What’s the best horror movie you’ve seen in recent times? Whenever I tell anybody about the site, that’s the first question that the person asks. It’s a loaded question however. Answer too mainstream and you’re written off as “novice”. Answer too obscure and you’re met with a glazed expression and …
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Trick or Treat? Robert Englund Announces Fear Clinic Open?
Did Robert Englund just tweet the opening day for Fear Clinic? When I first started writing for Scaretissue.com last year, I stumbled across the crowdfunding campaign for Fear Clinic. Hell, I was immediately hooked by its hodge-podge of horror stars (spanning the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Friday the 13th series, …
Read More »Frank Henenlotter – Basket Cases, Frankenhookers and Sexploitation!
Frank Henenlotter spoke with JP Mulvanetti at the Horrorthon, Dublin’s annual horror film festival in which four of his films featured this year. “Where I grew up on Long Island, there was only one theatre that would show these exploitation pictures.” says Frank Henenlotter, the laid back, easy-to-laugh director of …
Read More »Troma’s ‘A Halloween Carol’ Tricks You Into Treats
I was first introduced to Troma in the early 90s by the USA Channel. As I was flipping through the channels on a dreary winter day, I ran across the film The Toxic Avenger 3. It left me floored. The film begins with a gory fight that I had never …
Read More »Premiere Snags ‘Dark Was the Night’ After Screamfest
We had a blast at the Eerie Horror Film Festival last week, but I really wish I could have been in two places at the same time. While we were in PA, there was a great festival in LA called Screamfest that took place as well. Not only did Screamfest debut a film …
Read More »Redbox Halloween Picks – Where’s The Horror?
I got an email the other day from Redbox with the subject line of ‘Our Halloween Picks’. And with a couple of exceptions, I was very dissappointed. I know not EVERYONE is a horror nerd the way I am, but when it comes to Halloween, I think it’s pretty universally …
Read More »The Walking Dead – Four Walls And A Roof (S05E03)
I’ve been sick the past few days – like achy, it hurts to move sick. And I’ll be honest, I think my heartbreak over Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead has something to do with my slow recovery! There were a few things I hated (Yes, I know it’s a …
Read More »Gut (2012) – Some Things You Can’t Unsee
Tom (Jason Vail) seems to be bored with his life, despite everything looking great on the outside. He’s married, has a lovely daughter and a stable job, but that doesn’t seem to bring him happiness. His best friend since childhood, Dan (Nicholas Wilder), sees that he’s going through the motions, …
Read More »Adam Green’s ‘Digging Up the Marrow’ Goes To RJL’s Image Ent
Writer/Director Adam Green burst onto the horror scene in 2006 with the cult hit Hatchet. Since then, he has been involved with both sequels to the film as well as written, directed, and even acted in a multitude of horror films. At this year’s Fright Fest, he premiered another film entitled Digging Up …
Read More »The Best Treehouse Of Horror Episodes
For most horror fans, Halloween is our Christmas. Suddenly, casual fans will want to talk horror films. There is a plethora of horror to be found on television. And, best yet, the Simpsons do their annual Halloween special entitled The Treehouse of Horror. The Simpsons debuted on as a short on …
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