Is Anyone Home?

Just checking in. No review this time though, as I’ve been feeling a little under the weather, but some bigger things should be coming just around the corner.

While I’m here though, I wanted to give a little update on some recent news and upcoming events:

1. Someone’s obviously been reading the site because DVD releases for both The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh and The Deadly Bees have been announced! Scarecrow, in it’s uncut, original 3-part miniseries format, will be part of the Walt Disney Treasures collection with a tentative street date of 11-11-08, while Legend Films is set to put out The Deadly Bees, but has not announced any specifics as to when it will be available.

2. Next Saturday, June 7th 2008, my good friends at Exhumed Films are presenting a very special screening of the only remaining print of the 1973 “lost” psychedelic classic Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood, partnered with the eerie, dreamlike zombie film Messiah of Evil, an extremely fitting choice to round out this double feature. Both films are fantastic and Malatesta director Christopher Speeth, along with several other members of the cast and crew, will be on hand to discuss the film and answer any questions you might have. I would recommend that anyone who is really a fan of bizarre/obscure horror films attend. It should be lots of fun.

3. I don’t intend to really discuss newer films here (perhaps on occasion) and I normally wouldn’t put in such a shameless plug for myself, but anyone who is interested in going to see The Strangers this weekend might want to read a review of an uncannily similar (and slightly more effective) French film titled Ils(Them) that I wrote for FEARnet.com, if you’re not already familiar with it. It is now available on DVD here in the U.S. (released by Dark Sky Films) and I would recommend checking it out whether or not you end up liking this new Hollywood pseudo-remake (as far as I know it’s not technically a remake, but as I mentioned both films share an unbelievable amount in common, and I think it would be quite a coincidence if they were both made independently without one having knowledge of the other; I guess it wouldn’t be the first time though) as they both explore the theme of home invasion that I’m sure most of us probably find rather terrifying.

Well, that’s all I got for now. Check back soon for more reviews of trashy movies.