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[Arion]

What was the name of that Serbian film ?

[Starlord]

David brought home Chain Letter to watch this weekend.

[Greg]

What was the name of that Serbian film ?

...A Serbian Film

[Greg]

David brought home Chain Letter to watch this weekend.

Do tell me what you think when you see it. I've been curious, especially as I was a fan of the Chain Letter book, but I don't think the movie's based on it.

[Starlord]

I will let you know.

[Agent Panic]

Chain Letter wasn't horrible.. I thought it was actually smart in some parts.. but it wasn't based on the Christopher Pike books, which sucked.

They should have had a tv series based on Fear Street by RL Stine years ago.. it would have been huge.

[Greg]

Chain Letter wasn't horrible.. I thought it was actually smart in some parts.. but it wasn't based on the Christopher Pike books, which sucked.

They should have had a tv series based on Fear Street by RL Stine years ago.. it would have been huge.

I used to love Christopher Pike books. They were among my favorites when I was in Junior High. I think I only have one of them now, though. The Midnight Club.

What was Fear Street about? I love Goosebumps. As a kid, I hated the books and never found the show appealing. But when Cartoon Network started showing re-runs a few years back, I watched them and saw how well done the show really was. It was really damn good, in fact, and showcased how great horror can be even with its target being for kids.

[Agent Panic]

I used to love Christopher Pike books. They were among my favorites when I was in Junior High. I think I only have one of them now, though. The Midnight Club.

What was Fear Street about? I love Goosebumps. As a kid, I hated the books and never found the show appealing. But when Cartoon Network started showing re-runs a few years back, I watched them and saw how well done the show really was. It was really damn good, in fact, and showcased how great horror can be even with its target being for kids.

I was a big fan of Christopher Pike, too. My favorite book was Monster.. that could have been made into a great movie. Midnight Club was about the kids who were terminal, right? Scavenger Hunt was another good book of his.

Fear Street came out before Goosebumps.. it was like Goosebumps for teens. The premise of the series is that in the fictional town of Shadyside there's a street called Fear Street, where something crazy and murderous always happens. Each book involved someone living on Fear Street or something going on there.. someone always died and it ran the gamut from either a simple killer or ghosts or even zombies.. it was a lot of fun, particularly the first couple of books. They are a big part of my reason for loving horror today.

[Zechs]

Just watched The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires aka the final Hammer Horror Dracula film. The film gets a bad rap on being so awful that it killed the franchise and given there's no Christopher Lee. There are also plot holes abound (the time-line is all fucked up. How can Dracula go about this quest to unleash them in 1804 and then Van Helsing to stumble upon it in 1902?) and yes the actor who plays Dracula in this is VERY underwhelming. No presence and menace like Christopher Lee's. Thankfully we only see him in the beginning and the end. The Chinese form he takes is so much more superior.

But you know what? I enjoyed the hell out of the film. How can you not go wrong when the film has: great villains in the seven golden vampires, Kung Fu action, gore, great music score, fine ass Asian boobies, zombies, some great plot twists, and Peter Cushing reprising the role of Van Helsing (for his final time)? Also, there is an almost video game-like feel to the climax. Like just when the heroes of the movie think it's over BAM the true final boss shows up in true video game boss fashion (he's pathetic compared to the other bosses).

Seriously this film is the child of the Shaw Brothers and Hammer making sweet loving (warning the trailer contains said Asian boobies):

[Reveal] Spoiler: Click to Expand

Like I said at first I was taken back by this, but then I grew to appreciate what was going on here. I mean when was the last time you had a film that had a mix of Chinese and Eastern European Vampires vs. an alliance of the baddest vampire hunters of the 70s. The DVD I got also has an audio version of Peter Cushing himself reading the story with sound effects and music from the movie. Honestly I never even heard of such a thing done before.

You know what? I realize why I liked it so much. It reminded me of Big Trouble in Little China. Though with Peter Cushing as Jack Burton.

[Greg]

Michael Gough has passed away.

He's best known for playing Alfred in the 90s Batman films, but back in the day he was one of the horror greats.

Apparently he told his wife over the course of this last week of his life that he wanted to last until St. Patrick's Day.

[Starlord]

That's sad.

Oh and Chain Letter was alright but nothing I'd spend money on to watch.

[Zechs]

Michael Gough has passed away.

He's best known for playing Alfred in the 90s Batman films, but back in the day he was one of the horror greats.

Apparently he told his wife over the course of this last week of his life that he wanted to last until St. Patrick's Day.

That he was. He was great playing the sidekick to Cushing in Horror of Dracula, but is the only reason to watch Hammer's Phantom of the Opera, upstaging Herbert Lom as the Phantom.

[Arion]

I watched The Signal (2007) and I loved it . Did anyone else see it ?

Sorry to hear about Michael Gough .

[Greg]

Just watched The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires aka the final Hammer Horror Dracula film. The film gets a bad rap on being so awful that it killed the franchise and given there's no Christopher Lee. There are also plot holes abound (the time-line is all fucked up. How can Dracula go about this quest to unleash them in 1804 and then Van Helsing to stumble upon it in 1902?) and yes the actor who plays Dracula in this is VERY underwhelming. No presence and menace like Christopher Lee's. Thankfully we only see him in the beginning and the end. The Chinese form he takes is so much more superior.

But you know what? I enjoyed the hell out of the film. How can you not go wrong when the film has: great villains in the seven golden vampires, Kung Fu action, gore, great music score, fine ass Asian boobies, zombies, some great plot twists, and Peter Cushing reprising the role of Van Helsing (for his final time)? Also, there is an almost video game-like feel to the climax. Like just when the heroes of the movie think it's over BAM the true final boss shows up in true video game boss fashion (he's pathetic compared to the other bosses).

Seriously this film is the child of the Shaw Brothers and Hammer making sweet loving (warning the trailer contains said Asian boobies):

[Reveal] Spoiler: Click to Expand

Like I said at first I was taken back by this, but then I grew to appreciate what was going on here. I mean when was the last time you had a film that had a mix of Chinese and Eastern European Vampires vs. an alliance of the baddest vampire hunters of the 70s. The DVD I got also has an audio version of Peter Cushing himself reading the story with sound effects and music from the movie. Honestly I never even heard of such a thing done before.

You know what? I realize why I liked it so much. It reminded me of Big Trouble in Little China. Though with Peter Cushing as Jack Burton.

You're into the weirdest films.

[Greg]

I watched The Signal (2007) and I loved it . Did anyone else see it ?

Sorry to hear about Michael Gough .

I have not. Tell me more.