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New Trailer Time with The Hanover House and She Wolf Rising

Published April 25, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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“Bing! You’re a freaking homo!” – She Wolf Rising

Big Gay Horror Fan COULD live by scream queens alone – especially as evidenced by brand new trailers for She Wolf Rising starring Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon and Tina Krause…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKZgGxaThg

…and the truly dramatic and spooky looking The Hanover House featuring Nightbreed‘s singular Anne Bobby

Keep up on the hairy pulse of She Wolf Rising at https://www.facebook.com/Shewolfrising.

More ghostly conjuring can be had for The Hanover House at https://www.facebook.com/TheHanoverHouse, as well.

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan (https://www.facebook.com/biggayhorrorfan)!

Hitting the Mat with Pro Wrestlers Vs. Zombies!

Published April 13, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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For all those who thought the team-up of Danny Trejo and Mariel Hemingway in Rise of the Zombies was the ultimate in undead expression, inventive writer-director Cody Knotts has something even better planned for you: the awesome sounding Pro Wrestlers Vs. Zombies!

Headlined by Roddy (They Live) Piper, this body flipping bit of mayhem, also, features the saucy antics of aggressively sexy Adrienne Fischer (the lead of acclaimed low budget indie It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To) and oft viewed gay male porn star, Matthew Rush.

Check out the official trailer and website, below:

www.prowrestlersvszombies.com

Big Gay Horror Fan, meanwhile, is always in a head crunch at https://www.facebook.com/BigGayHorrorFan.

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

Crinoline Head – Fashion to Die For!

Published April 10, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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When it comes to fashion Big Gay Horror Fan can’t tell a jean jacket from a leather thong.

Thankfully, talented director Tommy Faircloth truly knows that a sense of style has other ways of being murderous. His acclaimed 1995 film Crinoline Head features a lead killer whom wears his mother’s skirt on his scalp while going about acts of bloody mayhem.

A fan favorite from far back, due to various theatrical runs and a VHS distribution, Faircloth is currently raising money to offer his zany slasher homage on DVD.

To get a glance at vintage production photos, past press and to learn how to support Faircloth’s current efforts, be sure to visit https://www.facebook.com/crinolinehead!

Meanwhile, Big Gay Horror Fan is always sporting a bloody tube top and jagged nails at http://www.facebook.com/biggayhorrorfan.

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

Michael Simon’s Gay Zombie!

Published April 3, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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Big Gay Horror Fan has NEVER dated a zombie. Don’t get me wrong. I’d hang with a zombie. It’s just that I’ve haven’t ever been asked on a date!

Miles and Todd, on the other hand, feel an immediate attraction in Michael Simon’s very fun 2007 short Gay Zombie. They might even be able to get past the fact that Miles is a zombie if it weren’t for the shocked patrons at Todd’s local watering hole and yoga classes. Of course, fate and a seemingly helpful psychiatrist (never trust authority, yo!) may have other plans for the two.

gayzombie2aThe talented Simon embraces the silliness of the situation at hand. But beneath the zombie makeovers and dick gags, he gets at something more serious. With a light touch, he ably addresses the extreme prejudices that the queer bar crowd have for all those outside of their Lady Gaga loving norm. He, also, nicely deals with the bittersweet fact that some relationships, no matter how desired, simply aren’t meant to be.

Fine performances from Brad Bilanin as Miles, Ryan Carlberg as Todd and Robin McDonald as the therapist make Gay Zombie a very pleasant, surprisingly thoughtful way to spend 20 minutes.

You can find more about Gay Zombie (including details on how to purchase it) at www.gayzombie.net.

Big Gay Horror Fan, meanwhile, is always trying to entice the undead at https://www.facebook.com/BigGayHorrorFan.

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

Chasing Monsters

Published March 22, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

Part II: Garage

Part II: Garage


Big Gay Horror Fan always seems to be chasing his tail. Yep, those same old self doubts and insecurities consistently seem to be getting him down.

Thankfully, St. Louis, Missouri’s most creative team, Randy Hall and Jason Klefisch, have a better idea. They are Chasing Monsters instead.

As Chasing Monsters Productions, this dynamic duo is currently in the midst of developing a five part series.

Part 1: Teddy

Part 1: Teddy

Already available are the apocalyptically awesome Part 1: Teddy and the tense, claustrophobic Part II: Garage.

Teddy features a moody, almost wordless discourse on how the end of the world can affect a child’s favorite toy. Garage, meanwhile, proves that summer camps are not the only place where the sex = death motif can rule.chasing monsters

Be sure to keep up with the inventive Hall and Klefisch and their further cinematic journeys at:

http://vimeo.com/chasingmonsters and

https://www.facebook.com/ChasingMonstersProductions

Meanwhile, Big Gay Horror Fan is always spinning wildly at https://www.facebook.com/biggayhorrorfan as well.

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

Review: The Leaf Blower Massacre

Published February 21, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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“Do you see that?”
“Yeah, but I don’t know what the ‘ho-ho’ that is.” – Doomed couple, The Leaf Blower Massacre

The melding of that ancient Doberman pincher and the top shelf of that rickety bookcase in Big Gay Horror Fan’s 8th grade shop class had absolutely nothing to do with a leaf blower. Swear! (It was actually probably because of the escaped mad scientist who was hired to teach that lab).

But thankfully, director/writer Anthony Cooney and co-producer/co-writer Josh Stephenson’s 12 minute The Leaf Blower Massacre is all about the mass destruction and murder caused by that titular instrument. Cooney finds hilarious ways to make a fairly innocuous garden tool into a weapon of mass slaughter while also playing homage to the 80’s video age and taking some mild jabs at misogyny in film, as well.

The film’s opening sequence is its proudest achievement with a truly funny kill scenario taking place in broad daylight in a nicely manicured city neighborhood. But, all the aspects of this adventurous short are well executed –from the soundtrack to the editing to the sharp witted surprise ending.

Impressively, the seemingly nonprofessional cast is also pretty on target – with everyone coming off fairly naturally. There is little of the awkward interplay here that usually comes from casting family and friends.

Be sure to keep up with all of the mind shattering garden mayhem of The Leaf Blower Massacre (which is currently riding the waves of various movie festivals) at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Theleafblowermassacre!

Big Gay Horror Fan, meanwhile, is always welcoming lovers of vicious lawn implements at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well!

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

Review: A Chance in Hell

Published February 12, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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Thankfully, the only dangerous experiments that Big Gay Horror Fan suffered through as a child were his mother’s efforts in the kitchen! Director/writer Tony Wash’s explosive short A Chance in Hell, though, explores some insidious experimentation gone wrong with body chewing results.

A haunting opening sequence details how a mad WWII Nazi doctor and his brainy tinkering with a young Jewish girl bring about a zombie apocalypse. This is not so bad for the Nazi’s – who deserve everything that they get. But, it does have some unfortunate consequences for a group of young American soldiers who find themselves up against some vicious undead German enemies.

Taking place in a (mostly) abandoned warehouse, this second feature from Wash and the inventive Scotchworthy productions is rich with atmosphere and perfect 1940’s period mayhem. This has won the piece much notice and a handful of greatly deserved awards (Best Short at the 2012 Action on Film Festival and at the 2011 Chicago Horror Film Festival).

Director Wash works with simplicity and focus here. The growth from his first, fun feature It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To is substantial, leaving one truly looking forward to his further efforts. He is greatly aided here by director of photography, Mitch Martinez, and art director, Andrew Nathan Anzen.

Meanwhile, Kyle Anthony Silveira, Kevin Zaideman, Bradley Fowler and Doug Heiar all excel as the combative yet frightened Yank military troupe while Chad Meyer’s spooky Dr. Bucher rivals them with evil intensity. It is Kendyl Lynch as the doomed and deadly girl who makes the grandest impression, though. Her zombie child is haunting and scary, at once. She leaves a lasting impression and the hope that we haven’t seen the last of this fascinating character.

Both A Chance in Hell and It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To are available for purchase from www.scotchworthy.com.

You can, also, view the official trailer for A Chance In Hell here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SEjUd5Z32Q

Big Gay Horror Fan, meanwhile, is always hiding from the war torn undead at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

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

Sabrina Wagner: Walking the Dead with Make-Up’s Finest!

Published February 5, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

Big Gay Horror Fan has been touched by a angel! Well, maybe one with a bit of demon thrown in for good measure! Yep, I have been made up by miraculous make-up artist Sabrina Wagner and I am still feeling the glow!

Below, as a work-in-progress, I chat with the amazing Wagner, who has worked on the first season of The Walking Dead and such independent horror epics as Motor Home Massacre.

You can find out more about her work at world famous haunt Netherworld at www.fearworld.com.

Elissa Dowling: A Strong Woman in Horror Speaks!

Published February 5, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

Burning up? Well, I don’t know about you, but Big Gay Horror Fan is still feeling the heat from interviewing eclectic, wonderfully talented independent horror film superstar Elissa Dowling.

Dowling has embraced the blood splattered screen in such epics as Theatre Bizarre, Dread and Bloody, Bloody Bible Camp. Below, she talks about one of her exciting new projects, A Night of Nightmares in which she performs two songs. Then, in the second interview (cut in two due to sound constraints – blah! boo!), she talks about the need for strong woman in horror and how she has been lucky enough to fulfill that need!

Enjoy!!

Brinke Stevens Knows “Jonah Lives!”

Published January 29, 2013 by biggayhorrorfan

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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!!

jonahlivesYou can be sure to keep up with all Stevens’ graveside best at www.jonahlives.com and www.facebook.com/jonahlives.

Naturally, Big Gay Horror Fan is always fighting off all kinds of rampant coffin breakers at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

So until the next time, be sure to count your beloved terror queens!

SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!