This means, if horror fans want a scare around this Halloween they are going to have to settle on the next Saw sequel.  And believe me, after Saw IV, no one wants to settle for that.  Hopefully the extra time on After Dark's hands will only mean they pick better films than Crazy Eights and Unearthed, the two worst films of both years (both of which came in the second year of Horrorfest).

Aside from the festival being postponed, having only one completed film, and potentially having to watch another installment of the Butterfly Effect series, the worst news is yet to come for me.  I scoped out the theatre listings and there are no cinemas in or around the 401 that would be convenient enough for me to see all eight films.  2007's Miss Horrorfest, Mistress Malice, and I are on the same page with our reactions to all this...

I'm glad you feel the same way I do, Malice.  Call me.

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Released: September 5th
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Trailer: Click here

The Film - Everybody Wants To Be An Italian was inspired by Jason’s experiences while living and practicing medicine in Boston, where he met and eventually won the love of his Italian wife. Jason’s freshman effort was Unrest, a medical thriller set in the all too world of gross anatomy class, where Alison Blanchard must confront the spirit of her cadaver as well as her own inner demons if she is to save her classmates. Stemming from his own experience as a medical student, Jason has long been struck by what a viscerally unique and terrifying environment gross anatomy is. After Dark Films and Lionsgate released it theatrically in 2006 as part of the 8 Films To Die For. Jason got his start in filmmaking years after he dropped out of high school to study biochemistry and ultimately earn a medical degree. He was knee deep in a general surgery residency when he realized his true passion was education…and the largest classroom in the world is the cinema. Jason left medicine to attend USC’s Peter Stark Program. While there, he directed the thesis level films Peeping Tom and The First Vampire. Jason spends whatever time he is not writing and directing with his family or shooting still photography.

The Verdict - EBWTBI might look a lot like most of your generic Rom Com movies that have been floating around for the past couple of years; Bridget Jones, Love Actually etc - and to be fair it pretty much is nor is it much different. But don't let that deter you just yet! The film follows Jake, a helpless romanticist who's charachters life is based loosely around that of director Jason Todd's, as he finds himself torn between his ex girlfriend of 8 years, Isabella and new love interest Merissa, who he just can't seem to get it right with. But just when Jake and Merissa finally seem to be hitting it off, Isabella makes an predictable return back into Jakes life once more, forcing him to reconsider all that he knows and who he is really in love with whilst preventing a cat fight and trying to please his family by keeping up their Italian traditions. All typically cliche, but I happen to actually think it looks quite good. It definitely looks a lot better than My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Who knows, maybe its because i want to be Italian?! Worth a view.

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Direção: Matthew Leutwyler

Roteiro: Matthew Leutwyler

Elenco: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Luke Goss, Charles Q. Murphy, Beau Garrett, Tommy Dewey, M.C. Gainey, Russell Means

A pergunta que não quer calar é: como eu ainda cismo em ver um filme desses?

"Desenterrado" é horroroso, as atuações são péssimas, os efeitos precários e a produção uma bela bosta. Como é o segundo filme que faz parte do "8 Films to Die For" e que é ruim, me prometo não ver mais filmes desse festival. Pelo menos vou resisitir.

O roteiro é fraquinho, que é uma cópia de "Predador" com "Alien", conta de um ataque de um monstro extra-terrestre que vai matando as pessoas e animais de uma remota cidade nos Estados Unidos. A população sobrevivente é liderada pela Xerife mais insegura e impopular da cinematografia de baixa qualidade e ainda temos um personagem maluco que só faz lenha e coisas inexplicáveis.

Perde tempo com esse filme não gente, não presta.

Direção: George Bessudo

Roteiro: Daniel P. Coughlin

Elenco: James C. Burns, Tara Gerard, Kelsey Crane, Kelsey Wedeen

Antes de falar do "Lago da Morte" é bom explicar que ele faz parte de um festival de horror promovido pela After Dark chamado Horrorfest, nele são exibidos os chamados "8 films to die for". Por ser um gênero as vezes relegado, é bacana ver iniciativas como essa, pois podem gerar boas coisas.

Mas voltando ao "Lago da Morte", ele definitivamente não faz parte dessas boas coisas. É um dos filmes mais clichês do mundo, com elementos descaradamente copiados de outras películas. A história trata de três garotas que herdam um motel e ao visitar o local enfrentam a morte.

De cara você já tem uma cópia, o filme é passado em um lago onde jovens saudáveis e bonitos são perseguidos até a morte e isso nós já vimos com o Jason em "Sexta-Feira 13". Segunda cópia, os assassinos são uma mistura do Michael Myers com a cara do Sloth, dos "Goonies". Terceira cópia, uma família desajustada que mata os visitantes já foi explorado pelo menos por dois filmes, "O Massacre da Serra Elétrica" e "A casa dos 1.000 corpos". Mais uma coisa que vale comentar é que os bonecos usados lembram muito aos que o "Casseta e Planeta" usa em suas cenas de "violência".

Enfim, não é um filme minimamente assistível, não presta.

   1st place: Borderlands     Rating: 7/10

When you look at this movie as a true crime story about a serial-killing cult that lured Spring Breakers into their doom, then this takes the cake for producing the most heebie-jeebies. But I might be biased since I'm a Texan who's heard of this case and been to these areas.

   2nd place: Mulberry St.     Rating: 6/10

There needs to be more horror movies set in NYC! This captures the grit and character of New York while making a good zombie movie along the way. But the problem is that rat-people make me laugh. I just expect them to start singing and dancing (Rats).  This could have been a smash had the zombies been a little more normal.

Only watch if your a devoted horror completist:

The Deaths of Ian Stone (creature effects were better in the 60's)

Tooth and Nail (kinda ridiculous, but what gives?)

MONKEY RATING: THREE (DEMONIC, OR POSSIBLY JUST DEPRESSED AND DELUSIONAL) MONKEYS

(For a brief explanation of the Monkey Review rating system, click here.)

 Horrorfest é um festival anual de terror e consiste na exibição de 8 filmes que vão desde o thriller ao sobrenatural.

Este evento é produzido pela empresa Dark Films e chama-se "8 Films To Die For"

Para os interessados, estes filmes são exibidos nos dias 9 a 18 deste mês em 350 cinemas dos Estados Unidos...

Não, infelizmente não é em Portugal :(

horrorfestonline.com

8 Films To Die For...

After Dark Horrorfest is back again this year, with eight new films that buck the current Hollywood trends and give horror fans what they really want: Wholly original, genuinely terrifying movies from some of the hottest new voices in the genre. If you're a real horror enthusiast, or just looking for a movie that will have your date clinging to you for dear life, then check out any or all of the following films playing November 9-18 on 300 screens across the country.

The easiest way to buy individual tickets for any of the After Dark Horrorfest movies. Just click the link for the theater nearest you: HORRORFEST THEATERS.

THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE

On an otherwise ordinary night, the young Ian Stone encounters a mysterious creature and is forced him into the path of an oncoming train. Rather than facing certain death, Ian finds himself reborn into a new life that feels strangely familiar. After his second death, it becomes apparent that Ian is being hunted by an evil presence, and will be forced to die every day until he can solve the mystery of his own life.

NIGHTMARE MAN

After receiving a mysterious mask, Ellen Morris believes she was attacked by an evil being she calls ‘Nightmare Man’. Her husband, Bill, believes she is crazy. On their way to the mental hospital their car breaks down and Bill goes to get gas, leaving Ellen alone. When Nightmare Man appears, Ellen takes off into the woods, unsure whether she is hallucinating or not. She stumbles upon a cabin filled with friends who unknowingly becoming prey the moment Ellen steps inside.

UNEARTHED

After a sinister crash occurs off the highway of a small desert town, things take a horrific turn for its residents. As people vanish and nature dies, the local sheriff investigates, only to discover that the fate of her town rests just below the earth.

BORDERLAND

When three Texas University students travel to a Mexican border town on the eve of their graduation, the last thing they expect is to face their own deaths.

Without warning, they fall prey to an ancient blood cult hellbent on finding candidates for human sacrifice. Based on true events, Borderland tells a story which blends the raw fear of Texas Chainsaw Massacre with the stark reality of In Cold Blood, evoking a world soaked in paranoia, fear, and dread.

MULBERRY STREET

The city that never sleeps may shut its eyes for good when a deadly infection turns its residents to savage creatures. There is only hope for a small few, including six recently evicted tenants who must protect their crumbling apartment complex as the city around them is thrown into chaos..

TOOTH & NAIL

A small group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world take refuge in an empty hospital with plans on re-building society. They rescue a young girl who is the victim of a brutal attack, but soon discover that they were followed by a savage band of cannibals known as Rovers. The Rovers begin to kill them one by one, and the trapped survivors must find a way to outwit their stalkers.

CRAZY EIGHTS

Six people are brought together at the funeral of a childhood friend. While settling the estate, they discover a map, which leads them on a search for a long forgotten time capsule, at the request of their dead friend. What they discover reawakens repressed childhood traumas and leads them on a journey through their long abandoned childhood home: a home with a terrible secret and a mysterious dead girl who will lead them to their strange fates.

LAKE DEAD

Three beautiful sisters learn of a long lost grandfather, but only make this discovery upon the news of his grisly death. Enticed to visit grandpa’s old home after hearing of an inheritance, the sister’s head to the back country with some friends. We quickly follow the group of friends through the gates of a redneck infested hell. The psychotic family occupying the inherited property goes on a long awaited, and much enjoyed killing spree. As the family’s twisted motives unravel, the sisters discover a terror worse than death.