Where V/H/S was a raw, lo-fi and frightening odyssey via
POV, its sequel is—and from the very outset—bigger, weirder and even reflective
of its predecessor. In the first few minutes alone, S-VHS runs through almost
every format previously explored, from spy camera to camcorder to iChat; and
almost every perspective as well, from investigative to voyeuristic (often both
at the same time) to daily doings. And while less traditionally dreadful, where
it all leads is infinitely more thrilling.
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As horror fans, you know her as the iconic BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, perhaps as the cheery boozer in Robert Siodmak’s THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE or WILLARD’s grouchy matriarch in the 1971 film of the same name. But how well do you really know Elsa Lanchester?
It’s not easy being a ’70s-era horror director and trying to
get films made today when all Hollywood seems to be interested in is remaking
your past gory glories. Following his 2002 sleeper sensation BUBBA HO-TEP and after
helming the scariest episode of MASTERS OF HORROR (2005’s INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD),
writer/director Don Coscarelli continues his career renaissance with his latest
movie JOHN DIES AT THE END (now on VOD;
beginning its multi-city theatrical rollout on January 25 from Magnet Releasing;
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Magnolia Home Entertainment just sent over a box of JACK
& DIANE DVDs for giveaway. This beautiful yet horrific flick has become a
critical fave; check out FANGORIA’s review by Michael Gingold 
The BBC's controversial RIPPER STREET makes its US debut this Saturday, an eight-episode exploration of survival, obsession and trauma in the wake of the Ripper murders - and offering up a grim supposition about the uses of the very first movie cameras.
The star of PACIFIC RIM looks likely to reteam with its
director on the upcoming haunted-house feature.
The creators of the horror-filmmaking documentary UNDER THE
SCARES are hard at work on the second installment of what has become a
three-part series, and gave Fango the scoop on some of the folks who’ll appear
in the next movie, INDEPENDENT SCARES.
If you’re in the Long Island, New York area this weekend and
looking for someplace scary to go, head over to the 2nd Annual Macabre Faire
Film Festival, the only event of its kind on the Island.
FANGORIA #321 doesn’t hit the shelves or arrive in your
mailbox till next month, but we’ve got the first peek at the the full contents
and the cover—with a classic telekinetic teen staring back.
With Ben Wheatley—one of the most electric and prolific new filmmakers working—and stars/writers Alice Lowe and Steve Oram crafting a
chronicle of new lovers on holiday, the last thing to expect is anything
resembling a traditional relationship drama. And that’s the last thing you get.
But within Chris and Tina’s mad love, their pencil museum visits, their vicious
murders and hysteric jaunt through the countryside is real poignancy about the
peaks and valleys of intimate connection and letting go of long-held restraint.
There’s a marvelous scene about a half-hour into MAMA, which
exemplifies what’s best about the film and also points up what it could use
more of.
Charles P. Pierce's frightening docudrama-esque chronicle of true life murders in Texarkansa is getting redone. 