#phil Nobile jr

[shockaholic-horror]

Co-signed. Check out this week's #Fangoria Teletype for Phil Nobile Jr.'s full thoughts.

I may have the "look" now, but that has NOTHING to do with being a horror fan. For years I was just another mousy nerd boy who had his interests.

I may not look it, but that's still me 🤘🏻

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[pablolf]

This is a horrifying notion in more ways than one. These characters - good, bad, indifferent, pretty, fat, annoying, carefree - are all going into the sausage grinder. WE’RE all going into the sausage grinder. Like dumb cattle, oblivious to the signs all around us, one by one we willingly march toward our own screaming, bloody ends, slaughtered without ever understanding what’s happening to us. But part of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s enduring power is the horrible glimpse of omniscience it gives us, and in that clarity is revealed a universe prodding us down the cattle chute from day one. Right from the opening frames, the protagonists’ deaths have been set in motion. The Hitchhiker (Ed Neal) rattles those bones and displays that skeleton, and it’s a beacon. Relatives from miles away descend on the graveyard to check on their loved ones’ remains (who knows how many of these well-meaning people ended up as furniture in that house, their cars piled up under that tarp in the backyard). With his cemetery folk art, the Hitchhiker has summoned Sally (Marilyn Burns) and her friends to their doom, with neither side even aware of it. Later, Franklin (Paul Partain) tells the group that his and Sally’s grandpa sold cattle to the slaughterhouse where Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) and his family worked, and eventually we come to find out that the two families were essentially next door neighbors. On recent viewings, that last detail chills me the most. The film is rife with omens - the astrology readings, the ramblings of the graveyard drunk, the radio station that broadcasts literally nothing but reports of carnage and mayhem. But more than anything I can't shake the weird angle of these characters dying horribly simply because of where their grandfather happened to live (and die). That vanload of victims had been tied to their cannibalistic murderers for decades before August 18, 1973. Whatever it is that’s gonna kill you, the film reminds us, has probably happened already, and there’s nothing you can do about it. You were always going to end up on that meat hook.

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE At 40

[mcbastardsmausoleum]

Larry Fessenden's BLACKOUT Coming to Limited Edition Blu-ray from Dark Sky Selects 9/24

Dark Sky Selects is proud to announce the Blu-ray Disc release of BLACKOUT, the Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh film from independent horror master Larry Fessenden. With only 1,000 available as a site exclusive on DarkSkySelects.com, the Blu-ray Disc features commentary with Larry, a 76-minute behind-the-scenes featurette and more. The thriller centers around a fine arts painter convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town. BLACKOUT marks the reunion of Dark Sky Films and Glass Eye Pix, two iconic companies that have brought fans some of the greatest genre films of our time.

Dark Sky Selects is proud to present BLACKOUT from horror auteur Larry Fessenden to Blu-ray Disc featuring a Limited Edition O-Card with exclusive artwork and 12-page booklet with introduction by Fangoria's Phil Nobile Jr.

Writer-director Larry Fessenden has created some of the most original and memorable independent horror films of the last 25 years, from Habit and Wendigo to The Last Winter, Skin and Bones, Beneath and Depraved. His latest, BLACKOUT, ranks among his most chilling and thought-provoking works with a cast that includes: Alex Hurt, Addison Timlin, Motell Gyn Foster, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, Ella Rae Peck, Rigo Garay, John Speredakos, Michael Buscemi, Jeremy Holm, Joe Swanberg, James Le Gros, Kevin Corrigan, Marshall Bell and Barbara Crampton.

Earning rave reviews on the festival circuit, BLACKOUT marks the long-awaited reunion of Dark Sky Films and Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix, two iconic horror companies that brought us contemporary classics such as Ti West's The House of The Devil and The Innkeepers, Jim Mickle’s Stake Land and Adrian Garcia Bogliano's Late Phases.

The collectible BLACKOUT Blu-ray Disc will also include:

- Commentary with Writer/Director/Editor/Producer Larry Fessenden

- BLACKOUT Behind the Scenes (76 minutes)

- Larry Fessenden's Monsterverse

- Monster Mash Photoshoot Timelapse by Beck Underwood

- BLACKOUT Audio Drama

- Teaser Trailer

BLACKOUT is the second of many iconic Dark Sky titles that will be available this year. Additional limited-edition releases of fan favorite films and merch will be announced throughout the year, which will only be available direct to consumer at DarkSkySelects.com.

ABOUT DARK SKY SELECTS

Dark Sky Selects is committed to delivering a meticulously curated selection of high-quality, limited edition film releases and exclusive merchandise to the collector's market. As an extension of MPI Media Group and Dark Sky Films, Dark Sky Selects hails from nearly five decades of experience in genre films, as a specialty label dedicated to preserving the legacy of iconic titles like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and modern classics like The House of the Devil. Our mission is to provide premium, collector-focused products that honor our cinematic heritage and ensure its preservation for future generations.

[kristipetersenschoonover]

Ruminations on Romero’s THE AMUSEMENT PARK

Ruminations on Romero’s THE AMUSEMENT PARK

I’m going to preface this by saying I’m not even close to knowing much about the late George Romero’s films, and in fact, I’m not even a fan of his work—mostly (I know, understand, and can appreciate its brilliance, and I think he was a genius. Zombies are just not my thing). He has, however, thanks to Night of the Living Dead, become synonymous with a specific brand of horror, so fan…

[donnerpartyofone]

Last night some stranger checked in on a movie review I posted to unload a very personal take on the film that, while it wasn't openly antagonistic, seemed designed to correct my own feelings about it. This definitely wasn't a worst case scenario; I've had way ruder people come at me--always strangers whose opinions hold absolutely zero currency with me--to make me feel like it's illegal for me to like or dislike whatever-it-is. But every time it happens, no matter what the person's attitude is, I always feel like asking: It's fine that you disagree, but why tell me about it? What's supposed to happen after you register your complaint? Am I supposed to say like, "Ah yes, my child, YOU TOO are indeed valid, peace be with you this day"? Who actually cares? Now that I think of it, this happened with someone I know recently; I had posted an impassioned argument for what I see as a crucially underexposed movie, and for some reason my acquaintance had to check in with an itemized list of reasons it was a bad movie. This left me with nothing to say, since my original statement left none of my analysis to the imagination, so I simply replied "I guess this post wasn't for you!", at which point he became very awkward and tried to explain that it's helpful for him to engage with alternative viewpoints or something. But I didn't believe that was true (especially since he reacted as if he felt caught out doing something foolish). He knew everything I thought about the movie from reading the post. He wasn't trying to debate me, or find out more about what I thought, or even suggest a specific flaw in my thinking. He just used my post as a place to dump his own separate and opposite take, as if an individual citizen's dumb ol' social media account is the same as some sort of national registry of vital statistics that we're all obligated to contribute to. I think the reality is that many people, when they encounter an opinion that contradicts their own--even where said opinion is NOT directed at them in a personal conversation--feel some sort of deep, powerful twinge of insecurity, and the only thing they can think to do to self-soothe is to try to publicly defang the other person's/stranger's subjective expression. This is very weird to me, and I always have the feeling that the antagonist isn't even fully aware of what is motivating them, they're just reacting automatically. So, if you are someone who often behaves this way, see if you can notice the next time you're about to "correct" somebody else's personal experience, and ask yourself: Why am I doing this? What do I hope will happen after I do it? Does my expectation seem realistic, or helpful in any way? Or is it more likely that I'm just being thin-skinned with someone whose feelings don't actually affect my life, and maybe if I feel so strongly about the subject matter, then I should just make MY OWN DAMN POST instead of hassling somebody else to think more like I do? Pro tip: If you are just nailing your own declarations to someone else's door, instead of offering probing questions, then you are definitely not "just trying to have a conversation".

Special thanks to the great Phil Nobile Jr at Fangoria for surfacing these succinct tweets on the matter; a wise man indeed.

PS It's also possible that people who do this suffer from some form of protagonist syndrome where they think that everything they see on the internet is offered directly to them for their formal approval or rejection, and they just cannot conceive that other people aren't thinking about them at all...but that's a whole other can of worms.

[brokehorrorfan]

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 2 via RLJE Films. The 2019 documentary is streaming on Shudder. Gary Pullin designed the cover art.

It features interviews with Jordan Peele, Tony Todd, Keith David, Rachel True, Ken Foree, Rusty Cundieff, Ernest Dickerson, Loretta Devine, William Crain, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Kelly Jo Minter, Ken Sagoes, Richard Lawson, Paula Jai Parker, and more.

Based on Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman’s 2011 book, the film is directed by Xavier Burgin and written by Ashlee Blackwell and Danielle Burrows. Fangoria editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr. executive produces.

No special features are listed. Check out the trailer below.

Horror Noire takes a critical look at a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and embraced both black filmmakers and black audiences.

Pre-order Horror Noire on Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon.

[anhed-nia]

This is a surprisingly good time. I wish I had been aware of when it was in theaters, not that I'm dying to piss my pants in public. I won't allege that it's perfect, but in spite of whatever parts of it feel rushed to the table, the rest of it is beautifully designed, well acted, original, and EXTREMELY scary. I had *almost* ignored it, assuming it was just some Slender Man coattail-rider, until the ever-reliable Phil Nobile Jr at Fangoria wrote an op ed publicly apologizing for sleeping on it himself. He said something to the tune of, it's really good, and when you hear about the catastrophic production problems David Prior faced trying to put it out, you won't BELIEVE how good it is. Strongly recommended.

[insanityclause]

High-Rise viewing recommendation from Phil Nobile Jr during these COVID times. twittercom/PhilNobileJr/status/1238299578069397504

[moonmeg]

Can I ask what your thought process of assigning colors to the hamilkids was? (Angie- orange, John- Yellow, etc) Or was it just a random choice you made lol? And also, if Philip hadn't died and Alexander had, do you think Philip would have tried (and possibly succeeded/failed) in getting revenge?

I just followed my guts when thinking of the representative colors of the kids haha. Prior to this post I haven't read into the meanings of colors so... let's explore this together. Maybe my guts knew what they were telling me.

I mean okay, Philip's purple because the fandom just thought hey why not and I went along because it does kinda fit

"Purple combines the calm stability of blue and the fierce energy of red. The color purple is often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic."

Orange as pre-mental breakdown Angelica has somewhat a fitting reason too, I guess?

"Orange, the blend of red and yellow, is a mixture of the energy associated with red and the happiness associated with yellow. Orange is associated with meanings of joy, warmth, heat, sunshine, enthusiasm, creativity, success, encouragement, change, determination, health, stimulation, happiness, fun, enjoyment, balance, [...], freedom, expression, and fascination.

Orange is the color of joy and creativity. Orange promotes a sense of general wellness and emotional energy that should be shared, such as compassion, passion, and warmth."

Alex Jr. got blue because I really just made him like a male version of Eliza haha. But let's take a look at what blue means, shall we? Maybe it fits too?

"Blue represents both the sky and the sea, and is associated with open spaces, freedom, intuition, imagination, expansiveness, inspiration, and sensitivity. Blue also represents meanings of depth, trust, loyalty, sincerity, wisdom, confidence, stability, faith, heaven, and intelligence."

Well... it does fit with what kind of person I see him as.

James' representative color is red. It has somewhat a thought behind it, because since Alex is blue and they both are like counterparts... red it was.

"Red, the color of blood and fire, is associated with meanings of love, passion, desire, heat, longing, lust, sexuality, sensitivity, romance, joy, strength, leadership, courage, vigor, willpower, rage, anger, danger, malice, wrath, stress, action, vibrance, radiance, and determination.

Red is assertive, daring, determined, energetic, powerful, enthusiastic, impulsive, exciting, and aggressive. Red represents physical energy, lust, passion, and desire. It symbolizes action, confidence, and courage."

Wouldcha look at that. I made James the biggest flirt (right after Pip) y'know.

Moving on. John's is a sorta eccenteic lime color. Now this I really just chose following my guts. I couldn't find a page telling me it's meaning so I tried to reduce it to lime green but even then I couldn't find a meaning. So why not just look at what green stands for and what yellow stands for, shall we?

"Green, the color of life, renewal, nature, and energy, is associated with meanings of growth, harmony, freshness, safety, fertility, and environment."

"Yellow, the color of sunshine, hope, and happiness, has conflicting associations. On one hand yellow stands for freshness, happiness, positivity, clarity, energy, optimism, enlightenment, remembrance, intellect, honor, loyalty, and joy, but on the other, it represents cowardice and deceit."

Okay. So. Uhm.

But!! William's representative color does not fit what I picture him as! As stated above green is associated with "meanings of growth, harmony, freshness, safety, fertility, and environment." That is because I chose green due to the fact that he looked the closest alike to his father and well, Hamilton's representative color is green.

Moving on, next in line is Eliza Holly. Pink! Actually chosen because I picture her as a girly girl.

"Pink, a delicate color that means sweet, nice, playful, cute, romantic, charming, feminine, and tenderness, is associated with bubble gum, flowers, babies, little girls, cotton candy, and sweetness."

Now, Little Phil's turquoise has a reason too. I gave him bright blue eyes and to match them, I gave him turquoise as representatives color.

"The color turquoise is associated with meanings of refreshing, feminine, calming, sophisticated, energy, wisdom, serenity, wholeness, creativity, emotional balance, good luck, spiritual grounding, friendship, love, joy, tranquility, patience, intuition, and loyalty."

This post got longer than I wanted to but hey, why not.

[Color association source: www.bourncreative.com]

[michaelvarrati]

The music made us do it! This week, Peaches and Michael delve into the psychotronic, Faustian world of Brian De Palma’s 1974 rock opus, THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE! In addition to discussing the film’s killer soundtrack, unique style, and blurry queerness, our hosts take a deep dive into the singular fan phenomenon that caused PHANTOM to be a breakaway hit in the city of Winnipeg…and nowhere else. Joining the discussion is filmmaker Malcolm Ingram, whose documentary PHANTOM OF WINNIPEG explores this Canadian cult-status curiosity. Then, FANGORIA’s Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. stops by to discuss the evolving nature of "phan" devotion. And finally, we’re joined by Ari Kahan, curator of THE SWAN ARCHIVES, which has been dedicated to the preservation of PHANTOM history since nearly the beginning. Rock n’roll! Deals with the devil! And a trio of in-depth interviews! Tune in and get salutations from the other side wherever podcasts are found!

[squeeprojectsllc]

Fangoria Relaunch party at Forbidden Planet 2018 with Tony Timpone, Michael Gingold, Larry Fessenden, Brian O'Halloran, Lloyd Kaufman, Phil Noble Jr, David Madison and Greg Nicotero.

[pablolf]

But as we sit here in the post-Spectre funk of 2017, with two years to go before 007 returns to screens in Bond 25, Skyfall is looking pretty damn good. It’s beautifully photographed by Roger Deakins - possibly the best-looking Bond film of all time, give or take an early Technicolor entry. It restores an earned level of humor to the proceedings without tipping into silliness. It’s maybe the only Bond film to have some kind of thematic throughline - no mean feat for a film 50 years into a franchise’s run. That throughline gives 007 an emotional arc that in turn feeds what might be the best performance of Craig’s tenure. Most importantly, it’s a weird, emotional, stealthy return to formula while simultaneously insisting on turning everything upside down. Skyfall is a film keenly aware that deconstruction is fun and healthy, maybe even necessary, but deconstruction eventually leaves you with an absence of construction. In its push-pull trick of moving forward while resetting the table, Skyfall remains, five years on, the perfect example of how to rebuild a property once you’ve taken it to pieces.

Return To SKYFALL

[hmuncut]

Welcome back Fangoria  

Growing up as a horror enthusiasts there are few things that were a must. VHS , metal music and of course Fangoria horror magazine. Well now after recently only accessible online the magazine has returned to print! Cinestate out of Texas has plans on doing a quarterly issue of the beloved magazine. They have already reached out to a few of talents already affiliated with the magazine and hope to…

[azspot]

For the kids: Rod Serling literally created THE TWILIGHT ZONE because he was tired of network execs trying to censor his sociopolitical statements, so he dressed those statements up in science fiction.

Phil Nobile Jr.

[sellanor]

@asynca What do you think about this? I feel like this applies to toxic shipping culture as well. And a lot of other things.

I was that a couple of days ago when the cinematic launched.

I've sometimes said contemptuous things as a way of showing off I was familiar with them without actually being that contemptuous. I often regret it right after. Especially when it's things I love and I've had access to other people's opinions that I knew were contemptuous.

[brokehorrorfan]

Blu-ray Review: Cursed Films

Despite its inflammatory title, Cursed Films is not sensationalized. Rather than rehash the same myths  covered in countless documentaries, featurettes, and articles, the Shudder original documentary series reframes the stories with a fresh approach. Avoiding temptation to lean into the supernatural, it offers a rational perspective to the legends, using them as a jumping off point for fruitful discussion. The first season covers five of the most well-known allegedly cursed horror productions: Poltergeist, The Omen, The Exorcist, The Crow, and Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Interview subjects range from original cast and crew members to experts and specialists to genre professionals and journalists. Friday the 13th franchise actor Kane Hodder offers his perspective on stunt work, while Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufma (dressed in drag) provides levity and his humble viewpoint on low-budget film set safety. Blumhouse Pictures VP of Development Ryan Turek, Fangoria Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr., Black Christmas (2019) writer April Wolfe, and Horror's Hallowed Grounds host Sean Clark are also among the talking heads.

While The Exorcist was the first episode released on Shudder, the Blu-ray release swaps it with Poltergeist. It's a much better introduction to the series, thanks in no small part to Poltergeist III director Gary Sherman. His empathetic interview is the centerpiece, including a heart-wrenching discussion about finishing the film after the death of franchise star Heather O'Rourke. Poltergeist special makeup effects artist Craig Reardon also addresses the fallacy that his choice to use real skeletons unleashed the supposed curse.

Unlike most other "cursed" films, The Omen leaned into the supernatural aspect. As director Richard Donner and executive producer Mace Neufeld discuss, even the publicity campaign utilized the curious coincidences to promote the film. This episode also features input from religious studies experts, a witch, and a self-proclaimed "black magician," who places a curse on a new film production.

The Exorcist episode is worthwhile for new interviews with actresses Linda Blair - who admits that the film's publicists sensationalized the curse to create media buzz - and Eileen Dietz. Where it falters is the introduction of Vincent Bauhaus, a modern exorcist. It's actually quite interesting to see the eccentric huckster perform exorcisms on people who truly believe they are possessed, but it's incongruous with the rest of the show.

The Crow episode lays out, clearly and concisely, how the tragic on-set death of star Brandon Lee occurred. It also explores its connection to a curse supposedly placed on his father, Bruce Lee, and the eerie coincidences therein. It offers an emotional interview with special makeup effects artist Lance Anderson, plus input from producer Jeff Most and the warm and articulate cult actor Michael Berryman (who played Skull Cowboy in scenes deleted after Lee's death).

It was smart to save the Twilight Zone: The Movie episode for last, as viewers may have otherwise not continued watching after such a gut-punch. Controversially, it shows footage of the helicopter crash that cost the lives of actor Vic Morrow and two illegally hired children. With the context laid out in production designer Richard Sawyer's somber recount of the incident, it's hard to believe that director John Landis was acquitted of manslaughter charges.

Cursed Films could have worked as a straight-forward, 90-minute feature, but doing it as a series allows for exploration. Each episode runs just shy of 30 minutes, and since the well-worn "curse" stories only take about 15 minutes for the interview subjects to summarize, writer-director Jay Cheel (Beauty Day) utilizes the remaining chunk of time to dive into related territory. In some cases, these side stories are fruitful; in others (particularly The Exorcist), the tangents lessen the impact of the subject matter.

The series is streaming exclusively on Shudder, but the Blu-ray is worth picking up for Cheel's audio commentaries on all five episodes. Having no trouble filling the time, the filmmaker shares insight into the interviews - such as Reardon threatening to sue him when he first reached out - as well as his thought process behind some of the show's notable choices - including his take on Vincent Bauhaus and his justification for showing the Twilight Zone crash footage. He also hints that we may see a Rosemary's Baby episode in the forthcoming second season.

Cursed Films is available now on Blu-ray and DVD via RLJE Films.