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Just in time for Halloween reading, Fantagraphics will publish The Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1 on October 31st. A hardcover collection containing the first eight issues of pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror from Atlas/Marvel, this full-color volume contains scans taken directly from the original printings that have been meticulously restored and is a must-have for fans of EC and vintage horror art. Ahead of the book's Halloween release, we have an exclusive preview of "The Unknown Partner,” illustrated by Ed Winiarski, that you can read in its entirety below!

"Fantagraphics is embarking on a project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles — war, crime, supernatural, funny animal, Western — under its new Atlas series with the first eight issues of the pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror.

Atlas holds a special place among aficionados of the genre, producing more horror titles and issues by far,...

As 2021 mercifully winds down, the Criterion Channel have a (November) lineup that marks one of their most diverse selections in some time—films by the new masters Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Garrett Bradley, Dan Sallitt’s Fourteen (one of 2020’s best films) couched in a fantastic retrospective, and Criterion editions of old favorites.

Fourteen is featured in “Between Us Girls: Bonds Between Women,” which also includes Céline and Julie, The Virgin Suicides, and Yvonne Rainer’s Privilege. Of equal note are Criterion editions for Ghost World, Night of the Hunter, and (just in time for del Toro’s spin) Nightmare Alley—all stacked releases in their own right.

See the full list of October titles below and more on the Criterion Channel.

300 Nassau, Marina Lameiro, 2015

5 Card Stud, Henry Hathaway, 1968

Alone, Garrett Bradley, 2017

Álvaro, Daniel Wilson, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandra Lazarowich, and Chloe Zimmerman, 2015

America, Garrett Bradley, 2019

Angel Face, Otto Preminger, 1953

Angels Wear White,...

The EuroCrypt of Christopher Lee

Blu ray – Region Free

Severin Films

1962-72

Starring Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters, Karin Dor

Cinematography by Ernst W. Kalinke, Angelo Baistrocchi

Directed by Terence Fisher, Harald Reinl

While Hammer Studios depended on bosoms and blood to rejuvenate a listless horror industry, their new contract player had some high octane ideas of his own. His name was Christopher Lee and though the hulking actor towered above the crew and co-stars, he proved shockingly agile as the newborn creature in 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein. No matter how hospitable or well-tailored, his Dracula was a clear and present danger—fleet of foot and supernaturally strong. And in 1959’s The Mummy, he turned the slow-moving immortal into an Olympian killing machine, outpacing his victims like an undead Usain Bolt.

Making the scene just as the sixties were racing into view, Lee’s express lane monsters ignored musty gothic...

John Fogerty performs Creedence Clearwater Revival classics in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s “In My Room,” a new Igtv series in which musicians perform from their homes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Fogerty’s performance follows Brian Wilson‘s and Angelique Kidjo‘s. The clip opens with Fogerty sitting in his yard, decked in his signature flannel and accompanied by his dog named Creedence. “These are certainly different times that we’re living through,” he says. “Wash your hands … nobody really knows how long this is going to last,...

Out of all of Poe’s works, few have had as big of an impact on me as “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Like many youngsters with an interest in the macabre, it was the first to immediately grab my attention, its title conjuring images of a massive, swinging blade cutting a poor sap wide open. Of course, there’s more to the poem than that—it’s focused less on the titular blade and more on the paranoia it creates, as well as painting a portrait of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition. It also has, quite infamously, one of the most frustrating deus ex machinas of all time, where the French army stops the swinging pendulum mere seconds before it can bisect our bound protagonist, much to the disappointment of English students the world over. While it’s hardly Poe’s best work, it’s certainly among his most iconic,...

Halloween is almost here. This is the time of year for putting your favorite horror films in the DVD player. When you think of horror movies over the decades, there are certain actors whose names are indelibly linked to the horror genre. In honor of Halloween 2016, Cinelinx looks at the nine greatest horror films stars of all time.

9) Robert Englund: He made a name for himself as the burnt-faced dream demon Freddy Kruger. His body of horror work includes...A Nightmare On Elm Street, Anoes 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Anoes 3: Dream Warriors, Anoes 4: The Dream Master, Anoes 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, Freddy Vs. Jason, The Phantom of the Opera, Nightmare Café, Night Terrors, Mortal Fear, The Mangler, Urban Legend, Sanitarium, The Funhouse Massacre, etc.

8) Jamie Lee Curtis: The woman who created the trend of females...

“the first film rated V for violence”

“Positively the most horrifying film ever made”

“Guaranteed to upset your stomach”

This is how you market a film, folks. All of the above (and more) is found on the poster for Michael Armstrong’s Mark of the Devil (1970), a particularly nasty bit of Witchploitation that surprisingly manages to shine a provocative light on religious hysteria and hypocrisy.

This German production was released in North America by Hallmark Releasing (not the greeting card company, but a film distributor that released another bastion of good tidings, Last House on the Left) in April of ’72, and myriad distributors in various parts of Europe early ’70. Reviews were decidedly mixed, but the box office was huge, especially for a grimy exploitative horror film that happily wallows in its own depravity. I’m inclined to agree with audiences here – while not a lot of fun, Mark of the Devil...

With the death of horror film legend Christopher Lee, the last of the legendary honor guard of horror has passed on. He was part of an elite group that created the horror genre. Lee’s passing is a reminder that it’s been a long time since we had a new horror film superstar. Is the day of the horror film specialist gone forever? Where are the big-screen boogie-men for the 21st century?

Once upon a time there were a group of actors, known as the ‘screen boogiemen’ who created the horror film/monster movie genre (starting in Universal Studios and later in Hammer Studios.) They were specialists who understood the psychology and performance style of horror cinema and became legends in the industry. The first was silent film star Lon Chaney Sr. (Phantom of the Opera, London After Midnight, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Unholy Three, the Monster,...

Tagline: "Seven go in...who comes out?" Indican Pictures has just released the first trailer for 7 in the Torture Chamber. This indie, horror film involves a serial killer, running loose at an all girls rehabilitation camp. The trailer also shows what can happen to the unwary. As well, this title will be released in May of 2015, on DVD. The film stars Cortney Palm (Zombeavers), James Duval and Nick Principe. John Case (30 Days to Die) has directed and completed this production. The trailer, for the film, shows some of the blood effects and situations. A Richard Nixon-masked character stalks several people, axe in hand, while others decide to explore more sexual situations. More details will be released on 7 in the Torture Chamber as the film nears its release date. Also, several stills, from the film, are hosted here. Release Date: May 2015. Director: John Case. Cast: James Duval, Nick Principe, Wendy Carter,...

Let me tell ya, creeps, nothin’ gets the ol’ Xiii’s motor hummin’ quite like a fright flick that is more akin to a fever dream than one of yer more pedestrian linear narratives. And for my money (roughly equivalent to $1.32 Us cash and a third party, out of state, presumably bad check for $16.45), no one does it better than Director Dante Tomaselli! So, before we begin our regularly scheduled revoltin’ reviews (this week featuring Varsity Blood, Jersey Shore Massacre and The Possession Of Michael King) and other assorted jackanappery, let’s check in with ol’ Dante to see what bats stir in his belfry of the damned!

Famous Monsters. Since Famous Monsters is a monster mag of world renown (besides being a website full o’ great guys gals and ghouls), what putrid periodicals did you enjoy in yer frightful formative years?

Dante Tomaselli. Creepy and Eerie were sold at...

Dante Tomasells Torture Chamber is a project that has been in the works for many years now. It centers around a Catholic family that are dealing with some serious psychic torment. After all of these years of waiting, this movie has finally scored a release date. Details and trailer are below. Synopsis: Torture Chamber is about a demonically possessed 13-year-old boy who escapes from an asylum and discovers an old abandoned castle with a sec…...

This is easily the least exciting ratings bulletin update I can remember and I've been doing this for a long time. The only title of note that jumps out at me is the musical-drama Metallica Through The Never directed by Nimrod Antal and starring Dane DeHaan and the boys of Metallica. Concussion is a Radius title, but other than that, I leave it to you to sort out the exciting bits. Afternoon Delight Rated R For strong sometimes graphic sexual content, language and some drug use. Bedlam Rated R For strong violence including torture and rape, language, and some sexuality and nudity. C.O.G. Rated R For language and some sexual content. Concussion Rated R For strong sexual content and some language. The Little Rascals Save The Day Rated PG For some mild rude humor. Louder Than Words Rated PG-13 For brief strong language, some thematic material and smoking.

In 1988, the Honk Kong authorities decided to classify the output of the Hong Kong film market. They came up with a certificate – Category 3 (which would be the same as the Us NC17) for films that had strong sexual content, were violent or were just considered ‘out there’.

The creation of Category 3 had a knock on effect on film makers, in the Hk film boom of the early 1990s, about half of the films being produced were Category 3 soft core pornos.

The category also became an umbrella for extremely violent films that dealt with taboo subject matter.

Alas the Hk film boom went bust and we don’t get to see many Category 3 movies these days, so in nostalgia – I present 5 Category 3 Hk Nasties.

5. A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)

Little Cabbage is sold as a slave to a progressive doctor called Yeung Nai-mou, a man who is into talking about sex...

This week, "The Voice" gods spared us a two-hour show and gifted us with a peek at Nicholas David not just without two pairs of glasses, not just without cataract sunglasses, but without any glasses at all.

But before we get to a de-spectacled St. Nick, Carson Daly informs us that only one contestant will be eliminated on Tuesday night's results show and the news has Nicholas doing some sort of chicken dance. For fans of the cluck-tastic move, worry not, it resurfaces.

Jaimie: "Whoa Whoa. Nicholas looks like a lion."

Chelsey: "Rawwwwwrrrrr"

Jaimie: "Everyone looks so fancy tonight."

Chelsey: "Cee Lo looks oddly normal, just your regular member of the rap community."

Jaimie: "Haha. Truth. Wait. Nicky is clucking."

Chelsey: "Three finalists?! This is so silly."

Jaimie: "Very."

Chelsey: "Ok, 'Paradise Hotel.'"

After a wonderful and very white rendition of "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home" from former "Voice" mentor Michael Buble,...

Nikita‘s dethroned Division queen has been Mia for Season 3′s first few installments, but tonight (The CW, 9/8c) Amanda is back — and with a vengeance like we’ve never seen. (And that’s saying a lot!)

“It feels like she’s gone off her meds this year,” the character’s portrayer Melinda Clarke tells TVLine with a laugh. “But it’s also like [we're seeing] the true Amanda. We want the audience to be fearful of her. She’s not in Division or having to constantly produce this leader. She’s still a leader, yes, but she’s rogue — and I...

When we last reported on Tomaselli, he was finally set to shoot something after who knows how many issues with The Ocean (which apparently got shelved), and that something was Torture Chamber. I said this in the piece in the link you can click above, this guy has great old school horror flare and if you haven't seen Desecration I'd highly recommend it. Tc is currently in post and I can't wait to see footage!

Torture Chamber is about a 13-year-old boy possessed by unspeakable evil. It's probably the first serious independent horror film in a long time that's in the vein of The Exorcist. The demon is called Baalberith, which, if you believe in demonology, tempts its host to blasphemy and murder," he told the site. "Jimmy Morgan is a pyromaniac, horribly disfigured from experimentation with drugs. This Catholic boy's family is crawling with religious fanatics. His mother believes...

New York -- Actors, producers and union representatives will speak out against New Jersey's plans to eliminate the state's production tax credit program at a hearing Wednesday.

Facing a big budget deficit, Gov. Chris Christie has proposed ending the $10 million annual program as of the beginning of the state's new fiscal year on July 1.

But industry folks highlight an increase in productions and entertainment industry jobs created since the launch of the incentives for film, TV and digital media projects.

Wednesday's hearing comes as New York state legislators continue to argue over their state's budget proposal, which includes $420 million in annual production incentives over five years, but has been held up by political conflict. N.Y. Gov. David Paterson in his budget bill listed the production incentives program as a key revenue generator as the credits have shown to boost tax revenue well ahead of any state outlays.

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It has been nearly two years since last we spoke about Dante Tomaselli's Torture Chamber, and after quite a few setbacks thankfully the horror gods have finally prevailed! Tomaselli is getting ready to begin filming the movie later this month in New Jersey and New York!

Torture Chamber is about a boy possessed by an evil so powerful no priest can exorcise it. The boy comes back to his hometown after a failed attempt at it with an army of burned children at his command, whom he uses to abduct both innocent and guilty, dragging them to a nearby castle and subjecting them to all sorts of punishment. Bring it on!

The film is rockin' quite the cast, too, including Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Ed Neal (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), Marilyn Burns (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), and Christie Sanford (Desecration).

"In terms of outright fear,...

A trained singer, dancer, and actor, Pamela Kramer has been in casting since the 1980s. She formed her own casting company, Bradley Baron, based in New Jersey, in 1991. She has also coached and taught actors for 17 years and is now offering private career coaching. Her TV casting credits include Comedy Central's "Strangers With Candy" and pilots for VH1, MTV, and Nickelodeon. She also casts industrials, commercials, and voiceovers; her clients include Microsoft, Nokia, Merck, Adp, Pepsi, Kraft, Sanofi-Aventis, Panasonic, and Altria. She is currently in preproduction for the horror film "Torture Chamber."Be the Product You Wish to SellIf I'm asking for a business suit and you come in with jeans and a T-shirt, or you show up with dress pants but a mismatched top, that tells me a lot about you. If a business suit isn't requested, dress neutral, upscale casual, or casual but neat. No holes or wild things going on.

You haven't seen Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale? Then you haven't dipped a toe into the motliest crew on record

The other day I finally got a chance to see Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale, a documentary I'd been meaning to get to for some time. Chronicling the adventures of assorted young Iranians who sell their kidneys to buy a taxi, or finance their ­education, or pay off debts, Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale is not the kind of movie that is readily available at most local video stores. But it is available – free – in the movie section at YouTube. So is a lot of other stuff.

Mostly when I visit YouTube it is to watch cats falling off chairs, parodies of Heath Ledger's turn as the Joker or sportscasters being tormented by stalking sock puppets. But it was recently pointed out to me that YouTube also has a section that is...

Having dazzled us last week with extravagant spaceships and enticingly exotic ETs, V’s second episode scaled back the pricey pseudo-cinematic ambition and shifted to a more sustainable gear-a Trust No One paranoid thriller like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, tailored for a culture coached to worry about sleeper cells in the suburbs. (Be honest: How many of you really sweat that?) V’s second episode left me disappointed me, but not so much to diminish my interest or my belief that there’s a really good series somewhere in here. Elizabeth Mitchell can make me believe in anything-even when...

Back in July of last year we reported that horror maestro Dante Tomaselli was casting for his next feature, Torture Chamber and then heard nothing after. We thought he was going to be The Ocean which has been in development, but according to this interview with The Cathode Ray Mission, Tomaselli says that "I'm on the brink of shooting the film. It should be finished and ready for release some time next year." Here's the rundown:

Torture Chamber is about a 13-year-old boy possessed by unspeakable evil. It's probably the first serious independent horror film in a long time that's in the vein of The Exorcist. The demon is called Baalberith, which, if you believe in demonology, tempts its host to blasphemy and murder," he told the site. "Jimmy Morgan is a pyromaniac, horribly disfigured from experimentation with drugs. This Catholic boy's family is crawling with religious fanatics. His mother...