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DARTH MAUL: Apprentice - A Star Wars Fan-Film Kicks Serious Ass!

Though the Star Wars prequels get plenty of hate (most of it deservedly so), it's undeniable that in Darth Maul George Lucas created an infinity interesting villain. As underused as the Sith Lord was in Episode 1, Darth Maul has taken center stage in countless unofficial fan films and fiction, as well as officially licensed comics and the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 

Recently the YouTube channel T7pro released their very own fan film, DARTH MAUL: Apprentice, and it kicks serious ass! I won't give anything away, as the film speaks for itself. Check it out below...

BLACK CHRISTMAS "Season's Grievings" Blu-ray/DVD

Anchor Bay Canada recently announced a brand new DVD/Blu-ray celebrating the 41st anniversary of the release of Bob Clark's holiday horror classic, BLACK CHRISTMAS. The "Season's Grievings" edition is out November 24th and sports all new bonus features, including a new documentary about BLACK CHRISTMAS directed by George Mihalka (MY BLOODY VALENTINE). Sounds great, huh? Unfortunately, this new release will only be made available in Canada. Check out the full press release from Anchor Bay below and sound off in the comments section (also below). I have a feeling Amazon.ca will be shipping a lot of these to the U.S. this holiday season...

                                                        

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 15, 2015

He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake…

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada Present

Black Christmas:

Season’s Grievings Edition

Coming to Canada on Blu-rayTM & DVD November 24, 2015

“A terrifying genre masterpiece.” -Dave Alexander - Rue Morgue Magazine

TORONTO, ON – Critical Mass Releasing Inc and Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada are proud to present Canadian horror classic Black Christmas: Season’s Grievings Edition to Blu-ray and DVD on November 24. In celebration of the 41st Anniversary of the film, this version comes packed with brand new bonus features that will place this release atop horror fans holiday gift lists from coast to coast.

The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas.  As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sig prepare for the festive season, a

demonic stranger begins to stalk the house.  A series of grisly obscene

phone-calls start to plague the residents of the sorority and soon they will each meet their fate at the hands of the psychotic intruder. As the Police try to trace the calls, they discover that nothing is as it seems during this Black Christmas.

"Black Christmas is one of the scariest movies ever made, period."

- Richard Crouse, CTV's Canada AM

Black Christmas (1974) is a chilling and well-crafted slasher film by the late Bob Clark (Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things, Deathdream, Christmas Story, Porky’s). This classic horror title is considered by genre connoisseurs to be the greatest horror film to come out of Canada and the movie proved to be a huge influence on the slasher films (such as Halloween) that followed it. Black Christmas stands up as an innovative film today and stars John Saxon, Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Art Hindle and Andrea Martin.

"Often copied, never duplicated, few horror movies measure up to Black Christmas " -Chris Alexander, Fangoria

The Black Christmas: 41st Anniversary Season’s Grievings Edition features brand new bonus material including a new documentary Black Christmas Legacy by George Mihalka (director of My Bloody Valentine) and Justin McConnell (The Collapsed), packaged in new artwork created by Illustrator Gary Pullin.

BLU-RAY EDITION BONUS FEATURES:

-Black Christmas Legacy: NEW documentary

-40th Anniversary Panel at FanExpo 2014 featuring John Saxon, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin & Nick Mancuso

Commentary Tracks:

-Billy Is Watching: NEW commentary with Billy himself (Nick Mancuso as Billy)

Archival Featurettes:

- "12 Days of Black Christmas" Documentary

- "Black Christmas Revisited" Documentary

- Interviews: Olivia Hussey, Art Hindle, Margot Kidder, Bob Clark, & John Saxon

- Midnight Screening Q&A w/ John Saxon, Bob Clark, Carl Zittrer

- Two original scenes with a new vocal soundtrack

- Original Trailer

- Alternate Trailer - Original English and French Trailers

- Original TV and Radio Spots

- Alternative Title Sequences

- Rue Morgue Magazine retrospective 16-page booklet featuring interviews with cast and crew

DVD EDITION BONUS FEATURES:

Commentary Tracks:

-Billy Is Watching: NEW commentary with Billy himself (Nick Mancuso as Billy)

-Commentary: Bob Clark, and John Saxon with Keir Dullea

-Black Christmas Legacy: NEW documentary

-40th Anniversary Panel at FanExpo 2015 featuring John Saxon, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin & Nick Mancuso  

- Archival Doc: "12 Days of Black Christmas"

- Midnight Screening Q&A w/ John Saxon, Bob Clark, Carl Zittrer  

-Two original scenes with a new vocal soundtrack

- Original Trailer

 - Rue Morgue retrospective 16 booklet featuring interviews with cast and crew

About Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada is the Toronto based office of Anchor Bay Entertainment, a leading independent home entertainment company celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2015. Anchor Bay acquires and releases a wide array of filmed entertainment in the theatrical and home entertainment markets, including STARZ Original series, children's entertainment, fitness (Anchor Bay Fitness), sports and specialty films on Blu-ray™ and DVD formats. The company has long-term distribution agreements in place for select programming with The Weinstein Company, AMC Networks and RADiUS, among others. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Anchor Bay Entertainment www.anchorbayentertainment.com) is a full service distributor in the North American market. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business, www.starz.com. For more information visit www.anchorbayentertainment.ca

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LEATHERFACE (2016) Poster Revealed

The poster for the upcoming LEATHERFACE, starring Lili Taylor and Stephen Dorff, has been revealed. According to IMDb, the plot of the upcoming origin story/prequel is as follows: 

"Prequel about teenage Leatherface who escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her on a road trip from hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge."

Hmmmm. Sounds...interesting. What do you think of the poster and the plot for the upcoming film? Do we really need an origin story for Leatherface? Let me know in the comments section below.

Mad Monster Party 2015 Rundown/Haul



Check out my rundown/haul from Mad Monster Party 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Upcoming Trick or Treat Studios Masks for 2015

Several Trick or Treat Studio's artists recently posted pictures on their individual Instagram accounts featuring their mask designs for Trick or Treat Studio's slate of 2015 releases. Check out the pictures below (my personal faves being JAWS and the zombie from ZOMBI) and let me know what you think in the comments section (also below).

My Favorite Horror Movies of 2014