Formula For A Murder (1985): A Macabre Review.

Starring Christina Nagy, David Warbeck, Carroll Blumenberg 

Directed by Alberto De Martino

It's been a while since I reviewed something a little older, and thanks to the nice people at Shameless Films, I'll be doing just that today.  It's a return to Italy for a review of Formula For a Murder (aka 7, Hyden Park: La Casa Maledetta).  Although,  it's not exactly a return to Italy per se, as the movie itself takes place in New York City.  Well, you get what I'm saying.  Let's begin.

Necropolis News: AFFLICTED - Check out an Alternate Poster and Enter toWin a Poster Bundle!

 

Captured. On Film.

Rabid Love (2013): A Macabre Review.

Starring Hayley Derryberry, Jessica Sonneborn, Brandon Stacy

Directed by Paul J. Porter

If I had to pick my favorite decade for horror, it would have to be the 80s.  Sure, the 80s had some horrible movies like any other decade, but it also had some of horror's most memorable characters, one-liners, and practical effects.  And when someone tries to capture the 80s feel for their movie it definitely piques my interest.  It also worries me a little, for fear that the movie will fail utterly in that regard.

Necropolis News: Magnet Takes the World on HONEYMOON.

New York (March 27, 2014) – The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that they have acquired world rights to Honeymoon, the chilling directorial debut from Leigh Janiak, which had its world premiere at SXSW earlier this month. Honeymoon features rising star Rose Leslie (HBO’s Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey) and Harry Treadaway (The Lone Ranger, Penny Dreadful). Janiak co-wrote the film with Phil Graziadei; Patrick Baker and Esmé Howard produced.

Necropolis News: PHANTASM: RAVAGER Production Completed

Filmmaker Don Coscarelli announced today that Phantasm: Ravager, the long-awaited fifth and final entry in his classic horror Phantasm series, has completed principle photography. The original Phantasm was a worldwide critical and box-office smash, spawning a huge cult of fans around the world and three well received sequels.

Necropolis News: Official Trailer and Release Dates for "Infliction".

Infliction, the newest project from Fox Trail Production and directed by Jack Thomas Smith, is currently in the middle of a limited theatrical release, with a DVD/PPV/VOD release date in July.

Exhumed (2011): A Macabre Review.

Starring Debbie Rochon, Sarah Nicklin, Michael Thurber

Directed by Richard Griffin

For today's review I'm traveling back to the magical year of 2011.  At least I think it was magical, I don't really remember a whole lot about that year.  And no, alcohol wasn't a factor.  Ok, it wasn't a HUGE factor.  Anyway,  I've watched a LOT of horror in my time, but there is an equal (or maybe even greater) amount that I still have yet to see.  Enter Exhumed, a movie that I'm embarrassed to say escaped my radar until recently.  This is thanks to Rob at the wonderful Wild Eye Releasing, who was nice enough to send me a goodie-bag (or box in this case) of horror flicks to watch and review.

Head Cases: Serial Killers In The Delaware Valley (2013): A Macabre Review.

Starring Paul McCloskey, Brinke Stevens, Mark Cray

Directed by Anthony Spadaccini

It's serial killer time here at the Necropolis Macabre, and today I'm talking about Head Cases: Serial Killers In The Delaware Valley.  My thanks go to director Anthony Spadaccini, who was nice enough to hook me up with a screener earlier in the week.  It's been a while since I watched either a serial killer movie or a mockumentary, so let's get into it and see what I thought of this.

Necropolis News: THE SIGNAL - Download the Trailer!

Download the official trailer for The Signal, starring Laurence Fishburne and Brenton Thwaites:

GUT (2012): A Macabre Review.

Starring Jason Vail, Nicholas Wilder, Sarah Schoofs

Directed by Elias

Today I talk about GUT, a movie I was requested to watch and review by Anna Ganster, who produced the movie.  My thanks to Anna for providing the screener link.  I had meant to review this a little earlier, but those real-world distractions had it in mind to delay me as much as possible.  But I'm here now, and I'm going to review this movie before I get delayed again.

Writings of a Madman: The Winged Woman

Looking upon her, she had all the likeness of an angel.  Her lips were ruby-red with the most entrancing smile.  Her hair was blonde, and had a faint glow as if it were lightly dipped in pure sunlight.  From her back hung a pair of wings, blacker than the night sky, an odd juxtaposition to her flowing blonde locks.

But it was the eyes that betrayed her outward appearance.  Staring into them, I saw her true nature.  It was the nature of a demon, a demon who offered carnal pleasures unlike anything a mere mortal could provide.  A demon who wanted to torture and feed off your very soul in return for said pleasures.

The beautiful creature held her arms out to embrace me, and I walked willingly into them; for this was what I set out to find.  Her black wings spread open and she took me away, to a place where nobody would ever find us, and where my unnatural desires would finally be realized.  I will never want for anything again.

Coyote (2013): A Macabre Review.

Starring Bill Oberst Jr., Victoria Mullen
Directed by Trevor Juenger

I wasn't originally intending to do back to back reviews that starred Bill Oberst Jr., but a few days back Bill was nice enough to provide me with a screener link for Coyote, so I figured why not?  I'm not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth.  Where the hell did that phrase come from?  It makes no sense to me.  Anyway, let's get into the review.

Necropolis News: HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST West Coast Premiere ofAFFLICTED / Friday March 28th!

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST West Coast Premiere of AFFLICTED

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST - March 28-29, 2014

(New Beverly Cinema, 7165 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036)

Hollywood Horrorfest presents the West Coast Premiere of the CBS Films release Afflicted (11.00pm March 28, New Beverly Cinema).

Winner of the Best Picture (Horror), Best Screenplay (Horror), Best Director (Horror) awards at the 2013 Fantastic Fest and recipient of awards of recognition from the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Afflicted will receive its West Coast Red Carpet Premiere at the legendary New Beverly Cinema on Friday, March 28^th, 2014 at 11:00pm. The writer, director and acting team of Derek Lee and Clif Prowse will be in attendance to introduce the film to the audience before it opens in theaters and On Demand on April 4^th Writer/journalist Pat Jankiewicz will host a Q&A with the filmmakers following the premiere. The screening is FREE and seating is limited.

This terrifying horror thriller follows two best friends who set out on the trip of a lifetime around the world.  Their journey, documented every step of the way, soon takes a twisted and unexpected turn after an encounter with a beautiful woman in Paris leaves one of them mysteriously afflicted.

Says Festival Director Miles Flanagan, “I don’t want to say too much because this horror thriller (with a splash of comedy) is about discovery and features some of the most amazing practical effects we’ve ever seen. We’re so happy to be able to show this on the big screen.”

Continues Flanagan, Afflicted is one of the most suspenseful and original horror debuts we’ve seen in a long time. You think you’re going on one journey, then holy crap it takes you somewhere totally different. It’s a real audience pleaser.”

Hollywood Horrorfest (March 28-29) puts a twist on the horror festival as it celebrates the past and showcases the future of indie horror filmmaking. This year it celebrates two classic horror films The Howling and Return Of The Living Dead, awarding honorees Joe Dante and Dick Miller the annual PRICE and IMPACT Awards respectively. The festival brings together the cast & crew of ROTLD for a 35mm screening and a Q&A moderated by writer/journalist Pat Jankiewicz. Its many FREE events include 13 World Premiere shorts & features in competition and the first annual "Panel to Die For" focusing on "How to Successfully Finance and Distribute Your Indie Film." This FREE panel features industry lawyers, sales agents, producers,  & distributors – including Bianca Goodloe (attorney at Goodloe Law), Candace Leung (VP Business Affairs/Legal Counsel at Cinedigm Distributor), Erik Lundmark (CEO of Leomark Studios), Joseph Guzman (Prod. of Nude Nuns With big Guns) and John Knowles (Dir. of Reality Bites).

Both FREE and priced Tickets are available on the door (20 mins before screenings) or in advance through BROWN PAPER TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/569711

Full schedule available at: http://hollywoodhorrorfest.com

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST Trailer: http://youtu.be/rfcoKbqpbx0

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST: http://www.hollywoodhorrorfest.com

“…Undeniably Impressive…”

-       Mike Periera, Bloody Disgusting

 “...Guaranteed to have you gasping and jumping out of your seat.”

- Michael Gingold, Fangoria

“Afflicted is a great example of what can happen when high-tech, high concept, and old-fashioned scary storytelling are combined into one little ass-kicker of a horror film.”

-- Scott Weinberg, FearNet.com

“…the best shot found footage movie I’ve ever seen…”

-- Alan Cerny, Ain’t It Cool News

“This one’s something special…”

-- Drew McWeeny, Hitfix

“…an exhilarating, chilling experience…”

-- Alex Billington, Firstshowing.net

AFFLICTED Trailer: http://youtu.be/PtfSuXbPYUU

 AFFLICTED press materials: http://cbsfilms.com/afflicted/

Necropolis Update (March 10, 2014)

Hello my fellow Horrorati.  It's been a while since I did an update.  That's mainly because for a while there was nothing new that was really worth making an update post about.  So i decided to wait until enough things happened to make it a decent sized post.

Children Of Sorrow (2014): A Macabre Review.

Starring Bill Oberst Jr., Hannah Levien, Whitney Nielsen

Directed by Jourdan McClure

"He Lied".  Well if that's an understatement, I don't know what is.  Today I'm talking about Children of Sorrow, a movie that just came out on DVD on March 4th.  I wanted to go in fresh with this one, so I did my best to read as little about the movie as possible.  What happened next was an experience, to say the least.

Necropolis News: STAGE FRIGHT - Watch the Green Band Trailer!

 
Magnet Releasing will release Stage Fright on iTunes/On Demand April 3, 2014 and in theaters May 9, 2014.

Watch the official GREEN BAND trailer for Stage Fright, starring Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf, exclusively on Apple Trailers:

Necropolis News: STAGE FRIGHT ­- New Poster & Red Band Trailer!

 

Magnet Releasing will release Stage Fright on iTunes/On Demand April 3, 2014 and in theaters May 9, 2014.

Necropolis News: AFFLICTED - In Theaters and On Demand April 4

Check out the official trailer now on Apple Trailers:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/afflicted/

Dead Of The Nite (2013): A Macabre Review.

Starring Cicely Tennant, Joseph Millson, Tony Todd

Directed by S.J. Evans

What's this?  An Indy horror with Tony Todd?  Why, yes please.  Such movies seem like they'll be a real treat, but the problem is that quite often, when these amazing stars are gaining such attention for the movies they are in, the fact of the matter is that they don't usually have much screen time.  Much like the first time I watched Hatchet.  I was excited when I heard that Tony Todd was in it, just to be let down when his all of five-minute tops scene was all I got (I still enjoyed the movie, mind you).