First, I want to give thanks to the site, Elder Signs Press for writing the post ‘Cthulhu in Pop Culture‘ – (this is were I got the video in this post from.)

I remember as a kid I would watch cartoons on Saturday morning, I am sure every child did.  I would watch Pink Panther, Dungeons and Dragons, Thundercats, and many others.  There was one cartoon that I never got into was The Real Ghostbusters.  I think maybe I was too old when they started to air them or maybe I had a secret loyalty to the movie – what ever it was I didn’t like it.

Now, I kinda wished that I did watch some of the episodes because apparently they had some really awesome content and tips of the hat to classic horror.

Check out this clip of  The Real Ghostbuster – The Ghostbusters go up against Cathulhu, one of the old ones, & his cult with the help of Doctor Alice Derleth from Arkham.

How freaking awesome is this?  Did you see the magazine he pulled out to learn how to battle Cathulhu – So amazing.

Ok, every time I mention ANYTHING about John Cusack, I am quickly cut-off by a nearby voice blurting out, “John Cusack is soooo hot!’  No, it is not just Mylie blurting it out – it is any female who is within ear shot of me speaking his name.

So, ladies and men who feel this way – lets take a moment to get this out of the way because this post will be about ……. John Cusack.

This week John Cusack posted on his twitter account this information, “officiali- will play edgar allen poe in fall-a-film called the raven, send any poe- gold – my way as i begin this journey into the abyss”

This is where I blurt, “Edgar Allen Poe is SOOOOO Awesome!”  ( now we have something in common).

This story get even better because the director, James McTeigue – they guy who directed V for Vendetta and Ninja Assassin – will be directing The Raven (starring John Cusack).

The plot:

“There’s basically a serial killer loose in 1850′s Baltimore and he’s using Poe’s stories as his methodology, so then he leaves clues at each murder and says it’s up to Poe to find him before he kills (again).”

In July, we talked and showed the ‘leaked’ trailer for AMC’s The Walking Dead on Zombie Popcorn Radio.  I didn’t want to post the video here on Zombie Popcorn until the official release of the trailer, due to the poor quality of the ‘leaked’ video.

Today, is that day.  AMC has released the official ‘The Walking Dead’ trailer

AMC’s The Walking Dead is a six-episode series based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. The Walking Dead tells the story of life following a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, traveling in search of a safe and secure home. Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Teachers, Strike Back) will portray the lead role of Rick Grimes while actor Jon Bernthal (The Pacific, The Ghost Writer) will portray the character Shane, who worked with Rick in the police department before the zombie disaster. Other cast includes Laurie Holden (The Shield), who plays Andrea, one of two sisters who join the survivors of the zombie plague, Steven Yeun as Glenn, an expert scavenger and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break), who plays Rick’s wife Lori.

Five inmates escaped a police precinct in Agora, Lapasan in Cagayan de Oro City.

How did they escape?  They had a little help from Zombies. According to the news wire, A police officer was busy playing the video game “Plants vs. Zombies” and left the keys. The inmates had no trouble stealing them.

For those who don’t know about ‘Plants vs. Zombies’ – and don’t understand how a police officer could ignore his duties – just watch this trailer for the game.

Reports say that four of the prisoners have been recaptured but no word if the officer has been put on leave.  I guess that would be more of a reward for him because he would be able to play ‘Plants vs Zombies’ more.

POWER TO THE ZOMIBE!

News Source: Global Nation

Another episode of Zombie Popcorn Radio has made its mark on the world.

In this episode we talk about why it would suck to be a cult leader and how Tom Selleck’s mustache can take on Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah and ewok sex.

That is not the only thing we talk about in this episode here are some other topics;

• Tim Burton reunited with Ed Wood screenwriters to work on two new projects
• Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take
• Case 39
• Burning Bright
• House of the Wolfman
• The New Architects
• XXX Star Wars 3D porn
• Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club pick: Tales of the Occult
• Last week for Zombie Popcorn’s T-shirt and CD giveaway
• and so much more!

So break out your old photos of Jabba the hut and the lube because it is time for Zombie Popcorn Radio!

and in 3D!

Head over to Zombie Popcorn Radio to watch the 3D broadcast

This is the year of the zombie, for sure. I see them outside all the time and they don’t even know they’re zombies. I hope they realize before it’s too late. Anyway, I will save that topic for my political blog. There are better, more fun zombies I can talk about.

I have been obsessed with Left 4 Dead 2. It has been one of my favorite games all year long. My avatar is proud to wear L4D2 gear I unlocked during the hours I spent in front of the TV. All in all I love it but the experience is getting a bit stale. I am ready for some fresh zombie action.

Dead Rising 2 is almost here! The first game was one of the reasons I bought my 360. Despite a few flaws with controls and the save system I loved it. It was the best zombie game ever made at that time.

This time around we have a new hero and the new environment. We’re leaving the mall behind in exchange for the shiny streets and casino buildings of Fortune City. None of this changes anything. Dead Rising 2 is still an amazing over the top zombie carnage simulator, only better. Chuck Green, a new hero, can get his hands on anything. This anything can be taped to the other anything in order to combine the most creative, twisted and wicked zombie murder toys you can imagine. Too sweet! Check the trailer for the proof.

This zombie apocalypse has more to offer. There are claims being made about 1000 zombies on screen at one time. I can already see myself getting into a vehicle and driving over the crowds for that satisfying crunch sound. The game also offers 2 player co-op mode, bigger environments, better physics and mechanics, new characters and enemies, new save system, and much more.

Dead Rising 2’s release date of September 28th can’t come fast enough. It’s coming out for the PS3 and XBOX 360 and it seems a bit later for the PC. It’s almost time to take out that L4D2 disc out of my 360.

Be sure to check out Weapon of the Week contest over on TapeItOrDie.com and be on the look out for Zombie Popcorn‘s  exclusive Dead Rising 2 giveaway.

Dead Rising 2 – Official Trailer

Remember the 1988 movie, Night of the Demons?  The movie that only a few horror fans truly fell in love with?

Guess what?

There is a remake of Night of the Demons and it is hitting UK theaters on September 17th but is only going to be on DVD in the States on October 19th.

So what is the difference between the two films – well, I am sure you already guess that the new Night of the Demons is fast paced and sex’d up.

See for yourself with the official trailer

(there is blood and boobs in this video so if you are under age please watch this with your mom and/or dad)

The film, My Son, My Son, What have ye Done? is directed by Werner Herzog and is expected to hit the streets this September.

Inspired by true events, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, is a story of ancient myth and modern madness. Brad Macallam, an aspiring actor performing in a Greek tragedy, commits the crime he is to enact in the play by killing his mother. The mystery unfolds in a series of flashbacks displaying the psychological destruction of the killer set off by an ill-fated white-water kayaking trip in a distant land.
Roger Ebert said this about the film,

Werner Herzog’s “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done” is a splendid example of a movie not on autopilot. I bore my readers by complaining about how bored I am by formula movies that recycle the same moronic elements.

This film looks very interesting and may just be added to my personal collection.

The countdown has been going on for months and the moment has arrived. I know some of us have been waiting with extreme anticipation and now we know!

Revealed at 9am (PT) today  from is the new Friday the 13th….

Check it out! (the image on the right)

This is from Friday the 13th part 3 – YES, the 3D one and the most famous one because Jason gets his mask in my opinion the best 3D movie from the 80′s.

I really hope they add the legendary axe mark in the mask.

If you can’t wait for the new Friday the 13th item you can pick up the newest Jason Voorhees: The Terror of Crystal Lake Statue. (Below)

Remember the choose your own adventure books we used to read when we were kids?

Remember how much fun they were and how you tried to collect them all when the book fair came to your school?

Choose Your Own Adventure is a series of children’s gamebooks first published by Bantam Books from 1979-1998 and currently being re-published by Chooseco. Each story is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character’s actions in response to the plot and its outcome.

Ok, now that I have taken you down memory lane what would you say if I say there is a Choose Your Own Adventure that involved zombies?  and what would you say if I told you it was not a book but a ‘movie’.

You would say AWESOME, where can I watch this?   – Right?

So here it is the Choose Your Own Adventure Zombie movie.

(more after the video.)

As you saw in the video  there is pizza company called, Hell Pizza.  Yes, this is a real pizza company and this is their commercial.  Their flagship store is headquartered in New Zealand and has locations in Ireland, Australia, UK  and apparently coming soon to Canada.

Don’t get your hopes up yet for the United States, I don’t see how a place like this would ever fly well in the states but if they ever arrive here – they will be my one and only pizza place.

In the history of horror films there is one film that stands out among the rest because of the mental scares it leaves on you,  That film is Rosemary’s Baby.  The dream-like feel the movie forces on its viewing audience is remarkable.  The entire time you are watching the film you are in disbelief of what is really happening.

Rosemary’s Baby is about a young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life.  *Spoiler Alert* What adds to this story is the fact that Rosemary’s husband sold her soul to the devil and allowed Satan to have sex and impregnate Rosemary.

If you think the story couldn’t become stranger then you should read the book, Rosemary’s Baby written by Ira Levin.  Over at the Zombie Popcorn Book Club you can pick up the Audiobook which is read by Mia Farrow, the ebook or the paperback.

Rosemary’s Baby is one of the only stories that I recommend reading the book and watching the movie – you will be completely satisfied with both but won’t be complete with just one.

Rosemary’s Baby is a 1967 best-selling horror novel and is said to have  major elements of the story  inspired by the publicity surrounding the Church of Satan of Anton LaVey which had been founded in 1966.

What an interesting show we have lined up for you on this weeks Zombie Popcorn Radio.

We break things in this episode and talk about the following;

• We have a very destructive un-boxing of the Nook
• The new I Spit on your Grave trailer
• Jackass 3D
• Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses in ZombieVision 3D
• Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club: Rosemary’s Baby
• Zombie Popcorn’s Stories: Life of a Carny
• 30 Days of Night: Dark Days
• Don’t be Afraid of the Dark produced by Guillermo Del Toro
• Zombie Popcorn’s CD and t-shirt giveaway
• New Town Killers
• and so much more

So prepare yourself for the most destructive Zombie Popcorn show yet!

and in Broken video format!  (if you watch the video – when we ‘break it’ keep an eye on Paul’s face – it is AWESOME!

Tzameti, which is Georgian for thirteen,  is a film that will kill you with suspense.  I feel everyone should watch this movie but words do not and can not describe the craftsmanship of this movie – so watch the trailer below to get a preview of the white knuckle suspense.  

A clean-faced 20-year-old, Sebastien, leads an impoverished life with his immigrant family, constantly struggling to find the money for their next meal. When hired to repair the roof of the morphine-addicted Godon (Philippe Passon), Sebastien eavesdrops in on a conversation which appears to offer a quick and easy solution to his money troubles.

Intensely engaging and uniquely insightful 13 (Tzameti) is a thrillingly surreal journey that begins with the descent of a young man, Sebastien (Georges Babluani), into a sinister criminal underworld in which men gamble on each others lives in a shockingly brutal new sport…

We teamed up with Victory Records to bring you the new CD and an awesome  T-shirt from the unforgiving metal rockers, The Autumn Offering .

The Autumn Offering is back…..with an onslaught of hatred and self-loathing, in tow! Simply titled The Autumn Offering, this is by far the band’s most crushing release to date. Chock-full of blast beats, grind drumming, and twin guitar wizardry, this album will certainly kick your ass; vocalist Matt McChesney’s screams sound as if he is being “burned at the stake”!

The New Autumn Offering  album will hit stores on August 31st, 2010 featuring the horror epic, ‘Born Dead’.

(Giveaway details after the video)

As if that wasn’t cool enough, now YOU can score their new album and a t-shirt for FREE !!!

How?

All you have to do is

1. Watch The Autumn Offering horror movie inspired music video.
2. Leave a comment below of what you thought about the video
   and
3. Like Zombie Popcorn on Facebook .
4. If you don’t have a Facebook account you can email Zombie Popcorn what you thought of  the video, ‘Born Dead’
   (You must do step 1-4 to qualify to win)

We will pick at random one person to receive a free Autumn Offering t-shirt and CD.  Just make sure you fill out all the sections in the ‘Post a Comment’ section so we will know how to contact you.

Contest Ends Aug. 31, 2010
A winner—chosen at random—will be notified on that date. If you’re under 18, please make sure that your parent or guardian knows that you are leaving a comment entering this giveaway.

I love the month of October! (Yes, I know we are still several months away)  I love it because everything horror, dark and evil starts crawling out from the shadows.  This year seems to already have a long list of frights and horror lined up.  

Just the other day Rob Zombie announced House of 1000 Corpses in Zombievision!

It is going to be a 3D maze featured at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights.

“Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision,” an original concept based on the cult smash film “House Of 1000 Corpses” will offer Halloween Horror Nights guests the opportunity to don 3D glasses for an up-close-and-personal three-dimensional encounter with the world’s most infamous serial killers. Guests will travel through the world of Capt. Spaulding, Baby, Otis and Dr. Satan experiencing Zombie’s iconic creations – “live” and in 3D. Fans of House of 1000 Corpses” will feel at home walking through the Firefly family residence, the “Museum of Monsters and Madmen” and Dr. Satan’s lair.

September 2, 2010 North America will get a once in a life time chance to see the best vampire movie of the year.  The movie is,  ’Suck‘  

Don’t miss the outrageous rock ‘n’ roll vampire spoof about a down and out band, The Winners, who will do anything for a record deal. When their disgruntled manager (Dave Foley) tells them that they are getting “long in the tooth”, he doesn’t know that his words are truly prophetic. During a road trip, their humdrum image radically changes when Jennifer (Jessica Paré), the bass player, disappears one night with a hip vampire(Dimitri Coats). She emerges with a sexually charged charisma that drives the audiences wild.

As the band members succumb, one by one, to blood lust, their “gimmick” launches them into the limelight. Following an “incident” on a national radio show with “Rock’n Roger” (Henry Rollins), they hit mega-stardom beyond their wildest dreams. Joey (Rob Stefaniuk), the lead singer, is haunted by an eerie bartender (Alice Cooper), who turns out to be much more. Meanwhile, legendary vampire hunter, Eddie Van Helsig (Malcolm McDowell), is tracking them down, despite his fear of the dark. When a veteran music producer (Iggy Pop)calls them on becoming a vampire freak show, they begin to realize that fame is not what it’s cracked up to be.

Suck is a wild ride down a highway to hell, with a killer soundtrack that includes Iggy Pop’s, “TVeye” and “Success”; Alice Cooper’s, “I am a Spider”; Lou Reed’s Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Nuthin”; David Bowie’s, “Here Comes the Night” and The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil”.

You will only get one chance, meaning ONE DAY,  to see this film in theaters and then you will have to wait for it to hit Blu-Ray.

Here are the current dates and locations for the screening.

ALABAMA

Birmingham – Rave Vestavia Hills

Montgomery – Rave Festival 16

ARIZONA

Tempe – Harkins Arizona Mills 25 IMAX

Tuscon – Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18

CALIFORNIA

Folsom – Palladio 16 Cinemas

Hollywood – Mann Chinese 6 Theatres

Los Angeles – Rave 18 (formerly The Bridge)

Petaluma – Boulevard Cinemas

San Francisco – 4 Star Theatre

San Luis Obispo – The Movie Experience 7

COLORADO

Denver – Harkins Northfield 18 Theatres

CONNECTICUT

Hartford – Bow Tie Palace 17 Cinemas

New Haven – Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas

GEORGIA

Atlanta – Studio Movie Grill Holcomb Bridge 

ILLINOIS

Chicago – Marcus Addison Cinemas

Gurnee – Marcus Gurnee Cinemas

INDIANA

Evansville – Showplace East Cinemas

Indianapolis – Rave Metropolis 18

KENTUCKY

Louisville – Rave Stonybrook 20

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston – The Regent Theatre

Gloucester – Cape Ann Community Cinema

MARYLAND

Baltimore – Bow Tie Annapolis Mall Cinemas

MICHIGAN

Benton Harbor – Celebration! Cinemas Benton Harbor

Grandville – Celebration! Cinemas RiverTown

Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinemas Grand Rapids North

Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinemas Grand Rapids South

Jackson – The Michigan Theatre

Mt. Pleasant – Celebration! Cinemas Mt. Pleasant

Muskegon – Celebration! Cinemas Carousel

Portage – Celebration! Cinemas Crossroads

MINNESOTA

Oakdale – Marcus Oakdale Cinemas

Waite Park – Marcus Parkwood Cinemas

NEBRASKA

Omaha – Marcus Village Pointe Cinemas

Omaha – Rave Westroads 14

NEW MEXICO

Las Cruces – Allen Theatres Cineport 10

NEVADA

Las Vegas – Rave Town Square 18

NEW YORK

Albany – Spectrum 8 Theatres

Buffalo – Dipson McKinley 6 Theatres

Lakewood – Dipson Lakewood Cinema 8

OHIO

Cincinnati – Rave West Chester 18 C

Cleveland – Capitol Theatre

Cleveland Heights – Cedar Lee Theatre

Columbus – Marcus Crossroad Cinemas

Oberlin – Apollo Theatre

Pickerington – Marcus Pickerington Cinemas

Toledo – Rave Fallen Timbers 14 C

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City – Harkins Bricktown 16 Theatres

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia – Rave University City 6

Pittsburgh – South Side Works Cinema

SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia – Nickelodeon Theatres

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga – Rave East Ridge 18

TEXAS

Austin – Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek

Dallas – Studio Movie Grill Dallas/Royal Lane

Houston – Studio Movie Grill City Center

Houston – Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks

VIRGINIA

Fairfax – Rave Fairfax Corner 14

Richmond – Bow Tie Movieland at Boulevard Square

Virginia Beach – Cinema Cafe Pembroke Meadows

WISCONSIN

Brookfield – Marcus Majestic Cinemas

Green Bay – Marcus Bay Park Cinemas

Madison – Marcus Point Cinemas

Madison – Marcus Eastgate Cinemas

Menomonee Falls – Marcus Cinemas Menomonee Falls

Milwaukee – Marcus South Shore Cinemas

A  film that is based in Edinburgh, Scotland slipped through my sight when it was released in the UK.   The film is New Town Killers.  

Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She’s in debt, he’s going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash. He soon realises he’s walked into twelve hours of hell where survival is the name of the game.

To me it feels like a modern day version of , The Most Dangerous Game with a little added twist to the hunt.

Check out the trailer

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The Hunt is on!

Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club just announced this weeks book and it is ‘The Graveyard Book‘ by Neil Gaiman.

This book is very interesting and if you like the story of Coraline you will love this story.  

Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place-he’s the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians’ time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? And then there are things like ghouls that aren’t really one thing or the other. This chilling tale is Neil Gaiman’s first full-length novel for middle-grade readers since the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Coraline. Like Coraline, this book is sure to enchant and surprise young readers as well as Neil Gaiman’s legion of adult fans.

If you haven’t already, head over to the Zombie Popcorn Book Club and grab a copy of the book and in the meantime, check out this reading of the first chapter of the book by Neil Gaiman.

As you may already know that the Lost Boys: The Thirst was screened at Comic Con July 22nd and the following day Zombie Popcorn sat in on a round table interview with the Frog Brothers – Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander.

Now Zombie Popcorn has more Lost Boys news for you – we just received the details of the DVD and  Blu-ray combo pack that will be released on October 12, 2010.  

Yes, you will have two choices when the movie hits the shelves.  The two options are a ‘single pack’ that just includes a DVD and limited special features and the Blu-Ray combo pack.  The combo pack includes more special features than the single pack. (See below for the special features)

Lost Boys The Thirst contains the following special features:

·      SINGLE DISC

o        Theatrical Feature Film (80 minutes)

o        Charisma Carpenter Hosts “The Art of Seduction: Vampire Lore” (8 minutes)

·      BLU-RAY COMBO PACK

o        Theatrical Feature Film (80 minutes)

o        What is the Thirst? (6 minutes)

o        A Little Secret

o        The Ultimate Rush

o        Quench Your Thirst

o        Here’s the Scoop

o        Lost Girl

o        How to Kill a Vampire with Edgar Frog (6 minutes)

o        Charisma Carpenter Hosts “The Art of Seduction: Vampire Lore” (15 minutes)

o        The Return of the Frog Brothers Hosted by Corey Feldman (12 minutes)

o        Digital Copy on Disc (WMV and iTunes files)

Both disc include:

Languages: English 5.1 audio

Subtitles: ESDH, Latin Spanish, French (feature only)

Running Time – 80 minutes

As the lost boys and girls of San Cazador prepare to party under the Blood Moon, an alpha vampire conspires to turn these unsuspecting ravers into an army of undead.

Saturday night was the LIVE broadcast of Zombie Popcorn Radio and it was damn hot!  No, I don’t mean in a sexy way – I mean, the heat index was so high that it caused my computer to overheat and malfunction during the show. Oh, don’t worry we still pushed through to bring you a great show and now you can listen to it on iTunes or on Zombie Popcorn Radio.  The show is called, ‘Our Issues are Technical‘  

The topics included;

• Alice: Madness Returns
• Machette
• Tron: Legacy
• Zombie Popcorn’s Stories: Life Lessons
• Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club : Psycho
• Upcoming interviews
• Piranha 3D
• Pirates of Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D
• Drive Angry 3D
• The World War Z movie
• The Walking Dead trailer
• and so much more

So grab your towel and wipe yourself off – and head over to Zombie Popcorn Radio for another episode of hot dripping fun in 3D!

The movie Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock,  is one of the best horror films of all time. Not only did  it set the atmosphere of suspense and fear it burned the image of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates into everyone’s mind. At the same time it  made everyone afraid to take a shower. Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock’s best films.

But what do we know about the history of Psycho and Robert Bloch – the guy who wrote the book, Psycho that was later adapted into the movie.

Robert Bloch was born on April 5, 1917 and he was one of the youngest members of the H.P. Lovecraft Circle. Robert a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter. He won a Hugo Award, which is an award given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements. The Bram Stoker Award – which is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for “superior achievement” in horror writing and a long list of other awards and achievements.

Bloch based his book, Psycho on Ed Gein.   At the time of Gein’s arrest, Bloch was living 35 miles away from Plainfield in Weyauwega – Gein’s hometown and location for all his crimes.Robert Bloch was familiar with the Gein case because of being close to the locations, but not the specific details, Bloch began writing with “the notion that the man next door may be a monster unsuspected even in the gossip-ridden microcosm of small-town life.” Bloch was surprised years later when he “discovered how closely the imaginary character I’d created resembled the real Ed Gein both in overt act and apparent motivation.”

Robert Bloch also wrote two sequels to the Psycho story, Psycho II and Psycho House, but none of them are even related to the movie sequels.

The Robert Bloch novel, Psycho is a book that will grip you and shake you up from the inside-out – and I highly recommend it for everyone.

If you want pick up the hardcover or the audio book, head over to Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club and grab yourself a copy.

I have never been into the Saw films.  In fact, I have only seen parts of one and I stopped watching it because it bored me to death. I loved the concept of the movie and wished it would have been a little more exciting and visceral.

All that may change when the final chapter of the Saw franchise comes out in October.  Yes, I am talking about SAW 3D.  I think it will have the same effect on me as Final Destination 3D had on me. ( Meaning the 3D killings was the only thing that saved that movie.)

So, I am putting all my dislike of the Saw franchise aside and am hoping for an awesome 3D horror movie.

Here is the trailer …. don’t let me down Jigsaw.

Remember back in 2000 when American McGee released the game ‘Alice’.  It was a based on the Alice in Wonderland stories but this time it included a dark, macabre, blood-soaked incarnation of Alice.

Well, the ‘evil’ Alice has returned in the new game, ‘Alice: Madness Returns’.  (Trailer after the break)

Eleven years ago a horrific fire took Alice’s family from her and left her terribly burned—and her mind terribly scarred. Afterwards she was confined to Rutledge Asylum, struggling to come to terms with her demons by slipping into her fantasy world of Wonderland. Now, after ten years, she has finally secured her release–yet she still bears the heavy psychological burden of that tragic event.

In Alice: Madness Returns, Alice is released from the asylum to a London psychiatrist’s care. As nightmarish hallucinations continue to haunt her and invade her reality, she seeks to understand her torment in order to recover herself. Her mind in tatters, she is unable to resolve the fear and neuroses prompted by her strange memories, dreams, and visions. Her relocation to London seems only to add to their number and intensity.

Perhaps she’ll do better in Wonderland. She always has. She travels there, seeking what the “real” world can’t provide: security, knowledge, and the truth about the past. But in her absence, Wonderland too has suffered. Something has gone horribly wrong, and now a great evil is descending upon what once was her beautiful refuge.

Can Alice save Wonderland—and herself—from the madness that consumes them both?

It seems like it was just last week when I wrote about the first official trailer for the upcoming movie, Machete.  Now there is a brand new red-band trailer for the movie.

This trailer is attended to be for viewers 18 and up – due to violence and nudity.

Thursday night at 10:00pm the World Premiere of Lost Boys: The Thrist hits Comic Con.  There will be a special introduction by the Frog Brothers – Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander.  

If you are interested in attending here is the info;

10:00 PM World Premiere of Lost Boys: The Thirst

Hilton Bayfront Hotel, Indigo Ballroom
1 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101
(1800 Seats)

So what does this screening have to do with Zombie Popcorn?  Well, Zombie Popcorn has been invited to interview the Frog Brothers. If you want to hear this interview you need to tune in to Zombie Popcorn Radio this Saturday at 7pm (Eastern)

Also, if you have any questions you would like to have asked leave them in the comment section below and I will ask them for you.

If you want to know more about Lost Boys: The Thrist here is the Synopsis and the trailer.

As the lost boys and girls of San Cazador prepare to party under the Blood Moon, an alpha vampire conspires to turn these unsuspecting ravers into an army of undead. The only thing that stands between him and the annihilation of the entire human race is the infamous vampire fighting Frog Brothers. Armed with double-barrel holy water balloon launchers and multi-arrow crossbows, Edgar (Corey Feldman) and Alan Frog (Jamison Newlander) join forces to kick some blood-sucker butt in this latest high-energy, action packed adventure in the Lost Boys franchise.

This week on Zombie Popcorn Radio we were given a gift from 3Dmovieman – a new 3D intro for Zombie Popcorn Radio 3D!

If that is not enough we also had on the show;

• Will Smith and The Legend of Cain
• Nick Cage and Ghost Rider 2
• The Exorcist
• A fan called in to tell us about a paranormal experience that just happened to them – we were the first to know!
• The Lost Boys: The Thirst shelf date
• Death Proof and Planet Terror together again
• Alien Franchise
• Slumber Party Massacre Collection
• Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club pick of the week
• M. Night Shyamalan’s Devil
• and so much more!

so tune in  (and don’t forget to check out other episodes on Zombie Popcorn Radio )

or watch in 3D

The Zombie Popcorn Book Club just announced the newest book of the week.  So head over there and check it out!

• July 17, 2010 Zombie Popcorn’s Book of the week;

Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel (Paul‘s Pick)

Victorian romance mixes seamlessly with elegant prose and biting wit – and werewolves – in Gail Carriger’s delightful debut novel. Soulless introduces Alexia Tarabotti, a parasol-wielding Londoner getting dangerously close to spinster status. But there are more important things than finding a husband. For Alexia was born without a soul, giving her the ability to render any vampire or werewolf completely powerless.

SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel (Audio)

Or in paperback

See larger image Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) (Mass Market Paperback) By (author) Gail Carriger List Price: $7.99 USD New From: $3.76 In Stock Used from: $3.09 In Stock

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Every Saturday at 7-9pm Eastern on Zombie Popcorn Radio, we will announce a new book during the show. The audio books will offer a wide range of topics. Including, but not limited to, horror, art, music, and life. We also will take suggestions from you.

There is a new Spanish film that has a lot of people talking and has caught my attention.  That film is ‘Somos lo que hay’ aka ‘We are What We are’.    

The story line seems original and is set in modern times.  The way the story is told is what makes me want to see this film.

A middle-aged man dies in the street, leaving his widow and three children destitute. The devastated family is confronted not only with his loss but with a terrible challenge – how to survive. For they are cannibals. They have always existed on a diet of human flesh consumed in bloody ritual ceremonies… and the victims have always been provided by the father. Now that he is gone, who will hunt? Who will lead them? How will they slake their horrific hunger? The task falls to the eldest son, Alfredo, a teenage misfit who seems far from ready to accept the challenge… But without human meat the family will die.

Shocking, bloody and deeply moving, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE is a remarkable reinvention of the horror genre – a visceral and powerfully emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret hunger and driven by monstrous appetites.

I am very excited to see the upcoming Korean film, ‘I Saw the Devil.  It is currently in Post-production and is said to be released early August.  The sad part about the release is that it is very unlikely that it will ever have an official release in the States – but I am keeping my fingers crossed.  

Here is what it is about…

“A hard-boiled thriller, I Saw The Devil stars Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) as a psychopathic serial killer up against Lee Byung-hun (G.I. Joe: The Resurrection Of The Cobra) as a special agent whose fiancée becomes one of his victims. Lee’s cool-headed and intelligent character in turn becomes a monster in order to avenge the killing.”

now here is the trailer…

I will keep you posted on release dates so stay tuned.

Back in April we told you about how Robert Rodriguez was working on a full featured film of the ‘fake’ trailer, Machete.  

Today, I am happy to let you know that the film will hit the streets on Sept. 3rd, 2010.

The cast is the same;

Danny Trejo , Steven Segal, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Robert DeNiro, Jeff Fahey and Michelle Rodriguez.

The story plot is the same;

The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he’s about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he’s been set up. He barely survives the sniper’s bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his old friend Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren’t you!

The new trailer- kick ass!

A jam packed episode of fun, movies, music and awkward moments of sexual tension between hosts…..

So join the Zombie Popcorn Radio crew as they take you on  read along adventures with two dudes.

This week’s episode includes;

• The Last Airbender
• Twilight – Eclipse
• Bold Native
• Predators
• Fantasmo Cult Cinema Explosion
• Hostel III
• Fading of the Cries
• Let the Right One In (and its US remake)
• Zombie Popcorn Stories
• Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club
• Drive-In movies
• and so much more!

So when you hear the bell – turn the page and enjoy Zombie Popcorn Radio episode #36

and in 3D

The film, ‘Fading of the Cries‘ seems like a cross between Harry Potter, Twilight, and Something Wicked this Way Comes.  I am very intrigued by this upcoming movie.  

Evil is resurrected in a small town threatening to destroy mankind and the only force that can stop it is a young man wielding a powerful sword.

Jacob (Jordan Matthews ), a young man armed with a deadly sword, saves Sarah (Hallee Hirsh ), a teenage girl, from Mathias (Brad Dourif ), a malevolent evil that has begun plaguing a small farmland town while in search of an ancient necklace that had belonged to Sarahs Uncle (Thomas Ian Nicholas ).

Jacob sets out to get Sarah home safely, running through streets, fields, churches and underground tunnels, while being pursued by hordes of demonic creatures. Along the way, both come to terms with the demons within themselves – Sarah begins to understand her hatred towards her mother (Elaine Hendrix ) and sister (Mackenzie Rosman ) may be unjustified and Jacob discovers the secrets of his past, realizing the only way to truly defeat the demons is to return to the very place his family was murdered.

New Trailer:

OLD trailer:

Hear more about this film on Zombie Popcorn Radio

Here in Virginia we are very lucky to have individuals who love classic horror and cult films.   A while back Zombie Popcorn Radio introduced you to MonsterFest. Which is an event that happens every year right before Halloween.  Monster Fest features movie screenings, costume contests, guest speakers, discussion panels with authors and media luminaries, monster-themed artwork, spooky displays, and fun activities for the kids. The program also hosts an array of vendors specializing in a wide variety of merchandise.

A side project  from one of the creators of MonsterFest is the Fantasmo Cult Cinema Explosion.

Fantasmo Cult Cinema Explosion is a once a month interactive film experience, like the old days. Team Fantasmo brings to you some of the best and worst cult movies of all time to the big screen. Along with a double feature, door prizes and food at every show, there are special surprises at some shows…and the best part? it’s all 100% FREE!!…

There is a screening tonight (Friday July 2, 2010) and it is Bruce Campbell night and they will feature ”Bubba Ho Tep” and “Army of Darkness”  

So, if you are in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia you should join me and all the other cult film crazies.  If you can’t make it tonight – you know about it now so make plans for next month!

Released today and now making its rounds on the net is the Paranormal Activity 2 trailer.

If you are a listener of Zombie Popcorn Radio then you know how we feel about the first movie.

Paranormal Activity 2 will hit the screens October 22, 2010 and picks up where the last film ended.

What do you think?

This is a first for Zombie Popcorn Radio – I host the show alone… well, until 3DmovieMan called in and saved the show.

Topics that would thrown around on the show are as follows;

• The new addition to Zombie Popcorn’s Book Club : Jaws
• New stories for Zombie Popcorn’s Stories – the background behind the upcoming Stories.
• The first 3D feature from Switzerland. ‘One Way Trip”
• Priest 3D – upcoming vampire 3D movie
• Guillermo Del Toro talks about remaking Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
• Homefront
• Plan 9 from Outer Space in 3D
• Environmental Horror films
• 3D
• and more!

So kick back and listen to the first solo show ever!

and in 3D!

Another Zombie Popcorn Book Club book is here!

• June 26, 2010 Zombie Popcorn’s Book of the week;

JAWS (Jason‘s Pick)

 Author Peter Benchley’s classic tale of a great white shark that terrorizes the small resort town of Amity Island is certainly one of the greatest horror novels–and movies–of all time. Any audio version of the novel certainly has large shoes to fill in terms of entertainment value for blood-thirsty listeners. Narrator Erik Steele delivers a solid performance that brings new layers to the familiar characters of Hooper and Brody. Steele’s delivery has the characters speaking in a natural yet subtly terrified tone that seems to grant listeners access to the tale in a new way. Ultimately, the story is still as thrilling as, ever even without the John Williams score, and Erik Steele’s performance heightens the tension, thereby increasing the payoff at the conclusion

It is time, come with us as we re-visit the waters after all these years…. don’t be afraid it is only JAWS

See larger image Jaws (Hardcover) By (author) Peter Benchley List Price: $16.95 USD New From: $10.44 In Stock Used from: $8.00 In Stock Release date May 31, 2005.

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Every Saturday at 7-9pm Eastern on Zombie Popcorn Radio, we will announce a new book during the show. The audio books will offer a wide range of topics. Including, but not limited to, horror, art, music, and life. We also will take suggestions from you.