Welcome to another installment of DIEmonds in the Rough, where we take a look at horror movies, games and stories that are less than perfect, but contain some real nuggets of awesomeness. Today's subject could easily be the poster child for this column. A beautiful, sometimes terrifying mess of a movie that birthed a horror icon. I'm talking about the 1979 cult classic, Don Coscarelli's Phantasm. https://youtu.be/NDyieW6ZFT8 I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the passing of Angus Scrimm, whose on screen persona the Tall Man has been one of horror's most iconi[...]
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0 Man, it's been a rough few weeks for both music and movie fans. We've lost Lemmy and David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Richard Libertini. And now we've lost the Tall Man. Angus Scrimm (Lawrence Rory Guy), best known for his portrayal of the iconic villain from the Phantasm series, passed away this week at 89 years old. Before Scrimm got into movies, he'd been a journalist, written for publications like TV Guide, and even won a Grammy for his work writing liner notes for Capital Records. But for horror fans, Angus Scrimm will forever be the man who commands the silv[...]
Hello Kittens, I hope your holidays were delightful. My better (but far less scary) half got me a nest for Christmas, so I spent a ridiculous amount of time in my papasan chair, colouring in my Sherlock book and reading, swaddled in fluffy blankets and wearing a frog onesie. It was majestic. Now that the holidays are over, it seems we're getting a delightful pile of fresh new horror. flicks We kicked it off with KRAMPUS, and have THE BOY coming out soon, which looks awesome. But the one I'm most looking forward to is THE FOREST. THE FOREST is about Aok[...]
Welcome to another installment of DIEmonds in the Rough, where we search for the bloody nougat center of awesomeness inside a hard shell of mediocrity. This week’s installment takes a look back at the slasher showdown that was Freddy Vs. Jason. The year is 1993. The movie is Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. After sitting through a movie in which Kane Hodder’s Jason is only onscreen for about ten minutes (which should be a crime), fans are treated to arguably the greatest ending scene of all time. As Jason’s mask lies half buried in the dirt, the famous[...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HORROR FRIENDS!!!!! 2016 shall rock. I know for I am magic. You may remember, dear Midnighters, my desire to find friends to watch scary movies with me. No one in my house likes the spookiness. And though I am not opposed to sitting before the flickering screen of weirdness alone, it's more fun with people who appreciate it. So I announced that once a month I will live-tweet a horror movie! On the first Friday of each month I shall reveal the movie, the date, and time. And you will join me... *waves hand* *uses Jedi mind powers* Last[...]
Ted Raimi--one of my favorite actors of all time--turned 50 this week, and I took a stroll down memory lane to revisit some of my favorite roles of his. While his older brother Sam often gets the spotlight for directing movies like Evil Dead and Spider-Man, at least some of his success should be attributed to the awesomeness that Ted Raimi brings to his brother's projects. Take Evil Dead 2, for example. Ted played the wonderfully disgusting Henrietta, wearing a cumbersome latex suit. Henrietta has some of the best scenes in the entire movie, including the fight[...]
It's that time of year, when I plant myself in front of the Hallmark channel and watch cute movies until my insides glow like Christmas lights and my heart grows three sizes. And I love it. Usually when January hits, I watch non-stop horror just to reduce my heart to normal size and counteract the glow of the season. But maybe I need a bit of balance during the month of December. There are alternatives to sickly sweet love stories and tales of finding the holiday spirit, maybe a few where the Christmas spirit tries to kill you. When a new scary movie release[...]
When it comes to the media I consume, I'm a person that loves loving things. I don't like to spend time dwelling on things I don't enjoy, and I can pretty much tell you something I loved about every movie I've seen, story I've read, game I've played and album I've listened to. I approach each new piece of media with the intent of finding something about it to love. This approach has greatly benefited me as a lifelong horror fan, and especially my love of movies that others might deem unwatchable. So as I was knocking around ideas for a series of posts I could do[...]
Happy December, Midnighters! I have an idea. I brilliant idea to bring all us horror lovers together. Do you like watching horror movies? Do you have anyone to watch them with? My hubs and kids do not like my scary movies. I have a drawer full of creepy and watch them alone. I go to the movie theater... alone. Those who would watch with me live far away. Overall, I don’t mind, but it would be fun to be with friends. Why not bring us together? Kinda. I ANNOUNCE THAT I SHALL LEAD A LIVE-TWEET OF A SCARY MOVIE ONCE A MONTH! We can all gather around ou[...]
Morning, Kittens. As most of you know, children are kind of disgusting. They grow INSIDE another person, FFS. They come into the world screaming and covered in goop, and that's just the beginning. Now don't get me wrong, I love my tiny human. He is my teenie best friend and I wouldn't trade one second with him for the world. But he is, for lack of a better word, a little bit gross. Some of my favourite horror movies of all time are speckled with creepy kidlets. So in honour of Thanksgiving and kids everywhere, here are some terrifying tots I'm thankfu[...]