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Blu-ray Review: John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)

Jack Crow (James Woods) leads a team of hard-livin’ vampire killers (seriously they dig on hookers and booze as much as ending the undead existence of fang-bangers) who excel at what they do… so much so they attract the attention of a recently resurrected vampire lord (Thomas Ian Griffith), Jan Valek by name, who begins acting bloody revenge. His team ripped to shreds, Crow and his second-in-command Montoya (Daniel Baldwin), along with a newly vampiric hooker named Katrina (Sheryl Lee), attempt to stop Valek from retrieving a holy doo-dad that’ll give those beastly bloodsuckers the ability to walk in the sunlight while seeking vengeance for their fallen comrades. Some people say ol’ John Carpenter made great flicks in the 80’s, then sort of lost his touch… people say a lot of wrong things. Sure there were some rough patches here and there (1995’s Village of the Damned remake and 1996’s Escape From L.A. were fun but had their faults), but

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DanXIII
Sep 28, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Lieutenant Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) and a cadre of Mars cops are called out to a remote mining colony to pick up a prisoner, one Desolation Williams (Ice Cube), and transport him back to civilization…and more thorough incarceration. Once there they discover that nothing is left of the colony but mutilated corpses. Our heroes all have their theories as to what happened, but the simplest explanation eludes them…centuries old space lizard ghosts have possessed the miners and turned them into some sort of primal street gang lead by Big Daddy Mars (Richard Cetrone)…you know, like any other given Tuesday. Of course this makes survival a bit dicey for our heroes, but thankfully Desolation’s hard-ass pals show up to form an uneasy alliance making Operation: Save Ass a smidge more doable. I’m just going to come out and say it; Ghosts of Mars takes waaaay more shit from horror hounds than it deserves. While admittedly not one of John Carpenter’s best

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DanXIII
Jun 16, 2019
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Halloween Is Now Out On Digital!

The most highly-anticipated horror film of the year, David Gordan Green‘s Halloween, arrived on digital today! Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Judy Greer as Karen Strode, Laurie’s Daughter. Andi Matichak plays the role of Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Nick Castle reprises his role as Michael Myers. James Jude also played the role of “The Shape”. Master of horror John Carpenter wrote the score for the direct sequel to his 1978 classic from director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum (Get Out, Split). Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley penned the script. Halloween is now out on digital. Bring home the movie on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra on January 15, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2018
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Shudder Celebrating New Theme By John Carpenter With A Halloween Carpenter Marathon

Brilliant filmmaker and composer John Carpenter has created the new theme for Shudder. Carpenter also created a second theme that will be accompanied by Shudder’s animated logo that runs ahead of films and series streaming on the network. We wanted to create a one-of-a-kind audio identity for Shudder and the first person we thought of was John Carpenter,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “We approached John and to our delight he was enthusiastic about the idea and came up with an iconic theme that will enchant and thrill Shudder members every time they hear it.” , The director of many acclaimed and beloved horror gems such as Halloween (1978), The Thing, and The Fog (1980), is also known for his iconic, original scores, most recently for 2018’s box-office smash Halloween. Carpenter and his band are currently nearing the of their world tour which concludes on Halloween with a performance at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA. To celebrate the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2018
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Movies To Watch On Halloween

Halloween is coming up fast and there’s a lot to do to get ready for it! Get candy, carve pumpkins, put up decorations, give stares of immense disdain to your neighbor who’s putting up Christmas lights, and of course, finding a good horror movie to watch! Whether you’re staying in or inviting people over for a Halloween movie night, nothing beats a good horror film. Of course, you ask anyone what’s the best film to watch and generally people will say the classics, especially the Universal monster movies. Though you can’t argue that those movies are good but you want to be careful over watching them as it may take away what’s great about them. That’s why it’s good to mix things up from time to time, below in no particular order are some horror movies you may know or not for you to consider to watch on Halloween. “Arsenic and Old Lace” The 1944 dark comedy starring Cary Grant

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Capt McNeely
Oct 22, 2018
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New ‘Halloween’ Trailer Is Shot Documentary Style

The new trailer for Halloween is shot as if it is from a crime documentary and we’re digging it. It’s fitting, seeing that the David Gordan Green-directed movie features a documentary crew working making a feature about the masked killer. “Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.” “A British documentary crew comes to the States to visit Michael in prison for a retrospective of the maniac’s night of terror — but their project becomes way more interesting when Myers escapes custody, retrieves his signature mask and seeks revenge on Laurie, with others naturally being part of his impressive career body count along the way. In the decades following the fateful Halloween night that forever altered the former babysitter’s life, Laurie has armed and prepped herself for Michael’s inevitable return — to the detriment of her family, including

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 22, 2018
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New ‘Halloween’ Teaser Gives Fans A Taste Of The Soundtrack

Last week, a fake song from Halloween spread like fire online. Today, we have the first real taste of the soundtrack. Not only is John Carpenter, creator of the franchise, executive producing Blumhouse’s new Halloween, he also composed the soundtrack, along with his son Cody, and Daniel Davies (Lost Themes). Sacred Bones Records has now released a short teaser of the main theme, giving fans a taste of what’s to come. Sacred Bones Records describes the new soundtrack: “The new soundtrack pays homage to the classic Halloween score that Carpenter composed and recorded in 1978 when he forever changed the course of horror cinema and synthesizer music with his low-budget masterpiece. Several new versions of the iconic main theme serve as the pulse of Green’s film, its familiar 5/4 refrain stabbing through the soundtrack like the Shape’s knife. The rest of the soundtrack is just as enthralling, incorporating everything from atmospheric synth whooshes to eerie piano-driven pieces to skittering electronic

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2018
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Blu-ray Review: In The Mouth of Madness (1995)

Insurance investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) has found himself locked away in an insane asylum as the world turns to shit outside it’s walls. How in the hell did he end up here? Well, for starters he never should have taken on the case of investigating the disappearance of celebrated horror novelist and H.P. Lovecraft surrogate Sutter Cane (Jurgen Prochnow); a huge cash cow for Arcane publishing. Said investigation takes our no-nonsense hero, an Arcane employee Linda Styles (Julie Carmen), to the small New England town of Hobbs End…a central location in Cane’s fiction. Once there they discover that not only are the characters in Cane’s stories real, but Cane himself holds the town in a grip of eldritch evil, as what he writes comes to demonic life! Will our hero escape from the madness alive? Okay, we already know he will…but what of the insanity he faces after? Filled to the brim with ancient evil, cursed villagers, and creatures

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DanXIII
Aug 15, 2018
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‘Christine’ Getting 4K Ultra HD Release By Sony For 35th Anniversary

John Carpenter‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Christine is a true classic and to celebrate Christine‘s 35th Anniversary, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is introducing the film to a new generation by releasing Christine on 4K Ultra HD this September. “John Carpenter brings Stephen King’s best-selling novel to life in this chilling thriller. She was born in Detroit … on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine – a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon), who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek, rounded chrome-laden body. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine’s horrifying wrath.” The film stars Keith Gordon (The Legend of Billie Jean, Back to School), John Stockwell (Into the Blue,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2018
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The Halloween Trailer Is Here!

Fans have been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of the Halloween trailer to arrive after a series of images and a teaser was released. The trailer is finally here and it’s everything we’d hoped for and more! Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Danny McBride, the film stars Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode who has been training all these years for her brother’s return. Judy Greer plays Karen Strode, Laurie’s Daughter, and Andi Matichak stars as Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Nick Castle, the original Michael Myers return as “The Shape” after 40 years. Will Patton (Armageddon), Rob Niter (The Gym), Rhian Rees (The Lears), Virginia “Ginny” Gardner (Marvel’s Runaways), Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound), and Drew Scheid (Stranger Things) co-star in the film which is a direct sequel to the 1978 original, ignoring every sequel that has ever been made. The film was scored by John Carpenter who serves as executive

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2018

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Blu-ray Review: John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)

Jack Crow (James Woods) leads a team of hard-livin’ vampire killers (seriously they dig on hookers and booze as much as ending the undead existence of fang-bangers) who excel at what they do… so much so they attract the attention of a recently resurrected vampire lord (Thomas Ian Griffith), Jan Valek by name, who begins acting bloody revenge. His team ripped to shreds, Crow and his second-in-command Montoya (Daniel Baldwin), along with a newly vampiric hooker named Katrina (Sheryl Lee), attempt to stop Valek from retrieving a holy doo-dad that’ll give those beastly bloodsuckers the ability to walk in the sunlight while seeking vengeance for their fallen comrades. Some people say ol’ John Carpenter made great flicks in the 80’s, then sort of lost his touch… people say a lot of wrong things. Sure there were some rough patches here and there (1995’s Village of the Damned remake and 1996’s Escape From L.A. were fun but had their faults), but

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Sep 28, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Lieutenant Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) and a cadre of Mars cops are called out to a remote mining colony to pick up a prisoner, one Desolation Williams (Ice Cube), and transport him back to civilization…and more thorough incarceration. Once there they discover that nothing is left of the colony but mutilated corpses. Our heroes all have their theories as to what happened, but the simplest explanation eludes them…centuries old space lizard ghosts have possessed the miners and turned them into some sort of primal street gang lead by Big Daddy Mars (Richard Cetrone)…you know, like any other given Tuesday. Of course this makes survival a bit dicey for our heroes, but thankfully Desolation’s hard-ass pals show up to form an uneasy alliance making Operation: Save Ass a smidge more doable. I’m just going to come out and say it; Ghosts of Mars takes waaaay more shit from horror hounds than it deserves. While admittedly not one of John Carpenter’s best

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 16, 2019
Horror Fuel

Halloween Is Now Out On Digital!

The most highly-anticipated horror film of the year, David Gordan Green‘s Halloween, arrived on digital today! Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Judy Greer as Karen Strode, Laurie’s Daughter. Andi Matichak plays the role of Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Nick Castle reprises his role as Michael Myers. James Jude also played the role of “The Shape”. Master of horror John Carpenter wrote the score for the direct sequel to his 1978 classic from director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum (Get Out, Split). Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley penned the script. Halloween is now out on digital. Bring home the movie on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra on January 15, 2019.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Shudder Celebrating New Theme By John Carpenter With A Halloween Carpenter Marathon

Brilliant filmmaker and composer John Carpenter has created the new theme for Shudder. Carpenter also created a second theme that will be accompanied by Shudder’s animated logo that runs ahead of films and series streaming on the network. We wanted to create a one-of-a-kind audio identity for Shudder and the first person we thought of was John Carpenter,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “We approached John and to our delight he was enthusiastic about the idea and came up with an iconic theme that will enchant and thrill Shudder members every time they hear it.” , The director of many acclaimed and beloved horror gems such as Halloween (1978), The Thing, and The Fog (1980), is also known for his iconic, original scores, most recently for 2018’s box-office smash Halloween. Carpenter and his band are currently nearing the of their world tour which concludes on Halloween with a performance at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA. To celebrate the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 29, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movies To Watch On Halloween

Halloween is coming up fast and there’s a lot to do to get ready for it! Get candy, carve pumpkins, put up decorations, give stares of immense disdain to your neighbor who’s putting up Christmas lights, and of course, finding a good horror movie to watch! Whether you’re staying in or inviting people over for a Halloween movie night, nothing beats a good horror film. Of course, you ask anyone what’s the best film to watch and generally people will say the classics, especially the Universal monster movies. Though you can’t argue that those movies are good but you want to be careful over watching them as it may take away what’s great about them. That’s why it’s good to mix things up from time to time, below in no particular order are some horror movies you may know or not for you to consider to watch on Halloween. “Arsenic and Old Lace” The 1944 dark comedy starring Cary Grant

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 22, 2018
Horror Fuel

New ‘Halloween’ Trailer Is Shot Documentary Style

The new trailer for Halloween is shot as if it is from a crime documentary and we’re digging it. It’s fitting, seeing that the David Gordan Green-directed movie features a documentary crew working making a feature about the masked killer. “Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.” “A British documentary crew comes to the States to visit Michael in prison for a retrospective of the maniac’s night of terror — but their project becomes way more interesting when Myers escapes custody, retrieves his signature mask and seeks revenge on Laurie, with others naturally being part of his impressive career body count along the way. In the decades following the fateful Halloween night that forever altered the former babysitter’s life, Laurie has armed and prepped herself for Michael’s inevitable return — to the detriment of her family, including

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 22, 2018
Horror Fuel

New ‘Halloween’ Teaser Gives Fans A Taste Of The Soundtrack

Last week, a fake song from Halloween spread like fire online. Today, we have the first real taste of the soundtrack. Not only is John Carpenter, creator of the franchise, executive producing Blumhouse’s new Halloween, he also composed the soundtrack, along with his son Cody, and Daniel Davies (Lost Themes). Sacred Bones Records has now released a short teaser of the main theme, giving fans a taste of what’s to come. Sacred Bones Records describes the new soundtrack: “The new soundtrack pays homage to the classic Halloween score that Carpenter composed and recorded in 1978 when he forever changed the course of horror cinema and synthesizer music with his low-budget masterpiece. Several new versions of the iconic main theme serve as the pulse of Green’s film, its familiar 5/4 refrain stabbing through the soundtrack like the Shape’s knife. The rest of the soundtrack is just as enthralling, incorporating everything from atmospheric synth whooshes to eerie piano-driven pieces to skittering electronic

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2018
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: In The Mouth of Madness (1995)

Insurance investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) has found himself locked away in an insane asylum as the world turns to shit outside it’s walls. How in the hell did he end up here? Well, for starters he never should have taken on the case of investigating the disappearance of celebrated horror novelist and H.P. Lovecraft surrogate Sutter Cane (Jurgen Prochnow); a huge cash cow for Arcane publishing. Said investigation takes our no-nonsense hero, an Arcane employee Linda Styles (Julie Carmen), to the small New England town of Hobbs End…a central location in Cane’s fiction. Once there they discover that not only are the characters in Cane’s stories real, but Cane himself holds the town in a grip of eldritch evil, as what he writes comes to demonic life! Will our hero escape from the madness alive? Okay, we already know he will…but what of the insanity he faces after? Filled to the brim with ancient evil, cursed villagers, and creatures

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 15, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘Christine’ Getting 4K Ultra HD Release By Sony For 35th Anniversary

John Carpenter‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Christine is a true classic and to celebrate Christine‘s 35th Anniversary, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is introducing the film to a new generation by releasing Christine on 4K Ultra HD this September. “John Carpenter brings Stephen King’s best-selling novel to life in this chilling thriller. She was born in Detroit … on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine – a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon), who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek, rounded chrome-laden body. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine’s horrifying wrath.” The film stars Keith Gordon (The Legend of Billie Jean, Back to School), John Stockwell (Into the Blue,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Halloween Trailer Is Here!

Fans have been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of the Halloween trailer to arrive after a series of images and a teaser was released. The trailer is finally here and it’s everything we’d hoped for and more! Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Danny McBride, the film stars Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode who has been training all these years for her brother’s return. Judy Greer plays Karen Strode, Laurie’s Daughter, and Andi Matichak stars as Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Nick Castle, the original Michael Myers return as “The Shape” after 40 years. Will Patton (Armageddon), Rob Niter (The Gym), Rhian Rees (The Lears), Virginia “Ginny” Gardner (Marvel’s Runaways), Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound), and Drew Scheid (Stranger Things) co-star in the film which is a direct sequel to the 1978 original, ignoring every sequel that has ever been made. The film was scored by John Carpenter who serves as executive

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 8, 2018
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