The Tunnel 2011
Published December 30, 2011 | 
THE TUNNEL: SOMETHING IS IN THE TUNNELS BUT I’M NOT SURE BECAUSE I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING
A while ago, I found myself in a car with a close friend on our way to the home of another friend who was celebrating something that I can’t remember now. While in the car, we got to talking about horror movies as we often did. After some discussion we hit a snag on a particular topic. My friend made the case that the graphic depiction of violence was over the top and unnecessary. He argued that horror films are not termed horror… Continue reading
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown 2008
Published December 28, 2011 | LOVECRAFT: FotU: THE NERD-LING THAT CHANGED HORROR FOREVER
When I was a wee couchzombie, I loved going to the supermarket because this meant that there was a good chance that I would return home with something new to read. I tagged along for one reason. That reason was a rotating comic book display that was positioned next to the check out counter of the store. I would spend my entire time at the store parked in front of the that comic book display trying to narrow down my choice or choices depending on the amount of money… Continue reading
Intruder 1989
Published December 26, 2011 | INTRUDER: PRICE CHECK! MURDER! PRICE CHECK!
In 1998 and 1999 I, like many other people, suddenly discovered the power of the internet to help a couchzombie find the films he hungers for. The internet made it easy to discuss movies and these discussions turned people like myself onto movies I did’t even know existed. Then came the online retailers and Ebay. The flood gates burst open and thank the gods for it. Through the magic of the internet I was reading about films that made me ask as a fan, “Where was I, when this came out?”… Continue reading
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 2010
Published December 23, 2011 | DETECTIVE DEE: CROUCHING TIGER WITHOUT ALL THE COOL KUNG FU TO GET IN THE WAY
When I was a young boy, Saturday (no school) was made even better when the Kung Fu movies came to my television in the form of Kung Fu Theater. Kung Fu Theater was a segment that was adopted by a local television station in my area. It was because of Kung Fu Theater that I was exposed to Jackie Chan and the amazing and iconic The Five Deadly Venoms (1978), a Cheh Chang film. After Kung Fu Theater came to town, me… Continue reading
Bong of the Dead (2011)
Published December 21, 2011 | BONG OF THE DEAD: STONE COLD CRAZY ZOMBIE CUSH
Since the 50′s horror movies have been an easy way for film makers and aspiring film makers to get their foot in the industry’s door. This is because they can be cheaply produced. They do not require big name actors nor a lot of money. The prolific Roger Corman had a successful career using this model. Corman produced some donkeys but he also produced great examples of low budget film making that worked, Humanoids from the Deep for example. 30 years later technology has come to low budget film making.… Continue reading
Mutant 1984
Published December 19, 2011 | MUTANT aka NIGHT SHADOWS: LITTLE BILLY’S PARENTS DIDN’T COME HOME TONIGHT IN THE TOWN OF GOODLAND
Some years ago, I was at a friends house making small talk with the people that were in attendance. I wound up talking to my friend’s cousin for an extended period of time about this and that as people tend to do at casual gatherings. We got to talking about movies and we soon discovered that we had something in common, we both enjoyed horror films. It is not often, at least in my experience, to come across a young… Continue reading
Needle 2010
Published December 16, 2011 | NEEDLE: SOMEONE IS KILLING BEN’S FRIENDS, VOODOO STYLE
The great thing about living in 2011, no matter where you live, is the access that our modern world gives to just about anything. CouchZombies around the world rejoice at the fact that they can easily acquire films from all over the globe old and new. What is amazing is that there are fans of the horror genre all over the globe. What’s is even better is that there have been fans of the genre that have grown up with the classics just like us. Some of those fans are… Continue reading
Horror Express 1972
Published December 14, 2011 | HORROR EXPRESS: GRANDMA WHAT BIG RED EYES YOU HAVE
In my youth I look forward to Saturday evening because that meant Creature Features. In my area there was a program called Creature Features that had a host who presented a film a week. What kind of films? Horror films, Sci Fi films, Monster films and everything in between. This was the highlight of my week as a young boy. On one particular Evening the film du jour was 1972′s Horror Express. On this show I had been well schooled in all things Hammer so… Continue reading
DeadGirl 2008
Published December 12, 2011 | DEADGIRL: DATELESS IN SEATLE
If you could do something that you knew was wrong, and I mean wrong, but you could get away with it and reap the benefits of it, would you do it? DeadGirl asks this question. The makers of DeadGirl, Marcel Sarmeinto and Gadi Harel, previous works are made up of mostly romantic comedies and the like. Trent Haaga, the writer of DeadGirl, on the other hand is no newbie to the genre. He has acting credits in such films as Terror Firmer (1999), Killjoy 3 (2010), Legend of Sasquatch (2006)… Continue reading
The Last Circus 2010
Published December 9, 2011 | THE LAST CIRCUS: WAR, MURDER, DOMESTIC ABUSE AND CLOWNS
One of the most important things that the internet gave to couchzombies around the world was access. This access opened the doors to cinema from around the world. In the beginning, at least for me, it was all about getting my hands on “dupes” from Ebay. VHS tapes of foreign genre films was the only way to see some of these films. When distributors realized that the internet was not going away the great DVD flood began to take shape. Any and every movie began to be released on DVD.… Continue reading
Immortals 2011
Published December 7, 2011 | IMMORTALS: 300′S LITTLE BROTHER MAKES FOR BIG ACTION
In 2006, writer directer Zack Snyder gave us 300, a film based on Frank Miller’s 1998 graphic novel. Snyder brought a graphic novel, graphic novels are basically comic books limited to the 22 to 23 page format, to the big screen with the help of a new way of creating film. This new way uses technology in combination with traditional film making. We saw this with another piece from the Frank Miller catalogue, Sin City (2005). The process itself is not new. What is different is that what used to… Continue reading
Cowboys And Aliens 2011
Published December 6, 2011 | COWBOYS AND ALIENS: OH LOOK, WHAT A PRETTY POSSE
Cowboys and Aliens was 2011′s summer blockbuster. I don’t remember to many people telling me you have got to see this movie. I remember seeing the trailer for the film and thinking, “Oh, a western with aliens thrown in. Meh”. I did not run out and go see it.I am not someone who gets excited by westerns. I have westerns that I enjoy but not many. I remember thinking that I would consider going to see the movie only because the film was directed by Jon Favreau, Iron… Continue reading
