Originally published at Fangoria.com on June, 6, 2010 Hailing from Japan, director Kinji Fukasaku’s BATTLE ROYALE is a high-octane thriller, a combination of LORD OF THE FLIES and THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. Under orders from the authoritarian government, 42 teenaged students are given weapons and forced to play a deadly game of survival. An education […]
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Fango Flashback: “HIGH TENSION”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on June, 6, 2010 Reminiscent of Dario Argento’s gory style, HIGH TENSION (a.k.a. HAUTE TENSION) is an intense French shocker that strikes you in the jugular. Director/co-writer Alexandre Aja lives up to the searing title, creating an admirable tribute to ’70s slasher films like HALLOWEEN and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. In the […]
Fango Flashback: “MOTHER’S DAY”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on May 23, 2010 With a Darren Lynn Bousman-directed remake on the way, the time is right for a look back at the 1980 exploitation classic MOTHER’S DAY. The film follows three women whose lives are drastically changed forever when they are kidnapped by a sadistic family. Trina (Nancy Hendrickson), Jackie […]
Harley Poe: “WRETCHED. FILTHY. UGLY.” (CD Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on May 16, 2010 One of the most distinctive albums of the year, WRETCHED. FILTHY. UGLY. combines the jittery, hyperactive feel of acoustic folk rock and the trashiness of horror movies. The band behind it, Harley Poe, fabricates a unique sound all its own. Singer/songwriter Joseph Whiteford has composed a collection […]
Filmmakers and star talk “TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on April 28, 2010 Tying in with the U.S. premiere of TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN at the current Tribeca Film Festival, a panel discussion was held with the filmmakers and star at the Soho Apple Store. Director Shinya Tsukamoto, producer Masayuki Tanishima and actor Eric Bossick answered questions and offered observations […]
Fango Flashback: “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3” and “WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on April 24, 2010 With the remake of Wes Craven’s A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET opening this Friday, April 30, the time is ripe for the two follow-ups with which Craven was directly involved to be revisited. Craven first returned as a writer and executive producer on 1987’s A NIGHTMARE ON […]
“SAND & FURY: A SCREAM QUEEN ADVENTURE” (Graphic Novel Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on March 28, 2010 SAND & FURY: A SCREAM QUEEN ADVENTURE is an erotic thriller riddled with flashbacks and hallucinations. Author Ho Che Anderson has fabricated a stylish, minimalist narrative about sex, blood and death. The story opens with a lonesome girl, Avril, lost in the middle of nowhere. Avril has […]
UNDER THE DOME (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on November 30,2009 Stephen King’s latest novel, UNDER THE DOME, captivates his constant readers with a mesmerizing tale about a group of people in a small town trapped by a claustrophobic dome. The citizens in Chester’s Mill live off of hope that they will eventually escape even though the reality is […]
DIMITER (Advance Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on December 21, 2009 The novel, DIMITER, is an intriguing religious thriller about a group of characters engaged in a psychological battle between good and evil. Author William Peter Blatty captivated audiences before with THE EXORCIST and now returns to literary form after a long absence with his latest work. The […]
MAKERS (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on November 16, 2009 Author Cory Doctorow strikes first-rate entertainment with his cyberpunk novel, MAKERS. The reader travels to a not so far future where robots make toast, and contact lenses turn the eyes into shiny black beads. The impressive story arc is divided into four chapters. Part I introduces Lester […]