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Music to Make Horror Movies By: Suzi Quatro

Published December 14, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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If rumors are to be believed – and why shouldn’t they be? – it seems that leather bound rock goddess Suzi Quatro was originally slated to play Sheryl Ann, Lori’s flirty acquaintance, in Clive Barker’s Nightbreed.

While her absence (despite Debora Weston’s exemplary work in the role) may definitely provide an ache for terror clad rock fans, at least Quatro, best known to American audiences for her stint as Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days, employed some fun and frightening imagery in her early 70s hit Devil Gate Drive.

Choreography to truly make one happy, no???

Be sure to keep up with the exceptionally cool Quatro and all her tight dance moves at http://www.suziquatro.com.

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Retro Shark Bait Village: Sweet Dreams (1996)

Published December 11, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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A baby face can land you in a lot of trouble. Just ask Tiffani Amber Thiessen. As a Jane Doe in 1996 television thriller Sweet Dreams this perennial cutie-pie finds herself in a wet world of trouble. Washing up on the shore of a tiny water ringed hamlet, Thiessen’s character soon finds herself wracked by occasionally erotic memories and as people start dying around her, she soon discovers her life is in a truly fiery kind of danger.tiffani naked

Thankfully, Doug Harrison, a hunky sheriff portrayed by veteran performer A Martinez (Curse of Chucky, Mega Python vs. Gateroid) is on hand to help out – that is when he isn’t inadvertently reminding Thiessen’s stressed damsel about her unconscionable fear of fire. Daughter of Frankenstein, anyone?!?

Unfortunately, where the real heat is concerned, Thiessen is a bit too perky to truly bring it, especially as the audience discovers the dark and possibly twisted layers that her character might possess. But would anyone really want to watch a movie like this with a layered Jennifer Lawrence type? No, you’re watching this to see the princess of 90210 and Saved By the Bell react to a little danger.

tiffani aStill, director Jack Bender (Child’s Play 3, The Midnight Hour) brings a fair degree of haunted mood to the proceedings. He is aided, greatly, by the use of a hypnotically moody score by Pray for Rain and what sounds like the frequent use of the Marilyn Manson’s spooky version of the Eurythmic’s hit which functions, fittingly, as the title song here.

Meanwhile, television regular Amy Yasbeck does bring the histrionic goods as a big haired vixen whom most probably holds the key to Thiessen’s redemption. She is wild-eyed and dramatic, adding just the right amount of spice to this slightly boiling cinematic stew.
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Abel Berry: Blood Sombrero Madness!

Published December 9, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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…and there I was, without my hat! Anyhow, at the recent Days of the Dead Chicago 2014, I had the good fortune to chat with indie Texas horror-maker Abel Berry (Devotion, Kodie) about his latest gore stained, ninja sporting epic Blood Sombrero.

Sounds like a grindhouse blast, no?

Be sure to keep up with all the free styling mayhem at https://www.facebook.com/bloodsombrero.

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Killer Piñata: Behind the Scenes

Published December 9, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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So, that time I skipped off to school wearing nothing but a blood specked garter belt? That was a bad kind of revealing. Fortunately for everyone else, the divine folks at Angry Mule Productions know all about good revelations and have recently unleashed some behind the scenes set pictures from their upcoming, extremely fun sounding epic Killer Piñata.killer pinata 3

Looks like a blast, huh? And no blindfolds needed. Well, at least, not yet.
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Be sure to keep up with all the mayhem that Killer Piñata has to offer at https://www.facebook.com/angrymule.

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Music to Make Horror Movies By: Pseudo Echo

Published December 7, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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Roses, carnations, blood red pansies. Do I smell a reunion in the air? Well, maybe not. But while 2015 promises a new take on Friday the 13th’s iconic Jason, 2014 saw the release of new music from Australian New Wave giants Pseudo Echo, as well.pseudo echo 2

Slasher freaks, of course, are familiar with the Pseudo crew due to their haunting 80s track His Eyes which found premium placement in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, the fourth sequel in the original series.

The new stuff, meanwhile, puts a bit more dance in your pants, but is compelling nonetheless.

Be sure to keep up with (lead singer) Brian Canham and crew at

https://www.facebook.com/pseudoecho

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Felissa Rose!

Published December 4, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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Now, here’s a grand reveal for ya! I recently caught up with genre icon Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp, Slaughter Party, the Caesar and Otto series) and we chatted about her love for horror and her many upcoming projects.

There’s lots of loving, laughing and a little bit of singing on display here, so definitely check it out!

When you’re through, remember to check out http://www.felissarose.com, as well!

Thanks, as always, to talented designer Chris MacGibbon for creating that super awesome BGHF logo!

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Music to Make Horror Movies By: Elizabeth and the Catapult

Published November 30, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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Who says cute and quirky can’t have bite? Jangly indie musician Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth and the Catapult is known for her sweet keyboard driven pop songs.

Yet, the cut Salt of the Earth from Like it Never Happened, her latest release, features ominous and spooky textures and, ultimately, makes the art of romance seem like an obsessive and mysterious culture.

Cue those psychos for love!

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Bad CGI Friday’s: Nightmares and Dreamscapes (2006)

Published November 28, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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If there is anything more shocking than a half naked John Boy in the Autopsy Room 4 entry of Stephen King’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes, it has to be the sight of an obviously computer generated snake as it strikes out at its prey in that very same episode.

But you have to admit that, as a man in his late 50s (when the show was filmed), actor Richard Thomas (Battle Beyond the Stars and The Waltons, as referenced above) is looking pretty good. Spending the majority of the episode with flanks (etc..) bared on an autopsy table, Thomas fills his role, a war wounded businessman put in a death resembling coma by above said snake, with hard won regret and humor.

Greta romances, Thomas sleeps!

Greta romances, Thomas sleeps!

Thus, Thomas’ efforts and the elegant presence of Greta Scacchi (as a medical official gone giddy with love) help make this one of the better (if comically drawn out) entries in this occasionally lackluster TNT mini-series from 2006. And, of course, there is always that snake!

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Louise Lasser’s Thanksgiving Terror!

Published November 27, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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Who knew? Mary Hartman is the Queen of Thanksgiving Terror!

Veteran comic actress Louise Lasser may be best known for her iconic run on the late night television soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, but she has also brought her unique set of skills to such terror gems as (charming 1973 television effort) Isn’t It Shocking?, (the classic) Frankenhooker, and David DeCoteau’s Wolves of Wall Street. 1987’s fairly obscure slasher Blood Rage found her supplying generous helpings of holiday terror, though.

Portraying Maddy, the breathlessly passionate mother of twin boys, Lasser resonates with plenty of grounded, hysterical gravitas here. After one of the boys is sent away, as a child, for a brutal murder, Maddy devotes her life to the raising of her other son.

One Thanksgiving Day, though, Maddy’s world is chopped and sliced apart. Her bad seed escapes from the mental institution and, maintaining that the other brother is responsible for the previous carnage, heads towards home to clear his name. Soon, the turkey is not the only thing being carved and effects artist Ed French (Creepshow 2, Tales from the Darkside) is soon having a ball delivering the chunky goods as characters are chopped in half and hands are disengaged from flailing bodies.louise3

Obviously produced on the cheap, but fast paced and gore stained, Blood Rage, ultimately, rises above the ordinary simply due to Lasser’s presence. She is the film’s emotionally rampaging heart, delivering a justified sense of denial and shimmering fragility. Her Maddy provides the reality in extremely outrageous and gruesomely unreal circumstances.
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Horror, She Wrote: Cherie Currie

Published November 20, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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Horror, She Wrote explores the episodes of the ever-popular detective series Murder, She Wrote, featuring Angela Lansbury’s unstoppable Jessica Fletcher, that were highlighted by performances from genre film actors.

It may be fun to go to the dogs every once in awhile, but there is nothing, dramatically speaking, like a good cat fight! Eclectic entertainment goddess Cherie Currie certainly dives into some fur snarling fisticuffs in the first season episode of Murder, She Wrote entitled (appropriately enough) It’s a Dog’s Life and definitely comes out shining!

Best known for fronting the influential rock band The Runaways, Currie, also, had a varied acting career with roles in such horror and science fiction epics like Parasite, Wavelength and Twilight Zone: The Movie. Here, her co-stars include such genre stalwarts as Dallas’ Jared Martin (Aenigma, New Gladiators), Forrest Tucker (The Crawling Eye, The Abominable Snowman), Dan O’Herlihy (Halloween III, The Cabinet of Caligari), Dean Jones (Two on a Guillotine) and James Hampton (Teen Wolf, Hangar 18).Cherie MSW2

Playing Echo, the sarcastic daughter of a spiritually obsessed heiress (Soap’s Cathryn Damon who, also, practiced maternal witchiness in the television flick Midnight Offerings), Currie is obviously having a ball as Echo engages in verbal combat with her drunken aunt (played by soap stalwart Lenore Kasdorf). Currie, also, excellently invests the flippancy that Echo has for authority figures with a subtle comic timing and truthfully petulant sass. On the flip side, Currie and Damon do establish a natural affection between their characters, making viewers long to know more about them.

Cherie MSW3All involved (including the elegant Lynn Redgrave), though, seem to warm nicely to the absurdly fun plotline (which finds a beloved beagle on trial for murder), making this a rather delightful entry in this seminal, femme powered detective series.

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