You gotta be f@#king kidding me...

The thing prequel. Read this interview with Eric Heisserer at Quiet Earth and judge for yourselves....
Hmmmmmm.

You gotta be fucking kidding...

A quick heads up to Mr 6 for bringing this to my attention. I feared that this would happen, I had nightmares that it would fall into Paul W.S. Anderson or Uwe Boll's hands. It should not be touched in the first place by anyone. It is possibly THE most perfectly crafted thriller/horror/comedy ever made. That's right folks the sad news has arrived that that holy of holies John Carpenters' The Thing is being poked with a Hollywood stick. Read this premise and decide for yourselves: The story is a prequel charting the discovery of the mysterious ship in the arctic by a plucky team of Norwegian scientists. Obviously we already know their grim fate but it might be fun to see if the groundbreaking and frankly rather disturbing special effects can be topped...I doubt it. For a full report check here for the IMDb page. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you...

I just wanna get up to my shack and get drunk...

Bad ass animated music video based heavily on John Carpenter's The Thing.
Brilliant. I'm off to make models.

There's something in the mist...

Bonjour!!!!!!

A quick heads up for all you fans of psychological-survival horror. Admittedly a very specific genre. I love this genre and count "The Thing" by John Carpenter as one of my all time favorite films. But enough about me let's talk about Frank Darabont's "The Mist". It has
to be said I'm not a huge fan of Stephen King adaptations with the exception of "The Shining" of course which King apparently hated. But this film is a surprise hit for me. It delivers in horror and tension and whilst it is a creature feature so much is left to the imagination that you really do buy into the characters fear. The sense of claustrophobia really kicks in and we start to see how people deal with a situation like this. That is the key I think. It is not about the mist itself although it does provide the threat it is about the instability of humans our weakness, our strength and our fear. Above all though it asks the important question of how far would you go? A great, great film that should be enjoyed (no matter how bleak) by everyone.

Stan Winston R.I.P...

Woke up this morning to some sad news. Legendary SFX artist Stan Winston has died of cancer at 62. Find the details here. This man was responsible for some of the greatest monsters and FX in cinema history. The Thing, Terminator, Jurassic Park, Aliens, et cetera, et cetera. As a kid I always dreamed of becoming a special-effects artist and Stan Winston was my hero. Thanks for all the cool monsters Stan, you genius.