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Episode 250 - "Maniac"

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Episode 249 - "The Lords of Salem"

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The Lords of Salem

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Midnight Meat Train (REVIEW)

Submitted by mark on Tuesday, Aug 5th 2008

This past week, word spread fast about Ryuhei Kitamura's "Midnight Meat Train," for all of the wrong reasons. As most genre fans know by now, this film is slated to be the one of the last horror films released by Lions Gate Studios, as evidenced by its very limited release of just over 100 dollar theaters across the country. Is "Midnight Meat Train" passable enough that it warranted that treatment by Lions Gate?

Thankfully, the answer is no.

Horror Headlines 8/5/08

Submitted by Eric on Tuesday, Aug 5th 2008

"Lost Boys 3"? It's official, someone has it out for me. While we wait with baited breath to see if this will get made, be sure to join in on the discussion of the most recent sequel.

Lloyd Kaufman says that "The Toxic Avenger" will be returning! The next project, currently being scripted, will follow Toxie as he deals with fatherhood, his wife's menopause and oh, a villain who wants to rename Tromaville to "Scheisseville". Production will move ahead once "Poultrygeist" has been rolled out, which will finally be hitting DVD on October 28th. Also of note, "Geist" will have a 3 disc, autographed, limited edition version including (as per usual with these guys) a 90 minute "making of" documentary. I can't wait!

More Saw V pics At this point I've given up ignoring this movie, so expect more of this crap for the next 3 months.

Here's a new image from Dario Argento's "Giallo". Warning: Don't look at it if eye violence makes you squeamish.

I'm still not convinced it's going to be good, but it's about time to jump on the hype train so... here's an "age restricted" clip from Alexandre Aja's "Mirrors". Are we excited yet?

In Real People News:

Yet another shoe with foot bones inside has washed up on the shores of British Columbia. This follows the 5 similar incidents that have happened there over the last year. Surely there must be some one legged dudes hopping around somewhere, right?

Orlando father's lesson on "how to party" he was giving to his 15 year old son ends abruptly when the son overdoses from a combination of oxycontin and methodone. Methodone? Are we just skipping the actual heroine addiction these days and going straight to methodone?

Morgan Freeman may have fallen asleep at the wheel in Alabama this weekend, leading to the car accident that left him with a broken arm and shoulder. I can't say that I blame him, because I tried to watch "March of the Penguins" the other night and his voice put me to sleep in about 4 minutes. I can't even imagine what it's like to have those sweet, dulcid tones in your head 24 hours a day.

German police issue bullet proof bras to female officers. Now this is a move I can get behind.

On this day in history:

1983: Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield is charged in Toronto with cruelty to animals after fatally beaning a seagull with a baseball.

Escape from Arkham: Wishful thinking?

Submitted by Louis Fowler on Tuesday, Aug 5th 2008

So the above artwork, obviously a play on the FRIDAY THE 13th teaser, has been appearing mysteriously in the comments sections of many blogs. Is it fan-art? Probably? Is it another example of the under-the-radar viral marketing that TDK did in spades? Either way, it's extremely cool, and I'd love to have it hanging on my wall. Thoughts?

Louis Fowler's blog

Wes Craven and his New Nightmare

Submitted by Christine on Monday, Aug 4th 2008

This isn't a review. I simply love "Wes Craven's New Nightmare". I watched it over the weekend and it sparked my passion once again.

I'm just going to assume most everyone is familiar with this film. If not visit the imdb . It is by far my favorite of all the "Nightmare on Elm St.'s". Why? I'll tell you.

Blast From the (Recent) Past - Battle Royale

Submitted by mark on Monday, Aug 4th 2008

"Blast from the (Recent) Past" is a periodic feature where I reflect on films I saw and loved before the O.G. version of Bloody Good Horror bit the dust. Now that we're back in the saddle I owe it to the classics of (not so) old for getting me into the genre in the first place.

Release Date: 2000

IMDB Rating: 8.0 (as of post date)

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