Shriekfest Film Festival to Screen Los Angeles Premiere of Time Lapse The annual Los Angeles competition will kick off with an opening night gala October 2 The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, has announced its 2014 lineup and is slated to screen the sci-fi mind-bender […]
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Queen Forever CD Collection Brings New Freddie Mercury Songs to Light – MUSIC NEWS
QUEEN FOREVER Queen Bring Back Freddie Mercury New Queen Forever CD Collection Brings New Freddie Mercury Songs to Light RELEASED NOVEMBER 11 TH 2014 Three previously unreleased Queen tracks featuring late singer Freddie Mercury spearhead an exciting new Queen album, Queen Forever, due November 11th 2014 on Hollywood Records. The […]
DISASTER L.A.: THE LAST ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE BEGINS HERE – Blu-Ray Movie Review
By Geno McGahee Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has just unleashed Turner Clay’s zombie film DISASTER L.A.: THE LAST ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE BEGINS HERE. Zombie apocalypse is a popular subject in horror films. With films like WORLD WAR Z and THE WALKING DEAD TV series, the demand is there to see dead […]
Shapeshifters and Masked Maniacs: The Terrifying Visions of John Carpenter
By Brandon Engel As a filmmaker and director, John Carpenter is considered by many to be one of the true “masters of horror.” Although horror films like Halloween (1978) and The Thing (1982) are some of his most notorious films, his long career has spawned many cult classics in many […]
Between the Scenes by Jeffery Michael Bays – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Do you know that feeling when someone explains a concept to you and you have one of those “Yea, right, I get it!” moments? (Sometimes called an “Ah-ha” moment). As I read Jeffery Michael Bay’s new book “Between the Scenes” I had plenty of those. I […]
CREEPING CRAWLING is slithering to DVD & VOD October 7th – HORROR MOVIE NEWS
CREEPING CRAWLING is slithering to DVD & VOD October 7th On October 7th, Brain Damage Films will release Creeping Crawling, an entomophobia-inducing horror anthology featuring three tales sure to make viewers bug out. DVD availability is set to include many retailers and websites including Amazon, as well as rental chains including Family Video. […]
Happy Camp (2014) – HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee Horror has been in this found footage holding pattern for some time. They are easier to make and take less thought than any other sort of film. Put a bunch of people together, make small talk, and then have the money shot. In HAPPY CAMP we have […]
Pamela Jaye Smith – Author – Story Consultant
Podcast by Forris Day JR Author Pamela Jaye Smith discuses Mythology and how it relates to character development in writing with Forris on this episode of Coffee Shop Conversations. Smith has authored several books on character development and story development.. The books include “Inner Drives”, “The Power of the Darkside”, […]
Rudderless | New Trailer & More – MOVIE NEWS
On behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films, we’re excited to share the NEW Trailer from William H. Macy’s upcoming directorial debut RUDDERLESS,starring Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felcity Huffman, Jamie Chung with Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne! —————————- RUDDERLESS – In Theaters and On VOD October 17, 2014 —————————- Starring: Billy Crudup, […]
The Power of the Dark Side by Pamela Jaye Smith – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. “The Power of the Dark Side” by Pamela Jaye Smith is a book full of information designed to guide you in creating bad guys (or gals) for your stories. After all it is usually the bad guy that makes a story interesting. Without the conflict the […]
Turner and Hooch (1989) – Tom Hanks and Dog MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee Tom Hanks gets a lot of credit for his acting ability, but that credit came far after 1989, when he was known for Bosom Buddies, mostly. He was a budding comedic star and it is common to team up an actor like this with an animal. So, […]
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE – Horror Movie Review
By Geno McGahee The horror world has lost an icon. Marilyn Burns, the actress that brought the true look of terror to the screen has passed away. She is gone, but her legacy lives on and her role in one of the best movies of all time, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, […]