May 14, 2021
“More links here than a Zelda Convention…” - Erin B. Gaskill
Kicking it off with good news…The Venture Bros and Metalocalypse (and Aqua Teen Hunger Force) are getting movies!!!
First they’ll hit Blu-ray/DVD/VOD and eventually land at HBO Max. It would be nice for VB to wrap up with a season as they wanted, but I have faith that Jackson & Doc can make it work for a suitable hilarious, weird, and melancholic conclusion. Also, The Doomstar Requiem (which is amazing), ends on a cliffhanger so I’m excited for the finale of Metalocalypse too and hope it’s another rock opera.
Gutter Garbs has a special NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS t-shirt for limited time pre-order. It closes at 6pm ET on Sunday (May 16).
Shameless Self Promotion Time: Here’s my Bullz-Eye.com review for THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, debuting on Netflix this weekend. It has some good stuff, but mostly is a pretty rote Hitchcock homage.
Shameless Self Promotion Time, Part 2: Nerds In Paradise: Here is my review of SPIRAL, a.k.a SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW. I was…not a fan! But it seems like a lot of SAW fans dig it, so there ya go.
Speaking of SAW, over at Daily Grindhouse, Brett Gallman discusses the Giallo influences on that horror franchise.
The other great thing about SPIRAL opening this week (besides Brett’s piece)? When they let the hilarious Jigsaw Quotes account take over the official SPIRAL Twitter account. It led to this:
Do I have your attention now? - @jigsaw_quotes pic.twitter.com/2a92J7rQii
— SPIRAL: SAW (@Saw) May 6, 2021
Keeping the horror train going, Zaki Hasan writes about “Middle Eastern Horrors and the Future of Creature Features” over at Shudder’s The Bite newsletter (coinciding with the release of THE DJINN).
Messed Up Puzzles is unveiling new jigsaw puzzles today for horror-inclined puzzle enthusiast in your life. They will be EVIL DEAD, Elvira, and MANDY related.
Paul Verhoeven is back as the trailer for BENEDETTA dropped While ELLE was both incredibly well done while stumbling along the line of insightful and insulting, BENEDETTA could be another beautiful exploration of hypocrisy, carnal needs, and personal growth.
As always, there are many crises going on around the world. Two of the more pressing ones are:
Colombia: The horrible president has not only sided with the ultra rich of his country against the rest of its citizens, but police and other forces are now acting under his orders to detain, assault, and kill protestors or others daring to fight back. It is a horrific situation that requires a lot more attention and assistance. This issue has been compounded by the fact that GoFundMe and some other organizations have been incredibly slow to release funds collected for the embattled population. To learn more about the events and how to help, I would suggest checking out Red Condor Collective.
Palestine: More needless and frankly cruel violence is being perpetrated upon Palestinians along the Gaza Strip and in a select few other places. It is a horrific campaign of terror and carnage that must be stopped. Please note—do not conflate criticism of Israel and its actions with criticism of Jewish people largely. Those are not the same and too often that cudgel has been used by U.S. Politicians. Here is where you can best help in this situation (via Alejandra Gonzalez):
PEOPLE OF EARTH!
— Fantastic Fest (@fantasticfest) May 13, 2021
We're ecstatic to confirm that #FantasticFest2021 is headed home. Our in-person festival will run Sept. 23-30 at @AlamoDrafthouse South Lamar.
You've got questions, and we're working on the answers. More to share in the coming weeks.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU! pic.twitter.com/PyVvekldhU
Katy Perry released a new music video starring her and a bunch of Pokémon. So. That exists.
The trailer for VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE was unleashed this week. But the best thing about it was prompting someone to re-post the part of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark where Carnage is introduced. So many people got hurt for that show…and for what? FOR WHAT?!?
In honor of today, here is the introduction of Carnage in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark #VenomLetThereBeCarnage pic.twitter.com/AWHZjFrdiq
— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) May 10, 2021
why does this happen every time i stay at a guy’s place 🤦🏼♀️ pic.twitter.com/ppxra5C99F
— jamie linn watson (@PB_andJamie) March 15, 2021
Does TikTok have a lot of terrible stuff on it? Yes, of course. But does it also have videos like this glorious one where different users keep adding on and on to make it increasingly hysterical? Also yes.
@katelxyn watch till the end I promise it’s worth it ##greenscreenvideo ##fyp ##starwars ##birthday
♬ original sound - Katelyn Sarte
THE FOREVER PURGE released its first trailer this week. No release date has been announced yet.
Let’s close this out with some fun bits of comedy. See you all next week!
What a relief. The CDC has updated guidelines to say that men can wear jean shorts without being mocked by local teens
— Mark Agee (@MarkAgee) May 13, 2021
My beautiful daughter poop love her very much pic.twitter.com/cC37OAj8zV
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) February 28, 2021
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