARMY OF DARKNESS, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, SCREAM, THE NIGHT FLIER, MEN IN BLACK, THE FACULTY, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE CELL, KILL BILL, SIN CITY, PLANET TERROR, MIRRORS, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], way more!). We had met and attended the same parties more than a few times over the years at that point, but when you're in Greg's line of business, you meet So! Many! Damn! People! Every single day, so I wasn't miffed that he didn't remember me. In fact, pity the poor bastard that, out of the tons of new people he must meet every week, he kept running into me!
We went our separate ways at floor level, I got in the special line reserved exclusively for general audience, and while I chatted with my fellow Horror geeks we saw actor Michael Berryman (DEADLY BLESSING, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, PENNY DREADFUL, way more!) cut the line - as Pluto has every right to do. A young security guard blocked him and we fans were immediately incensed.
"Hey! That's Michael Berryman! You can't block Pluto!"
we shouted, the whole line sharing the alarm.
Someone with a bigger wig rushed forward and guided Michael inside. He turned and waved to us all for our help. And of course, we cheered like the Mutants we are. So that put me in a good mood for watching the reboot that night and this is what I thought of THE HILLS HAVE EYES - 2006.
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KONG: SKULL ISLAND is 10
In the original KING KONG, they were all sailing on their merry way to Skull Island!
Then KING KONG 1976 came out and they were all sailing and sniping on their misbegotten way to a mysterious cloud covered island with the most racist "woke" hero you ever saw.
Then KING KONG 2005 came out and they were all forced by circumstance to go and probably die on a godforsaken island of genetically damaged inbreds. But at least they filled the hour or so of sea travel with tedious conversations of sophomore philosophy.
If the next reboot was going to avoid being even worse, it had to stop pandering to the inherent sexism and racism of the latest celebrity and Ivy League activist trend and embrace what the original KING KONG was all about! And did it ever! This is the tale of how the wildly popular new KING KONG - GODZILLA franchise was born right under the noses of Disney's once thriving MCU and Amateur Hour Star Wars re-Moot.
It all began with KONG: SKULL ISLAND.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Ever since IT CHAPTER TWO, today's birthday girl has become the IT girl for Horror! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
Actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong (IT CHAPTER TWO, BLACK WIDOW, THE TOMORROW WAR, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], FIRESTARTER [2022], SHE CAME BACK, THE SKELETON CREW [TV], SHE CAME BACK) is 16.
Actor Madeleine Arthur (THE TOMORROW PEOPLE [TV], GRACE: THE POSSESSION, THE FAMILY [TV], THE MAGICIANS [TV], COLOR OUT OF SPACE, SNOWPIERCER [TV], DEVIL IN OHIO [TV], 3 BED 2 BATH 1 GHOST) is 29.
Starting in 2006, this Artist expanded her range in Horror, Thrillers, and Mysteries.
Actor Olivia Wilde (TURISTAS, TRON: LEGACY, COWBOYS AND ALIENS, THE WORDS, DEADFALL, HER, THE LAZARUS EFFECT, BLACK DOG RED DOG, A VIGILANTE, HOW IT ENDS, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, DON'T WORRY DARLING) is 42.
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