Costume Kudos - H.R. Giger's Alien...

I love people that go the extra mile to make their own costumes. There's nothing like having a Halloween party and having people really put their all into it. It makes the people that just put a costume in a bag on, nod their heads in appreciation... and make the people that didn't bother to put ANY costume on--look stupid.

But THIS... this is out of control.

I give you: the best homemade Alien costumes you're ever going to see...

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And here's the other.



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They're baaaaaaack...

If you're in the Los Angeles area and are a fan of the film Poltergeist I just read some good news in the LA Times...

'Poltergeist' returns to its old haunt

To promote its 25th anniversary DVD release, the horror film will play in theaters on Oct. 4.

September 18, 2007

It's baaaack.
Or will be, on Oct. 4. To help promote its 25th anniversary release on DVD, the original "Poltergeist" film will be shown in movie theaters again for one night only.

The horror film, written and produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper, stars Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams as a suburban couple who experience paranormal activity in their home, leading to the disappearance of their young daughter.

The digitally remastered film will be screened in theaters and then released on DVD Oct. 9.

Among the cinemas scheduled to show it are the Century City 15 in L.A., the Downtown Disney 12 in Anaheim, the Irvine Spectrum 21 in Irvine, the Civic Center Stadium 16 in Simi Valley, the Riverside Plaza Stadium 16 in Riverside, the Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills and the Long Beach Stadium 26 in Long Beach. For ticket information and a full list of theaters, go to www.fathomevents.com.

The 25th Anniversary DVD is available on October 9th and can be bought here!

Universal Pulls Horror Hat-Trick...

I grew up in the 80's working at a video store, so my teenage years were spent renting all the popular franchise horror movies: Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th series, Freddy Krueger and A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Chucky and the Child's Play movies.

Me and my friend Andrew had countless arguments as to who would win in a fight: Jason, Freddy, Leatherface or Chucky.

In 2003 I lined up to see Freddy Vs. Jason at LA's legendary Cinerama Dome. The theater was full... props from the film were in cases in the lobby. I pressed my nose against the glass and drooled over these fictitious historical artifacts: Jason's scratched up hockey mask... Freddy's bloody sweater...


This is a battle I had drawn out on paper long before I even knew the demons that were "copyrighted characters," "licensed properties," and "trademarked names." I had waited over a decade for this... and here it was: a horror fanboy dream come true--- Freddy Vs. Jason on the big screen.


Though the film wasn't exactly "good" it was exactly what the '14 year old me' wanted: my generation's Frankenstein Vs. The Wolfman, two horror icons duking it out for supremacy. Immediately following the success of the film there were many other team-ups or "Vs. movies" announced to be in the works. Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash... Michael Myers Vs. Pinhead... Leprechaun Vs. Chucky... though none of them came to fruition they sure did keep the horror message boards buzzing.

Where am I going with all this? Sorry, needed to give you some backstory. Here's what I'm getting at:

Universal Studios Hollywood just e-mailed me a promotional Newsletter letting me know that Universal's Halloween Horror Nights was beginning again. It's been absent for a few years here in Los Angeles, but was returning this year... and in a BIG way because Universal has Freddy, Jason AND Leatherface in the same attraction for the first time EVER.
Did you hear me?
EVER.
Not to mention the fact that Universal owns Chucky. So that's FOUR horror icons in ONE evening. Holy crap on a triscuit I have to go to this. (I'm not even mentioning the Universal owned properties of Psycho, Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula.)


Side note: I've done a little detective work to be sure that Chucky will be there. I'm not taking a shot in the dark, here.
According to UniversalStudiosHollywood.com's auditions page they're looking for:

CHUCKY PUPPETEERS: Universal Studios is looking for actors to impersonate Chucky’s voice, from the Chucky Horror movies, in our Halloween Horror Nights event. The actors must have strong improv skills and must be able to manipulate a puppet while performing. Call times are at approximately 3pm each event night. Dates of the event are: October 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, and 31.

I don't know if you've been to a Universal Halloween Horror Nights before but they really go all out with the production value. The lines can be loooooong if you go too close to Halloween, but man as far as the mazes go, they've really got the goods.

Case in point: I have a friend who worked on Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses movie. Before the film came out Universal built a maze based on the film. While walking (or rather, running and screaming) through the maze she exclaimed "Oh my god, they have got this exactly right! These are frame accurate sets!"

Another year I had gone through the maze based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer the TV show. Well that happened to be the night that some of the cast showed up to scare people in the maze. That's right: I had James Marsters ("Spike") jump out and scare me in the Universal maze. Crazy stuff.

So can you imagine what they're going to do with these three official character licenses?
I'm going to get to walk through Camp Crystal Lake.


I'm going to get to walk through Freddy's boiler room.


I'm going to get to walk through Leatherface's home.


Did I mention I was excited?

Yes.
Yes I am.

Now if only Universal can get the rights to Michael Myers and Halloween next year from the Akkads in addition to the New Line characters... I can die a happy horror fan.

Own the best damn 80's slasher throw-down, ever! (Ok, I know it's a very small niche but still...)