Jason Sharman’s gay themed horror short Happy Birthday Chad has been dominating the festival circuit! It even won the Best Emerging Canadian Artist award at 2013’s Inside Out Fest.
Such is the case with Zombinatrix, the new horror-comedy being put together by indie horror princess Bianca Allaine (Albino Farm, Web of Deceit, Watch These Films with Bianca Allaine) and writer-director Michael Kyne.
That name (and the saucy tag line) causes one to, brilliantly, imagine the multiple delights that this film will, hopefully, have to offer.
So, be sure to keep up with all of the whip bearing, leather clad undeadness at
Leaping lizards! Known for her sassy portrayals in such cult classics as Night of the Comet, Chopping Mall and Zero Boys, genre goddess Kelli Maroney was, smartly, hired by director (and frequent collaborator) Jim Wynorski to appear in 2012’s low budget, truly fun Gila!, a film that chronicles the mass destruction that occurs when a green scaled monster goes on a rampage, during the holiday season, in a small town.
A revamp of the 1959 drive-in staple The Giant Gila Monster, Gila!, which recently screened at G-FEST 2015 in Chicago, is filmed with boundless enthusiasm by Wynorski, who, seemingly, adores the source material.
Thankfully, on what was surely a quick shoot, Wynorski is aided here by such performing veterans as Maroney, Don Sullivan (the original film’s lead), Julie McCullough and Terence Knox.
Maroney, naturally, shines the brightest, giving her Officer Wilma a charm and saucy outlook that radiates on-screen. Whether sweetly defying Knox’s Sherriff, flirting with the handsome male lead or (spoiler alert) meeting her demise in a very tongue and cheek way, Maroney is a scene stealer.
Terror in the Aisles’ latest event is a Christopher Lee tribute and will feature screenings of Death Line (Raw Meat), The Wicker Man and The Horror of Dracula.
Of course, what makes this particular evening even cooler is the participation of Death Line director Gary Sherman. The personable Sherman is one of the greatest cult film directors of the 80s with such credits as Dead and Buried, Vice Squad, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Poltergeist III and (the seriously underrated) Lisa under his blood stained celluloid belt.
The event, which also features the debut screenings of various shorts and trailers, takes place in Chicago on Saturday, July 25th.
Forgetting who you are sounds like a good idea when its time to pay that latest cable bill or when your sister catches you sleeping with her favorite Vampirella Doll.
But losing yourself can have dangerously delightful implications. Director Chloe Finch seems poised to take on all of those with her upcoming film The Diary of Jane Doe. Featuring a talented and attractive cast, this is one independent horror feature that you’ll definitely want to keep your eye on.
I’ve been thinking about summoning up something to get rid of those extra pounds I gained after my forced imprisonment in Miss Monster Face’s High Caloric Pre-Summer Daycare. But, after watching the trailer to Red Men Films’ All Above Board, I am afraid of what I might really conjure up.
Shot and edited in 13 days, this film looks like it will give rampant Ouija using a bad – and deliciously bloody – name.
Be sure to keep up with all of this outrageous company’s horrific activity at http://www.redmenfilms.com.
Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!
Feeling trashy, splashy and like an all around champion in your found and borrowed clothes? Well, good!
On Sunday, June 14th, I’ll be co-hosting the Miss Retroville Pageant as part of the premiere of the indie exploitation anthology Hobo With a Trash Can. Wondering what the best part of this is? You don’t even have to travel to Retroville, the salacious burg where Hobo is based, to attend! The event is taking place at the historic Portage Theater in Chicago – and we would love to have you as a contestant!
Even if you discover that competition isn’t in your blood, please plan to stop on by. Bloody Brit Productions has planned the whole event as a benefit for a number of charities that help the needy. So, you can have a good time and help a worthy cause.
The wrong reputation can get you in a lot of trouble. As the adorably mischievous Jane Kinney on The Worst Night of Your Life, a 1987 episode of 21 Jump Street, the always eclectic, truly awesome Lezlie Deane (Freddy’s Dead, 976-Evil) discovers it can, also, get you a really hot date!
Prom Dress Montage!
Wrongly accused of some sparky damage at her all girls school, Kinney-Deane finds a champion in compassionate series regular Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete) who gets her hooked up with Johnny Depp’s Tom for a night of awkward, fiery prom mayhem. Who wants to be the (slightly) bad girl, now?
Besides, Deane’s endearing appearance, this episode also boasts a surprisingly acidic turn from the (normally) sweet Kerry Remsen. Remsen, best known to terror fiends as monster bait in such flicks as Pumpkinhead, Ghoulies II and Appointment with Fear, gives it her all here as the nasty Tracy, a vixen that none of the clean cut detectives on this seminal series would have ever wanted to mess with.
Lee and Cushing. Karloff and Lugosi. Price and Lorre.
There have been plenty of famous male partnerships in the history of horror. But the teaming of the divine Kelli Maroney and the exquisite Catherine Mary Stewart in 80s horror-dramedy Night of the Comet produced one of the only significant female duos in the universe of terror, making them both highly beloved by progressive audiences, everywhere.
This two beauties recently reunited, in late April, for an episode of the Maroney co-hosted podcast Rick’s Martini Bar – and the enthusiastic cries of those fan boys and girls, worldwide, was overwhelming.
H-m-m-m…Just when I was considering emerging out from between my rusty guillotine and my bloodied Kander and Ebb dolls and attempting the dating scene again, I watch director-writer Matt Doyle’s potent Chasing Pavement.
Detailing a few days in the life of Elijah (Remy Mars), an African American bareback porn star and escort, as he contemplates the possibilities of several new relationships, Chasing Pavement keenly examines both the loneliness and the resiliency of the human condition.
After being left in the lurch by a vengeful roommate, Elijah decides to rent his spare bedroom to Takeshi, a kindly employee at his favorite takeout palace. Trying to secure a firmer foothold in this country, the shy Takeshi soon finds himself inundated in Elijah’s existence, ultimately bringing a sweeter variation on Robert Altman’s Three Women to the piece.
Meanwhile, Elijah finds himself drawn to Bryson (Antonio Biaggi), one of his macho clients. But a friendly dinner party soon brings everything into sharp focus. As secrets are revealed, Elijah may, abruptly, find himself alone, once more.
While definitely a conversationally philosophical affair, Doyle often lets tender moments of silence inhabit this world, as well. He, also, brings a surprising sensitivity to Elijah’s seemingly sordid profession, and, finely, invents a very full world for gay characters of color, a rarity in cinema.
Nicely, competent performances are eked out from everyone involved, with particular kudos going to Tokio Sasaki. Sasaki’s quiet Takeshi brims with hushed layers, making this character a truly endearing one. Here, he and Doyle (and the others) prove that it is our own fears and insecurities (and lost dreams) that are often the scariest things to face up to in this winding roller coaster called life.
Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!
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