Most Under Rated Murder Weapons

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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French Steampunk Horror: La Cité des enfants perdus

I had the pleasure of watching one of the most incredible films I have seen in quite some time, ‘La Cité des enfants perdus’ (City Of Lost Children). While the movie was French with subtitles, it was cinematically incredible.

The science-fiction / fantasy world that was created was absolutely jaw dropping, for the nerd in us all. The steampunk style of every little machine and device was perfect. While
the steampunk world has become rather popular over time, this is the first mainstream movie I have seen to pull it off right.

The plot was the most original I have heard of in far to long. A mad scientist who had designed clones of himself, and a far supieriour mad scientist who killed his creator, and begins to steal the nightmares of children.

When the Krank, the evil inventor, kidnaps One’s (Ron Perlman of Hellboy) little brother, needless to say, One bands together with the children to bring an end to Kranks reign.

A brilliant movie to say the least, I can’t speak enough about it. Check it out! You won’t regret it!

The Happening Reviews Round Up

M Night Shyamalan’s latest film, ‘The Happening’ has become what many assume as another blunder. Many critics calling it an “M. Night-mare”, asking “What Just Happened?” and claiming “Shyamalan’s Lost Sense” and the box office is confirming is failure. However, with another failed horror movie, brings a long more interesting reviews, so I share with you, a few.

• Urban Thought Collective’s “A Black Man’s Review of The Happening“

“This is not going to be a popular review, and I am okay with that. Ever since my fifth grade report on the deterioration of the ozone layer due to manmade pollution, I have had an eye for the environment. I may not be a full-blown granola-head but I believe in the fragility of our ecosystem and the adverse role humans can play in it. Apparently, so does M. Night, as his latest “don’t give away the plot” spine-tingler is a very science-based, disturbingly effective eco-thriller.”

• Film Buff Online reviews The Happening Script

“Those coming to the movie expecting another “Bruce Willis is really a ghost” type twist ending with which some appear to expect from Shyamalan will be sorely disappointed. At this point in his career, it should be obvious that Shyamalan is more than a one-trick pony, a weaver of supernatural O. Henry stories that send their audiences out theater doors into the bright sunlight of a much safer and rational world than the one they just witnessed, their minds still reeling from a last minute storytelling hairpin curve. Instead, Shyamalan is a fantasist with a fascination for the human condition. He is more concerned with exploring human emotion and reaction than he is with presenting the spectacle against which these stories invariably play against. And while he may have recently stumbled with last year’s Lady In The Water, this initial draft of The Happening shows a writer/director working very much on all cylinders.”

While the reviews may be mixed, M. Night Shyamalan will always steal my heart.