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| 12/28/06: Fiends! Next weekend is the next FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS CONVENTION!!! This time, the Fango crew are setting up in San Jose, CA!!! “Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors” comes to the San Jose January 5-7, 2007 with an exciting line-up of top horror talent from both film and television. This fright-filled weekend will take place at the Doubletree Hotel San Jose, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose. Guests include George Romero, Doug Bradley, Jeffrey Combs, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Robert Picardo, Tim Sullivan, Diamond Dallas Page, Ken Foree, Debbie Rochon and many more! Head on over to the CREATION site at THIS LINK (or the image below) for all the details and ticket information!!!
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| 12/24/06: From Rob Zombie's official blog... “and MICHAEL MYERS IS.... Here's more exciting news for the holiday break. Adult Michael Myers will be played by TYLER MANE. I'm sure you all remember Tyler as Rufus from The Devil's Rejects, Sabretooth in the X-Men and the unstoppable Ajax in Troy. Tyler is mean, lean and ready to bring you the most psychotic Michael Myers yet.” Wow. Interesting choice! It was announced that Daeg Faerch has been cast as young Michael Myers. So here’s a pic of the 2 actors playing Michael Myers:
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| 12/23/06: Rob Zombie has casted Dr. Loomis in the upcoming HALLOWEEN according to his official My Space blog! It ain't Ben Kingsley, but it's a pleasent surprise regardless. Read on: From Rob Zombie's official blog... "AND DR. LOOMIS IS.......? Well, here is the news you've all been waiting for. Who is Dr. Loomis? Well, the answer is..... the one and only MALCOLM McDOWELL ! Yes, lengendary actor Malcolm McDowell will be the new Dr. Loomis. As many of you know A Clockwork Orange is my favorite film and I am a huge, huge fan of Malcolm. I know Malcolm will kick ass as Dr. Loomis. He is thrilled to be part of HALLOWEEN and is ready to make a new classic." UPDATE: Fangoria's website is reporting that Danielle Harris, whom genre fans remember as little Jamie Lloyd from Halloween's 4 & 5 has ALSO been cast in Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN!? Her role has yet to be confirmed but it's said to be a "leading role". Could Danielle be the new Laurie Strode?! We'll all know soon enough! Also, Daeg Faerch has been cast as young Michael Myers. Here's a pic of the young actor & the face of little Michael Myers:
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| 12/22/06: Seasons Greetings, fiends!!! We've got a slew of new updates for you!!! First up, we're proud to present you with our TOP movie lists of the year!!! Robg., Mike C. and Jsyn give you the TOP movies of the year, as well as the TOP 10 Icons interviews of 2006, and Mike gives us his TOP 5 Crap Finds of 2006!!! You have to check it out!!! CLICK HERE!!! We've got a brand new FRIGHT exclusive interview, this month with writer/director KEVIN KANGAS. Kevin's the filmmaker behind 'FEAR OF CLOWNS', 'HUNTING HUMANS' & the upcoming 'FEAR OF CLOWNS 2'. He talked to us about all 3 of his features as well as the creation of Shivers - the spooky clown from his Fear Of Clowns movies! Don't forget to also check out our FRIGHT exclusive interview with RYAN WARD, the actor that portrays ASH in EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL!!! Danny's got another review of MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON TWO, this time Joe Dante's new episode 'THE SCREWFLY SOLUTION'. Check it out. And don't forget our December TRILOGY PICKS devoted to GREAT DIRECTOR/BAD MOVIES and our holiday themed VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN & OBSCURE picks!!! Happy holidays and we'll be back with more FRIGHT exclusives in the new year!!! |
| 12/16/06: Fellow Long Islanders! (And New Yorkers!) There's a special screening of Friday The 13th Part 2 taking place tomorrow night December 17th at the Cinema Arts Centre located at 423 Park Avenue in Huntington, NY. Jason himself Steve Dash will be there for the screening. The website is cinematartscentre.org. Here's the info: Fantasy and Horror Holiday Spectacular Sunday, December 17 th 1:30 - Art Show and Craft Fair Opens 4:30 - Local filmmakers screening 7:30 - Friday the 13th Part 2 screening This very special event with feature the work of local artisans, filmmakers and crafts people. From fairies to Frankenstein and everything in between, vendors (and even a few of the Cinema staff) will be on-hand selling hand-made bags, dolls and artwork. There wil be something for everyone for the fantasy and horror fan on your Christmas list. Meet Jason! For 25 years, The Friday The 13th franchise has facinated movie audiences. Long Island's own Steve Dash will join us in person for a very special Q & A, with ancedotes from the set of the horror classic, which was filmed in Connecticut. While Dash never wore the infamous hockey mask (he wore an Elephant Man-esque bag on his head instead), he is part of horror film history as the second screen-appearence ever of the character Jason Voorhees. Dash's film credits also include Nighthawks, Wolfen, and The Jazz Singer. Our local filmmaker showcase will feature fantasy and horror shorts and featurettes from Ghoul A Go Go, The Ghouligans and much more. Presented by CAMP Festival and VAMP Productions. |
12/2/06: Wow! Are we at the end of 2006 already?! Well then, that means we've got a DECEMBER EDITION of ICONS OF FRIGHT for you!!!
Danny W is back with more reviews of MASTERS OF HORROR: SEASON TWO. Just added, we've got his first look at John Carpenter's episode PRO-LIFE and Dario Argento's PELTS!!! Check out what he thought by clicking HERE!!! Jsyn's working on a movie, so Robg takes over THE VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN AND OBSCURE with some obscure December gems!!! This month's picks are HIGHWAY TO HELL, I COME IN PEACE & SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! Read all about them on the VAULT page!!! Mike C. is back with another Trilogy Picks write-up. This time focusing on GREAT DIRECTOR'S whom have made BAD HORROR MOVIES! We've got Oliver Stone's THE HAND, James Cameron's PIRANHA 2: THE SPAWNING and Stanley "The Sound Of Music" Donen's SATURN 3. Reading is believing, folks! Fear not, we'll have a few more FRIGHT exclusive interviews up within the next week. The December edition is just beginning!!! Get readin'!!! |
| 11/18/06: We've got a few more ICONS updates for all you FRIGHT fiends!!! Bunni checks in with her full coverage of THE NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL. This year marked the 5th anniversary of the NYCHFF and it was one of their biggest and best shows. Check out the whole rundown of films, with exclusive pictures right HERE!!! Also, RIIHFF's Ricardo Ribelo gives us a FRIGHT exclusive article on a new sub-genre in the horror world. (Since it's a sub-genre that none of us on the Icons staff knows anything about!) He takes a look at 3 films - SCRAPBOOK, AUGUST UNDERGROUND, and MURDER SET PIECES in ULTRAVIOLENT: REALITY HORROR, THE FUTURE OF FEAR. Last but not least, we've got another contest for you fiends!!! Head over to our CONTEST page and enter for your chance to win one of 3 copies of 'AUNT ROSE' on DVD. The Anchor Bay Entertainment release features actor/writer JOSHUA NELSON, whom we interviewed last year. Check out our FRIGHT exclusive interview with Joshua Nelson HERE!!! More to come. -Robg. |
| 11/15/06: Mike C. checks in with his CHILLER FALL 2006 REPORT!!! Get the whole scoop on the event, which took place in Secaucus, New Jersey on October 27th thru October 29th. There's plenty of pictures with guests Tommy Lee Wallace, Joyce Dewitt, John DeLancie, Garrit Graham, Mink Stole, Lou Ferrigno as well as all the latest from McFarlane Toys and cool stuff from the dealer's room! Check it out HERE!!! Horror-Fanatics Danny W chimes in with a review of the latest episode of Masters Of Horror Season Two - The V Word. Check that out HERE!!! And last but not least, Robg submits a slew of new DVD reviews!!! Check out what he thought of the DVD's for CEMETERY MAN, CHRISTINE, DEMON HUNTER, FRIGHT NIGHT, IMPRINT (MASTERS OF HORROR - TAKASHI MIIKE), MONSTER HOUSE, POLTERGEIST, SINFUL, SLITHER, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON & THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2. Check them all out now onthe DVD reviews page!!! More updates this weekend, along with a new contest!!! |
| 11/11/06: Kevin Klemm is back with a new GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO issue! This month's picks are 42nd Street Forever Vol 1 and 42nd Street Forever Vol 2: The Deuce. And we've also updated some new DVD reviews. Robg takes a thorough look at SLITHER, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: Special Edition, and CHRISTINE: Special Edition. More reviews will be up later in the week, along with Bunni's report from the NYCHFF and Mike C.'s convention report for October's Chiller Theatre show. |
| 11/8/06: We've got a FIRST LOOK at EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL!!! Now playing in New York at the New World Stages theatre located at 340 West 50th Street. Get the hold scoop on how the show stacks up, and follow the links on there to get tickets!!! You CAN NOT miss this show!!! Also, Danny checks in with the 2nd episode of Masters Of Horror Season Two. FAMILY by John Landis. Read his review HERE! More to come! -rg. |
11/5/06: The first updates of our NOVEMBER EDITION ARE UP!!!
Last but not least, our buddy Danny W from Horror-Fanatics.com submits a new column for us looking at each and every episode of MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON 2, starting with Tobe Hooper's 'THAT DAMNED THING'!!! Check it out!!! It'll be updated after each new episode premieres! We'll have another interview up later this week, along with plenty of more FRIGHT exclusive updates!!! |
| 10/29/06: If you head on over to www.MTVNews.com, you can click on a feature called FLICK'D, which features Rob Zombie talking about his take on the new HALLOWEEN. Ironically enough, if you check our news post from Oct. 14th of 2005 (A full year ago), we mentioned a rumor of Ben Kingsley as Dr. Loomis. Seems this little rumor could hold some validity. Towards the end of the MTV clip, a caption pops up reading "Ben Kingsley as Dr. Loomis?" Well, if it happens, you heard it HERE ages ago. FRIGHT friend/filmmaker Chris Garetano was the first to drop us that hint. Let's see how it pans out! -Robg. |
| 10/22/06: Our new staffer Holly checked out the new re-release of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in 3D!!! So, she wrote up a FIRST LOOK review with her thoughts on the new version, out in theatres now. Check it out HERE!!! |
| 10/21/06: Our staffer Bunni gives us a run down on the films she caught at the RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL!!! Complete with her opinions on a few. Check it out HERE!!! Also, Jsyn chimes in with a VERY special HALLOWEEN edition of THE VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN AND OBSCURE!!! Check it out HERE!!! More to come!!! |
| 10/20/06: Greetings fiends! Our buddy Jeff Hayes wrote in to let us know about the theatrical premiere of his new flick ‘GRANDMA’S SLOPPY SECONDS’!!! (Mike C.’s a big fan of killer grandma.) Here’s the info from Jeff himself: “The screening is Saturday, October 21 at 3:00pm at The Elm Draught House Cinema 35 ELM STREET (yep Freddy would be proud, lol), Millbury, MA. Barbara O'Connor ("Grandma") and James P. O'Connor ("Jimmy") will be there, as well as most of the rest of the cast. The movie is 43 minutes long with lots of gruesome death sequences and the beautiful New England Halloween backdrop! Lots of pumpkins, colored leaves, and of course Grandma's House! Also "Sleepaway Camp" veterans Felissa "Angela" Rose and Daryl "Riff" Wilcher have roles in the movie as a News Reporter and News Anchor who tell the tale of the grisly "Grandma Murders".” You can check out the trailer and clips from the movie at: www.thegrandmamovies.com. |
10/18/06: We've got another FRIGHT exclusive give-away for all you FRIGHT fans out there, just in time for HALLOWEEN!!! In honor of the release of FEAST on DVD, we're giving away 5 copies of the UNCUT DVD!!! Click HERE for details!!!
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| 10/9/06: Jsyn chimes in tonight with his review of the documentary 'GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM'!!! Check it out along with Adam Barnick's review!!! |
10/8/06: The October edition of ICONS OF FRIGHT is finally here!!!
Adam Barnick gives us an exclusive FIRST LOOK at the upcoming "slasher" documentary GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM which premieres on Starz on October 13th. This looks like a must-see for all genre fans. Read about it HERE!!! Mike C. gives us this month's TRILOGY PICKS, inspired by Jessica Harper. "An Evening With Jessica Harper: Murder, Mayhem and Music" features 'SUSPIRIA', 'PHANTOM OF THE PARIDISE' and 'SHOCK TREATMENT'. Check it out!!!
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| 10/4/06: Greetings, fiends!!! Our FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS 2006 NJ convention report is up!!! It's split into TWO parts to cover all 3 days!!! PART ONE features panel pics with Tony Timpone, Adam Malin, John McCarty, FEAR OF CLOWNS 2 (Johnny Alonso, Tom Proctor, Kevin Kangas, Mark Lassise), Michael Ruggiero, HELL ON EARTH (Ted Bohus, Mary Corrine Miller, Peter Stickles, Brett Fallon, Terry Cruikshank), Dee Snider, Jesse Blaze Snider, Phillip Nutman, Jack Ketchum, Mark Kidwell, Scott Licina, Andrew Van Den Houten, Blanche Baker, Gregory Wilson, John Saxon, Debbie Rochon, Adam Green, Lloyd Kaufman, Jason Yachanin, Harry Kumel, William Lustig, Carrie Anne Fleming, Haley Joel, & Christie Sanford. PART TWO features panel pics with HATCHET (Adam Green, Kane Hodder, Will Barrett), TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING (R. Lee Ermey, Jordana Brewster, Diora Baird, Jonathan Liebesman, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller), THE GRUDGE 2 (Amber Tmblyn, Takashi Shimizu), Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW 3), Robert Joy, Max Brooks, REST STOP (John Shiban, Jamie Alexander, Jamie Kelman), Mariano Baino, Raine Brown, Joe Zaso, Robert Stock, JT Petty, William Finley, & Tim Sullivan. Check them both out now! We'll have new interviews, features and reviews for our October edition up shortly!!! |
| 9/30/06: Greetings, fiends!!! We're got another early October interview for you!!! We spoke to the writer/director of the upcoming Anchor Bay release ABOMINABLE, RYAN SCHIFRIN!!! The flick features Matt McCoy, Jeffrey Combs, Lance Henriksen, Dee Wallace Stone, & Tiffany Shepis. It'll be released next Tuesday, October 3rd. Read our FRIGHT exclusive interview with Ryan Schifrin to learn about the making of ABOMINABLE!!! Also, Ryan will be at this weekend's FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS convention!!! Icons own Jsyn will also be at the Fango table with his WICKED EFX team doing make-up demonstrations all day Saturday. Stop by and say hello!!! More in a few days!!! |
| 9/23/06: FEAST midnight screenings are TONIGHT!!! GO SUPPORT AND SEE IT! Need more reason why? Read Jsyn's FIRST LOOK: FEAST!!! Also, We're one week away from the NY/NJ FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORROR'S convention!!! Among the guests - RON PERLMAN (HELLBOY), JEFFREY COMBS (RE-ANIMATOR), JOHN SAXON (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), JUST ADDED - SAW 3 Director DARREN LYNN BOUSMAN, ADAM GREEEN & KANE HODDER (HATCHET), TEXAS CHAINSAW: THE BEGINNING'S R. LEE ERMEY, JORDANA BREWSTER, & Director JONATHAN LIEBESMAN, LARRY FESSENDEN (THE LAST WINTER), WILLIAM LUSTIG (MANIAC), LLOYD KAUFMAN and many, many more!!! Click the logo below for complete details and tickets!!!
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9/17/06: We know it's still a few weeks until Halloween and our October edition, but we decided to give you horror fiends and early treat!!! How 'bout another FRIGHT exclusive interview?!
Also, Myk checks in with a slew of new DVD REVIEWS!!! This month, he checked out ASYLUM, PUPPETS WHO KILL SEASON TWO, HARRY KNUCKLES AND THE PEARL NECKLACE, (The NEW Special Edition of) EATEN ALIVE, THE GARDEN, (The NEW Ultimate Edition of) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, MASTERS OF HORROR: INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD, and PIRATES (Yep, the porn CGI Pirates movie!?) More updates to come! -robg. |
| 9/12/06: Finally, the September 2006 edition of ICONS OF FRIGHT is up!!! This month, we’ve got 4 FRIGHT exclusive interviews for you.
This month, Mike C checks in with the TRILOGY PICKS. This month’s theme? Great Horror Anthologies. This month’s picks? TWICE-TOLD TALES, CREEPSHOW and KWAIDAN. Adam Rains (from the Icons Of Horror Rock site) gave us an article called ‘DISSECTING THE WAX’ which examines the making of ‘The Misfits’ Horror Business and Night Of The Living Dead. It features interviews with Bobby Steel and Joey Image. You don’t want to miss this one!!! Last but not least, Jsyn gives us two brand new FIRST LOOKS!!! Starting with FIRST LOOK: FEAST!!! That’s right. It’ll play in theaters for 2 nights only at the end of this month before going to DVD. See what Jsyn had to say about Jon Gulager’s much anticipated horror flick!!! And also, Jsyn takes a look at the long-delayed and much anticipated new film by Lucky McKee in our FIRST LOOK: THE WOODS!!! Check back shortly for new picks in THE VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN AND OBSCURE, Kevin Klemm will check in with this month’s GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO, NEW DVD REVIEWS and Mike C will honor us with 2 articles on disaster films!!! OH! And for those of you in New York City, this Thursday night September 14th, there’s going to be a special screening of VAULT fave ‘TROLL 2’!!! No, we’re serious! And the cast will be there!!! No, really!!! It’s playing at the NYC Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 307 W26th St. NYC, NY this Thursday September 14th at 9:30 PM. The film will be followed by Q & A with Michael Stephenson (Josh-uuuuu-a), George Hardy (Michael Waits), Jason Wright (That Playboy Son-of-the-Coopers), Darren Ewing (Ohhhh Myyyyy Gaaaaawwwwwdddd it's Arnold!!), Jason Steadman (Drew) and possibly more including Creedence Leonore Gielgud and Grandpa Seth! A night of laughs, absurd entertainment, and so much Troll 2 excitement you will want to pee on the dinner table. ENJOY! Check THIS LINK for more info!!! More to come!!! –robg. |
| 8/21/06: Greetings, fiends!!! We've got a special mid-month UPDATE FOR YOU!!! First up, 2 BRAND NEW FRIGHT FIRST LOOKS!!! Both Robg. and Bunni Speigelman check in with reviews of Gary Sherman's latest flick '39: A FILM BY CARROLL MCKANE'. Check out both reviews right HERE!!! Also, Bunni was at the recent NY screening of 'LovecraCKed! The Movie', so check out our FIRST LOOK: LOVECRACKED! THE MOVIE review HERE!!! Whoa! JSYN RETURNS TO THE VAULT!!! After months of neglect (he claims he was workin') the creator of 'THE VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN AND OBSCURE' is back. And he's breaking out all sorts of obscure classics. This month's picks? THE DEVIL'S RAIN, 5 DEAD ON THE CRIMSON CANVAS, MACHINES OF LOVE AND HATE, RETURN TO OZ, BURNT OFFERINGS, and REFLECTIONS OF EVIL. (Packard!!!) Mike C. chimes in with this month's TRILOGY PICKS!!! The theme? A SALUTE TO USA! UP ALL NIGHT! The picks? EAT AND RUN, NEON MANIACS, and A POLISH VAMPIRE IN BURBANK. Yes, folks. Reading is believeing. Check it out NOW!!! Last but not least, our buddy Dante Tomaselli's flick 'SATAN'S PLAYGROUND' will be available on DVD tomorrow courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment!!! So, we decided to collect all our interviews and reviews and post an 'ICONS OF FRIGHT SALUTE TO SATAN'S PLAYGROUND'. To celebrate, we added a brand new 5 question interview with Dante about the release of his DVD. We'll also be giving away an autographed copy of 'SATAN'S PLAYGROUND' later in the month, so check back here for the details. THE SEPTEMBER EDITION IS ON IT'S WAY!!! -robg. |
| 8/14/06: Just posted a slew of new DVD REVIEWS. They include HALLOWEEN: 25 YEARS OF TERROR, HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS: SPECIAL DIVIMAX EDITION, HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS: SPECIAL DIVIMAX EDITION, RAW MEAT, and SCARY MOVIE 4. Check them out! New updates by the weekend! -robg. |
| 8/5/06: Gary Sherman (DEATH LINE/RAW MEAT, DEAD & BURIED, VICE SQUAD, LISA, and POLTERGEIST 3) checked in with us this month to promote his latest film 39: A FILM BY CAROLL MCKANE and dropped some hints about a possible RAW MEAT re-release on DVD under it’s original title and brought us up to date on the status of the DEATH LINE remake. In regards to DEATH LINE/RAW MEAT on DVD: “The DVD that’s (available now) called ‘Raw Meat’ is NOT ‘Raw Meat’, but it is ‘DEATH LINE’. It is from the negative of my director’s cut from England. It’s from the original Technicolor negative. Frame for frame, it is ‘Death Line’ and not ‘Raw Meat’. And hopefully Sony who owns the MGM library now is going to re-release it, sometime in the next year AS ‘Death Line’. It’s being talked about it. It’s not definite yet, but Guillermo (Del Toro) and I have talked about doing a commentary together. So… Sony if you’re listening out there! Let’s get this show on the road! The fans deserve it.” In regards to the status of a possible remake: “The script is done and it’s getting a great reaction from the studios. A major agency has asked for the full package to represent the film. I can’t say who just yet. I did NOT re-write the original ‘Death Line’. I stayed as far away from that as possible. I just thought about what if I came up with the idea of putting Sawney Bean in a subway system today. How would I approach that? And that’s exactly what I did, and it’s a completely new, modern approach to the whole thing. It is not a film that could have been made in 1972. It’s a film that only could’ve been made in 2006-2007. It’s very modern. It’s incredibly modern, I actually surprised myself.” Will it take place in the London Underground again? “No, it takes place in Chicago. It takes place in the subway system of Chicago. The new ‘Death Line’ is just as political and just as socially significant as the original one was. Originally, I did the original ‘Death Line’ as a protest film. It’s very political. It talks about classes. That’s really what the film was meant to do, which was hide a social message behind a horror story and the new one I think does it better. It really deals with social ills of today.” In regards to if he plans to direct it? “They want me to direct it. And I’m thinking about it. I almost think that I don’t want it made unless I do direct it.” Check out the full extensive interview HERE!!! |
| 8/3/06: THE AUGUST EDITION OF ICONS OF FRIGHT IS UP!!! We've got some KILLER FRIGHT exclusive interviews for you this month!!!
How 'bout some articles?! Gavin writes in with a HILARIOUS commentary on the Stephen King movie PET SEMETARY. The title of his article says it all: F*CK YOU, I'M WATCHING PET SEMETARY (better than porn). Also, new staffer Jeff Timbrell explains to us why GODZILLA is still the king of ALL monsters in an article titled 'GODZILLA: THE MONSTER WHO ATE THE 20TH CENTURY'. And what would an Icons update be without a brand new edition of 'GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO' from our West Coast buddy Kevin Klemm! This month's triple feature is THE CRIPPLED MASTERS, THE STREET FIGHTERS, and MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE. Reading is believing!!! We'll be back this weekend with VAULT and TRILOGY picks, as well as a few new DVD reviews, and a FIRST LOOK at LoveCracked: The Movie! Get readin', fiends!!! -rg. |
| 7/29/06: Last year, our own staffer Jsyn did a FIRST LOOK review for a UK flick called 'CREEP'. Check it out HERE. The director of 'CREEP' Christopher Smith is back with a horror/comedy called 'SEVERANCE'. Check out the trailer at the official site. Enjoy! -robg. |
| 7/28/06: Plenty going on in the world of horror, but your Icons staff has been working hard on our upcoming August edition! Let’s take a look back at the news from the past week. This past Tuesday, Halloween came a bit early this year with the release of the long awaited DVD ‘HALLOWEEN: 25 YEARS OF TERROR’, a documentary which chronicles the entire Halloween series! Also released were brand new special editions of both ‘HALLOWEEN 4’ and ‘HALLOWEEN 5’. They both pack exclusive new commentaries, so Halloween fans will want to check out ALL 3 discs! We’ll have some review up shortly. It was announced today that we can look forward to a brand new special edition of ‘THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2’ (titled ‘The Gruesome Edition’) on September 26 th of this year from MGM. Dark Sky is also releasing their new double disc special edition of the original ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’ on the same date. In comic book/horror related news, Fangoria Entertainment just announced the launch of their comic book line, starting with STRANGELAND DISCIPLE, which will feature the Captain Howdy character created by Dee Snider from his flick STRANGELAND. Meanwhile, the legendary EC Comics are planning on reprinting their classic comic stories via a hardcover archive series. Check out their website at www.eccrypt.com for more info on this and their other books. I know how excited you guys all are for Samuel L. Jackson’s ‘SNAKES ON A PLANE’, but what about…err… The Asylum video’s ‘SNAKES ON A TRAIN’?! Well, have a look at the trailer of this straight to DVD flick (Aug. 15th) and decide for yourself.
New ICONS edition is on it’s way!!! –robg. |
7/19/06: For those of you in the New York area, we wanted to let you know about a screening taking place at the Two Boots Pioneer Theatre of ‘LovecraCked: The Movie!’ on Monday July 24 th, 2006.
In horror related news, you can check out a trailer for the upcoming DVD release ‘The Butterfly Effect 2’ at THIS LINK. Fangoria finally got word on the much delayed ‘RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP’. Check out their article HERE about the new FX team brought on to amp up to gore! FOX sent us a press release for a number of their upcoming films. Here’s the scoop on a few… THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (March 2, 2007): The sequel to the 2006 horror re-make, The Hills Have Eyes which grossed over $41 million at the domestic box office, is written by horror legend Wes Craven and Jonathan Craven and will be directed by Martin Weisz. The storyline follows a group of young National Guard trainees who are attacked by mutants during a training mission in the New Mexico desert. The Hills Have Eyes:The Beginning, a graphic novel, will be published by Fox Atomic Comics in 2007. 28 WEEKS LATER (May 11, 2007): The creative team of Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and Andrew Macdonald are back to re-invent the zombie movie yet again with the sequel to 28 Days Later. Lead by director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 28 Weeks Later picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated the city of London. The US Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city, when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection, wreaking havoc on the entire population. 28 Days Later:The Aftermath, a graphic novel, will be published by Fox Atomic Comics in 2007. And sure, this isn’t horror, but hell… if you know us, we love the comedies of the 80’s. First news on: REVENGE OF THE NERDS - A raucous re-imagining of the comedy classic. Adams College is turned upside down by a group of freshmen misfits who redefine the term "nerd." As they try to form their own frat, the nerds incur the wrath of the ultimate alpha males , the infamous Alpha Beta fraternity. The nerds refuse to go down without a fight, waging an all-out battle against the notorious jocks during Greek Week. Kyle Newman (Fanboys) is set to direct with McG and Stephanie Savage producing. More to come! –rg. |
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| 7/9/06: VAULT and TRILOGY picks are up for the JULY EDITION!!! Mike C. checks in this month and gives us a TRILOGY of early David Cronenberg material! What 3 flicks should you rent and watch in one sitting?! Check the TRILOGY PICKS to find out!!! Jsyn's hard at work on Chris Garetano's COTTONMOUTH short, so Robg. takes over the VAULT yet again! This time with Wes Craven's... DEADLY FRIEND!? Yep, one that's been lost in the Vault Of The Forgotten & Obscure! More updates in a bit! -rg. |
| 7/8/06: Greetings! Have you read our FRIGHT exclusive STEVE NILES interview yet? In it, he mentioned that him and Rob Zombie are collaborating on the screenplay for the adaptation of their comic 'BIGFOOT'. With both of them involved, it should make an interesting movie! He also mentioned that his next collaboration with Rob Zombie in the comic world should be 'Lords Of Salem' - which ironically is the title of one of the tracks off Zombie's latest record. The pair have already produced two popular comic book titles 'Bigfoot' and 'The Nail'. Also, in the latest Issue of Wizard (#178), they spoke with actor Paul Giamatti about his role in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan flick 'Lady In The Water'. He did talk a bit about the much anticipated sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep! Here's a snippet: "I heard you might be doing a sequel to 'Bubba Ho-Tep' called 'Bubba Nosferatu' with Bruce Campbell..." "They're talking about doing it and there is a script being written and Don Coscarelli, who I think is great, is directing - I like his movies a lot and he's working on the script and they have talked to me about it. If it happens and they want me to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat." There you have it! Check back later this weekend for our TRILOGY and VAULT picks!!! -robg. |
7/5/06: Wow! Are you ready for yet another FRIGHT update?! Well, today we're proud to launch the JULY EDITION OF ICONS OF FRIGHT!!!
How 'bout some FIRST LOOKS?! We've got the FIRST LOOK at 3 exciting features. Mike C gives us his thoughts on the upcoming 'THE DESCENT'. Adam Barnick checks in with a FIRST LOOK at 'BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON'. And new staffer Bunni Speigelman makes her Icons debut with a FIRST LOOK at the upcoming Stephen King series 'NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES'. If that's not enough, our budddy Kevin Klemm gives you this month's GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO picks!!! Check back in the weekend and we'll have this month's Trilogy Picks and VAULT picks up for ya! Get readin', fiends!!! - robg. |
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| 6/26/06: It's here! And I know Icons own Mike C. and Vin the Techno Weenie are going to get excited. Check out the SNAKE ON A PLANE trailer on yahoo's site. -rg. |
6/19/06: We at Icons are very excited over the announcment of a new horror series anthology called FEARMONGERS! Created by make-up EFX artist and director Ryan Nicholson (LIVE FEED) and Nick Palumbo (Murder Set Pieces), the show promises to "will rival Showtime’s MASTERS OF HORROR in not only content but production value. If Showtime had a problem with Takashi Miike’s IMPRINT, every episode we do will go above and beyond that level of mayhem."Besides Palumbo & Nicholson, the pair have assembled an interesting and diverse group to direct the initial 13 episode run. “The directors we have been able to assemble are quite a group!” Palumbo told FANGORIA earlier today.
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| 6/11/06: It's been one week since Fangoria's Weekend Of Horror's show in beautiful Burbank, California. Well, we've just posted the Icons Of Fright complete coverage!!! Broken down by day - DAY ONE, DAY TWO, DAY THREE - check out all that this year's Fango extravaganza had to offer. Including FRIGHT exclusive pictures with guests Bob Clark, Bruce Campbell, Lance Henriksen, Sid Haig, Lloyd Kaufman, Guillermo Del Toro, Doug Jones, Rusty Nails, Fred Dekker, Richard Moll, Tiffany Shepis, Jack Hill, Jim Isaac, Sarah Carter, Paul Solet, Brian Austin Green, Eli Roth, Charles Band, Mick Garris, Stuart Gordon, Tim Sullivan, Diamond Dallas Page, Adam Green, Tony Todd, Mercedes McNab, John Gulager, Clu Gulager, David Arquette and many, many more!!! Check it out now on our convention review page!!! - robg. |
6/6/06: Ohhh! Look at the date! SPOOKY!!! You fiends all going to see the new OMEN tonight? Well, if not, then we've got a great new article for you from staffer Kevin Klemm. Check out 'WHAT THE HELL?', 2 recommended features for your 6/6/06 viewing pleasure from the guy who brings you 'GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO'! |
| 5/31/06: ICONS OF FRIGHT HEEDS THE OMEN?! AND... COULD IT BE?! THE JUNE EDITION IS... EARLY?! Kind of! The ICONS crew is off to Burbank, California for the FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS convention, so we wanted to kick off our JUNE edition with our brand new FRIGHT exclusive interviews while we were away!!! THE OMEN opens 6/6/06, but we've got a FRIGHT exclusive review of it! Check out our FIRST LOOK: THE OMEN article with Robg.'s thought on the remake. And we were lucky enough to snag 4 FRIGHT excluvie interviews with the principals of 'THE OMEN'. This month we spoke to LIEV SCHREIBER, JULIA STILES, MIA FARROW & director JOHN MOORE!!! Check them out now!!!
We'll be back in about a week with a full report from FANGO, as well as updates on all your other FRIGHT fave features, such as The VAULT, Trilogy pics, Grindhouse Aficionado, DVD reviews, Articles and more!!! See ya in Burbank!!! -rg. |
| 5/24/06: We've returned from MONSTER MANIA with plenty to report and tons of pictures to show! First and foremost, thanks again to Dave Hagen for putting on such a killer show, and thanks to our friends at Plan 9 Productions! Check out our full report from MONSTER MANIA 5!!! We broke it down into a bunch of fun sections - THE PANELS, THE MEET & GREETS, THE STEVIE D. FREE PHOTO MONTAGE, THE DRUNKEN EVENINGS, THE MEALS, and THE STASH! Some cool news/scoops that you'll find in our write-up? - Charles Band mentioned during his FULL MOON presentation that he has plans to make a 'DOLLMAN 2' with Tim Thomerson, a 'DR. MORDRID 2' with Jeffrey Combs, and he just completed 'THE EVIL BONG' with Tommy Chong, which also features cameo's by Bill Mosely and Jeffrey Combs. - Greg Nicotero mentioned that he'd love to work with George Romero again, and that George is currently pitching a "zombie" television series. - Lance Henriksen says the plan is to have his character Frank Black return in a 'MILLENNIUM' movie. Him and Bill Paxton still talk about a 'NEAR DARK' prequel, and he tells us he did the 2 new 'PUMPKINHEAD' sequels because the "scripts were dynamite." Head on over to our write up to read more, and see dozen's of pictures from the event!!! Also, reader's know that Mike C. has been on a quest since the very beginning of Icons Of Fright. And it's been to find a copy of 'DEATH SHIP'. Well, this weekend, he finally accomplished his goal. Read our new article 'MIKE C.'S DATE WITH DEATH SHIP'. You'll love it!!! Less then 2 weeks away from Fango Burbank! And we'll have a few more updates this weekend, so check on back!!! -rg. |
| 5/18/06: MONSTER MANIA THIS WEEKEND!!! That's right, fiends! This weekend is the Monster Mania convention at the Hilton Hotel located at 2349 West Marlton Pike (Route 70) in Cherry Hill, NJ. Icons Of Fright will be at the event as fans, BUT we'll be sponsering the fine folks from 'PLAN 9 PRODUCTIONS'. Make sure you stop by their table, tell them Icons Of Fright send you and you'll get a FREE glossy limited edition print of original artwork by Steve Chanks! Plan 9 Productions specialize in rare & out of print DVD's. Be sure to tell them Icons Of Fright sent you. Steve Chanks is a NY based artist who has designed original artwork for Icons Of Fright, as well as T-Shirt designs for bands such as Avenged Sevenfold and Lamb Of God. Hope to see you all there! -rg. |
| 5/7/06: Wow! THIS IS IT!!! Finally, our MAY 2006 edition of ICONS OF FRIGHT is up and running!!! We’ve got so much cool stuff for you fiends to read this month, so let’s get right to it!!! MAY 2006 marks Icons Of Fright’s 2 year anniversary on the web! Make sure to read our reflections in our feature article ‘In Retrospect: Year Two of Icons Of Fright’ by Icons creators Robg. & Mike c. If you want to bring yourself up to speed on what happened in the FIRST year of Icons Of Fright, then also check out our ‘In Retrospect: Year One of Icons Of Fright’. Vin (aka the Techno Weenie) is having problems with his home computer, so he’ll be chiming in with his retrospective thoughts in a few days. 4 NEW FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS!!! In celebration of the recent DVD release of our buddy Tim Sullivan’s flick ‘2001 MANIACS’, we got to speak to a few of his cast members. First up, we’ve got the lovely WENDY KREMER, who played one of the most memorable maniacs in the film, “Peaches”. Read what she had to say in her Icons Of Fright interview! Also, we spoke to victim (and show stealer) MUSHOND LEE from ‘2001 MANIACS’. This happens to be his first ever on line interview and he had a lot of funny things to say, so check it out HERE!!! In continuing with our spotlight on up & coming independent filmmakers, we spoke to Long Island writer/director DAVID STAGNARI!!! David is the filmmaker behind the short film ‘CATHARSIS’, the upcoming full length ‘EXIT SIGN’ and he’s also one of the subjects in Chris Garetano’s acclaimed documentary ‘HORROR BUSINESS’. Read our FRIGHT exclusive interview with him HERE! Also, we’ve got another wonderful FANGO Blood Drive alumni, filmmaker WILLIAM ROT. Will’s short film ‘The Journal Of Edmond Deyers’ was on last years Fango Blood Drive Volume 2 disc, and he spoke with Icons staffer Adam Barnick about his experience’s making that short, as well as his latest ‘DE RIGUER’, which features Edwin Neal. Read what Will Rot had to say to the Icons audience!!! This month, we’ve got 3 FRIGHT FIRST LOOKS!!! Robg. brings us the first review of ‘LITTLE ERIN MERRYWEATHER’ from filmmaker Dave Morwick who wrote, directed and starred in the flick along with Brandon Johnson (MALEVOLENCE). Adam Barnick caught the NY premiere of Adam Green’s ‘HATCHET’ starring Kane Hodder (JASON). And Jsyn gives us the run down on the banned episode of Masters Of Horror ‘IMPRINT’ by Takashi Miike! We’re proud to welcome new staffer Kevin Klemm (The Ed Gein Collection, Girls & Corpses), who launches a new FRIGHT column, GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO!!! Check out his first triple feature suggestions, ‘Fight For Your Life’, ‘THRILLER: A Cruel Picture’, and ‘I Spit On Your Grave’!!! Speaking of triple features, Mike c. gives us this month’s Trilogy Picks ‘Memorial Day Massacres’, featuring 3 “military” inspired horror films. Robg. takes over this month’s ‘VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN & OBSCURE’ with 2 new additions – ‘Dark Night Of The Scarecrow’ and ‘The Gate 2’. Jsyn’s off working on a flick in the Hamptons, but he did leave us with a review of both the new short silent film AND video game for ‘THE CALL OF CTHULHU’. Lovecraft fans will WANT to check this out!!! Myk and Robg. both contributed a slew of new DVD reviews. Among the latest reviewed titles are ‘Chains Of Lust, Cheerleader Camp, Green River Killer, A History Of Violence, HOSTEL, Masters Of Horror: Cigarette Burns. (John Carpenter), Masters Of Horror: Dreams In The Witch-house. (Stuart Gordon), Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis, The Scorned, 2001 MANIACS, Viewtiful Joe Vol. 1 , and Wolf Creek. Stay tuned for even more updates thru-out the month. Monster Mania is less then 2 weeks away, so we’ll be bringing you a convention review, and then Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors Burbank is the first weekend of June! Visit Monstermania.net and Creationent.com for details on both conventions. It’s going to be quite a summer! |
| 5/4/06: This scoop JUST IN!!! Our buddy Paul Solet's short film 'GRACE' starring Liza Weil & Brian Austin Green will make it's WORLD PREMIERE at the upcoming FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS in Burbank, Ca!!! The Fango event is taking place on Friday June 2nd thru Sunday June 4th at the Burbank Airport Hilton & Towers Convention Center located at 2500 Hollywood Way in Burbank, California!!! Make sure you check out our exclusive pics from the making of GRACE in our feature article 'The Making Of SON OF HORROR BUSINESS'. And check out this exclusive 4 minute making of GRACE featurette by filmmaker Adam Barnick HERE!!! Visit the Creation website to find out more about this Fango event, and check back with us soon for more!!! |
| 4/29/06: The MAY edition of ICONS OF FRIGHT is right around the corner, but we just couldn't wait!!! So, we added a few of our new features a bit early!!! 3 FRIGHT FIRST LOOKS!!! Adam Barnick caught a screening of Adam Green's HATCHET with Kane (Jason) Hodder!!! Check out one of the first reviews of it in our FRIGHT feature exclusive 'FIRST LOOK: HATCHET'. Another flick you're going to be hearing about soon enough is Dave Morwick's 'LITTLE ERIN MERRYWEATHER'. We were lucky enough to catch a screening of it last week in NYC, so read all about it in our FRIGHT exclusive article, 'FIRST LOOK: LITTLE ERIN MERRYWEATHER'. Last but not least, Jsyn catchs the banned episode of MASTERS OF HORROR by Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike! (AUDITION). So, is his episode IMPRINT really that horrific?! Check out Jsyn's write-up 'FIRST LOOK: IMPRINT' and find out!!! Also, we have a new staffer here at Icons named Kevin Klemm! Kevin also writes for 'GIRLS AND CORPSES' magazine and he's also the guy behind The Ed Gein Collection! He'll be checking in with Icons every so often for a new feature that we're really excited about... 'GRINDHOUSE AFICIONADO'!!! The first triple feature picks are up NOW!!! So, check it out!!! Our new edition is a few days away and it's our 2 year anniversary! More in a few! -rg. |
4/20/06: HOSTEL came out this past Tuesday on DVD and everyone from the Icons camp has something to say about it! Vin "Techno Weenie" finally saw it and shares his thoughts in his latest entry on his page. Check it out HERE. And I contributed a review of the DVD and it's features. Check that out on the DVD reviews for H. Mike will be chiming in later in the week with an article about HOSTEL and people reactions to it. So keep your eyes peeled for that. |
| 4/15/06: If you're in the New York area, there's 3 screenings this upcoming week you should try to make! First up, join FEARSmags Joseph B. Mauceri and The New York City Horror Film Festivals director Michael J. Hein as they present the ultimate collection of short Horror and Sci-Fi films, KILLER SHORTS: Part 3. Some films are creepy, some funny, some stunningly beautiful, but as the lights go down keep telling yourself it's only a movie! That event is on Monday, April 17th, 2006 at 7PM at The Pioneer Theatre located at 155 East 3rd Street (between Ave A & B) New York , NY 10009. The program will feature: THE SILVER GLEAM WHISTLE (25 min): Directed by Mike Willamson, DISPOSER (7 min): Directed by B.C. Furtney, STICKERS (16 min): Directed by Daniel Maldonado, THIS IS HOW MY BROTHER DIED (20 min): Directed by Will Spodnik, I'M HERE (5 min): Directed by Brad Olery, ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Otro Ladrillo En La Pared) (18 min): Directed by Ezzo Avendano, and UNWELCOME (14 min): Directed by Gentry Smith. Free Tee shirt and DVD giveaways! (know your horror trivia!) Drinks at the after party! Tickets are $6.50 tickets for members, students, seniors, and $9.00 for the general public. Tickets maybe purchased in advance by going online to http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=54263. Then, Wednesday evening, April 19th, 2006 at 7PM, catch the premiere of 'LITTLE ERIN MERRYWEATHER' starring David Morwick and Brandon Johnson (MALEVOLENCE) at the DGA Theatre - Directors Guild Of America Theatre located at 110 west 57th street, New York, NY 10019. The event is FREE!!! "Little Erin Merryweather begins in a small New England town on a college campus. A rash of murders alarms the campus and town. Striking similarities in the way each of the victims is murdered has been noticed. Some people say they have seen flashes of red, a person in a red cape like Little Red Riding Hood. Student Peter Bloom begins an investigation to uncover the killer's identity. While he is trying to solve the mystery, other students are murdered on campus. His search finds Peter thrust into a fairytale world full of nightmares and a disturbing history. As Peter closes in on the killer, his own fate is uncertain." Thursday, April 20th, 2006 at 7:30PM, 'HORROR BUSINESS' returns to Long Island, NY!!! The acclaimed documentary will be screening at the Huntington Cinema Arts Centre located at 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743. Guests for the screening will be director/Long Island filmmaker Christopher P. Garetano, Cult Film Critic Joe Bob Briggs, Animator John Goras, Special Effects Makeup Artist Tate Steinsiek, Conspiracy Expert John Brodie, & Long Island Filmmaker David Stagnari. Addmission is $12 for the public & $8 for CAC members. Hope to see you all there! -rg. |
| 4/12/06: If you head over to the official HALLOWEEN website, you'll find a GREAT interview with HALLOWEEN 5 director Dominique Othenin-Girard! This is quite possibly the first time he's talked about the film on line so check it out! And if you need more of a HALLOWEEN fix, make sure you check out our Don Shanks (Michael Myers in H5) interview, as well as one of our personal favorite FRIGHT exclusive interviews with screenwriter Dan Farrands (Halloween 6)! Also check out our articles from a few months back - 'HALLOWEEN: SEQUEL OR REMAKE' and 'HALLOWEEN: WHAT NOW?!'. We've also posted a few new DVD reviews tonight! Check out reviews of '2001 MANIACS', 'A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE', and 'WOLF CREEK'. Speaking of 'WOLF CREEK', don't forget to enter our CONTEST to win yourself a copy of the unrated DVD!!! More in a bit! -rg. |
| 4/11/06: Hey there, fiends! Today marks the release date of WOLF CREEK: UNRATED on DVD. A flick that Robert Rodriguez says is "...as REAL as horror gets..."! To celebrate, we're giving away 5 copies of the UNRATED: WOLF CREEK DVD. Check out our CONTEST page or simply send an e-mail with your name and mailing address to contest@iconsoffright.com. Don't forget to include 'WOLF CREEK' in the subject header. We'll have a review of the DVD, as well as a slew of new DVD reviews later in the evening! Also, congrats to Steve from Royersford, PA! He was the winner of the autographed SAW 2 comic book! It's on it's way, Steve. And we'll have another contest at the end of the month! More in a bit! -rg. |
| 4/9/06: Here's something new and extremely exciting. We're proud to annouce the launch of Icons of Fright LIVE. Exclusive to MySpace! This is where we're going to be bringing you live audio interviews with genre celebrities. The first one is a experiment and I need you guys feedback, please! You'll find on the page now a recent Q&A by horror legend George A. Romero. The Q&A was after a screening of "The Crazies" on Long Island about 2 weeks ago. Spur of the moment I recorded the event on my micro-recorder and I got it uploaded. Sound quality is OK. It's not the greatest, but I did my best to clean it up and make it completely audible. You should be able to hear everything. Trust me, it's an extremely entertaining 45 minutes with George (and I broke it up into bite-size 10 minute bits). Part of what we always want to do with Icons of Fright is bring the horror event and horror convention experience to those of you who can't make it or don't have events close by. Minus the $15 admission and $20/piece autographs, of course. If you end up liking this, we'll certainly continue to feature new interviews, and Q&A sessions from conventions on Icons of Fright LIVE. I cannot stress how much I really would like your feedback, please!! I think this is going to be an awesome new feature for our MySpace friends, so go check it out!!!!! Thanks so much and enjoy! --Mike C. |
| 4/5/06: Howdy fiends! Big casting news for our buddy Dante Tomaselli's flick 'THE OCEAN'. It seems former Sopranos star Vincent Pastore has joined the cast of 'THE OCEAN' playing the father to Felissa Rose's character. Felissa and Vincent worked together on the as-yet-to-be released 'RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP'. Adrienne Barbeau was originally cast as Felissa's mother in the film, but had to bow up due to her upcoming book tour. Replacing her will be none other then Margot Kidder! (Black Christmas, Superman). Dante alumni Danny Lopes and Christie Sanford should be back, as well as Ed Neal (who last worked with Dante on SATAN'S PLAYGROUND). Rumors have it that one of Vincent Pastore's former co-stars from The Sopranos may also hop into 'THE OCEAN' if timing permits. We'll let you know when it's official. And right after 'THE OCEAN', Dante's been planninga little flick called 'SALEM'! Here's a cool teaser image for his potential 'Ocean' follow-up!!!
Also, there's a new Techno Weenie post on the site today. Check it out!!! |
| 4/2/06: The April edition of ICONS OF FRIGHT is up!!! This month we've got 3 awesome FRIGHT exclusive interviews! 2 from people that have never had an on-line interview in print!!! How many of you remember the 80's horror gem 'THE GATE'? Well, we tracked down director TIBOR TAKACS for his first ever on line interview to talk about making 'THE GATE', 'THE GATE 2', and 'I MADMAN'!!! Also, Adam Barnick caught up with actor DANNY LOPES, who appears in ALL of Dante Tomaselli's films to date! Check out all 3 FRIGHT exclusive interviews!!! Want more FRIGHT exclusive articles? YOU GOT IT!!! This month, we take a look at 'THE MAKING OF SON OF HORROR BUSINESS', the follow up to Christopher P. Garetano's 'Horror Business' documentary! Icons recently took a trip with Chris to secure footage for his next doc, and along the way, we witnessed the making of Paul Solet's GRACE which features Liza Weil (Stir Of Echoes) & Brian Austin Green, met legendary director Bob Clark, and sat in for interview sessions with Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) and cult director Damon Packard! Icons own Jsyn and his WICKED EFX crew got to poke out Brian Austin Green's eyeball for GRACE. Now THAT'S worth looking at! Check it all out in this month's article 'THE MAKING OF SON OF HORROR BUSINESS: AN ICONS TRIP TO CALI'. John Torrani finally returns his his column 'MOVIES THE BAD KIDS LIKE'. This month's selections are part of his 'BAD KIDS WORSHIP SATAN ON EASTER' edition. Check it out now! Mike c. gives us this month's trilogy picks - 'CLASSY GHOST STORIES'. Robg contribute's this month's VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN & OBSCURE picks. Don't forget to check out FIRST LOOK at SLITHER. And there will be even MORE updates within the next week! Stick with us and keep it SICK!!! |
3/27/06: Paul Solet's 'GRACE' got a mention this morning on the official Fangoria website! If you recall, he was one of the winners of the Fangoria Blood Drive contest for Volume 2 with his short film 'Means To An End'. (You can read FRIGHT exclusive interview with Paul Solet and Jake Hamilton here on Icons)
We'll have another look at the making of 'GRACE' when we post our article 'The Making of 'SON OF HORROR BUSINESS'' with our April edition! We leave you with 2 more production stills! More to come! -rg.
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| 3/24/06: Myk chimes in with a whole slew of new DVD reviews including The Card Player, Chronicles Of The Raven, Class Of 1984, Crimson Climax: Island Of Sin, H, The Locals, Trauma, & Wishing Stairs. Mike c. gives us his thoughts on the DVD The Lady In White. Halloween fans, check this out. George Wilbur - Michael Myers in Halloween's 4 & 6 has launched a website at www.GeorgeWilburTheShape.com! More to come. -rg. |
2/10/06: We just posted 2 reviews (in one article) for FINAL DESTINATION 3, which is released in theaters today. Check out our brutally honest thoughts on this sequel. FIRST LOOK: FINAL DESTINATION 3. 2/8/06: Have you had a chance to read our advance reviews of THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006), NIGHT WATCH and HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 yet?! Well, what are you waiting for? You can check them out by clicking the icon links above or heading over to the articles section. We'd like to recommend a few new sites for all of you folks whom are bored on your computers at work. First up, check out Toxic Shock.tv. These chaps are like our west coast counterparts! They've got some pretty cool interviews, reviews and articles. And one of their most recent interviews is with none other then Icons own Jsyn about his work with his special effects make-up company WICKED EFX. Check it out! Anyone remember the old FOX television show WEREWOLF?! I was able to snag a VHS copy at last weekend's Chiller convention, but as of now, this gem of a show has yet to be commercially released. Well, thankfully there's www.WEREWOLFTV.com - an extensive & detailed website devoted to one of the best horror related television shows to ever be broadcast on network tv! Check it out now! Our buddy Tim Sullivan wrote in to let us know the teaser trailer to his upcoming flick 'DRIFTWOOD' is now on line! You can check it out HERE. And all you New Yorkers will have a chance to finally check out Tim's 2001 Maniacs on Monday March 6th at the Two Boots theater located at 155 East 3rd Street between Ave.'s A & B. The show's at 7pm with a Q & A with the director and cast. Tickets are $9 in advance. For more details, click HERE. We've had some great new contributor's to the website lately. So, we updated out STAFF page to reflect on all our new found FRIGHT friends & writers. We want to introduce you to the team! Feel free to say hello. All of our contact info is listed on the Staff page. -rg. 2/7/06: Holy smokes! THE FEBRUARY EDITION OF ICONS OF FRIGHT IS UP!!! We are really, really excited to present you with EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOKS of some of the most anticipated horror films of 2006. We've got 3 advance reviews up right now!!! The Icons Of Fright staff were treated to a double feature from FOX films tonight. The flicks? THE HILLS HAVE EYES!!! The new remake from HIGH TENSION director Alexandre Aja! Check our article FIRST LOOK: THE HILLS HAVE EYES to see what Jsyn thought of the new flick!!! We were also lucky enough to check out the Russian flick NIGHT WATCH - the first of an EPIC new horror trilogy. Check out our article FIRST LOOK: NIGHT WATCH to see what Jsyn thought of THAT flick. Both films open in March 2006. Our new staffer Gavin chimes in with an advance look at HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: DEAD AIM. Check out FIRST LOOK: HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 for Gavin's honest & perceptive review. (Welcome aboard, Gavin!) What would a FRIGHT update be without some FRIGHT exclusive interviews?! Our new staffer Elaine Lamkin (aka The First Lady) sends us a brand new interview with The Godfather Of Gore himself, Mister HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS! Also, we continue our 'Are You Going?' magazine tribute by reprinting yet another Christopher P. Garetano interview, this time with actor SID HAIG!!! Be sure to check out the other reprints we've got running on the 'Are You Going?' page. Don't forget about THE VAULT OF THE FORGOTTEN AND OBSCURE! Our exclusive review of last weekend's CHILLER: DEAD OF WINTER 2006 show! And make sure you enter our SAW 2 contest, where you can win an autographed SAW: REBIRTH comic book, which explores the origins of JIGSAW! All this an more in a few. Expect more frequent updates as slowly, we'll be upgrading the entire site! 2006 is a big year! Stick with us! -rg. 2/6/06: We just posted a brand-new contest!!! In honor of the release of 'SAW 2' on DVD February 14th, we're giving away an autographed SAW: REBIRTH comic book! The comic tells the origin story of Jigsaw! And it's autographed by Jigsaw himself Tobin Bell, as well as SAW writer Leigh Whannell and some of the comic creators! CLICK HERE to enter! The contest ends on the first of March. Good luck! -rg. 1/30/06: This just in! Our CHILLER: DEAD OF WINTER 2006 REVIEW IS UP AND RUNNING!!! Loads of pics from this past weekend's event, so check it out now!!! You can access the review via the articles page or the convention review page OR directly at THIS LINK. We've got a few new DVD reviews up thanks to our new staffer Elaine Lamkin! Check out what Elaine thought of DEAD BIRDS and R-POINT in our DVD review section. Interesting news! Variety reports that there WILL be a brand new FRIDAY THE 13TH film this Friday October 13th, 2006! (?) The new Friday movie will explore the origins of Jason Voorhees. No cast, director or script is in place, so let's see how this pans out! An anonymous scooper told Bloody-Disgusting that TWO new Pumpkinhead flicks will shoot back to back later this year. Pumpkinhead 3 AND 4?! Let's see how THIS pans out! Also, the new OMEN film drops later this year on 6/6/06. The official teaser is up! Check it out HERE!!! February edition is on it's way, and you folks won't be disappointed!!! -rg. |
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1/19/06:
Bryce Dallas Howard (The Village) joins the cast of
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 as Gwen Stacey! Superherohype.com
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