More Madness Has Arrived!

Horrorphilia's Much of Madness/More of Sin #16 

In this 4-hour monster of a podcast, we cover the 1971 so-bad-it's-TERRIBLE killer catfish movie, 'Zaat'

...Phil Herman's 2008 crap-tastic masterpiece, 'Into The Woods' from Lost Empire Films (...really, this movie is f#ckin' hilarious!)

...Jess Franco's 'Jack the Ripper' from 1976, starring Klaus Kinski

...the still unreleased 1985 slasher, 'The Deadly Intruder', with Danny Bonaduce

...the 1993 creature feature, 'Ticks'...it's KNB EFX at their gory best! (available only on VHS or Region 2 DVD)

...and the practically unknown Spanish vampire film, 'The Vampires' Night Orgy' from 1974

We dive into 2 new anthologies from World Wide Multi Media, 'Treasure Chest of Horrors' and 'Theatre of the Deranged' ...as well as take a look at James Cullen Bressack's new film, 'Hate Crime' from Psykik Junky Pictures

Horrorphilia Jason chimes in with reviews of 2012's 'The Tale of the Voodoo Prostitute' from Brain Damage Films ...and the 1989 (sort of) slasher flick, 'Slashdance'

There's also a preview of our new indie horror podcast 'Much of Madness: Indie Assault' which features reviews of Lance Henriksen's new film, 'It's in the Blood' from Monomyth Films ...and 'Gut', coming soon from Gut Productions 

...and we finish up the episode with the #4 of our 'top ten horror films of all-time'.

Music by: 'Adam Hirbod', 'Texas Hippie Coalition', 'Testament', 'Mazzy Star' & 'The Cramps'

Contact us: theotherpodcast@yahoo.com

Sponsored by: 'Girls & Corpses Magazine' and  'Creepy Tees' 

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A Conversation with Brad Sykes

Horrorphilia's Much of Madness/More of Sin Podcast #15

In episode 15, we put aside our usual film reviews for a chance to talk to indie horror filmmaker Brad Sykes. The veteran director of 19 features comes on to discuss everything from his early days filming in 3-D to his latest project, the horror/sci-fi film ‘Plaguers’. So sit back and listen to what it’s really like in the world of independent horror from someone who knows.


Music by:  ’E-Race’, ‘Purple Project’, ‘Abney Park’, ‘Fred Wilson FBI’, and ‘The Cramps’


Contact us: theotherpodcast@yahoo.com


Contact Brad: nightfall-pictures.com


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New from 'Brain Damage Films'

GREETINGS, GOREHOUNDS!

April slashers bring May cadavers

Lots of exciting news this month for indie horror!  We've got two awesome new releases, a couple movies now available on cable/satellite Video On Demand, and more!  Keep on reading to find out more.
Oh, and for being one of our loyal Gorehounds you can use the coupon code MAY15 to get 15% off your order at BrainDamageFilms.com!

NEW RELEASES FOR MAY

      

Rise of the Animals

Animals across the world have risen up and turned on humanity. A determined pizza delivery driver sets out on a perilous cross-country road trip to reunite with the woman he almost lost his virginity to. Accompanied by his friends, they make their way battling hordes of blood-thirsty animals!

"Insanely Badass... You can tell that this is influenced by The Evil Dead" -Horror-movies.ca

Operation: Nazi Zombies

A team of Army Special Forces is sent into a secluded, secret biological weapons facility, only to fall prey to the specimens of a Nazi experiment that was recreated by the Army Chemical Corps and the CIA after World War II.

"Fans of Zombie films will find some satisfaction in the organ-munching horde hidden deep within the bowels of the government compound." -Mike Clifford, Indie Horror News

Coming soon from... Maxim Media International

Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust

Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust is being released on Blu-Ray February 7^th, 2012. This film features an award winning stunt and FX Dream Team. If you are a horror fan that is obsessed with serial killers like the Jigsaw Killer in the SAW Franchise, you will love this film and will pass it along to your friends!

Synopsis:

Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer, named Purge abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying.

 

The connections between the characters as well as what motivates their actions gives a depth of dimension and heightened level of fear and emotion that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats begging for more!

"Click below to pre-order a copy on blu-ray or dvd!"

The Traveler (2004)

"Caught with nowhere to run!"

Synopsis: Deep in the woods of Pennsylvania, a terrible evil is about to be unleashed. An old, ramshackle house with a violent past. Abandoned. Forgotten. Seven people will come to this house. Two are here by accident. The rest are here for thrills. They will all come face to face with a force darker and more horrifying than their worst nightmares. A being of incredible power and unspeakable malice. A being known only as? The Traveler.

My Thoughts: Like every Brain Damage Films release, The Traveler had an extremely low budget. Imdb listed it at around $15,000, which is amazing when you consider the amount of gore in this film. Don't get me wrong, not everything in this slaughterfest looks entirely realistic, but for that amount of money it's a real achievement.

It was written and directed by Jonathan R. Skocik who also played the lead, Alan Chesterson. A lot to take on for a first timer. Hell, he even did the special effects. The Traveler was Skocik's first and last film. It's a real shame he never gave it another shot.

The movie does start a little slow, but once The Traveler makes his first appearance and starts his twisted version of Survivor the action picks up. All of the acting is horrendous, but in a ridiculously funny way. They had to just be friends of Skocik because there's no way in hell that they're real actors (well maybe the guy who played The Traveler was, even though he was pretty terrible too).

My Rating: 5 / 10








Recommended for gore fans. It's included in one of those Mill Creek 50-movie box sets called "Tomb of Terrors", which I picked up from eBay for $12. I've watched about 8 of them so far and this is the only one that stands out. Plus, they crammed 4 or 5 movies on each DVD, so the transfers aren't too great either. I would suggest picking up the Brain Damage release for a couple bucks instead, unless you're really into low budget horror.

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