The “Godfather of Gore,” Herschell Gordon Lewis (The Gore, Gore Girls) left a blood soaked, indelible mark on horror with many of his films before his passing, none was more notorious at the time, than Blood Feast. This was controversial stuff in 1963, in fact, its tagline, “nothing so appalling …
Read More »Review: Marcel Walz’s Wonderfully Gory ‘La Petite Mort’
One of the latest additions to the Unearthed Films catalog is Marcel Walz’s, La Petite Mort. Conceived in 2009, Walz’s early walk on the wild side features the priceless FX talents of Olaf Ittenbach. If that name isn’t ringing a bell, well, ol’ Olaf is responsible for the likes of …
Read More »Saying Goodbye To Special FX/Indie Filmmaker Ryan Nicholson (1971-2019)
Acclaimed Canadian special effects artist and indie filmmaker Ryan Nicholson has passed away on October 8, 2019 after his fight with cancer. Born in 1971, Nicholson grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was an amazing self taught effects artist who studied under Oscar nominated artist Adrien Morot (Pet …
Read More »What’s New in Horror for April 2017
Alas, April seems like a bum month for big budget theatrical horror releases. But do not despair! Just because Hollywood is holding off on theater releases this month doesn’t mean that the indie filmmakers aren’t hooking us up. There’s also quite a few DVD, Blu-ray and VOD offerings to whet …
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