tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11954835011413085262024-03-13T07:09:16.640-07:00Horror ReviewsHorror Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628212442189659250noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-7584296043260349122009-05-09T21:00:00.001-07:002009-05-09T21:12:22.170-07:00Double Whammy: The Bunker & Torn to Pieces<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Joseph M. Monks</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - remember this name, and when he becomes a household name, you can say that you remember reading about his first movie and his first book, here! :-)</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Not only will you remember his name, after you have watched </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Bunker</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> or read </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Torn to Pieces</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, but those who have yet to find out about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Joe Monks</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> will most likely be surprised by the fact that he is blind - yes, a blind man who has overcome his loss of sight and gone on to direct a film!</span></div></span><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgZR8B89UQI/AAAAAAAABgA/C9zXa5EWCzw/s200/The+Bunker1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334040900425044226" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">he Bunker</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> tells the story of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia Jennings</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, a 16-year-old teenager who runs away from home on the night her father, Congressman </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Robert Jennings</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, announces his bid for re-election.</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> soon discovers that she is merely trading one nightmare for another when, a sadistic kidnapper with a taste for young victims, snatches her off the streets and locks her away in a hidden, underground cell.</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">With her father doing everything in his power to keep the scandal from hitting the media - including hiring some questionable private investigators to assist in the search for his daughter - </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> discovers that time is already running out. Knowing that the date of her death is rapidly approaching, the teen forms a desperate, all-or-nothing plan to escape - or die trying.</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The copy of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The Bunker</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> that I received included a "wrap-around" sequence that was shot specifically for a television show in Europe - it dealt with an S&M dominatrix torturing a client, however the director decided to drop out of that project, and has since been dropped the wrap-around in favor of a different framing sequence that is more integrated with the main story. </span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">[since this wrap-around has been removed, since I've received my copy of the film, I will not go into it any further]</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The Bunker</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> starts off with a group of hookers standing outside of a restaurant - the film then cuts to a creepy looking guy lurking in a corner, watching a lone hooker, who we soon realize is </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> - the main female character of the film. As </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> walks off, a blind guy comes walking down the sidewalk [I can only assume this to be the director's cameo appearance] :-)</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">As </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> walks along the sidewalk [keep in mind that it is night-time] we see that she is not very bright, as she walks right alongside a suspicious looking van, with it's side-door wide open. Not only does she walk alongside it, but she stops to look in. . . this is where </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> gets abducted by none other than another independent film director - </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Terry M. West</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [I reviewed his film, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Blood of the Muse</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> here: </span></span></span><a href="http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2009/01/blood-for-muse-omega-edition.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2009/01/blood-for-muse-omega-edition.html</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">] We soon find out that </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Terry</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is not a fan of "junkie whores" [remember, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is a Congressman's daughter] so this little mix up does not sit very well, especially once </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Terry</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> starts the mental & physical torture.</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">My favorite line in the film - </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Terry</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> calls </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> his 'little piggy' and after a brief talk with </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, he states, "</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Back to work - little piggy isn't going to torture herself</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">"</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Terry West</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> was excellent in this film! [it's not too often that you get good directors who can actually act as well] </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">He </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">was extremely menacing in this film, and you cringed every time he interacted with his captive, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Julia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [played by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Saskia Gonzalez</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">] She was great as well - she played her part very realistically!</span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Still, as good as </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Terry</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> & </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Saskia</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> were, the best part of the film was the writing, which was fantastic - I do not want to give anything away, but just wait until you see how this film ends - your jaw will hit the floor!</span></span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Also, for further information, you can visit the film's website at </span></span><a href="http://www.sightunseenpictures.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://www.sightunseenpictures.com/</span></span></a></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now, onto </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Joseph M. Monk's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> upcoming debut novel:</span><br /></span></div></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgZTEXNzjuI/AAAAAAAABgQ/IDbgNU33WMc/s200/Torn+to+Pieces+Book+Cover2.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334042143083433698" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Whenever I read a book, that I know I am going to write a review for, I generally use an index card as a bookmark, so that I can jot down notes, etc. Well, I just so happened to have the index card that I used for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Torn to Pieces</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [I love this title, and it is very appropriate, I must say!] in my pant's pocket - the pants that I just threw in the wash. . . Grrrrrrrrrr</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Monks'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> used tons of little 'one-liners' in this book - quite a few that I wrote down on that index card - the one that I remember most though was in regards to a low-life scumbag - "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">He couldn't plan a successful nose picking if his nostrils weren't attached to his face</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">" HA! [this was said between two homicide detectives, over a possible suspect]</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Torn to Pieces</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is about a serial killer who literally tears his victims limb from limb [well, perhaps not literally tears, more like saws] The catch is that the killer dismembers his victims, while they are still alive - he has a special technique that he uses, so that his victims are aware, until the very end - they are still alive, even as the killer is decapitating them!</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">What I love most about </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Torn to Pieces</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is that </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Monks'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> writes as if he were an actual observer to the ongoing investigation. The characters are superbly written [I loved the character of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Gramps</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> - grandfather to one of the Homicide Detectives on the case] </span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Monks'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> writes this book very realistically, with political redtape and all included. </span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you are a fan of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Michael Slade</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> or </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">John Sanford</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> or even if you enjoy watching </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">CSI</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> or </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Criminal Minds</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, then you have got to read this book when it gets published!</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Even if you are not a big horror fan, I would recommend this book, as the gruesomeness of it all is primarily after the affect.</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This book is definitely a contender for Best Book of the Year!</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">For further information on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Joseph Monks</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, visit his websites at </span></span><a href="http://www.joemonks.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://www.joemonks.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> or </span></span></div> <div><a href="http://www.chantingmonks.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://www.chantingmonks.com/</span></span></a></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Jason</span></span></div></div></div></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-73637873056048940782009-05-08T20:00:00.001-07:002009-05-08T20:18:44.746-07:00The Last Horror Film, Combat Shock, and Mother's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgTa-FXS2QI/AAAAAAAABfI/WwlIaW-NOd8/s1600-h/Troma+Logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333628618840135938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgTa-FXS2QI/AAAAAAAABfI/WwlIaW-NOd8/s400/Troma+Logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">With Mother's Day right around the corner, I figured that today would be a good day to inform those who may be unaware of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Troma's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> film about a demented mother, but first I am going to talk about two of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Troma's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> latest "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Tromasterpiece</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" releases</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></span></div> <div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333627553642340338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgTaAFMWX_I/AAAAAAAABe4/NNCrG_ONvp4/s400/The+Last+Horror+Film.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div> <div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Vinny Durand</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is a lonesome New York cab driver, who lives at home with his mother and has dreams of becoming a famous film director. He is consumed by his depraved obsession with the beautiful horror actress </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Jenna Bates</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, and determined to have her star in his first film, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Vinny</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> trails her to the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Cannes Film Festival</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">While </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Vinny's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> disturbing fascination grows, a mysterious killer begins slaughtering all of the people in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Jenna's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> entourage.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Is the obsessed fanatic and the psychotic killer one in the same?</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Will this be </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Jenna's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> Last Horror Film?</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Also known as </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Fanatic</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, this film was released in 1982, however it has never been released </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Uncut</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> in America, until now - on May 19th, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Troma</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is releasing this classic 80's slasher gem as the 3rd entry in their </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Tromasterpiece Collection</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [the 1st two being </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Cannibal! The Musical </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Redneck Zombies</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">]</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The film takes places during the actual 1981 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Cannes Film Festival</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, which I thought was pretty cool. I have no idea why this film was Banned in America, but it is definitely worth checking out, especially for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Spinnell's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> excellent performance [he plays delusional superbly!]</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The film sports some great f/x work, a great score, and a great story - one of my favorite scenes in the film is where </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Munro</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is discussing violence in horror and the difference between real-life and illusion, while at the same time </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Spinnell</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is practically molesting an image of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Munro</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> on a film screen.</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The Uncut Special Edition DVD will include a special featurette with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Spinnell's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> closest friend, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Luke Walter</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Walter</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> will also provide a commentary track, an interview with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Maniac</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> director </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">William Lustwig</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Buddy Giovinazzo's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [director of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Combat Shock</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">] rarely seen short film </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Mr. Robbie</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> aka </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Maniac 2</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, which features </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Spinnell</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> in one of his last performances, before his untimely death, a [funny] introduction by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Lloyd Kaufman</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, plus many more </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Tromatic</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> extras!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The 4th entry into </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Troma's Tromasterpiece Collection</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> is going to be:</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333626940659312002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgTZcZpzpYI/AAAAAAAABeg/MvdO8EL5wm8/s400/Combat+Shock.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Combat Shock</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">is going to be released in a 2-Disc Never-Before-Seen Director's Cut on July 28th, so mark your calendar's for this one!</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">[I have been very anxious to see this one, however I have held off, as I have been aware of this upcoming release, and I am waiting to see this version]</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Combat Shock</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> was inspired by the true, ghastly headlines about tormented war veterans. The story is centered on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Frankie Dunlan</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, a Vietnam veteran whose life is a festering sewer of poverty , hopelessness, and violence. His wife is pregnant and hungry. His one year old son is sick and horribly deformed from exposure to Agent Orange. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Frankie's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> family is being evicted from their rundown apartment. His childhood friend is a strung-out junkie. While roaming the streets, looking for work, he sees under-age prostitutes working the streets. . . </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Sounds like a "happy" film, doesn't it? Still, I have heard great things about it, and I am looking forward to this new release!</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">And for those unaware of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Troma's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> classic Mother's Day slasher flick </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Mother's Day</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, I am happy to tell you that </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Netflix</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> currently has it available to watch Instantly - so if you currently don't have </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Netflix</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, now would be a good time to get it! :-)</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><br /></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333627126880508610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgTZnPYZmsI/AAAAAAAABeo/1WfApHSBV80/s400/Mother%27s+Day_VHS+Cover.jpg" border="0" /></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Directed by none other than </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Troma</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> President </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Lloyd Kaufman's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> brother, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Charles Kaufman</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [who also directed </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">] </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Mother's Day</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> tells the story of three female friends who head out to the woods to remember their collegiate good times - all the while with no idea that they're being hunted by a dysfunctional hillbilly family. </span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">You see, Mother is teaching her backwoods boys how to rape, torture, and kill young women - and her adept pupils are more than willing to practice their lessons. . .</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">A re-make of this one has recently been announced, so watch this one 1st!</span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Jason</span></span></div></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-58705992277856282022009-05-05T20:10:00.001-07:002009-05-05T20:20:21.630-07:00Eden Lake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgEBK8Hw7iI/AAAAAAAABdI/3rYn5FAFLyI/s1600-h/Eden+Lake1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SgEBK8Hw7iI/AAAAAAAABdI/3rYn5FAFLyI/s200/Eden+Lake1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332544721232391714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This movie was released on DVD, in January, and I just now - finally - saw it. . .</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I must say that this film was totally worth the wait, and even though it was released [in the UK] in 2008, it definitely has the potential to make it on my 'best horror list' of 2009! </span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">First of all, I was totally enamored with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kelly Reilly</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> [an actress that I am unfamiliar with] She was great in this movie - she made her character totally believable, and made the film well worthwhile. Not only was she great, the film was fantastically written - this is definitely an intense film! [I kept saying to myself - "Just let it go!" or "Hurry!" or 'Get out of there!", etc - always a good sign] ;-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If you haven't seen this one yet, it is definitely recommended - just keep in mind that it is a brutal film, that involves teenagers as the antagonists.<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jason</span></div></span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-25363953099802814962009-05-04T15:00:00.001-07:002009-05-04T15:10:28.164-07:00The Landlord<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/Sf9lzFA6RuI/AAAAAAAABcA/B44peynZrD4/s1600-h/The+Landlord3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/Sf9lzFA6RuI/AAAAAAAABcA/B44peynZrD4/s200/The+Landlord3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332092412023686882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If you remember, back in March, I informed you of an upcoming horror/comedy titled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Landlord</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">[if you don't remember, see </span><a href="http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2009/03/upcoming-film-landlord.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2009/03/upcoming-film-landlord.html</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> as there is also a link to an interview with the writer/director/co-producer of the film]</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I just received my advance copy of the film, which is about 97% complete, and the final print will be available on June 1st.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The film starts off with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the landlord of an apartment building, showing an apartment to potential tenants. They decide to rent the apartment, only to be killed off by its demon inhabitants. </span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Right away, the film's humor is set, as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> walks into the apartment, carrying a new toilet seat. When he discovers the dismembered corpses of the tenants, he promptly throws up through the toilet seat! :-)</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Another funny moment is when the character, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Donna</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, walks into a motel, with a sign displayed out front - "Manager has a gun. No Money Kept In Safe. Try the liquor store across the street" </span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When the manager [who I believe is the writer/director] pulls his gun during an argument, it perfectly coincides with an attempted robbery - when the robber realizes a gun is being pointed at him, he states, "chill, it's just my hand in a brown bag - I'll try the liquor store across the street"</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Donna</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, smartly, decides to leave the motel, only to go look at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> vacant apartment. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Donna</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is going through a messy divorce, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> immediately falls for her.</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, a couple of police detectives are nosing around the apartment building, due to the fact that there has been 16 missing persons' cases all linked to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> building.</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">There is also an interesting side-storyline involving </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> sister, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Amy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, who is a cop, and is totally aware of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> 'predicament' - It turns out that she is aware of a lot more than a couple of demons running amok in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tyler's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> apartment building, being that she is dealing with a local gang of vampires. . .</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Definitely keep an eye out for this one, as it's more than just a low-budget independent film - there is actually a good story behind this one, with great character development!</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Also, a special thank you to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Emil Hyde</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> who found me on the world-wide web and sent me an advance copy of his film! Thanks </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Emil</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">! :-)<br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jason</span></div></div></span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-70243909951310691742009-04-27T14:35:00.001-07:002009-04-27T14:40:28.276-07:00Cheerbleeders ~ Free On-line!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you remember, I reviewed this 10-minute short film, back in January.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">[if you don't remember, check out the review here:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2009/01/cheerbleeders.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2009/01/cheerbleeders.html</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> or you can check out the film's website here: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.cheerbleeders.com/" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://www.cheerbleeders.com/]</span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The director, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Peter Podgurski</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, just e-mailed me to let me know that it is currently being shown, on-line, for free! [but only for two weeks!]</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">So, definitely head over to </span></span></span><a href="http://www.countgore.com/gore/newblood.htm" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://www.countgore.com/gore/newblood.htm</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> or </span></span></span><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/4261754" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">http://www.vimeo.com/4261754</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> to check this short film out, while you can! [it's definitely worth the ten minutes of your time!]</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Come back and let me know your thoughts on the film!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Jason</span></span></span></div></span>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-70953769951817151142009-04-24T22:55:00.001-07:002009-04-24T23:00:16.493-07:00Laid to Rest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SfKl6H9CzEI/AAAAAAAABZQ/yJK5VF5wsQk/s1600-h/Laid+to+Rest.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SfKl6H9CzEI/AAAAAAAABZQ/yJK5VF5wsQk/s200/Laid+to+Rest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328503727118797890" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">When I first heard about this one, I thought it sounded cliche and looked pretty dumb [I'm still not keen on the whole shoulder camera, though it is somewhat integral to the story] Then, I realized that it was written & directed by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Robert Hall</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [owner and founder of the special effects studio, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Almost Human<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> and the writer and director of </span>Lightning Bug<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> - a film that I love!</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">] </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you have never seen </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Lightning Bug</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, do so!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This guy needs to be more popular than he is, especially now, since he has literally just made an outstanding slasher flick! This is a great movie, with an interesting premise, and </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">superb gore effects!</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> [I have not seen kills, like in this film, for a long, long time!] </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The movie may have some issues, however they pale in comparison to the death scenes in this flick! Well worth it!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you like slasher movies, definitely get this one!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Needless to say, I will be going out to buy this one, tomorrow!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">Jason</span></div></span></span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-8331598778115287092009-04-20T08:51:00.001-07:002009-04-20T09:15:10.503-07:00Double Header: The Garbage Man & The Kill Crew<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/Seyav6Xj6lI/AAAAAAAABWw/kMDFh_o3-gk/s1600-h/The+Garbage+Man.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326802607185062482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/Seyav6Xj6lI/AAAAAAAABWw/kMDFh_o3-gk/s200/The+Garbage+Man.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">If you read my '<em>Bone Breaker Awards</em>', from last year, [<a href="http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-bone-breaker-awards.html">http://the-bone-breaker.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-bone-breaker-awards.html</a>] then you may remember that I gave <em>D'Lacey's</em> <em>Meat </em>the award for the <em>Most Memorable Novel</em> of last year. That is the thing about <em>D'Lacey</em> - he is a very intellectual writer who does more than just entertain - he makes you think as well, and that is always a bonus, in any novel!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>The Garbage Man</em> wasn't supposed to be released until May 7th, however <em>Mr. D'Lacey</em> e-mailed me, last week, informing me that <em>The Garbage Man</em> is available now! [in the same e-mail, he attached his upcoming novella, which I read over the weekend - hence this "double header"]</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Now, I hate to compare two novels, but for an author's 1st novel and his 2nd, there is always going to be comparisons. I loved <em>Meat</em>, and I was curious as to how <em>D'Lacey's</em> next novel would compare to it. To be completely honest, I did not enjoy <em>The Garbage Man</em> as much as I did <em>Meat</em> - I am not saying that <em>The Garbage Man</em> isn't an enjoyable read, it is, it just isn't as powerful [to me] as <em>Meat</em>.<br /></p><p></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">I think that the problem lies in the fact that the book centers around creatures that are ultimately created out of our garbage and I just had difficulty placing myself into this reality. Still, <em>D'Lacey</em> has actually created some pretty terrifying creatures [my favorite being the centipede] You see, the creatures create themselves from whatever waste we dispose of and whatever they feed on becomes a part of them, helping them to grow stronger and faster [for instance, the centipede had legs that were made up of severed fingers and it's teeth were rows of knives] While not as good as <em>Meat</em>, <em>The Garbage Man</em> is still an enjoyable read and for what it is, it does not disappoint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Let me leave you with my favorite line in the book: "<em>Her closed eyes are two pregnant bellies in which twin eye-fetuses kick</em>" How awesome is that line?!? Another cool thing, I thought, was one of the character's dogs were named <em>Ozzy</em> & <em>Lemmy</em> :-) Also, for any zombie fans out there, one of the characters is an avid video game player and there is a zombie game [<em>Revenant Apocalypse</em>] that he plays where he wields a katana - very cool - especially since he utilizes the game play when the garbage creatures start attacking. . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />On to The Kill Crew:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SeyaU9mFnkI/AAAAAAAABWo/qXocKTeqfeQ/s1600-h/The+Kill+Crew.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326802144194829890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SeyaU9mFnkI/AAAAAAAABWo/qXocKTeqfeQ/s200/The+Kill+Crew.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Set in a post apocalyptic society, <em>The Kill Crew</em> is the story of a group of survivors - primarily, the main character, <em>Sheri</em>, her 'not-really' boyfriend <em>Ike</em>, and a young girl by the name of <em>Trixie</em>.<br />The story is told in a 1st person narrative, from the viewpoint of <em>Sheri.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">After what is called <em>The Long Silence</em> - after which every car, watch, phone, etc has stopped working [Was the cause some sort of electro-magnetic bomb? No one knows for sure] - people have begun to change. While not exactly zombies, the story runs parallel with the zombie theme.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">In <em>The Kill Crew</em>, the "zombies" are called <em>Commuters</em>, and similar to <em>Matheson's I Am Legend</em>, the <em>commuters</em> come out only at night. [Was it something in the water, a chemical, or some aspect of nature that has caused normal people to change into <em>commuters</em>? Again, no one knows for sure] Not everyone was affected though. About 200 survivors have walled themselves into what they call <em>The Station</em>, which consists of a city block of shops, apartments, 2 gun shops, 3 mini markets, 2 restaurants, and a wholesale warehouse... Every night a lottery is held and a group of survivors, known as "<em>Crewers</em>" head out beyond their walls to kill the <em>commuters</em>. [they say that if they kill 20 - 50 <em>commuters</em> a night, they will be '<em>crewing</em>' for the next 20 - 30 years!]</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Sheri</em> is one of the best there is at '<em>crewing</em>' - she carries two pump-action shotguns [named <em>Kane</em> & <em>Abel</em>] and a snub nose .38 named <em>the paramedic</em>] While her and <em>Trixie</em> [a young girl she has taken under her wing] are out "shopping" for supplies, during the day - when it's safe,<em> Ike</em> asks if he can tag along. While <em>Sheri</em> & <em>Trixie</em> are inside a store, <em>Ike</em> finds a vehicle that is still working - the three also discover that the <em>commuters</em> are evolving - these two things change the story drastically.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">In <em>The Kill Crew</em>, <em>D'Lacey</em> has created some great characters, and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if <em>The Long Silence</em> came about due to some sort of ecological unbalancing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">As you can tell by the length of the story, this one is really just a novella, though I sincerely hope that <em>D'Lacey</em> plans to one day go back to it and expand upon it, as it is an awesome read! The 77 pages fly by and only leave you wanting way more!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>The Kill Crew</em> is <em>D'Lacey's</em> 1st book that is actually going to be published in America, and it is due out in paperback, on August 10th, so mark your calendars now!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Jason</span></p>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-3133332235225327922009-04-03T19:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:20:27.107-07:00Bestial<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SdbABOGtbYI/AAAAAAAABNY/cFnXztQJUlI/s1600-h/Bestial.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320651136983461250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SdbABOGtbYI/AAAAAAAABNY/cFnXztQJUlI/s200/Bestial.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />First of all, for those who may be unaware, <em>Bestial</em> is a sequel to last year's <em>Ravenous</em> - a sequel that I have been counting down the days for! [<em>Bestial</em> just came out, this past Tuesday]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Until I read <em>Ravenous</em>, <em>Animals</em> [written by <em>John Skipp</em> & <em>Craig Spector</em>] had been my favorite werewolf novel - that quickly changed though - in fact, <em>Ravenous</em> pretty much changed my opinion of werewolves in general. [I had always been a fan of werewolves, however my tastes leaned more towards the vampires written by <em>Lumley</em>, <em>Wellington</em>, and <em>Garton</em> himself. . .] </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><em>Ravenous</em> changed all of that - I began to long for <em>Garton's</em> werewolves to take on any of the above vampires [except for perhaps <em>Lumley's</em>, as his could no doubt hold their own, yet I digress]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Anyhow, it looks like I may soon be getting my wish! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />You see, <em>Garton</em> has also written two excellent vampire novels [<em>Live Girls</em> & <em>Night Life</em>] and in <em>Night Life</em>, <em>Garton</em> introduced two private investigators [<em>Karen Moffet</em> & <em>Gavin Keoph</em>] who were hired by an eccentric horror novelist [think <em>Garton</em> himself - in fact, <em>Garton</em> even alludes to this by mentioning one of the author's previous books about alien women with fanged vaginas - for those who have read <em>Garton's</em> 1st novel, '<em>Seductions</em>', this is all too familiar!] Anyhow, the author [<em>Martin Burgess</em>] hired <em>Moffet</em> & <em>Keoph</em> to look into the subject matter that he writes about - to see if perhaps any of it actually exists.<br /><br />Well, it just so happens that in <em>Bestial</em>, <em>Burgess</em> has once again hired <em>Moffet</em> & <em>Keoph</em> and sent them to <em>Big Rock</em>, <em>California</em> to look into the rumors of 'werewolves' [that came about in <em>Ravenous</em>] So, do you see where this is heading?!? I definitely sense a cross-over in the works! [especially given the way <em>Bestial</em> ended]<br /><br />Enough about all of that though - I am hear to review <em>Bestial</em> - I just figured that a little background information would benefit those who have never read any of the other books mentioned - in fact, it may just be best to give a little background on <em>Ravenous</em> - you see, <em>Garton's</em> werewolves are created by a disease/wolf virus [<em>Lupus Venerus</em>] the catch is that it is sexually transmitted, which makes it all the more interesting! Like traditional werewolves though, silver is their weakness [a huge weakness, in my opinion, as silver only has to be introduced into their system for it to be fatal]<br />So, there you have it - now on to <em>Bestial</em>:<br /><br />For anyone who knows or who has researched <em>Garton</em>, then you are aware that he was raised a <em>Seventh Day Adventist</em>. This plays a huge role in <em>Bestial</em>. Whether <em>Garton</em> was using this novel as a means of catharsis remains to be seen, however it sure felt as if <em>Garton</em> was exorcising his <em>Adventist</em> upbringing, while writing this novel. [there just seemed to be a lot of "personal bashing" towards the church and one of its founders - <em>Ellen G. White</em>]<br /><br />There is more to it than the author's past though, as all of it is integral to the plot of the story. [without giving too much away, the head werewolf, before he was turned, was also raised an <em>Adventist</em>, and he plans to use his knowledge of the church to exploit them - he plans to infiltrate the church, using it as a base of operations - he and his pack will then take over the businesses owned by the church members, their outreach programs, schools, hospitals, etc, spreading out into the surrounding communities - actually a very impressive and well thought out idea!]<br /><br />Not only this, but a "new breed" has been born [with only a 3-month gestation period] which strengthens the werewolves' ideals that they are evolving and destined to become the dominant race!<br /><br />I do not want to say anything more, in case I end up saying too much - if you doubt that this is an amazing read, then I encourage you to run out to your local bookstore and just read <em>Garton's</em> <strong>phenomenal</strong> prologue to this book - best 16 pages ever! :-)<br /><br />If you have yet to read <em>Ravenous</em>, then I suggest that you read that one first [though you don't necessarily have to] I also suggest that you read <em>Live Girls</em> [which has nothing to do with <em>Ravenous</em> or <em>Bestial</em>] and its sequel <em>Night Life</em> [with the above mentioned investigators] as I feel that all of these books are heading towards an explosive cross-over event. I just know that we are going to see the werewolves from <em>Ravenous</em> & <em>Bestial</em> crossing paths with the vampires from <em>Live Girls</em> & <em>Night Life</em>. . .<br /><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-62744604640278308862009-03-30T07:48:00.001-07:002009-03-30T12:38:47.874-07:00The Absence<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SdDb-0n3mVI/AAAAAAAABMw/5RxVD1Q_-94/s1600-h/The+Absence.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318993032248793426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SdDb-0n3mVI/AAAAAAAABMw/5RxVD1Q_-94/s200/The+Absence.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Last year [before I had this blog] I read <em>Hussey's</em> debut novel, <em>Through A Glass, Darkly</em> and was thoroughly impressed! If you have not yet done so, I encourage you to check <em>Hussey</em> out!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In <em>The Absence</em>, <em>Hussey</em> grabs you from the very first page and doesn't let go! Not only has <em>Hussey</em> written another extremely creepy novel, he has crafted a tale about family in general. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In this story, <em>Hussey</em> has created a mother who is literally "absent" [you will learn exactly what that means] while raising her family and a cheating/alcoholic husband/father. The oldest son is struggling with the fault of causing the car accident that claimed his mother's life, and the youngest son is dealing with a friend's suicide - however these things soon become the very least of their worries. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />When I read <em>Through A Glass, Darkly</em>, I remember comparing bits and pieces of it to <em>Lumley</em> & <em>King</em> - In <em>The Absence</em>, there is more of a<em> Lovecraftian</em> feel to the story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Hussey's</em> gift is, without a doubt, imagery - when you are reading his works, you feel as if you are right there, where the story is taking place. . . I obtained permission from the publisher to write this small excerpt from the book, so that you can see what I mean:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>The kitchen door opened.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>'Samuel?'</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>The she heard it: a soft mewling. She gripped the rabbit's foot.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>'Mrs Sutton? Please, who's there?'</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>The resonance of the sound increased and, at the end of each intonation, a cry gargled. It had a synaesthetic effect on Elsie. It rattled in her ear and she saw the world around her quilted in a red gauze. Disinfectant, and the smell of sterile medical equipment, burned her nostrils. Her legs parted and she seemed to feel fingers delving deep inside. She looked down, half expecting to see a face, covered with a surgical mask, smiling up at her:</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Nearly done Miss Cuttle. Nearly out.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>But that is not what she saw.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>It crawled across the kitchen tiles: a baby . . . of sorts.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Reaching the centre of the room, it stopped, turned its head one hundred and eighty degrees and blinked up at its mother.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Elsie did not scream.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Spewed into the world half-made, the foetus displayed all the motor functions it might have possessed had it been born the year before. There was even an air of curiosity, as it slapped the ground with a plump palm. With this movement, flecks of amniotic tissue fell from its shoulders and from the caul clinging to its head. Much of the sac membrane, however, remained fixed to the child, like strands of swaddling. Between its legs trailed a stunted umbilical cord. Snot bubbled from the slits that served as the infant's nose and threaded to the floor. Again, the mouth opened and mewling erupted over toothless gums. It called to her, this thing of her making, this creature that she had failed to destroy. It wanted its mother. It wanted to suckle.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>'Shhh, shhh,' Elsie implored.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>But her child would not be hushed.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>'Are you hungry?'</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>'Ma . . . ma'</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>A remnant of sanity made itself felt. Elsie shot out of the chair and pressed her back against the sink. She watched as the child screamed and toppled onto its back. With a horrible snap its arms and legs inverted and it skittered, spider-like, toward its mother. Only now did Elsie see that the thing was sexless, like a doll.</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>'I'm sorry,' she shrieked. 'Please, I'm sorry.'</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Little hands grasped her legs. With surprising force they dragged her to the ground. There was no fight in Elsie Cuttle, for this was God's judgment upon her. . .</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />I will leave the rest to your imagination - pretty freaky though, huh? [and this is only page 80!]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">There are even more horrific things to be found within this novel - it is guaranteed to give you goosebumps!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />So far, the best book of 2009!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-5283266516955711612009-03-25T10:15:00.001-07:002009-03-25T10:25:29.512-07:00Frat House Massacre<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/Scpm1koxRmI/AAAAAAAABKg/JFMUqeJPVG0/s1600-h/Frat+House+Massacre1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317175380618069602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/Scpm1koxRmI/AAAAAAAABKg/JFMUqeJPVG0/s200/Frat+House+Massacre1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Supposedly inspired by actual events, this film takes place at <em>Newcombe University</em>, in 1979.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The film opens with a literal massacre having taken place and then jumps back to a year earlier - June, 1978, where we meet <em>Sean</em> and his brother <em>Bobby</em>. Unfortunately, soon after we meet <em>Bobby</em>, he is involved in a drunk driving accident, leaving his older brother <em>Sean</em> to go off to college alone [something they had planned to do together]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />While at college, <em>Sean</em> joins the <em>Delta Iota Epsilon</em> fraternity as planned - however, after realizing how sadistic his "brothers" are, he is not sure that he made the right choice in joining this particular fraternity, and decides to leave the fraternity, which of course doesn't bode well with his "brothers".</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/ScpHaYdQVII/AAAAAAAABKQ/fbLn4XSKgwM/s1600-h/Frat+House+Massacre3.jpg"></a>While all of this was going on, I felt sort-of confused - it felt like I started the movie in the middle, rather than at the beginning, as there was really no lead-up as to what was happening.</div><div><br />However, this feeling soon changed as the first 30 minutes were really just a build-up for what was to come - a story of revenge and a true brother's "bond".</div><div><br />I am happy to say that everything pretty much tied itself together in the end.</div><div>[well, sort-of - I wasn't completely satisfied at the end of the film - I would have liked to have had more background story on the surviving character]<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/ScpHTZ5MKkI/AAAAAAAABKI/sYiovsqx51E/s1600-h/Frat+House+Massacre2.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div><br />As for the "feel" of the film - the filmmakers did an excellent job bringing the grindhouse aspect of films from the late 70's to this one - from the looks, clothes, sets, etc. I also thought the blood/gore was very well done/realistic.</div><div></div><div><br />Unfortunately, the trailer was removed from <em>YouTube</em> due to violating their terms, however you can visit the film's website at <a href="http://www.screamkings.com/">http://www.screamkings.com/</a> and view the trailer there.</div><div><br />Keep an eye out for this one, and in the meantime, I am going to check out <em>Pucci's</em> previous film - <em>Camp Slaughter</em>. . .<br /></div><div></div><div><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-54106478996562524952009-03-23T19:40:00.001-07:002009-03-23T20:00:17.951-07:00Traumatized<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SchIYKNXSpI/AAAAAAAABJY/H7gzzprutL8/s1600-h/Traumatized.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316578940005337746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SchIYKNXSpI/AAAAAAAABJY/H7gzzprutL8/s200/Traumatized.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Generally, I reserve short stories for when I am between novels - particularly if I am waiting for a book to arrive in the mail - that way, I know I will not be in the middle of a book, when a new one arrives. :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />This wasn't the case with this collection of short stories. I had nothing on my plate when I started to read this collection, and it's a good thing as I was so captivated by the tales within, that a new novel would have had to have been set aside anyhow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The first story, <em>Bloodlines</em>, is the longest at 47 pages. This is the story of four complete strangers who are invited to a mysterious gathering at a Southern Louisiana Manor, that was built in the 1800's, and has a sordid history behind it. It is a tale of greed. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Next is <em>April</em> - the story of a 17 year-old girl who has been experiencing mysterious blackouts. Upon awakening, her bedroom would appear to have been ransacked, and at one point she even found a butcher knife under her mattress. What is the story behind her strange blackouts?</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[this one is a great story, however I felt that it ended too abruptly - I wanted more!]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">* Note: Keeping in contact with the author of this collection, I found out, just the other day, that <em>April</em> may be made into a film - Cool! :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In <em>The God Complex</em>, <em>Brown</em> tells the tale of a cult that uses methadone wafers [during their weekly communion] to control its congregation through addiction and sedation. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>From Midnight to One</em> tells the story of an unhappily married woman, waiting for her husband to come home - while home alone, in the woods, during a storm, with possible intruders in the house. . . </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[a very cool & creepy story]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In<em> The Acquired Taste</em>, a new parasite is discovered in some sushi - a parasite that affects the brain, turning people homicidal!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>It's All True</em> is an excellent story about an author who is investigating a haunted mansion that was once used as an amputation hospital during the Civil War. He enters with only a camera, a recorder, and a flashlight. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Live Through This</em> is a scary story because it could really happen - it is a tale of a bedridden man and his obsessed lover!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In<em> Two Miles</em>, the main character of the story wakes up - seemingly in the middle of a desert - not knowing when or how he got there. After a mysterious wall and a billboard "screen" appear, showing scenes from his life, he begins to wonder if he has been drugged. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>The End of Summer</em> is probably the most memorable story in this collection. In this story, the title character - Summer - inherits her aunt's home, which is filled with all sorts of occult paraphernalia, including books, voodoo dolls, etc. After going through the home, bizarre deaths start to occur. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Feast of the Pigs</em> tells the story of a drug pusher who is arrested in an alley, by a female officer. He is then stuck in a holding cell - his rights were not read to him, he did not get a phone call, and he was never fingerprinted. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[Screw it, I'm going to blow the whistle on this one - this one is a killer vampire story! Ahhhhh - sorry, I couldn't help myself]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In <em>A Dead Ringer</em>, on New Year's Eve, 1897, an unfaithful wife and her lover murder her husband. . . </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[this tale was fantastic and has a very "<em>Poe</em>" feel to it]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>House by the River</em> tells the tale of a schizophrenic serial killer, as told by a lone survivor. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Althea's Last Dance</em> is the story of a modern day Jack the Ripper. Althea is a stripper, who crosses his path. . . </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[If you were wondering about the cover of the book - shown above - it is a butterfly charm, which is worn by Althea in this story]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Bliss Hill</em> is the shortest story in this collection - only a mere five pages. In 1942, something is killing the chickens and cattle on a rural farm. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The last story, <em>Zoe's Swan Song</em> is about an egotistical superstar who is determined to become even more beautiful than she already is. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[this one is quite nauseating, and I mean that as a compliment]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><br />In the very beginning of the book, <em>Brown</em> quotes <em>Poe</em>, <em>Lovecraft</em>, <em>Nietzsche</em>, and <em>Francis Bacon</em> - I am not familiar with <em>Bacon</em>, though I am certain that the others would be be proud of their influence upon <em>Brown's</em> bodies of work found in this collection. <em>Brown</em> is very descriptive and atmospheric. He utilizes very cool metaphorical sentence structures, and he has a knack for keeping you on the very edge, throughout his stories [which progressively get better, in my opinion]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />If you enjoy short stories, then this collection is definitely recommended!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />For further information, you can visit the author's website at <a href="http://www.traumatizedalexandersbrown.webs.com/">http://www.traumatizedalexandersbrown.webs.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Jason </span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-1564773194519097492009-03-20T20:38:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:47:23.882-07:00Upcoming Film: The Landlord<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/ScRhzGsIcWI/AAAAAAAABJI/ZfsARLAClhM/s1600-h/The+Landlord.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315480990800965986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/ScRhzGsIcWI/AAAAAAAABJI/ZfsARLAClhM/s400/The+Landlord.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">A few days ago, I received an e-mail from <em>Massive Ego Productions</em> about their upcoming film <em>The Landlord</em>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><em>The Landlord</em> is an independent horror-comedy film about a young man who grew up in a demon-haunted apartment building, and must choose between the monsters that raised him and the tenants they devour.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Here is a teaser trailer for the film:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Nt9i1P2dqo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Nt9i1P2dqo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />For further information on the film, visit: </span><a href="http://thelandlordmovie.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://thelandlordmovie.com/</span></a></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Also, the Writer/Director/Co-Producer of the film - <em>Emil Hyde</em> - was kind enough to answer some questions for me, if you would like to read those over at </span><a href="http://www.horrordecor.net/scarsinterviews2.htm#landlord"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.horrordecor.net/scarsinterviews2.htm#landlord</span></a></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The film is currently in post production and should be hitting film festivals and horror conventions, this Summer. [I believe that plans are for the DVD to hopefully be released sometime around Halloween]<br />*I am currently on the waiting list for an advance review copy, so stay tuned for a review! ;-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-970091738425359922009-03-12T11:22:00.001-07:002009-03-12T11:35:13.828-07:00Vacancy 2: The First Cut<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SblTzA9pD-I/AAAAAAAABGM/DCzEoe4x8sQ/s1600-h/Vacancy2_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312369371357188066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SblTzA9pD-I/AAAAAAAABGM/DCzEoe4x8sQ/s200/Vacancy2_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">If you enjoyed the 1st <em>Vacancy</em>, then you should enjoy this one as well. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Being a prequel, this one goes back to where and how it all started. We first meet <em>Gordon</em> and <em>Reece</em> - two of the sleazy guys running the <em>Meadow View Inn</em>, where they have cameras installed in the rooms, to spy on their guests having sex. . . That is, until <em>Mr. Smith</em> comes along. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />When <em>Mr. Smith</em> checks into the motel with a hooker, <em>Gordon</em> & <em>Reece</em> sit back to watch, only to be shocked by witnessing <em>Mr. Smith</em> brutally stab the hooker to death. Not wanting to call the cops, because of their cameras and all, they hold <em>Mr. Smith</em> at gunpoint while deciding what they should do. Realizing what they were doing, <em>Mr. Smith</em> coerces them into filming snuff films, with him as the killer - and if you have seen the 1st film, then you know the rest of the story.</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><div></div><div><br />I actually enjoyed the first one, as it portrayed a horrifying situation for any wayward traveling couple. When I heard about the prequel, I was intrigued, but honestly was not expecting a whole lot, however I think that this one is just as good as the 1st one [not better/not worse] equally the same.</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Being a prequel, I figured that I knew how it was all going to end. When the characters had hope, I did not - knowing that everyone was ultimately doomed. Still, I was pleasantly surprised and entertained throughout. <em>Scott G. Anderson</em> [<em>Mr. Smith</em>] plays a pretty sick guy, laughing as he is brutally stabbing someone to death, which is nerve racking, to say the least.</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Like I said, if you enjoyed the 1st one, then check this one out as well,</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-54277593545688843592009-02-23T19:59:00.000-08:002009-02-23T20:05:30.121-08:00Storm Warning<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SaNw8UyGXFI/AAAAAAAAA-A/mVxlwT0jGU8/s1600-h/Storm+Warning1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306208967645879378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SaNw8UyGXFI/AAAAAAAAA-A/mVxlwT0jGU8/s200/Storm+Warning1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Another recommendation from my neighbor. . .</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br />This one is an Australian film that starts out with a lawyer and his French girlfriend renting a small sailboat, for some relaxation and fishing. In one of the lighter moments in the film, the girlfriend catches a fish, and her boyfriend beats it to death with a wine bottle. After she comments that's disgusting, he replies, 'that's fishing babe' - I just thought that was pretty funny. :-)</div><div><br />Shortly after this, a storm starts brewing, so the couple decides to head inland, however with the tide now being lower than it was before, the couple ends up getting lost and ultimately getting stranded on an island, waiting for the tide to rise. By this time it has turned dark and it is now pouring rain, so the couple decides to seek shelter in an old farmhouse on the island. After searching the house and barn, they discover that there is no phone, and the barn is filled with marijuana [enough to put the owners away for 10 years, easy]</div><div><br />About this time, the owners of the house return home, to discover the intruders, and things rapidly deteriorate for the couple. I do not want to say anything further, so as not to give anything away - all I will tell you is, wait until you see what the woman does to one of the brothers and the father - whoa!</div><div></div><div><br />While this film is not as intense as it could have been, it is still worth watching [at least rent]<br /></div><div><br />Until next time,</div><div><br />Jason</div></span>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-74435458516187241992009-02-23T13:50:00.001-08:002009-02-23T14:01:55.503-08:00Borderland<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SaMaV41ht8I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/6C3YH3-lciA/s1600-h/borderland__horrorfest__1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306113749309044674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 149px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SaMaV41ht8I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/6C3YH3-lciA/s200/borderland__horrorfest__1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Borderland</em> was the 5th film shown in the "<em>8 Films to Die For</em>" 2007 <em>After Dark</em> <em>Horror Festival</em>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The back of the DVD packaging states, "<em>Although this is inspired by a true story, the events and characters depicted in this motion picture are fictitious.</em>" <strong>Huh?!?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />A few days ago, I discovered that my neighbor is a voracious horror fan!<br />[living next to him for almost a year now, I am not sure how we never connected, other than the brief conversations here and there - mainly about tattoos, as he is a tattoo artist - we never realized our mutual obsession until last week] He arrived home, as I was getting my mail, and he had a lot of [tattoo] stuff to carry in, so I offered my help - as I entered his abode, I was treated to shelves and shelves of movies [easily 1,000+] I of course noticed the horror titles and to cut a long story short, I spent about an hour over there, discussing horror movies. He kept offering me movies to watch, which I've either already seen or already own myself. That is until I noticed the "<em>8 Films to Die For</em>" section - I mentioned that I had never seen any of those, and he suggested that I start off with this one. . .</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br />As I mentioned above, the film is loosely based on a true story about a leader of a cult who practiced human sacrifice - it sort of has a <em>Hostel</em> /<em>Turistas</em> vibe to it.</div><div><br />In the beginning, the film opened strong, with two police officers entering an abandoned home looking for evidence of a cartel. What they find are tarot cards strewn about, blood, and a human jaw bone [amongst other things] While searching the house, the detectives separate. One is then ambushed and the other is forced to watch his partner be tortured and ultimately killed. [he is left alive to tell the police force to stay away]</div><div><br />Jump to a year later, where 3 friends [in Galveston, TX] decide to cross the border into Mexico looking to have a good time. When one of them goes missing, the other two began a search for their friend, which brings them across the path of the aforementioned blood cult. . .</div><div><br />After such a strong opening, the film seemed to take a while to get back up to speed, but once it did, it was worth the wait. [pretty much from the rooftop scene on, the film is worthwhile]<br />Another thing to note was Sean Astin's performance ~ he played a great bad guy!</div><div></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">While this film was watchable, it certainly wasn't "<em>to die for</em>" I guess that I was just expecting greater things from these series of films.</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br />Anyone else out there have any other suggestions from these series of films?<br />[my neighbor has them all]<br /></div><div></div><div><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-14792969417993018252009-01-28T09:51:00.001-08:002009-01-28T10:18:09.788-08:00Thicker than Water - The Vampire Diaries: Part 1<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SYCbhP90H3I/AAAAAAAAA0U/wQj5waWyGUk/s1600-h/The+Vampire+Diaries_Part+1_Thicker+than+Water.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296404157311491954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SYCbhP90H3I/AAAAAAAAA0U/wQj5waWyGUk/s200/The+Vampire+Diaries_Part+1_Thicker+than+Water.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Review by The Bone Breaker</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">It is times like these when I wish that I had money to just throw around, because if I did, I would throw a whole lot <em>Phil Messerer's</em> way! You see, <em>Phil</em> is a self-taught director and this is his very first film, and I was completely blown away! [this is why I love movies!]</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">As you can tell from the title, there is much more of the story to be told - I believe that <em>Phil's</em> intention is a projected trilogy, though there is infinite growth potential. I sincerely hope that <em>Phil</em> finds the perfect distributor, who will not only finance the remainder of this project, but will give <em>Phil</em> free reign in his future endeavors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">But enough of all that, let's get on to the film, shall we?</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The film takes place in <em>Sugar Loaf</em>, <em>New York</em>, where we meet the <em>Baxter</em> family. We first meet twin sisters <em>Lara</em> & <em>Helen</em>, who couldn't be more different from one another! <em>Lara</em> is a cynical, precocious Goth teen who seems obsessed with death and has an altar with a shrine to<em> Anne Rice</em>. <em>Helen</em> is the "goody-two-shoes" of the family - she is sweet, innocent, and also a vegetarian. We immediately feel the reality of these two as sisters, just in the way that they argue with one another.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">While eating a holiday dinner, we meet the rest of the family. The father, who is the kind of guy who picks his nose with a q-tip and talks about seizing the day and grabbing the bull by the horns, and the mother, who is an old-world Bulgarian immigrant. We also meet <em>Lara</em> & <em>Helen's</em> brother, <em>Raymond</em>, who is a neuro-scientist. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">One of the traditions of the <em>Baxter</em> family, is to talk about their accomplishments, that day, over dinner. <em>Raymond</em> went first, telling everyone that he just won 1st prize in a monthly neuro-science journal for a paper that he wrote on the benefits of lobotomy in treating obsessive compulsive disorder! <em>Helen</em> went next, telling everyone that she just lost 2 pounds. When it was <em>Lara's</em> turn, she informed everyone that she posted a picture of her butt on the internet - ha!<br />Over this dinner, we become completely comfortable in knowing each member of this family, which is important, for what is to come. . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">During <em>Lara</em> & <em>Helen's</em> 16th birthday party [in which <em>Lara</em> claimed she would rather be gay in Texas, than have a party] we come to realize that <em>Lara</em> genuinely despises her sister, who is little "miss popularity" during the party. After <em>Lara</em> is humiliated at the party, she retreats to her <em>Anne Rice</em> altar and performs an intricate voodoo ritual [which involves a "Margie doll" from "Toys R Mine" - copyright issues, I guess - and a calf's heart] At the end of the ritual, we learn that it is an Anal Acne Curse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The next morning, <em>Helen</em> awakens with the worst nose-bleed EVER and then ends up dying [in a very emotional scene] in <em>Lara's</em> arms. <em>Lara</em> is filled with guilt and her mother [who is very religious] is filled with philosophical anguish. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Raymond</em>, who was more curious than anything else, ended up taking a sample of <em>Helen's</em> blood [for research] and ended up determining that <em>Helen</em> died, not only from blood lost through her nose-bleed, but also because of red-blood-cells that were disappearing inside of <em>Helen's</em> body. This is apparently due to a new, unknown virus, which feeds on red-blood-cells and is still reproducing itself in <em>Helen's</em> blood.<br />After further study, <em>Raymond</em> discovers a vulnerability - the introduction of ultraviolet light! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Shortly after <em>Helen's</em> death, there is a knock at the door, and there is <em>Helen</em> standing outside, still wearing her white body bag, covered in blood. After <em>Raymond</em> takes a look at her, he determines that the blood is not hers. About this time, the police show up to inform the mother of <em>Helen's</em> body disappearing. <em>Lara</em> & <em>Raymond</em> quickly rush <em>Helen</em> downstairs to the basement. Here <em>Raymond</em> lets the family know that <em>Helen's</em> blood-cells are dying again, and will need to be replenished within the next 72 hours. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The family then realizes that they are going to have to kill, to feed their vampiric daughter. However, <em>Helen</em> refuses to feed, suffering through gut-wrenching blood withdrawals, until she blacks out and rips her victims to shreds! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Her first "human sacrifices" were a pair of Mormons who had stopped by, to spread their message of love. After <em>Lara</em> basically interrogated them both about their faith [as well as picturing them in their underwear, while they responded] the mother ended up poisoning their tea. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">When we first see <em>Helen</em> feed, we see needle-thin fangs protrude from behind her teeth, right before she rips into her victim's throat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Around two weeks later, we find out where some of the "sacrifices" are coming from and how the family goes about disposing of the bodies. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">After about two months go by, the plot begins to thicken, with the introduction of a new character - <em>Patrice Duchamps III</em> - who seems to know that <em>Helen</em> is a vampire, and a lot about vampires [fledglings & pure-bloods] in general. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Which brings me to another underlying piece of this film, which I haven't discussed yet.<br />Interwoven within this film's story is the tale of <em>Oya</em> - the 1st vampire. Her story is told to <em>Lara</em> by the owner of a "cabinet of curiosities" type shop where she likes to hang out. He recently came across one of only 13 copies of <em>Oya's</em> illustrated biography. [<em>Phil Messerer</em>, the director, has a brief cameo as the guy who printed these copies]</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Oya's</em> tale goes back to the days of the Mayan empire, where she lived comfortably in a Mayan pyramid feeding off of their human sacrifices to her. However, after the Spanish army basically massacred the entire Mayan civilization, hunger drove <em>Oya</em> back out into our world. . . </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">I will definitely be looking forward to learning more of <em>Oya's</em> story, in the sequels [especially since her son was mentioned. . . <em>Count Vlad</em> [<em>Dracula</em>] perhaps?!?<br />Also, even <em>Elizabeth Bathory</em> was mentioned [and even shown briefly, in a scene portrayed by <em>Ginger Stebbins</em>] I'm not sure why, but I've always been fascinated by <em>Bathory</em>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">There is a huge reveal at the end of this film and a shocking ending!<br />Even though future sequels are planned, <em>Messerer</em> made a complete film here, explaining to us how <em>Helen</em> became a vampire, however some questions remain, such as - How did vampires come to be and what exactly are they in <em>Messerer's</em> mythology? I so cannot wait to find out!! :-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">There is so much more to tell [the only reason that I've told you this much, is so that you will at least remember something about it, when this film is finally distributed]</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">I didn't even get into the film's inspiration from <em>American Beauty</em>, nor did I discuss the film's outstanding soundtrack [an eclectic mix of music ranging from piano all the way through goth metal!] </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Messerer</em> has made a completely believable film here - one in which I was completely immersed in. He raised challenging, thought-provoking questions, and covers a range of emotions - ranging from funny to horrific! <em>Messerer</em> has proven that a film can be made, on a low budget, that rivals anything released out of Hollywood! [and as for the cast - every single person gave an Oscar worthy performance!] </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">This film has already received numerous awards [it is currently running the film-festival circuit] and rightly so. Once again, I hope that <em>Messerer</em> finds a worthy distributor for this film! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Thank you <em>Phil</em>, first of all for making this film, and secondly for sending me a screener copy.<br />This is, hands-down, the best independent film that I have ever had the pleasure of watching!<br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jason</span></p>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-90936156565423807022009-01-25T23:01:00.001-08:002009-01-25T23:16:10.472-08:00Cheerbleeders<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SX1gkRroRwI/AAAAAAAAAzM/Bts8OrO4Va0/s1600-h/Cheerbleeders1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295494913195525890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SX1gkRroRwI/AAAAAAAAAzM/Bts8OrO4Va0/s200/Cheerbleeders1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Today's film was sent to me by a director by the name of <em>Peter Podgursky</em>, and this just happens to be his thesis film for the <em>University of Southern California</em>.<br /><em>Peter</em> is currently the office manager for <em>J J Abrams</em> production company <em>Bad Robot</em>, and he counts, as mentors, such genre greats as <em>John Carpenter</em>, <em>Joe Dante</em>, <em>Mick Garris</em>, <em>Stuart Gordon</em>, and <em>Chris Carter</em>, as well as others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Let's get on with the review, shall we?</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The film starts off in <em>Thebes, Greece</em> - the year is 1933 - where we see an urn being secreted away. . . the film then jumps to the present day - the location is Blackfoot Highschool, in Idaho.<br />Here we meet <em>Penny</em> - the least popular girl in school - and her one and only friend <em>Devon</em>. [these two are the misfits of the school, and are looked on with disdain by the other students] <em>Penny</em> ends up showing <em>Devon</em> a mysterious urn that belonged to her great-grandfather. She tells him that it was found in his office, right after the locals had killed him. . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Turns out that <em>Penny</em> is going to use the urn [and <em>Devon</em>] for a project in her history class. While giving her report, in front of the history class, <em>Devon</em> is laying on his back, and <em>Penny</em> is acting out a ritual that was used by the <em>Cult of Dionysus</em>. [if I remember correctly, <em>Dionysus</em> was the Greek god of madness, or some such thing - I vaguely remember an episode or two of <em>Dionysus</em> showing up in <em>Hercules: The Legendary Journeys</em>] :-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">After <em>Penny</em> is through with her report, a jock walks up and takes the urn, and pours its contents [thick, black, viscous sludge] all over <em>Devon's</em> face. . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Turns out that <em>Devon</em> has somehow changed. When he walks by the girls in school, they immediately become infatuated by him. Once <em>Devon</em> realizes that these girls will do anything for him [including some rather humorous scenes] he soon comes to enjoy his new found popularity, seemingly ignoring <em>Penny</em>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Of course <em>Penny</em> is not too happy about this, and upon doing some further research, she discovers that eventually <em>Devon</em> is going to lose control over the girls who are in his thrall. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">This perfectly coincides with the fact that the school's homecoming football game is about to happen and <em>Devon</em> is planning some sort of blood orgy, which causes the enthralled girls to become demonically possessed - during their blood frenzy, they end up [literally] ripping the football team to shreds. [meanwhile everyone else is just standing by, watching nonchalantly!] :-)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Knowing that this isn't going to end well, <em>Penny</em> once more tries to talk some sense into <em>Devon</em>. When <em>Devon</em> asks her just who she thinks she is, she simply replies, "the least popular girl in school". Realizing that <em>Devon</em> is too blind to see what is happening, <em>Penny</em> decides to take matters into her own hands. . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">To see a trailer for the film, visit <a href="http://www.cheerbleeders.com/">http://www.cheerbleeders.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">For an 11-minute film, this one was perfectly paced and I thought that it was well written and well directed. It also had a very complimentary soundtrack to it, some of the music I will definitely be checking out myself! [for instance a band by the name of <em>Teen Meanies</em> - their song, <em>Face Against the Wall</em> played during the credits - very cool!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Thank you <em>Peter</em>, for sending me a screener of your film, and I will definitely be looking to see what you send our way next!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jason</span></p>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-61356249498461463852009-01-23T22:39:00.000-08:002009-01-23T23:00:15.356-08:00Night of the Hell Hamsters & Eel Girl<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SXq4GbpsAXI/AAAAAAAAAyM/-uEduzw-DU4/s1600-h/Night+of+the+Hell+Hamsters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294746732568772978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SXq4GbpsAXI/AAAAAAAAAyM/-uEduzw-DU4/s200/Night+of+the+Hell+Hamsters.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Directed by <em>Paul Campion</em> [who was a visual f/x artist on such films as <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, <em>Sin City</em>, <em>30 Days of Night</em>, <em>Prince Caspian</em>, <em>Eragon</em>, <em>Fantastic Four 2</em>, and <em>X-Men 3</em>, just to name a few] this 15-minute short will remind you of <em>Peter Jackson's</em> earlier works!</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br />The film starts off with <em>Julie</em> [a babysitter] watching some sort of were-rabbit horror film. [the kids are asleep at this point]<br />Suddenly, her boyfriend, <em>Karl</em> arrives, and he brought along an ouija board to play with - problem is, he just brought the box - the board is not inside. So, Julie decides to make her own, out of the kid's alphabet toys. [meanwhile <em>Karl</em> is poking at the children's hamster, in its cage, when it bites his finger]<em> Karl</em> meanders back over to <em>Julie</em>, to see what she's up to. <em>Julie</em> takes his bitten finger and squeezes out a drop of blood onto her home-made ouija board, christening it. </div><div><br /><em>Julie</em> & <em>Karl</em> then decide to summon forth a fictitious demon by the name of <em>Spozgar</em>. When the board starts to act on its own accord, and declares that <em>Spozgar</em> is there, lightning suddenly strikes the home and [coincidentally] strikes the hamster's cage, frying the little buggers inside.</div><div><br /><em>Karl</em> then goes over to investigate the dead hamsters, lifting the fried carcass of one up by its tail, when suddenly its eyes began to glow red and it attacks <em>Karl</em>, biting him on his nose/nostril.<br /><em>Karl</em> tosses the hamster away, only to have it scurry back and crawl up his pant leg!</div><div><br />Hilarity & horror ensues, especially when <em>Karl's</em> gnawed off finger [or penis - I really couldn't tell which, which my wife tells me is pretty sad - if it was indeed his penis...] falls to the floor.<br />Anyway, with <em>Karl </em>out of commission, <em>Julie</em> prepares to battle the demon possessed hamsters, tying her hair up, duct-taping her pant legs [smart!] and grabbing a frying pan and a butcher knife. . </div><div><br />I don't want to tell you anything more, as you need to see this one for yourself!<br />[I will tell you that one scene involves a cricket bat, which brought back memories of <em>Shaun of the Dead</em>!] Also, near the end, we find out that this situation has apparently become an epidemic [<em>Julie</em> receives a call from someone that guinea pigs ate their mother!] *Here's hoping for a sequel! :-)</div><div></div><br /><div></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;">For more information, be sure to visit </span><a href="http://www.nightofthehellhamsters.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.nightofthehellhamsters.com/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Or you can go to </span><a href="http://www.indieflix.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.indieflix.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to buy the DVD [which includes a "10-minute making-of feature] for only $5.95! Or you can even just stream the film [only] for $1.95! Well worth the money!<br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">When I received <em>Night of the Hell Hamsters</em>, <em>Paul</em> also included his newest short film:</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SXq6kB4yJ4I/AAAAAAAAAyU/7K3-O81C144/s1600-h/Eel+Girl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294749440072099714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SXq6kB4yJ4I/AAAAAAAAAyU/7K3-O81C144/s200/Eel+Girl.jpg" border="0" /></a>The film starts off with a military [Navy?] officer entering a secured room to inform a scientist that he is needed in the briefing room. There is another scientist in the room as well, and the scientist being informed begins to spout protocol [apparently it isn't a very good idea to be left in this room alone, for reasons you'll find out in just a few short minutes time!]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As soon as the other scientist leaves the room, the remaining scientist quickly begins to enter over-ride commands, calling forth the eel girl, to come into the room with the tub. We see a door open, and a webbed hand curl around its frame. Out of the darkness, the eel girl steps forth, completely naked. We see small fins on her forearms and gills in her cheeks. She slowly walks to the tub, and the scientist watches as she seductively slides into the thick, black liquid. As she lies in the tub, alarms begin to go off in the observation room, telling the scientist that her hormone levels are fluctuating. Distracted by the computer, the scientist does not see the eel girl get out of the tub and approach the glass window. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />What happens next, you just have to see to believe!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />All I know is that if this is what <em>Paul Campion</em> can accomplish in 5 minutes, I cannot wait to see what he will be able to do with a full feature!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />For more information, you can visit </span><a href="http://www.eelgirl.net/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.eelgirl.net/</span></a></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />To my knowledge, <em>Eel Girl</em> is still going around the festival circuit and is not yet available to purchase, so a special thank you to <em>Paul</em> for sending me this one, as well as <em>Night of the Hell Hamsters</em>! Thank you! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">[and to all of you reading this, keep an eye on this guy!]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-21625132634719716032009-01-21T07:00:00.001-08:002009-01-21T07:10:25.641-08:00Repo! The Genetic Opera<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SXc4238piRI/AAAAAAAAAv4/cJrfjxV4zAo/s1600-h/Repo!+The+Genetic+Opera2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293762402379729170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 138px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SXc4238piRI/AAAAAAAAAv4/cJrfjxV4zAo/s200/Repo!+The+Genetic+Opera2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />What a fantastic movie! I totally enjoyed this one, even more than I thought I would!<br />[I am not a huge fan of musicals - while I enjoyed <em>Sweeney Todd</em>, I would have to say that my favorite musical is/was <em>Phantom of the Paradise</em>, though <em>Repo!</em> may just replace that, I'm not yet quite sure. The director, <em>Darren Lynn Bousman</em>, is going to be in Milwaukee, this Friday evening, presenting this movie at a local theatre, so perhaps I'll make up my mind, after I've seen it on the big screen, with an actual audience]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The beginning of the film is shown comic-book style, letting us know that it is the not-too-distant future, where a mass epidemic of organ failures has taken place, causing death & chaos. Out of the turmoil, a savior emerges in the form of <em>GeneCo</em>. . .</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br />There is also a singing narrator, if you will, in the character of the <em>grave robber</em> (played by co-writer <em>Terrance Zdunich</em>) The <em>grave robber</em> lets us know exactly what is going on, as do more comic-book illustration,s which provide us with flashback sequences.</div><div><br />The story is multi-layered, which really surprised me - there is a lot going on [which I do not want to discuss in-depth, as I do not want to ruin anything]<br />I will just tell you that the main character's are <em>Shilo</em> (<em>Alexa Vega</em>) and her father <em>Nathan</em> (<em>Anthony Head</em>) who, unknown to her, is a <em>Repo man</em>. <em>Paul Sorvino</em> plays <em>Rotti Largo</em>, owner of <em>GeneCo</em>. [there is a background history between <em>Nathan</em> & <em>Rotti</em> that is quite interesting indeed] </div><div><em>Bill Moseley</em>, <em>Paris Hilton</em>, and <em>Nivek Ogre</em> play <em>Rotti's</em> three ungrateful children, who constantly bicker over who will run the company after <em>Rotti's</em> demise [he is sick] </div><div><em>Sarah Brightman</em> plays <em>Blind Mag</em>, whose past is intertwined with <em>Shilo's</em>. </div><div>The <em>grave robber</em> is not only narrator, but also a drug dealer, who extracts his drug from the dead! [like I said, a lot going on! And I am happy to say that it all ties together quite nicely at the end!]</div><div><br />I loved everything about this movie, from the stellar sets, to the superior cast [especially <em>Anthony Head</em> - he was outstanding!]</div><div><br />This movie is destined to become a classic - I can see it playing, years from now, in midnight showings ala <em>Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> [which I have never seen by the way]<br />It is a shame that <em>Lionsgate</em> gave this film the same theatrical treatment that it gave <em>The Midnight Meat Train</em> - Hopefully it will do well on DVD. Definitely give this one a chance!!</div><div></div><div><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-71296464321222638202009-01-13T18:00:00.001-08:002009-01-13T18:08:16.556-08:00Tokyo Gore Police<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SW1HhHIxHdI/AAAAAAAAAsI/NjDpPz4Kg8Y/s1600-h/tokyo_gore_police_01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290963771407277522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SW1HhHIxHdI/AAAAAAAAAsI/NjDpPz4Kg8Y/s200/tokyo_gore_police_01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In the same vein as <em>Iguchi's The Machine Girl</em> [which, in my opinion, is a better movie] <em>Tokyo Gore Police</em> is a fast-paced gore fest!</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><div><br />The film starts off in a futuristic Japanese utopian society, where the police force is a corporation. At the very beginning of the film, the police are attempting to take out a chainsaw wielding maniac, when <em>Ruka</em> [who we find out is an "engineer hunter"] shows up. All of the action is taking place, high up in an abandoned building, so what does <em>Ruka</em> do? She takes a bazooka and places it, barrel-down against the ground, so that when she fires it, the force launches her up into the building. . . I kid you not - this is the type of insane, crazy action that fills this film! :-)</div><div><br />The film has excess amounts of arterial blood-spray [just wait till you see what <em>Ruka</em> does to a guy who grabs her butt!] and over-the-top gore! [If you enjoyed <em>The Machine Girl</em>, then you should have no problem with this film!]</div><div><br />There are also bizarre commercials interspersed throughout the film [think <em>Robocop</em> & <em>Starship Troopers</em>] These commercials however are out there! [for instance, there is one for stylish "wrist-cutters" that come in three different colors, and another one for remote control - think Wii - execution!]</div><div><br />What really sets this film apart though, are the "mutants"! Just to give you an idea, there is a girl with a penis for a nose - a snail girl - a woman with a crocodile mouth where her vagina should be - and a man whose penis is lopped off, and in it's place grows an enormous shotgun penis. . . I am not joking! [oh yeah, there is also a woman whose breasts squirt out acid!]</div><div><br />This is one warped film! [definitely not for the squeamish!]</div><div></div><div><br />Also, during the end credits, the film states: more gore coming soon [in case this excites anyone] :-)</div><div></div><div><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-3440686155652982532009-01-12T08:08:00.001-08:002009-01-12T08:20:21.932-08:00Splattered Beauty<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SWtrNk_neII/AAAAAAAAArY/a2twnPnicII/s1600-h/SplatteredBeauty-CoverArt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290440068289755266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SWtrNk_neII/AAAAAAAAArY/a2twnPnicII/s200/SplatteredBeauty-CoverArt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />If you have already read <em>Ford's</em> first novel [<em>Crystal Bay</em>] then you already know what to expect from <em>Ford</em>, and he doesn't disappoint. Once again <em>Ford</em> has written another fast-paced novel, with believable characters and an interesting plot.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />One of the things that I like about <em>Ford</em> is that he uses simplistic plots and characters to his advantage, turning them into thrilling stories. [He reminds me of a young <em>Richard Laymon</em>, and that is saying a lot, as <em>Laymon</em> is my all-time favorite horror author - simply for the fact that you can pick up <strong>any</strong> <em>Laymon</em> novel, without knowing anything at all about it, and you know that it is going to be good! <em>Ford</em> is pretty much the same way] I know that <em>Ford</em> only has two novels under his belt, but they are both great! So far, <em>Ford</em> is two-for-two! :-) </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">[</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Another interesting fact about <em>Ford</em> is that at a young age, 25 I believe, he set a goal for himself where he wants to have published a best-seller by the time he is 35 - I think that he is 27 now. <em>Ford</em> is definitely on his way to achieving this goal!]</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />In the Foreword of <em>Splattered Beauty</em>, <em>Ford</em> dedicates this book to <em>Linnea Quigley</em> "<em>the ultimate Scream Queen, with a resume boasting over 90 films, and the longest scream in movie history</em>." Also, <em>Maria Ford</em>, ("<em>an underrated yet incredibly talented actress</em>") <em>Julie Strain</em>, <em>Debbie Rochon</em>, <em>Tiffany Shepis</em>, <em>Brinke Stevens</em>, and the rest of the hard-working women of the horror industry. [the reason that I mention this is, if you are like me, then we can all relate to <em>Ford's</em> infatuation with Scream Queens] </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />With that said, in the character of <em>Alyssa</em>, <em>Ford</em> has created an actress who was once a Scream Queen at the top of her game. Now though, she has run into a bit of seemingly bad luck, until she meets an awe-struck fan, <em>Taryn</em>, at a horror convention where she was a guest celebrity. After meeting <em>Taryn</em>, things begin to look up for <em>Alyssa</em>, especially when a new, hot young writer/director wants to cast her as the villain in his new film - <em>Splattered Beauty</em>. However, things quickly spiral out of control when the role is given to her rival, <em>Jessica</em>, another up and coming actress. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><em>Ford</em> paints a vivid picture when depicting the murders that soon take place. They are brutal & graphic, yet your eyes remain glued to the pages! If you are looking for a great, fast read then look no further!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />You can find the author, <em>Brandon Ford</em> on <em>MySpace</em>, at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/writerbrandonford">www.myspace.com/writerbrandonford</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-2613344860245458082009-01-05T12:51:00.000-08:002009-01-05T13:15:31.869-08:00Book Preview: The Absence<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SWJ2231RB8I/AAAAAAAAAo8/gTVbPXiSTqc/s1600-h/The+Absence.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287919597558761410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm_lTXPoEHQ/SWJ2231RB8I/AAAAAAAAAo8/gTVbPXiSTqc/s200/The+Absence.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By: The Bone Breaker</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Just an FYI that this book will be released on April 23rd.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I received an advance copy, and I just finished reading it. It is fantastic!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The 1st must read book of the year!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />I will post a full review around the beginning of April - I just wanted everyone to know, in advance, that this book is well worth buying!</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />So, stay tuned! :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jason</span></div>thebonebreakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-88405912143293876612009-01-02T19:00:00.001-08:002009-01-03T15:21:10.251-08:00Blood for the Muse: The Omega Edition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UP9_qlVxYew/SV_y2fM-8gI/AAAAAAAAAA0/sDlMz5zln74/s1600-h/bloodforthemuse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 160px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UP9_qlVxYew/SV_y2fM-8gI/AAAAAAAAAA0/sDlMz5zln74/s200/bloodforthemuse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287211505459065346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Review by: The Bone Breaker</span><div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">This film begins with <em>Cincinnati Smith</em> [think <em>Indiana Jones</em>] confronting his nemesis, <em>Falken</em>. <em>Falken</em> wants to summon <em>Melpomene</em>, <em>The Dark Muse</em>, via her amulet. [in the film, we learn that <em>Melpomene</em> is a daughter of <em>Zeus</em>, and one of the nine muses. <em>Melpomene</em> is the <em>Muse of Tragedy & Fear</em>. She is the bridge between the soul and darkness. She is the Shaper of Nightmares. . . Tragedy brings her and Darkness sustains her]</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br />Just as <em>Dr. Smith</em> and <em>Falken</em> face off, the films pans back and we realize that we have been watching a film within a film. The film is being watched by <em>Josh</em>, a video store clerk [whose attitude reminded me of <em>Randal's</em> from <em>Clerks</em>!] :-) We then learn that <em>Josh</em> is an aspiring musician who has become disillusioned with life, and who is obsessed with stories of <em>The Dark Muse</em>. [He watches the above mentioned film, reads comics about her, and even dreams of her.]<br />We then realize that <em>Josh</em> has become so obsessed that he begins to murder call girls, and buries them in an old, dilapidated drive-in movie theatre. <em>Josh</em> believes that each murder will bring him closer to summoning <em>Melpomene</em>.</div><div><br />Eventually, <em>Josh</em> meets <em>Sara</em>, a college student new to <em>Josh's</em> neighborhood, and as their friendship develops into a romance, <em>Josh</em> turns his back on <em>Melpomene</em>, until he realizes that <em>Sara</em> just may be the sacrifice that <em>Melpomene</em> demands. Killing call girls is not enough - <em>Melpomene</em> asks for true heartache, pain, and suffering. In the end, Josh must make the ultimate decision. . .</div><div><br />This is a micro-budget film that was shot in black & white, and I think that <em>Terry West</em> [the director] made the right decision here, as it has an "artistic feel" about it. One of the other things that I enjoyed is that some of the background information is given to us via a comic book layout/format - this is especially cool since this film is actually based on <em>West's</em> 1998 comic book series of the same name]</div><div><br />The only "reality fauxpas" that I want to mention is that of all the call girls that go to Josh's home, and end up being killed, you would think that his phone number or address would be red-flagged! :-) Other than that, the film is very well written, and it shows just what can be accomplished on a micro-budget! The film also has an excellent ending!!<br /><br />As the title of this post suggests, "The Omega Edition" should be released sometime this month. It is basically a polished , re-vamped, re-cut version of the film that was released in 2001. Extra Features are yet to be announced. For further information, visit: <a href="http://www.pleasantstorm.com/">http://www.pleasantstorm.com/</a><br /></div><div><br />I definitely recommend checking this film out!</div><div><br />Jason</div></div>Horror Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628212442189659250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1195483501141308526.post-37337592236333877632008-12-23T06:22:00.000-08:002008-12-23T06:33:26.935-08:00Inside<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UP9_qlVxYew/SVD2sR0Qh8I/AAAAAAAAAAc/UGiZpSk-Ios/s1600-h/insidedvdart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 160px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UP9_qlVxYew/SVD2sR0Qh8I/AAAAAAAAAAc/UGiZpSk-Ios/s320/insidedvdart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282993603462858690" border="0" /></a><br />Review by J.C.Walsh<br /><br />Inside is an unrelenting, over the top French horror movie. It focuses on a pregnant woman named Sarah who lost her husband in a terrible car accident. Four months pass and it is now Christmas Eve, she just wants to spend some alone time, awaiting the arrival of her unborn child. Later that evening she is stalked by a madwoman who knows a lot about her. The madwoman disappears after Sarah calls the police. The police leave, strongly believing that the woman won't came back and Sarah should be safe. The mad woman comes back and tries to kill Sarah, after that all hell breaks lose.<br /><br />The movie starts off with a slow build, enabling the audience to get to know Sarah very well before she has to face her nightmare, fighting for her life and her unborn child's life while sustaining some nasty injuries. With great acting and well written dialogue (French with English subtitles) both female roles make a powerful impact to the story. The filming is very unique, where some scenes Sarah would fall or is attacked, it would switch to the baby shaking around inside of her womb actually feeling the distress that its mother was going through. There isn't much to the score, which sometimes can be a bit eerie, but where there is mostly silence, it adds a more realistic tone to the film's atmosphere. Although, there are some sound effects used only in scenes when Sarah is upset, or when the antagonist is growing more insane with each failed attempt to make her kill. These effects add to the disturbing feel and the uneasiness the film successfully invokes.<br /><br />And the blood! There is so much blood in this movie you feel like you're drowning in it. During the film Sarah locks herself in the bathroom to protect herself from her attacker, giving room for other characters to come into the story, all try desperately to help her. This takes the story in a whole different direction, creating more intensity and then the body count begins to rise, leaving Sarah no choice but to fight back. Each scene of violence and gore left my jaw dropping, not giving me enough time to pick it back up.<br /><br />Overall, Inside is an unforgettable horror movie. The characters are strong. The story is realistic and controversial. The gore and violence is as extreme as you can get. It's an intense film that will have you on the edge of your seat, and it'll keep you breathless all the way to its shocking conclusion.Horror Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628212442189659250noreply@blogger.com1