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HalloweenMusicYouTube
In case you haven’t heard, there’s been a new boy band in town called The Slashstreet Boys, and they’re exactly what they sound like, slashers, well, famous Hollywood slashers that we all love. The YouTube channel The Merkins is home to the Slashstreet Boys who do parodies of songs by The Backstreet Boys but keep them in the realm of horror their biggest hit among fans being “I’ll Kill You That Way”, but each member of the group has their music video of them parodying songs that fit along with their story. The Merkins also do parodies of other songs using characters from other shows like the Night King from Game of Thrones. Slashstreet Boys consist of Michael Myers of the “Halloween” films, Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th”, Freddy Kruger “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, Ghostface “Scream”, and Leatherface of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. Each member has their specialty in the group, Myers and Voorhees usually are killing it
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BooksGamingMoviesTrue Crime
At one point or another, we all have seen “Based on a true story” or “Inspired by” on movie posters, book covers, and even in video games. As a result, we’re all guilty of it, we the audience immediately want to see, read, and play it because we want to experience the story, especially if its horror related! What happens afterward is a moment of either instant regret, confusion, or in some cases satisfaction without realizing we have a fishhook sticking out of our cheeks. We’ve all been there that after watching a movie “Based on a true story” we sit back thinking, “did it really happen?!” Or “come on that’s totally not how it happened!” and a lot of times… we’re in the latter…and we’re right, and it’s time to call out filmmakers, writers, and studios for misusing the terms “Based on” and “Inspired by” to hook audiences in for a disappointment! First, we need to get the obvious
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The horror world is in mourning, Gunnar Hansen, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, has passed away at the age of 68. Hansen passed at his home in Maine on Saturday November 7th, from pancreatic cancer. The Iceland born actor starred in over 30 films, including the upcoming film ‘Death House‘, set to be released in 2016. He was not only an actor, but also a writer, director and a magazine editor. His book, ‘Chain Saw Confidential’ explored the making of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this dark time. Hansen will be missed.
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HalloweenMusicYouTube
In case you haven’t heard, there’s been a new boy band in town called The Slashstreet Boys, and they’re exactly what they sound like, slashers, well, famous Hollywood slashers that we all love. The YouTube channel The Merkins is home to the Slashstreet Boys who do parodies of songs by The Backstreet Boys but keep them in the realm of horror their biggest hit among fans being “I’ll Kill You That Way”, but each member of the group has their music video of them parodying songs that fit along with their story. The Merkins also do parodies of other songs using characters from other shows like the Night King from Game of Thrones. Slashstreet Boys consist of Michael Myers of the “Halloween” films, Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th”, Freddy Kruger “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, Ghostface “Scream”, and Leatherface of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. Each member has their specialty in the group, Myers and Voorhees usually are killing it
Continue reading →
BooksGamingMoviesTrue Crime
At one point or another, we all have seen “Based on a true story” or “Inspired by” on movie posters, book covers, and even in video games. As a result, we’re all guilty of it, we the audience immediately want to see, read, and play it because we want to experience the story, especially if its horror related! What happens afterward is a moment of either instant regret, confusion, or in some cases satisfaction without realizing we have a fishhook sticking out of our cheeks. We’ve all been there that after watching a movie “Based on a true story” we sit back thinking, “did it really happen?!” Or “come on that’s totally not how it happened!” and a lot of times… we’re in the latter…and we’re right, and it’s time to call out filmmakers, writers, and studios for misusing the terms “Based on” and “Inspired by” to hook audiences in for a disappointment! First, we need to get the obvious
Continue reading →
NewsReviews
The horror world is in mourning, Gunnar Hansen, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, has passed away at the age of 68. Hansen passed at his home in Maine on Saturday November 7th, from pancreatic cancer. The Iceland born actor starred in over 30 films, including the upcoming film ‘Death House‘, set to be released in 2016. He was not only an actor, but also a writer, director and a magazine editor. His book, ‘Chain Saw Confidential’ explored the making of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends during this dark time. Hansen will be missed.
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