Somewhere in an unsightly mancave beneath the stairs, The Gore-met is desperately trying to contain a raging boner…
America’s reigning kings of brutality, Cannibal Corpse, will unleash their twelfth studio offering this March via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled Torture, the follow-up to 2009′s Evisceration Plague offers up twelve tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the maniacal cover art by longtime Cannibal Corpse artist, Vincent Locke (click past the jump for a better look).
Those blood-spattered reprobates So Sick Social Club, who contributed the track “Birthday” to our Hymns From the House of Horror Vol. II free downloadable compilation album last year, are playing with plasma again in their new video for “Sweet Nothing,” the hard-hitting first single from the crew’s forthcoming album Dead Friends Don’t Tell (out later this year from Reel Wolf Records).
Featuring makeup FX master Tom Savini, Onyx, Psych Ward, Bishop Brigante and Ox – to say nothing of the copious amounts of mutilation, bloody hamburger and detached organs that coarse through this sanguinary saga – this hip hop, hard rock and horror mash-up will surely make even the most frightening aspects of this Monday morning seem like a ride on the teacups.
Late last year I talked with actor/stuntman Kane Hodder about the biography he had just completed with co-author Michael Aloisi. Unmasked: The True Story of the World’s Most Prolific Cinematic Killer covers much of the territory you’d expect — Hodder’s youth, his first jobs as a Hollywood stuntman, his rise to cult fame as the man in the hockey mask — but it also offers surprisingly candid accounts of a few of the darkest episodes in the actor’s life, including his childhood run-ins with bullies and the near-fatal burn injury that almost ended his career just as it was getting started. I’ve been waiting for the right time to post the interview; I don’t think there’ll ever be a better occasion than 2012′s first Friday the 13th.
Rue Morgue contributor and 3-D expert Jason Pichonsky checks in with a look at the latest tech treat for 3-D fans, 3-D TV, to see what it offers horror fans. This time: a remake of an ’80s classic.
As a fan of the original Fright Night, I didn’t expect much from this remake – yet another re-imagining of an ’80s horror classic in the long line of retreads mining the decade’s horror gold. As a teen of the era, I saw a direct reflection of myself in the film’s protagonist, Charley Brewster, and I didn’t imagine this adaptation would hold up to affection for the original. I did however have high hopes for the 3-D viewing experience. After all, Hollywood’s current flirtation with 3-D movies is now over three years old, proving it to be more that a fad. Isn’t it? And this new version, Fright Night 3-D, was designed for and shot in true 3-D. So the 3-D should be spot on. Shouldn’t it?.
Here’s an opportunity to lend a bit of support to the Viscera Film Festival, which showcases the work of female genre filmmakers. This Sunday, January 15, the ladies of Viscera will host a special virtual screening of Donner Pass, a new horror flick helmed by Elise Robertson. Thanks to the magic of modern technology (and perhaps the blood of the last unicorn), you can join Viscera founder Shannon Lark, programmer Heidi Martinuzzi, and board member Stacy Pippi Hammon for the live event, which kicks off at 7:30 pm PST/10:30 EST. For only $5 USD, you can watch the movie from the comfort of your sofa and participate in the conversation by chatting in real time with the hosts and other viewers. And the best part is, a portion of the proceeds from your ticket help support women filmmakers via the non-profit Viscera organization. You can learn more and buy tickets here or on the event’s Facebook page.
You may recall, back in the October 2010 13th anniversary Halloween issue of RM#105, we spotlighted Halloween-obsessed organist Kristen Lawrence. Well, Ms. Lawrence checked in with us recently to announce she’s set all 18 verses of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” to music and wanted to share with us a teaser for her latest composition, which she’s hoping to release later this month.
[Fabien Delage, the voice of Rue Morgue France, checks in with a new Sinister Seven.]
France recently carved yet another notch into its genre film festival belt with the first edition of the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival (PIFFF), which took place November 23 – 27 in the heart of the City of Light. The festival boasted a number of special guests, two juried competitions, and an impressive line-up of both feature-length and short films, including a number of French premieres. We managed to catch up with PIFFF artistic director and film programmer Fausto Fasulo during the festival and cajoled him into answering seven questions about the inaugural event…
The strange case of the Yeti finger is one of the most intriguing tales in the cryptozoo world. Part Indiana Jones movie plot, part cryptozoology, the mystery started in the 1950s and has only now been resolved.
The Yeti finger is part of the so-called “Pangboche Yeti remains.” The remains consist of a partial skull and a mummified hand alleged to have come from a Yeti (a.k.a. Abominable Snowman), the legendary creature said to roam the Himalaya Mountains.
[Paul Counelis checks in with 2012's very first Monster Kid Corner.]
For more than 40 years and counting, Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo franchise has entertained multiple generations of children – and adults, don’t lie – with a slew of Scooby-based projects varying in scope and quality.
Throughout that time period, from a few different Saturday morning cartoon versions to the Warner Brothers-produced feature films, the series as a whole has largely relied on the same basic premise and structure: the Scooby Gang find themselves embroiled in a potentially “haunted” situation and get down to some serious mystery-solving. Sometimes they get themselves purposely involved, responding to a plea for their services. Other times it’s through largely coincidental means, such as the Mystery Machine van breaking down in a town that has been recently under attack by some sort of “monster” or “ghost.”
Ranking among the Animal Planet network’s top three series and delivering 1.2M P2+ viewers, the initial season of FINDING BIGFOOT found a sizeable audience among viewers, whether they believe in or question the existence of sasquatch. In light of the show’s success, Animal Planet decided to shoot a second season… this time consisting of 10 episodes. The new season kicks off Sunday January 1 at 10pm EST.
Meet Chris Rowles, genny op extraordinare. David Dollard, location manager and rabid horror fan. And last and possibly least, Rue Morgue’s own Tal Zimerman whose spectacular ascendency in the film biz began with lead actor in Rue Morgue’s first short film and quickly rose to the coveted position of catering attendant on the next one.
These guys are as instrumental to the movie as anyone else, the invisible hands that make light work. Appreciate.
It’s the last show of 2011 but we’re going out in grand style with an interview with Alex Stapleton, director of Corman’s World, an amazing portrait of the career of legendary filmmaker Roger Corman.
Ronni Thomas of The Midnight Archive dropped us a line to share this short doc they made about the Grand Guignol theatre in Paris. There are some fantastic stills in it, as well as some solid info from their expert. Did you know that men were more likely to faint during a Grand Guignol production than women? Watch The Grand Guignol to find out why.
Writer Eric S. Brown first came across my radar when I reviewed his book Bigfoot War for a previous Monstro Bizarro post. Impressed by his action-oriented writing and bloodthirsty cryptozoo creatures, I promptly sought out the follow-up, Bigfoot War II: Dead in the Woods, which not only continued the story but raised the ante by adding a zombie element (see my review in RM #115). Brown has since released a third installment in the series, Last Stand in a Dead Land, and most recently, a horror western called A Pack of Wolves.
2011 is winding down in grand style on the Rue Morgue Podcast with one of our finest interviews to date, a first rate tête-à-tête with director Tim Sullivan, one of the filmmakers responsible for the bodily fluids-drenched, drive-in horror movie anthology, Chillerama.
Sullivan’s outrageously flamboyant, adolescent-angst parody I Was A Teenage Werebear demonstrates that retro-movie homages don’t always have to look backwards, they can look forwards too.
Somewhere in an unsightly mancave beneath the stairs, The Gore-met is desperately trying to contain a raging boner…
Late last year I talked with actor/stuntman Kane Hodder about the biography he had just completed with co-author Michael Aloisi. Unmasked: The True Story of the World’s Most Prolific Cinematic Killer covers much of the territory you’d expect — Hodder’s youth, his first jobs as a Hollywood stuntman, his rise to cult fame as the man in the hockey mask — but it also offers surprisingly candid accounts of a few of the darkest episodes in the actor’s life, including his childhood run-ins with bullies and the near-fatal burn injury that almost ended his career just as it was getting started. I’ve been waiting for the right time to post the interview; I don’t think there’ll ever be a better occasion than 2012′s first Friday the 13th.
Rue Morgue contributor and 3-D expert Jason Pichonsky checks in with a look at the latest tech treat for 3-D fans, 3-D TV, to see what it offers horror fans. This time: a remake of an ’80s classic.
Here’s an opportunity to lend a bit of support to the Viscera Film Festival, which showcases the work of female genre filmmakers. This Sunday, January 15, the ladies of Viscera will host a special virtual screening of Donner Pass, a new horror flick helmed by Elise Robertson. Thanks to the magic of modern technology (and perhaps the blood of the last unicorn), you can join Viscera founder Shannon Lark, programmer Heidi Martinuzzi, and board member Stacy Pippi Hammon for the live event, which kicks off at 7:30 pm PST/10:30 EST. For only $5 USD, you can watch the movie from the comfort of your sofa and participate in the conversation by chatting in real time with the hosts and other viewers. And the best part is, a portion of the proceeds from your ticket help support women filmmakers via the non-profit Viscera organization. You can learn more and buy tickets 
[Fabien Delage, the voice of 
[Paul Counelis checks in with 2012's very first Monster Kid Corner.]
On this installment of the Production Diaries for 
It’s the last show of 2011 but we’re going out in grand style with an interview with Alex Stapleton, director of 
2011 is winding down in grand style on the Rue Morgue Podcast with one of our finest interviews to date, a first rate tête-à-tête with director Tim Sullivan, one of the filmmakers responsible for the bodily fluids-drenched, drive-in horror movie anthology, 
