The Shortround: The Sweet Hand of the White Rose (Review)

We haven't had an edition of The Shortround in a while. But thanks to director Davide Melini, I was able to view his newest short The Sweet Hand of the White Rose. I previously reviewed Melini's short The Puzzle which I said "...compacts alot of eeriness in it's 4 min+ runtime."Melini, a former assistant director of giallo auteur Dario Argento brings a different theme and style from his previous effort. White Rose has lives intertwining with a tint...

Categories: horror short, short, short film, the shortround

Interview with Death of the Dead's Christina Rose

In my review of Death of the Dead (read full review here) I wrote Christina Rose's performance was "brilliant" and described Rose's character Wanda ".....was slicing and dicing in a Wonder Woman outfit bought from an S&M store. Yum."As you can see in the photo above, I wasn't lying was I?Gary King's Death of the Dead is a hilarious film that turns the zombie and kung fu genres upside down and produces a bucket of laughs. So intrigued my Christina...

Categories: christina rose, death of the dead, interview

Random Thoughts for the people waiting on line, in the cold on Black Friday

Hello [insert name here].Wow. You really decided to get on that damn line at 10pm for the Black Friday sale that starts at 3am. Holy shit dude, that's like 5 hours away. What are you gonna do in the wickedly cold weather for 5 fuckin hours??If you're reading this, it looks like you stumbled upon the jaded viewer. Hey, whats up? Well this is a site dedicated to horror movies and various other subgenres. I'm rambling. Damn, it's nippy out.I saw you!...

Categories: best buy, black friday, end of the line, jadedviewer, jesse jane, the jaded viewer

Happy Thanksgiving from The Jaded Viewer!

I know everybody will put up the Eli Roth Grindhouse trailer so I might as well to. The interesting thing here is that Thanksgiving is going to supposedly be a full length movie. It'll be interesting to see if it can be awesome like Machete was. Hell, I wanna see a longer, extended cut of the cheerleader trampoline scene.In any case, don't piss off any pilgrims this Thanksgiving.Happy Thanksgiving from The Jaded View...

Categories: eli roth, grindhouse, happy thanksgiving, jadedviewer.com, quentin tarantino, thanksgiving trailer, the jaded viewer

The Taint (Review)

The TaintThe Taint (2010)Directed by Drew Bolduc and Dan NelsonI think we have record for fastest shot of a pair of titties in a movie.3 seconds.That's how long it takes The Taint to whip out some boobies for your viewing pleasure. It's a hell of an opening for this lowest denominator flick however if you're an alpha male with a pulse, you know something moved.I hate to be crude with my review but when you view this soon to be cult classic, you have...

Categories: 2010 horror movies, exploitation, exploitation film, gore, indie film, indie horror, rape, rape and revenge films, splatter, the taint

Comics You are NOT Reading: Zombo (Review)

Thanks to Mr. Rhinocerouslip Bumcrack who runs I FUCKING HATE R'n'B... and DUBSTEP!. He sent me a UK comic that was definitely not on my radar. My knowledge of top notch UK comic book writers has only come though via Garth Ennis (Irish, Preacher, The Boys), Mark Millar (Scottish, Kick-Ass, Wanted) and Alan Moore.I absolutely dig Ennis whose series The Boys is so fuckin awesome. But I digress.Zombo is the newest creation out of 2000AD and my first...

Categories: comic books. graphic novels, comics, graphic novel, sci-fi, zombies

Tales from Beyond the Pale (Episode 3 and 4 Reviews)

I'm totally hooked on Tales from Beyond the Pale. It's totally makes my morning commute go by like a flash when I'm on the train. I download the episode, load it up to my iPhone and I got 30 minutes of entertainment. Like I said when I reviewed the first 2 episodes, Glass Eye Pix brings about the evolution of horror radio. Top notch star voice talent, great suspenseful stories in half an hour and some sound effects that make it feel real.The next...

Categories: larry fesseden, radio show, stake land, tales from beyond the pale, the house of the devil

10 More Undeniable Parallels Between Porn and Horror

Not a lot of people will admit they watch porn. The same can be said about horror as well. That's one of many parallels both genres have. So after reading this article called 10 Undeniable Parallels Between Porn and Horror Movies, I figured I could come up with more parallels between the 2.I'll admit, I agree with almost everything on that list in some way or the other. If you don't take it too seriously, it's pretty funny and unbelievably true....

Categories: porn, porn stars, pornstar, straight to video, the wtf list

Break (Review)

BreakBreak (2010)Directed by Nick and Becky SayersWell this is a first for me. One of the horror blogosphere's own Becky Sayers from The Horror Effect, with her husband has directed their first feature horror film. I know a few other bloggers have directed their own shorts or features but this is the first time I'll be reviewing one of my own brethren.First, it's an accomplishment in itself to go out and go beyond blogging and making your own damn...

Categories: 2010 horror movies, horror blog, independent cinema, indie film, indie horror, low budget horror

Sella Turcica (Trailer)

I sometimes lose track of my list of studios and directors that I dig. In the case of Toe Tag Pictures, I've been trying to keep up to date with their latest and greatest. I last checked in when the trailer for Murder Collection Volume 1 was released. But they've released a few new movies of late including Maskhead.I actually own Redsin Tower and August Underground Mordum (a signed copy via a purchase from Fred Vogel himself). Back in the day, I...

Categories: august underground, fred vogel, Murder Collection Volume 1, toe tag pictures

Tales from Beyond the Pale (Audio Review)

With the amount of digital entertainment in this day and age, you'd think radio would be dead. But it's still alive and kicking though has evolved into something a little more frightening courtesy of Glass Eye Pictures Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid. Tales from Beyond the Pale is the evolution of horror radio. It's also an evolution in the horror genre. It's been a long time since the two have blended but Glass Eye Pictures has created a 21st...

Categories: larry fesseden, podcasts, radio show, stake land, the house of the devil

The 10 Worst Apocalypses

With the Walking Dead just kicking ass on AMC, I was originally going to post a list of things that logically would kinda suck during a zombie apocalypse. One of the main things would be all the freakin flies and maggots that would infest the dead. Shouldn't we see flies buzzing around each zombie? Also, a few weeks into decomposition, its maggot city right?But I digress.It's no shock that a zombie apocalypse to me is the king of apocalypses. I mean...

Categories: aliens, Apocalypse, ebola virus, post apocalyptic, robots, the terminator, vampires, zombies

The NYC Horror Film Festival (11/10-11/14)

The NYC Horror Film Festival kicked off yesterday. It runs from 11/10-11/14 and is at Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street @ Canal St).**TANGENT ALERT!**It seems I couldn't get a press pass for this but was given a mild discount. It goes to show you the horror blogosphere which I'm proud to be a part of is not taken seriously as I thought. Would you rather have a blurb on Bloody Disgusting or Dread Central or a couple of in depth posts detailing the...

Categories: 2009 NYC Horror Film Festival, 2010 NYC Horror Film Festival, NYC screenings, nyc horror, nyc movie