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Happy Halloween from The Basement

The scariest night of the year is upon us, kids are out trick r treating, and the candy and beer are flowing freely. But before us Basement Dwellers numb ourselves into a horror-movie coma, I thought I'd share some music from what I consider required viewing at Halloween. A lot of people screen a horror film like John Carpenter's Halloween, The Exorcist or Trick r Treat, but I go with a season two episode from the TV series Millennium called The Curse of Frank Black. It's a Halloween-themed episode, with hero Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) facing some demons -- personal and otherwise -- on All Hallow's Eve. This is spooky stuff, told almost without dialogue, and works as a stand alone episode AND within the series's continuity. It also evokes a real feeling for the holiday. It's awesome television thanks to writers Glen Morgan and James Wong. Anyway, enough of my jibber jabber. Time to get back to the festivities. Thanks for spending a couple of minutes

The Month of Horror Day 31: Trick r Treat

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy brings it all to a close with a modern horror and Halloween classic. Happy Halloween, folks! What better movie to choose for the big, special day than one that celebrates the holiday better than any other? Trick r Treat is a movie that has unfortunately gone un seen by many which is a damn shame because everything that we love about and/or fear about this day is represented; always check your candy, don't blow out your pumpkin before midnight, pranks going wrong, and not turning your lights on for trick or treatres! These are all stories that are intertwined throughout the movie in anthology form, the characters all weave in and out of each story in some small way, from a deranged father who poisons candy a

A clip from The Collection flickers its way online

The more I see of Marcus Dunstan's sequel The Collection the keener I am to watch it. As we've said here before, The Collector was OK at best, but this flick looks to up the ante. That's fine with us! The sequel picks up soon after The Collector ends. Arkin (Josh Stewart) escapes with his life from the vicious grips of The Collector during an entrapment party where the villain adds beautiful Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick, pictured above) to his collection. Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena. No real dialogue in the clip below, but I dig the flicker effect with the lights and the way The Collector slides his way into the scene. Very John Carpenter. We'll know how the rest of the movie stacks up when The Collection opens Nov. 30.

The Month of Horror Day 30: The Exorcist

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! And Bellamy thinks it's an excellent day for an exorcism. And the runner-up goes to...! Not to say that this is the 2nd best anything, as a matter of fact, this is actually my favourite scary movie of all time. What's great about The Exorcist is that it takes its material and subject matter deadly serious, there's no screwing around here and no one is having fun, it's just straight up terror! That's what I love about it, and it's also something you do not see in many modern horror movies these days where everything is sold with that young audience in mind where as here it's an adult horror film for an adult audience, screw PG-13! This was also the first movie to really deal with exorcisms which has be

A bloody, sexy look at Hansel and Gretal: Witch Hunters

It's never a good sign when a movie's release date gets bounced around more than a New Orleans whore, but I have faith in the upcoming horror comedy Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. For one, director Tommy Wirkola did a bang-up job mixing comedy and gore in the Nazi zombie movie Dead Snow. Secondly, Jeremy Renner is a damn fine actor. Thirdly, Gemma Arterton is just damn fine. Add an appropriate level of camp and violence and you're good to G-O. I think Paramount Pictures and MGM don't know what to do with the project. Blood, humour and children in jeopardy don't sell well. When mixed that is. But at least the studios are trying with this new red-band trailer, which offers plenty of everything I mentioned above. In this dark spin on the fairy tale, siblings Hansel and Gretel are a formidable team of bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. Whether or not it's any good will be answered when the Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters hits

The Month of Horror Day 29: Jaws

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy reminds us why it's still not safe to go back in the water. I had a discussion with a co-worker awhile back about whether or not Jaws is actually a horror movie, he did not think so but I absolutely believe it is--can you think of another film that caused as ma ny phobias? Since it came out in 1975, many people have been terrified of both the water and, of course, sharks. You can't tell me there's never been an occasion where, for example, you've been in murky, deep water, you can't see the bottom and that infamous 'daaaaa na" theme pops in your head! If fear like that isn't horrifying then I don't know what is. Aside from this being one of the most truly scary horror movies e

Girl's Eye View: The Girl Who Played with Fire

Allow me to quickly introduce myself: My name is Kara, and I live over at www.karaschatter.com . I have no experience in the movie industry, other than watching and appreciating them. I thought I would offer up my movie reviewing skills, or lack thereof, to The Basement to give readers a female perspective on movies, new, old, good, and bad.  After reading the Millennium series written by Stieg Larsson, I was rather excited to watch the movies. I will admit that I watched the American version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , so I was slightly apprehensive to watch the Swedish version of the next film in the trilogy, The Girl Who Played with Fire .  I know that Jason and Shawn had reviewed the first two films a while back and they had mixed feelings. Jason noted that the two leads didn’t spend much (if any) screen time together, but I’ll note that if I remember correctly, they don’t share many “pages” in the novel either. I digress …  I caught myself up with a litt

The Month of Horror Day 28: Zombieland

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! For tonight's edition Bellamy has to decide if it's nut up or shut up time. Perhaps more of a straight up comedy than a horror? You can make that argument but it has zombies in it, and it's pretty gory so... I'm saying it counts! Right off the bat, you know this movie is going to be awesome because we jump into some rules you really should abide by in order to survive the zombie apocalypse--limber up, double tap, always check the back seat, just to name a few! Jesse Eisenberg stars as the main character, a young geek (playing comfortably outside his usual roles *cough*), on a journey trying to cross several hundred miles of dangerous and undead landscape to reach his parents who it turns out are actually most like

Dr. Action reviews Skyfall

So Skyfall came out yesterday in the UK, its been four years since 007 last lit up the silverscreen. Quantum of Solace left a lot of people cold, I myself enjoyed it, but in all honesty I’m a huge Bond fan. Every British lad wants to be Bond, and if they don’t....well their liars, so lets say the audience reception to QOS was, let's say, stale. Bond had to step up. What of the plot, well I can’t say too much, that would be unsporting. First up, Bond of old always had a great opening, well this is no different. This one sets up the storyline perfectly, Bond starts to question just how expendable a secret agent can be and who he can trust, M? Which leads to our villain of the picture, here portrayed by an excellent Javier Bardem. He appears to have a very personal grudge against M, one which sees MI6 being blown up. Well there is only one super agent who can save Blighty, thats right -- 007. Like Bond of old, we go globetrotting to find the culprit. Also we have a new Q, a welcome a

The Month of Horror Day 27: Let Me In

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today Bellamy risks the wrath of movie nerds everywhere by liking a remake more than the original!?! Shame!   I am going to catch some heat for this but I prefer this American remake in just about every way to the Swedish original. Yes, I know that the original Let The Right One In is held up on a pedestal and even the mere mention of a remake was blasphemous when it was first mentioned but I think that director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) pulled it off in a very big way. It's filmed in a very classy and slow burn manner which is how the material should be handled as it allows the atmosphere to organically build and the characters to realistically grow, and that's where this story truly excels is in the character departm

The Month of Horror Day 26: From Dusk Till Dawn

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy offers you a two for one pussy sale. You know, I really hate to say it but this flick has not aged well and is not nearly as enjoyable as I once found it although it's entirely possible that watching it stone sober was a catastrophic choice. It starts well, it does, as the two main anti-heroes played by George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino, fugitives on the run, seek refuge in a Mexican bar/brothel called "The Titty Twister". What's disappointing about this film is that it seriously starts out SO good, you're completely engaged and glued to the screen by everything that is happening--Salma Hayek in her prime as a stripper makes that extremely easy, too. It's once the bar patrons are rev

George Bell reviews Orphan

I really wanted to like Orphan. Horror movies about demented children can sometimes get a pass on the creepy kid factor alone. Other times, such as this one, that pass gets revoked and lit on fire as a warning for future audiences to run far, far away. Isabelle Fuhrman does a great job playing Esther, a 9-year-old psychopath, but almost nothing else in the story even passes the smell test. The cast, including Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard, should have been able to carry this film, but the script decided to veto that notion right out of the gate. It’s about a pretty well-off couple with two children looking to adopt a third. Several years ago, Kate (Farmiga) lost a pregnancy, and she and her husband, John (Sarsgaard), have been debating adoption ever since. Well, I guess all that ponderous thought amounted to meeting Esther once, shooting the shit about her paintings, and signing up without much else to go off of. That’s really the process they went through. On top of that, one of

An interview with Corey Feldman: The Halloween Spooktacular 3

The Lost Boys. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Stand By Me. The Goonies. License to Drive. Dream A Little Dream. All classic movies of the 1980s. All of them star Corey Feldman. Corey started his career in TV, and is best known for his string of 80s movie blockbusters, but he's sustained a career in Hollywood for more than 35 years as an actor and singer. The star's own words say it best: he's more than a movie star, he's an icon. Tonight, Jason and Shawn bring The Month from Hell to a close with a 15-minute chat with 6 Degrees of Hell star Corey Feldman. And it becomes very clear very quickly how enthusiastic he is about director Joe Raffa and screenwriter Harrison Smith's horror film. The bulk of the conversation is about 6 Degrees of Hell, but Corey also touches on his earlier work. It's a great interview with a legend of the 80s, and one no movie fan wants to miss. As is the tradition with The Basement's annual Halloween Spooktacular, Jason a

The Month of Horror Day 25: Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! There is no komment suitable for tonight's entry, save for "no komment." Here it is, the very first "clown horror movie" during the month of horror, let's all celebrate with some popcorn and cotton candy! Do you prefer your cotton candy as a cocoon f or human bodies while all of their guts and body parts are liquified within? Oh good, I'm glad I'm not the only one, it's delicious! This 80's cult classic, courtesy of The Chiodo Brothers, absolutely belongs in the "so bad it's good" pile, which also happens to be one of my favourite categories to choose from. The premise is paper thin and that is more than fine as evil clowns from outer space land in the woods surrounding a

The Evil Dead remake trailer revisited

A week and a bit ago we brought you a bootleg of the teaser trailer for the Evil Dead remake. It was gone within 24 hours. Apparently, the powers that be don't like bootlegs. Now we've got the real deal, and it's a red-band version. As we've said before, Shawn and I have a lot of hate for this movie. So do most Evil Dead fans. I will give it credit for not catering to the PG-13 crowd. This will be bloody. But we still question its existence, and won't stop until we see it for ourselves. The new spin on Evil Dead features Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, who heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads to danger and horror. Fede Alvarez directs the film, which is due out April 12, 2013. For better or for worse, here it is . . . again!

The Month of Horror Day 24: My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy shows us his romantic side. Although I did enjoy the remake, this is the original, and it's... decent! This was basically Canada's answer to the slasher flick and it definitely made its mark especially considering th e buzz before it was even released when word got out that ten minutes of violence and gore had to be cut because it was too extreme--pah, there is no such word! Canadians have obviously always been known for being too extreme at everything so the editing was seen as a compliment, how could it not be? You can't pay for publicity like that! The story is pretty disturbing as it revolves around a group of miners in the 60's who are trapped in a cave-in after the foreman takes off to atten

Briefcase creator takes on My Synthesized Life

Earlier this year we brought you writer/director Nate Golon's snazzy little short film Briefcase. It was bad the ass, and very much in line with some of the classic episodes of The Twilight Zone. Suffice to say, we dug it. Not one to rest on his laurels, Nate has gone done and attacked another project -- a web series called My Synthesized Life. Which sounds kind of like that old Claire Danes TV series My So Called Life, but in name only. My Synthesized Life is a comedy about a young man whose voice naturally synthesizes after he gets electrocuted by his radio during a rap song. That. Is. Original. Still in production, the series stars Brent Bailey, Jonathan Schwartz, Katie Gill, Katie Seeley and special guest Katie Leclerc (pictured above) of ABC Family's Switched at Birth. We've included a promotional video below, and will update you as the series draws closer to its premiere. And you can keep up with the show here on Twitter and Facebook . Briefcase rocked,

The Month of Horror Day 23: Phantasm 2

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! For this installment, Bellamy further explores the delusions of a disordered mind. The Tall Man is back! I think it's safe to say that he belongs in the same company as other horror icons such as Freddy, Jason, or Michael Myers--there is just something inherently creepy about him ! This sequel picks up several years after the original, the main character from that film has since been institutionalized because, well I mean come on, after the stuff he dealt with before how could he NOT be messed up? He begins having increasingly disturbing and vivid dreams though of a young woman in peril from horrors that he is all too familiar with; are they true psychic visions or is he simply growing more insane? He decides to go with his

Sushi fights back in Monster Roll

Now this is a flick we can get behind here in The Basement. Here's hoping some studio exec somewhere watches writer/director Dan Blank's short and gives him enough cash to get a full-length feature off the ground. Monster Roll follows a group of sushi chefs in Los Angeles who must battle giant fish, squid, and crustaceans from the deep, all unleashed by rampant overfishing. What Blank does in six minutes is jaw-dropping cool, with humour, a great backstory and some awesome special effects. But we're not gonna waste your time by talking about it. Watch and enjoy, then pay the film's official site a visit for more. Nicely done Dan! Monster Roll from Dan Blank on Vimeo .

The Month of Horror Day 22: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, in celebration of his birthday, Bellamy oogles some Katrina Bowden. And we let him. This movie is to slasher flicks what Shaun of the Dead is to zombie films, a loving send up that never once pokes fun of or cheaply parodies the genre, instead paying homage to it. If you like your horror movies with a healthy dose of comedy then this should be at the top of your "to see" list--this is especially accurate if you're a fan of movies like the Friday the 13th or Sleepaway Camp series. Tucker and Dale are two very normal, hard working, simple, Pabst Blue Ribbon swilling buddies. You believe right from the first moment you see them onscreen that they have been good friends for a very long time, there is a history t

Jason revisits Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

I've seen far worse movies than Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. But I've seen far better too. Still, for a Sunday night at the movies over a couple of brews, this was an OK way to kill 90 or so minutes. A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other. This is a stand-alone sequel to Anaconda, with none of the original cast returning save the titular snake. Or, in this case, snakes. I hate snakes. A lot. That said, there's not as much snake in this movie as I remembered. But the snake scenes do deliver, especially the mating ball sequence toward the end. Lots of snakes = plenty of heebie jeebies. 'Nuff said. At risk of offending, this film was made at the height of the era when every film needed a smart-mouthed, urban black dude. I was really hoping the one in this film would get eaten. He's as annoying as fuck. He doesn't.

The Month of Horror Day 21: Shaun of the Dead

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today, Bellamy heads across the pond and discovers some of the British can be a little bitey. That's right, about bloody time I got to this one! Viewed now as a modern classic (oxymoron?), Shaun of the Dead has become the new template that seemingly all horror-comedies are based on, and for good reason, it's easily the best in the last decade. More of a loving homage as opposed to a parody, writer-director Edgar Wright, as well as Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, obviously admire and respect this ghastly genre as it shows in just about every frame. George A. Romero would be proud, and I'm pretty sure that he was! Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star as the two main characters, lazy and unmotivated in life, shambling through lif

Give this trailer for the Hunter short film a watch

Or we swear your suffering will be legendary . . . Sorry, Hellraiser flashback. Sundays do that to me. In all seriousness though, this is a great little trailer for a great little short film that we hope turns into a feature for director Ryan Shovey. He chatted the project up on the show last season and we peeped the short film a couple of months back. It's good stuff, and will make an awesome opening to the eventual movie. The Hunter short has its world premiere at the Shockfest Film Festival in Hollywood on Nov. 17. Get your tickets by clicking on the link. And stick with Hunter-TheFilm.com to stay up to date on the project as it develops. What's it all about? A group of college kids try to figure out who is killing their friends while unraveling an unresolved string of murders from twenty years prior and connecting them to the recent killings. Now watch the trailer, and enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

The Month of Horror Day 20: Frailty

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today, Bellamy wants to know if you have what it takes to kill a demon. Now here is a horror movie where it's not so much about freaky things jumping out to scare you, or unstoppable killing machines murdering innocent people (well, not exactly) because this is the type of horror movie where horrible things happen with the intent to disturb you and make you feel uncomfortable. Directed by, and starring Bill Paxton, this is the story of a single father of two pre-teen boys in Texas who one day receives a vision from the heavens which instructs him to hunt down "demons" disguised as regular human beings. This once upstanding, and responsible father soon becomes obsessed with his mission and enlists his sons to aid hi

Girl's Eye View: My least favourite Halloween movies

Allow me to quickly introduce myself: My name is Kara, and I live over at www.karaschatter.com . I have no experience in the movie industry, other than watching and appreciating them. I thought I would offer up my movie reviewing skills, or lack thereof, to The Basement to give readers a female perspective on movies, new, old, good, and bad.  I’m not a fan of Halloween. No – let me rephrase that; I like Halloween – the candy, the cutesy little kids coming to my door and asking for said candy. I do NOT like the horror movies that come along with the “holiday.” I don’t like being scared. I don’t like having to lock myself in my house and being paranoid by every noise I hear in or outside our house. I especially don’t like going anywhere near cemeteries, clowns or voice distorters. I digress … I’m pretty sure my distaste for the thrills and chills of horror started when I was 10 or 11. It was around Halloween, and the USA Network had a horror marathon on with various scary mov

The Month of Horror Day 19: Maniac Cop

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy reminds you that you have the right to remain silent . . . forever. This is a fun and somewhat demented series out of the late 80's and early 90's about a psychotic police officer striking fear into the public by randomly popping up like Jason Voorhees and murderin g innocent people. The first movie is the best and also boasts the best cast which includes Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins, two horror staples of their generation! If I'm going to be completely honest though it really isn't a great movie--the acting is mediocre, the story isn't exactly original, the kills are nothing to write home about, and the direction is pedestrian. That's not to say you can't find enjoyment out of it if

Jason and Shawn review Bait 3D and Compliance

Bait 3D Jason: For a movie that's one of the silliest sounding ideas on paper, Bait 3D actually turned out to be more fun than I thought. How's that? Easy: sharks + eating people = awesome! The cast did a good job here, and what a lovely assortment of ladies. Rrrowwr. There were times when this movie felt like a wet T-shirt contest. I could have done without all the melodrama between shark attacks, but beggars can't be choosers. When the chips were down, Bait 3D was a shark-attack movie in a supermarket. People are eaten and, in one case where live bait is used, I was cheering out loud. Will I watch it again? Yes. This is perfect Friday night fare. A Good from me. Shawn: Waaayyy better than I expected. Holy shit. Ha ha. I was thinking this would fall in the realm of the Megasharktocroctapuss-style movies, but it had decent acting, great effects, good sharks etc. It felt like a Final Destination movie, back when they had the money to do the kills really well.

The Basement and Billy Trigger

Who would have thought that a podcast recorded in a basement would lead to this? On Nov. 15 and 16 yours truly (this is Jason by the way) is headed to Montreal to get my ass kicked and killed in the upcoming action flick Billy Trigger. And I can't freakin' wait! Better yet, the man killing me is Billy Trigger himself -- John Fallon. Yup, the same dude who was our honoured guest at Dark Fest 2012 and is the star of Dead Shadows. You might also know him as The Arrow of Arrow in the Head. And I get to act opposite Fred Williamson as one of his evil henchmen. Pumped much? Yes! What does this mean for The Basement? Our first official set visit bitches, that's what! I'll be reporting throughout my two days on set and provide the gory details of my untimely demise. It'll be awesome, promise! Billy Trigger is the first full-length feature financed by popular movie fansite JoBlo.com. It reunites Fallon with director Christian Viel. The two collaborated on Recon

Bait 3D and Compliance

Sharks in a supermarket. Sound dumb? Yes. But that's the premise behind one of two movies The Basement Dwellers have on the chopping block tonight. The other is a true story that should send any level-headed human being into a nut-punching frenzy. Bait 3D is our first film of the night. And yes, this Australian entry does feature sharks in a supermarket. Now, this could be good or bad cheese, depending on how the proceedings are handled. We like shark movies in The Basement. Hell, Jason and Shawn endured a couple of Mega Shark flicks and Sharktopus just because. Is Bait 3D more Jaws than Deep Blue Sea? Stick with us! Then comes Compliance, a true story about a crank caller who convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent employee. The film has polarized audiences and generated shouting matches at festival screenings. How does the flick sit with Jason and Shawn? Tune in tonight and find out. Which brings us to the third installment in The Month from

The Month of Horror Day 18: Splinter

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! And we hate to say it, but Bellamy gets a little prickly with tonight's installment. Nope, it's not a biopic about our favourite Ninja Turtle mentor and sensei, as awesome as THAT would be, instead it's another low budget, independent fright fest! One more horror flick perhaps you ha ven't heard of? Just because it's small and hasn't been seen by many doesn't mean it isn't special in its own right, um, take that how ever you will. Moving on! What you have here is your typical set up of a loving couple heading off to enjoy some R&R in a remote location until (wait for it) something goes awry and bad things start happening! What sort of bad things? The lovebirds actually get carjacked by a guy and

Sam Raimi directing Poltergeist remake?

That's the word on the street anyway. Well, the Internet street. Which really isn't a street at all. More like a bunch of 0s and 1s and shit. Anyway, Arrow in the Head, Hollywood Reporter, Bloody Disgusting, HorrorMovies.ca and a few other Internet/movie sites are reporting this is the case despite there being no official announcement. But Pulitzer Prize winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire, who will pen the screenplay, told reporter Scott Feinberg that Raimi is the man. I guess that's about as on the nose as it gets. We in The Basement take a wait-and-see approach. A Poltergeist redo has been talked about for almost a decade. As far as we're concerned, this is yet another rumour in the mill. And we don't really want the movie remade anyway.

The Month of Horror Day 17: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today, he's Matt Bellamy: Monster Slayer. "Jack Brooks-who?" He's a monster slayer, it's what he does, and if he also just so happens to be either drunk, stoned (or both) at the same time then so be it! See, Jack is a norm al guy, he's a pretty good plumber except that he has a disturbing past: his parents were eaten alive by monsters while on a family camping trip. Nope, this is not a metaphor for something else, his parents were literally dragged away bloody and screaming by demons while his young self looked on in terror, from that day vowing vengeance against such evil! This is a low budget, independent, Canadian film so right out of the gate you already know it's going to be fantastic -- it doesn

Alfred Hitchcock wants you to turn off your cell phones

In what has to be one of the cleverest viral marketing ploys for a movie I've ever seen, we bring you this PSA from the Master of the Suspense himself -- Alfred Hitchcock. And he would like you to turn off your cell phones during the movie. The great Anthony Hopkins brings the director to life here, as he does in the upcoming biopic Hitchcock, due out next month. This is awesome. Pure awesome. And very much in line with the way Hitchcock used to introduce his TV series and films. Directed by Sacha Gervasi, Hitchcock stars Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, and Jessica Biel. Watch, share and enjoy.

The Month of Horror Day 16: Final Destination

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! For this entry, Bellamy looks death in the face, and laughs. My favourite horror series over the last decade; it's not like they're particularly great movies but they really speak to my sick, twisted, and blood thirsty sensibilities. I actually love t he concept: death a.k.a. the grim reaper seeking to right the wrongs when someone manages to escape or cheat their fate, sending them six feet under in some of the most ingenious and creative methods imaginable. You never see the villain, it's always just some sort of supernatural force that will stop at nothing to balance out the universe. The first in the series follows a group of high school students and a teacher that were supposed to perish on a flight to Paris how

The Evil Dead remake trailer

It's a camera copy from the New York Comic Con, but the folks over at Dailymotion have the first trailer for The Evil Dead remake . . . and it's clearly a red-band version. You all know our hate for this film, but  . . . and this is a heavy but . . . this is some pretty intense shit right here. It might not be warranted, but the remake is certainly trying to be a rollercoaster ride of blood and terror. As far as this preview is concerned anyway. The new spin on Evil Dead features Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, who heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads to danger and horror. Fede Alvarez directs the film, which is due out April 12, 2013. Now watch, and sound off, if you please! stuff by Welgraum

Chloe Grace Moretz is 'just a girl' in this Carrie teaser

This era of film has produced more remakes than any other in history. I have no stats to back that up, but I stand by what I just said. Prove me wrong. I dare you. And the remake train has finally rolled around to the film adaptation of bestselling author Stephen King's first book, Carrie. Be still my beating heart. Today Yahoo premiered the teaser trailer for Carrie, which is directed by Kimberly Peirce -- who directed the Oscar nominated Boys Don't Cry back in 1999 -- and adapted by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa -- who is best know for . . . Glee? OK, interesting choices for behind the camera. As is the casting of Hit Girl herself, Chloe Grace Moretz. This film has some talent, I will give it that. Maybe not the Glee part, but still. At least the plot hasn't changed: a sheltered high school girl unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers after she is pushed too far by her peers. The new spin on Carrie hits theatres March 15, 2013.

The Month of Horror Day 15: Piranha 3D

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy satiates his lust for beasts, boobs and blood! And Christopher Lloyd too. In the last decade or so, there really hasn't been a movie with as much blood on screen, in fact, this set a Guinness record for most practical blood ever used in a movie--now that is an honour! Di rected by Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes), I initially thought this would be a dark and serious movie like the other films in his resume however that could not be further from the truth, what you get here is something so off the wall that you can't help but laugh even as someone is getting their face chewed off. The bare-bones plot goes like this: prehistoric man-eating piranha are unleashed on a Nevada lake where it just

The Month of Horror Day 14: The Blair Witch Project

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today, Bellamy revisits a movie the redefined the word nightmare for city boy campers worldwide. Here it is, the one that started the "found-footage" horror genre! Still one of the strongest entries, this film really pioneered a new film-making technique and whether you're a fan of these types of movies or not, you have to admit they've paved the way for a generation of new and young directors. I have to imagine that initially, the idea of a group of people making a faux-documentary, grabbing relatively cheap hand-held cameras and running around in the woods, yelling and screaming, must have seemed silly but they did mostly pull it off. Looking back on The Blair With Project now, sure it's dated and pretty co

The Month of Horror Day 13: The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! No comment on what Bellamy is discussing today. *Collective gasp* "WHY WOULD YOU WILLINGLY WATCH THAT!?" Yeah, I'll give you that, a very valid question to which I really do not have a valid answer--all I'll say in my  defense is that I'm kind of a weirdo! Seriously though, over the last few years there have been no other horror movies (save for maybe the Paranormal Activity series) that have been discussed as much as 'The Human Centipede'. They are not good movies, they're terrible however the reason everyone talks about them is because the concept is so insane, ridiculous and disgusting that heads turn as soon as the film is mentioned. What that concept is exactly, well, I won't go into too