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GROSS MOVIE REVIEWS BOOK SALE ONLY AT HORROR REALM SEPTEMBER 17^TH-19^TH, 2010!!!

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All my Gross Movie Reviews books will be on sale for only $10 at the great Pittsburgh horror movie convention Horror Realm September 17^th-19^th, 2010. One weekend only all books $10 (exception the new book “Gross Movie Reviews Volume Five” will be $12.95). Here’s your chance to pick up a Gross Movie Reviews book on sale but do it while you can because once the books are gone, they could be gone for good?

So all GMR books $10 (except Volume Five)! Horror Realm weekend only! Get them while you can…

Open Letter to all on the fence about Horror Realm…

Die hard horror movie fans it is six weeks out and once again it is time for me to make my case as to why you should come to the Horror Realm convention in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Horror Realm’s first year went very well last September. I had a great time plus everyone else did also. But here’s the thing these days there is way too many conventions to pick from? Some who are just out for your money and others who actually try their best to give you the horror fans what you want? Horror Realm falls in the latter where yes, Horror Realm is a small convention but is growing… Horror Realm is a convention run by horror movie fans who want to give you a horror convention that isn’t the same as others around the country. Yeah, you can debate if Horrorfind, Texas Frightmare, Fright Night Film Fest is better? But I’m here to tell all in the Pittsburgh area and surrounding states where lots of other horror convention goers live, Horror Realm is not about ego, it’s about putting on the best fucking horror movie convention to the best of their ability!!!

Again, yes, Horror Realm might not have the money to place ads in high profile horror mags like a Fango convention or the money to bring in say a Robert Englund for example, but the name of Horror Realm is getting around to different celebrities that the convention is not only a fan friendly but celebrity friendly convention. Now with help from horror genre star Ken Foree, Horror Realm continues to grow (Horror Realm is already scheduled in September 2011).

Horror Realm is trying to make their place in the horror community to where it’s a very talked about event not only in the Pittsburgh area but throughout the world by doing their best to put together a horror convention run by horror movie fans that people cannot wait to attend again. This year they hit the jackpot: Basket Case reunion! You are not going to see this reunion at any other horror movie convention scheduled for the rest of this year? Come on how often does this chance come along to meet these fine people? Not often…

Yes, there is other options convention wise out there. But I invite you to come to Horror Realm and tell me ‘you didn’t have a good time’? Horror Realm kicks ass in my opinion! They try to do everything right, they bend over backwards to please every attendee there. Not many conventions do that these days… And hey vendors you tired of going to the big name conventions and making shit all weekend? Horror Realm might not pull in 5,000 people as some claim but at least the people that do come to the Horror Realm convention come to support the vendors unlike some of the bigger conventions where you get lost in the shuffle or just fucked over because of where they placed you or you are not considered as important as the celebrities? Vendors you are important part of a horror convention, Horror Realm could always use a couple more vendors as they treat everyone the same whether you are a vendor, guest, or just some drunk that wants to get Tiffany Shepis’ autograph?

I’m telling you all this because I want you to come… I fucking double dare your ass to attend. I don’t want to hear you can’t because you are going to seven other conventions yet this year? Fuck you; honestly you can’t make one more? Or I’m a vendor and I don’t wanna take a chance? Honestly dude or dudette you have to take a chance at some point in your business to make money or you wouldn’t be in the business… Or I don’t have money because I’m an Indy filmmaker and cannot buy a table or attend… Bullshit, if you are serious about your film and actually trying to make more, come to Horror Realm you won’t be disappointed. Believe me I know a lot of independent horror filmmakers and they have come up with some unbelievable ideas to be able to attend, buy a table, or just get their movie to the convention… Honestly horror movie fans maybe its just you are looking for an excuse not to come and if so maybe Horror Realm is not for you? Hey, believe me I try my ass of to go to other conventions and sometimes yeah you cannot and that’s fine but hey don’t make this the convention you miss? You could miss me getting thrown out of the hotel for various reasons? You could miss that chance meeting with a Ken Foree or Tiffany Shepis or Debbie Rochon in the hallway or bar where yinz bullshit for an hour. I dare you to check this awesome horror movie convention out. I’m not going to go all insane and say fuck you for not supporting it, and spend hours on some random podcast or message board talking about you. I just want you to take the chance to come to the Horror Realm convention the weekend of September 17^th-19^th, 2010 and see what a small but growing horror convention is like and how much fun it can be?

Hope to see you all there,

Tim Gross

Gross Movie Reviews

www.bastardsofhorror.com

Check out www.horrorrealmcon.com for details on the upcoming convention

“Steel City Outbreak” review

By Tim Gross

 

I don’t usually get sent many books to review but when I do get sent a book I do my best to read it quickly and give my best opinion. As many people know or know of me I’m usually reviewing horror films but hey sometimes you got to check out the horror genre in the book department also. Well, recently I was sent a book from author/George A. Romero fan/zombie fan Matt Demas called, “Steel City Outbreak”. The 84 page book takes place in a juvenile detention center, late 1984, in Pittsburgh of course. A teenager named Kefir begins to tell you the story of how he and other inmates are abused, beaten, and recently experimented on and just waiting for their time till 18 years of age to get out. Now, of course the boys are there for good reason but strange things begin to happen when the warden and others find some liquids and such in the basement and begin to experiment on the young men. An experiment with rats during one of the boys classes goes wrong and the rats begin to attack their professor starting what is described as “cannibal corpse” hordes who rise from the dead and feast on the flesh of the living. Not even three pages into the book you know the author is a huge Romero fan like most horror fans are and the book is a fun, quick read, zombie book that could make a cool horror flick. Here’s the only minor drawbacks of the book a) the character who is telling you the story of himself and his friends in the juvenile center is killed off rather quickly into the outbreak and makes the story a little confusing after his death. Then the book begins to follow another character Sam Fulci through the rest of the outbreak and after… And b) the book like most horror related books will leave an open ending but this open ending is somewhat of a “WTF? Who stole the final ten pages”? Now, I don’t know if this was on purpose to make the reader want more? Or because the outbreak is now over the author Matt Demas was unsure of how to exactly end the book? But overall, this is a great zombie book that most old school zombie fans would be proud of owning. I give it 3 stars.

(There was no price on the book but it was published at www.PublishAmerica.com so check it out sometime or come meet Matt Demas and pick up his book at the upcoming Horror Realm convention this September 17^th-19^th, 2010. Details at www.horrorrealmcon.com )

Gross Movie Reviews #177

By Tim Gross

 

Ghostbusters II (DVD) – Same cast is back this time five years later New York City mayor considers them a fraud until they prove there is something purely evil going on under the city. Apparently, after the “Stay Puff” marshmallow man incident at the end of the first flick they were sued by everyone… But anyway the sequel is a fun watch but no where near as classic as the first flick. Both films I think are now available in a two-pack on Blu-Ray and with the talk of a third film coming soon I wouldn’t be surprised to see a reissue one more time before it comes to theaters. I give this flick 2 ½ stars.

 

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13^th (DVD) – An amusing horror spoof that got over looked at the end of the “Scream” phase and overshadowed with the “Scary Movie” franchise just beginning. A funny spoof but like most horror spoofs overstays its welcome by the end of film but you do get to see a young and beautiful Julie Benz which is worth the rental fee and a few other familiar faces. I give it 2 stars.

 

Reap (DVD) – A short film featured with a great independent film called, “Intrusion” that runs maybe ten minutes but is a disturbing look at what happens in the aftermath of a young couple who are brutally attacked in their home. In its short running it gets the point across of what some people would consider ‘real’ revenge. I like it, and you should too so go buy the independent film “Intrusion” so you can see this cool short film also. I give it 3 stars.

 

One Second Too Late/ Two Seconds Too Late (DVD) – A double feature from independentbmovie.com that stars director Josh Weinberg, Bryan and Matt Brassfield that deals with a young man’s depression. For the most part the first film is about a young man who basically is abused all his life, kills his abuser, and himself. Kinda depressing but to the point! But the second film picks up where the first left off which didn’t quite understand since the young man ended his life also but honestly maybe I missed something? Anyway I give the two film DVD 2 stars and can be found at www.independentbmovie.com .

 

Dead Air (DVD) – A horror film that stars Bill Moseley as a Howard Stern-type of DJ and Patricia Tallman as his ex-wife and producer of his nighttime radio show until the show is interrupted by terrorists’ attacks to cities around the US. The terrorists unleash a deadly virus at a bunch of sporting events around the country that turns people into raging bloodthirsty maniacs and the virus is very contagious. A great horror film in my eyes on three different fronts: a) The film uses what people do fear in these recent times, b) The film is down right scary at times as your mind can wonder as you get engrossed into this great film, c) The film didn’t need much of a budget to produce effective “The Crazies” and “28 Days Later” type of horror flick! This is one of the must see horror flicks of 2009 as I give it 4 stars.

 

Quiet Nights of Blood and Pain (DVD) – Andrew Copp’s latest independent flick is a film that deals with touchy politically fueled subject matter of recent years. Like the Masters of Horror episode “Homecoming” I’m sure this film will spark off some discussions among horror fans. The film’s story centers around two soldiers who have come home in recent time from the Iraq war and they are trying to cope with their nightmares of the war and how to fit in. Where the one soldier Adrienne, is trying to cope by going to a group for vets to talk about their problems and smoke a little weed to settle their nerves. The other soldier is William, who thinks he is still taking orders from his commanding officers which are bad headaches he keeps having and is capturing, torturing, and killing anybody he feels is un-American or insurgents on American soil! As the bodies pile up it’s only a matter of time until Adrienne and William cross paths in a sad and disturbing reality-type of ending in my opinion. The film is powerful, excellent, and taken seriously as the latest war resembles the Vietnam War more and more everyday. But on a lighter side look for some independent film veterans Henrique Couto, Nic Peasante, Matt and Bryan Brassfield. I give this gritty and real flick 3 ½ stars and can be found at www.coppfilms.com .

 

Breaking Her Will (DVD) – Now, this my cup of tea type of film but the film is independent and did found its way into my hands to be reviewed and so I have to at least give it a view since that is what I do. But anyway, the film is simple… a man with a god complex picks a lovely woman who is hitchhiking and we later find out that she was because she walked out on her cheating boyfriend. As soon as she gets into this stranger’s car (the man with the god complex) she does not know it but this is the end of her life as she knows it. After she is picked up its 90 minute plus of how this man tries to ‘break her will’ with raping tactics, torture, and various other brutal acts that eventually ends in a bizarre way. The film will be torture porn to some to others such as the ‘August Underground’ crowd they might celebrate the flick. But there is no doubt this a grueling, brutal, horrifying car wreck that you will must likely not turn away from just because of curiosity. Again, it is independent so I try to support it but be warned this film can turn the stomach of even the most ADD-person who has seen it all these days! I give the film 2 stars just for the exploitation aspect of it and can be found at www.billzebub.com . On a side note I am a fan of the same filmmaker’s film “Ass Monster”… Classic…

 

Any comments or questions please send to: GrossMovieReview@aol.com or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan or if you want to help support my movie habits please buy a book for the love of god. Also you can purchase any of my five “Gross Movie Reviews” books at www.lulu.com. You can also find other shit from me at www.bastardsofhorror.com and in the movie review section of the past issues of Ultra Violent magazine (www.uvmagazine.com). Remember folks always support your local independent movie theater, independent video store, and independent filmmakers! It will keep horror alive………

 

If interested in purchasing a copy of my books, here are links or just go straight to www.lulu.com and search for Gross Movie Reviews!:

 

Volume One 

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Volume Two

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Volume Three

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Volume Four

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Guide to Independent Horror

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Hey horror movie boys and girls… You looking for that Christmas present that keeps on giving and giving? Well I have something that might interest your favorite minion on X-mas morning!

 

“Gross Movie Reviews Volume One thru Four and the Independent Guide to Horror”

They are priced from $9.99 to $14.99 at www.lulu.com or check out www.amazon.com and search for Gross Movie Reviews in the book section. Your favorite horror movie fan will not be disappointed!

ASYLUM PRESS HAS ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF A TRAILER AND 16-PAGE PREVIEW OF THEIR NEW ONGOING SERIES WARLASH:DARK NOIR

Sept 29, 2008 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, creator of The Vampire Verses, Insidious Tales and The Asylum Of Horrors, is releasing the first issue of a new character, Warlash, through his company Asylum Press. Five stories, 48 pages, and one low price of $2.95 allow every reader to get a serious value for their comic book dollar.

Action Packed second issue! Warlash, armored warrior of the apocalyptic future, returns. This issue continues the “Phlegm Fatale” storyline wherein Warlash battles a biogenic beast in the sewers below Pittsburgh. By Frank Forte. In “Enter:The Bladeviper, Warlash”fights a sexy blade wielding villainess. J.C. Wong’s art is stunning. In the final chapter of “Grubbs” where Warlash battles a shape-shifting maniac. Art by Steve Mannion. In Wormwar part 2, a Warlash must find out who is building giant worms by Szymon Kudranski. In “The Demon” , Warlash is confronted with a satanic riteand hellspawned beast they have released. And finally “Tentacles”, where an injection transforms a bum into something…more, by Nenad Gucunja. Cover by Bruno Werneck.

Preview can be seen at: www.warlash.com/warlash_DN02_PREVIEW.html
PDF preview can be seen at: www.warlash.com/WARLASH_Dark_Noir_2.pdf
Trailer can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e93xTSUxA7E.

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www.channel13films.com is a new upstart horror fan website that is looking for horror movies fans to go check it out and talk to other horror movie about films, books, reviews, and lots of independent cinema! So Gross Movie Reviews says, “Go check it out!”

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July 11th 2008

Horror Roundtable IX
Roundtable Goes To Hell!
The world of Horror Talk Radio gets Brutal ‘N Bloody this week as we give you the NINTH edition of DEADPIT Radio’s ‘The Horror Roundtable’. This time around we have Dr. Blood of ‘Dr. Blood’s Video Vault’ and Ed Demko from BloodtypeOnline.com in the trenches of the horror talk goodness with of course CK and UB. In addition to that we take your phone calls in the very first Interactive Roundtable where the fans answer some of the topics discussed on the show. Uncle Bill and Creepy K go through some of the latest DVD’s as well like Larry Fessenden’s ‘The Last Winter’ , Stephen Sommers ‘The Mummy Returns’ , Christian De Rezendes’ touching documentary ’41′ and a return to the swamp in ‘Swamp Thing The TV Series vol 2′. All of this plus a brand new song from DEADPIT that’ll make the Egyptians say Ah Oh Ah Oh…Ah Oh Ah Ohhhh. Only on DEADPIT.com!

2008 HORROR SCREENPLAY CONTEST

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