Published by Kyle Krueger March 6th, 2010
in Secondhand Terror.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s your good friend Kyle Krueger, the bastard grandson of a hundred maniacs, bringing you another discarded wonder. Today we’re looking at John Carpenter’s Body Bags.
The year is 1993. Four years after HBO began “Tales from the Crypt”, the people at Showtime wanted something terrifying to bring in viewers. Before he brought Cigarette Burns to the infamous “Masters of Horror” anthology in 2005, Showtime asked John Carpenter to shoot a pilot for a rival anthology series. He gave them Body Bags, featuring three thirty minute stories that had scares and laughs alike. Unfortunately, Showtime pulled the plug before it could ever air, so Carpenter released it as a stand alone Creepshow type film.
Our host of sorts is The Coroner (Carpenter himself), who shows us three bodies that arrive to the morgue in body bags. One by one, he tells us the story of how they died. First, we see “Gas Station”, where Anne (Alex Datcher) is working the graveyard shift at, you guessed it, a gas station. A gas station that happens to be on the outskirts of Haddonfield. While Michael Myers is not involved, it seems someone in town is following in his footsteps and he has his sights set on Anne. This particular tale I found interesting because while it wasn’t particularly scary, it held a lot of tension throughout. Carpenter’s direction is, as always, fantastic, and this is, in fact, very reminiscent of Halloween. Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds) gives a great performance as Bill, and does a wonderful job with what little screen time he’s given. Also, look for cameos by Wes Craven (they say he’s there, I didn’t see him) and Sam Raimi as a dead body.
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Published by Kyle Krueger February 15th, 2010
in Secondhand Terror.
I would like to welcome you to the first of what I hope to be a biweekly column I am lovingly referring to as Secondhand Terror. I am Kyle Krueger, and I will be taking you through a tour of the strange and macabre, all with a catch; I will only review movies that have been passed down, one way or another. Either from friends with crap they don’t want, pawn shops or thrift stores, these will be the movies others have given up on.
Published by Kyle Krueger February 8th, 2010
in NEWS.
While Bill Murray is still very much alive, his Zombieland cameo is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to him portraying someone deceased. While promoting The Fantastic Mr. Fox, he mentioned he will participate in Ghostbusters III, under certain conditions.
“I said to them, ‘I’ll do it if you kill me off in the first reel’. So now they’re going to have me as a ghost in the film.”
I have seen some bad movies. I’ve seen The Devil’s Rain. I’ve watched Don’t Answer the Phone. I even survived the Star Wars Holiday Special. Nothing could prepare me for The Caretaker. The film was completed in 2008 and has not been released until now. That was a big hint. It stars Andrew St. John and Kira Verrastro. Despite this fact, Judd Nelson (John “eat my shorts” Bender) and Jennifer Tilly (Bride of Chucky) recieve top billing on the dvd cover to get you in the door, even though they are collectively in this movie for less than thirty minutes.
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Published by Kyle Krueger November 22nd, 2009
in INTERVIEWS.
Clay Borris may not be a name you recognize immediately, but trust me, you’ve seen his work. A veteran of film and television, Borris has been writing, acting and directing since the early 1970s. In 1981, he wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film Alligator Shoes. He is most well known for Quiet Cool, a 1986 film from New Line about an unconventional New York cop. He also directed the genre flick Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil, and was Second Unit Director on the now classic Wrong Turn. In addition, he’s directed numerous episodes of genre television mainstays like Forever Knight and Highlander (TV). Over the last few years, he has done more television than anything, but has taken time to talk to us today about his return to the silver screen.
Published by Kyle Krueger November 12th, 2009
in NEWS.
You got excited just reading that, didn’t you? Twisted Pictures has announced that the seventh installment of the beaten to death franchise will be released on October 22, 2010 (of course). As previously announced, it will also be in 3D. Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the writers of part six, will be back again as will the director of part five, David Hackl. Costas Mandylor who has played Hoffman since part three, has also been announced as returning. Don’t be surprised if you hear from us about Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith returning for flashbacks. He’s hoping this is the last nail in John Kramer’s coffin, but probably not.
Published by Kyle Krueger October 24th, 2009
in NEWS.
File this under “Oh, God, please no” but it looks like Scream 4 may very well be in 3D. With similar announcements coming from such soon in development sequels as Halloween 3(d) and Saw 8, and based on the success of the current trend, it’s no surprise that GhostFace’s return might be in the third dimension. Bloody-Disgusting.com reported the news earlier today, also stating that Wes Craven is very close to signing on as director of the highly (ahem) anticipated sequel. Let’s just hope we get something better to end this franchise than part 3.
