SDCC True Blood S2 Trailer: Warning may induce VMD!
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror TV
A special treat for all you fangbangers out there! HBO debuted a trailer at Comic Con today which gives us a taste of the action to come in the remainder of True Blood season two. I must warn all you sanguinists out there, watching this may cause the occurrence or relapse of Vampire Moistness Disorder or VMD. I am currently fanning myself and having a stiff drink to try and chase away the this hot flush I seem to have since viewing. Consider yourselves forewarned… Enjoy!
Ms Harker
Tags: Comic Con 09, Horror, Horror TV, True Blood, Vampire
‘Thirst’ - blood sucking hilarity oozing from the pulpit!
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Films
So after months of waiting, of tolerating the Cannes Festival gushing, of the trickling release dates across the USA, Thirst debuted in Melbourne last night at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and yours truly braved the biting cold for some fangtastic Korean vamp action!
The film was sold out, so the theater was packed to the rafters, which made for classic gasps and squeals at suitably sanguinary moments.
Director Park Chan-wook delivered some stunning visuals, using classic images such as falling blossoms, seascapes and his use of light and dark, created an environment that slowly closed in as the madness ensued. The collage of images which represented the turning of the Priest into vampire was one of my favourite sections of the film. Although this took a leap of faith from the audience and was explained very abruptly in a single scene; then off we went on a blood soaked roller coaster ride of mah-jong, oppressive mother in laws, in your face copulation, feeding off coma patients and a lot (and I mean a lot) of moist sucking noises, echoing throughout the cinema!
The film has some definite grotesque moments, bones cracking, arterial squirts, fish hooks and arm pit licking (keep an eye out for that one!). Although the story is about the Priests fall from grace, his descent into moral depravity due to his thirst for blood and the pleasures of the flesh, it maintains some moments of classic Korean slapstick and humour. Not always taking itself seriously, making for a wild ride of raunch, giggles and gore!
Despite the distinct lack of over sized incisors, it maintains tradition, there will be no going out in the sun for this vamp, however Park Chan-wook turns the eroticism and the romance of the vampire into an entirely psychotic affair . Thirst is a fangtastic addition to vampire genre films.
Ms Harker
Tags: Asian Horror, Horror Films, Vampire
SDCC: Debuts ‘The Hills Run Red’ trailer.
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Films
The stories from the San Diego Comic Con continue to roll through the the web and my in box. The latest to catch my eye, via Shock Til You Drop is the trailer for the upcoming release of the film ‘The Hills Run Red‘ on DVD. The teaser trailer debuted to all the lucky devils at the Trick ‘r’ Treat viewing, I am green with envy! Why is this of interest you ask? Well for one, it stars a local malnourished starlet Sophie Monk ( who found fame via an Idol type reality TV show in Australia). Two, the doll masked killer intrigues me.
The story places a group of film makers in the forest; do I smell a little Blair Witch fromage, I mean homage? Our group of intrepid adventurers are searching for a long lost original print of a classic horror film, rumored to be soooo scary, people couldn’t watch it. However as they film their journey things take a turn for the worse and the lines between the film and reality become perilously blurred… with blood! As the ‘Baby Faced’ killer (cue creepy doll mask!) and his family continue to film the classic horror film and our adventurers are now the stars!
This film has potential, despite some of the similarities to The Blair Witch project in regards to the documentary type footage, which really have been done to death. However the premise is interesting and I really dig that mask!
Ms Harker
Tags: Comic Con 09, Horror, Horror Films
