Tag Archives: Hatchet

BJ McDonnell’s ‘Hatchet III’ (2013) Turns 10: Some Legends Never Die – Retro Review

Some ideas just work. Especially when you have Kane Hodder onboard. Ten years after the release of Director BJ McDonnell’s Hatchet III, the film is still a gift to horror fans with a successful formula of thrills, gore, and comedy. “I should have gone on the swamp tour.” – Drunken Prisoner Let’s …

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Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’ (2006) Still Cuts Deep Fifteen Years Later – Retro Review

For decades, the slasher flick has been a staple of popular horror. A masked or disfigured creep running around bludgeoning unsuspecting teens has always made for a perfect date night at the drive-in. Hatchet not only used those popular ’70s and ’80s tropes, turning the dial up to ten, as a …

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Scream n’ Stream: Inside Central Florida’s Hottest Halloween Ticket

“The best job I ever had was working for Halloween Horror Nights,” says Chris Louis, co-founder and production manager of Scream n’ Stream. In any other year, he’d be going head-to-head with Universal’s annual extravaganza. In any other year, however, there wouldn’t be a Scream n’ Stream. But it has …

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Interview With Award-Winning Filmmaker Jonathan JJ Perez

Making its round on the independent festival circuit is Jonathan JJ Perez’s Beneath: A Cave Horror. Most recently featured during the Houston Horror Film Festival Virtual Weekend earlier this month and now on to the ninth annual Phoenix FearCON (October 16th – December 31st) which will also be held virtually, …

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Shudder Unveils August, 2020 Programming Lineup

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The dog days of Summer are here! What does that mean for horror fans? An all new, all awesome, curated horror programming slate from our friends at Shudder! On tap for August: horror classics, originals, award winners, and a special trip to the Drive-In! Read on for all the details! …

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Jason Ages: Happy Birthday, Kane Hodder!

Kane Hodder is a name that is synonymous with the horror world. When a genre visionary needs a burly mountain of a man to play their mercenary, Kane is the one they call. Back in 1988, the man breathed new life into the iconic Jason Voorhees character, and now, he …

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Candy For The Candyman: Happy Birthday, Tony Todd!

December 4, 2019 is the birthday of horror icon Tony Todd who turns 65 this year. We most remember Mr. Todd as the macabre figure, Candyman (1992 – read our anniversary review here), who lurks in the mirror waiting to murder us. But Todd’s routes in film and entertainment go …

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EXMORTUS Debuts ‘Evil Dead’ Inspired ‘Swallow Your Soul!’

Swallow Your Soul

Los Angeles-based EXMORTUS, hot off the success of their recent releases “Slave To The Sword” (2014), “Ride Forth” (2016), and “Sound Of Steel” (2018), are back with an all new EP. “Legions of the Undead” hits store shelves this October via the band’s own record label, Exmortus Music, and M-Theory …

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Exmortus Announces New EP, Tour With Death Angel

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Los Angeles-based EXMORTUS, hot off the success of their recent releases “Slave To The Sword” (2014), “Ride Forth” (2016), and “Sound Of Steel” (2018), are back with an all new EP. “Legions of the Undead” hits store shelves this October via the band’s own record label, Exmortus Music, and M-Theory …

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