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Face Off: Leprechaun vs. Jack Frost
Mhmm, it’s that time of month again: the morning after I’ve gotten into a bar argument with some rando about a battle between two silver screen slashers and use this website as a platform to prove why I’m right.
Last time, we examined two of the darker misters of mayhem in a head to head comparison that took us to some pretty dark places. Psychological torture, deeply depressing back stories, lots o’ blood, and a disturbing insight into a twisted human psyche. This time, we’ve got snowman rape! But hey, it’s festive!
Lubdan (Leprechaun) Vs. Jack Frost (Jack Frost)
Lubdan
Status: Immortal
Number of victims: >40
Motive: He wants his goddamn gold and/or bride!
Signature: Lubdan’s kills are usually incredibly creative, a little gruesome, and almost always funny. His murders are a lot like what I imagine a fun-loving psychopathic toddler’s would be.
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Best quote: “Scream as you may, scream as you might; if you try to escape, you’ll be dead on this night!”
Weaknesses: Four leaf clovers and wrought iron
Backstory: Lubdan is a leprechaun, the last of his species. His exact age is unknown as in Leprechaun (1993) he claims to be 600 years old, but in the sequel, Leprechaun 2 (1994), he is 2,000 years old. He followed Daniel O’Grady from Ireland to America after O’Grady smuggled his gold to North Dakota. His attempts to take a bride are routinely thwarted, and his gold is constantly getting jacked, so his hostility is a little understandable.
Sexy factor: He’s got an Irish accent. I don’t know how he isn’t swimming in chicks.
Movies: 6 (not counting the 2014 reboot)
Final thought: Yeah, Lubdan was inevitably defeated in every movie, but he always manages to come back, and he makes his moments count! Few other villains have shown such childlike joy and ingenuity when it comes to their killings, let alone create cheekily morbid rhymes while going about their business. Lubdan is a dude that has his priorities in order.
Jack Frost
Status: Presumably alive in some form
Number of victims: ~70 (38 of those were during his spree as a human serial killer prior to the events of the first movie)
Motive: Partly psychopathic tendencies, partly vengeance against Sheriff Tiler
Signature: None in particular, although some murders are a little more “snowman-y” than others
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Best quote: “Well it ain’t fucking Frosty!”
Weaknesses: Antifreeze (Jack Frost) and bananas (Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman)
Backstory: Jack Frost is a serial killer who evaded capture for five years, killing 38 people across five states, until being brought to justice be Sheriff Sam Tiler. Frost is on his way to his execution on a snowy night when the transportation vehicle collides with a tanker carrying genetic material, and serial killer Jack Frost becomes Jack Frost: Killer Snowman, who begins to rain down carnage on Snowmonton, home of Sheriff Tiler.
Sexy factor: Most of the VHS covers were misleading, depending on the angle you looked at it. The holographic style depicted a friendly, happy snowman until you caught the right tilt–and then a murderous, freaky ass snowman took its place. It was mesmerizing and terrible and awesome and you just can’t look away from Jack Frost.
Movies: 2
Final thought: Jack Frost was as murderous in life as he was in death, and that’s someone you really don’t want to mess around with. Particularly when he proves to be just as deadly a snowman in the tropics as he was in Snowmonton. Jack is a bad man with some deep anger issues, obviously, and a hard time letting go.
The Winner
Although Frost is a dark, depraved individual, at the end of the day he’s human (albeit a genetically modified one) and he’s letting his emotions run the show. Let it go, dude, what did you expect? You murder that many people, the law is gonna come looking for you. Lubdan is a little less in physical stature, of course, but he beats Frost on nearly every level as he’s immortal (and he came that way!), he manages to have a really good time murdering people, and he’s not afraid to be straight up about what really matters: his gold.
“The path to power is often soiled with innocent blood, and I will let nothing stop me from becoming king. I’ll have power and glory, and a beautiful queen to share it with. Share… Now there’s a word that lies crooked upon me. The very sound of it sends my teeth to grate and conjures up pictures of me gold being carted off to pay for feminine pleasures, leaving me with less than what I want, and what I want is everything. I’ll wed her, bed her and bury her all in the same day. I wonder if her father will pay for the wedding and the funeral?”
Those are the words of a winner.
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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed
The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.
Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.
The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.
Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”
Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.
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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.
“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.
Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.
The prize also includes:
An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings
A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear
A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room
A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course
The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II
Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two
“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”
Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.
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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power
Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.
Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.
Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.
There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.
The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.
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