The Landlord Review!

 3 Jolly Jack-O-Lanterns
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Sorry if this first review of mine sucks or is uninformative or too full of fluff, I am new to this!  Comment or email me your suggestions.
First off let me say WOW, didn't see that one coming!  For a film that was shot on a micro budget (20K according to the website) this movie was pretty damn good.  This is one of those films that doesn't suffer from the small budget and in my opinion a larger budget wouldn't have added anything more to the film as the special f/x and gore were done very nicely.  I don't really want to get into the technical aspects of any film that I review so I will skip all of that here other than saying that some of the dialog didn't match up with the characters' mouths, but that could have just been my copy of the film (this is no way detracted from the film itself).

The film itself follows the hilarious hi-jinks that ensue when a landlord tries to rent out a floor of an apartment that is possessed by a few (creepy might I add) demons.  There is also a side plot running throughout the film about the landlord's sister who is a scheming police officer.  The main demon in this film, Rabisu (a real prankster who, for whatever reason, appears to have a hilarious Jamaican accent), has officially possessed one of the floors and feeds on the unsuspecting tenants.  The plot twist comes when one of the new tenants catches Gary's (the landlord) eye and he starts to "really" like her.  That's about as much plot as I'm going to give you. You should rent it to see what else happens but I can promise you this, the scenes that involve the demon and Gary are seriously hilarious.

This is one of those films that I heard little about and am glad I did because I feel it is one of those films that you should go into blind.  Like I said being that it is a micro budget film it was very well put together and funny throughout.  I can't wait to see what this director (Emil Hyde) does with his next project.  I say give this one a rent if you aren't sure still, or buy it if you like low budget horror/comedy type films.  Either way I don't think that you will be disappointed.  Also visit The Landlord website and purchase the DVD or BluRay by clicking here. For 10 bucks plus shipping you can't go wrong!

Don't forget about the Wild Eye contest that ends Sunday night!

Click this link or the one below the Wild Eye image below to view the contest post and follow the rules ghouls!

http://halloweenoverkill.blogspot.com/2010/05/halloweenoverkills-first-giveaway.html

Let's band together to help one of our own

A few days ago, HorrorHound Magazine editor-in-chief Nathan Hanneman lost his 34 year old sister Angela to cancer. I know most of you probably didn't know Angela and you probably don't know Nathan either, but that's neither here nor there. The horror community is truly one big family and Nathan and his family could use our help to pay for his sister's funeral expenses - obviously, her being so young, no money was set aside for such a horrible thing. If you would like to help one of our own in the horror family, there's a few ways you can go about it.

- Donate via Paypal to Nathan@Horrorhound.com

- Call/E-mail the John H. Evans Funeral Home directly to make payment: (513) 831-3172 or info@evansfuneralhome.com

- If you'd like to send a card or a check, drop an e-mail to mortis45@aol.com and he'll shoot you over Nate's address

If you're a bit low on cash, nobody's gonna fault you. You can still help out by spreading the word on this and by reposting this information on your own blog or website, if you have one.

Horror Purchase of the Week

Got the new Horrorhound today and an old school classic.  I thought it would be fun to do some old school reviews of books from my youth, so I picked up Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask, by R.L. Stine.  I'm sure the book will not take more than an hour to read so I should have a review up very shortly.

HalloweenOverkill's First Giveaway!!!

WARNING: Prize photos not safe for work or children.  No total nudity but pretty damn close, just a warning!

Come one, come all to HalloweenOverkill's first fantastic, freakish, fiendish, frightful, f-in giveaway!  On the menu today we have some epic trick or treats for you to sample from the awesome guys over at Wild Eye Releasing.  Here's what you can win in this giveaway and how to do it.

1.  Become one of my followers of this site (following me on twitter would be sweet too, but not required) over there on the right -------> (If you don't know how, then you aren't eligible. Just kidding! Throw me an email at halloweenman666@gmail.com)

2.  Comment on this post and tell me what your favorite death scene in a horror movie is. You must also leave your email in the post to be eligible.

3.  Go visit the guys over at Wild Eye and check out their catalog of films including the upcoming Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated (this is not a must but it would be nice to check their site out anyways).

4.  Everyone who becomes a follower and then comments on this specific post right here will be entered and drawn at random for the grand prize using Random.org to ensure fairness.

5.  Contest ends June 6th, 2010 at 11:59 E.S.T.

Now on to the good stuff, here is what is up for grabs in this giveaway:

1. Two Goth Kill stickers

2.  A Wild Eye logo button (about the size of a nickel)

3.  A set of big promotional photos from the Wild Eye film The Bloody Ape. This set also includes a nice shot from a scene in the film which was autographed by the director Keith J. Crocker and the star of the film George Reis (the 2nd photo is the one not safe for work or children in case you were wondering).

4.  A copy of Goth Kill on DVD!

Here is a description of the film straight from the back of the DVD case:

When Catholic priest and inquisitor Nicholas Dread finds out that innocents are being burned as witches he decides to do something about it.  Unfortunately for him, his superiors don't agree and he is burned at the stake along side two women he forced confessions from.  While dying, Nick curses God and makes a pact with Satan to reign over his own kingdom someday at any cost.

Now in 21st century New York City, Dread has returned to finish the deal.  His end of the bargain with Satan must be fulfilled, and many will die so Dread can take the throne in his kingdom of over 100,000 corrupt souls.  He just has to find the right bunch of victims...  And it just so happens the best goth club in the city is ripe for this bloodthirsty butcher bent on revenge!

Can a group of Goth's and wannabe vampires hold their own when the real thing arrives?

The winner of this giveaway will have these items shipped to them in a padded envelope. The picture cards including the autographed one are inside of a plastic slipcase.

Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter! (And good luck also.)

Crystal Lake right around the corner!

The other day I realized that an opportunity had finally come to post pictures of something that is literally right in my backyard.  I've been holding on to these pictures with hopes that one day I'd be able to share them with poeple who may actually be interested.  Well what better group of people than the followers of HalloweenOverkill!  I literally live less than 2 streets away from "Crystal Lake."  Creepy isn't it?  Actually what is way more frightening is the fact that another horror landmark is only about another mile the other way.  What is this creepy landmark you ask.  Well I'll give you a clue.  Every town has one of these.  For now check out these pics of Crystal Lake and if you look real hard in the background of one you just might see a little boat full of unsuspecting victims.