'House of the Devil' On VHS

No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Right now you can order House of the Devil (one of my favorite movies, as my loyal readers know) on VHS! Amazon is selling a DVD/VHS combo pack for only $24.49! That's only $5 more than the DVD alone, so you should definitely head over there and get it. I also ordered Halloween II along with it, but I think I'm the only one who liked that movie. Don't let that fact deter you from believing me that House of the Devil is amazing. Can you believe they're actually selling it on VHS? Like, wouldn't they have to break out the old dusty VHS-making machines... that's dedication right there!
On a completely unrelated note, I just watched this movie called The Children on DVD tonight, and I really enjoyed it. It's part of that Ghosthouse Underground series. Basically it's about these two families having a holiday get together, and one kid is sick and he makes all the other kids sick, then they all get homicidal. It was pretty good, it kept me on edge basically the whole time, but that might partly be because it's the middle of the night and I'm a little paranoid, yeah? Can someone please answer me this, though: why is it that adults are always the last ones to realize/believe something is actually wrong? Anyway, I recommend it if you're looking for a fun movie to rent on Netflix or at Blockbuster (does anyone still go there?).

My Thoughts on 'Daybreakers'

So, I've come to the conclusion that the reason I haven't been posting anything is because I've been VERY unmotivated. There really haven't been any horror movies in theaters for a few weeks, and watching Tales from the Crypt on DVD every night does nothing for me in terms of satiating my horror hunger. It also doesn't help that I turned off my twitter phone updates for Bloody Disgusting & FEARnet, but I hereby promise to turn them back on. I miss the blogosphere, and I hope it misses me! But anyway, good news everyone, Daybreakers has saved the day! I won't give away any key plot points in this post, but you might still prefer not to read this if you haven't watched the trailer.Based on the trailer, I didn't think the movie was going to be anything that great. It looked cool but that was about it. It would be awesome to live in a world where 95% of the population are vampires right? Everyone is immortal and blah blah blah. The only problem is, people start to get thirsty, and when only 5% of everyone is a human, well, that's trouble. Welcome to Daybreakers.The movie follows a hematologist who desperately wants to find a blood substitute so that vampires can stop cruelly farming humans for their blood. Some humans encounter him and decide that he can be trusted, and they show him a cure to the vampire disease. Most vampires don't like the idea of being human again, they'd much rather never grow old and be pale and all Edward Cullen-y. This is what happens when a vampire goes too long without blood:Not fun. This aspect of the movie to me was very reminiscent of the Holocaust. These blood deprived vampires, called "subsiders," began to be a problem for the normal population. The only reason they were a problem was because they had no money, therefore could not buy blood, and therefore turned into these things. Anyway, at one point in the film, the military begins to round up the subsiders, put them in chains, and march them to their deaths out in the sun, where they are instantly cremated. I couldn't help but feel a chill at the cruelty of one species upon itself, and I appreciated the message.Overall the movie was very enjoyable. It had lots of blood in all the right places. A few jumpy parts here and there to keep us on our toes, and I know we all love those. Honestly, the only things that bothered me about the film were that 1) the vampires had golden eyes like the vampires in Twilight. Come on! and 2) the vampire fangs were next to the 2 front teeth, instead of on the canine teeth like I imagine they would be in reality. It just makes more sense to me. And those are stupid things to have an issue about, so really, I liked the movie and I recommend it, especially in this horror dry-spell.

LO SIENTO

Oh my god I've been so out of the loop. I have no excuse, but I'm really sorry. I promise to get back on track very soon, holiday break is here! So so so sorry. I miss you guys! I'll leave you with a nice picture of Danielle Harris to hold you over until my next post. She always makes me happy so I'm sure it will work on you guys, too. Enjoy! :D

Brittany Murphy in 'Deadline' & 'Across the Hall'

Thanks to Bloody Disgusting I now know that Brittany Murphy (The Dead Girl) is a very busy woman these days. As a fan of hers I'll be glad to watch whatever she's in. She is set to star in upcoming The-Grudge/The-Ring-Style film Deadline, a movie about "troubled divorcee, Mary Kee, who begins to receive mysterious phone calls from an unknown caller. She quickly begins to feel haunted in her own home. When she discovers that the person is calling from the past, Mary realizes that she will have to kill her in order to survive. But how do you kill someone living in the past, and what will happen if she fails?"
Murphy is also starring in Across the Hall, which is coming to select theaters December 4.
A quiet night takes a dangerous turn when Julian receives a frantic phone call from his best friend, Terry. Terry claims to have followed his unfaithful fiancée, June, to a seedy hotel on the other side of town. To make matters worse, he’s staked out the room across the hall from her, a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a revolver in the other. Julian pleads with his friend to stay put while he rushes to avert disaster.

'Demonic Toys 2' Trailer

With the release of the next Puppet Master film comes the release of Demon Toys 2: Personal Demons. I'm more excited for Puppet Master, but this looks like it might be fun, too. Don't take it too seriously or you're going to be disappointed, I can guarantee you that. (You probably already know this if you've seen Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys).

A Weekend in Vegas

I'm back! I haven't posted anything in a week (except for the trailer of Paranormal Effect a minute ago) and after my friend Jon started weeping for more AtomicFox, I just knew it was time to get back on track.
I spent this past weekend in Las Vegas (!!!) so I've just been kind of catching up with everything for a few days. Vegas was awesome, so I just thought I'd fill you guys in on my weekend. Originally this weekend was supposed to be all about Lady Gaga, but her concert got canceled. It was still really fun, though, and I still get to see her in January!Friday was a long day of flying. I went from Florence, SC to Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas. I finally got there and met up with my sister. We went to our hotel (The Palace Station), dropped off our stuff, and hit the town. Well, we actually just went to the movies on Friday (the original night of the concert). I saw Paranormal Activity again because my sister hadn't seen it yet. Then we saw The Fourth Kind, which I thought was effectively creepy. Actually, the scariest part for me was just listening the the psychologist talk about the happenings. She was creepy as hell. You know what I'm talking about if you've seen it. After that we saw 2012, which was a ton of fun. It was highly entertaining, and it was really cool to be in Vegas while watching Vegas collapse on the big screen.Saturday we went to Madame Tussaud's at the Venetian Hotel. I met all my favorite wax celebrities (there isn't a Lady Gaga one yet). It felt nice to put my hand on Johnny Depp's waxy chest.
After hanging out with Wax Oprah, we started walking down the strip. We stopped at the Coke store and bought this tray of 16 different international drinks for $7. Some of them were nasty, but a few were really good. When all was said and done, all I wanted was a real Coke.
After that we went over to the Luxor and saw the Bodies exhibit (my second time for that, too). The best part of that thing is all the fetuses. Sounds gross, but it's fascinating. Have any of you seen the exhibit?
Next we went to the Titanic exhibit and got to see a bunch of artifacts and recreations from the ship. They even had a HUGE piece of the actual Titanic. I wanted to touch it but I wasn't allowed. Continuing the ocean theme, we went to Mandalay Bay to see the Shark Reef aquarium. I pet the sting rays for about 30 minutes. They're my favorite things ever. Then we went to see The Lion King! It was amazing. If you ever get the chance to see it, do it. The beginning performance of "The Circle of Life" was so beautiful I almost cried. I sound like such a sap!
I didn't get to see Gaga, but Vegas is always fun no matter what. I think my favorite part is all the half-naked people, perverts, and little hooker trading cards all over the place. Know what I mean? So, sorry this post is very un-horror related (there were 2 major short movie reviews up there somewhere!).

'Paranormal Effect' Trailer

Here's an idea. Let's take The Grudge and force it to have a baby with Paranormal Activity! Sounds like that's what we're getting here with Paranormal Effect. Apparently they couldn't even tweak the name a bit more to make it a less obvious copy cat. Who knows though, maybe it will be genius. Hah. Anyway, watch out for this gem in January on Video On Demand. For real though, I don't care how many times I see a creepy dead Asian, I still shiver a little.
Visiting her native Japan with her American boyfriend Darren, Reiko is disappointed to see him spend most of his time filming local stereotypes. Already upset, Reiko draws the line when Darren walks into a forbidden cave, which, according to local beliefs, enshrines shinto gods since the dawn of time. From then, Reiko and Darren start witnessing strange things happening around them, some of which they manage to catch on camera. Will they have time to understand what is upon them before it is too late?