31 Days of Horror Week 2: 'Paranormal Activity 2,' 'The Last Exorcism' &, Ugh ...
Day 7: Dead and Buried (1981)
I had initially intended to impose a zombie movie moratorium on this month. Like it or not, zombies have invaded every aspect of popular culture over the past couple of years with the success of The Walking Dead , zombie pub crawls and, I don't know, zombie novelty t-shirts--and frankly, I’m rather sick of the whole thing. But, not all zombies are the shambling brain eating types, and Dead and Buried is a good example of what you can do with the undead if you put just an ounce of creativity into it.
Folks don’t take too kindly to strangers in Potter’s Bluff, where wanderers are greeted with torches and a bunch of sharp metal objects. Strange thing is that after they're dead, the victims will re-appear a couple of days later without a scratch on them, and no memory of their former life. Weird, huh? The town sheriff seems to think so, as he tries to scratch his way to the bottom of a conspiracy that involves the whole town.
Horror CONfidential - 'Scarefest IV' Lexington, KY Part 2
FANGORIA scribe and shutterbug David Goodfellow makes his way to Scarefest Horror & Paranormal Convention in Lexington, Kentucky and lives to tell the tale in his "Horror CONfidential" series. This is part 2 of 2...
I awoke Saturday morning feeling refreshed (the bed was awesome) and raring to go. At 9:30 I was meeting Michael (Biehn) and Jennifer for a breakfast interview to discuss their film The Victim that they were screening at 3:oopm that day.
The interview was a lot of fun, Michael’s passion for their project is infectious and he had a lot to share about the world of indie film. Jennifer is full of energy, enthusiastic and funny, constantly reigning Michael back in. If you didn’t know any better you’d think they’d been married for 30 years. I think they compliment each other well and I enjoyed the time we spent together.
We walked across the road back to the con (where I had a few ‘holy crap!’ moments when it would hit me that I was casually chatting with Johnny Ringo/Reese/Coffee/Hicks). I left them at their table and ambled off to shoot and chat with other filmmakers, paranormal investigators, and guests.
Like it or not, zombies have invaded every aspect of popular culture over the past couple of years with the success of The Walking Dead, zombie pub crawls and, I don't know, zombie novelty t-shirts--and frankly, I'm rather sick of the whole thing.
