Everyone knows that Big Gay Horror Fan breathes or expires by his scream queens, so thankfully one of legendary horror goddess Brinke Stevens’ latest flicks is entitled Jonah Lives!
Stevens can play good or evil –and sometimes both at the same time- with the best of them. Here, she seems to be summoning up her darker side playing a seductive murderess. Of course, a group of meddling teens soon undo all of Stevens’ hard work and the undead eventually come out to play. Naturally, this circumstance is mildly disturbing in real life – but on the screen? Loads of fun!!
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, parmesan dressing, pepper jack cheese. These are things that Big Gay Horror Fan knows very well, but as evidenced by his virile display in 2009 horror odyssey Road Kill (released in 2010 under the Fangoria FrightFest banner), that Australian actor Bob Morley does not.
In this dreamy, atmospheric outing Morley plays Craig, the object of much female affection, even after he has been disabled in a mysterious car crash. Sporting the look of a feverish punk, Morley’s Craig is soon possessed by the spirit of the massive three-trailer truck that has caused his injuries. Of course, mayhem, destruction and death soon follow.
Vibrating with solid magnetism, Morley brings a nice intensity to (the often shirtless) Craig. More importantly, to posterior fetishists, Morley displays a nice view of his taut buttocks during an opening sex scene.
You can take a look at some of Morley’s bloodied Road Kill antics here:
In an interesting note, Road Kill co-star Xavier Samuel, who has displayed power in leading roles in The Loved Ones, Bait (3D) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, is regulated to the sideman role, here. As Craig’s betrayed yet loving friend Marcus, Samuel is soon bloodied and muted.
Meanwhile, Morley has continued to appeal to outback queers with his brief stint as Aidan Foster, a gay youth, in the long running soap opera Neighbours.
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Until the next time, SWEET love and pink GRUE – Big Gay Horror Fan!
There is little that can make Big Gay Horror Fan feel sexy in the winter – especially one where the excessive wind chill causes his toes to chronically freeze. But leave it to sassy terror stalwart Lezlie Deane (976-Evil, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) and her exuberant rock band Scary Cherry and the Bang Bangs to stir up the heat with a teaser for their latest song Girl.
Be sure to thall out all your appendages by checking this hot little number out at:
There is one thing Big Gay Horror Fan knows for certain – spend a moment with eclectic actress Anne Bobby (Nightbreed) and you’ll intuitively know why this fascinating woman was lighting up Broadway stages as a teenager.
Thankfully, Corey and Haley Norman, the fabulous crew behind Bonfire Films, are capitalizing on Bobby’s magnetism and Barker style fan power, by luring her in front of the fright filmed cameras again for the (recently shot) The Hanover House.
“You dare to tamper with my attendants, to send this slinking cat Sonja to worm her way into my confidence?!?” – Princess Aura to Ming re: Anne Gwynne’s evil Lady Sonja, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Oh, how Big Gay Horror Fan recalls the many moods of the limbless whores who raised him. One minute they were as benevolent as Jennifer Jones in saint mode, jockeying for an Oscar. The next, they were riding their trembling offspring with passionate insults, draped in their best dominatrix nun garb. Such duality in two 4’10’’ bodies!
That must be why I admire legendary Universal starlet Anne Gwynne (1918-2003) with such passion. Always contagiously beguiling, Gwynne played cowgirls, savage jungle maidens, greedy heirs and evil space conspirators throughout her career. Her charming friendliness often shines above her attempts at deep characterization – though her Lady Sonja in 1940’s Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a clipped and believably evil delight – but she is always a joy to watch.
Gracing the screen in un-credited roles in 1939, her first major genre participation occurred in 1940 with the above mentioned Flash Gordon and the Boris Karloff-Bela Lugosi vehicle Black Friday. She is sweet as Karloff’s daughter in Friday, but much more memorable horror turns came with 1941’s Black Cat, Weird Woman and House of Frankenstein (both 1944). Frankenstein found her playing the resourceful ingénue, but she was more morally ambiguous in Cat, playing a greedy relative with an expensive agenda. Taking memorability a step further, as Lon Chaney Jr.’s sensitive bride in Woman, she is a confused young islander raised in the practice of voodoo. Once settled into mainland society, she tries to give up the ways that are natural to her (a circumstance that many Big Gay Horror Fans have flirted with over the years)but the vengeful plotting of her husband’s colleague (played with vicious purpose by Gwynne’s friend and fellow genre vixen Evelyn Ankers)sends her retreating back to her former practices.
Of course, as with many performers, the full-bodied roles died away for Gwynne within a matter of years. As Tess Trueheart in 1947’s Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, she is given little to do. Still stunningly beautiful, she does command attention in an enjoyable bit with former co-star Karloff.
Gwynne, whose final genre appearance was in 1958’s Teenage Monster, is also notable for a providing an interesting genealogy of cult entertainment. Her daughter Gwynne Gilford acted in such films as 1972’s Beware! The Blob and 1980’s Fade to Black while grandson Chris Pine is best known as James T. Kirk in the J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek films.
Big Gay Horror Fan spent the majority of his country based youth cowering under (the occasional) street lamp, sure that every passing car contained a demented hillbilly matriarch with kidnapping on her mind. Oh, the true (toothless) terror!
Of course, getting snatched by a smooth devil worshipping cult may have been an altogether different story – as witnessed by Dirty Sanchez’s awesome Really Rich Italian Satanists. Co-founded by the legendary Jackie Beat (Gingerdead Man III), Mario Diaz and DJ BARBEAU (how appropriate!) in Los Angeles in 2001, this terror-ific tune is one of the slinky trio’s best. Check it here:
You can keep up with all the fabulous Jackie Beat has to offer at www.missjackiebeat.com.
Big Gay Horror Fan has always believed that there is no problem that a bottle of Nair and a double chocolate bar couldn’t solve.
Unfortunately, these cure-alls will do nothing for Tiffany Shepis in the awesome looking Scream Queen bonanza She Wolf Rising.
Besides, Shepis this fury, furry horror outing features such terror notables as Debbie Rochon, Tina Krause, Alan Rowe Kelly, Ruby LaRocca and Nicola Fiore. Meanwhile, newcomer Timothy Mandala provides some visual eye candy for all those who stand in my corner at the limb chopping party.
You can check out the trailer for She Wolf Rising at:
In his younger, hope filled days Big Gay Horror Fan believed that those unexpected meetings on the street with an object of his affection were fortuitous signals of better things to come. Of course, I hadn’t a Satan’s fiery clue.
Thankfully, determined and talented Midwestern auteur Tony Wash has a better way to describe a different kind of A Chance in Hell with his awesome, highly acclaimed zombie meets Nazi’s short of the same name. Gaining numerous awards and honors throughout its showings at various festivals, A Chance in Hell is now available for purchase, in all its vibrantly filmed glory at www.scotchworthy.com.
You can take a look at all the axe chopping power involved by watching official trailer here:
Wash, who recently directed genre legends Sid Haig (see photo above), Robert Z’Dar and Joe Estevez in the crime drama High on the Hog, is constantly developing new works – including a podcast devoted to indie filmmakers called It Came from the Underground and an awesome sounding horror film called The Storm centered on a female roller derby team. To keep up with all that juicy madness, be sure to visit:
Big Gay Horror Fan will never forget the day that Mother Superior Demonessa keeled over dead during a lecture on Zombie Survival Tactics and landed, stomach first, right on my feet! I cannot describe the pain that I experienced waiting for that tow truck to break through the schoolyard walls and drag her away.
Thankfully, writer/directors Adam Bartlett and John Pata and lead actor Joe Belknap have a much better way to describe Dead Weight with their stellar post-apocalyptic horror flick.
Big Gay Horror Fan was lucky enough to catch up with these three outside Wizard World in Rosemont, IL in August 2012!
“The pretty son of a cop is defiling a grave, chief!” – Demon, 6 Degrees of Hell
Sometimes Big Gay Horror Fan mixes a can of corn into his stovetop chili for lunch – and calls that ambition. But leave it to heroic director Joe Raffa and far reaching writer Harrison Smith to truly go the distance with their multi-plotted, flashback strewn horror opus 6 Degrees of Hell.
Certainly convoluted, this tale features under-threads of possession, reality show antics, psychic awareness, romantic rivalry and haunted objects. The finale takes place in a real Halloween Haunted attraction, the Hotel of Horror in Saylorsburg, PA. Many have claimed that this is the film’s true drawing power and its presence is not felt fully enough throughout the movie’s spooky happenings.
Yet, Raffa and Smith are obviously going for something different here. They mix plenty of mature characters in with their young adult set and follow them on a winding journey as they collect a group of objects that eventually end up possessing the performers at the Hotel of Horror one fateful evening. Chief among these characters are prescient June (a solid Nicole Cinaglia), bad boy Kellen (Raffa, showing true presence), haunted reality star Erik (sympathetic Kyle Patrick Brennan), angry police chief John Hanson (a truly believable Faust Checho) and Uncle Jack (a likeable Brian Gallagher), the proprietor of the haunt.
Granted, the low budget mares the duel auteurs’ vision a bit and some streamlining may have been in order. But, viewers with a clear focus should catch all of the film’s subtleties. There is, also, enough blood and violence in the multiple asides to retain interest – even if confusion may reign for a moment. The two, also, use their flashback sequences to build power in the contemporary scenes. Wandering through the haunt attraction at the outset of the spirit fueled finale, June recalls an event from her childhood. As the remembered feelings grow in intensity, the electricity in the attraction blows out, bringing about a galvanizing filmic synchronicity.
Casting wise, the project’s publicity unit has focused on the participation of mini-genre icon Corey Feldman and former television star Jill Whelan (Love Boat) – who both acquit themselves admirably in supporting (Feldman) and minor (Whelan) roles. But, it is Raffa, Checho and Gallagher who truly offer layered performances here.
And, interestingly, while the beautiful Ashley Sumner offers up the film’s only (post mortem) nudity, it is the male cast (including Raffa, Brennan and David J. Bonner as Chris) who offer up the film’s primary visual appeal, a common requirement of any genre project. Raffa and Smith even seem to acknowledge this with the above tagline and multiple joking/sarcastic references to homosexuality among the male characters in the cast.
Released by Breaking Glass Pictures (www.breakingglasspictures.com) in late 2012, you can catch the trailer for 6 Degrees of Hell here:
You can be sure to keep up with all Stevens’ graveside best at www.jonahlives.com and www.facebook.com/jonahlives.
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