Welcome back, Muties. If you’re tired of the onslaught of remakes and found footage horror – then the Doctors of Horror at MVP have the cure. This week, we’re featuring an indie gem called Among The Fallen from filmmaker Jay Shatzer. In my journeys across the Internetz, I often critique independent horror films that are posted online. It’s an exercise that keeps me sharp, keeps me in touch with the community, and best of all introduces me to true ground level no holds barred indie horror.
This week, I had the good fortune to watch Among The Fallen which tells the story of a writer struggling to survive the night when besieged by his personal demons and a horde of ghouls. Among The Fallen features gorgeous cinematography, Fulci-like ghouls and a story that everyone can identify with.
Welcome back to another edition of Streeborama, my fellow Mutants. It’s Thursday and we’re all still a bit worn out from the tremendous pace we’ve kept up over the past few years. In short – we began pre-production on G.H.O.S.T. in the summer of 2009, began filming in October 2009 and have been busy working steadily since. Only now after we’ve locked in the final cut and FX of G.H.O.S.T. are we ready to slow down and take a bit of a breather.
(Learn the hidden secrets of the universe after the leap – if you dare!)
This will be a short post because it’s Halloween tonight and there are children with bags of candy that are not quite full! If you’ve been keeping up with the blog you’ll know that Mutantville has been a busy place this October(as usual). We’ve been helping on the set of Athena which is a film by Robert Filion. We also been working on G.H.O.S.T. to finish it up for the big cast and crew screening this past Sunday. I must say we had a great turn out and lots of fun.
With all of this work, I really haven’t watched many horror films this year. Pity eh? Just in case you were busy and didn’t get to see many horror films this year, I’m posting lots of classic horror film trailers below for you to watch and make you feel like you’ve seen more movies than you have.
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John Carpenter at the Fright Night Film Fest 2011.
I never realized how much of an influence John Carpenter was on my worldview growing up. He was responsible for so many of my favorite childhood movies – Big Trouble In Little China, Escape From New York, Starman and so many more. It wasn’t until I became a dedicated horrorphile that I realized John Carpenter was responsible for those movies and oh so many more of my favorites in the horror genre. Halloween, The Fog, Christine, The Prince of Darkness, In The Mouth of Madness and so many other undeniable horror classics came from his directorial hand.
As a fan and certified horror geek – I knew that Carpenter’s movies shone with greatness but it wasn’t until we started Mutantville Productions in the winter of 2003 – that I began to look at horror films with a more critical eye. I suddenly realized that Carpenter’s works were not only the work of a true auteur – but the work of inspired genius.
(Continue reading the article and watch the interview after the leap!)
Streebo needs your help, you movie watching bastards!
Streebo needs your help deciding what to watch for the October Movie Challenge. There are thirtyone days in the month and thirtyone days to watch horror films. The goal is to watch as many as possible – with the minimum being thirtyone – with sixteen of them being first time viewings. Where should Streebo start?
Welcome back to another edition of Fridays With MVP! There’s so much going on that it’s hard to figure out where to begin. There are more horror films hitting theaters this weekend, Turner Classic Movies has posted their Halloween schedule and The Carolina Theatre is gearing up for the Escapism Festival.
(Get your weekly MVP and horror news fix after the leap or go leap off a cliff!)
There’s a slight chill in the morning air, orange decorations and colored candy highlights the aisles of the local stores, and horror movies are hitting the theater with a vengeance! That’s right – the Halloween season is just around the corner. For a genre that so many fans are claiming is on life support – there sure are a lot of horror films being released over the next two months!
MVP has a busy weekend of us working on post on G.H.O.S.T. so there’s little time to wax poetic on the current state of affairs. With some luck we’ll get a v-log up over the weekend as well as a few more new reviews in addition to releasing a few more cool interviews from the Fright Night Film Fest. We’re here to celebrate horror and give you a few tips on what you need to take the kiddies/mom/girlfriend/BFF to see at the theater this weekend!
“There’s a reason we’ve never gone back to the moon!”
This week, horror returns to space with the crew of the Apollo 18 as they touchdown on the moon and reveal the truth behind the reason why man never returned to the moon! Sounds intriguing doesn’t it? I’m a big fan of space Gothic horror films like Planet of the Vampires, Alien, Event Horizon and Pandorum so I couldn’t be happier to see this one.
This week on Mutantville.com, we’ve decided to honor the recent release of the latest effort from the Master of Horror John Carpenter – The Ward – by taking a look at Carpenter’s first great work - Halloween. The MVP faithful will know that we go to great lengths to find the best and scariest films on the Internet for you – and this week we have something special. We’ve found a recording of the television cut of John Carpenter’s Halloween which contains scenes and footage not seen anywhere else!
“Six students are about to find out their teachers really are from another planet.”
The 1990′s were a strange time for horror fans. As the 80′s drew to a close, Freddy Krueger crossed over into mainstream pop culture and in his wake there was a horror glut as everyone tried to make horror more marketable to the mainstream masses. The glut lead to disinterest on the part of the general public.
Horror films were watered down (see Wes Craven’s battles with the MPAA over Shocker) and quietly faded into the background. There were a few gems here and there such as Near Dark, In the Mouth of Madness, Candyman, and Lord of Illusions but it wasn’t until Scream revitalized the genre in 1996 that horror became the center of mainstream attention again. The impact of Scream on horror has been well discussed here on Mutantville so there’s no need to go too deep into it again.
