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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOnhKuYXn1Q

Source: (Variety)

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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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

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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.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

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

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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.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

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.

28 Days Later

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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