Writer/Director Rene Rivas’s “Spirit of Haddonfield” brings Halloween back to its roots. The Spirit of Haddonfield (TSOH) opens with various shots of a suburban neighborhood: carved pumpkins, leaves scattered on the sidewalks, houses dressed in Halloween decor, trick or treaters, the sun setting behind the fall trees, the stillness, the uneasiness, etc. It’s classic Haddonfield and this introduction was very …
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A new Halloween film wrapped principal photography and is slated for a nationwide release on October 19th, 2018. Understandably, there will be some eyes rolling after learning of yet another installment in the fading Halloween (faded?) franchise. Who’s making it? And, uh…why…especially after the bad taste that ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ left the Halloween faithful? The Halloween sequels have systematically gnawed away …
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“Behind the Mask” is an underrated gem for horror fans. Are you a horror movie junkie? Have you watched so many bad slasher movies over the years? “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon” is the movie that justifies all those hours you’ve spent watching those run-of-the-mill, any-holiday-under-the-sun formulaic sub-par slashers by letting you in on every joke and …
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Writer’s Note: There will be a youtube video ranking these movies accordingly. For the sake of this article, these are my top ten horror comedies in no particular order. Anyway — enough talk! Here is the list: Tremors (1990) This movie was flat-out ENTERTAINING. A well-acted comedy set within a classic monster movie. Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon still find …
Read More »A delicate key played, a soft guitar riff; the drums and bass kick in, and my dear friend Zack is transformed into Zackula Von Nasty, lead singer of The Big Bad. He’ll kick in with soft beginning lyrics of “Ecto103FM” before segueing into the horrorpunk anthem that all the cool kids know the lyrics to, “Shine the Signal.” An hour …
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Punk may not be the type of music that you would think of coming out of West Virginia, but for one band named The Big Bad, they make it a reality. On Thursday night, May 5th, 2016, at Muncheez Bar and Grill, in Beckley, West Virginia, The Big Bad will take the stage and put on a show that delivers …
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Your friendly family witch-doctor Briggs is here, just in from seeing the trailer to The Witch, the latest in a series of much-hyped original horror pieces the 2010s have been offering up to us! It barely bears repeating if you’ve watched TalkHorror’s live show before, but I generally like how horror has been shaping up in the 2010s. As …
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Some exciting News coming from NECA concerning yet another horror icon getting the action figure treatment! Since the success of of NECA’s release of the Jason Voorhees action figure modeled after the original Nintendo video game, Friday The 13th. NECA has decided to try their luck at releasing yet another video game theme horror icon action figure. This time…. Leatherface! …
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Great News from NECA today! They will be releasing a brand new Jason Voorhees action figure that is set for a December 2015 release! 2016 Marks the 30th Anniversary of the 6th installment of the franchise, and this action figure is how NECA plans to celebrate! The new action figure will be 7″ scale! A snippet from the NECA website: …
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Attention all you Horror Fans! It is that time of year again, HorrorHound Weekend celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year! LOCATION: The Marriott 7202 East 21st St. Indianapolis, IN 46219 Show Times: Friday: 5PM – 10PM Saturday: 11AM – 7PM Sunday: 11AM – 5PM TICKETS: (See Image) Children 12 & under – FREE Please see more information …
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