#Jack Ketchum

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: Publisher Assassins

Poe: Look, this has gone on too long Poe: we've GOT to distance ourselves from Joanne Neil Gaiman: she's become a liability Gaiman: soon she'll be killed by the publisher assassins Poe: right, the Poe: hold on, the what Gaiman: the publisher assassins Poe:

Gaiman: dead authors sell better, you see Gaiman: so someone could kill an author just to goose sales Gaiman: that's why we all have to be very protective of copyright King: ...is this about the internet archive Gaiman: I SIGNED THE LETTER OKAY

Gaiman: imagine Gaiman: it's 2001 Gaiman: you're sent to kill a promising young author Gaiman: but you accidentally kill her terrier instead Barker: That was a film Gaiman: ah but films are the mindscape of potentiality Koontz: [crying] I don't like this story

Gaiman: ah dean, fear not my young friend Gaiman: tis a mere thought experiment Gaiman: publisher assassins are not real, they can't hurt you Gaiman: [stroking chin] though contracted hit men are REMARKABLY cheap Gaiman: Only five figures? Now THAT'S what I call making a killing

King: neil you're just being kooky, no one's gonna kill authors for the copyright King: i mean King: who could even pull off a thing like   Barker: mary could do it King: King: no no mary's too flamboyant King: you need a professional for this Jack Ketchum: [long cigarette drag]

Jack Ketchum: i could do it King: Ketchum: i could do it easy Ketchum: no one would ever find the bodies King: Barker: would you make it look like an accident Ketchum: what am i, an amateur? of course i'd make it look like a fucking accident Ketchum: what a question

Ketchum: damn shame about that scottish castle King: jack Ketchum: you know what they say Ketchum: you gotta keep diane duane outta the woodwork or you're gonna get some major structural damage Ketchum: the kind that can crush a person alive   King: jack what did you do

Ketchum: i didn't do anything, steve King: Ketchum: and there are no witnesses to say otherwise King: Gaiman: haha my goodness this gedank experiment sure is a testament to the limitless reaches of the human imagination isn't it haha

[brokehorrorfan]

The Woman and Offspring will be released together on 4K Ultra HD on August 27 via Arrow Video. Vanessa McKee designed the new cover art; the original poster is in the reverse side.

2011's The Woman is directed by Lucky McKee (May), who co-wrote the script with Jack Ketchum, based on their 2010 novel of the same name. Pollyanna McIntosh, Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers, and Lauren Ashley Carter star.

Offspring is its 2009 precursor, directed by Andrew van den Houten and written by Ketchum, based on his 1991 novel of the same name. Pollyanna McIntosh, Art Hindle, Amy Hargreaves, and Ahna Tessler star.

Both films have been restored in 4K, supervised by their respective directors. The limited edition set also comes with a booklet. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - The Woman

Audio commentary with director Lucky McKee, editor Zach Passero, sound designer Andrew Smetek, and composer Sean Spillane

Audio commentary with actress Pollyanna McIntosh

Audio commentary with film critic Scott Weinberg

Audio commentary with director Lucky McKee

Dad on the Wall - Behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by director Lucky McKe’s father, Mike McKee

Interview with Lauren Ashley Carter

Malam Domesticam featurette

Meet The Makers featurette

Deleted scenes

2011 Frightfest panel with indie horror filmmakers Lucky McKee, Andrew van den Houten, Larry Fessenden, Adam Green, Joe Lynch, and Ti West

Mi Burro - 2011 animated short directed by The Woman editor Zach Passero

“Distracted” music video by Sean Spillane

Theatrical trailers

Image galleries

Disc 2 - Offspring:

Audio commentary by director Andrew van den Houten and digital colorist Matt McClain

Audio commentary by writer Jack Ketchum, director Andrew van den Houten, and cinematographer William M. Miller

Interview with director Andrew van den Houten and actress Pollyanna McIntosh

Fly on the Wall - Making-of featurette

Interview with writer Jack Ketchum

Progeny: The Birth of Offspring featurette

First Stolen’s Bailout featurette

Restoration comparison

Audition comparison

Webisodes, short featurettes used to promote the film online

Archive Easter Eggs

Theatrical trailer

Image gallery

Also included:

Booklet featuring writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Kevin Kovelant

The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and civilize her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle (Angela Bettis,) and daughter Peggy (Lauren Ashley Carter). The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…

Pre-order The Woman / Offspring.

[books-and-cookies]

5 SECOND REVIEW

[esqueletosgays]

THE WOMAN (2011)

Director: Lucky McKee Cinematography: Alex Vendler

[katefathers]

It's been a busy couple of weeks, so this is a bit late, but Starburst Magazine Issue 487 is here!

This issue, we take a look at TERRIFIER 3, as well as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, and much more! In my Book Wormhole column, I review Jack Ketchum's slasher horror novel Off Season, while over in the 1001 Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen feature, I gush over the film version of one of my favourite anime: Escaflowne.

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

Watched it 5+ years before, but I never saw the original film, Offspring (2009). So now that I have I'm rewatching this before seeing Darlin' (2019).

[proceduralbob]

Pain can work from the outside in. I mean that sometimes what you see is pain. Pain in its cruelest, purest form.

The Girl Next Door, Jack Ketchum

[splatteronmywalls]

[bekah-reading]

49/50

5/5

I picked this up as a quick read before I can start my buddy read with J, of Does it Hurt?. I am so excited for that one.

I loved this book. This is a horror about an editor that moves into small town in Maine. And it has cannibals. It’s like Friday the 13th meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I loved this. If you like the older Stephen King novels, I recommend picking this one up.

It was very atmospheric and immersive and engaging. I liked the writing style, it was very reminiscent of like the older stuff of Stephen King’s works.

The format of the paperback was very pleasant. It looks a bit old archive-esque. It had a very nice and engaging first chapter. The way this is written is it is multiple POV- and it is a three part book, where the parts are a day, and each chapter is a certain time of day during that part. I loved this.

This is my first Jack Ketchum book, and I definitely want to read his other stuff. This was gruesome and such an amazing slasher. I am so glad I was able to buy a copy and read it.

[underdog1224557]

Yeesh man..YEESH

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: Birthday Shenanigans

Stephen King: boy, looks like that bungler elon musk really bungled it again! King: another rocket exploded! boy! Elon Musk: [appearing from ushes] eyyy Stephano king Musk: you thinka you so smart? Musk: whatsa matta for you?? Musk: i breaka you face!!!

Musk: checka dis out [Elon posts an AI image, again it is unclear what it is supposed to be] King: oh yeah uh King: i still don't know what that is King: joe what is that Joe Hill: i can't help you this time, dad

Musk: eyyyy brazil, you thinka you can enforca laws? Musk: checka dis out! [elon posts poop emoji, Brazil bans twitter] Musk: mama mia!!! Musk: dissa spicy meatball!!

Musk: dissa take ALLA my genius brainapower to meme outta dis one! Musk: [takes extra big bump of ketamine]

King: whoa elon i don't think a person is supposed to take that much ketamine Musk: shut uppa you face Stephano king! Musk: you thinka you know about takinga too many drugs? King: King: yeah i kinda think i do

Mary Shelley: sup fuckers? Poe: oh mary it's you Poe: steve is talking to his friend elon again King: for the last time, we're not friends! Shelley: you want me to take care of this, steve? Shelley: i can make it look like an accident

Poe: now mary there's no need for violence Shelley: i didn't say i need to do violence Shelley: i said i want to do violence Shelley: its my fuckin birthday Shelley: so i get a fuckin treat, okay?

Barker: wasn't your birthday yesterday? Shelley: yeah and what did you all get me? Poe: Barker: king: Lovecraft: Koontz: i drew you this picture of Frankendog

Koontz: he's like Frankenstein but a dog Koontz: i thought he would be better as a dog :) Shelley: yes dean i remember Shelley: that was real nice Shelley: so for that, you're exempt from paying the penalty

Poe: the penalty? Shelley: yeah since you all forgot my birthday Shelley: i get to punch each of you Shelley: in the dick Poe: now come on mary Barker: don't argue with her edgar, we're getting off easy

Shelley: step right up, who's goin first? Shelley: how but you, 2 gun bob? you think you got some brass ones? Howard: now hold on thar, parda- [Shelley punches Robert E Howard, he doubles over] Poe: oh no! 2 Gun Bob! Lovecraft: 2 Gun Bob! Barker: 2 gun Bob! King: 2 Gun Bob!

Shelley: who's next eh? i ain't got all day! Barker: how about jack? Jack Ketchum: Shelley: Ketchum: Shelley: Ketchum: Shelley: yeah i'll pass on that Ketchum: smart choice

[vanyelle]

Summer reading part 1!

Not pictured: Below by Laurel Hightower and Brother by Ania Ahlborn.

[thebearboy]

Day 19 (pt 1)-- The Girl Next Door--2007--Oooof. Rough watch. Two orphaned girls find themselves in the care of their sadistic and abusive aunt. An intense and horrific film (and true story), this movie is like the Anti-Stand By Me-- crushing any sense you have about the 50s being a time of wholesomeness or innocence.

[dlsreviews]

NEW REVIEW: Jack Ketchum & Lucky McKee - The Woman (2010)

Next up on DLS Reviews we have an in-depth dissection of the third and final instalment into Jack Ketchum’s high-revered ‘Dead River’ series, with his co-written novel ‘The Woman’ (2010).

This final book was a hard to get find but proved to be well worth the wait. Jack Ketchum being as gritty and as unapologetically brutal as ever… https://www.dlsreviews.com/the-woman.php

[literarynightmares]

New review on instagram!!

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