The Return of Burt Gummer

I'm so excited to hear we've got a new Tremors movie on the way, with series regular Michael Gross returning as the survivalist hero Burt Gummer. He's a bad-ass to the highest degree, up there with Ash, Herbert West, and Reggie. I remember not being entirely thrilled with his final outing as Hiram Gummer in the prequel (part 4: The Legend Begins), so I'm glad they'll give him another go as the hero we all know and have grown to love over the course of 3 films and a tv show.

The Tremors show was great. Fuck them for canceling it!

Her Name Was Torment (2014)



And didn't she have just the perfect name. Oh dear horror fans, we have something very unique here. Those of you who like the taboo and disturbing might wanna stick around, cos Her Name Was Torment might just be your cup of tea. Though be aware that this isn't your usual type of film.

A nameless woman, known only as "Torment", is questioned by police on why she killed the men she did. Meanwhile, we see her 'tormenting' her victims. I'll leave it at that, as always, the less you know, the better.

This messed up, no budget-er, abstract short really took me by surprise. I didn't realise it was directed by Dustin Mills (the same director who made Kill That Bitch!), but I'm starting to form an appreciation for the man. His filming techniques are incredibly experimental, switching to black and white, changing the camera quality and style, little dialogue etc. This movie comes as a pleasant surprise to someone that has seen it all, with some lovely scenes of depravity and graphic violence thrown in.

This is not a linear story, more just a small idea for a movie done really well. This is a case of style over substance. But since this is not an overly long movie, it never over stays its welcome and keeps the viewer interested, or in my case, eyes glued to the very end. The cast is small and the story is overly simple, so what they do with their small budget, they do it well. The little dialogue that is used, is used effectively, with some chilling exchanges. According to imdb, the actress playing Torment is Allison Egan. You never see her face, but it is described as being grotesque with hideous scars. Egan gives one hell of a performance. Full frontal nudity, she goes all out. If you're not hooked listening to the chilling exchanges between her and the cops, then you will be watching the unwatchable torture scenes between her and her victim. Those of you who love graphic and disturbing violence really need to check this movie out. Lines are crossed. If this movie isn't banned in Oz yet, it no doubt will be soon.

Finally, I love how the ending almost sets itself up for a sequel. I was actually kinda disappointed that it ended so quickly, but best it ends on a strong note, then flogs a dead horse.
I wish I could say more, but this one is best experienced on your own.

8/10 for a unique viewing experience. I should have watched this for December, it would have been perfect. Do check it out if you are into the depraved and perverted.

NSFW trailer
https://vimeo.com/93028260

Thanks for reading.

He Took His Skin Off For Me

Der Tables has been Arrested

Yes, it's true. Our own precious @Der is behind bars, and the police were positive that I was drunk, but I proved them wrong with my very first breathalizer test. Just because a man slurs his words, seems incoherent, and shakes a lot does not mean he is drunk.

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The "Show a zombie movie to a 3-year-old" Award

Now that's raising a child to have good taste in flesh.

New Years

2015 is here now, and we still don't have hover boards!

I drank too much and nearly died last night, so I didn't make it till midnight, and I completely forgot about making any resolutions. Has anyone here made any New Years resolutions? Or did you all just watch New Years Evil and Terror Train?

Hausu (1977)

To put Hausu (House) into words has been my most daunting task to date, because nothing I type will justify the bizarreness of this spiralling descent into strange, epileptic, schizophrenic madness. Another review described it as ''Scooby Doo directed my Mario Bava,'' but that still makes it sound grounded and tame in comparison. However, try to imagine that description as a starting point for understanding Hausu. The characters are hyperactive and cartoonish, hence the Scooby Doo analogy, and the visuals are stunning, dreamlike and colorful just like Bava's, but that doesn't even begin to comprehend the piece of strange that is Hausa. If I had to compare it to anything then it would be Evil Dead 2. That's if Evil Dead 2 was dropping acid, eating magic mushrooms and taking epileptic fits as it happily bludgeoned its victims with pure unadulterated madness. Raimi's classic is a much more coherent affair than Hausu, and a much better movie altogether as it managed to successfully incorporate its madness into a structured, methodical assault on its protagonist. Hausu on the other hand has no qualms about drifting off into hysterical tangents and leading the viewer down all sorts of paths into unhinged, random insanity. And it's just wonderful. Oh so wonderful. This takes the haunted house subgenre to new heights, by using the most random objects you'd find in a home as weapons against its victims, while adding some additional kung-fu, floating heads biting butts and bears cooking noodles. The original story came from the mind of an 11 year old girl, which makes me question her mental stability, yet makes me so happy knowing there was a child out there whose imagination knew no bounds and eventually made it to our screens. Furthermore, Nobuhiko Obayashi displays such unique visual flair and avante garde sensibilities that this has probably become fapping material to people who live their lives in the arthouse. Granted, it does not possess the classy pretentiousness of David Lynch, but there's no denying that Obayashi is a master of the craft, and he's not afraid to be a little silly once in awhile.

The story revolves around Gorgeous who plans to spend summer with her father, only to discover that he has a new flame in his life who wants to be her new mommy. Angered, she writes her aunt who lives in the country to inform her that she'll be visiting her, along with some friends. The aunt is a hermit who lives in a mansion in an abandoned village, waiting for her dead lover to return from the war. However, the aunt isn't who she seems to be, and the house she lives in is haunted... and hungry. One by one, the girls begin to fall prey to the evil house through a series of occurrences that need to be seen to be believed, and even then you probably won't be able to grasp what you just saw. Hausu is without a doubt one of the weirdest and proudly deranged movies you'll ever see in your life, and it does so without ever being profane, sinister or vulgar. We see it all through the eyes of the most innocent, quirky characters you'll ever meet, in a setting akin to a fairytale, as one by one they are consumed by the house, spit out and toyed with through dizzying, spastic bursts of insanity.

Hausu has everything you haven't seen before - killer chandeliers, noodle bears, men arguing over watermelons and bananas, pianos eating people, severed fingers playing said piano as a skeleton dances and much more. It gleefully dismembers its victims and joyously drowns them in rivers of blood, yet somehow never seems mean spirited or horrific. Hausu is a fun movie and always cheerful in a way I've never seen before from a horror film. However, despite its good nature it still manages to feel maniacal and tormenting. It's balls to the walls, joyous insanity, and did I mention that there's a bear who cooks noodles? This was just a cut away scene randomly diverting from the main story. Almost as if they were throwing in the most random nonsense they could think of for the heck of it. There's also watermelons wearing hats and severed heads who like nibbling on the butt cheeks of teenage girls. Personally I can relate to that.

Hausu is probably the most original horror movie I've ever seen, and for that reason alone it's worth watching. It's as original as it is wonderful too, and a treasure that deserves to be uncovered by a wider audience. See this with friends and it'll be an experience nobody will ever be able to taint. Show it to your lover and let it become a benchmark in your relationship. Pump your kids full of narcotics, give them a pen and paper and see if they can come up with something just as wacky, because we need more insane movies like this. This is horror brewed in a witches cauldron and covered in the sugar of a child's imagination. Truly unique and outrageously enjoyable. Seek now.

9/10

Super Badass (1999)



There are thousands of new and old B-movies out there that often force the viewer to ask themselves "what could that director possibly have been thinking?" Well, Super Badass is definitely one of them. But aside from that, upon viewing, you'll most likely be asking yourself "what white trash underachiever got off the bottle long enough to conjure up something so unambitious, something so meaningless, something so lifeless?" Yet, at the same time, it's awfully nice to see something so shamelessly (and randomly) mean-spirited, and blatantly inept just stagger along with not a care in the world.

I guess you could say I actually kinda liked Super Badass. I'm not proud of that fact, but I just find it incredibly odd, mainly because I don't think I've ever seen anything so weird and surreal that wasn't of the Horror genre. Super Badass is more crime/action. But also a drug movie. But it's just so nonchalant how it's presented.Super Badass takes place in 1957 (I think) where "Mississippi loser" Super Badass leaves daddy's farm for the big city to become a bounty hunter, and to take hard drugs, but mostly to be a bounty hunter. Super Badass has many foes. Villains such as "The Boogeyman" (just a pathetic lack of originality there), and Bucko The Clown (not much better). Super Badass shoots some heroin, and some children get viciously murdered by the bad guys, while the parents are practically unphased by the sight of their children's graphic demise. But phased enough to pay off Super Badass to seek unorthadox vengeance. Subtle bits of humor like that keep me from hating this otherwise retarded piece of shit.

He's going somewhere with all of this, I just know it, and at least in Charles Cullen's mind, he has in fact accomplished what he was going for. This guy created a big bunch of nothing, and from what I heard on the DVD commentary, he sounds fairly pleased with himself, and why not? Super Badass, regardless of whatever the hell it is, is far more than most of us have done... alright, well, maybe not FAR more. I don't see myself purchasing any more weird bullshit from Cullen. I mean, I get the idea. however, I'm occasionally tempted to check out another movie he made called Killer Klowns From Kansas On Krack. If anyone ever gets curious and gives it a chance, let me know if it's a bigger piece of shit. I'll bet it's one of those that only sounds cool. I'd actually recommend Super Badass. But only to those who like weird movies which have absolutely no point. 4/10



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OT remud DNA mud

This is a great sequel and I'm sure, like the original, it wil be enjoyed, but not as (much).

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp opens in 1977 at the aptly named Happy Day Bible Camp, where a group of horny teens who just want to have a good time are beautifully slaughtered by Sister Mary Chopper, who makes sure these sexed up miscreants pay for their pre-marital promiscuity and other sinful acts. 7 years later, a new group arrive at the camp, against the warning of the locals and one by one, they all fall pray (get it?) to Sister Mary's cleansing.

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp is one of the most gleefully unapologetic forays into bad taste I've ever seen. This is a throwback to the years of slashers and sex comedies, so you know what to expect - blood, boobs, crude jokes and all out silliness. However, what makes Bloody Bloody Bible Camp so genius is what you don't expect. For example, there's a scene where a crucifix is rammed up the anus of a most unfortunate soul. It scared the bejesus out of me to be honest, but I laughed. Laughed I did at this religious iconography was used for sodomy. Shameless, hilarious depravity, and merely one of many over-the-top moments that make Bloody Bloody Bible Camp a MUST SEE!!!

The characters are all an exaggerated version of 80's stereotypes, and we get to see some boobs. The camp is high in this lot, young Skywalker's. They deliver some terrific lines and ensure that there's never a dull moment as we wait for their inevitable slaughter, and when the deaths do arrive... YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

I believe Marcus Koch worked on this picture, who is an FX hero among fans of underground horror due to his ability to create some of the finest gore in the history of cinema. Awesome kills coupled with a hilarious script and fitting performances make Bloody Bloody Bible Camp a holy treat for fans of 80's cheese. This has been made out of love of those movies of yesteryear. A popcorn movie made by fans for fans, so if you enjoy your slashers lowbrow, unhinged and campy, then go one step further and try one that's Bloody Bloody Bible Campy. I swear to Ron Jeremy you won't be disappointed.

Ron Jeremy plays Jesus by the way. That should sell it alone. Not to mention other genre legends Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs) and Reggie Bannister (Phantasm) also star, making this even more necessary to add to any respectable horror collection.