In Episode 26, we highlight some of the works of Lucio Fulci. We discuss Zombie Hell House 1981, The Beyond 1981, and Zombi 2 1979/1980. We discuss the differences between Fulci and his contemporaries. We talk about what traits go into a Fulci film and discuss some of the highlights from the Fulci movies that we have seen lately.
As usual, we go over some feedback and we discuss why Sam has a fear of mustaches!
This episode’s music:
Faith No More - Surprise You’re Dead (Requested by Rotten138)
I had grandiose plans for the voting on the “Imitate Sam Contest” polling system. Unfortunately I haven’t had any time to put it together and I don’t see me getting time in the future, so I just added it to the forums.
Anyhow, in order to vote you need to visit the forums (and sign up if you haven’t yet), click the “Contests” forum and enter the “Imitate Sam Contest Poll!!!” topic. There you can listen to the entries and vote!
Voting will be open until Friday, March 13th so make sure to vote!
To finish up… No, the picture of Jack has nothing to do with the poll… just thought it looked pretty!
Here’s the second of Doctor Smirnoff’s weekly round-up of the best current horror movie & game news. We want to hear your opinions, so get posting your thoughts on the forums soon!
SAW VI Plot Revealed…??
SAW VI is due to open in cinemas across the world this October and, after the dull offering that was SAW V, it had better have one hell of a twist before the game is finally over (assuming this is the final episode, as planned). In the meantime, Xbox Live is showing SAW V over its movie streaming service.
But it would seem that someone at either Microsoft of Lionsgate has made a school-boy error and featured the wrong synopsis in their advert for the movie… a synopsis now rumoured to be the outline for SAW VI:
“One man. One plan. One foot. Yes, the Doctor is in! With a strange twist of fate and a revengeful plot, get ready for the most anticipated event of Saw. Face your fears at his operating table. Know that no one is safe from his sickness. Chills and screams are his true pleasure. Blood? You’ll be drenched in it.”
If you ask me (and even if you don’t) this sounds like more of a spin-off than the conclusion of the existing storyline. Could it be that this refers to the SAW video game we know to be in the works? If so, it looks like an interesting angle, although I always liked that the fate of Doctor Gordon was the one remaining mystery. We have a few gamers on the Forums and even fewer SAW fans… what do you think?
No HOUSE for Re-Animator…
RE-ANIMATOR is a film that gets much love here at Cadaver Lab and rightly so. I recently had chance to catch up to with the misadventures of Dr. Herbert West and now count BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR in my list of favourite horror movies.
Well, Dan & Ben over at MONDO MOVIE recently interviewed none other than director Stuart Gordon, and took the opportunity to ask him about the long-gestating ‘HOUSE OF RE-ANIMATOR’, to which Gordon responded:
“That had to be abandoned. It was going to be about the Bush administration, the idea of re-animating Dick Cheney. It’s pretty much old news now and I don’t think it’s going to happen. In a way I’m glad that it doesn’t need to happen… If McCain would have, God forbid, been voted in, we could have ended up making it about Sarah Palin taking over – that would have been a real horror movie!”
This is sad news to me. I would love to see Jeffrey Coombs reprise this role and IMDB even has William H. Macy listed as the President, which would have been cool. Still, at least there’s the ongoing talk of bringing back RE-ANIMATOR as a BUFFY style television series… right?
Craven Wants Cash to SCREAM Again…
Whilst there’s still no script, director or cast, Wes Craven is still speaking about SCREAM 4 as if the start of production is imminent. And he’s seemingly playing hard-ball. Craven definitely wants in on any sequel or reboot. But, only if he gets financial recognition for his contribution to the past movies on top of is fee for any work on a new addition to the franchise!
With Craven attached to any and all remakes of his past material, no matter how great (HILLS HAVE EYES), crappy (HILLS HAVE EYES 2) or completely unnecessary (LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT), it seems that he’s playing the same game as John Carpenter has over the past few years… i.e. cashing in the chips whilst the going’s good.
Personally, I think it’s unfortunate to see the individuals who best used the genre to speak out against capitalism and conformity actually seek to embrace it by feeding the Hollywood remake-machine. What are your thoughts? Are they right to do so? Was it inevitable? Let us know on the Forums…
Raimi’s Return a “perfect” DRAG…
Everybody wants Sam Raimi to return to horror. I mean c’mon, the guy gave us Ash, the deadites, Dutch angles and introduced the world to Bruce ‘The Chin’ Campbell. But after such a long period of time away from directing the genre, could he still have that magic that made us all avoid lonely cabins or books inked in blood and bound in skin?
Well, those lucky bar-stewards over at Bloody Disgusting recently attended an early screening of Sam Raimi’s return to horror, DRAG ME TO HELL. Their opinion?
“DRAG ME TO HELL was quite simply the most PERFECT horror film I’ve seen in a long, long while.”
If this is an accurate review of the film in it’s current form – and Bloody Disgusting are usually overly harsh, if anything, in their reviews – then ladies and gentleman, it would seem that the King has indeed entered the building to show all the pretenders how it’s really done.
I have been a little concerned about my chiropractor ever since seeing the Reanimator. I’m wondering if I am being slipped a little something else besides adjustments and ointments. You decide…
Due to some unforeseen schedule conflicts and unavoidable coincidences, we weren’t able to bring you our Lucio Fulci episode. Don’t worry though because we will be talking about the gore-meister himself next week. Since we had to scrape together a show topic and Sam was out of town, we were limited to the horror movies that Sam had on his iPod.
Fortunately he had a few decent flicks… not saying we’re including them in this show, but nonetheless. This week we talk about Thir13en Ghosts (2001), Candyman 1992, and The Ring from 2002.
Hello Everybody! Time for another installment of our Friends of the Show series. This week, we’re focusing on The Lightning Bug‘s Lair (TLB).
First of all, I’d like to share the description of the site written by T.L. Bugg himself:
The Lightning Bug is the Boss Man of the Moon. When he’s not teaching people how to talk like him (”reaaaal sexy”) or taking his flying wing out for a spin, he enjoys watching and reviewing all kinds of cult, exploitation, sci fi, b-movies, and horror goodness to bring to the people of Earth. New reviews come out every couple of days so check back early and often.
There you have it! Within this description is about everything you need to know about The Lightning Bug’s Lair. First of all, let’s start with what was explained explicitly. This site is focused on reviewing cult, exploitation, sci-fi, b-movie, and horror movies. When I go to this site, I always make sure to have my netflix account opened and my “Movies to Get” list in front of me. The reason for this is that TLB does a great job of focusing on movies that I’ve never heard of but I wish I had. TLB also does a great job of focusing on the important points of a movie and using poignant verbiage such that I don’t feel like I’m reading through a bunch of fluff searching for a nugget of interesting info.
To describe the what the the implicit part of the description above is the fun sense of humor that Mr. Bugg shows in these stories.He seems to enjoy what he does and hasn’t become too cynical to have it affect the writing. There is a rating system that consists of 1/2 bugs to 5 bugs. Even for the films that received one bug or less, the review wasn’t negative or angry, but more like sarcastic and funny.
Along with the main reviews and topics discussed, TLB also has many sidebar attractions. Some examples are Ladies’ Night where some of the female contributors take the reins with their ideas and reviews, and B.L.O.G. which stands for the Beautiful Ladies of the Genre. There are many more sidebars, but none so appropriate, as we prepare for the Lucio Fulci show, as the Fulciary where Lucio Fulci’s work is discussed (along with other Italian directors’ work).
TLB is a member of LAMB (Large Association of Movie Blogs) and HorrorSociety.com’s top 100 site’s list. Their ranking in these lists are decided by hits and votes.
Give T.L. Bugg your patronage. You will definitely not be disappointed. Just remember to have your list of “movies you want to see” open because you will definitely see something you’ve never heard of.
“Doctors Rounds” is a new, regular feature produced by Cadaverlab contributor, Doctor Smirnoff, summarising the most interesting (and bizarre) current stories related to horror movies & games. We hope you enjoy the column and hope to see your feedback on the forums soon!
Jason Vorhees: Possible Zombie, Definite Record Breaker!
Setting a new record for an R-rated movie, the remake of FRIDAY 13TH is reported to have a weekend projected gross of over $60million – having made almost $20m on it’s opening night. So, for all the criticism these remakes keep attracting, it’s fairly obvious to see why that the masses are willing to hand over the cash to see them! Good thing? Bad thing? Post your thoughts on the forums!
Even Newer NIGHTMARE Gets Director…
With the blood on Jason’s trademark machete barely dry after his weekend box-office massacre (see above), Michael Bay’s remake factory Platinum Dunes is already moving things forward with their retelling of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
And in a similar move to their approach to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, they’ve signed on a renowned music video director to bring us their vision of a Robert Englund-less Freddy.
It was announced this week that stepping behind the lens will be Sam Bayer - who apparently directed the instantly iconic video for Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ way back in the 90’s…
Whoever he is, Bayer must have made a positive impression on Platinum Dunes as he’s not only signed on to Nightmare but also FIASCO HEIGHTS, an original thriller set to be released by Universal.
Barker on New Pinhead Design…
Author, artist, director and Master of the Macabre™, Clive Barker has given his thoughts on Gary Tunnicliffe’s preliminary designs for Pinhead (found here), ahead of Pascal Laugier (Martyrs) reimagining of HELLRAISER. Barker’s main gripe?:
“The whole point about Pinhead is that he is geometrically severe… the energy of the character comes out of the fact that you have surgical precision… By turning the bloodless cuts or scarifications into bloody, irregular gashes removes the point of what made the character interesting in the first place.”
There seems to be a question mark around Tunnicliffe’s involvement in the new HELLRAISER. He as stated that his services were requested due to his work on parts 2–8. However, it is also rumoured that he is infact not involved at this point and was hoping to use the video as the start of a viral campaign and petition for his return!
In any case, I think we now know which way Clive Barker will be voting!
H2: (Flash)Back to Haddonfield…
Alongside reports of Malcolm McDowell reprising his role of Dr. Loomis in H2, Rob Zombie’s sequel to his own remake of HALLOWEEN, comes confirmation that Daeg Farch will also be returning as “young Michael Myers”. Other definite cast members joining McDowell and Farch are Bill Moseley and fellow TCM2 star Caroline “Stretch” Williams. Those who have seen the Directors Cut of Zombie’s HALLOWEEN will recall that Loomis survived in that version, making a return possible. However, the signing of Farch can only mean one thing – flashbacks!
As a fan of the SAW franchise, I’m used to seeing gratuitous flashbacks to the one strand of originality that made the first movie interesting. So this isn’t that much of a shock for me… but how about you? Post your thoughts on the forums!
As uncomfortable as the title makes us, we decided to take care of some business on this show. We thought we’d pop Sam’s cherry. Now… all of you sick-minded bastards can relax, we’re using that to describe the fact that we want to break Sam out of his “noob” status. We chose three films to talk about this week, all of which have some kind of significance in the horror genre as a whole and some would say that one can’t be a true horror fan until one has seen these. So for those who wanted to try to catch us pressure washing the aluminum trombone, I am sorry!
Although we could have added so many great titles to this list, this week we’re going to discuss Nosferatu 1922, City of the Living Dead 1980, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974.
Nosferatu 1922 - One of the first horror movies ever made, Nosferatu A Symphony of Horror uses skilled acting and great atmosphere to portray the message that is typically illustrated through speech.
City of the Living Dead 1980 - Written and directed by Lucio Fulci, you know that this is going to be one gory ride. Having the award of being the only film that actually made Mike barf, this film delivers on the violence and gore.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 - Tobe Hooper’s gritty masterpiece. We are treated to the most psychotic family in existence (except for maybe the family in Mum and Dad). One of Mike’s
It’s official! The Spring issue of Heavy Metal Magazine is hitting the stands tomorrow. This issue is going to feature Shawn Gabborin’s story Home Late!
So, it turns out Elvis is alive and living out his final years in a nursing home. Except no one believes he’s Elvis. They think he’s just a crazy old man. Which he may be. Then again, he might be Elvis. And did I mention that Elvis is played by Bruce Campbell? How cool is that?
Elvis’ best friend in the nursing home is an old African-American man. Who swears he’s JFK, alive and hidden in a nursing home. And he’s played by Ossie Davis. Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. Again, how cool is that?
And all is not well at the nursing home. A mummy, dressed up like a cowboy, is killing the residents at night. I’d tell you how, but that would spoil it. Let’s just say he’s killing them and it’s up to Elvis and JFK to stop him.
I love this movie. It’s as much fun as it sounds. And it turns out that an aging, foul-mouthed Elvis is the role Bruce Campbell was born to play. Other than Ash, of course.
