SCARE-A-THON 2024: THIRD TIME'S A CHARM

Greetings, my allies in autumnal adulation! It’s that time of year again, when tricks and treats trade beats with greets on the streets....

It’s time for SCARE-A-THON 2024.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SAW (2004)!!!

SAW (2004) d. James Wan (USA)
SAW II (2005) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA)
SAW III (2006) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA)
SAW IV (2007) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA)
SAW V (2008) d. David Hackl (USA)
SAW VI (2009) d. Kevin Greutert (USA)
SAW 3D (2010) d. Kevin Greutert (USA)
JIGSAW (2017) d. Michael Spierig / Peter Spierig (USA)
SPIRAL (2021) d. Darren Lynn Bousman (USA)
SAW X (2023) d. Kevin Greutert (USA)

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Before there was “The Saw Franchise,” there was just SAW (full DVD review HERE), a relatively low-budget thriller from a pair of Australian horror kids who wanted to make a good impression. Strapped for cash but no shortage of imagination, the duo of actor/screenwriter Leigh Whannell and director James Wan whipped up a short-film scenario that could take place in a single room. The movie, shot in a mere 18 days, exploded at the box office in October 2004 to become one of the most profitable horror features of all time, much to the surprise of its participants and creators. The rest, as they say, is history.

SHATTER DEAD (1994): SOV ZOMBIES... WITH REAL BRAINS!!!

SHATTER DEAD (1994) d. Scooter McCrae (USA)

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When the Angel of Death impregnates a mortal woman, people stop being able to die. Instead, they linger endlessly on this mortal coil, not hungry for human flesh or brains, but simply for a place in a world that has no place for them. They walk, they speak, they have preferences and ideals, and their numbers are growing every day. As the living human population dwindles, the line begins to blur as to which is considered the dominant race and who are the monstrous aberrations.

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984) ROUND TABLE!!!

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984) d. Joseph Zito (USA)

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One of the most influential modern horror films, 1980’s surprise hit from producer/director Sean S. Cunningham, Friday the 13th, spurred a spate of sequels and imitators, launching an entirely new genre: the American slasher film. Unlike its most immediate influence, Halloween, where emphasis was placed on spine-tingling suspense punctuated by scenes of violence, here the body count was everything and audiences flocked to witness the mayhem.

GODZILLA REBORN: GODZILLA (2014) / GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023) ROUND TABLE!!!

GODZILLA (2014) d. Gareth Edwards (USA)
GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023) d. Takashi Yamazaki (Japan)

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Dan Caffrey, Barry Kaufman, Michelle Kisner, Mark Matzke, Lee Price) for the second half of our special TWO-PART EPISODE celebrating 70 years of Godzilla!