MMM Awards 2013 - Best Screenplay Nominations
Simon Barrett - You're Next! Here's a trick for you. How do you write a slasher/home invasion flick that's both effectively horrifying and truly funny without descending into self-parody? And how do...
View ArticleMMM Awards 2013 - Best Director/Best Picture Nominees
You know how the winner of the Best Director Oscar almost always goes to the director of the movie that ends up winning Best Picture? This is unsurprising, given that the director is the person most...
View ArticleAnd the Winners is... MMM Awards 2013 Winners
Welcome, Whores of Salem, to the First Annual Montana Mancave Massacre Excellence in Horror Awards!I know all 22 of my readers have been waiting, huddled 'round their monitors for the suspense to be...
View ArticleReconsidering Uwe Boll: Part One - Rampage (2009)
“How can you not have heard of this movie?”My soon-to-be brother-in-law explained that Rampage was exactly my kind of movie. A dude makes his own body armor and goes on an epic shooting spree. First he...
View ArticleNew Review: Deliver Us From Evil
Oh, you thought I meant here. No, the review is up on From Midnight with Love. Please check it on out.Also, forgive me for slacking on the Uwe Boll-fest, there have been personal matters. Next up is...
View ArticleWhat's in Your Slasher Survival Kit?
My first thought, upon being contacted by Man Crates to dream up my ultimate horror crate was:But that's not exactly what they were looking for. Man Crates is a company that puts together manly gift...
View ArticleCanary - A MMM Original Short Story
It's been ages since I tried my hand at fiction, but when the challenge came, the possibilities were just too enticing to pass up. The challenge came from Chuck Wendig at his blog Terrible Minds....
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities Challenge
I don’t have to tell my frustrated followers that I don’t write enough. My output for the last 2 years has been nothing short of pathetic. Meanwhile, my list of kick ass horror movies that I’m just...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities - Day1: Found.
"My brother keeps a human head in his closet."Now that's my kind of opening line! But I didn't appreciate it right away. I knew the concept behind Found: What if a 12-year old horror movie fanatic...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities-Day 2: Stage Fright (2014)
If you're of the opinion that the concept of a Horror Musical is just too goofy to work, you're absolutely right. The genres are too at odds to play together and create anything but an unwatchable...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities - Day 3: Nurse (2013)
So, at the end of Nurse, we find out that Abbie the killer nurse is actually Sarah Price, who had been living under a fake identity after escaping the mental hospital she'd been committed to after...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities-Day 4: The Battery (2012)
The Battery isn't so much a horror movie as it is a zombie-themed art-house indie road movie. And by the way, that's a good thing. I imagine most of you are pretty burned out on zombies, and I'm with...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities-Day 5: Dark Touch (2013)
Dir. Marina de VanI've spent the last 5 months trying to figure out how to write this review, and I've finally come up with an angle. I ain't telling you shit about this movie. Here's why: It's one of...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities-Day 6: Larry Fessenden, Patron Saint of Horror
Let this post serve as an informal award for the most underappreciated Master of Horror: Larry Fessenden. When I was making my list of films to include in my Advent of Atrocities, films either directed...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities-Day 7: Otis (2008)
You could be forgiven for having passed up (or never having heard of) this straight to DVD horror comedy, but after reading this post, you will be expected to hunt down a copy of your own, give it a...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities-Day 8: The Divide (2011)
Dir. Xavier GensI like fun horror movies.I’ll gladly cough up ten bucks for 90 minutes on a twisty, turny, gory thrill-ride of a flick. I’m also a Class-A sucker for a horror comedy that brings the...
View ArticleAdvent of Atrocities: The Postmortem
The cool thing about being a dismal failure is that no one expects shit from you. Or, they do expect what you do to be shit. Or something. Looking over my pageviews, my failure to deliver this yuletide...
View ArticleThe Great Mancave Binge and Purge 2015
I am a deeply foolish mortal. In preparation for The Great Mancave Binge and Purge, I set aside all the horror DVDs that I've purchased but haven't go t around to watching, and lo, there's a shit-ton....
View ArticleBinge and Purge 2015 - Part 2: Lake Dead, Dead Mary, and Doghouse
Lake Dead(2007 – dir. George Bessudo)I must give Lake Dead my absolute highest recommendation… as an Al-Qaeda recruitment tool designed to instill a deep and adibing hatred for western culture. One...
View ArticleBinge and Purge 2015 - Part 3: The Stepfather, Family Demons, and The Dead...
The Stepfather(1987 - dir. Joseph Ruben)I had my suspicions after watching him on Lost, but now that I’ve seen The Stepfather I’m utterly convinced that Terry O’Quinn is a serial killer. No one can...
View ArticleBinge and Purge 2015 - Part 4: Solstice
Solstice(2008 - dir. Daniel Myrick)Solstice boasts solid performances by a talented cast, competent direction from Daniel Myrick of Blair Witch fame, and some lovely cinematography by M. David Mullen....
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Elijah Wood, Franck Khalfoun, and Alexandre Aja Regarding...
Note: This article originally appeared on From Midnight with LoveMssrs. Wood, Khalfoun, and Aja,So as not to get off on the wrong foot, let me first clarify that the “Totally Blowing It” portion of the...
View ArticleIn Death, Sir Christopher Lee Becomes Immortal
Last Sunday, the great Sir Christopher Lee ascended to take his place in the pantheon of Horror Gods alongside Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, and his good friend Peter Cushing.Legendary...
View ArticleComfort Food Horror
Hey y'all,Did you know I've been writing for Dread Central?My newest post is up, and it's all about horror movies you don't watch to be scared, but comforted. You know, like scarfing a bucket of...
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