On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: You’ve Heard of Jump Scares, But Are You Ready for… Reverse Jump Scares?
When Foreman and I launched IndieWire After Dark, a big part of our motivation was the fact that we were burned out on the existing midnight movie canon. No disrespect to “The Room” or “Eraserhead” or “Rocky Horror,” but we had seen them so many times that we felt called to mine other eras of film history for new cinematic oddities.
But while it’s always a thrill to place the midnight movie crown atop...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: You’ve Heard of Jump Scares, But Are You Ready for… Reverse Jump Scares?
When Foreman and I launched IndieWire After Dark, a big part of our motivation was the fact that we were burned out on the existing midnight movie canon. No disrespect to “The Room” or “Eraserhead” or “Rocky Horror,” but we had seen them so many times that we felt called to mine other eras of film history for new cinematic oddities.
But while it’s always a thrill to place the midnight movie crown atop...
- 11/18/2023
- by Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Lunchmeat, Josh Schafer’s independently made horror VHS magazine, is keeping cult flicks alive with a brand new issue, and it’s packed with 64 pages of pure VHS-obsessed content!
Lunchmeat Magazine #12 is available now!
Josh tells Bloody Disgusting, “For 15 years, Lunchmeat has been celebrating cult films from the VHS era. Our flagship magazine features interviews with the actors and filmmakers who made the home video market what it was, along with feature articles that explore home video history and culture, and reviews of movies that are only available on VHS.
“Our latest issue features writing from Co-Editors Josh Schafer and Ted Gilbert, along with Chris Poggiali (These Fists Break Bricks), John Campopiano (Pennywise: The Story of It), Robert Freese (Videoscope), and Grace Lovera (Horror Fashion Review), among others!”
Lunchmeat #12 features interviews with…
Brett McCormick, The creator of the VHS grail, The Abomination, discusses his splatter gem, quantum mechanics, and aliens!
Lunchmeat Magazine #12 is available now!
Josh tells Bloody Disgusting, “For 15 years, Lunchmeat has been celebrating cult films from the VHS era. Our flagship magazine features interviews with the actors and filmmakers who made the home video market what it was, along with feature articles that explore home video history and culture, and reviews of movies that are only available on VHS.
“Our latest issue features writing from Co-Editors Josh Schafer and Ted Gilbert, along with Chris Poggiali (These Fists Break Bricks), John Campopiano (Pennywise: The Story of It), Robert Freese (Videoscope), and Grace Lovera (Horror Fashion Review), among others!”
Lunchmeat #12 features interviews with…
Brett McCormick, The creator of the VHS grail, The Abomination, discusses his splatter gem, quantum mechanics, and aliens!
- 6/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hello, dear readers! To paraphrase a popular movie, “We’re in the Endgame now,” as Halloween is now merely only a few days away. If you’re looking for some last-minute viewing ideas to get you to the spooky season finish line, we definitely have a great array of choices heading home on Tuesday. The biggest recommendation that I can personally make in regard to perfect Halloween movie experiences is the Wnuf Halloween Special, which is getting a killer Blu-ray release tomorrow. Arrow Films is giving Dario Argento’s Deep Red a 4K upgrade this week, too, and Severin Films is showing love to both An Angel for Satan and Beyond Darkness.
Other releases for October 26th include Don’t Breathe 2, The Amazing Mr. X, Boardinghouse, Eye of the Devil, Skull: The Mask, Frankenstein’s Daughter, and Underworld: Limited Edition 5-Movie Collection.
The Amazing Mr. X: Special Edition
An atmospheric masterpiece,...
Other releases for October 26th include Don’t Breathe 2, The Amazing Mr. X, Boardinghouse, Eye of the Devil, Skull: The Mask, Frankenstein’s Daughter, and Underworld: Limited Edition 5-Movie Collection.
The Amazing Mr. X: Special Edition
An atmospheric masterpiece,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Of all the film genres, few pair as well with the grimy, gloriously cheap look of video as horror. If you’re living in or near Chicago, then, why not celebrate the golden age of blood on tape in all its low-budget splendor, with a midnight showing of 1982’s Boardinghouse, the first theatrical horror movie shot on the format?
The Music Box theater (in association with Odd Obsession Movies and the Chicago Film Society) is hosting a two-night exhibition of star, director, and incompetent auteur John Wintergate’s schlocky treat—centered on the titular structure, which turns out to be a lethally bad rental choice for scantily clad ladies with names like Sandy, Suzie, and Pam—and we’re offering up two pairs of free tickets for a couple of lucky readers.
To win, just send an email to avcontests@theonion.com, with the subject line “Boardinghouse.” We’ll ...
The Music Box theater (in association with Odd Obsession Movies and the Chicago Film Society) is hosting a two-night exhibition of star, director, and incompetent auteur John Wintergate’s schlocky treat—centered on the titular structure, which turns out to be a lethally bad rental choice for scantily clad ladies with names like Sandy, Suzie, and Pam—and we’re offering up two pairs of free tickets for a couple of lucky readers.
To win, just send an email to avcontests@theonion.com, with the subject line “Boardinghouse.” We’ll ...
- 1/11/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Slasher // Video and Olive Films recently gave ’80s horror fans something to celebrate by announcing their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Killer Workout, Shock ’Em Dead and DVDs of Death Nurse, Boardinghouse, and more. Now the companies have announced the special features for the anticipated horror home media releases.
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
- 8/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Boardinghouse (30th Anniversary Edition) (1983) (DVD Review) Directed By: John Wintergate Starring: John Wintergate, Kalassu, Lindsay Freeman Rated: R/Region: 0/1:33/Number of disc: 1 Available from Slasher Video 30th Anniversary DVD release of the 1st Shot On Video Horror film, BoardingHouse. The original version of the film has been remastered from the original BetaCam tape, & includes a rare Directors Cut version of the film as well. A man w…...
- 9/12/2013
- Horrorbid
With the demise of the drive-in theater rose the behemoth home video industry – and a torch was passed from one era of low-budget directors and producers to a new batch of underfunded fringe filmmakers. These fresh faces had new technology, and a new distribution game… but a similar reckless abandon and rebellious tenacity as their b-movie forefathers.
Fright fans were introduced to a new breed of horror movies - made for tens of thousands of dollars… or thousands of dollars… or a few hundred bucks and a borrowed video camera. Unpaid amateurs / quasi-professionals made up the bulk of most casts and crews - and often, the directors and producers were quite inexperienced themselves.
Join me for a visit to the heyday of the direct-to-video, micro-budget horror movie. We’ll explore this strange new cinema of the 80s and see how it evolved through the ‘90s. (Be sure to adjust tracking for best picture quality.
Fright fans were introduced to a new breed of horror movies - made for tens of thousands of dollars… or thousands of dollars… or a few hundred bucks and a borrowed video camera. Unpaid amateurs / quasi-professionals made up the bulk of most casts and crews - and often, the directors and producers were quite inexperienced themselves.
Join me for a visit to the heyday of the direct-to-video, micro-budget horror movie. We’ll explore this strange new cinema of the 80s and see how it evolved through the ‘90s. (Be sure to adjust tracking for best picture quality.
- 3/14/2013
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
While it’s correct to assume that horror movies and metal go hand in hand, there was a time where that conceit was only half true. During the 1980s, punk had just as much of a stake in the realm of the terrifying, providing beloved soundtracks (see: Return Of The Living Dead) and horror inspired legends like The Misfits and The Cramps.
Born out of that era and very much influenced by those aforementioned acts and many others was a New Jersey punk outfit that have since become mythic and legendary themselves, The Bouncing Souls. Having sustained their classic upbeat sound and still churning out tunes with a fury and fervor, they are akin to our Stuart Gordons or Joe Dantes, whose classic films never lose their charm, yet can produce something new, fresh and eagerly awaited. Currently, the band is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a year’s worth of digital releases,...
Born out of that era and very much influenced by those aforementioned acts and many others was a New Jersey punk outfit that have since become mythic and legendary themselves, The Bouncing Souls. Having sustained their classic upbeat sound and still churning out tunes with a fury and fervor, they are akin to our Stuart Gordons or Joe Dantes, whose classic films never lose their charm, yet can produce something new, fresh and eagerly awaited. Currently, the band is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a year’s worth of digital releases,...
- 8/17/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Plot: In a shotgun marriage of Halloween, Carrie and The Amityville Horror, the 1982 horror cash-in Boardinghouse records the strange goings-on at arguably the most cursed ranch house in Los Angeles County. As the opening crawl explains, not so long ago a pair of married Nobel Prize winners—"leading authorities on telekinesis"—were found dead on night of their 16th anniversary party. Their daughter was at the scene, and apparently so traumatized that she had to be committed. Some years later, right around the time that the daughter is due to be released from the nut-hatch, the old house becomes the residence of a group of starlets looking for a place to crash at night after days spent on "jaunts around the casting couch." Paying the rent for the ladies? A craggy-faced dude with terminal '80s hair (played by the director, John Wintergate), who spends his downtime sitting around in his underwear,...
- 10/17/2008
- by Noel Murray
- avclub.com
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