November 2007 Archives

Have you seen the new commercials for this on AE? They are quite impressive. However this looks like an expensive and elaborate copy of "A Haunting" on Discovery. Which reminds me...whatever happened to the new season of "A Haunting"? Anyone seen any new episodes of that? Anyway check out the trailer below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

So if you watch this film you have to believe that

- iPods cause the same sort of Hallucinations that LSD does
- Kids still go to Raves
- Old people take their dentures out to have sex
- Tom Skerritt can't act worth crap
- Louisiana actually has museums

And of course that a Mammoth can come back from the dead and be driven by aliens to take over the world. Of course all of this complete horse crap and so, in turn, is this film. I think just reading some of these points above you can get some of the best scenes in the film and see what a complete pile of junk this film is. The funny thing is that it has some decent actors but they are wasted in this picture show.

Sadly the cgi is so poor that it made me laugh every time and was not scary at all. Is there something below a Sci-Fi B movie? Sure this picture show had it moments, but you could never tell if they were being self-referential or not....sigh....In the end this was, as my Canadian friends says, a six beer movie. Meaning I was not glued to my TV at all and I needed six beer

How can the same people who brought us "What ever happened to the Electric Car?" bring us this????

Anyway enjoy the DVD out Jan 8th.

- iamlegend

"I chose to provide a counter balance to all that is good....you chose Journalism..."
- Leslie Vernon

So in 2006 I attended SXSW and saw Leslie Vernon walking around in full costume posting his flyers various places around downtown. Alas it was sold out and I never got to see it. In early 2007 I got the chance to interview the director of Leslie Vernon. But when the film came out it never played in my city. Now (on thanksgiving weekend of all times) I finally saw the DVD at my local video shop and rented it. All I have to say is that I would like to name this film "The Haunted Report's Horror DVD of the Year for 2007". This movie lived up and exceded all my expectations. In fact I would say this is the best and smartest horror movie I have seen in the last 2 or 3 years.

Okay so you maybe have noticed that we are not usually this up on Horror Films here are we? Well this one is different. But you probably want an explanation right? Well without giving too much away just imagine if someone had gone back and done a documentary about Michael Myers as he was committing the crimes. Now imagine if the acting was great, the story was funny, it had a good plot twist and it still had the capability to scare you. That's what "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" is all about. Also the chemistry between the two leads is amazing. In fact I didn't even watch the extra's because I wanted to preserve the mystery of this film. I know that sounds weird but maybe I will go back in a year and watch them. Basically I can't wait to see what Scott has up his sleeve next when it comes to horror. Although I really doubt his sophomore effort can top this.

I want to leave you with some quotes from the film and the obligatory YouTube trailer. But before I do let me leave you with this. Beside being named our "Official Haunted Report Best Horror DVD of 2007" All I can say is if you are going to buy one DVD for Christmas for the horror fan in your life this is the one to get.

"If this is where I re-appear I can't just be seen mowing the lawn here!"

"I hope there's film in the camera boys...school's in"

"You have no idea how much cardio I have to do..."

- iamlegend

This was supposed to be the next Friday the 13th, the next Nightmare Elm street? So what happened? The first person who can tell me what happened with this film...ie How much it did Box Office, straight to DVD, links to reviews, etc will win a sweet prize from the Haunted Report Prize Closet. So go comment below...make sure you use your email so we can contact you.

- iamlegend

Well I have to say, I'm impressed with this graphic novel.

We originally told you about this about a month ago and couldn't wait to get into it. I have to tell you that we weren't dissappointed.

Imagine this - the authors have taken a classic children's tale and turned it dark.

No not gruesomely dark. More of a dark shade of grey instead of black.

the story is about a guardian of Wonderland searching for his missing princess (Alyss). She seems to have dissappeared into our world, a non-magical one.

This looks like an interesting movie.

This is the synopsis we've recieved:

A terrifying suspense thriller about a couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive.

Check out a couple images by clicking the link below:

It's been a while since we've had a DVD to review. Too bad we didn't have this one closer to Halloween.

Buried Alive is a story about a curse left upon a families descendants, although they don't know about it...Yet...

This is one of those movies that I find hard to put my finger on what I did like and didn't like.

To be honest, I found it better than a lot of those horror movies you find on the video store shelves these days, yet there was something about it that I didn't quite like.

Check this out. Norton Auctioneers is having one of their HUGE Haunted House Auctions. This time they are auctioning off the remains of a Haunt called "Jack Hoover's Haunted Mansion". Here are the details

Fitchburg, MA
December 5th, 10:30 am

Super 24-room Quality Haunted House, offered piece by piece, and also as a complete unit. Includes tricks, robotics, animatronics, props, etc. Also selling all types of Halloween related items

Anyone planning on going? They have some sweet props up for auction.....

Have you seen this film? Or it's prequel called Night Watch. They are the top two grossing Russian language films ever made and are some of the coolest films I have seen since Constantine....

Okay so the time has come to start taking down your Haunted Attraction (unless you have a permanent home!) and most of us are breathing a sigh of relief at the season being over, but before you do that save your self some sanity and take some high resolution photos of your Attraction. Then click here to add them to our photo set for free! It's the perfect thing to do for your marketing needs next year. Plus you will have some great photos for your Web Site, press releases, etc next year.

Once you have those great photos add them to our Photo pool. Or hell maybe your an actor? The take some photos of your great costume or props in your room and add them here. We use Flickr and basic accounts are free!

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The fun's not over yet. Today is The Day of the Dead (Día de los Difuntos or Día de los Muertos in Spanish). According to the info pimps over at Wikipedia it is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and the Mexican immigrant community living in the United States, with variations of it also observed in other Latin American countries and other parts of the world. The Mexican celebration occurs on November 1 (All Saints' Day) and November 2 (All Souls' Day).

Though the subject matter may be considered morbid from the perspective of some other cultures, celebrants typically approach the Day of the Dead joyfully, and though it occurs roughly at the same time as Halloween, All Saints' Day and All Souls Day, the traditional mood is much brighter with emphasis on celebrating and honoring the lives of the deceased, and celebrating the continuation of life; the belief is not that death is the end, but rather the beginning of a new stage in life. In Mexico and Mexican immigrant communities in the United States and Europe, the Day of the Dead is of particular cultural importance.

So leave the costume at home but be sure to visit your loved ones at the graveyard today.