The Backrooms

I came across something tearing up the YouTubes that is absolutely ace. Kane Pixel's fan film The Backrooms.

Now, there are three things that stand out to me about this piece. 

First, the fact that this was made by a teenager is extremely impressive. It just goes to show how readily available filmmaking tools are these days and you need only creativity and drive to make something awesome.

Second, I think it's fair to say I see artist Trevor Henderson's influence in the creature designs. This always makes me happy.

Third, I spent the first half of this short wondering how they found this location until it finally dawned on me that it was a CG environment. Absolutely fucking bonkers. 

Gifrific: Sometimes the Old Ways...

Source: Archive 81

2021 Wrap-up.

As we all know, this year was basically the sequel to 2020 that no one wanted. Having said that, here are some of the bright lights that maintained my sanity.

Marvel kept me constantly entertained with five(!) TV series this year, and I was just so elated to finally get my eyeballs on Black Widow. And that Spidey flick, man talk about over-delivering!

Now that's out of the way, onto the genre stuff.

Honourable mentions go out to The Deep House, Midnight and the impressive debut Caveat. I did not see Malignant, but those close to me seem to think I will dig it. I'm sure I will catch it eventually.

Lastly, YouTube continued to be a big help to me in 2021. To the dozen or so content creators that I watch on a weekly basis, I salute you.

Well, I hate to be a broken record here, but here's hoping 2022 is the year we break out of this perpetual funk.

Pacovi!

Behold my Christmas present to myself...

This Yugoslavian poster of Deadly Eyes is now framed and sitting between my posters for The Brain and Black Christmas. That is truly a glorious row of wintery Canadianna.

...By My Fingertips

Hey all. It's been a minute. Today is the 

anniversary of this here blog. I know it's on life support at this point, but there are actually several reasons for this beyond the general malaise of a never-ending pandemic.

Truth is, the spacebar on my laptop stopped working about a month ago so it's really only good for rudimentary Google searches and Zoom streams at this point. I'm currently typing this (rather awkwardly) via a fifteen-dollar USB keyboard.

I'd like to say 2022 will be a more productive year, but who knows? Inspiration is very, very hard to come by these days. Anyhoo, hope you all have a great December.

COT at BITS

Last weekend, the film that I worked on earlier finally had its premiere. At The Blood In The Snow Film Fest, Chamber of Terror played in front of a packed, enthusiastic house. It was such a great time and almost everybody involved was able to come out.

The Cast & Crew of Chamber of Terror

The movie turned out pretty good, and was actually a lot funnier than I was expecting. Truth be told, it's the ladies (Jess, Storm and Sigourney) that really make this thing pop.

I'm not sure where its going to go from here, but I'm so proud of my buddy Mikey for making it happen. 

Sunday Short.

Hey all. Here's a local short film that just dropped online. The Four People Who Call You At The End of the World is directed by Kenzie Yango and stars the lovely and talented Storm Steenson who you may remember from my 2017 short The Good Samaritan. Enjoy!