Halloween Coming Early This Year!

Trailer is here
Rob Zombie is hard at work in post production to meet the August 28th release date of H2. Don't get it wrong, it's not a re-telling of the crappy original Halloween sequel. It will continue with the aftermath of what has become of Lori Strode but in twisted Zombie fashion.

Rob was quoted by shocktilyoudrop.com as saying,

"When I finished Halloween I was so f**king burnt out that the thought of doing another seemed totally insane to me at the time. I was done. But after a year and a half break I started to think that maybe another one wasn't such a bad idea. I love the characters and felt that I had only just scratched the surface of what could be done with them. The basic story was out of the way and now the series could go anywhere. Seeing the aftermath of Michael's rampage through the eyes of Laurie and Loomis was very exciting to me. So I came back and now we have a movie. Never say never."

Filmed near and around where he lives in Atlanta, I can't wait to see what where he takes this story. I've read rumors online of the mask not being seen much in the film... let's give Rob a chance, he's proven worthy from his masterful compliment to Carpenter's original masterpiece. (read my original review further down the page) He has the passion for the subject matter and the creativity to take this franchise somewhere it has yet to go. I won't comment on that until i see the movie.

Supposedly the trailer is being released online this friday! Check back here, when i find it, I'll add the link! Happy early Halloween... muaaaahhhhahhhh!

Tales from the Darkside

Who remembers this gem from the 1980's? Produced and partially written by George A. Romero, this anthology series was a predecessor to Tales from the Crypt and an after thought of Twilight Zone. The first season aired in 84 and was just released on DVD a month ago. It was then considered the dark competitor to Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories which aired in 85'.

Tales from the Darkside took your normal everday situation and twists it, yep you guessed right... to the dark side. I have watched the first few episodes so far. The first is called "Trick or Treat" written by George Romereo himself. It's about an old man who gets his kicks scaring kids on halloween with his haunted house, that is until he gets a scare of his own.

I must warn you, as with most television going back 20 years now (i'm getting so old) the stories have a much slower pace then they do now. It was a different era, a different way of telling, and with this is mind you can then open your mind and sink back into the 80's, a simplier time, try not to compare it to the stuff today. It's much more fun.

The budget I'm sure was tiny, but the creativity wasnt't. Remember before computers? (if you do, your old like me, haha!) Monsters were actually make-up artists most valiant efforts to bring demons, ghouls and goblins to life. Lights and wires were used, not blue screens and After Effects.

Also lots of actors in this series i had forgotten about. Almost as if they don't age in my head, frozen in time. I realize they do, but in my golden era of childhood, they don't. The second episode had "Buddy" from just one of the guys. His name is Billy Jayne, i remember his face and his work but never knew his name. Got to love the imdb.

Stephen King contributed a story I am looking forward to watching. Also Christian Slater is in an episode. Say what you will, but Slater was bad ass when we were kids. Pump up the Volume, Gleaming the Cube, Heathers, The Legend of Billie Jean... that's the Christian Slater i remember, not "I jot got cancelled on the latest crappy NBC show" Christian Slater. Sorry, got off topic...

If i can remember anything from watching this series as a child, it's this creepy ass intro... used to scare the frosted flakes out of me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnE3-0X-174

Tales from the Darkside is out to own dvd. There was also a movie that came later by the same name.