Michael Gingold

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

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The uncensored story of the infamous New Jersey based horror and custom video company W.A.V.E. Productions, who allows its fans to script and finance custom features tailored specifically to satiate their own unorthodox video obsessions.

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In 1984, a massive fire destroyed the entire 17-year output of an exploitation movie studio. But the recent discovery of eleven lost trailers sheds a light on this disrespected, long-forgotten B-movie factory, and the mogul at its center.

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Author and critic Michael Gingold looks back at Hallmark Releasing, the controversial and confrontational distributor that introduced Mark of the Devil to American cinemas.

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The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.

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It was the summer after graduation when a small circle of friends set off into the woods on a dare and made their way to the creek where a series of ritualistic animal murders had been discovered. When they returned from they woods they were not alone. When the son of the town mafia boss is murdered, it sets off a chain of events that leads to the discovery of a new threat forged by the most sinister evil Fairview Falls has ever seen

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Fangoria Magazine's OCT. issue 267, introduced this upcoming independent horror movie. Vindication is an independent horror movie striving to raise the bar within the low budget financing of filmmaking. Still in post-production as of April 2008 and using the Panasonic's DVX100B mini-DV camera for production, Vindication is Bart Mastronardi's feature length psychological horror movie, based on his short of the same title. A morality tale about a young man whose attempt at suicide fails causing his guilt to manifest into reality. Vindication is due out in the fall of 2008. Guilt Shows No Mercy!

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The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what the movies stirred in them.

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Cheap scares. Extreme Gore. Loads of nudity. These have been the three staples of low budget independent horror films since the 60's. But what's a filmmaker to do when, thanks to technology, ANYONE can make a film these days? Under The Scares offers an inside look into the production and promotion of an independent, ultra low-budget horror film, while combining interviews and insights from some of the genre's biggest legends - Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Frank Henenlotter, Gary Jones, and many many more.

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Dr. Felix Copper is on a quest to find a solution to purifying radiation from water in the year 2022, ten years after the fall of humankind. He has to travel to the far outreaches of every known city known, trying to make his way to an underground lab and try to avoid mutants in the process.

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A sweet little tale about your average inbred, hillbilly, cannibal family residing in the northern part of New Jersey and how they deal with the day-to-day annoyances of encroaching suburbia.

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There is something evil about The Tenement. It does something strange to the people who live there. Ethan Fernier is obsessed with the horror movies of B-movie director, Winston Korman. His destiny lies in the shadows of a black rose - the symbol of decayed innocence. Sarah, a simple mute, lives her life listening to the radio but obsessed neighbor, Henry Wallace has other plans for her. Jimmy Wayne Garrick is bitten by a wild animal and becomes obsessed with the idea that he is becoming a werewolf. The Taxi Driver is a serial killer who picks up innocent women. One of his victims gives him more than he bargained for.

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Chad and Abby have a new sexy neighbor. Unlucky for some, she is as deadly as she is lovely!

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Jake, a lycanthrope, on the run from the authorities in an apocalyptic New York City, must make his way past helicopters, police, subterranean mutants, bounty hunters and even a spy in his midst in order to discover exactly what his evil werewolf brother is up to and resolve the bad blood that flows between them...

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Serena Stalin wanted to learn from the best. So she tracked down Butch Harlow, one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, and blackmailed him into teaching her the fine art of murder. Now, as the lessons begin, teacher and bloodthirsty student unleash an unspeakable passion that forces them to kill over and over again, leaving a trail of horribly mutilated victims in their wake...

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Anthology film centering around an alien invasion and guv'mint spooks.

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Sci-fi anthology which shows us how aliens are living among us. The first story "Limited Vision" deals with a mysterious doctor named David Lodge who is on the lam. He catches a ride with a young man who becomes more and more suspicious of him. The second story entitled "Worm" shows us a homeless girl named Becky who meets a weird stranger named Sam who helps her to discover who, or what, she is.

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A woman goes to a back alley abortion clinic, only to have her aborted fetus attack her, her boyfriend, and everyone else at the clinic.

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The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.

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When the singer of a popular rock band disappears under mysterious circumstances, a contest to find a replacement soon turns from dream-come-true to waking nightmare for the young singer who hopes to take the job.

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When a crop of doped-up athletes from the Lakecrest College swim team dive into the campus lake to blow off some steam, the bloodsucking leeches below the surface undergo a stunning transformation. After ingesting small amounts of the swimmers' steroid-laced blood, the slimy creatures grow to unusual sizes and set out to sink their teeth into an unsuspecting student population.

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From no-budget backyard productions to iconic franchises that refuse to die, SLASHER TRASH will dive into the campy, DIY spirit that made slashers both shocking and irresistibly fun, celebrating their over-the-top villains, fearless storytelling, and unending gore!

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