Take a trip through the looking glass…
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Games
Greetings and Salutations.
It has been a little while since I have spoken with you guys and ghouls about a horror video game. To be honest not a lot has caught my eye. However this week Fear Net reported that American McGee the designer that brought ‘Grimm‘ to game consoles has a new macabre digital plaything in production: ‘The Return of Alice‘.
The animation in the teaser trailer is very Burtonesque,according to Fear Net it is unclear if this style of rough animation will be maintained in the final product. I hope it does. The story line as you will see is based around Alice losing her marbles and twisted psychotic game play I’m sure will ensue.
Check out the teaser trailer and some of the concept art below, also click here to visit McGee’s own blog to follow the games progress, which is due for release in 2011.
Ms Harker
Tags: Horror, Horror Games
No, not a Rom-Zom, a ‘Political Zomedy’ fabulous!
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Films
The latest film to be listed for the line up of the 2010 After Dark Horrorfest is of the Zombie persuasion. ‘Zombies of Mass Destruction’ has made the cut and according to the press release it chomps down on stereotypes and braiiinnss of course;
“The film is set in “ZMD,” a conservative island community that’s under attack. Port Gamble, Washington is being overrun with brain eaters, and the people seem powerless to stave them off. A rag tag band of rebels led by Frida (Janette Armand), an Iranian college student suspected of being an Iraqi terrorist, and Tom (Doug Fahl), a gay business man who has returned to town with his partner to come out to his mother, tries to turn the tide and push the invading hoards of undead back.”
This flick appears to have some great ghoulish effects, meandering undead, political incorrectness and a dysfunctional father son relationship based of a difference of being a ‘Zombie’ or a Vampire’ man. Fangtastic! Check out the movies website here. Check out the political zombie carnage laden trailer below (courtesy of Shock Til You Drop).
Ms Harker
Tags: Horror, Horror Films, Zombies
What I can apply in life from watching Jennifer’s Body.
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Films
Greetings and Salutations.
Living in the arid dunes (picture Mad Max with fangs) that I do, it has taken a while for me to get around to viewing Jennifer’s Body. Prior to seeing the film despite my excitement at Diablo Cody’s entry into writing in the horror genre, I was suspicious that the film was just another wank bank in werewolves clothing type of flick. My suspicions were in many ways well founded however there were a couple of standout performances, life lessons and comparisons that have incited rage from deep within me I would like to discuss.
I must say, I got the irony of the film, I understand it was bit a of piss take on the horror genre and at times I did find it hilarious, but we’ll get to that later.
For those of you who have been living under a rock Jennifer’s Body stars the ‘it’ dip shit of the moment Megan Fox as its main character Jennifer. The girl who everyone wants to be, or be in, and they do. Jennifer and her best friend ‘Needy’ wonderfully played by Amanada Seyfried; who you may recognise from HBO’s Big Love and is completely underrated a far as I’m concerned.
The two go to see a ‘want to make it big’ Indie Pop band that have decided to sacrifice a virgin to the devil for fame. They pick up Jennifer, ignorant to the fact she is the high school football teams ‘bike’, the whole ritual goes pear shaped and Jennifer is turned into a demon hungry for the frightened soles of young men, whom she lures in with her perky breasts and full red lips with the promise to chomp down on their member, however eats their guts out instead.
Like I said there were some stand out performances; Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of ‘Needy’ was angsty, smart and I must say she does not fit the ‘ugly friend’ profile, not with those gorgeous blue eyes. Adam Brody used to be cute as a button in the OC, now its old and he so does not pull of the satanic Indie Pop leader of the pack at all, actually those words ’satanic Indie Pop ‘ should probably never appear in one sentence ever again!
To those of you on the planet who have compared this film to ‘Heathers‘ I raise my middle finger to you. Regular readers of this blog know how I feel about the film Heathers . To compare Jennifer’s Body to Heathers is like comparing Han Solo to Jar Jar Binks. If I hear anymore comparisons of this ilk, I will hunt you down Jay and Silent Bob style and punch you in the face:
However what I did take away from the film is a coin of phrase which will stay with me forever, that I can apply o my everyday life… As Jennifer lures poor Emo Guy into her game of ‘mommies and daddies’ sad he has not seen her signals all year; she utters the phrase ‘You give me such a wetty‘. A gorgeous girlfriend of mine and I are trialling its use in as many social settings as possible with each other, in general conversation at the pub, as pick up lines at parties and shouting it as loud as we can in full rooms without getting noticed. Girl power has come from the most unlikely of sources, a film with Megan Fox, we now have an equivalent for the ‘woody’ and my girls and I intend to use it!
Ms Harker
Jennifer is about to get her chomp on!
Tags: Horror, Horror Films
