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The 90s: Designer Horror

Jordache Horror Somewhere in the 80s, someone got the idea that horror should be less frightening and more sexy and trendy. I am not sure where it happened, but a good starting point might be Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The “World Premiere Video” back when MTV aired videos and before its implosion was the thing to see. Director John Landis was in between the smash hit horror classic, An American Werewolf in London and the public relations nightmare of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Michael Jackson was truly The King of Pop, and his LP, Thriller elevated MTV into something else…exactly what, I don’t know, but Thriller was more than a video. It was a pop culture event and it used horror as its spring board. Vincent Price became known to a the Pepsi Generation as “the old dude who “rapped” in Thriller and laughed at the end. Academy Award winner and makeup genius, Rick Baker did the makeup effects and suddenly

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Capt McNeely
Sep 1, 2015
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Wes Craven Adapting ‘The People Under The Stairs’ For A New Show

Wes Craven is a true master of horror. He’s recognized for many of his movies, like ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ and ‘Scream’, but he has a lesser known movie titled ‘The People Under the Stairs’. 1991’s ‘The People Under The Stairs’ follows two men and a young boy as they break into a house. After one man goes in and doesn’t return, the other man and the boy, Fool and Leroy break into the house to find him and discover pale, people locked under the stairs. Wes Craven has signed on as executive producer for an adaption of ‘The People Under The Stairs’ as a series for the SyFy Channel. Michael Reisz is set to write the series.The show will tell the story of a young woman who’s search of an old manor reveals a centuries old secret. The premier date for the series has not been announced.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 20, 2015

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Horror Fuel

The 90s: Designer Horror

Jordache Horror Somewhere in the 80s, someone got the idea that horror should be less frightening and more sexy and trendy. I am not sure where it happened, but a good starting point might be Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The “World Premiere Video” back when MTV aired videos and before its implosion was the thing to see. Director John Landis was in between the smash hit horror classic, An American Werewolf in London and the public relations nightmare of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Michael Jackson was truly The King of Pop, and his LP, Thriller elevated MTV into something else…exactly what, I don’t know, but Thriller was more than a video. It was a pop culture event and it used horror as its spring board. Vincent Price became known to a the Pepsi Generation as “the old dude who “rapped” in Thriller and laughed at the end. Academy Award winner and makeup genius, Rick Baker did the makeup effects and suddenly

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 1, 2015
Horror Fuel

Wes Craven Adapting ‘The People Under The Stairs’ For A New Show

Wes Craven is a true master of horror. He’s recognized for many of his movies, like ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’, ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ and ‘Scream’, but he has a lesser known movie titled ‘The People Under the Stairs’. 1991’s ‘The People Under The Stairs’ follows two men and a young boy as they break into a house. After one man goes in and doesn’t return, the other man and the boy, Fool and Leroy break into the house to find him and discover pale, people locked under the stairs. Wes Craven has signed on as executive producer for an adaption of ‘The People Under The Stairs’ as a series for the SyFy Channel. Michael Reisz is set to write the series.The show will tell the story of a young woman who’s search of an old manor reveals a centuries old secret. The premier date for the series has not been announced.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 20, 2015