Cursed is a horror-comedy series that parodies the cliches of horror films, drawing inspiration from Shawn of the Dead. Shot with the intention of an online release, the series both draws influence and satirizes movies like The Conjuring, IT, The Nun and Annabelle.

Isaac fooled around with an Ouija board while drunk and is now, well, cursed. Now, he and his housemate Ned must deal with not only their boring lives, but with new paranormal hauntings in every episode.

The first episode was way too quick for me. It gave me a good idea who everyone was, but I was kind of hoping for a little more. That’s OK — I’m willing to watch the actual series when it’s ready. Wanted to see more isn’t a bad thing after all!

The quality is really good, too. It looks way better than a series that’s only planning to air online. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next!

You can check out more about Cursed on its official Facebook page.

I couldn’t be more excited about this new issue. It’s got everything from Mortuary to Confessions of a Psycho Cat, The Boogens, My Bloody Valentine and a long rant from me on one of my favorite films ever, Night Train to Terror.

Oh yeah! It also has an interview with Joe Bob Briggs! Holy fuck, right?

Grab your copy now – JUST $5! – at the official store.

Get ready to grab the new issue of Drive-In Asylum! This issue is packed with so much awesome, I can’t even deal with it. I contributed a long article about Night Train to Terror, plus two paintings of this issue’s special guest star: JOE BOB BRIGGS! I can’t even believe it myself.

You’ll find it at the official etsy site, where you can also find back issues and even a Terror at the Red Wolf Inn cookbook created by star Linda Gillen that has a cover by me! Wow!

I could take these movies to a used store, I could just take them to Goodwill but you and I know that physical media is awesome and must be preserved and shared and loved.

So this Christmas — I’m giving away eleven movies!

These will be random giveaways and here’s how you can win!

1. Please share this post on social media. If you want to share it on more than one platform, Merry Christmas!
2. Comment on it below with your favorite movie we’ve reviewed.
3. Get ready to win big.

I’ll get these out right after the holiday to the lucky winners!

You’ll get one of these movie collections — it’s gonna generally be a shitty DVD and not a fancy blu ray with a few exceptions — unless you already have the movie. I alone will be the arbiter of the films as they are sent!

Here’s what you could win!

SET ONE: Stephen King (and Goldie Hawn) lovers (Needful Things – MGM DVD, Misery – MGM DVD, Overboard)

SET TWO: For the kids, kind of! (The Baby – Severin blu ray, The Muppets Take Manhattan, GI Joe: Spytroops)

SET THREE: Disasters (Deep Blue Sea, Final Destination and Earthquake)

This issue has got it all. By all, I mean holiday movies like The Dorm that Dripped Blood, Last Stop on the Night Train, Terror Train, Silent Night Bloody Night, Santa’s Slay, Batman Returns, New Year’s Evil, Home for the Holidays and Black Christmas.

I contributed a bunch to this issue, including all new reviews of Elves, Santa Claus vs. the Devil and Tales from the Crypt that are completely different from the ones on this site. Plus, I painted scenes from two of those films and may have even included a surprise or two.

If you order now, the first 100 issues will feature a full color cover. You can get your copy at the Etsy store or on eBay.

Thanks for staying with us for an entire week of Death Wish. They really are fascinating films, all products of the climate of the years that they were made in and well worth investigating.

Here are a few Death Wish movies and media appearances that I didn’t get to mention:

1974’s Il Giustiziere di Mezzogiorno (The Noonday Executioner, which takes its name from Death Wish‘s Italian title Il Giustiziere Della Notte, or The Executioner of the Night) is a parody film where surveyor Franco Gabbian is abandoned by his wife and daughter and takes revenge against dishonest policemen and politicians.

Paul Kersey is inspiring people all over the world, obviously. Take Turkey, for example, where 1975’s The Executioner was a shot for shot remake — in 80 minutes — of Death Wish. Here, architect Orhan becomes a vigilante after his wife and sister are menaced by a trio of street toughs. Just by watching the trailer, I can tell you that I’m hunting this one down with all the tenacity of Bronson going after a ring of drug dealers.

1976 also brought the adult version of Death Wish, called Sex Wish. I’m certain there could have been a more intelligent title. Actually, I’m a little letdown. At least C.J. Laing is in this one. And please keep in mind, it’s for ladies and gentlemen over 21, so please have some decorum.

Cellat was made in 1975 and is about Orhan — the Turkish Paul Kersey — and his wife Filiz, who along with his sister Sevgi and her boyfriend Jahit, have just come back to Istanbul from an escape to the country. Moments after that peaceful time ends, some drugged-up bad guys assault the women, killing Filiz and leaving Sevgi in a coma, much like Paul’s daughter Carol in the original. The police won’t be able to help outside of taking statements. Now, it’s up to Orhan to get the revenge that no one else will for him.

Sokakların Kanunu is a shot on video film from 1986 starring (and co-directed and co-written by) Cüneyt Arkin. It mostly follows the beats of Death Wish 2 while being unafraid to steal music from all over the place.

Mohra was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1994 and it’s an uncredited ripoff of Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.

While not a true sequel, 2007’s Death Sentence is loosely based on the novel Brian Garfield wrote in response to the first movie. It stars Kevin Bacon as a man who takes the law into his own hands when his son is killed by a gang.

Thanks for spending all of Death Wish week with us. Here’s hoping you’ve learned something new or had the chance to discover these films for the first time!

You may think that I’ve said everything there is to say about A Nightmare on Elm Street after this week’s blitz of posts, but you’d be wrong. I can talk — way too much — about movies. And this is just another bit of evidence to my motormouth.

How the Nightmare Began unfilmed script

Just last year, this script appeared for sale on eBay. But it’s not just any script. It’s John Saxon’s origin story script for Freddy Krueger. Yes, that’s right — Saxon (real name Carmine Orrico) had the idea for a backstory before he came back to play Donald Thompson one more time in Dream Warriors. This may be the only script that’s out there by the star (although he did direct Death House in 1988, which has Ron O’Neal from Superfly in it), but just the idea that it exists makes me feel better about this thing we call life.

Set in 1969, Saxon’s story sets up Nancy Thompson’s sister Betsy (she’s mentioned in a deleted scene from the first film and this ties into the fact that each Elm Street kid was missing a sibling in the 2010 remake), who has run away from home to join a hippie commune. Donald brings her home and asks a therapist — named Frederick Krueger — to help deprogram her. Meanwhile, he’s also trying to find a serial killer who stabs someone with a weapon that leaves multiple wounds simultaneously.

Soon, Betsy is dead and Krueger is fingered — knife claw fingered? — as the killer and the Elm Street parents rise up and burn him alive. But get this — he was innocent (again, shades of that horrible remake) and he has no problem telling the parents that — and the commune that their children are running to the Spahn Ranch! Even worse, the killings are being masterminded by Charles Manson and carried out by his followers. Once Krueger is killed, he comes back in his traditional Freddy burned up form, sweater and all, and is haunting young Nancy.

Basically, I want this movie to be made right now.

Halloween on Ice 1989

Thanks to the fine folks at Scarecrow Video, I discover this only today. You think ice skating is weird enough and then this happens! Seriously, the fact that this exists fries my brain. Just watch it.

The Freddy 900 number

How could I forget this? You could call Freddy and he would insult you. Yep. Kids actually called this.

Freddy vs. Jason weigh in

When Freddy vs. Jason finally happened, there was an actual weigh-in, as if it happened to be a boxing match. In Las Vegas. With Michael Buffer involved. And they both had entrance robes.

Freddy on the news – 2014

A Redditor posted this — how this man ended up on the news, in that hat, in that sweater, blows my mind.

That’s it! I promise I’m done with Freddy! I swear! Hey wait — I just thought of something else!

Drive-In Asylum #13 is now available for order! Early orders will include a die-cut Curtains-inspired sticker, while supplies last, so order today! The third-anniversary issue is bursting with sinister intent and the pulpy newsprint nostalgia you’ve come to love about DIA.

We’re so pleased to bring you an interview with Lynne Griffin. An accomplished stage actress, Lynne’s film credits include legendary slasher pioneer Black Christmas from 1974, as well as 1983 cult classic Curtains, which has been building its own reputation thanks to a recent HD blu ray release from Synapse Films. (PS – I did some art for this article!)

Grab your copy now at the Etsy store!

Want to see all of the end of the world films we’ve covered on one handy site?

Check out our Letterboxd Post Apocalyptic Films list!

Get the shirt of the awesome image we used on this post at Pizza Party Printing.