The Final (Horrorfest ‘10); Release Date: January 29, 2010; Poster, Reviews, Synopsis and Trailer

Release Date: January 29, 2010
Director: Joey Stewart
Writer: Joey Stewart
Starring: Jason Kabolati
Studio: After Dark Films

SYNOPSIS

A group of high school outcasts host a costume party and employ an arsenal of physical and psychological torture to avenge the humiliation and torment they faced at the hands of the popular kids. Read more …

Ghost Watcher (2002 - R), Poster, Summary, Characters and Trailer

Rated R for language, violence, and some sexual content.

Written and Directed by: David A. Cross.

Genre: Horror, mystery, sci-fi, thriller.

Tagline: Knock. Knock. “Who’s there?”

After the mysterious events of the past year left Laura terrified and alone, her traumatized psyche forces her to lock herself away in her new apt where she will be away from the world, its evil, its people, and its evil people. But it seems that Laura has a new visitor, one that isn’t human. Requesting the help of Dr. Elizabeth Dean, the scam artist arrives posed as a medium prepared to help Elizabeth banish the spirit. But until Dean chooses to believe and Laura chooses to unleash her past there is nothing the two can do but suffer the menace of the spirit who’s come back with a vengeance.

Summary:

Halloween night, one year ago, Laura Kove became the victim of a terrible injustice. The events of that night however remain buried deep in the subconscious psyche of a girl in denial. Or is she? Racked with a severe case of agoraphobia, it seems the events of the year before have left Laura too traumatized to leave her new apartment. Moreover, she is less than hospitable in her endeavors to greet people at her door. What, a butcher knife isn’t hospitable?

As inhospitable forces invade Laura’s life, her sanity questions itself. Night and day strange events occur in the apartment that render no explanation. Is it paranoia or paranormal? Forced to seek outside assistance in stopping the menacing activity inside her own sanctuary, Laura enlists the help of Dr. Elizabeth Dean: Webmaster of an infamous ‘ghost-hunting’ web page. However, “Dr.” Dean does not herself believe in the legends of ghosts, she merely benefits from their lucrative prospects. But with Laura’s story so undeniably inexplicable, the house may make a believer out of Dean yet. Read more …

The Haunted Mansion 2003, Poster HD, Sumary, Main Characters and Trailer

Rated PG for frightening images, thematic elements and language.

Genre: Comedy/ Horror/ Family/Fantasy.

Directed By Rob Minkoff. Written By David Berenbaum.

Tagline: Check your pulse at the door, if you have one.

What do you get when you take a bit of the happiest place on earth and mix it with a dash of spooks and screams? Why, Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion” of course. What starts out as a masquerade ball turns into a night of deception, poison, and death. Flash to the present where the house, now on the market, catches the eye of former resident-look-alike, Sara Evers who’s Real-estate husband, Jim, decides to take her family to the residency for the weekend. But once inside it seems surprises wait. An old music box with a ball of light; should she follow it? A secret passageway; who knows where it will lead? There is a crystal ball with a whirlwind of rhymes; if you have the time, and, a trip to the graveyard and a wedding; if they can make it out alive.

Summary:

Welcome Foolish Mortals to the masquerade ball of the millennium. Everyone is dancing, laughing, and enjoying the gallantry of the evening whilst Elizabeth and Ramsely (Terrence Stamp) sneak off for a secret meeting where a note is passed. What follows is a deadly toast.

Flash forward to Real-estate Agent Jim Evers who has just received a phone call with the prospect of adding an expensive listing to Evers and Evers Realty. Read more …

While She Was Out (NY/LA) December 12, 2008: Poster Kim Basinger, Synopsis and Trailer

Release Date: December 12, 2008
Director: Susan Montford
Writer: Susan Montford
Starring: Kim Basinger Luis Chávez Erika-Shaye Gair Luke Gair Lukas Haas Jennifer Kitchen Katie Messina Craig Sheffer Ari Solomon Jamie Starr Michael Strusievici Leonard Wu
Studio: Anchor Bay

SYNOPSIS

A suburban housewife (Basinger) is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive.

A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive.

Starring: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Jamie Starr, Leonard Wu, Luis Chavez, Craig Sheffer Read more …

31 Horror Movies in 31 Days: LOVE OBJECT (2003)

31 Horror Movies in 31 Days: LOVE OBJECT (2003)

I’m attempting to watch 31 horror movies during Halloween season (the month of October). This is movie #1. Read more …

Video Mad Monster Party part 9

Since it is Halloween time, I have decided to upload one of my favorite animated movies, Mad Monster Party. After the success the Rankin Bass studio had with their famous special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, the team decided that they would make way to theatrical features. So they made a deal with a producer called Joseph E. Levine that they would make 3 features.

Their first one combined live action with stop motion, which was called The Daydreamer. Their second project was one that I had uploaded before, called The Wacky World of Mother Goose, starring Margaret Rutherford as the voice of Mother Goose.

And this project is their most famous one, released in 1967. A well organized team of movie workers helped make this project. Boris Karloff, better known as Frankenstein from the movies, came on to the project on one of his last movies to date.

Some woman named Gale Garnett came in to voice Francesca. Allen Swift, who was good at imitating celebrity voices, signed on to do a Jimmy Stewart for Felix Flankin, Bela Lugosi for Dracula, Alec Guiness (better known as Obi Wan Kenobi) for Dr. Jekyll, and Peter Lorre for Yetch. The characters were designed pretty well too, as Jack Davis from Mad Magazine did it. Even he told Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt that Boris Karloffs Frankenstein scared him as a kid. Maury Laws, who is a significant figure in the world of Rankin Bass, did the score for this movie.

A soundtrack CD of his score was talked about at some convention in 1967, but it was never released until 1998, when the entire score, and the songs from the movie, were released on a CD by Percepto Records. During the 1970s on every Halloween season, this movie would air on Channel 5 in New York City. When it was released on home video, it was a poor, washed out, terrible 16mm print they used for it. Read more …

The Lion King Trailer Recut (Horror Video)

Simba and Kovu go psycho in this recut trailer of “The Lion King” to make it look like an upcoming horror movie. I used clips from both “The Lion King” movies (1 and 2), not just the first.

Watched some trailers, tv spots, different stuff to see a few techniques used. Learned new stuff, liked how the beginning and end turned out (the middle block not so much). Real shame I couldn’t make it longer. At 1:35 feels pretty damned short.

Yeah, I cheated and used a couple of voice bits from other things, but otherwise it’s all Lion King. And yeah, I’m overusing Akira Yamaoka but there’s nothing better for creepy or horror music. Warning, very loud. Lots of “BANG!”s (which I don’t like either but I have a limited amount of SFX). Enjoy. Read more …