True story, which I may or may not have discussed previously around these parts: when not preoccupied being the restless spirit of an Italian horror movie director, I teach high school English in a small NJ suburb. Ray Fisher, who is playing Cyborg in the DCU, was a student in my freshman English class, and he was one…

South Side of the Die…
Ghouling for the One…
Don't Kill the Wail…

I worked in a video store when both the original Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd came out on glorious VHS, and I had a recurring fantasy about a Beethoven sequel that started with the kids asking Charles Grodin how their loveable dog got his name, then turned into a feature length, totally serious "Immortal…

Agree with this 100%. A Robocop Vs Terminator mash-up written by Frank Miller seems like a fiasco waiting to happen, but it is so good…I always sort of hoped they'd do a film version, but surely they'd fuck it up.

More like "huge ACK! man" amirite?

To be fair to me, I was 16 years old, a super-nerd, obsessed with EVIL DEAD, and just giddy to be talking to Sam Raimi about my favorite movie. After the Q & A I went over to his table and we talked for quite a while. Because this was 1990 and fan conventions weren't the shit show they are now, there was no one at his…

I confronted Sam Raimi at the NYC Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in 1990. During his Q & A about his upcoming project DARKMAN, I made him aware of a glaring technical gaffe I had spotted in his film EVIL DEAD. In response, he threatened to beat me up after the Q & A was finished. Instead, he actually signed my EVIL DEAD…

"Future Times Rejoice"
"Don't Kill the Whale"
"Onward"

Holy shit, "Relayer". Fucking "Sound Chaser" is one of the most incredible songs of all time.

This clearly is a hoax: I saw The Damned's Farewell Tour in 1989, and if rock music has taught me anything, it's that when a band says they are done touring and will never reunite again, they *mean* it.

To give a brief sense of how amazing this day was: here's 87 year old Herschell Gordon Lewis leading a sing-along—from memory—of the theme song to 2000 MANIACS, accompanied by a live band. Watch the video to the very end and see how much fun he is having, and how grateful he is for the audience's affection. I will…

I am one of the film programmers who hosted the H.G. Lewis Gore-A-Thon in Philly last month, and while I am truly saddened by his passing, I am so happy that we had the opportunity to honor his career and show him how much he was loved. Believe me when I say Herschell was the most humble, gracious man one could…

Not only did he write it, he's the one who sings it in the movie! While he's not one of the folksy troubadours walking around in the beginning of 2000 MANIACS, it is Lewis's voice dubbed over the musical track because, apparently, the group's singer had too high pitched of a voice.

I know this all happened a few weeks ago and I doubt anyone is still reading the comments on this article, but I just wanted to share what an amazing good time this event was! Here's some footage of the HG Lewis-led "2000 Maniacs!" singalong, if anyone is interested: https://www.facebook.com/da…

With all due respect to the Alamo Drafthouse folks, Star Wars fans in the Philadelphia area would be better off attending this screening of the Original Trilogy, which is likely to be a preferable cinematic experience:

As the star of COCKFIGHTER, RACE WITH THE DEVIL, and DIXIE DYNAMITE, I suppose you'd have to be.

Actually, the majority of trailers on this compilation are extremely rare and have never previously been released on DVD or VHS—they are sourced from original 35mm theatrical trailers that come from the personal archives of one of the biggest film print collectors in the country. And in terms of quality, while the…

OK, here's a completely true, completely amazing story: I'm part of a cult film co-operative in Philadelphia, and we own/have access to a pretty massive collection of 35mm horror & sci-fi films. We do semi-monthly theatrical screenings at University of Pennsylvania, and a few years back we reached out to Joel Hodgson…

Fun fact: my film co-op, Exhumed Films, hosted the world premiere of the restored Grindhouse Releasing 35mm print of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST about 15 years ago. You can see footage of that screening as an Easter egg on the DVD & Blu-ray. (I'm the pudgy one with bleach blonde hair trying to warn the audience about what…

"Oh look, here comes your friend and mine…"
"Hey, fuck YOU, ball buster!!!"