Horrorshow Radio: Lance Henriksen

Horrorshow Radio: Lance Henriksen: Lance James Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in sc...

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Horrorshow Radio: Lance Henriksen

Horrorshow Radio: Lance Henriksen: Lance James Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in sc...

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Horrorshow Radio: Bram Stoker

Horrorshow Radio: Bram Stoker: Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, who is best known today for his...

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Horrorshow Radio: Apartment 143

Check out my new post!  Hit this link... Horrorshow Radio: Apartment 143: I watched the trailer for this movie and found it to be very interesting. As I have said many times before, I love haunted house movies...

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Horrorshow Radio: Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins...

Check out my post on the late Jonathan Frid who played Barnabas Collins in the old Dark Shadows TV show!

Horrorshow Radio: Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins...: John Herbert Frid born December 2, 1924 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada died April 14, 2012(2012-04-14) (aged 87) With the recent passing of...

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Horrorshow Radio: Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem

Horrorshow Radio: Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem: Sometimes, anticipating how good a movie “should” be is better than a movie ends up being. The hype is so intense and expectations are so h...

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Horrorshow Radio: Hannibal to Network TV???

Horrorshow Radio: Hannibal to Network TV???: So will this be some watered down version of a terrific franchise, or will NBC let Hannibal be Hannibal? I have such mixed emotions about t...

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Horrorshow Radio: Horror And The Oscars

Horrorshow Radio: Horror And The Oscars: Winning the Oscar is the pinnacle of achievement for anyone involved in the movie industry. I was thinking about this since the Oscars were...

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Dark Shadows…

I remember as a child back in the late 60’s running home from school so that I could get there in time to watch Dark Shadows. My fascination with vampires started a few years before after watching the 1931 Dracula with Bela Lugosi. In Dark Shadows,
Jonathan Frid played Barnabas Collins. The Canadian born actor was planning to move to California when he got the call that he had won the role of Barnabas. He only accepted the role because he believed it to be short term and it would give him the extra money he needed to move. His desire was to be an acting teacher. The fans of Dark Shadows had other plans for him. Dark Shadows had been on for almost a year before the introduction of Barnabas. It was close to being canceled because of low ratings, but the introduction of Barnabas changed everything. Dan Curtis, the creator of Dark Shadows, had a vision to have something on TV that had never been seen before in the infancy of daytime television. Dark Shadows was a gothic twist of vampires, werewolves, witches, time travel, and parallel universes. Thanks to Netflix, I have been able to watch over 120 hours of the show. The Netflix collection begins with the introduction of Barnabas and goes through to the end of the series. It was a horror lover’s dream show.

So you can imagine my surprise and pleasure to hear that Johnny Depp was interested in bringing the old TV show to the big screen. Johnny Depp is a very eclectic actor. The roles he prefers are unusual and often interesting. To hear that he and Tim Burton were fans of the original show gave me hope that they would respect the concept of the original Dark Shadows. From everything I have read they are keeping in close touch with the style and feel of the original. The actors involved are top-notch… Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, and Jonny Lee Miller to name a few. I also read that original cast members Jonathan Frid, David Shelby, and Lara Parker are making cameos. An interesting side line is that Alice Cooper is also making an appearance as himself… how he’s going to play into the storyline is anyone’s guess. For more information, check out this link:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077368/ . The movie will hit the big screen in May 11th, 2012.

If you are a fan of vampires, you will benefit greatly from watching the old Dark Shadows series. Truly, Barnabas was what I envision a “true” vampire to be. So many vampire movies over the past 30 years have gotten away from the traditional vampire because they must have thought the concept needed to be spiced up a bit. While I have liked a lot of those movies, the traditional vampire will always be the best to me. A vampire needs to have the sense of dread in his demeanor. Think about the very real effects of immortality. Everyone you have ever cared about or loved, your family, your friends will all die. Yes, you have the power and supernatural abilities, but you also dwell in the depths of loneliness. I think that is the attraction to me… it is a catch 22 in every aspect. The highs and lows of immortality are lived to the extreme by traditional vampires. The anger and hate they feel for their condition is only equaled by their love of the strength and power. Vampires are the most interesting horror character in my opinion. I have spent the last 6 years writing a vampire novel with a historical twist. If you’re interested, check out this link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=jonathan+hale%3A+the+first+american+vampire&x=0&y=0 . Jonathan dreams of starting a new life in the New World across the Atlantic. On board the Arabella, Jonathan sets sail from England in 1630 to begin his new life, only to succumb to sickness and die. Jonathan is buried on the shores of Salem. Awakening that evening, trapped in a grave, Jonathan breaks http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffreehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif of his tomb and claws his way to the surface. Thus begins a dark and deadly journey through the streets of Salem that brings deadly consequences to the town’s residents. Jonathan touches the lives of many and influences our early American history. Check out Jonathan Hale: The First American Vampire.

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Horrorshow Radio: Links

Horrorshow Radio: Links: Horrorshow Radio Official Facebook Horror Show Radio Podcast The Monster Channel Monster Madhouse Oh So Creature Feature Music Rev. Tom Fros...

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Stag Night (2008)

I really had high hopes for this movie. The trailer was very interesting. I almost thought it was going to be something like Midnight Meat Train. However, it was NOT Midnight Meat Train. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't all bad... it just wasn't as good as I had hoped it would be. There were two major problems with this movie. For one, it was way too dark. I realize it is filmed underground in a subway, but it was almost to dark to see at times. Second, during all the kill/fight scenes, they used the shaky camera technique. This made it very difficult to see what was really happening. The scenes were brutal, but you could really tell what was going on. The acting and the storyline were fine, but the photography direction sucked. I wanted to like this movie... I didn't hate it, but I really wanted to like it. Both Tina and I were very disappointed how dark it was. We really don't care for those type of movies, but they can be well done. The Descent and The Cave were dark type movies, but you could see and understand what was going on. I recommend both those movies. I'm not totally down on Stag Night, it had some good moments. There was an ample amount of tension and the story was interesting. However, if you can't see it well enough to know what is going on, then it really isn't all that great of a movie.

2009 R 83 minutes

Next time they'll take a taxi: This is the lesson learned by a group of New Yorkers who, fresh on the heels of a bachelor party, hop on the subway so that they can continue to celebrate in this thriller written and directed by Peter A. Dowling. The night quickly goes south, however, when the gang witnesses the murder of a transit cop in an abandoned subway station. Now, they must traverse the underground tunnels on foot to escape the killers.

Cast: Scott Adkins, Kip Pardue, Vinessa Shaw, Breckin Meyer, Karl Geary, Suzanna Urszuly, Luca Bercovici, Nikolai Sotirov, Sarah Barrand, Rachel Oliva
Director: Peter A. Dowling
Genres: Horror, Slashers and Serial Killers, Crime Thrillers, Suspense, Lionsgate Home Entertainment
This movie is: Violent, Suspenseful



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My Favorite Horror Characters...

Re-posting this... Few characters in the horror genre have been as evil as Pinhead. The whole concept of his character makes him the total package. Enjoy and comment if you like!

I have to say without hesitation that Pinhead is the greatest horror character ever created. He is the embodiment of what Hell must be like. Thriving off the fear and pain that he creates, Pinhead stands alone as pure evil, with a touch of sarcasm that punctuates what little regard he has for human life. Clive Barker's creation of Pinhead set in motion some of the most unique and evil creatures in the horror genre. Pinhead was their leader... he was the king of pain! I have seen all 8 Hellraiser movies. Only the first 2 or 3 were quality movies, the rest have been attempts to make money off the Hellraiser name. Granted, they weren't terrible movies, but they all could have been much better if Clive Barker had been directing them. Either way, I watch because of my love of horror and my respect for the character of Pinhead. My only complaint about any of the Hellraiser movies is that Pinhead doesn't have enough screen time in any of them. This is one of my favorite scenes from any of the Hellraiser movies... to me, it shows the total disrespect that Pinhead has for God and anything defined as "Holy". This is a great clip and you really ought to check it out!



Another one of my favorites is The Wishmaster. The Wes Craven film was one that really grabbed my attention with the whole concept of granting wishes in trade for your soul. The Djinn were evil and the wishes they granted were never intended to hake the person receiving them happy. Definitely a be careful what you wish for scenario. Andrew Divoff played the evil Djinn perfectly. It should be obvious by now that I love my horror characters to be somewhat sarcastic, and Divoff's character was. The Djinn needed souls in order to bring his realm to this world to destroy and conquer it. The movie has all the elements in it that make horror a great genre... fear, greed, death, gore, tension, and good verses evil. This is an interesting look at the greed that makes us want something for nothing. Ask for a million dollars and the Djinn will comply... but at what cost? The first two were good, but 3 and 4 didn't have Divoff as the Djinn and were so inferior to the first two. I love these two horror characters, Pinhead and the Wishmaster. I find them to be so much more interesting than a Michael Myers or Jason for that matter... check out the trailer below!







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