http://www.fearzone.com/ We scare everyone! en-us Copyright 2007 Hot Saki Design, LLC Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:16:23 EST http://www.fearzone.com/images/header-logo.png http://www.fearzone.com/ http://www.fearzone.com/blog/fnago-291 FANGORIA #292 - on stands March 23rd - marks a huge transition for the long running horror mag: Tony Timpone, who has edited FANGO for 20 years - is stepping aside and Chris Alexander is taking over. Timpone will remain with the company. Alexander started his career as a horror journalist at the mag before establishing himself at RUE MORGUE. Meanwhilem at RM, Dave Alexander has taken over as editor.FANGORIA #292 is Timpone's last issue as editor; expect big changes when Alexander takes over. ... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/fnago-291 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/mars-attacks Weird Willliam of Bearded Reviews has conducted an interview with former Fear Zone music reviewer Mars, who discusses his current career as a composer, his work on the score for SLIME CITY MASSACRE, and his future as a film director.Mars Interview http://www.fearzone.com/blog/mars-attacks Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/bloody-disgusting-jennifer Bloody Disgusting, the #1 horror entertainment website on the webm has conducted a new interview with SLIME CITY MASSACRE star Jennifer Bihl - conducted by former Fear Zone international horror columnist Tobias Piwek!Bloody Disgusting Interviews SLIME CITY MASSACRE Star Jennifer Bihl http://www.fearzone.com/blog/bloody-disgusting-jennifer Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/rm-ww-lamberson The current issue of Rue Morgue, sporting DAYBREAKERS on the cover, features an interview with me about SLIME CITY MASSACRE, conducted by The Gore-Met, who did a great job.And Weird William conducted an in depth interview with me for Bearded Reviews. Check it out! http://www.fearzone.com/blog/rm-ww-lamberson Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/desperate-lamberson As promised (or threatened), I will continue to pop in over here from time to time with updates on my own projects. It's a shame to let such a gorgeous site go to waste...James Tampa at Medallion Press sent me the cover art by the talented Tommy Castillo for my October, 2010 novel, DESPERATE SOULS, the second volume in my action/horror/noir series "The Jake Helman Files," which started with PERSONAL DEMONS. Castillo also did the cover for my upcoming werewolf novel, THE FRENZY WAY, which... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/desperate-lamberson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/last-call Pictured: Stephen Romano makes Robert Sabin drip slime And here you have it: two and one third years of horror media/culture coverage on Fear Zone. As I noted a month ago, the fat lady has sung for this site -that bitch! Take a look at the menu to the left hand side of this screen and see just how many interviews, reviews, articles and news we posted in a relatively short period of time. We kicked horror ass! The site will remain live, with all of the content archived; we hope to re-launch... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/last-call Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/zombie-ink-comics I haven't read comics since my daughter was born, and even then I only read them for a coupke of years after a long hiatus. Let's face it, they're just too damned expensive, and in most cases I'd rather read the so-called "graphic novel" collections. I also grew disenchanted with the content. My favorite period of comics sttorytelling was the mid-late eighties, when Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN and DAREDEVIL run, and Alan Moore's SWAMP THING, WATCHMEN and MIRACLE... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/zombie-ink-comics Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/frenzy-wallpaper Medallion Press has made Tommy Castillo's amazing wraparound cover for my upcoming horror novel THE FRENZY WAY available as a free, downloadable wallpaper.THE FRENZY WAY will be published as a trade paerback in June, 2010. It's an action packed story about cops battling werewolves in the streets of New York City, sort of THE FRENCH CONNECTION smashed with THE HOWLING. The novel features big action set pieces that I could never attempt in a low budget (or even medium budget) film.Blurbs for... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/frenzy-wallpaper Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/romano-city Here it is: the official one sheet for my upcoming film SLIME CITY MASSACRE. The poster was designed by Stephen Romano, who's done countless other posters and DVD covers. I knew I wanted Stephen involved in SCM since I saw his amazing book, SHOCK FESTIVAL. He also painted the cover and mini-poster for POP Cinema's SLIME CITY GRINDHOUSE COLLECTION. In addition, Stephen has created 15 gorgeous paintings for SCM's title sequence.The poster features Slime Heads Debbie Rochon (orange), Jennifer... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/romano-city Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/burning-inside A man lays comatose while a nurse tends to him. The color image - pocked with film specks - gives way to stark, high contrast black and white cinematography. The man regains consciousness, with no memory of who he is or what happened to him, and is soon named "John Doe." He begins a new life, taking a wife, but is plagued by visions which may or may not be flashbacks of his past. Is he remembering a violent incident which led to his mysterious predicament, or is he merely imaging what might... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/burning-inside Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/thing-ii Cult horror website 5 Minute Horror, maker of the short films "Tasty", "The Accomplice" and "Supersex," will broadcast outtakes from Erik Phairas' fan film "The Thing II" as part of its ongoing "Test Reel" feature, on December 4h, 2009. Test Reel streams special effects test footage, submitted by horror filmmakers from around the world. Earlier Test Reel video includes "Man Hit by Car" and "Bari's Exploding Head." Says Craig Sabin, co founder of 5 Minute Horror, "We want 'Test Reel' to be... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/thing-ii Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/fear-fessenden Larry Fessenden has been working in the margins of the horror genre since the mid-80's. In 1985 he founded Glass Eye Pix, an independent film company with the goal of assembling 'like-minded artists interested in the collaborative and resourceful process of filmmaking'. Through Glass Eye Pix, Fessenden has acted as producer, editor, actor, and director on a number of short and feature length horror films. More importantly, Fessenden's company has provided opportunities for and helped to... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/fear-fessenden Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/valedictory Dear Friends,I'm really sorry Fear Zone is ending, and I know you are, too. My biggest regret will be not being able to work on it anymore with Greg Lamberson, who's a prince of a guy. But at least he and I have another thing continuing together, his great new movie SLIME CITY MASSACRE, which I'm executive producing. And a hats off to Charles Sommer, the owner of the site, without whom Fear Zone wouldn't have been possible at all. As a former publisher, which is similar, I know what that... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/valedictory Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/king-tv Syfy (I laugh every time I write that) has ordered 13 episodes of the supernatural drama series HAVEN, based on the novella "The Colorado Kid," from Stephen King. HAVEN from E1 Entertainment will be the first property to be produced for Syfy Pay channels around the globe (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). The announcement was made today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Content for Syfy and Co-Head, Original Content for Universal Cable productions, and E1 Entertainment's John... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/king-tv Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/necronos EDITOR'S NOTE: Tobias Piwek made the leap from being one of Fear Zone's biggest fans, posting comments as "Johnny Cool," to contributing numerous music reviews and looks at German horror films. I loved hosting his set visits to German film productions, and his contributions to our International Zone. I first met the Rohnstock brothers at the set of the second-to-last Schnaas/Rose splatterfest UNRATED - THE MOVIE, where I spend one weekend to play a zombie and take a look behind the scenes of... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/necronos Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/own-slime SCM artwork by Stephen Romano Just in time for the holidays!For SLIME CITY MASSACRE, we used 200 wine bottles for "Zachary Devon's Home Brewed Elixir," complete with labels and aging. I'm offering 150 of these bottles for sale as a limited edition run. 150 actual props, and when they're gone, they're gone. Each bottle comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Zachary Devon himself! I'm confident these will one day be considered collectors' items.The cost of these props is $19.99 U.S... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/own-slime Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/james-hates-you I first interviewed filmmaker James Felix McKenney back in 2008, but just had to conduct a follow up after watching his latest horror flick, SATAN HATES YOU, a film that you will need to keep your eyes peeled for. In addition to SATAN, McKenney is working on a new monster movie, HYPOTHERMIA, and is launching his own DVD label, Midnight Channel. You told me that SATAN HATES you is based on a specific genre of Christian films from the 1970s. Can you elaborate? I'm a big fan of any kind of... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/james-hates-you Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/exclusive-satan One of the great things about running Fear Zone these last couple of years, and writing my book CHEAP SCARES! Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets, is that I've been motivated to see innovative movies I might not have caught otherwise. Chief among these have been the Glass Eye Pix, produced in part by Larry Fessenden (HABIT, WEDIGO, THE LAST WINTER). Under his Scareflix banner, Fessenden has "presented" Ti West's THE ROOST and TRIGGERMAN; Glenn McQuaid's I SELL THE DEAD, and James... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/exclusive-satan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/turkey-freddy "It's time for Freddy!"Sorry, couldn't resist... and this will be the last A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET post on Fear Zone. I don't have it out for this latest remake, but I can't say I'm looking forward to it, either. That isn't Jackie Earle Haley you're looking at as Robert Englund's replacement, but a detailed doll--er, action figure. Double click on the image to get a better look at the Gloved One. I admire the approach of going for a realistic burn victim look, but to me this looks just a... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/turkey-freddy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/11-24 EDITOR'S NOTE: I've never met Brian Morton, "the Bad Movie Guy," but he's interviewed me a couple of times for the excellent indie horror webzine Rogue Cinema, and he's been with Fear Zone from the beginning. Man, we've tried this DVD column every which way but loose: as a video series, as a podcast, as a monthly column, and finally, for quite a while now, as a weekly column. I've loved working with Brian, not the least because he sends me a month's worth of columns at a shot, he always... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/11-24 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/ckf-new-moon Call this latest and last Cinema Knife Fight column on Fear Zone a transition: to finish reading what L.L. and Michael have to say about THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, follow the link to their spanking new home, www.cinemaknifefight.com.(THE SCENE: A darkened movie theater. In the front row, LL SOARES and MICHAEL ARRUDA are seated, watching HORROR OF DRACULA (1958). Christopher Lee has his fangs bared and they are covered in blood. )MA: This is fun. Imagine, you inviting me to watch one of my... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/ckf-new-moon Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/free-nyu NYU is screening I CAN SEE YOU and THE VIEWER in 3D (summaries below) as part of their Directors Series at the Cantor Film Center, this Friday November 20th, at 6pm sharp. Free!If you live in or around NYC but missed the films during their theatrical run back in May, now's your chance to see them projected in High Definition!Don't pass up the opportunity to see a movie that was recently the 41st addition to the awesome list of the 366 Weirdest Movies of All Time; the "tremendous debut" that... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/free-nyu Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/scm-premiere Stephen Romano artwork for SCM SLIME CITY MASSACRE will have its World Premiere at the 2010 Beloit International Film Festival, which runs February 18th - 21st in Wisconsin. The official announcement:Gregory Lamberson, internationally celebrated creator of horror films, will add a special twist and a welcome scream to the 2010 Beloit International Film Festival when he returns to Beloit as the honorary chair of the fifth annual BIFF, Feb. 18-21, 2010. Creator of the horror cult classic SLIME... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/scm-premiere Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/cemetery-static We haven't covered magazines in a while, and I can't allow Fear Zone to pass without revisiting the two best magazines keeping horror fiction alive in that medium, CEMETERY DANCE and BLACK STATIC.CEMETERY DANCE has undergone a startling transformation in the last year, at least in regards to its publication schedule. I believe I bought a four year subscription to this periodical, which had either a quarterly or bi-monthly schedule, eight years ago - and it's still going strong because only one... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/cemetery-static Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.fearzone.com/blog/thats-hot Last year, Brooke Lewis, who plays "Nicole" in SLIME CITY MASSACRE, participated in the 2009 Hot Horror Honeys and Hotties Calendar to benefit The Lynn Sage breast cancer research. This year, Debbie Rochon, who plays "Alice" in SCM, and Kealan Patrick Burke, who plays "Cory," are among the pinup fantasies you'll find in living color. That's right, boys and girls, there's eye candy for everyone!"If you would like to help support The Lynn Sage breast cancer research and support foundation I have... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/thats-hot Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST