Here on the Mutantville Mothership, we’re big fans of horror resources and magazines. That includes the very lovely Rue Morgue magazine which often brings attention to the classics of the past in addition to the latest releases of today. It often carries a hefty cover price which might keep it out of rotation on the Mothership at times – but not so this week! This week, the publishers at Rue Morgue are offering their latest issue for free! Check it out:
From the Press Release Rue Morgue, the world’s leading horror in culture and entertainment magazine and the only North American genre publication to be available electronically, is now offering readers its first digital back issue – last year’s sold-out Special Edition “Black 100” issue in honour of Rue Morgue’s 13th anniversary – absolutely FREE! This March 15, Rue Morgue makes this milestone issue available at no charge for PC and Mac desktops through the Yudu digital newsstand and as an app for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch.
Horror fans can now go “beyond the page” with more than 100 instances of bonus click-through content, including embedded movie trailers, video Q&As, streaming audio and music videos, hot links, easy browsing capabilities, exclusive content, multiple viewing options, personalization settings and much more.
Michael Sharpe, star of Devil’s Crossing, Split and Scarecrow At Midnight, was recently interviewed on the Creepture Feature Horrorshow podcast. Michael has had an exciting start to his career in the Charlotte Film Community over the past year starring in a wide range of productions from Split to Devil’s Crossing to MVP’s own Scarecrow At Midnight. Not only did Michael win “Best Actor” award from the CFC for his performance in Knowing, but he somehow found time to write and direct two independent short films over the past year entitled Monomaniacaland Deviling.
Head on over to thecreepturefeaturehorrorshow.com and join the fun as Gregamortis, Dr.Shock and the Pumpkin King discuss the Scream series and the upcoming Scream 4. Michael Sharpe joins the show at approximately 1 hr 15 min. They discuss his career acting in in such indie horror flicks as Devil’s Crossing and Scarecrow At Midnight as well as his career behind the camera directing his own scripts for Monomaniacaland Deviling.
Download the podcast directly from the Creepture Feature Horrorshow by visiting their website here.
Check out this video of a Russian policeman jumping into a car to avoid a pack of wolves. I wish they were werewolves but they’re not. In fact I believe the entire video was debunked. Irregardless it’s pretty scary. Check it out!
If you’re a fan of horror then you’re more than likely a fan of the fantastic music that accompanies our favorite horror flicks. According to legend when John Carpenter showed his final cut of Halloween without the music to his producers – everyone thought the movie was horrible. One classic Carpenter score later – and Halloween became an instant classic!
If you just can’t get enough great horror scores – then check out the vintage Canadian Ferox episodes featuring music in horror where your hosts Jdog and the Changeling play classic tracks from your favorite horror flicks and discuss each one. Unfortunately Canadian Ferox is no more – but you can still download their shows from the archive. What are you waiting for? Get to listening or get to dying!!
Youtube user HORRORZone666999 has posted a four part video series featuring his picks for the top twenty horror film scores of all time! Featured scores include The Omen, Hellraiser, The Burning, IT, Silence of the Lambs, A Nightmare on Elm Street and many more! If you’re a fan of horror scores – then these vids are for you!
Rob Zombie is in Britain for his first UK tour since the 1990s. Empire was at the awesome Manchester gig (it was, as the man himself says “a lovely party”!) so we thought we’d be remiss not to see what we could find out about Zombie’s upcoming horror opus The Lords of Salem.
Shooting starts, if all goes to plan, on April 18th, as soon as he gets home from the tour. He’ll then go back out on the rock festival circuit for the summer, edit in the autumn, and expects a release in early 2012.
Just in time for the Academy Awards, it’s the MVP Playa Awards! Last night, Streebo finished his last review of the mainstream horror releases of 2010 when he went to see Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Mutantville.com has tallied the votes and now we are ready to present this year’s MVP Playas Awards.
Streebo began reviewing all the major mainstream horror releases during their theatrical run back in 2004 on the IMDb Horror Board in the topic: Diagnosing the Problems and Celebrating Modern Horror. Streebo’s First double feature review was a back to back viewing of Saw and The Grudge. The topic was eventually locked on the IMDb due to exceeding the allowed number of responses which at one point numbered almost 800 in total.
Streebo has kept the tradition alive since 2007 when he changed the title to Celebrating Modern Horror and began posting v-log reviews as opposed to written essays. He spent all of last year watching the latest releases and reviewing them for you and today we are proud to announce the winners of 2010′s MVP Playas Award.
MVP Playa for Best Horror of 2010: Splice:
MVP Playa for Scariest Movie: Paranormal Activity 2:
MVP Playa for Best Horror Comic: Crossed
MVP Playa for Worst Original Horror: My Soul To Take:
MVP Playa for Best Remake: The Wolfman.
MVP Playa for Worst Remake: A Nightmare on Elm Street:
MVP Playa for Best Horror Documentary: Graphic Sexual Horror
MVP Playa for Best Horror Artist: ScottRa Monster Art (Robert Scott)
MVP Playa for Best Horror Talk Radio (or Podcast): DEADPIT.COM
MVP Playa for Best Gore: Piranha 3D.
MVP Playa for Best Surreal Horror: Black Swan.
MVP Playa for Best Horror Franchise: George A. Romero’s “Dead” Films: Survival of the Dead
MVP Playa for Best Sequel: Saw 3D The Final Chapter
MVP Playa for Best Fanfilm: Judith
MVP Playa for Best Film Festival/Series: Retrofantasma at the Carolina Theatre in Durham
MVP Playa for Best Convention: Fright Night Film Fest with Roger Corman
MVP Playa for Best Horror Event: Horrorhound screens Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Uncut
Check out Deadpit’s new review for Adam Green’s Hatchet II over on Youtube. The Boys were never fans of Green’s Hatchet – so don’t expect a kind word about the sequel. Check out the video posted below.
Tonight at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, there will be a Retrofantasma Fundraiser featuring a double bill of John Carpenter’s The Thing and James Cameron’s Aliens. All year long, the Retrofantasma film series brings North Carolina the finest in cult and horror films shown in their original glorious 35mm! This weekend, they are gearing up for the Twelfth Annual Nevermore Film Festival on the 18th-20th by holding a fundraiser.
As always there will be door prizes and Mutantville.com is even donating a classic mini-poster reproduction for John Carpenter’s The Thing. Be sure to arrive early, sign up for the prizes, get double fisted with beer and grab your seat! The next thing you know, the world famous Retro Ring will be playing and from there on out we are in for a night of non-stop edge of your seat entertainment! See you there!
From Jim Carl’s newsletter:
“Hey everyone,
Please SHOW UP EARLY for tonight’s screenings of THE THING and ALIENS. Each film is long, so we must start as close to 7pm as possible in order to stay on schedule. The box office opens at 6:30 p.m.
There are some great door prizes, including free tickets to Nevermore, but you must come early to sign up because I’ll be shutting down the table at 7pm in order to start the program on time.
Tickets for this fundraiser are $10 per person.
We tested the prints yesterday and they’re in GREAT shape, beautiful color.
See you tonight!
Jim”
The guys over at Horror Etc. are discussing the sub-genre of horror comedy this week. We’ve seen some great horror comedies over the years starting with Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein all the way up to Ghostbusters, Return of the Living Dead, Evil Dead II, FEAST, and SLiTHER! Pop over to the Horror Etc. website and listen to the new show or download the podcast mp3 and listen to it on the go.
Come and join us as we walk the tightrope that is Horror Comedy this week. It’s a topic that has been long overdue considering that so many movies that fall within this unique subgenre of horror are personal favorites. Part of the difficulty is in articulating what works on an individual basis – comedy may be the most subjective genre form and once mixed with the varying tastes of horror fans, it can get to be tricky. We tossed out a quote in the show that sums it up nicely:
‘only a select few filmmakers can successfully tackle the complexity of mixing fear with laughter – if storytelling were science, then the scary / funny film is quantum physics’.
So we gave it our best shot to break down what has made certain attempts more successful than others and along the way gave attention to dozens of examples from the dawn of cinema to the modern era. By the way…have you seen The ‘Burbs? If not, why not?
We close things out with a recap of Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) – a high recommendation for fans of the slasher genre, a fine satire from a different perspective than Scream. Finally, some callouts to listeners to participate in the show, some peaks at the future of the podcast, some thanks to generous contributors and a bold step into the cutting edge technology of 2007. Thanks for listening!
DEADPIT RADIO is alive and kicking again this week as they present the second installment of their two part interview with the most recent Jason Voorhees – Derek Mears. Check it out at DEADPIT.COM!
Its another entertaining, informative edition of the DEADPIT Radio show, this week we conclude our interview with Derek Mears the newest Jason Voorhees in part two of our two part interview. The Creepy Kentuckian and Uncle Bill go through the week’s news, and answer a plethora of the fan’s questions with another riveting ‘MAIL BAG with Jessco’ segment. In addition to that the Thrillbillies take a look at a Blu-Ray Disc from Image Entertainment with ‘Damned By Dawn’ and make a major announcement on the show for next week. All of this plus wet dreams, peeing in garbage cans and more…THIS WEEK ON DEADPIT RADIO!
Its another entertaining, informative edition of the DEADPIT Radio show, this week we conclude our interview with Derek Mears the newest Jason Voorhees in part two of our two part interview. The Creepy Kentuckian and Uncle Bill go through the week’s news, and answer a plethora of the fan’s questions with another riveting ‘MAIL BAG with Jessco’ segment. In addition to that the Thrillbillies take a look at a Blu-Ray Disc from Image Entertainment with ‘Damned By Dawn’ and make a major announcement on the show for next week. All of this plus wet dreams, peeing in garbage cans and more…THIS WEEK ON DEADPIT RADIO!
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Here on the Mutantville Mothership, we’re big fans of horror resources and magazines. That includes the very lovely Rue Morgue magazine which often brings attention to the classics of the past in addition to the latest releases of today. It often carries a hefty cover price which might keep it out of rotation on the Mothership at times – but not so this week! This week, the publishers at Rue Morgue are offering their latest issue for free! Check it out:
