Archive | May, 2008

Jessie Spanow … err, Elizabeth Berkley cast in ‘S. Darko’

Jessie Spanow … err, Elizabeth Berkley cast in ‘S. Darko’

That’s right boys and girls its being report that everyone’s favorite Stripper/Teen drama queen will be joining the cast of S. Darko. For those of you that do not know, S. Darko is the sequel to Donnie Darko. Also joining the cast will be Briana Evigan (Bottoms Up, Step Up 2). “The story picks up seven [...] [...more]

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Review: ‘The Strangers’

Review: ‘The Strangers’

I have this strange fear of people just randomly coming into my house and killing me … well that’s exactly what this movie plays on. We went to a screening of this movie on Tuesday night here in St. Louis, and let me tell you first and foremost … do not take your children to this [...] [...more]

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HSD First Look: ‘Black Dynamite’

HSD First Look: ‘Black Dynamite’

Opened up my inbox this morning and found an email from someone who is involved in this new blaxploitation movie, Black Dynamite … Here is the synopsis: “This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black [...] [...more]

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Introducing Rachel Gunn, the face of Hack Slash Dead …

Introducing Rachel Gunn, the face of Hack Slash Dead …

I am pleased to announce that we have found our model to represent Hack Slash Dead … Rachel Gunn Rachel is a Model/Actress/Writer/All around Vixen and currently resides here in St Louis. She was in the 2007 Maxim Hometown Hotties Competition, March 2007 Unrated Rock Vixen for Unrated Rock Magazine, a Cosmic Cutie for the Cosmic [...] [...more]

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‘The Strangers’ behind the masks …

‘The Strangers’ behind the masks …

One of the most frustrating parts about The Strangers, was you never got to see the people behind the mask. I quickly thought of a way to see them, and the most obvious was IMDB. Luckily for us, they were all listed on the site, so i snagged their names and photos and well here [...] [...more]

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HSD First Look: ‘The Sitter’

HSD First Look: ‘The Sitter’

Since we will be doing an interview with Mariana Klaveno next week, I decided that we should feature her newest movie, which releases on DVD June 17th … Thanks to MoviesOnline.ca for the poster. Here is the synopsis: “When Emmy Nominee® Gail O’Grady (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, “NYPD Blue”, 1996) and William R. [...] [...more]

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A future Scream Queen?

A future Scream Queen?

It is being reported that Lonelygirl15 AKA Katherine Pawlak will be heading up a new horror movie ‘Perkins 14′ and here is the synopsis from Bloody Disgusting: “In small town Brownsvillle, a boy named Robert Perkins, age 6, becomes mentally unstable when his parents are brutally murdered inside their home. His psychosis has him living the [...] [...more]

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Willem Dafoe to do the Vampire thing again …

Willem Dafoe to do the Vampire thing again …

Shocktillyoudrop.com scored some sweet info about the upcoming Horror/Fantasy flick Cirque de Freak. Willem Dafoe will be joining the cast as a vampire … for the 3rd time. “Dafoe’s role is Gavner Purl, a vampire in the film. He’s joining a cast that includes John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, Patrick Fugit, Ray [...] [...more]

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Masters of Horror: ‘Cigarette Burns’

Masters of Horror: ‘Cigarette Burns’

Masters of Horror was a TV series featuring popular contemporary filmmakers of the horror genre. These directors each make a movie to become an episode of the TV series, each about 60 minutes long. John Carpenter has actually made two “movies” for the Masters of Horror series, this one in 2005 and another called Pro-Life [...] [...more]

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HSD First Look at ‘Chemical Wedding’

HSD First Look at ‘Chemical Wedding’

From the mind of Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, comes Chemical Wedding, directed by Julian Doyle. The movie takes place on a college campus where an experiment gets out of control and results in the resurrection of the legendary Aleister Crowley. The movie stars Simon Callow, Kal Webber, Jud Charlton, Paul McDowell and John Shrapnel as [...] [...more]

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