H2: Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN sequel trailer actually looks great!

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

I am not a fan of remakes, and even less so of sequels to remakes. Rob Zombie’s remake/reboot of the HALLOWEEN movie franchise didn’t set my world alight, well, not in the conventional sense. I was certainly ready with some net-based Flames, though. Anyway. That’s by the by. The trailer for Zombie’s sequel, H2 (what [...]

CROW REMAKE AND ANOTHER ZOMBIE HALLOWEEN? More stupid ideas from Hollywood…

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

NO. NO NO NO. JUST NO. Stephen ‘LXG’ Norrington is apparently looking to helm a remake/re-invention/complete screwing up of THE CROW, the legendary graphic novel by James O’Barr, not to mention the even more legendary film starring the late Brandon Lee. This is a monumentally bad idea. After three increasingly terrible sequels, a dreadful TV [...]

CHUCKY: The remake, Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky, and how to BE Chucky!

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The notorious possessed doll known as CHUCKY has become one of the horror genre’s most recognizable characters, thanks mostly to the last two films in the series, namely BRIDE OF CHUCKY and SEED OF CHUCKY. Those final two sequels (following on from the first three CHILD’S PLAY films) saw the character, voiced by Brad Dourif [...]

SAW 5: THE STARSTORE MOVIE REVIEW

Monday, October 27th, 2008

YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW IT ENDS, cries the promotional literature and online trailers for SAW V, the latest in the massive horror franchise. No, you won’t, but not in a good way, sadly. That tagline is rather misleading as the film doesn’t actually have a real ending, so don’t get your hopes up. That said, [...]

Just who is Solomon Grundy?

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Some of you have been asking us just recently to tell you some of the history of Solomon Grundy in DC Comics. As you know this villain makes regular appearances over the years and is firmly entrenched as part of the DC Comics mythology. I will give you a few clues below to finding [...]

HALLOWEEN GIFT IDEAS: Action figures, Horror memorabilia and more!

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Bwahahaha! Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Halloween is almost upon us once again, boys and ghouls, and what better time to find yourself the perfect gift for your own zombified loved ones? There’s a veritable Cryptful of ghastly goodies to check out, so here’s some of the best in recent horror memorabilia to chill your soul [...]