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Son of Monsterpalooza Closes Out The Summer Season.
Son of Monsterpalooza closed out the summer season with one hell of a show! Established back in 2008 on the east coast as a mask collecting event, Monsterpalooza has created a space for personal growth where professionals, guests, and vendors come together to celebrate Monsters and film. The show kicked off its 5th Annual Costume Contest with Premiere Products returning as the official costume contest. Dead Elvis took the stage to announce the contest along with celebrity guests in attendance. Also returning once again, the Son of Conjoined Exhibit. Consisting of sculptures and paintings, a true treat for horror and monster enthusiasts.
Between Monsterpalooza and Son of Monsterpalooza, this past weekend’s event marked lucky number 13 for the show! Son of Monsterpalooza is more than just a convention; it is a place where monster and horror fans can rejoice and be themselves.
Disco Bloodbath: Fan-Made Art Made Fabulous
One of my all-time favorite vendors is Mark Chavez of Disco Bloodbath. Creating unique art with action figures, Mark had an idea of creating a series of shadow boxes that capture the heart of horror films. For myself, I was transported back in time, these uniquely crafted boxes replicated VHS artwork that I grew up with, and it allowed me to relive the perfect moments of my childhood. I was brought to a familiar place of trips to the video store with my grandparents, and the excitement was quite overwhelming. However, I was digging every minute of it. Recently Mark has morphed his beautiful artwork and has taken this art to the next level, adding various lighting schemes and placing these magical pieces in glass casing.
These treasures are a must for horror fans, and you will surely not be disappointed.
To read about Mark’s story click here.
Disco Bloodbath Links.
Death House Panel
Earlier this month the Death House trailer premiered at the Days Of The Dead Louisville convention, during the Death House panel. Needless to say, I was jealous! I soon found out that Son Of Monsterpalooza was going to have their very own Death House panel, I was ecstatic!
Director Harrison Smith took to the stage with producers Rick Finkelstein and Steven Chase and cast members, Barbara Crampton, Dell Wallace, Vernon Wells, Lindsay Hartley and Yan Birch from what has been dubbed by fans the upcoming “Expendables of Horror” film, Death House. Death House is one of the most talked about movies in the horror community this year, and judging by the looks of the trailer; it will present a fresh, new story with practical effects releasing in 2017. The trailer left the audience cheering and left all of us wanting more!
“What I like about the film is that we also examine the true issues of what is good and what is evil and can you eradicate evil?”, says Harrison. “As you heard Dee say about the film, our goal is to eradicate evil, and even evil is threatened by this. That is what is really cool in the ending of this film when the five evils are revealed.”
The heart of the panel, Dee Wallace had much to say and offered reasoning as to why she signed on with the project.
“I have to say that is why I took the film originally. The script was so different it was its really one, probably the only unique horror films that I’ve read or been offered in a long time”, says Wallace. “There is a lot of statements about so many things in it that are important to me, and a whole new take on evil that I do not think has never been done on film.”
Dee explains why this role was very different from any other.
“This was for me was one of the hardest roles that I have ever had to play. Now I know anybody here knows the body of my work and my work is always very heart centered, and it was a real challenge to me to close down my heart to play this part, I had to close everything off.”
All-in-all this was a fantastic panel, and it was wonderful hearing about the passion and personal experiences that transpired during filming. Horror fans are surely in for a treat with this one, 2017 cannot come fast enough.
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See You Next Year Monsterpalooza!
Links
Monsterpalooza – Facebook Monsterpalooza – Twitter Monsterpalooza Official Website
Previous Palooza Links:
Son of Monsterpalooza Killed The Summer Season! (2015)
Monsterpalooza Stomps Through Pasadena! (2016)
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Editorial
Yay or Nay: What’s Good and Bad in Horror This Week
Welcome to Yay or Nay a weekly mini post about what I think is good and bad news in the horror community written in bite-sized chunks.
Yay:
Mike Flanagan talking about directing the next chapter in the Exorcist trilogy. That might mean he saw the last one and realized there were two left and if he does anything well it’s draw out a story.
Yay:
To the announcement of a new IP-based film Mickey Vs Winnie. It’s fun to read comical hot takes from people who haven’t even seen the movie yet.
Nay:
The new Faces of Death reboot gets an R rating. It’s not really fair — Gen-Z should get an unrated version like past generations so they can question their mortality the same as the rest of us did.
Yay:
Russell Crowe is doing another possession movie. He’s quickly becoming another Nic Cage by saying yes to every script, bringing the magic back to B-movies, and more money into VOD.
Nay:
Putting The Crow back in theaters for its 30th anniversary. Re-releasing classic movies at the cinema to celebrate a milestone is perfectly fine, but doing so when the lead actor in that film was killed on set due to neglect is a cash grab of the worst kind.
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The Top-Searched Free Horror/Action Movies on Tubi This Week
The free streaming service Tubi is a great place to scroll when you’re unsure what to watch. They are not sponsored or affiliated with iHorror. Still, we really appreciate their library because it’s so robust and has many obscure horror movies so rare you can’t find them anywhere in the wild except, if you’re lucky, in a moist cardboard box at a yard sale. Other than Tubi, where else are you going to find Nightwish (1990), Spookies (1986), or The Power (1984)?
We take a look at the most searched horror titles on the platform this week, hopefully, to save you some time in your endeavor to find something free to watch on Tubi.
Interestingly at the top of the list is one of the most polarizing sequels ever made, the female-led Ghostbusters reboot from 2016. Perhaps viewers have seen the latest sequel Frozen Empire and are curious about this franchise anomaly. They will be happy to know it’s not as bad as some think and is genuinely funny in spots.
So take a look at the list below and tell us if you are interested in any of them this weekend.
1. Ghostbusters (2016)
An otherworldly invasion of New York City assembles a pair of proton-packed paranormal enthusiasts, a nuclear engineer and a subway worker for battle.An otherworldly invasion of New York City assembles a pair of proton-packed paranormal enthusiasts, a nuclear engineer and a subway worker for battle.
2. Rampage
When a group of animals becomes vicious after a genetic experiment goes awry, a primatologist must find an antidote to avert a global catastrophe.
3. The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren uncover an occult conspiracy as they help a defendant argue that a demon forced him to commit murder.
4. Terrifier 2
After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County, where his next victims, a teenage girl and her brother, await.
5. Don’t Breathe
A group of teens breaks into a blind man’s home, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect crime but get more than they bargained for once inside.
6. The Conjuring 2
In one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, Lorraine and Ed Warren help a single mother of four in a house plagued by sinister spirits.
7. Child’s Play (1988)
A dying serial killer uses voodoo to transfer his soul into a Chucky doll which winds up in the hands of a boy who may be the doll’s next victim.
8. Jeepers Creepers 2
When their bus breaks down on a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discovers an opponent they cannot defeat and may not survive.
9. Jeepers Creepers
After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old church, a pair of siblings find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force.
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News
Morticia & Wednesday Addams Join Monster High Skullector Series
Believe it or not, Mattel’s Monster High doll brand has an immense following with both young and not-so-young collectors.
In that same vein, the fan base for The Addams Family is also very large. Now, the two are collaborating to create a line of collectible dolls that celebrate both worlds and what they have created is a combination of fashion dolls and goth fantasy. Forget Barbie, these ladies know who they are.
The dolls are based on Morticia and Wednesday Addams from the 2019 Addams Family animated movie.
As with any niche collectibles these aren’t cheap they bring with them a $90 price tag, but it’s an investment as a lot of these toys become more valuable over time.
“There goes the neighborhood. Meet the Addams Family’s ghoulishly glamorous mother-daughter duo with a Monster High twist. Inspired by the animated movie and clad in spiderweb lace and skull prints, the Morticia and Wednesday Addams Skullector doll two-pack makes for a gift that’s so macabre, it’s downright pathological.”
If you want to pre-purchase this set check out The Monster High website.
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