By Eric Polk-
Before you read this review(or should I say trashing), get a good long look at the cover. Go ahead, I can wait.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
DBH Review:Zombie Lake(1981)
By Eric Polk-
Before you read this review(or should I say trashing), get a good long look at the cover. Go ahead, I can wait.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Zombie Gnome Contest Winner
The winner of a beautiful Zombie Gnome from http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChrisandJanesPlace is Amber Terry!!! Congrats!!! I will be sending you an email in a few moments to get some information so Chris and Jane can send you your prize!!! Look out for a new contest Monday!!!
Thursday, June 13, 2013
On the Next Episode of DBHR....
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ericdescent/2013/06/16/dollar-bin-horror-radioepisode-xciv-under-the-influence
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Dollar Bin Horror Review:"Blackenstein a.k.a. Black Frankenstein"(1973)
For film buffs, critics, actors/actress, and directors, the 1970s are generally regarded as the best decade of movies. It's hard not argue this point. The litany is long and distinguished. The Godfather, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Rocky, Dirty Harry on the mainstream side. For us horror lovers, there's The Exorcist, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, Suspiria(had to throw in an Italian horror film). One of my favorite sub genres of the decade are the blaxplotation films. Like any other genre, you had the classics: Shaft, Foxy Brown(I have a major crush on Pam Grier), Super Fly. For horror fans, we had the classic Blackula. Which bring us to my review of this movie dvr'ed off of the Epix drive-in channel.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Dollar Bin(Not So)Splurge of the Week:The Purge(2013)
Ahh, haven't done one of these in a month of Sundays-an actual movie review!I'm a big fan of dystopia, be it movies such as Soylent Green, original Planet of the Apes, Hardware or books including three of my personal favorites 1984, Brave New World, and It Can't Happen Here. Needless to say when I saw a preview for this IN THE FUTURE movie and realizing there were enough elements of horror that can justify this review on DBH, the Mrs. and I went to the drive-in.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Guest Review of Hemlock Grove by Kate Horvat
Review: Hemlock Grove
Written by Kate Horvat from
HalloweenCostumes.com
Hemlock Grove is
Netflix’s next successor in its new empire of original series. After its
successful launch of House of Cards,
Netflix is doing a great job of producing binge-worthy original content. Over
the span of two days, I devoured the entire 13-episode first season. And I can
honestly say I am hungry for more.
From executive produce Eli Roth, of Hostel and Cabin Fever
fame, Hemlock Grove is being touted
as a cross between Twin Peaks and True Blood. With its peculiar characters,
murder mystery and a tantalizing slow reveal - it certainly is living up to the
hype. And with a healthy dose of sex, murder and gore, we are quickly reminded
that this isn’t your grandmother’s typical network programing.
Upon a voyeuristic presentation of the town and the people,
we are suddenly grounded into the story when high school student, Brooke
Bluebell, is horrifically murdered by an unseen beast. We are introduced to the
characters of this world through their reactions to the mounting stress of
confronting a grisly murder.
The Godfrey’s are unofficial royalty, residing in a white castle-like
mansion overlooking Hemlock Grove. With the wealth from its, now closed, steel
mill factory, the Godfrey’s fund a super-secretive biotech facility, The
Godfrey Institute. Effervescent and
mysterious, Olivia (Famke Janssen) is a strong matriarchal character hiding
many secrets. She adores her 17-year-old son, Roman (Bill Skarsgard); to the
point of being smothering and controlling. Roman resents this behavior and
tries desperately to rebel against it; although he is unaware, along with the
audience, as to what his true nature is.
The Romancek’s are transient gypsies new to town. Peter
(Landon Liboiron), also 17-years-old, is clearly a werewolf and fully aware of
his supernatural nature, as well as other supernaturals in this world. One of
the most amazing and talked about werewolf transformations happens in the
second episode. His mother, Lynda, is a
supporting character that gently guides and encourages Peter. The relationship
between this mother and son set is a stark contrast to their wealthy
counterparts, the Godfrey’s.
The most intriguing storyline in Hemlock Grove is of the Godfrey Institute and the Frankenstein’s
monster inspired character, Shelley Godfrey; her name being an obvious nod to
Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Shelley is abnormally large with a deformed
face that glows blue when touched. And although she is the most compassionate
and intelligent of all the characters, she is hindered by muteness, forcing her
to watch the world unfold around her. There is also an unknown quality about
her that makes her existence very important to the work being done at The Godfrey
Institute.
Rounding out the cast is Dougray Scott as Roman’s Uncle
Norman, Penelope Mitchell as his cousin Letha and Freya Tingley as shy wannabe
novelist Christina, who seems to always get in the middle of things.
The complexity and depth to the story and its characters quickly
sucks you in. And unlike many other werewolf/vampire cable programming, the
dilemma of these characters is not that they are supernatural, but that they
are supernatural beings reacting to life around them.
Kate Horvat
Monday, June 3, 2013
DBH Book Review:Carrion Comfort(1989)
"'Carrion Comfort' is one of three greatest horror novels of the twentieth century. Simple as that."- Stephen King.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
First Look At Curse of Chucky!
Chucky is back and he's lookin old school in this first image from what is believed to be a soundtrack for the upcoming 6th installment of the Child's Play franchise, Curse of Chucky! This pic was released from Brad Dourif's own twitter and I for one am excited (I'm sorry, it's a doll thing!). This will be a straight to video sequel, but Brad is back as the voice of Chucky and the film is going back to it's roots. Here's a synopsis :
“Nica (Fiona Dourif) is grieving over the gruesome suicide of her mother when her domineering older sister Barb (Danielle Bisutti) arrives with her young family in tow to help settle their mother’s affairs. As the sisters butt heads over Nica’s plans for the future, Barb’s young daughter comforts herself with a grinning, red-haired talking doll named Chucky (voiced again by Brad Dourif) that recently arrived mysteriously in the mail. But as a string of brutal murders begins to terrorize the household, Nica suspects the doll may hold the key to the bloodshed. What she doesn’t know is that Chucky has a personal score to settle. He’s determined to finish a job he started more than 20 years earlier, and this time he’s going to see it through to the bloody and shocking end.“
So what do you think? Let us know how you're liking (or not) the new Chucky!
Happy Birthday to The Reaper!!!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Win a Zombie Gnome from Chris and Jane's Place!!!
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| THIS is the gnome the winner will receive! Isn't he just darlin'? |
This takes lawn decoration to a whole new level. Who need pink flamingos and toadstools when you could have the goriest garden on the block! These gorgeous sculptures are hand painted and hand cast using a proprietary cement blend and sealed with all purpose outdoor weather sealer to protect their glorious paint job. Their shop has beautifully detailed zombie gnomes that are both very well made and affordable (with a wonderfully detailed zombie gnome head ornament selling for just $10.99!). Plus, if you live in the US, shipping is FREE on all orders! Can't get very much better than that. Each one is really a work of horror art that everyone should check out...which brings me to the giveaway!
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So what is the prize for this giveaway? Well Jane and Chris have graciously given one lucky DBH reader the chance to win one of their Patient ZERO.5 zombie gnomes (as seen pictured above with the caption)! This gnome stands at 10 1/2 inches and is perfect for the flower garden (and even better at keeping annoying and prying neighbors at bay)! Like all of their gnomes, it is hand cast and painted and sealed to protect it's color. The detail in it's missing eye and severed arm makes this little beauty both charming and disgusting all at the same time. If you wanna take this little friend home, all you have to do is go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChrisandJanesPlace and them come back to THIS POST and leave a comment below, with your name and email address, telling me which of the 19 zombie gnomes is your favorite! The winner will be randomly chosen (names out of a hat) 2 weeks from today (June 14th) and announced here on the site. Seriously folks, it's THAT easy...AND we have chances for EXTRA ENTRIES!!! You get 1 extra entry (your name in the hat again) each for liking Chris and Jane's Place's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ZombieGnomes) and following them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZombieGnomes)! So you could have a total of 3 entries just by clicking your mouse around and leaving a comment!!! Again, the winner is chosen and announced on June 14th so hurry and enter before someone else wins! Good Luck!!!
On the Next Episode of DBHR....
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ericdescent/2013/06/02/the-announcementmadness-style
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The 2013 Oldschool Sinema Spring Cleveland Zombie Walk Recap (finally!)
This being my 7th zombie walk, you'd think it would be the same thing over again, right? Well nothing could be further from the truth! This year, I did something completely new to get a different perspective of the walk...I didn't go as a zombie! I decided to see what being a survivor with The Z.E.R.O.S. (Zombie Eradication & Rescue Operations Squad)...and I gotta say, it's even better to kill than be killed!
The Z.E.R.O.S. are a group of zombie killers from the Cleveland area who all help to keep the zombie apocalypse in check at all of the OSS walks in Ohio. Headed by miss Bruiseher Sweetbottoms (seen above in the blonde wig) and Ryan Cunningham (seen in the center of the top photo), they not only help keep all of Ohio safe from the undead...but they also help keep the undead safe from on-coming cars and stuff while walking. They always stay in character while keeping the zombie group together during the course of the walk and are a group of some of the coolest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Ryan even offered me a place in the group (meaning for future walks, I will stay in my survivor character) and after seeing how amazing it is to be a survivor, how could I say no?!?! Ryan in also currently working on a novel using the "characters" of The Z.E.R.O.S. (he is creating a bio for each member and I got a small glimpse of his plans for mine...he is so badass in character that it's almost shocking to see how wonderfully nice and courteous he is to talk to). You can find out more about The Z.E.R.O.S. by liking their Facebook Page HERE. There were other survivor groups there as well, including Umbrella Corp and their kickass car (pictured at the bottom of this post) You can like their Ohio/Michigan branch on FB HERE.
But even the best of us have close calls...Ginger Rose is a FANTASTIC makeup artist who likes to top herself every walk...this time was no exception as her clown almost had me...
...ALMOST! HA HA HA!
It's also a sad day when you have to put down Jesus...but you gotta do what you gotta do to protect the living!
Jason Nagy from Zombiesandtoys.com (we all LOVE that blog!!!) was also on hand selling awesome zombie toys (of course) Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic with his this time, but had to mention the kick ass little zombie robot I got!!! It's called a Hexbug and it's the cutest little thing ever! It's a simple little "robot" that moves by vibration...but it's just so damn cute!!! You can get one (and all other kinds of zombie goodies) HERE!
But let's not overlook what the OSS walks are for...charity! The walk was $5 and two cans of food, all of which go to Harvest For Hunger.With around 600 zombies (and survivors) in attendance, over 2,000 pounds of food was raised to help the needy in our local area!!! Joe (above) from Oldschool Sinema (like their FB HERE) is the man behind all of this and I cannot say enough great things about him and what he does. Not only does OSS make GREAT horror films, but he has a great heart and we are all grateful to be able to be a small part of something bigger!
And I also wanted to briefly share a little local treasure I found at the walk. This is a local punk/horror singer/band known as The Creeper and his Pals. Got their CD (well, two actually). I really liked the old style punk mixed with the horror themed lyrics to a lot of the songs on the albums and thought it was worth a share. I'll do a more in depth post soon about em, but in the mean time check out their FB HERE!
Here's a few more selected pics from the walk! The next one will be in September and if you're in Cleveland/Lakewood then, come out for the fun!!!
Friday, May 10, 2013
A Slight Change of Plans...
Monday, April 29, 2013
It's Backkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!
Sup Reaps!!! Eric here and I am more pleased than Jason Voorhees in a camp filled with horny teens to announce that, after a 5 month absence, Dollar Bin Horror Radio will be making its return to the internet air waves Sunday May 19th at 7pm EST as Head Hauntress of the Facebook Halloween Horror Movie Madness Marathon, Mrs. Elizabeth Gray will be announcing the theme to this year's BIG contest and introduce the judges who will be the overlords of this latest edition of the most exciting contest this side of a Shirley Jackson story.
Rock-N-Roll Horror Radio at 7 pm EST, Halloween Horror Movie Madness Marathon Announcement at 7:30 pm EST. Join Rhonny Reaper and yours truly for what is truly going to be an epic night.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Dollar Bin Horror Review - Bubba Ho-Tep
Ok most of you have seen this film, but for those of you who haven't, let me try and explain this to you...
Bruce Campbell plays "Elvis" (or a man who believes he really is Elvis and switched himself out with the best damn impersonator he ever met who like drugs and fast food even more than he did) who now lives in a nursing home with a growth on his pecker (best line in the movie by the way). His one friend is a black man who believes he is JFK (stick with me). A lot of the residents are dying and the staff assumes it's old age...but Elvis and JFK soon realize it's actually an ancient mummy (in a mofo cowboy suit I may add) who sucks souls out of an orifice of the victim's body to stay alive (namely...their assholes).
Now, I know this sounds like a really bad plot that might make you wanna say what the fuck did I just read (or maybe you like it, either way, it's a WTF moment)...but there's a reason horror fans (and even Roger Ebert) liked this film. Why you ask? Because despite the craziness of it all, the film stands out as heartwarming as we learn more about our two heroes (seriously, when the one resident who thought he was a cowboy hero tried to shoot the mummy with his toy pistols got killed, I actually teared up a little...it was sad!) and is packed with funny one liners (lots), pretty cool action for a nursing home, and Bruce Campbell's portrayal of The King (even if it's not really The King) is pretty fucking dead on! They really need to make a movie of Elvis' life and have him star (seriously, he really had that shit down! The voice and everything!). And even with the plot's craziness, the script is superbly written with the dialogue being 100% believable and doing the job of pulling you into the story.
As crazy as it may be, Bubba Ho-Tep is a fantastic flick that everyone should see at LEAST once...if not for anything else, to see the best damn Elvis there has been...except for the real one that is.
And since Elvis did say "Viva Las Vegas", check out this list of The Best and Worst of Horror Films Set in Las Vegas from casinotoplists.com!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
DBH Redbox Theatre:Smiley(2012)
It's been awhile since I've written an actual movie review, let's see if I can remember the beats. As you may or may not know, one of my two favorite sub-genres of horror is the slasher. Yes, it's very formulaic and at times silly but as my dad once said, "If you've got ten bucks and you're going to the titty bar, you'd better get the most bang for your buck." One of the old man's best bon mots. Anyway, it is true the majority of slashers I've watched over the years have disappointed me, but once in a great while, you find that muddy diamond in the toxic waste of celluloid. This is the case of last year's Smiley.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
DBH Review:Hannibal-Episode 2 "Amuse-Bouche"
When watching a new t.v. show, the second episode of the series always worries me in terms of quality. You start off with a whiz, bang, and pow followed by what? In alot of cases, the creative well is emptier than Michael Myer's childhood mind. Having said this, this week's episode of Hannibal certainly did not have the second show blues.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Killjoy Collection DVD Winner Is...
Congrats to Amber Terry, the winner of the Killjoy DVD collection! Sorry for the late announcement but the next contest will be up Monday!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
DBH Review:Hannibal, Episode I-"Apéritif"
By Eric Polk-
For me, there is a dark void, spaced between the end of The Walking Dead and the beginning of my favorite summer show, Falling Skies when it comes to my t.v. viewing. I don't watch alot of shows but when I like a show, it's rather painful to wait until your replacement rolls its HD head around to your screen. This year, I have a potential bridge based on perhaps one of the most-beloved characters in horror history. With the disaster that was the Walking Dead season finale, Hannibal couldn't have dropped soon enough.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
R.I.P. Richard Brooker 1954-2013
Initially, I'd planned on writing up a review of the debut episode of Hannibal, however, discovering this sad piece of news changed the course of today's post.
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