Kount Kreepy of The Evil von Scarry Show: July 2012

Sunday, 29 July 2012

100 Resources to Research Your Horror Film

Have you ever felt that you have a great horror story and you just need to do a little research to get more ideas, get the time period right or other facts? Maybe you have writer’s block and don’t know where to start. Here is a great collection, I stumbled across, to get you creative juices flowing.

Crime

Urban Legends

Ghosts & Folklore

Public Domain and Classical Horror Stories

Online Screenplays

Horror Movie Websites

Articles

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Archie McPhee

I had to write about this website only because it's $%^ing AWESOME!!! A wonderful collection of oddities, bizarre toys, weird candy, underpants, and other %^$ed up stuff...

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/

Cthulhu Xmas sweaters!

Dashboard zombies!

Inflatable Tentales!

Bacon Wallets, and so much more!!!!!!!

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Tuesday, 24 July 2012

$24,000 Zombie Survival Kit

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Not since Y2K, has there been any other creature, character, or event (fictional or otherwise) that people have more thoroughly prepared for than geeks have for a zombie apocalypse. Sure, you may have started out just joking around with your friends about how you would go about taking a zombie out. But that has now led to you keeping baseball bats near your bed, and an extra pair of running shoes in your car... juuuuuuust in case. If someone asks you about the sudden appearance of zombie-preparedness paraphernalia floating about your person, you laugh it off, but then look at your friend for suspicious bite marks.

If you think you're obsession with the impending battle between the living and the undead has reached it's peak, think again. If you're really serious about gearing up, put your money where your mouth is. I present you with the Z.E.R.O. (Zombie Extermination, Research and Operations) Kit by OpticsPlanet. This kit, complete with just about every gun accessory you could think of to better your chances against a creature hungry for brains. With its $24,000 dollar price tag, you'd think it would come with actual guns and rifles, or at least some food, but you're on your own in those departments.

"So if I'm spending 24 G's on a survival kit that doesn't come with food or guns, what IS IN that stinkin' kit?" you ask. Well, here's the specs:

Weapon Accessories

GG&G Extreme Heavy Duty Swivel Bipod GGG-1245

Eotech Gear Scopecoat Cover for EoTech Zombie Stopper Red Dot Sight

OPMOD PVS-14 Monocular Gen 3 PINNACLE Night Vision Scope 64 lp/mm GNVPVS14-OPMOD

Thermal Eye X50 100x800px Waterproof Thermal Imaging Camera, NTSC - 1000380-0001

Surefire 6V LED Shotgun Forend Weaponlight for Benelli M1-M2 617LM

Leupold VX-R ZOMBIE 1.25-4x20mm 30mm Riflescope ZombieDot Green SPR

Plano Moulding Zombie Ammo Can

Champion Zombie Target 6-Pack, Attack

Streamlight TLR-1 HP Long Range Rail Mounted Flashlight, Standard Switch w/ Rail Locating Keys for Glock Style,1913 Picatinny, S&W 99/TSW & Beretta 90two & Lithium Batteries, Box 69217

Safariland 6305 ALS Tactical Holster w/ Quick Release Leg Harness - STX TAC Black, Right Hand, Hood Guard Sentry Protection 6305-7742-131-SH

New, Steiner 10x50 Military Binoculars Laser Rangefinder

Leupold Mark 4 20-60x80mm, Black Spotting Scope, TMR Reticle 110826

Laser Devices DBAL-I2 Dual Beam Laser, Visible Green Laser

Mako Group Fab Defense Handguard w/Rails For Remington Model 870 PR870

Trijicon ACOG 6x48 Dual Ill Riflescope w/Mount, Green Chevron .308 Reticle

Vero Vellini Premium Padded Leather Rifle Sling, Brown V17228

Crimson Trace Full size Glock Laser Zombie Edition

Eotech Zombie Stopper Red Dot Holographic Sight

Knives

Browning Zombie Apocalypse Knife 322870

SOG Tigershark Elite Tactical Knife, Black TiNi Blade TE02-N

Cases and Backpacks

Eberlestock G4 Operator Pack, Multicam G4MM

OPMOD Professional Range Bag, Pull Out & Brass - Black OPMOD-CVERB2930B

OPMOD Floating MSR Extreme Gun Case - 43in OPMOD-FMSREX43

Camelbak BFM Hydration Pack - 100 oz/3.0L MultiCam 61763

Reloading and Gunsmithing Equipment

Otis Technology Zombie Gun Cleaning System FG-753-Z

RCBS Pro-Melt Furnace, 240 V-ac Europe - 81200

RCBS Pro 2000 Progressive Press - 88875

Lyman 1200 DPS 3 Digital Powder System, 115 Volts 7752400

Tools

Pelican 0450 Mobile Tool Chest with Drawers

SUREFIRE SF123A BULK BOX, 400 EA. 3 VOLT LITHIUM BATTERIES

Brunton Solaris USB Foldable Solar Panel, 3100 mA Output F-SOLARIS62

Leatherman MUT Black Multi Tool w/ Black Molle Sheath 850122

Night Armor Tactical Pen w/FREE 1AA CREE Flashlight NA800CBO

OPMOD Battle Mug - WITH carry handle BM002

Brunton International Pocket Transit Pro Compass, 0-360 degrees 5006LM

5.11 Tactical Field Ops Waterproof Uni-Directional Bezel Watch, Black 59245-019

Streamlight E-Spot FireBox LED Lantern, Light Only w/ No Charger, Orange 45882

Protective Gear

Tactical Assault Gear Rampage Releasable Armor Carrier, Small/Medium, Ranger Green 812451

Tactical Assault Gear Intrepid Chest Rig w/Grenade & Mag Pouches - Multicam 812496

Oakley Commit SQ Sunglasses, Brown Sugar Frame, VR28 Black Irid Lens 03-786

Stanley Large First Aid Kit RST-60001

Blackhawk S.O.L.A.G. HD with Kevlar, Color - Black, Size - Medium, 8151MDBK

ESS Profile TurboFan Military/Tactical Goggles - Black Frame, Clear & Smoke Gray Lenses

Specter Gear M-2 Mk-3 Rapid Reload Chest Carrier for AK-47 Magazines - MultiCam 595 MULT

Laboratory Equipment

Qorpak Bottle Beakers, Medium Rounds, Wide Mouth, Qorpak 7550 With Pulp/Vinyl-Lined Black Phenolic Cap

Labnet Labpette R Repeating Pipette P3000

Samco Disposable Transfer Pipets, Fine Tip, Samco Scientific 234 Fine Tip, Large Bulb, Case

UNICO Shake-It Pipette Shaker, for 6 pipettes, 15 min. timer, 110 V L-P600T

Celestron Professional Compound Microscope, 1500x, Halogen Lamp - 44108

So I hope you paid attention when you got that lesson in how to create a cure for being undead, cuz if not, you're spending a lot of money on stuff you don't need. Each item in the kit is on sale individually as well, so no need to break the bank all at once.

What kind of items do you already have or plan to buy to prepare yourself for the zombie apocalypse?

To get yourself started in the right direction check out: http://www.heroestactical.com/index.php

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Punisher: Dirty Laundry

A very cool short of The Punisher staring Thomas Jane, and Ron Perlman. If only the 2004 movie was this cool!

Saturday, 14 July 2012

DEAD BEFORE DAWN 3D

New comedy horror starring Devon Bostick (Diary of a wimpy kid), and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the future). A bunch of college kids accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and turn into Zombie Demons, aka ZEMONS! Looks good!

Sunday, 8 July 2012

DEAD BITE

The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration and thrills starting July 19 and running all the way through August 7.

One of the beautiful things about the Thai film industry right now is that it’s functioning a lot like Roger Corman’s classic exploitation studio, AIP: if you’ve got the right actors, a marketing hook, and a high concept, you’ve got a greenlight. While this means that a lot of cruddy movies get made, it also means that the occasional trash classic slips under the wire and hits screens like a big blast of reefer smoke. Such is the case with Dead Bite. Joey Boy is a hiphop star who’s buddies with Will.i.am of the Black-eyed Peas and you can just see him in the pitch meeting forDead Bite: “See, I’m going to get my hiphop crew, the Gancore Club, to play themselves in a zombie movie featuring lots of girls in bikinis. And then they all get killed.” Cue gangsters signing checks and cameras starting to roll.

With no aspirations higher than passing 90 minutes with plenty of babes, blood, and blunts, Dead Bite actually winds up being better than it needs to be thanks to the unrehearsed charisma of the hiphop goofballs in Gancore Club. From the opening scene, in which they’re hired to play a concert for ghosts (an actual Thai tradition) to their telepathic conversations and the way they all try to top each other with their baroque death scenes, these guys are in it to win it. After their supernatural concert goes wrong, their sleazy manager promises them a cakewalk gig: a quick video shoot on a boat jammed with sexy swimsuit-clad ladies. Unfortunately, the boat gets stranded on Mermaid Island, inhabited by insane locals who are led by a forest goddess who loves to butcher tourists just because she can. Then things get worse, because everytime it rains, an army of zombies rise from the surf to treat themselves to a buffet of human flesh.

Contemporary B-movie madness at its most casual, off-the-cuff, and energetic, the slick production values, and enthusiastic gore effects make this movie feel like far more than the sum of its parts. This is a horror movie made by people who love horror movies, full of dope beats, and beaten-to-a-pulp dopes, and it ends with a sick wrap-around gag that feels like the kicker of one whopping, zombie-filled fish story.

Friday, 6 July 2012

Night Breed the Cabal Cut (2012)

watched the original with my family and Mrs. Von Scarry describing it as Buffy the Vampire Slayer with blood. Pretty fitting description but with very imaginative creatures and backgrounder story. Critics back in the day crucified this film and even Clive Barker was not happy about the film. Apparently there is a Cabal version out there (155min) which is more like a directors cut and is coming to a horror fest near you!
This year so far announced screenings are Toronto, Ontario, Canada N.J. USA, London U.K. and Chicago, Ill USA.
Brian Collins (of Collins Crypt) does a very good review of the "extended cut" here.

Quick summary for the reading challenged- go see it but bring something for your ass. At 155min its long. There is some grumbling about film quality as all the things needed to be done to make it happen involve editing of all damned things VHS, DVD and 35mm. But its a labor of love and a must see for fans-
I have included the official trailer below. -EvS

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Juan of the Dead Review

So my Creepy friends, I just watched Juan of the Dead, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. At first glance I thought, "Oh great, a Shawn of the Dead rip-off". But not at all...yes, there are a few similarities, but this movie has a completely different vibe and definitely worth seeing. The humour is a tad darker, and way more down in the gutter. Lol. More sex, and more violence. The FX are solid, with a few obvious CGI tweeks. But hey its meant to be tongue and cheek. The characters are great and hilarious. The only draw back to this movie for some will be subtitles. But if you are like me, and a die hard zomcom fan, you will really like this flick. The constant digs at all the institutions ie Communism, capitalism and other countries is entertaining too. So go out and buy this one, or whatever ya gotta do, but watch it! 4 of 5 bleeding brains!!