Leprechaun, the quirky horror-comedy starring Warwick Davis, was released in 1993. According to IMDB, Leprechaun cost an estimated $900,000 and grossed $8,556,940. It also inspired five sequels and a prequel. The latest film in the series, Leprechaun: Returns was released in 2018. With the Leprechaun series seemingly at an end (for now) the best purchase value is Leprechaun:…
Seattle’s 4th annual Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (MIFFF for short) opened its doors on Oct. 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm. The festival’s opener, Mon Ami (2012), played at 8:30 pm at the SIFF Film Center, located at Seattle Center, following a brief introduction from Festival Director Eric Morgret. MIFFF dedicates its programming to independent “genre” films and shorts that…
Review of direct-to-DVD film Hostel: Part III In the opening scene of the 2011 film Hostel: Part III (buy here) a young American backpacker, Travis, enters a dank hostel room. Surprise – it’s occupied by an attractive Ukrainian couple, Victor and Anka. Victor is hostile at first but soon lets his guard down and invites Travis to drink out…
Dec. 2011 interview with Aleta Welling delves into her surreal artwork of the time, heavily influenced by the work of H.R. Giger and by science fiction and horror themes Aleta Welling is a Leipzig, Germany based abstract artist. Her newer style can be considered “dark abstract”. Prints and originals can be found at her official…
Wes Craven’s 1989 film Shocker had a great concept, at least on paper. The idea of a mass murderer sentenced to death in the electric chair, only to come back stronger than before, is completely original and has loads of promise. There are any number of ways Craven could have woven this story to make for a compelling…
On Sept. 2, 2011 Zombie Diaries 2 (aka World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries, aka World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries 2, aka Zombie Diaries 2: World of the Dead) was released as a double feature with Hellraiser: Revelations for a limited theatrical run. Both films are distributed by Dimension Extreme, and both run somewhat short, so…
From the looks of things ZomBcon was a smashing success when it invaded Seattle this past weekend, Oct. 21 to 23, 2011 at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center. I had previously only been to a few movie screenings in 2010 for the first ZomBcon in lower Queen Anne. The 2010 convention was somewhat confusing because…
Seattle horror fans are in for a special pre-Halloween treat this coming Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, 2011, with the limited re-release of Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (1979). The cult classic is playing in select theaters nationwide over the weekend in anticipation of Blue Underground’s Zombie (2-disc Ultimate Edition) Blu-ray, to be released on Oct. 25. Featuring…
When I wrote this review of Chucky: The Killer DVD Collection on Sep. 22, 2011 the home release of the series was a bit confused. The original Child’s Play film had been released by MGM, while the sequels up until that time were released by Universal. At the time the two studios were unwilling to,…
On Sept. 2, 2011 Hellraiser: Revelations was released as a double feature with World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries (aka Zombie Diaries 2) for a limited theatrical run. Both films are distributed by Dimension Extreme, and both run somewhat short, so it was a savvy marketing decision to offer the two together as a double feature. Hellraiser: Revelations…