Today In Horror History.

April 26, 2002
On this day in Horror History, Jason X marked it’s American theatrical debut. The final addition to New Line’s Friday the 13th Franchise prior to Freddy VS. Jason (2003) and the acclaimed 2009 remake, Jason X was a brilliant end to the franchise which seemingly everything had been done. Considered by famed Voorhees actor Kane Hodder to be the best written of any of the films starring the masked maniac, Jason X boasts the largest number of on screen kills of any of the series preceding it.

Cheesy premise, the first implementation of computer generated effects in a Friday the 13th film, and contradictory story lines aside… Jason X is a pleasurable end to the legacy of the machete wielding antagonist.

Professor Lowe: “Can someone tell me what's on his face?”
Janessa: “Ahh... some kind of 20th century carbon filtration unit?”
Tsunaron: “It's a hockey mask.” 

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April 14, 2006
On this day in Horror History, Hard Candy made it’s American theatrical debut. Starring Ellen Page opposite of Patrick Wilson, the suspense thriller follows a young girl’s revenge on a pedophile in his home. The ’06 release would be the Directorial debut of David Slade, who after celebrating the success on the controversial movie, would go on to Direct 30 Days of Night and more recently several episodes of the hit NBC show Hannibal.

“Wow... You know, that is so thoughtful! You are speaking to me so selflessly! I mean, you just don't want me to castrate you for my own benefit? Wow, I'm touched. Jeff, why don't we imagine someone saying the same thing to you at a random moment? Imagine that when you downloaded this little girl... I was sitting by your side, saying, "Stop, don't do that to yourself." Would you have listened? "Stop. Don't do that to yourself."-Hayley Stark

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April 11, 1986
On this day in Horror History, Troma’s classic The Toxic Avenger made it’s American debut. The beloved cult film from the minds of Directors Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman follows the exploits of Melvin Junko who after falling into a vat of toxic waste, exacts revenge on those who tormented him ultimately using his new found strength to fight crime in Tromaville. A testament to the campy infamy that has made Troma horror fan’s wet dream, The Toxic Avenger has spawned a slew of adored sequels, and embedded Toxie in the hearts of film buffs everywhere. 

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April 10, 1991
On this day in Horror History Kevin Peter Hall passed away. At 7' 2½", the gentle giant was famed for his roles as the antagonist in Predator (1987) as well as Harry the Sasquatch in the classic television series Harry and the Hendersons. After a devastating car accident in Los Angeles, the blood transfusion that saved his life would be in vain, as the kind hearted and talented actor would contract AIDS and pass shortly thereafter. Hall will forever live on in our hearts and our memories… For the laughs he gave us, and the chills he sent down our spine. RIP Kevin Peter Hall.

“When I first came to California it was fun and exciting to get any part in any movie and get paid for it. Because of my size and my background it seemed like I was right for just about anything. I did go through a period where I thought it was time to give up monster movies. But then the scripts and the effects started getting better. I was treated better and starting getting paid more. Doing creatures these days is more of a job for me than it was in the beginning. In the early days I was creating these creatures and basically getting lost in them. Now with creatures like Harry and the Predator it's more a matter of getting deeper into their characters and making sure they work.” -Kevin Peter Hall

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April 4, 1979
On this day in Horror History, Heath Andrew Ledger was born. An inspiring talent in the industry, the young actor had epitomized many of roles in his short life. Born in Perth Australia, Ledger would go on to star in such films as The Order (2003), The Brothers Grimm (2005), and The Dark Knight (2008). It was his leading role as the Joker in the Christopher Nolan Batman reimaging that would ultimately become his most sinister and tolling ever, one that is rumored to have weighed very heavily on the late actor. His final gift to cinema would be that of Tony in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). Production halted after his passing, and in an ode to the budding talent and legacy of Ledger, friends Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell completed the film playing the same role but under the premise that Tony’s appearance changed in every different imaginary world present in the movie.

On January 22, 2008 the world would be in tears as Ledger was taken from us after an accidental overdose of prescription medication while at his apartment in New York City. Heaven received another angel that sordid day. Missed but not forgotten, Ledger will live on in memory, and a legacy that will not be forgotten.

“A lot of people think ambition or success and they think dollars. My ambition is all in my head. I'm on a f---ing journey. I'm on a walkabout. It's about collecting wisdom of emotions and heart and self and understanding. Being absolutely comfortable with your body and life and the earth, sun, and moon being the only truths. That's what my success is, getting underneath that.” –Heath Ledger

MAJOR EVIL DEAD NEWS!!! MUST READ!!

So this news regards both the original Sam Raimi franchise & the new Fede Alvarez franchise.


FROM BLOODY DISGUSTING:

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Director Fede Alvarez dropped a bomb on WonderCon audiences during an Evil Dead panel this Sunday in the Anaheim convention center n California.
Back when the red band trailer had been released, We had pointed out some interesting imagery that suggested that maybe the new Evil Dead, in theaters April 5, was actually a sequel. Alvarez confirmed this to the WonderCon crowd, while also adding something major.
He told audiences that an Evil Dead 2 (followed by a planned Evil Dead 3), and the recently announced Army of Darkness 2, will eventually crossover for the ultimate cult horror movie Evil Dead 7, reports Movieweb. So, after two sequels to the current remake – the remake universe will collide with the old “Ash” universe in a film that will amount to be the 4th installment in both franchises.
At this time, Sam Raimi and his brother Ivan Raimi are working on the screenplay for Army of Darkness 2, which will continue the story of Ash as seen in the original The Evil Dead from 1981. While Fede Alvarez might have been joking, suggests the site, who was on hand for the panel, he seemed serious when he said he plans to join both his new franchise together with Sam Raimi’s old franchise.
Hail the king, baby."



I know that is a bit confusing, just let that sink in for a bit... You good? Good!!!

OMG THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I can't wait I am extreme excited about.. well all of this!!! 

This crossover of both franchises could very well be (knock on wood) THE. GREATEST. HORROR. MOVIE. EVER!!!!!

What are your thoughts?

What are your hopes for "Army of Darkness 2"?

comment below.


Evil Dead comes out this Friday April 5th!
P.S. STAY AFTER THE CREDITS!!! It'll be... Groovy.

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March 28, 1963
On this day in Horror History, Alfred Hitchcock’s classic The Birds debuted in New York City. Based on the story by Daphne Du Maurier, The Birds was the famed director’s return to film after Psycho and a 3 year hiatus while working on ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’. In the presence of many films playing upon the stylized approach and success of Psycho, the legendary director turned the tables on the industry and made the seemingly mundane quite terrifying. With brilliant film-making, the beauty of Tippi Hedre, and the peculiar joy that Hitchcock proved with such antics as speakers bellowing the sounds of birds outside the theatre, the cinematic masterpiece would become one of the most beloved of his career.

“I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn't stand a chance! How could we possibly hope to fight them?” –Mrs. Bundy

"The Birds" Trailer

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March 27, 1963
On this day in Horror History, Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born. A cult director responsible for some of the most celebrated films of all time, Tarantino has given the us such classics as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Kill Bill (2003), and recently Django Unchained (2012). A talent that breaks the confines of most of the industries finest, he as Directed, Produced and Acted in countless films, even showing his childhood dream of being a writer as he is responsible for the Screenplay of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and story of Natural Born Killers (1994). In one way or another, we have all found a connection to the violent and poetic cinematic masterpieces blessed upon us by the film-making genius, and for years to come Tarantino will continue to inspire and bash his immaculately brutal wit into some of the greatest movies ever.

“Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I'm lucky enough to be in the position where I don't make movies to pay for my pool. When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.” - Quentin Tarantino

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March 25, 2011
On this day in Horror History, Hobo with a Shotgun made it's Canadian release in select theaters. One of several mock trailers that was played in the beginning of the Death Proof and Planet Terror double billed Grindhouse release, it and Machete (2010) were voted by fans to become feature length films. Brilliance from the mind of director Jason Eisener and starring horror icon Rutger Hauer, Hobo with a Shotgun is proof that the visceral and timeless Grindhouse style is not going anywhere.

“I used to be like you... a long time ago. All brand new and perfect. No mistakes, no regrets. People look at you and think of how wonderful your future will be. They want you to be something special... like a doctor or a lawyer. I hate to tell you this, but if you grow up here, you're more likely to wind up selling your bodies on the streets, or shooting dope from dirty needles in a bus stop. And if you're successful, you'll make money selling junk to crackheads. And don't think twice about killing someone's wife, because you won't even know it's wrong in the first place. Maybe... you'll end up like me... A hobo with a shotgun! I hope you can do better. “ -Hobo

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March 23, 2007
On this day in Horror History, The Hills Have Eyes 2 made it’s American theatrical debut. The second of the popular remakes of the cult Wes Craven films, it was yet another perfect ode to the franchise. Completely contrasting the vulnerability of the stranded family in the 2006 remake, a group of National Guard trainees are picked off one by one by the depraved mutants in Sector 16 of the New Mexico Desert.

“Do you like fucking with me, Napoleon? I think you do. You know what? You're officially in charge of guarding the latrine. Not using it, but guarding it. I want you to stand with one leg and hold your rifle over your fucking head and make sure that no one steals or molests that port-a-potty, or I will have your Gomer Pyle ass court-martialed immediately.” –Sarge

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March 22,1996
On this day in Horror History, Resident Evil made its initial release on Playstation in Japan. Arguably one of the most influential games ever, it coined the term “Survival Horror” and spawned an entire franchise released on most every console, PC, and even resulted in a popular film remake. Released in Japan as バイオ ハザード which translates to “Bio-Hazard”, it has been thrust into horror and video game infamy and has received the Guinness World Record for the "Worst Game Dialogue Ever" as well as being listed as one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 greatest video games of all time. The legacy that has followed in the wake of the S.T.A.R.S elite’s struggle to survive in a zombie filled mansion, has stolen the hearts and free time of legions of video game and horror buffs for more than a decade, hell-bent on continuing that tradition as one of the most lucrative and beloved game franchises to date.

“Alpha Team is flying around the forest zone situated in North-west Raccoon City, where we are searching for the helicopter of our compatriots, Bravo Team, who disappeared during the middle of our mission. Bizarre murder cases have recently occurred in Raccoon City. There are outlandish reports of families being attacked by a group of about ten people. Victims... were apparently eaten. Bravo Team went to the hideout of the group, and disappeared. “ – Chris Redfield 

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March 21
On this day in Horror History, Shutter (2008) and Chopping Mall (1986) both debuted theatrically. The cult 80’s film from exploitation director Jim Wynorski endured considerable financial turmoil from its initial release as “Killbots” becoming not only a classic slapstick horror film, but a chapter in the perils to be learned by future film makers as the name and marketing proved to damage its initial release. In the film Shutter ‘08 the world saw yet another fruitless one off remake of an Asian film, hitting theatres only a mere 4 years after the Thailand’s original. The movie itself would never be screened for critics, and understandably so.

“It's not you, Ferdy. I'm just not used to be chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots.” –Lisa (Chopping Mall)

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March 20, 1964
On this day in Horror History, Two Thousand Maniacs made it’s theatrical debut. One of the many cult films done by the infamous Herschell Gordon Lewis who would later go on to give the world The Wizard of Gore (1970), the film has stood the test of time to those who have dug into the inner bowels of the beloved genre. With Playboy Playmate Connie Mason, a group of deranged townspeople hell-bent on revenge, and the directorial mastermind to feed his vision, Two Thousand Maniacs would go on to inspire a new crop of demented film-makers and even spawn a celebrated sequel in 2005 starring Robert Englund.

“It means this centennial is a centennial of blood vengeance! It means... It means we're here to be killed!” –Tom White

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March 18, 1950
On this day in Horror History, Brad Dourif was born. A face and voice that has inexplicably found its way into the core of horror’s greatest franchises, Dourifs most notable is that of his role as Chucky the homicidal doll. Star of countless genre films and popular televisions shows, Brad Dourif’s humble beginnings as the boy from West Virginia who lost his dad at age three, has become one of the most definitive cult actors of a generation. With just a chuckle, he can take us back to the moment when the possessed doll invaded our nightmares.

“There is nothing wrong with horror films. Their existence has definitely had an impact on me. It is important to have scary demons in our world on film. We have them in the world. That is why we are afraid, it is nice to have a visual and to have a confrontation with it.” –Brad Dourif

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March 16, 1973
On this day in Horror History, The Crazies made it theatrical debut. The second celebrated masterpiece to come from the mind of the renowned director George A. Romero, the tale of the small Pennsylvania town that is plagued by a pandemic of homicidal and psychotic inhabitants is one of the most unique in Romero’s career, giving us a similar but terrifying perspective on a fragile society. Following suit with the peculiar legal and seemingly bad luck faced by George in his directorial process, the film was plagued in its own right due to a scene being shot that inadvertently resulted in a local seeing the filming of the conclusion of the movie in which Col. Peckem removes his clothing to decontaminate prior to evacuating the area. The “traumatic” experience of seeing a nude man resulted in a lawyer being hired to resolve the situation. One off remake aside, the film has stood the test of time, and is truly candy for the undying horror buff that needs to indulge in the sweeter moments of George A. Romero’s incomparable legacy.

“Okay, Colonel Peckem, last test is negative. You're all clean, virus free. We can sign you out. The helicopter will be arriving in a few minutes. “ –Army Doctor


I Love this movie! The realistic feel I get from it is extremely creepy!


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March 16, 2006
On this day in Horror History, Fido made it's theatrical debut. As close to a family film as a zombie movie could ever hope to achieve, the sheer humor of seeing the facet of years of the genre, in the light of the typical family’s dog in the Horror/Comedy masterpiece, is flawless. From the imagery of a young boy trying to play catch with a zombie, who doesn’t react when a baseball hits him in the face, to the everyday applications were domesticated cannibals could be implemented, this film was an instant classic.

Fido is still shroud in financial loss, with no help from an 8 million dollar budget and all star cast. Fido was a hit among many film festivals including the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, giving much hope to its investors. Most critics loved it, but with a US gross of $298,110 and a worldwide gross of $419,801, the gross revenue of Fido didn’t even make a tenth of its budgets invested in film. What resulted was statistically, one of the lowest return on investments cataloged by any film of all time, per Box Office Mojo’s website. In other words, thank you Andrew Currie and all investors in the movie, because you paid 7 million dollars out of pocket, to give us perhaps the most distinct and beautiful additions to modern Cinema.

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March 15, 1937
On this day in Horror History, Howard Phillips Lovecraft passed away. More commonly known by his pen name H.P. Lovecraft, the works of the literary genius have inspired and intertwined with hundreds of films in the last decade, and thousands of popular culture mediums have paid homage to the brilliance in the macabre that was seemingly fluid to the American Author. Everything from film to music, video games to artists worldwide have been impacted by the tales of Cthulhu and mythology behind the ageless sagas which has become home for horror and science fiction aficionados since Lovecraft’s passing unto today. A life cut short by cancer, it was the perilous disease that would attack Lovecraft’s small intestine and take the author from the awestruck world. Lost but never forgotten, he will always be the irrefutable father of horror, and the mind at which a legacy was born.

“From even the greatest of horrors, irony is seldom absent.”- H.P Lovecraft



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 March 15, 1943
On this day in Horror History, David Cronenberg was born. The mind behind such films as They Came from Within (1975), Rabid (1977), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986), Cronenberg has become a staple of the horror industry. Given such suitable nicknames as “King of Venereal Horror” and the “Baron of Blood”, Cronenberg has established a following with his eclectic inspirations within film, from the gore and mutant nature to crime and psychological thrillers which have gained fan bases in other genres. A living legend, even with countless cult masterpieces under his belt the Canadian born film-maker will certainly go on to awe us for years to come.

“Civilization is repression. You don't get civilization without repression of the unconscious, of the id. And the basic appeal of art is to the unconscious. Therefore, art is somewhat subversive of civilization. And yet at the same time it seems necessary for civilization. You don't get civilization without art.”- David Cronenberg

 

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March 14, 2008
On this day in Horror History, the psychological thriller Funny Games made it’s American Theatrical Debut. Starring the beautiful Naomi Watts as the mother of a family who is taken hostage in their home, the film has been applauded by critics and is indisputably film-making perfection from Writer/Director Michael Haneke. So visceral and realistic with the acting and the appropriation of character placement, actor Tim Roth has stated that not only has he not seen the film he starred in, but will never watch it due to Devon Gearhart all too closely resembling his very own son.

“Correct! It's a *golf* ball... But why do I have it in my pocket? Hm? The lady knows why. Because... Well? “ –Paul

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March 11, 1931
On this day in Horror History, Friedrich Wilhelm "F. W." Murnau passed away. As one of the most influential and groundbreaking film-makers of the silent film era, Murnau’s directorial masterpiece Nosferatu(1922) was the unlicensed adaption of the Bram Stoker classic “Dracula” and the predecessor to every vampire film ever made. Cut from another cloth than most directors throughout cinematic history, it was the talent and vision that Murnau embodied that would help shape the future of horror for the rest of time. His ability to convey such sinister and powerfully terrifying emotion in film without the spoken work is a ability that would forever make him one of the most brilliant directorial geniuses in recorded history.

"I think films of the future will use more and more of these 'camera angles', or, as I prefer to call them, these 'dramatic angles'. They help photograph thought." - F.W. Murnau

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March 10, 1997
On this day in Horror History, Buffy the Vampire Slayer would start it’s 6 year run. Starring the beautiful Sarah Michelle Gellar as the high school girl who hunts vampires opposite of her teenaged social life, the show itself has became a cult icon. Only preceded by a non aired Pilot episode, today marks sixteen years since Buffy would begin it 7 season reign and became one of the highest rated television series of all time.

“In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.” -Rupert Giles

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March 9, 1984
On this day in Horror History, Children of the Corn made its theatrical debut. One of the many classic film adaptations of Stephen King’s works, the ’84 release depicting the cult of Nebraskan children and their slaughter of everyone over the age of 18, has become a quintessential motion picture utilizing children as antagonists in horror. In the vein of genre classics with similar elements, Children of the Corn has resonated with audiences throughout several non-successful sequels and nearly two decades, forever a reminder of the terror that lies within the innocence of a child.

“Don't just stand there! Seize him! Punish him! The Lord has chosen me as the bringer of His word and the giver of His laws! Disobedience to me is disobedience to Him! Do it now, or your punishment shall be a thousand deaths, each more horrible than the last!” –Isaac