You know it’s a bad sign when you start taking notes during a horror movie. An even worse sign is that the notes you’re taking are about how bad the movie is.
The 2005 remake of the 1979 movie “The Amityville Horror,” which is based on a true story that was eventually proven to be fiction — off to a great start! — has three major flaws: the producers, the screenwriter, and the director. As Michael Bay is one of these producers, I should’ve known how bad it would be. Still, he wasn’t to blame for it all. Behind the scenes we get to meet the two young producers behind the project, (a sort of unclever couple real-life version of the slackers in “Knocked Up,” which is great, by the way). Dumb and Dumber tell the viewers that they saw the 1979 original on DVD and said that this had to be their next project. ‘Nuff said. Later on, I came to learn that they also came up with the completely unoriginal notion that they should change the awkward babysitter with a nightbrace into a hottie. While Scott Kosar, the screenwriter, wanted to keep the awkward teen, these two producers said no way! this was their chance to have a “smokin’ babysitter.” Dude.
With the butcher knife being used over and over in the old slasher films, we take a look at the top 6 most under rated weapons.
6. The Icicle
The glistening point of an icicle may appear to be just the sign of a cold winters day, but why, oh why hasn’t this seemingly deadly piece of mother nature never been used for killing? The visuals of blood dripping, and freezing onto the point of an icicle are all too rare. Not to mention the scene of the arctic for a good slasher is still mostly unused. So come on killers, use the icicle! I mean, think about it, the murder weapon will just melt away!
5. The Candlestick
The candlestick, the culprit for many a killings on the deadly board of ‘Clue’…yet on the silver screen, it lays untarnished in the background. Fighting to make an apperance but falling short, only landing gigs holding up candles for Séances. Still a valuable tool, and possibly one of the most brilliant blunt weapons ever thought of.
4.Plastic Bag
Ah, the plastic bag…the incarnation of everyone’s worst fears of suffocation. The simplicity of the weapon…a simple swipe over the victims head, leaving them squirming to attempt to suck any minute amount of air into their lungs. Perhaps not very gory, but clean, quick, and cruel.
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The 3 part Heartbreak Hotel ends today.
She heard the creak of the door, and quickly shoved the phone in her pocket before Asher opened it.
“Are you girls having a nice time?” He asked and Dana stared at him.
“You’re fucking crazy!” She yelled and lunged at him, punching him in the nose.
He staggered back, dropping the tray and she shoved past him, running for the stairs. She heard him behind her, and with a whimper of fear, she began to run faster. Just as she reached the top of the stairs, Asher tackled her and they tumbled down the stairs together. For a moment Dana laid on the floor, feeling as if every bone had been broken, then she pushed herself up and limped into the kitchen. She started going through the drawers, looking for a weapon. Then found one just as Asher appeared in the doorway.
“Stay back,” she said, holding the butcher knife in front of her.
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Forbidden Places has incredible photographs of some of the most disturbing locations in the world, namely, The Veterinary School of Anderlecht.
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Continuing from last weeks Heartbreak Hotel Part 1, now, part 2. Thank you to Hybrid for such a great story!
Dana bolted out of bed and quickly dressed, grabbing her backpack. She ran out of the room and down the hall, praying that she wouldn’t meet Asher or his mother on her way out. It was thundering and lighting as she ran out, but she didn’t care. She would rather take her chances in the storm, then spend the night in the hotel. She ran to her car, as the rain pelted her, then stopped and stared in disbelief. All of her tires had been slashed, and she felt a chill that had nothing to do with the rain. Somebody didn’t want her to leave, and she knew who that was. She looked back at the hotel, not wanting to go back inside, but not having much choice. She would barricade herself in her room, and wait out the night.
She ran back into the hotel, and stopped. The same woman she had seen in the mirror was standing at the top of the steps, beckoning her.
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Today, I present the first of an ongoing series: Societies Downfall. Todays media is reporting stories that just make you question, where are we going as a human race? While maybe not be considered scary, but it is chilling to hear some of the madness that is occurring.
Micheal Neil of Coberg Australia is accused of hosting “conversation parties” in which he attempted to infect his company with AIDs. He is now looking at 30 charges, including deliberately infecting two people with HIV and attempting to infect others. His long term goal was to increase the amount of members attending HIV infected…orgies. [via]
In Gloucester High School, 17 girls made a pact to become pregnant, and raise the children together. None of these girls, over the age of 16, are now pregnant with the children of nameless 20-something men. When one girl went to the nurse to ask for a pregnecy test, and when that test returned positive, she high fived her friend in celebration. [via]
Ah, its a great sight, to see society crumble beneath our feet!
I give you, the first part of our first piece of indie horror short stories, Heartbreak Hotel by Urbis user Hybrid.
“Since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell….”
Dana curled her lip and turned off the radio, she was in the car, fleeing a bad relationship. She didn’t need reminds of that.
She looked at the clock and realized how late it was. She better find a hotel to spend the night.
The road she was on was deserted and there didn’t seem much hope for a hotel to pop up. Just as she had that thought she saw a sign, “Heartbreak Hotel 5mi.”
“Heartbreak Hotel,” she thought cynically, “appropriate.”
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