Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! It’s finally time for a brand new edition of Brain Hammer’s PICKS FROM THE CRYPT!!! I’m proud to say that this is my 50th PFTC column. After many months of being ass raped by worthless horror remakes and having my brain battered by lame homemade horror flicks, I decided it was time to go back to my roots and rediscover my love for old school horror & exploitation. This latest batch of Brain Hammer approved PICKS FROM THE CRYPT are three of my all time favorite flicks that prominently feature the ghastly horrors of poverty and urban squalor. LET THE BRUTALITY AND BLOODSHED BEGIN!!!
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Published by Brain Hammer November 5th, 2010
in It Came From the Mailbox.
It’s been a while since I’ve done…anything really. I have to admit, I’m getting a bit burnt out on the horror genre these days. There’s nothing new or particularly interesting going on. It’s an endless parade of half baked remakes and uninspired backyard buffoonery. Most of the screeners I find in my mailbox now promptly wind up in the trash because I have no interest in watching them, much less attempting to review them…and then promote them. Even a bad review is too much publicity for some of the dogshit I’ve been sent in the last year or so. I was more than ready to throw in the towel on this column for good, until a few days ago when I received a message from my drunken and shiftless editor Wil, asking me if I would be interested in checking out a screener copy of the new Shout! Factory release of Ivan Reitman’s 1973 cult classic CANNIBAL GIRLS.
Published by Brain Hammer August 23rd, 2010
in It Came From the Mailbox.
Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! Welcome to another exciting edition of IT CAME FROM THE MAILBOX, a column where your old pal Brain Hammer reviews whatever random crap the good folks at horroryearbook decide to throw my way.
Actually, the good folks (folk?) at horroryearbook had nothing to do with this one. I owe this editon of ICFTM to none other than horror director Ryan Nicholson. For those of you who don’t know who Ryan is, you should check out my exclusive interview with him here.
The desperate search for a prolific serial killer leads police to a grisly discovery in upstate New York. A freshly abandoned home soon reveals a treasure trove of macabre horrors. The police are unable to find the killer, or any of his fingerprints. What they find instead is hundreds of hours worth of videotapes that document his appalling crimes in chilling detail. State and Federal law enforcement then sift through the many hours of grisly footage looking for clues. The Poughkeepsie Tapes, as they later come to be known, have a chilling effect on anyone who dares watch them and eventually become an effective training aid for aspiring FBI profilers. This film is a “documentary” about the killer, and it gives the viewer an up close and personal look into his twisted mind, and the savage horrors he unleashed upon his victims.
I’ll keep this review short and sweet. No need for an elaborate synopsis here, if you’ve already seen a NOES flick in your lifetime you know exactly what to expect. 1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you…
You know what I always thought was missing from the original Nightmare On Elm Street? A bunch of pasty teenage boys in black banana smugglers. Fortunately the good folks at Platinum Dunes are on the same page as me. The casting of a mush mouthed, liver lipped dead ringer for the fag from Twilight was another inspired choice. I dare anyone to watch the big reveal of Freddy’s back story without pissing themselves laughing at this dork standing in the background in his bikini. This movie is slightly less gay than Freddy’s Revenge, but is just a touch gayer than two guys blowing three guys.
Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! This latest batch of Brain Hammer approved PICKS FROM THE CRYPT are a terrible trio of hardcore exploitation favorites. Three classic genre flicks filled with racism, violence, rape, & most importantly: REVENGE! I love flicks where lots of scumbags get wasted, especially when they really have it coming – and these are three of the very best! Fuck turning the other cheek! LET THE BLOODSHED BEGIN!!!
“Slime flies when you’re having fun!” It’s hard to believe it’s been 22 long years since Greg Lamberson first unleashed the 80′s splatter classic SLIME CITY upon the world. Around this time last year, the word began circulating that Greg was preparing the long awaited sequel. The now completed film is titled SLIME CITY MASSACRE, and I was lucky enough to recently find a screener copy in my mailbox. In the coming months, SCM will be making the rounds at horror conventions and screenings across the country. As the film has yet to see a wide release, I will keep this review brief and try a bit harder than normal to avoid any spoilers.
An experimental biological weapon is accidentally dropped into the water supply of a small city in Iowa. This deadly virus is code-named “Trixie,” and causes its’ victims to quickly become incurably insane and homicidal. The freshly infected townsfolk begin setting their homes and families on fire, interrupt softball games with rifles, and wander around randomly stabbing helpless people with pitchforks. The government quickly steps in to quarantine the town and cover up the mess that they created. The insanity of the situation is escalated when the soldiers begin shooting non-infected citizens who attempt to flee the town in cold blood.
Published by Brain Hammer January 12th, 2010
in DVD/Blu-ray RELEASES.
Gory greetings! Check out this weeks Brain Hammer approved horror dvd releases, all of which hit stores Tuesday 01/12/10: H2 – House On Sorority Row – The Riverman
Brain Hammer’s PICKS FROM THE CRYPT is the second installment of my two-part tribute to the late, great Hollywood leading man Christopher George. Hardcore horror fans should immediately recognize Christopher George from the number of legendary horror and exploitation flicks that he appeared in from the late 70′s right up until his untimely death from a heart attack in 1983.
In honor of the one & only Christopher George…LET THE BLOODSHED BEGIN!!!
Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! Welcome to another exciting edition of IT CAME FROM THE MAILBOX, a column where your old pal Brain Hammer reviews whatever random crap the good folks at horroryearbook decide to throw my way.
This time around I was contacted directly by my old chum Sonny Fernandez. Sonny is the hardworking mastermind behind Down Twisted Studios. He currently holds the record for being the director whose films I have reviewed the most. I’ve already reviewed five of his past efforts in previous ICFTMB columns. You can check out those reviews here: Bleed, Aborted/Cold Blooded, The Last Battleground.
Y’all best put on your shitkickers! It’s time to take a twisted trip back to old west with Lee Vervoort’s GUN TOWN. The town in question is a backwoods tourist attraction that promises travelers a taste of the wild west. Back in 1979, an unfortunate accident involving alcohol causes the proprietor and sheriff of Gun Town – Frank Bailey, to snap and kill one of the tourists. Frank is later declared insane and serves 30 years in a mental institution. Things go from bad to worse for Frank when a fire breaks out at the asylum and leaves his face and body horribly burned.
Gory greetings! Welcome to another exciting edition of IT CAME FROM THE MAILBOX, a column where your old pal Brain Hammer reviews whatever random crap the good folks at horroryearbook decide to throw my way.
THE RIVERMAN is a film based on real life events that were recounted in the best selling book The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer, co-written by Robert Keppel. Keppel is a former criminal investigator who worked both the Bundy and Green River Killer cases. The film takes place in 1982 and highlights a frustrated young detective named Dave Reichert who draws the unfortunate assignment of working Seattle’s Green River murder case. Reichert turns to retired Keppel for help, and Keppel hesitatingly agrees. Things get interesting when Keppel receives a letter from non other than Ted Bundy himself, offering to help out with the investigation. Keppel then begins a series of taped interviews with Bundy that eventually lead to Bundy’s breakdown and confession to eight previously unsolved murders.
Published by Brain Hammer December 16th, 2009
in INTERVIEWS.
When most people think about Christmas and Christmas movies, great films like Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Story probably come to mind, but for most horror fans films like Silent Night, Deadly Night, the original Black Christmas and of course Christmas Evil are required Holiday viewing material.
It has been 30 years since Lewis Jackson wrote and directed Christmas Evil, and our own Brain Hammer chatted with him through E-mail, to find out what it was like creating the Christmas cult phenomenon.
Gory greetings horroryearbook alumni! This latest edition of Brain Hammer’s PICKS FROM THE CRYPT is the first installment of my two-part tribute to the late, great Hollywood leading man Christoper George. His incredibly prolific acting career started with playing a Warlock on an episode of Bewitched! From there, Christoper would go on to appear in numerous feature films including classics such as El Dorado, Chisum, and Midway, and several popular television shows including Wonder Woman, Fantasy Island, and The Love Boat!
