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New month, new horror recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. This installment features five selections reflecting the month of November 2024.

Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s offerings include a horror western, a gory tale of bad science, and a supernatural slasher.

Craze (1974)

Image: Craze (1974)

Directed by Freddie Francis.

The choices for movies to watch on Occult Day (November 18) are endless, but what about the lesser known Craze? This adaptation of Henry Seymour‘s novel The Infernal Idol is a grisly delight. Jack Palance (Alone in the Dark) is the murderous antiques dealer whose killing spree is done in the name of an African idol.

Here Palance goes around butchering women as part of a series of sacrifices for the aforesaid idol. His plans to lure and slay his targets become...

It’s a story we’ve all heard before. Parents leave their kids home alone for a few days and the unsupervised kids throw a party and wreck the place. That’s how it goes when 12-year-old Glen is left in the care of his 15-year-old sister Alexandra… But these kids also get into a whole new level trouble while their parents are away. They open a tunnel to Hell in their back yard, conjuring demons that play mind games with them and then become a physical threat. This is what happens in the 1987 film The Gate (watch it Here) – and if you haven’t seen this one, it’s the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.

The Gate started with a screenplay written by Michael Nankin, who had co-written and co-directed the 1980 comedy Midnight Madness. Upset that a project he had been working on fell apart, he decided to...

The Criterion Channel’s at its best when October rolls around, consistently engaging in the strongest horror line-ups of any streamer. 2024 will bring more than a few iterations of their spooky programming: “Horror F/X” highlights the best effects-based scares through the likes of Romero, Cronenberg, Lynch, Tobe Hooper, James Whale; “Witches” does what it says on the tin (and inside the tin is the underrated Italian anthology film featuring Clint Eastwood cuckolded by Batman); “Japanese Horror” runs the gamut of classics; a Stephen King series puts John Carpenter and The Lawnmower Man on equal playing ground; October’s Criterion Editions are Rosemary’s Baby, Night of the Hunter, Häxan; a made-for-tv duo includes Carpenter’s underrated Someone’s Watching Me!; meanwhile, The Wailing and The Babadook stream alongside a collection of Cronenberg and Stephanie Rothman titles.

Otherwise, Winona Ryder and Raúl Juliá are given retrospectives, as are filmmakers Arthur J. Bressan Jr. and Lionel Rogosin.

New month, new horror recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. This installment features five selections reflecting the month of August 2024.

Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s offerings include a horror take on a classic fairy tale, a creature-feature, and more.

Dead Kids (1981)

Dead Kids a.k.a. Strange Behavior (1981)

Directed by Michael Laughlin.

While College Colors Day (August 30) is a time to be proud of your alma mater, the students and faculty of Galesburg University likely feel less spirited after the events of Dead Kids. In this sci-fi/horror chiller, college experiments on a Midwestern community’s young people result in murder. Several, in fact. The guinea pigs’ homicidal impulses amount to a few rather creepy sequences in this “bad science” slasher.

Dead Kids, also known as Strange Behavior, is...

We’ve talked a lot about what makes a black sheep a black sheep. It can be a number of things really. We look at horror series and see what the underappreciated or even outright hated ones are to lift them up and defend them. It can also be a relatively underseen or unknown entity in the career of an actor, director, or series of films to shine a light and get it on more radars. A black sheep can be seen as bad at the time of its release (or even now) and just needs someone to speak of the positives for the flick. The Gate II (get it Here) is, well, it’s all of that. It’s a mostly underseen and unknown movie in a short horror series that is not really loved by the people who have seen it. With the first movie in the series being a spooky kids classic,...

One of my personal favorite horror movies of all time, 1987’s gateway horror classic The Gate is opening back up on May 14 with a brand new Blu-ray SteelBook release from Lionsgate!

The new release will feature fresh SteelBook artwork from Vance Kelly, seen below.

Special Features, all of which were previously released, include…

Audio Commentaries Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview Featurettes: The Gate: Unlocked Minion Maker From Hell It Came The Workman Speaks! Made in Canada From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate The Gatekeepers Vintage Featurette: Making of The Gate Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Storyboard Gallery Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery

When best friends Glen (Stephen Dorff) and Terry (Louis Tripp...

The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, with the tenth day getting into the anti-festive spirit for all the holiday grinches out there. This is for those that approach December with a “bah humbug” attitude and prefer any iconography or holiday theming to be kept to a minimum when it comes to horror. Most of these ten horror titles are technically set on or around Christmas, but can’t muster up enough cheer to really embrace the holiday spirit. Many of which don’t even bother with Christmas at all, beyond a quick scene or mention.

If you’re already sick of Santa Claus, and all things holiday related, here are ten holiday horror movies – technically – that would rather just cut straight to the horror.

Keep track of the 12 Days of Creepmas here.

The Brain

Dr. Anthony Blakely (Re-Animator’s David Gale) uses his TV show and a giant...

To celebrate the UK release of the high octane action thriller Black Warrant – available now across digital platforms – we are giving away an iTunes voucher!

Directed by Tibor Takács, the award-winning director of cult horror classics I, Madman and The Gate, Black Warrant is a thrill-a-minute plunge into the world of espionage, assassins and cyber terrorism, starring The Magnificent Seven’s Cam Gigandet, Jeff Fahey (Machete), and Tom Berenger, Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Platoon and Sniper legend, with a script based on a story by Streets of Fire actor Michael Pare.

Packed with nerve-wracking, high-stakes shoot-outs, sleek weaponry, and superb performances from young gun Gigandet and grizzled veteran Berenger as two men who need to put their differences aside to avert a worldwide catastrophe, Black Warrant gives the Bourne and Bond films a run for their money.

A semi-retired special ops assassin and a DEA agent cross paths on separate missions...

Black Warrant Trailer — Tibor Takács‘ Black Warrant (2022) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films. The Black Warrant trailer stars Tom Berenger, Cam Gigandet, Jeff Fahey, Rodrigo Abed, Sara Seyed, Helena Haro, Jonathan Avigdori, and Joe Chacon. Crew D. Glase Lomond, Joshua A. Cohen, and Javier Reyna wrote the screenplay for Black Warrant. “Produced [...]

Continue reading: Black Warrant (2022) Movie Trailer: DEA Agent Cam Gigandet tries to stop a Cyber Terrorist Organization...

It’s time for a new episode of our The Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1989 film I, Madman (get it Here). To find out all about the movie, which is also known by the title Hardcover in some countries, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by Tibor Takács from a screenplay written by David Chaskin, I, Madman has the following synopsis:

Beautiful bookseller Virginia fosters a growing interest in the works of reclusive novelist Malcolm Brand. After much fruitless searching, Virginia finally receives a package containing Brand’s recent book, “I, Madman,” about a deranged doctor spurned by a beautiful woman. But, as Virginia devours Brand’s latest offering, she begins to have chilling visions of characters from the book — and the line between fiction and reality grows terrifyingly thin.

Jenny Wright of Near Dark stars...

Stars: Cam Gigandet, Michele Plaia, Randy Couture, Louis Mandylor, Texas Battle | Written by Robert Giardina, Robert Edward Thomas, Kevin Yarris, Matthew Eason | Directed by Tibor Takács

Blowback is yet another film that begins somewhere in the midst of the story before cutting back to the beginning. In this case, the beginning is Nick playing chess with his hospitalized daughter. She needs an experimental, and expensive treatment to save her life. But a rideshare driver’s paycheck isn’t going to cover that.

Fortunately, he’s not exactly the most honest of people and knows a few people if you know what I mean. He gets a lead on some extremely valuable thumb drives being held at a local bank and decides to pull off a heist. Right from the start he makes a big mistake and involves his ex Veronica (Michele Plaia; Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine) and her current man Jack.

Exclusive: Saban Films has set a multi-picture deal with Premiere Entertainment for domestic distribution and select foreign rights for the action thrillers Black Warrant, Shrapnel, and Blowback starring Twilight and The Oc actorCam Gigandet.

Gigandet, Tom Berenger (Platoon), and Jeff Fahey (Lost) star in Black Warrant, the thriller written by D. Glase Lomond, about a semi-retired special ops assassin and a DEA agent who cross paths while trying to stop a cyber-terrorist organization threatening to launch a catastrophic attack. Saban Films will distribute in North America, UK, Ireland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Blowback, the revenge thriller starring Gigandet, former UFC champion Randy Couture and Texas Battle (Hard Kill) charts the story of the perfect heist gone wrong and the subsequent vendetta for revenge of a team leader. Screenplay comes from Kevin Yarris, Robert Edward Thomas, Matthew Eason, and Robert Giardina. The film will be distributed by Saban...

In addition to being the Managing Editor of Daily Dead and the author of Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 1, Heather Wixson has also been writing insightful articles for the legendary Fangoria Magazine, and we're thrilled that her enlightening interview with X filmmaker Ti West will be the cover story for the subscriber edition of the April 2022 issue of Fangoria!

Exclusively revealed by Collider and featuring Jenna Ortega in a gory scene from X, you can check out the cover for Fangoria #15 below! If you want to add this subscriber edition cover to your collection, you have until March 15th to become a subscriber by visiting (be sure to use the code FANGO25X to get 25% off a yearlong subscription):

https://shop.fangoria.com/collections/subscription/products/fangoria

We also have the official press release with additional details on what is looking to be an amazing 15th issue of Fangoria Volume 2!

Press Release: Today,...

Deals follow successful business on Mickey Rourke thriller Commando.

Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) has struck a raft of major territory deals on EFM sales title Blowback starring former UFC champion Randy Couture from the Expendables franchise and Twilight franchise regular Cam Gigandet.

The action thriller sees Nick (Gigandet) revenge out for after he is betrayed and left for dead by Jack (Couture) and his crew during a Las Vegas heist. Louis Mandylor, Michele Plaia, Rafael Cabrera, and William McNamara round out the key cast.

Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing outfit Peg has closed deals with Rialto in Australia, Dolphin Medien in Germany,...

Exclusive: Tom Berenger (Platoon) and Cam Gigandet (Twilight) will lead the cast of Black Warrant, an action thriller from Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing company Premiere Entertainment Group.

Tibor Takács (The Gate) will direct from an original screenplay by D. Glase Lomond, Joshua A. Cohen, and Javier Reyna based on a story by Michael Paré and Lomond.

The pic follows a semi-retired special ops assassin (Berenger) and a DEA agent (Gigandet) who cross paths on separate missions to stop a cyber terrorist organization that has built a dangerous machine threatening to attack the power grid and bring catastrophe to the world. Jeff Fahey (Machete) also co-stars in the film which goes into production next month.

Elias Axume is producing for Premiere Entertainment and handling worldwide rights. Carlos Rincon, Daniel Zirilli, Stuart Alson, and Nicole Holland will serve as executive producers.

Tom Berenger is represented by Jeff Goldberg Management. Cam...

LA-based Premiere Entertainment Group’s (Peg) Randy Couture heist thriller Blowback has wrapped production ahead of a sales launch at the virtual Cannes Marché in June.

Six-time UFC champion Couture (The Expendables franchise; The Scorpion King 2) stars alongside Cam Gigandet (Twilight franchise; Priest) in the story of Nick (Gigandet) who goes after Jack (Couture) after he is betrayed during a Las Vegas heist.

Rounding out the cast are Louis Mandylor, Michele Plaia, Rafael Cabrera, and William McNamara. Production took place entirely in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tibor Takács (The Gate; Lies & Illusions) directed from an original screenplay written by Kevin Yarris,...

After participating in the Nightstream virtual film festival, Popcorn Frights co-founders Igor Shteyrenberg and Marc Ferman kept the horror spirit alive and well in Florida throughout the end of October with the virtual Wicked Weekend Halloween celebration!

Popcorn Frights' Wicked Weekend featured an eclectic 20+ film lineup headlined by the world premiere of Lionsgate's Smiley Face Killers, and following the conclusion of the event, it's been announced that Keith Thomas' The Vigil has won the Audience Award, with Tales of the Uncanny earning the Audience Award Runner Up title.

Even though Wicked Weekend may be over, you can watch the Q&a sessions with the filmmakers and actors behind some of the films that screened at the virtual event on Popcorn Frights' YouTube channel, including a conversation with Smiley Face Killers co-stars Crispin Glover, Mia Serafino, and Ronen Rubinstein, which I was honored to moderate (and which you can watch...

One of the five film festivals that took part in the ambitious Nightstream film festival, Popcorn Frights has an extra treat in store for Florida horror fans this October with their Wicked Weekend virtual event!

Taking place October 29th–November 1st, Popcorn Frights' Wicked Weekend includes an eclectic 20+ film lineup headlined by the world premiere of Smiley Face Killers, a Tracking Terror panel with Graham Reznick and Steve Moore, and a conversation with Tibor Takács about his cult 1987 film The Gate.

In the charitable spirit of Nightstream, proceeds from Wicked Weekend will help out the one-of-a-kind independent theater where Popcorn Frights usually takes place. Since this is a special treat for Florida horror fans, all film screenings will be geo-locked to the Sunshine State, with the amazing team behind Popcorn Frights continuing to keep horror alive and well in the region.

We have the official press release with more details on Wicked Weekend below,...

Stars: Stephen Dorff, Louis Tripp, Chrsita Denton, Kelly Rowan, Jennifer Irwin, Deborah Grover, Scot Denton, Ingrid Veninger, Sean Fagan | Written by Michael Nankin | Directed by Tibor Takacs

“We accidentally summoned demons who used to rule the universe to come and take over the world,” says Terry (Louis Tripp), the troubled best friend of pre-teen Glen (Stephen Dorff in his film debut). He’s not joking. A steaming hole has opened up in Glen’s back garden, and while his parents are away for the weekend he’ll have to defend his home from a demonic invasion.

Glen’s main guardian is his older sister, Al (Christa Denton). Together, the siblings and Terry will face ghosts, poltergeists, zombies, moths and hordes of ankle-biting mini trolls. The ancient evil needs two human sacrifices in order to unleash its full power on the world. Any two will do. Can the kids survive the night?...

A wish-granting creature is captured in Tibor Takács' Gate II: Trespassers, and with the early ’90s sequel getting the Blu-ray treatment from Scream Factory, we have a look at two high-def clips and the trailer before it's unleashed on the masses on February 27th.

Gate II Blu-ray: "Not all minions are cute and cuddly …

This supercharged sequel to the horror classic The Gate comes alive with unearthly creatures, heart-stopping action and incredible special effects.

Gate II picks up again with Terry, the teenage sorcerer who summons beings from the other side whose powers can be used to grant any wish. Unfortunately, before the Gate closes again, a "minion" – a tiny disciple of Satan himself – manages to slip through to our dimension. When the creature is kidnapped – all hell breaks loose.

Bonus Features

New 2K Scan Of The Interpositive New Return To The Nightmare – A Look Back At Gate II...

A film by Tibor Takács Gate II Starring Louis Tripp and Pamela Segall Available For The First Time On Blu-ray™ Bring Home This Definitive Scream Factory™ Release On February 27, 2018 Loyal fans of cult film director Tobor Takacs (The Gate, I, Madman, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) know well the terrifying supernatural thrillers The Gate …

The post Scream Factory Home Entertainment l Gate II Blu-ray debuts February 27, 2018 first appeared on Hnn | Horrornews.net 2018 - Official Horror News Site...

Last year, tiny creatures from beyond were unleashed on Lionsgate's Vestron Video Blu-ray of Tibor Takács' The Gate, and on February 27th Scream Factory will bring the miniature monsters from the sequel to high-def home media with their Blu-ray release of Gate II, including new interviews and a fresh 2K scan of the interpositive:

Press Release: Loyal fans of cult film director Tobor Takacs (The Gate, I, Madman, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) know well the terrifying supernatural thrillers The Gate and Gate II, based on characters created by Michael Nankin (Battlestar Galactica, Hell on Wheels). Gate II stars Louis Tripp (The Gate) and Pamela Segall (King of the Hill, Californication). On February 27, 2018, Scream Factory Home Entertainment is proud to present Gate II on home entertainment shelves. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this definitive release features new 2K transfer, new interviews, and insightful extras. A must-have for movie collectors,...

1987 was an exceedingly awesome year for kid-centric horror movies. In the span of just a few months, we were treated to both Tibor Takács’ The Gate and Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad, and honestly, there may have not been a better year to be a young genre fan during that decade than in good ol’ 1987. And while there were an incredible amount of quality horror movies for this writer to dig into from that 12-month span of releases, one movie that I always had a deep appreciation for was The Gate, a story that I related to on numerous levels, even if I never happened to summon a horde of demons from digging a hole in my backyard.

An ambitious and good-hearted modern fairy tale that bluntly examined the universal horrors of growing up—both literally and figuratively—The Gate is an admirable genre debut from Takács, who had previously worked in Canadian television,...

The final day of February has many home entertainment offerings that horror and sci-fi fans are definitely going to want to add to their Blu-ray and DVD collections. Scream Factory is resurrecting the anthology Deadtime Stories in HD this week, and Tibor Takacs’ creature feature cult classic, The Gate, is getting the Vestron Video Collector’s Series treatment on February 28th as well.

This Tuesday, Vinegar Syndrome is giving a high-def overhaul to another cult classic, Slaughterhouse, and for those who may have missed it during its successful festival run, Arrow Video is releasing We Are The Flesh on multiple formats, too.

Other notable releases for February 28th include Doctor Strange, Ape 3D (aka A*P*E*), Child Eater, The Raid Collection, The Creature Below, Shut In, and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970).

Deadtime Stories (Scream Factory, Blu/DVD Combo)

Your favorite nightmares come to life in a salute...

Screen horror gets a fun-ride boost with the adventures of a trio of home-alone kids squaring off against demons from, ‘right in their own back yard.’ Creative, expertly daring special effects heighten a perfect spook thriller for young kids, that’s has more and better ‘Boo’ moments than most of the hardcore genre classics of its decade.

The Gate

Blu-ray

Lionsgate / Vestron Video

1987 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date February 28, 2017 / 39.97

Starring: Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, Louis Tripp, Kelly Rowan, Jennifer Irwin, Deborah Grover, Scot Denton, Ingrid Veninger, Sean Fagan

Cinematography: Thomas Vámos

Film Editor :Rit Wallis

Speical Visual Effects Designer and Supervisor: Randall William Cook

Special Makeup: Craig Reardon

Original Music: Michael Hoenig, J. Peter Robinson

Written by: Michael Nankin

Produced by: John Kemeny

Directed by: Tibor Takács

Horror enthusiasts of a different generation than mine speak highly of the theatrical shockers of the 1980s that set their nerves on edge.

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series opens the horror classic The Gate for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray on February 28 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes unspeakable horrors when The Gate arrives for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray™ on February 28 from Lionsgate. When two suburban kids accidentally open a portal filled with pint-sized demons hell-bent on taking over the planet, it’s up to them to seal the gateway and save mankind! The Gate features all-new, never-before-seen featurettes and audio commentary. A must-have for all classic horror fans, The Gate limited-edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.97.

Official Synopsis

When best friends Glen and Terry stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate...

Vestron Video is blazing a hot trail of releases lately by bringing underground classics to Blu-Ray by including fully packaged products complete with the film presented in high-definition along with interviews with the cast & crew. Ever since Vestron was announced, it seems that genre fans were hoping that the underground film, The Gate, would be making its appearance soon. Now, we have the full details of this upcoming release via Lionsgate.

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes unspeakable horrors when The Gate arrives for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray™ on February 28 from Lionsgate. When two suburban kids accidentally open a portal filled with pint-sized demons hell-bent on taking over the planet, it’s up to them to seal the gateway and save mankind! The Gate features all-new, never-before-seen featurettes and audio commentary. A must-have for all classic horror fans, The Gate limited-edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series...

The Vestron Video Collector's Series Blu-ray line goes from strength to strength with their newly announced Blu-ray debut of Tibor Takacs' The Gate! Check out the details and trailer below for this '80s horror favorite, due to be unlocked on February 28. The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes unspeakable horrors when The Gate arrives for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray™ on February 28 from Lionsgate. When two suburban kids accidentally open a portal filled with pint-sized demons hell-bent on taking over the planet, it’s up to them to seal the gateway and save mankind! The Gate features all-new, never-before-seen featurettes and audio commentary. A must-have for all classic horror fans, The Gate limited-edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray will be available for the suggested...

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A creature feature with small monsters and a big imagination, 1987's The Gate will be the eighth Blu-ray release in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series.

ComingSoon.net reports that The Gate Vestron Video Collector's Series Blu-ray will be released on February 28th. Below, we have a look at the Blu-ray cover art and the list of special features, and we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on future Vestron Video home media releases.

Synopsis and Special Features (via ComingSoon.net): When best friends Glen and Terry stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they’ve released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it’s...

Author: Jon Lyus

Today sees the release of David Sandberg’s Lights Out, a deliciously creepy horror film which uses our innate distrust of the dark to great effect. The star of the show is undoubtedly the creepy monster who lurks only in the shadows, and the filmmakers use some genuinely unsettling visual tricks to play havoc with our primal fears.

Lights Out Film Interview – David Sandberg & Lotta Losen

You can read our review of Lights Out here, we called it ‘a film that is likely to terrify anybody who stumbles across it, with several intense, nail-biting set-pieces that make for truly indelible cinema.’

Part of what makes a great horror movie is a tangible fear of the evil we are presented with. Looking back into the days of cinema past we see a succession of terrifying horror movie monsters on the big screen. Even now we are on the...

By Jonathan Weichsel

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The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead is written by Danny Draven with a forward by Charles Band, owner of Full Moon Pictures.

The book features interviews with Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers, Bag of Bones, Desperation, The Stand,) John Ottman (Composer/Editor of X:Men: Days of Future Past, The Usual Suspects,) Mark Ordesky & Jane Fleming (Producers of Lovely Molly, Exists,) Kane Hodder (Jason from the Friday the 13th, part 7 to 10, Hatchet,) Tibor Takacs (Director of The Gate, Spiders 3D, Megasnake,) John Debney (Composer of Predators, Sin City, End of Days,) Jojo Draven (Composer of Patient Seven, Ghost Month, Reel Evil,) Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, Weird Science,) Mike Mendez (Director of The Gravedancers, Big Ass Spider,) Neal Marshall Stevens (Screenwriter of Thir13en Ghosts, Hellraiser: Deader,) Chris Alexander (Former Editor in Chief of Fangoria Magazine, Filmmaker,) Jessica Cameron (Actress/Director of Truth or Dare,) Denise Gossett (Founder...

We've all wished we could change our appearance to attract some desired object of our affections. Demented Malcolm Brand takes the notion seriously. Since his face doesn't charm lovely Virginia, he'll make himself a new one -- stealing facial features from Virginia's favorite friends. With a straight razor. I, Madman Savant Blu-ray Review Scream (Shout!) Factory 1989 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / Street Date July 21, 2015 / 24.97  Starring Jenny Wright, Clayton Rohner, Randall William Cook, Stephanie Hodge, Michelle Jordan. Cinematography Bryan England Production Designer Matthew C. Jacobs, Ron Wilson Visual Effects Jim Aupperle, Randall William Cook Film Editor Marcus Manton Original Music Michael Hoenig Written by David Chaskin Produced by Rafael Eisenman Directed by Tibor Takács

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

A rich vein of horror seldom tapped in the movies is to be found in vintage pulp magazines, the kind of bone-chilling 'dread' stories that make one feel insecure and off-balance. This 1989 release from...

For the third week of July, genre fans have quite a few Blu-ray and DVD titles to look forward to as we’ve got a great selection of horror and sci-fi films making their home entertainment bow on the 21st. Kino Lorber is keeping themselves busy this Tuesday with a pair of cult classics—Black Sabbath and Madhouse—that are getting an HD overhaul and the fine folks over at Scream Factory are releasing Tibor Takács' I, Madman on Blu as well. The critically-acclaimed horror comedy What We Do in the Shadows also arrives on both formats this week and for those of you kids at heart out there, Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery, is also coming home on DVD and Blu-ray.

What We Do in the Shadows (Paramount, Blu-ray & DVD)

Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane—like paying rent,...

Scream Factory continues their Summer of Fear Part 2 tomorrow with the Blu-ray debut of Tibor Takács' (The Gate) I, Madman, and we have clips and a trailer from the impending release.

I, Madman synopsis: "Gothic nightmares collide with gritty realism in this "stylish horror thriller [that] pulls you in and makes you pay attention" (Los Angeles Times)! After a spine-tingling paperback catches the imagination of bookstore clerk Virginia, she seeks out the author's second book, I, Madman. But once she opens the cover, its eerie tale of obsessive love comes to life, catapulting a disfigured, scalpel-wielding killer from the world of fiction onto the streets of Hollywood with one demented goal: to win Virginia's love, one murder at a time!

Starring Jenny Wright (Near Dark, The Lawnmower Man), Clayton Rohner (April Fool's Day, The Human Centipede III) and three-time Academy Award® winner* Randall William Cook (Best Visual Effects, The Lord Of The Rings...

After bringing demons onscreen in The Gate, Tibor Takács directed I, Madman, featuring a killer straight out of a horror novel. Scream Factory's releasing their I, Madman Blu-ray on July 21st, and we've been provided with three copies to give away.

I, Madman synopsis: "Gothic nightmares collide with gritty realism in this "stylish horror thriller [that] pulls you in and makes you pay attention" (Los Angeles Times)! After a spine-tingling paperback catches the imagination of bookstore clerk Virginia, she seeks out the author's second book, I, Madman. But once she opens the cover, its eerie tale of obsessive love comes to life, catapulting a disfigured, scalpel-wielding killer from the world of fiction onto the streets of Hollywood with one demented goal: to win Virginia's love, one murder at a time!

Starring Jenny Wright (Near Dark, The Lawnmower Man), Clayton Rohner (April Fool's Day, The Human Centipede III) and three-time Academy Award...

In addition to getting their Blu-ray horror and sci-fi fix from Shout! Factory's booth #4118 at this year's Comic-Con, fans can also experience exciting future Scream Factory title announcements at the "Inside Look" panel taking place Friday, July 10th at 7:30pm in Room 24Abc:

Press Release: "Now a mainstay at San Diego Comic-Con International, Shout! Factory returns to the convention in 2015 with a dynamic line-up sure to delight pop culture enthusiasts of all ages. Shout! Factory is a leading multi-platform entertainment company, and its Comic-Con offerings, which span its popular Shout! Factory, Shout! Kids and Scream Factory™ brands, are sure to please devoted fans of popular home entertainment properties, collectors and pop culture enthusiasts alike. This year, Shout! Factory unveils an exciting panel event, new home entertainment products, Comic-Con exclusives and engaging booth activities. Fans and attendees are invited to join in on the excitement at the Shout! Factory...

After bringing demons onscreen in The Gate, Tibor Takács directed I, Madman, featuring a killer straight out of a horror novel. Scream Factory's releasing I, Madman to Blu-ray on July 21st, and we have a look at the cover art and list of special features:

Press Release -- "After a spine-tingling paperback catches the imagination of bookstore clerk Virginia, she seeks out the author's second book, I, Madman. But once she opens the cover, its eerie tale of obsessive love comes to life, catapulting a disfigured, scalpel-wielding killer from the world of fiction onto the streets of Hollywood with one demented goal: to win Virginia's love, one murder at a time! Directed cult filmmaker Tibor Takacs (The Gate), I, Madman stars Jenny Wright (Near Dark, The Lawnmower Man), Clayton Rohner (April Fool’s Day, The Human Centipede III) and three-time Academy Award® winner Randall William Cook (Dr. Caligari) as the mysterious and frightening Malcolm Brand.

For many horror fans with kids, deciding which scary films are appropriate for children can be a challenge. It’s natural to want to pass on a love of the macabre to our offspring and bond over a shared interest in horror, but we also want to protect our children from nightmares or from being scarred by exposure to gratuitous onscreen violence. There are some more obvious kid-friendly choices like The Watcher in the Woods or Something Wicked this way Comes but it can be tricky to determine what is and isn't age-appropriate when it comes to films that were not necessarily made with children in mind. To remedy this, we've begun a recurring segment that spotlights classic titles we deem suitable for most young viewers... at least those old enough to understand the difference between fantasy and reality. Do keep in mind that these are our opinions, and only...

Stars: Patrick Muldoon, Christa Campbell, William Hope, Shelly Varod, Pete Lee-Wilson, Jon Mack, Sydney Sweeney | Written by Joseph Farrugia | Directed by Tibor Takacs

I love a good (or so bad its good) monster movie – as you can probably tell by the number of them I’ve reviewed here at Nerdly. So when a new one comes along I’m always excited to see what “delights” they will bring. Will they do something original? Or be completely off the wall? Recently the monster movie has seen a resurgence of the “nature gone wild” format – in particular the killer shark movie. But sharks are not only mans greatest enemy, well not if low-budget horror and sci-fi are to be believed, we also have to fear spiders… Giant spiders!

From the black and white terror of Tarantula in the Fifties to the hilarious comedy horror of Eight Legged Freaks, giant spiders (and spiders...

For the last couple of months in The Daily Briefs, I’ve been counting down my list of the top 40 horror movies of the 80′s, and now it’s time to unveil #1. But first, here’s a look back at #40 – 2.

Thank you for all of your comments, and I hope I triggered some fun memories. But now it’s your turn! What are your favorite horror films from that bygone era? Do you prefer the Jason franchise, or Freddy? Any obscurities you think should be more well known? Let’s see your lists!

40. Rats:Night Of Terror

39. Visiting Hours

38. The Boogens

37. Blood Beach

36. New Year’s Evil

35. The Beast Within

34. Dolls

33. I, Madman

Director Tibor Takacs followed up his surprise hit The Gate with this sadly overlooked, well-crafted slasher, written by David Chaskin (who wrote A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddie’s Revenge). Sadly, there’s no gay subtext in this one,...

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The social media response was so frenzied for last night’s Sharknado, Syfy has decided to air the movie again next Thursday, and they’re promising … Sharknado 2!, I have to admit, I was part of that feeding frenzy,...

Well, not exactly, but man it would be worth it just to see the delivery guy's face! What we're talking about is the new flick from Tibor Takacs, Spiders, on DVD and Blu-ray. The flick hits stores on March 12th, and we've got your chance to score a copy on us!

We are giving away 5 copies of the DVD and 5 copies of the Blu-ray. To enter for your chance to win, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address along with whether you want the DVD or the Blu-ray. We’ll take care of the rest.

Harkening back to the beloved creature features from the 50's and the 60's, Spiders centers on mutant spiders created by pieces of material from a disabled Soviet space station that crash lands on Earth. With New York City threatened to be overrun by the gigantic killer spiders who have invaded the metropolitan subway system,...

Small asteroids tear apart an abandoned Soviet space station causing its orbit to degrade and one of the modules to crash into the NYC Subway system. Officers of the Transit Authority discover lethal spiders pouring out of the debris. Soon the military arrives and establishes martial law claiming there is a deadly virus contaminating the area. This is the latest installment in a long line of awful monster movies directed by Tibor Takacs. It joins Rats (2003) Mega Snake (2007) and Ice Spiders (2007) in his pantheon of projectile vomit.

You already know what you're in for if you sit down to watch a movie called, simply enough, Spiders. (Doubly so if the film happens to be also known as Spiders 3D.) You're going to get a plot that's been old hat since about 1958, a bunch of airy narrative wheel-spinning that exists mainly to stretch a few crazy spider sequences into a feature-length film, and (obviously) a bunch of spiders running amok and attaching themselves to all sorts of unfortunate people. In the case of Tibor Takacs' half-draggy and half enjoyably stupid Spiders 3D, you'll get all of that and more. Or less, depending on how you approach goofy monster movies about gigantic mutated spiders.

There's only so much charity one can afford to such a plainly low-shooting piece of B-movie silliness, but at its best moments Spiders (3D) does manage to evoke the mutated creatures flicks of the '50s and '60s.

Completing our trio of exclusive interviews with the stars and director of Spiders 3D, comes an interview with Patrick Muldoon, a man known to many as Zander Barcalow from Starship Troopers. We start at the beginning, from his days loving Star Wars, Rocky and Brando, to what role he gets recognized for most (he also starred on Melrose Place, Days Of Our Lives, and other hit shows), to upcoming projects, his love of arachnids (he’s also been in Ice Spiders), and his working relationship with director Tibor Takacs (who directed Ice Spiders). Here we go! Stay tuned to the end of the interview for three all new, spiffy stills from the film that is out on VOD Right Now.

FM: What movies and TV did you grow up watching and loving? What made you want to be an actor?

Patrick Muldoon: I didn’t watch a lot of movies growing up.

What has happened to America’s cheesy film industry? Where is the pride of our grade-z filmmakers? Does no one care anymore about making decent bad movies? You might imagine that crap impresario Tibor Takács -- who has such titles as NYC: Tornado Terror, Mega Snake, and, yes, Ice Spiders to his credit -- would know how to make a flick about space spiders genetically engineered by former Soviet eggheads and now out of control in the New York City subway filmed entirely on a Bulgarian backlot with mannequin-like actors mean something. But he can’t even be bothered to ladle on a preposterous theme about the balkanization of mad science in the wake of the breakup of the Ussr, or weave in a laughable motif about cultural environmental anxieties over global warming and overpopulated humanity encroaching on the natural world. My God, man, (said the frustrated critic and lover...

Campbell plays Rachel, a health department worker who teams with her estranged husband, Mta official Jason (Patrick Muldoon) to stop a giant spider invasion of New York, in the Tibor Takacs-directed film. It’s the latest in a string of genre roles for the actress, also including the 2001 Maniacs movies, Drive Angry and the remakes of Day Of The Dead and The Wicker Man. She was also an executive producer on this year’s Texas Chainsaw 3D.

Fangoria: How did you become involved with Spiders?

Christa Campbell: Tibor and I have worked together on a few other films [among them Mansquito and Kraken: Tentacles Of The Deep], and when Spiders was being talked about, he asked me if I would play Rachel. I read the script and loved it, so I was immediately in.

Fang: Do you have a fear of spiders in real life?

Campbell: Yes, yes, yes! I said to myself when I first came on Spiders,...

Campbell plays Rachel, a health department worker who teams with her estranged husband, Mta official Jason (Patrick Muldoon) to stop a giant spider invasion of New York, in the Tibor Takacs-directed film. It’s the latest in a string of genre roles for the actress, also including the 2001 Maniacs movies, Drive Angry and the remakes of Day Of The Dead and The Wicker Man. She was also an executive producer on this year’s Texas Chainsaw 3D.

Fangoria: How did you become involved with Spiders?

Christa Campbell: Tibor and I have worked together on a few other films [among them Mansquito and Kraken: Tentacles Of The Deep], and when Spiders was being talked about, he asked me if I would play Rachel. I read the script and loved it, so I was immediately in.

Fang: Do you have a fear of spiders in real life?

Campbell: Yes, yes, yes! I said to myself when I first came on Spiders,...

On February 8th the throwback giant beastie goodness of Spiders 3D will be hitting eight California cities for its limited theatrical engagement. Is yours one of the lucky few to be caught in its web? Read on for details.

Rolling Hills 20 – Torrance, CA Burbank Town Center 8 – Burbank, CA AMC Atlantic Times Square 14 – Monterey Park, CA Covina 30 – Covina, CA Puente Hills 20 – City of Industry, CA Norwalk 20 – Norwalk, CA Ontario Mills 30 – Ontario, CA Block 30 @ Orange – Orange, CA

From the Press Release

Millennium Entertainment is planning a February 8, 2013, limited release of Spiders 3D. The theatrical cut will be rated PG-13 with a running time of 89 minutes, and Spiders will also be released the same day via VOD platforms nationwide in 2D.

Harkening back to the beloved creature features from the 50's and the 60's, Spiders 3D centers on mutant spiders created by pieces of material from a disabled Soviet space station that crash lands on Earth.

Title: Spiders Director: Tibor Takacs Starring: Patrick Muldoon, Christa Campbell, Sydney Sweeney, William Hope, Pete Lee-Wilson A serviceable enough B-feature of the sort that could appropriately induce nightmares in adolescents and arachnophobes, modestly budgeted horror offering “Spiders” opts for action antics when a bit more creepy-crawly tension and mystery would have better suited its story. “Spiders” is set in New York City, but centers around mutant arachnids whose DNA was first discovered in a spacecraft found deep under a Russian ice mountain more than 20 years ago. Gene-spliced in space with many animals, it only took with spiders. This becomes a problem for transit supervisor Jason Cole (Patrick Muldoon) when [ Read More ]

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