Horror Stubs: February

Here's the latest round of horror movie stubs. Enjoy!

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R.I.P. Ennio Morricone 1928-2020

Here's a fond farewell to perhaps the greatest composer that ever lived. Rest in peace, Ennio Morricone.

You Gotta Be Fucking Kidding Me!

It took over a month, but I finally finished my latest puzzle.

This was a Mondo issue with art by the always excellent Justin Erickson. A shame about the missing pieces. The friend who lent it to me neglected to mention that the last peeps to play with it were three children. If I'd known I'd have been all...

Gifrific: We're All Very Tired.

Source: The Thing (1982)

That's Not the Great Pumpkin...

via VHS Wasteland

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Hey all. I hope you are enjoying your long weekend. I know I'm going to make good use of my extra time. For now, here's what I've got for you today.

Big News.

We got a couple of doozies this week. First, the rumour dropped that Sam Raimi is in talks to possibly produce and direct a film featuring The Bermuda Triangle. Now I know it's not official, but I would love this not only due to Raimi's involvement, but also because that particular phenomenon is so underutilized in film. I'll take this news with a grain of salt, but hey, Evil Dead 4 did finally end up happening in the form of a television show, so hey, anything is possible now right?

The second was the announcement of Stephen King & JJ Abrams teaming up with Hulu to make an anthology featuring King mainstay Castle Rock.

I mean, Stranger Things might have had something to do with it, but I can't believe no one thought to do this before! This has so many wonderful possibilities, and I can't wait to see how this plays out.

Mondo Games?

The artist collective Mondo announced this week that they are getting into the board game business. First up, a board game called Infection at Outpost 31 based on the events of John Carpenter's The Thing.

Come to think of it, The Thing would work as a Werewolves type party game, as well. This isn't the first time that The Thing has been adapted, as I fondly remember playing a pseudo-sequel on the PS2. 

Hopefully, this game isn't as elusive as their prints and I can actually get my hands on a reasonably priced package.

Dead By Dawn.

The 2017 New York Toy Fair is on right now, and NECA dropped these beauties for the 30th anniversary of Evil Dead 2.

Man, the likenesses on these are terrific. I so want that Deadite dear head! As if I don't already have enough Evil Dead stuff! 

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It's a beautiful day out there, so I encourage you to get out into it. After seeing what I've got for you today, of course.

E3 Ho!

This year's E3 is upon us over the next few days, and though it appears to be somewhat scaled down this year, that hasn't stopped developers from metering out some reveals over the last few days. Here below is the teaser for Cyanide Studios' RPG game, Call of Cthulhu and Gun Media's Friday the 13th.

Big Red TV.

We got a teaser this week for the upcoming Netflix show, Stranger Things.

It looks like Netflix's goal of releasing a show a week is rapidly coming to fruition. I'm super on board for this. Its Amblin underpinnings are in my wheelhouse, as is the lovely Winona Ryder. Stranger Things premieres July 15th.

I'm Only Human.

This week, Scream Factory revealed an amazing release in a schedule already filled with impressive titles, a definitive release of John Carpenter's The Thing.

Just check out how loaded this thing is;

-NEW 2K Scan Of The Interpositive Supervised And Approved By Director Of Photography Dean Cundey

-NEW 4.1 Audio Mix Created From The Original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo Soundtrack (5.1 Audio Mix Also Included)

-NEW Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Dean Cundey

Audio Commentary By Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell

-NEW The Men Of Outpost 31 – Interviews With Keith David, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney And More…

-NEW Assembling And Assimilation – An Interview With Editor Todd Ramsay

-NEW Behind The Chameleon – Interviews With Visual Effects Artists Peter Kuran And Susan Turner, Special Make-up Effects Artist Rob Burman And Brian Wade And More…

-NEW Sounds From The Cold – Interviews With Supervising Sound Editor David Lewis Yewdall And Special Sound Effects Designer Alan Howarth

-NEW Between The Lines – An Interview With Novelization Author Alan Dean Foster

-John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape – A Documentary On The Making Of THE THING Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Special Effects Make-up Designer Rob Bottin, Matte Artist Albert Whitlock And More! (80 minutes – SD)

As well as everything on the previous releases!

The Deluxe Limited Edition has already sold out, but you can pre-order the Collector's Edition here. What a thing of beauty!

Festival Of Fear 2012: The Show

Well, that was a packed weekend. Condensing all that happened at this year's Fan Expo into one post would be a fool's errand, so I'm going to split it into four parts.  This one will just concentrate on the show itself.  So, here we go.

With the show being extended to four days, I like to take Thursday to slip in, grab my pass and quickly walk the floor to get my bearings. Of course, the first place I headed to was the Toronto After Dark booth, as they were displaying the first ten titles (of the whopping twenty) that will be screening in October.  Those of you with sharp eyes & minds may be able to discern a few of the ten playing from the pamphlet below.

For more info on the festival, click here.

As the weekend progressed, the crowds got bigger and the usual problems resurfaced.  The Toronto Star even ran a piece about some of the disappointed souls that were turned away on Saturday - the busiest day of the Expo. It's unfortunate, but ultimately unavoidable at this point.  The show floor itself is manageable; it's getting in and out that is the problem.  I'm not sure moving to a larger venue is the answer, it might just be a matter of preparation. People need to be made aware that if you don't get there early, you're not getting in.

Chaos reigns.

In my travels around the show floor, I visited the familiar faces I spoke of in my anticipation post and all seemed pretty happy with the turnout. Here's a pic of terrific artist Jason Edmiston's booth, but more on him later.

The Thing super-fan & collector Joe Hart was there promoting Thing-Fest. I mentioned I was at the last one in 2008, and he told me about some of the cool things they're planning for the 30th anniversary edition.

I am saddened that the actual horror arm of the Fan Expo seems to be getting smaller each year.  This was compounded by the lack of genre costumes I encountered. Sure, I could count on the old standbys...

but they were definitely the minority this year. Although, AMC & Anchor Bay did have a sizable chunk of the floor to promote their horror wares.

The Rue Morgue booth also had some cool postcards detailing the awesome upcoming releases from Scream Factory.

On the last day of the Expo, my buddy Schwartz & I ran into Toronto Batman, or as Schwartz likes to call him 'Angry Batman'.

Where is he?!

As for purchases, I was even stingier than last year. Apart from a picking up a few T-shirts - like Twisted T's newest creation - and a Gary Pullin print, I kept my money in my pocket. It also helped that Schwartz gifted me this awesome Thai poster for Rats: Night of Terror that I had my eye on.

Party like it's 225 A.B.

I would also wager the limited amount of time I actually had to walk the floor may have had something to do with it.  There was a crap-ton of events and activities going on this year, with surprisingly little overlap - or at least until the last day.  Tomorrow, I'll rundown the Q&A's I attended over the course of the Expo.