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31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 13

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 11

Slaughter Tales (2012) Writer/director/actor/cinematographer Johnny Dickie’s micro-budgeted ($65), shot on video (SOV) feature film is a retro throwback to 1980’s slasher and anthology films. From IMDb: “After a teen steals a VHS tape titled “Slaughter Tales” from a yard sale, he seals his fate by ignoring a ghostly apparition in his bath tub and watchesContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 11”

Kill People – Dropping Devil’s Night

“The Kill People are ready to launch little ones into a world of disturbing play with homicidal toys designed for little hands.” – Mother’s Day October 1978 Issue Kill People is the next bootleg resin release from Jack’s Attic. Modeled after the timeless peg figures of our childhood, Kill People reflects a more modern, lessContinue reading “Kill People – Dropping Devil’s Night”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 8

The Burning (1981)

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 6

The cats behind the whole Blair Witch phenomenon were viral before anyone even knew what viral was. The whole marketing campaign behind the original Blair Witch Project was orchestrated so well with the film and legend being touted as genuine that even when the three leads of the movie, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and MichaelContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 6”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 5

Cold in July (2014) While not a horror movie per se, Cold in July definitely has a lot of elements of a bonafide horror movie. From the original novel by Joe R. Lansdale, whose work frequently veers into horror territory, to the director, Jim Mickle, who has batted .1000% so far in his directing career,Continue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 5”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 4

“Manos! God of primal darkness! As thou has decreed so have I done. The hands of fate have doomed this man. Thy will is done!”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 3

I Sell the Dead (2008) is writer and director Glenn McQuaid’s throwback love letter to Universal and Hammer gothic-horror films. Starring Dominic Monaghan of Lord of the Rings and Lost fame as Arthur Blake, director/actor Larry Fessenden as Willie Grimes and the always welcome Ron Perlman, I Sell the Dead follows the exploits of aContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 3”

8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #3 – “Scary Burn Man”

This Halloween cut out mask began to appear on the sides of A&P grocery bags in Springwood, Ohio sometime in mid-September of 1989. Through a sponsorship with The Springwood Shopper, Perkin’s Pumpkin Farm and the Costume Corner, A&P would give out special “Halloween treat bags” on Halloween night to any child who trick-or-treated at theContinue reading “8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #3 – “Scary Burn Man””

8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #2 “Pamela”

This cut out mask was originally printed in the October 1989 Halloween “Fun Pages” of the Crystal Lake Gazette. Reproduced here with permission. Download your own “Pamela” Halloween cut out mask HERE!