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Join the Pity Party!

Published January 10, 2014 by biggayhorrorfan

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I’m not asking for understanding for myself – although the big toe on my left foot is acting slightly possessed, as of late. But you will never figure yourself for not following the adventures of filmmaker John Pata (Dead Weight) and his latest horror based project, Pity.

Pity, based on a short story called Prowler in the Yard by J.R. Hayes, is described as a portrait of a man at the bottom. Hmm…sounds like me in the backroom at Touche’ Leather Bar last March. Anyhow…this incisive exploration will be unleashed on the public in spring 2014.

Be sure to keep up with it’s terror drenched progression at:

https://www.facebook.com/PityFilm.

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan

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The Cabin on VHS!

Published December 28, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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Some people like collecting Cinderella Barbie dolls while others like gathering exotic brands of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Cool kids, like myself, love finding rare terror flicks on VHS tape.

Giving a high salute to this tradition, writer-director Tommy Faircloth and Horsecreek Productions are releasing award winning horror short The Cabin on limited edition VHS.

Featuring shocking cool poster art, this collectors item is signed/numbered and limited to 100 copies.

You can check out the offer at: http://www.horsecreekproductions.net/cabinvhs.html

You can, also, view the trailer for this secluded scare fest at:

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

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Help Out Ethel!

Published December 5, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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Granted, the number of donation campaigns for independent horror films is enough to drive you batty. (Thankfully, they won’t make you large, Eunice — unless you’ve dived into the Cheeto Bon-Bons, again, while paging through them all!)

crazy2One projection worthy of note, though, is the remake of 1975 cult classic Criminally Insane, now going by the name of Crazy Fat Ethel. Featuring a strong female lead (enacted by Cabin Fever 2‘s Amanda Jelks)and the bloody creativeness of John Waters in his prime, this entity seems ripe with reinvention.

Check it out at:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/crazy-fat-ethel

And until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

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Review: As Night Falls

Published November 23, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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While I am definitely not a party animal, I know better than to invite the ghosts of Depression era psychos over for some late night fun.

Unfortunately, As Night Falls’ zesty Elizabeth and her sassy younger sister, Lily, have no choice in the matter. A trio of spectral maniacs invades their house as their friends gather for an unexpected get-together. Blood, mayhem and comedy ensue.

Writer/Director Joe Davison works with inspired joy, here, combining elements of quirky indie drama, straight ahead slasher and slapstick horror. The tone of each of these elements doesn’t always gel, of course, and the middle section suffers from some spatial oddity and uneven performances. But, almost all imperfections can be forgiven as Davison gifts the world with some kick-ass female characters. Heroine Elizabeth, brilliantly enacted by indie terror powerhouse Deneen Melody, is an amusing, take-no-guff protagonist while Debbie Rochon fully throws off all her horror related celebrity, completely dissolving into the wild, spirit ridden madness of Nelly Trine. The sight of Rochon/Trine dementedly cackling while attacking a quartet of scrambling victims, haphazardly fleeing in a van, is chilling fun and one of the film’s major triumphs.

The divine Melody and the highly amusing Cenac.

The divine Melody and the highly amusing Cenac.


Davison, also, finds magic in the interactions between his main cast. The moments involving Melody’s Elizabeth, a very fine Dwight Cenac (as her rocker boyfriend Otto), the bright eyed Lily Cardone as Holly and Davison, as the girls’ older brother, are pure cinematic gold.

More than anything, As Night Falls establishes Davison’s true love for the genre, leaving you eager to see what else he has to offer. He could definitely find himself growing into a major voice in horror with each ensuing project.

As Night Falls was released through Vicious Circle Films and Breaking Glass Pictures – http://www.breakingglasspictures.com – on November 12th, 2013. Further information on the project can be gathered at https://www.facebook.com/pages/As-Night-Falls.

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan

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Review: The Trouble with Barry

Published November 15, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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Sometimes I wonder how I would have turned out if I hadn’t been kidnapped as a toddler and eventually raised by a group of psychotic prostitute lesbian nuns. Why, I might even like romantic comedies, now, which truly would be a horror.

In tandem, egotistical, drug addled, former child star Barry begins to wonder if maybe his upbringing might have something to do with the unparalleled mess that qualifies as his current life in the fun, upcoming horror-comedy The Trouble with Barry. Forced to crash with an old boyfriend, Barry takes a supporting role in a fledgling web-series to stay in the public’s eye and, hopeful, revive his career. But someone keeps murdering Barry’s co-stars and when he isn’t too busy being considered a suspect, Barry may find that he is next on the heinous killer’s list.
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Directed by Mike Justice and Stephan Kitaen, who also co-scripted with Sean Singletary, Barry is a ravenously fun look at the desperate, self centered personalities that populate Hollywood. Terror lovers should especially appreciate the trio’s take on Asia Argento and an appearance from scream queen legends Brinke Stevens, Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer is a welcome treat, as well. The trio looks fabulous and they deliver their enjoyable dialogue with aplomb! Further ghoulish points are gained by the presence of terror icon Lynn Lowry as Barry’s notoriously nasty mother. Lowry delivers with multi-leveled delight, bringing all her (award winning) stage skills to the fore. She is truly a force of nature, here, proving, once and for all, that she is one of the classic buried treasures of the entertainment industry, as whole. 005

As for Barry, himself, Peter Stickles (well known for his romps in such creep-tastic projects as Cemetery Gates, The Lair and Evil Bong 3D) provides an enthusiastic, acidically humorous insight into the world of such tragic teen figures as Leif Garrett and Corey Haim. Stickles is most impressive, though, when he lets a little sensitivity shine through as Barry, confusedly, begins to feel affection for the director of his web-series (nicely played by Eric Dean).

In fact, while this project is full of sharp one-liners and classic gags (including a brilliant sequence wherein a militant feminist presents ultra-gay Barry with a poem entitled “Pussy”) throughout its running time, it could have benefited from just a tiny bit more of the closing act identification provided by Stickles. The well drawn characters are such thoroughly harsh indictments of Los Angeles style solipsism that they are hard to connect with on a compassionate level.

Still, that is a small criticism for such a professionally accomplished and creative project (and one that, also, contains a brilliant kill scene, taking place in a gym’s lobby).

To find more about this truly inventive project, be sure to check out:

https://www.facebook.com/BarryTheMovie

And until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan

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Gay Shit in Horror: Terror at Baxter U!

Published November 13, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

Erik Hill (Chet) and Bill Vincent (Moxie). Terror at Baxter U's happiest couple?

Erik Hill (Chet) and Bill Vincent (Moxie). Terror at Baxter U’s happiest couple?


My kindergarten teacher sure was surprised when she walked in the girls’ room at recess and discovered that I was the one who was sacrificing all those classroom kittens to the Goddesses of Methodical Crayon Worship! (See what being raised by a delirious coven of lesbian prostitute nuns will do for you!)

terrorLikewise, viewers of 2003 zero budget schlock piece Terror at Baxter U were probably just as surprised at this film’s truly interesting climax.

Painted as the piece’s doddering hero, Bill Vincent’s Professor Moxie seemingly expires while racing off to stop the chupacabra monster that has been slaughtering countless students. As his mournful charges carry on, eventually killing the faculty member they believe is responsible for unleashing the beast, a half naked Moxie re-emerges with the chivalrous group’s loud mouthed faction, Chet (Erik F. Hill), on his arm.

"There's gold in them there hills, no??"

“There’s gold in them there hills, no??”


It soon becomes clear that, despite the 40 year age difference, something special is going on between Moxie, who reveals he is the mastermind behind the hungry creature’s escape, and Chet – especially as the younger man leans down to lick the older man’s nipple. This occurrence is so out-of-left field, though, that repeated viewings may be necessary to determine that you have just actually seen what you thought you saw.

Already over-the-top and strangely bad-enjoyable, this queer twist only adds to the film’s very unusual appeal.

Because one good nipple shot deserves another!

Because one good nipple shot deserves another!


So, until the next time, be sure to practice naked joy with all your devious mentors — and, as always, SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

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Sucking on Mother’s Milk!

Published November 12, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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The coolest vampires on the block know that they can’t survive by hemophilic virgin blood alone – they must have some maternal sustenance, as well.

Extraordinary femme filmmaking duo, Beatrice Hunter and Kacie Stetson, know this to be true, as well. Their outline for a gruesomely awesome horror flick called Mother’s Milk is one of the top contenders in New Zealand’s Make My Horror Movie contest. Awesome! Right??!!??

So, if you want their story about a female archeologist who unleashes a vile illness, while investigating the graves of ancient missionaries, to get made – please check out their page and LIKE this project at the link, below.

http://www.makemymovie.co.nz/2013/finalist/mothers-milk/

So – keep wishing for more powerful women behind the cinematic lenses of terror – and until the next time, SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

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Review: Profile of a Killer

Published November 9, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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How I still shudder when I remember the days I spent as a captive of the Perpetual Lords of Homogenized Mediocrity! I never want to see another episode of Friends again!!!

Saul, the serial killer profiler at the heart of director-writer Caspian Tredwell-Owen’s darkly entertaining Profile of a Killer (2012), knows exactly how I feel. Called in to help an old friend crack a puzzling rash of local murders, Saul soon finds himself kidnapped and at the mercy of the very killer that he is trying to identify.

That David, the vicious murderer, is a troubled teen brings out both Saul’s horrified decency and his fathering instincts. While Rachel, a determined agent with secrets of her own, races to find Saul, the cracks in David’s armor begin to show. Abandoning his methodical methods, David begins lashing out with youthful rage – and Saul may eventually pay the ultimate price.

As the piece’s imaginative creator, Treadwell-Owen definitely embraces the bloodthirstiness of the tale. A sequence involving a young prostitute, in particular, is ruthlessly chilling. But, he, wisely, makes Profile of a Killer a character driven piece – even eking out some audience sympathy for the obviously confused, occasionally child-like David. In particular, he gives the kind Saul and the conflicted Rachel powerful backstories that engage the viewer and make the duo’s deadly conflicts all the more intriguing.

Indeed, those who relish in the limb spewing antics of CSI and Criminal Minds will find much to enjoy, here, especially in the well crafted, naturally believable performances of Gabriele Angieri (Saul), Joey Pollari (David) and Emily Franderburgh (Rachel).

Be sure to keep up-to-date with the film at https://www.facebook.com/ProfileOfAKiller.

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan

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Jamie Greco and “M is for Mammary”

Published November 8, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan


As I toss in bed at night, counting my collection of dead prisoners’ body parts, I wonder how the queer community has gotten so homogenized. Gay marriage, adoption…what would Klaus Nomi say???!!!

Thankfully, director/performer Jamie Greco (Poultrygeist, Tales from the Crapper, PDA Massacre, Shadow: Dead Riot) has come up with a subversive, nasty wonder with the M is for Mammary entry for the ABC’s of Death 2 26th Director contest.

You can view (and vote for) this bloody, milky wonder, below, until November 14th, 2013!:

http://26th.abcsofdeathpart2.com/entry/m-is-for-mammary/

Meanwhile, Big Gay Horror Fan is always torturing single mothers at http://www.facebook.com/biggayhorrorfan, as well!

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

Getting Communal with “M is for…”!

Published November 6, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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My favorite memories of nursery school were when my fellow classmates and I gathered around the mud pit and sacrificed the latest substitute teacher. Such communal joy!

Its kind of like the current “M is for…” contest for the upcoming ABC’s of Death 2. A bunch of inspired filmmakers are joining together to make some ghoulish mini-masterpieces. Granted, only one can ultimately win (voting ends on November 14th, 2013) – but the community spirit going on with this project is positively infectious!

Here are a couple shorts to check out – with voting options at each link:

The goddess knows, I can live by Scream Queen, alone! Sean Tretta’s creative, well acted M is for Matchmaker is one of my favorites in this contest and features such genre icons as Tiffany Shepis and Sleepaway Camp‘s Felissa Rose. Horror Heaven!!

http://26th.abcsofdeathpart2.com/entry/m-is-for-matchmaker/

Meanwhile, Tony Wash from Scotchworthy Productions is one of the best independent horror filmmaking savants. You can check out his gooey, flesh baring entry M is for Muck, here:

http://26th.abcsofdeathpart2.com/entry/m-is-for-muck/

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

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