It's Ghost Ship Day!

I'm just finding this out now or I'd have spread the word sooner. Sail on over to Johnny Thunder's Midnite Spook Frolic for all the bumpf on this tribute to a horror movie classic, John Carpenter's "The Fog"!

There are several blogs participating so be sure to check them out!

"Machete" Review or ......

...... "What Happens When You F**K With The Wrong Mexican".

I've wanted to see this ever since hubster and I spotted the trailer months ago. I love Grindhouse and Machete is directed by the same man who gave us Death Proof and Planet Terror ie: Robert Rodriguez.

Danny Trejo is the ex-federale out for vengence on drug lord Steven Segal who's backing corrupt, bigoted senator Robert de Niro (who'd a thought you'd ever see him in a movie like this eh? Cool!)

Former Miami Vice star, Don Johnson,  Cheech Marin (not a blunt in sight on this one), Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan (as a druggie, how appropriate) also star, along with a great supporting cast who all look like they were recruited right off the street for the movie.

It's action from the word go with our hero severing heads as a Federal Agent out to rescue some tart who's actually on Segal's payroll. I won't give away all the plot, but things go from bad to worse for Machete until he meets Luz (played by Michelle Rodriguez), a street vendor and leader in The Organization, which helps Mexican nationals enter the U.S. and get them work and citizenship.

Anything pointed and razor sharp is weapon of choice for Machete, including a Weed Whacker and a corkscrew. There's some really funny moments through out the film too. The only spoiler, in my view, is Segal's badly acted death scene. I mean Bad with a capital B. Yes the Bad Guy Gets His. You didn't seriously think he wouldn't did you? Fortunately you aren't made to suffer through that too long.

The Hero gets the girl (you guess which one, because he has all of them at one point or another in the movie) and off they go into the Mexican night on a chopper that takes you back to the 70s.

The movie has an 18 rating. Language, nudity, moderate sexual scenes and lots and lots of bloody violence.

The Hollow rates it 8 out of 10.

April Fool's!

So it's April 1st and I thought I should find a horror flick or two that takes April Fool's as the theme. I couldn't recall one I'd seen, so Google-Bing here we go and quicker than you can say ZOMBIE!, I find the appropriately named "April Fool's Day". Circa 1986 and 2008.

Love the do there sister

Don't you hate Rich Kids?

The synopsis on both movies tells you that their the teeth-grindingly teen-centred slasher fare that has you rooting for the Bad Guy. You know the feeling; oh for God's sake, just kill the lot of them so we can all go home. That sort of thing.

Then I Binged a bit further and discovered Halloween Addict did practically the same post as this one last year. So for any of you sharp sticks out there, no I haven't plagarized. Someone else was quicker off the mark than me and I figured I'd better give credit where due. The Great Pumpkin has a naughty and nice list too you know. If you fancy giving either of these a viewing, H.A. recommends you go with the original.

Anyway, it's April 1st. Fool around or not, but if you do, watch it doesn't come back and bite you in the ass.

Blogkeeping Note;  I finally got the blog's banner link for Hauntcast updated. Mouse on over to Johnny Thunder's Midnite Spook Frolic for a read of the hilariously named "Tranny World" post for all the latest on Hauntcast.