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‘Re-Animator’ Director, Stuart Gordon Dead at 72

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Stuart Gordon director of Re-Animator has passed away at 72.

Gordon was a prince and gory architect of HP Lovecraft adaptations. His work on Re-Animator, From Beyond and Dagon were iconic inside of Lovecraft’s lexicon.

His complete film roster filled the void with not just Lovecraft but in every single direction he went for.

Re-Animator’s synopsis went like this:

Loosely based on HP Lovecraft’s classic horror tale, Herbert West is a young scientist who has a good head on his shoulders and another on the lab table in front of him.

Gordon was an absolute icon. Although, it isn’t my business writing about myself within a piece of news regarding a death… I just want to say this loss in horror is a cold bolt of lightning.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, daughters Suzanna, Jillian and Margaret Gordon, four grandchildren and his brother, David George Gordon. Variety reports.

Personally, I was able to meet Gordon on multiple occasions. I was able to tell him that his film Re-Animator was my gateway not only into horror but that it also formed a lasting relationship with my mom who had since passed away. He was a sweet, but stern an inclusive dude.

While, I was growing up, my mom owned a video store in my small town. I would beg her to watch films based on their covers which for the most part she would oblige. One of those VHS box covers I became obsessed with was for Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator. I referred to it a the one with “a guy with green ecotplasm with a bottle of ectoplasm”.

I thought it had something to do with Ghostbusters at the time. Little did I know that it was HP Lovecraft, or that it had a decapitated head performing oral sex on a tied down college student. However, luckily neither did my mom. She allowed me to watch the film as long as I promised to cover my eyes during nudity.

However, Gordon didn’t work off that nudity that I promised to cover my eyes during. It was smart. Audacious and ludicrous. It was brilliant material I couldn’t stop watching.

He didn’t just make a fan out of me but also gained a fan of my movie store owning mom. She loved, the fun that he brought to his material. She loved Gordon, she loved Combs. She found a way to bond with me through my new found horror obsession.

From there on, she would save whatever came into her video store that had Gordon’s name on it. She did that up until she passed away from cancer.

Gordon was an icon and beyond crucial in the genre. I feel lucky to have been able to make his work part of not only my everlasting film collection but also that whole thing that made me and my mom bond over something beyond special.

It didn’t just open my eyes to this sort of goopy horror, but it also made me love the craft, it felt like it belonged to the outsider.  It ultimately gave me wonderful sea legs that wiggled to explore all things Lovecraft and Gordon.

Gordon wasn’t just a gateway for myself but, for all horror fans who loved to explore the goopier or the mad based flicks.

If you were a fan, please check out his film King of Ants. The man was a master and I’m having a hard time wring this without falling to pieces.

Gordon was a fucking mensch that will never be forgotten.

What is your favorite Gordon film? Let me know in the comments section.

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Source: (Variety)

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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