45 years: Never a Remake. Never a Sequel. Never an Equal.
This is why TOURIST TRAP is one of the best Horror movies ever made.
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RAVENOUS Turns 25
Cannibal zombies, Cannibal primitive tribes, Cannibal criminals hiding in plain sight. What about just Cannibals as a pronoun? Someone may not have been born a cannibal but feels as though they are a Cannibal and that has to be respected. Because only food wouldn't accept cannibalism and who cares what your food thinks?
This movie came out back in 1999, takes place in the century before that, and if it wasn't for the dark humor, it likely would have made Horror fans even more uncomfortable. Mike Bracken The Horror Geek, saw it in the theater lo these many moons ago and this is his take on RAVENOUS.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Tara Buck (TRUE BLOOD [TV], THE LIFE ZONE, TOMORROW YOU'RE GONE, THE NIGHT VISITOR, AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR, NOISE IN THE MIDDLE) is 49.
Actor Victor Garber (MONKEYS IN THE ATTIC, GRAND LARCENY, THE FIRST CIRCLE, WOMAN ON TRIAL: THE LAWRENCIA BEMBENEK STORY, EXOTICA, KLEPTOMANIA, HOSTILE ADVANCES: THE KERRY ELLISON STORY, INVISIBLE CHILD, LOVE AND MURDER, DEADLY APPEARANCES, THE WANDERING SOUL MURDERS, A COLDER KIND OF DEATH, TORSO: THE EVELYN DICK STORY, HOME ROOM, ALIAS [TV], ReGENESIS [TV], JUSTICE [TV], DAMAGES [TV], THE LAST TEMPLAR [TV], ICE QUAKE, EVERYTHING SHE EVER WANTED [TV], THE ENTITLED, DECEPTION [TV], I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN, THE HUNTERS, CONSUMED, SELF/LESS, VIXEN: THE MOVIE, THE FLASH [TV], DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW [TV], POWERBOOK II: GHOST) is 75.
Actor Sienna Guillory (THE LAST MINUTE, SUPERSTITION, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, MARPLE: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, SILENCE BECOMES YOU, VIRTUALITY, PERFECT LIFE, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, THE LIST, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, BEING AMERICAN, THE WICKED WITHIN, ABDUCT, HIGH-RISE, DON'T HANG UP, FORTITUDE [TV], CRYSTAL'S SHADOW, A BANQUET) is 48.
Look for Sienna's upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller, MEG 2: THE TRENCH.
Writer, Artist Todd McFarlane (VENOM [Comic], SPAWN [Comic], SPAWN [TV], SPAWN [Graphic Novel], SPAWN [Movie], VENOM [Movie]) is 63.
Writer Amanda Stevens (THE DOLLMAKER, THE DEVIL'S FOOTPRINTS) is way, way old! Visit her at Amanda Stevens.
Producer and Director Gore Verbinski (THE RING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, A CURE FOR WELLNESS) is 59.
I watch this and I see a Nayfack movie that compells me, but one that was flawed even for its time, and I'm not only talking about it being nearly half exposition.
"Here is where the Krells would come to to play a game remarkably similar to our Bowling. Their extraordinary skill at ball handling was millions of years in advance of our own. They accomplished this stunning achievement through the use of..."
GAH!
It's flaws grow larger with age, and if it was at all possible to make things right without adding more wrong, this is a story that could be ageless.
Of course, some folks already think FORBIDDEN PLANET is ageless.
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RESIDENT EVIL is 22
There came a point in the genesis of this movie where George A. Romero, who'd been attached throughout its long gestation, left the project, not wanting to have anything to do with it: At all. That's when the guy who apparently didn't want to direct it, Writer and Producer, Paul W.S. Anderson, found he wasn't able to get anyone else on such short notice. Nearly everyone on this picture was hired, waiting, Production was about to begin, the money clock was ticking and spending, and a quick, cheap, nobody director would need investor approval. So, not wanting to but needing to get this movie made under contractual obligations, Paul directed it himself. This was the result with 2002's RESIDENT EVIL.
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TERRIFIER Turns 6 (or maybe 8?)
Aw...! It's still jest a cute li'l Bay-bee!
Have you resisted this movie because you've heard about "that" scene and you're not sure if you can "handle" it?
Sucks to be you!
This is how Ken King, the Fan Behind the Mask, reacted to TERRIFIER.
With this movie, actor Christopher Walken was able to wrap up his three picture deal in a nice, bright, packag-Jah! He left the franchise which continued to stumble on without him or another two pictures. If he ever had anything bad to say about the movies I'm unaware of it. I'm also unaware of Christopher having anything good to say about THE PROPHECY 3: THE ASCENT.
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WILLARD is Old Enough for his Inheritance
Did you read the bestseller, RATMAN'S NOTEBOOKS? No? Did you see the first WILLARD movie from 1971? No? Well in the 2003 remake, actor Crispin Glover (FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER, ALICE IN WONDERLAND [2010]), who handles comedy and sinister with equal aplomb, brought on the full force of alienating creepiness, as only he can turn on whenever he wants to. Holy Crap! This is why Glover ISWILLARD!
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DOOMSDAY Turns 16
If you ever wanted to escape Back to New York, if you were ever Mad for Max, and you didn't want to wait 28 Days Later for it to happen, this is a Neil Marshall (DOG SOLDIERS, THE DESCENT) movie you are going to want to see but quick. That's the opinion of reviewer Bishop Bettini and I can vouch for DOOMSDAY.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Michael Caine (THE IPCRESS FILE, FUNERAL IN BERLIN, BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, THE MAGUS, GET CARTER, SLEUTH, THE BLACK WINDMILL, PEEPER, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, THE SWARM, THE ISLAND [1980], DRESSED TO KILL, THE HAND, DEATHTRAP, THE JIGSAW MAN, THE FOURTH PROTOCOL, THE WHISTLE BLOWER, JAWS: THE REVENGE, WITHOUT A CLUE, A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, BLUE ICE, ON DEADLY GROUND, BLOOD AND WINE, QUILLS, GET CARTER [2000], THE QUIET AMERICAN, QUICKSAND, THE STATEMENT, BATMAN BEGINS, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE PRESTIGE, FLAW, LESS, SLEUTH [2007], THE DARK KNIGHT, HARRY BROWN, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, NOW YOU SEE ME, ELIZA GRAVES, INTERSTELLAR, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, COME AWAY, TENET) is 91.
Writer John Everson (CAGE OF BONES AND OTHER DEADLY OBSESSIONS, VIGILANTES OF LOVE, FAILURE, COVENANT, SINS OF THE SIRENS [EDITOR], SACRIFICE, THE 13TH) is 58.
Actor Daniel Gillies (NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU, SPIDER-MAN 2, TRESPASSING, Masters of Horror: DREAM CRUISE, CAPTIVITY, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE ORIGINALS [TV], OCCUPATION: RAINFALL, COMING HOME IN THE DARK) is 48.
Daniel shares his birthday with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES alumnis, Writer Kevin Williamson and a Birthday month with Rick Worthy.
Actor Mercedes McNab (THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, THE FANTASTIC FOUR [1994], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], HATCHET, VIPERS, XII, DARK REEL, THIRST, MEDIUM RAW: NIGHT OF THE WOLF, HATCHET II) is 44.
Writer Kevin Williamson (SCREAM [all], I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, THE FACULTY, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, GLORY DAYS [TV], CURSED, HIDDEN PALMS [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE FOLLOWING [TV], TIME AFTER TIME [TV], TELL ME A STORY [TV], SCREAM [2022], SICK) is 57.
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