Inside: Second Mention

I think I've already covered the insanity and mayhem that is INSIDE, but with LIVIDE winging it's way to us, I figured it was worth a second mention.
INSIDE is a boneshaker. It rattles the soul. It slaps the face. It's so good.

My wife was 6 or 7 months pregnant when I saw this film and that made it very hard to watch. The subject matter and visuals are striking. The pack a punch that is just hard to shake. Here I am thinking about the film a long while after I saw it originally and it still makes me shiver when I think about some of the content and visuals.

Film makers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury were being considered for a HELLRAISER reboot and I think it would have been amazing. Unfortunately, it seems that the studio has had second thoughts and have taken the offer back. I don't think they were ready to have something as intense as INSIDE for their reboot, but I think Hellraiser fans would have loved it.







Be afraid.
Be very afraid.

Livide

Film makers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury bring us a dark fairytale that looks like it won't be as dark and nasty as INSIDE, but something that will be sure to do SOMETHING to disturb and entertain. These two men have a fantastic chemistry. The work they produce seems to be charged with creative and violent energy that makes their horrific efforts a joy to watch for horror genre fans. LIVIDE will make or break them in the horror realm. They only have this film and INSIDE under their belts, so if this hits as hard as INSIDE did, it will lock them into a course for French Horror Masters. Fingers crossed.

Check out the TWITCH trailer below.




Unflinching Eye found this behind the scenes making of on CANAL+
LIVIDE BEHIND THE SCENES ON CANAL+

House of Frankenstein

This is another classic horror film from 1944. If you have not seen it, you really need to.

Universal studios brought together some great movie monsters to try to drive some traffic into the theater. What could be better than one monster in a movie? FIVE!

(Even if it's only REALLY three monsters...it's still cool!)

And you get Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr. , and John Carradine in the same film.

The one thing about this film that I could never get around is the odd looking Elena Verdugo. She always had a slightly goofy expression as I recall. However, this is a small price to pay for such a fantastic lineup! :)

Full movie (Part I) below!

Scarecrow Triple

Scarecrows (1988)
This has to be my fave out of the scarecrow movie lot. Some naughty military folks rob their base, then escape. Sadly, someone decides he wants ALL the loot and bails out of the plane they are escaping in. The rest of the robbery team decide to go after him.

They didn't count on...the scarecrows.

Full movie here!




DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
A made for TV nugget from 1981

Full movie here:




Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

Nightbreed

I was just speaking to a friend about the Danny Elfman CD set MUSIC FOR A DARKENED THEATER and was revisiting some of the tracks when I saw NIGHTBREED listed.

I had forgotten about this strange, little 1990 movie gem. I remembered that I had liked it when it came out - an odd tale both written and directed by Clive Barker - but I didn't really remember much about it.






Through the wonders of the Intertubes® , you too can revisit NIGHTBREED. David Cronenberg as a bad guy, too. Can't go wrong there.

Let me know what you thought about it in the comments! :)





PART ONE

Practical Magic

I've recently re-watched this movie.

I have to say, it's like a blanket - warm and comforting.

Now, I know what you're saying. "Really? The HORROR SHOW is backing Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing and Dianne West as witches doing love spells and things?!"

Well....yeah. Sandra Bullock is hot. :)

But, besides that, it has a dark side. Really dark. It also has some nice scenes and interesting direction by Griffin "After Hours" Dunne, who I really dig.

Looking for a little romantic comedy action with a little kick to it? Check it out. It's not bad.

This Week In Horror

I'll keep this short and sweet.
This Week in Horror is great. Watch it. :)
http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-horror/

Interviews with some of the top folks in the horror genre. GO!