Raiders of the Damned

Wow, watching this made me yearn for a Uwe Boll film. Bad hardly describes Raiders of the Damned. Seriously Ed Wood would be ashamed to have made this film. The special effetcts are juvineile, I have seen better make up effects from students. The vehicle effects are barely more than saucers, actually a helicopter, on string, Richard Grieco appears to be attempting to channel Heath Ledger's Joker. Note to Grieco, you are not Heth Ledger and just watching you ham around in your long stringy faux Joker hairdo pissed me off. The acting is pretty much horrible all around, but Grieco takes the "best" of show. The direction is stupid, zombies lurch around one moment then high speed sword fight with each other the next. I can't comment on the plot because I am not sure it had a plot. The dialogue is laughable which is probably the best thing about this film. Grieco's behavior would be funny as well, but like I mentioned I can't shake that he was trying to imitate Heath. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, true, but not if you are a washed up hack, whose biggest claim to fame was being on the same show as Johnny Depp when he was a teen. Do yourself a favor and avoid this at all cost.

Horror Hottie Anna Falchi part 2

I'm just gonna shut up and let yoiu enjoy these

LET ME IN Restricted (Red Band) Trailer

The original is a classic and one of the best vampire films ever. This is the Americanized remake. I cannot imagine this film being anything but an insult to the original. I admit that some scenes in the trailer look interesting but overall it is an exercise in fail. From watching the trailer it appears the American film will rip away all the ambiguity of the original. One of the great things about Let The Right One In, is wondering exactly what Eli feels for Oskar. Does she want him as a human guardian, vampire companion or just a take out meal. I can't imagine they will keep the sexual ambiguity either as homophobic as the general public is, I just don't think mainstream Hollywood would dare make Eli anything except a female vamp. Still check out the trailer and let me know what you think

Horror Hottie Anna Falchi

Anna Falchi is best known to horror fans from the 1994 zombie  film Cemetery Man with Rupert Everett.  Know in Italy under the original and more poetic name of Delamortre Delamore, the voluptuous role of  She the love interest ( actually interests) of Everett the Cemetery's engineer.  Delamorte Delamore is a wonderful, yet abstract mind bending film, but what really bends your mind is the delectable Anna.  Check her out.

no update, update

Crazy week plus I have become enamored of the MMORG Fallen Earth, so no recent updates of any kind.  While Fallen Earth isn't really a horror based game it has a lot of elements that I feel will appeal to the horror and horror film community.  I plan on writing a  review for here, not a complete review maybe but my playing experiences.  I have family coming this weekend so probably no real blog updates till next week.
Peace

Crystal Lake road trip day 2

There were several people fishing when I got to the lake and the clouds opened up on me so I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked.  Still I got a few.

There were several boats loading on the ramp next to the pier which limited where I could stand.  I left my van on the paved area and walked down to the lakeside.  When the rain got bad I had to walk back or risk ruining my camera, phone and GPS.  I waited in the van for about 30 minutes but more boats were coming in and the rain showed no signs of stopping.  I finally gave up and started home.  The site is approximately forty minutes form my house depending on traffic so I will go back, most likely when the weather is cooler and there are fewer fishermen out and less chance of running into an alligator.

Best shot I could get of the pier from the film.  It's sad there was a good bit of liter around the area.  Several Styrofoam boxes on the ground that might have been picked up by the fishermen before they were left.  There was a trail leading around the edge of the lake.  I couldn't get a shot because of the fishermen who were along the trail fishing from the bank.  I think the trail was used in the film but it is overgrown pretty bad.
The lake is actually tributary of the Tensaw river that runs into Mobile Bay.  You can tell from some of the pictures it is more of a river than a lake.

Here is a link to the site on Google Maps.  It is Byrnes Lake on Byrnes Lake Road in Baldwin County just north of Spanish Fort, about 45 minutes from downtown Mobile

Camp Crystal lake on Google maps

Crystal Lake road trip

So ever since I moved to Baldwin County, Alabama I have heard that it is a popular place for celebs and for movies.  It is the home of  authors Fannie Flagg and Winston Groom.  Brad Pitt has been sighted around Fairhope and Steven Seagal stayed here while filming Under Siege in Mobile.  No one mentioned horror films and I never asked.   Then one night a  coworker told me he had info that the sequel to the Friday the 13th reboot was going to be filmed in Daphne.  Daphne is just up the road from where I work and maybe 20 minutes from my house.  I have since heard the film has been cancelled due to reasons only the Hollywood intelligentsia know for sure.  Maybe the whole story about it being filmed here was bullshit, I don't know, but I decided to check up on it last week.  Quick web search for Friday the 13 sequel, Baldwin County and what did I find?  That parts of Friday the 13th VII:The New Blood was filmed locally.  I came up with three Baldwin County towns where the movie was filmed, Stockton, Bay Minette, and Point Clear.  I had never been to Bay Minette or Stockton since I moved here.  I had passed through Point Clear but nothing more.  With a little more searching I decided my best shot at actually finding a location was in Stockton, even though it was the farthest away, maybe 40 to an hour.  Armed with my GPS and camera I set out, without writing any descriptions down.  I found Stockton easily enough but could not find the lake where the final confrontation between Tina and Jason took place.  The problem was Stockton is full of lakes.  I talked to a few locals who were able to help a bit but not enough.  I finally gave up and started home taking mental notes along the way.  I have since located the right lake and plan on making a return trip, hopefully tomorrow.  After I get back I will upload my pics from both trips and provide details o how to find it yourself if you want.