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Episode 250 - "Maniac"

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Episode 249 - "The Lords of Salem"

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The Lords of Salem

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Horror Headlines 7/21/08

Submitted by Eric on Monday, Jul 21st 2008

Pics from Sam Raimi's "Drag me to Hell", his supernatural thriller starring Allison Lohman that's currently in production.

Roland Kickinger, who you may remember from Howard Stern's "Son of the Beach", will take over Arnie's role as the T-800 in Terminator Salvation. If you follow the link, you'll see that old Roland is the spitting image of the Govenator, so this is really interesting casting news. I guess sort of looking like that other guy has turned out to be a great career move for the Austrian, who has even won some of the same bodybuilding awards as Arnold.

And while we're at it, Here's the first pic of Christian Bale in Terminator Salvation. I guess now that "Dark Knight" has opened, this will take it's spot in the overwhelming marketing campaign department.

The first pics from "Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds". The first film pretty much rocked my world, so I'm willing to give this one a chance, at least until it proves me wrong.

Here's a better look at that Jason Voorhees pic from Friday. Now that we can see it in hi-res, I can confirm that he's not a shirtless dude in a fur coat, so consider me less skeptical than I was three days ago.

Shocker, Neve Campbell is the only reason that a "Scream 4" is being held up. Really though, can you blame her?

In Real People News:

Try to follow me on this one folks. a former Power Ranger attempted to saw his penis off in jail with a razor blade, while awaiting to face charges of being a pirate. Man, never in my whole life could I have put those three things together without the internet. Thank you world wide web!

Just when you think that Knife technology has gone as far as it can, leave it to my fellow Americans to prove me wrong. Apparently we've invented a "Wasp Knife", that can inject a ball of compressed gas into it's victim that instantly freezes internal organs. Jeeze, let's hope the joker doesn't get wind of this news.

Another Monday, another real life re-enactment of the movie "Inside". I would definitely finish your eggs before you read this story.

On this day in history:

365: Earthquake destroys the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria, causing the sea to recede and then re-enter the city with tremendous force. Many of those not killed by collapsing buildings were drowned. Fifty thousand die.

Horror Headlines 7/18/08

Submitted by Eric on Friday, Jul 18th 2008

"Saw V" has been rated "R" by the MPAA, for "sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity". I'm less surprised by this rating than I am the fact that they already have a cut of the film finished and in the can. These guys work fast!

Tom Savini to direct a film called "Voracious", about terrorists in Afghanistan who are breeding killer vampire bats. Yup, you read that right. It's to star horror hotties Debbie Rochon and Tiffany Shepis, as well as not-so-hottie Michael Berryman from the original "Hills Have Eyes". Savini's previous directing credits include 2004's "Chill Factor", and his 1990 remake of "Night of the Living Dead".

Plot details on Wes Craven's "25/8", which is apparently about a serial killer returning to kill 7 teenagers who were born on the night he died. Sounds interesting actually, and I'm sure we'll be finding out more because Craven will be attending Comic-Con next week. Let's just hope all those "Comic Book Guy(s)" tell him how stupid the name is.

Watchmen Trailer. Entertainment Weekly is calling this the "riskiest superhero movie ever". Can Zack Snyder pull it off? Who knows. Check out the trailer and let us know what you think.

"Diary of the Dead 2" begins filming this September, presumably so it can be finished in time to be eligible for the 2009 "Razzie Awards". The film will deal with a group of survivors from the first film who end up on a not-so-deserted island.

First (sort of) look at Jason Voorhees in the remake of "Friday the 13th". Can someone explain to me why it looks like he's wearing a fur coat with no shirt? Thanks.

In Real People News:

Doing laundry sucks on a normal day, let alone one where you find an 8 foot snake hanging out in your laundry basket. Ya, that's enough to scar you for life right there.

Nike has has removed a set of shoes called "Air Stab" from the market in the UK because 15 teenagers have been stabbed to death in the country this year, marking an overall increase in knife violence in the Kingdom. This is probably a good idea, although one would have to question a shoe called "Air Stab" anyways, what the hell does that mean?

Two Texas teens are in trouble after digging up the corpse of a child who died in the 20's and converting his skull into a bong. JESUS CHRIST people, you can do the same thing with an apple and there's no desecration of a corpse involved. Kids these days...

On the science geek tip today, apparently some orchids are so slutty that wasps are able to actually mate with them, which of course has scientists puzzled. Apparently Darwin's followup to "Origin of the Species" was an entire book on the subject, so I guess I'm just out of the loop here. More info at the link.

On this day in history:

1969: Driving home from a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy's car goes over the side of Dike Bridge and flips over into a pond. Kennedy manages to free himself from the automobile, but his passenger, one Mary Jo Kopechne, drowns. For some reason, Kennedy tells no one about the accident for at least an hour, and waits until the following morning to notify local police.

The Dark Knight (REVIEW)

Submitted by Jon on Friday, Jul 18th 2008

As superheroes go, perhaps none have drawn as much cinematic attention as Batman. It’s because of this that each new installment is met with joy but also apprehension. There’s an elemental quality to Batman, the most basic of superheroes. This primal nature has allowed for brilliant experimentation in both comics and in film, and this newest installment is as worthy an addition to the Batman canon as there has ever been.

Capsule Reviews: Friday the 13th(s)

Submitted by Eric on Friday, Jul 18th 2008

I'm in a bit of a bind loyal readers. I literally have over 200 reviews from the old site that I would love to post here. The problem? Well to say my writing during the last life of the site was "bad", is like saying that this is terrifying (ie, an understatement).

Real People News - Seattle Toilets Too Dirty for Crackheads

Submitted by mark on Thursday, Jul 17th 2008

I usually try to refrain from ultra-short blog posts without a video, but this quote from the New York Times article about Seattle closing their public toilets was more than worthy of a post all it's own...