If you haven’t checked out the new Actual Pain Sketchbook Collection up on our site then you need to get punched in the face! Straight Iron (Not Italian) Mike style!
You can also currently visit our Pop-Up Shop on Bedford Ave and N 5th St in Williamsburg, to view and buy the entire (or rather what’s left) collection and take in the shop’s makeover courtesy of T.J. Cowgill, The man and the myth behind Actual Pain! Now go rob a liquor store and buy some clothes!
T.J. was also kind enough to leave behind the very sketchbook full of all the original illustrations he used in creating his Summer 2008 Sketchbook Collection! Pretty fucking sweet and disturbed, just how we like ‘em!
Zibahkana (Hell’s Ground) is supposedly Pakistan’s first gore/zombie flick. It’s your typical zombie scenario done in the cinematic style of Bollywood, quite an interesting take. This movie premiered here in Toronto for Rue Morgue’s monthly Cinemacabre movie nights. I totally missed it and am kicking myself for it.
So last night Amanda and I were watching CNN’s Larry King Live and the cover story was about the increase in brain tumors amongst cell phone users as of late. The segment was a debate entitled “Are Cellphones Dangerous?”
Kittiwat Unarrom is an artist from Thailand who has recently turned heads with his ‘BODY BAKERY’ Exhibition, which features dismembered human anatomy in a torture chamber/gallery.
These very realistic sculptures are actually crafted from baked goods and are fully edible. Morbid and also amazing. His exhibition reminds me of Cannibal Corpse album covers brought to life!
This Saturday, April 19th We proudly invite you to the opening reception for Kaiju Invades NYC. Hosted at Toy Tokyo’s The Showroom NYC Gallery and orchestrated by Don ‘Datadub’ Kratzer from Fig Lab and Lorne ‘m3kcomp’ Colon, this exhibition will feature custom pieces from top Japanese and American toy designers who have been influenced by the Kaiju culture of strange beasts.
Attendees should expect to see exclusive toys from artists like Blobpus, Real X Head, Gargamel, Tim Biskup, David Horvath, Bwana Spoons, Pushead and LeMerde.
We will also be collaborating with friend & artist Lamour Supreme on a custom piece and limited edition shirt for the show. Definitely the place to check out after the New York Comic Con.
Kaiju for those unfamiliar is a Japanese word that means “strange beast,” but often is translated into English as “monster.” Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu, one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, which utilized special effects and puppetry. The most famous kaiju is Godzilla. Other well-known kaiju characters include Mothra, Anguirus, Rodan, King Kong, Gamera and King Ghidorah.
Hmmmm… I wonder what this could be that’s ready to say hello to the world? Come to the show and say hello to Cyco Simon!
Toy Tokyo Showroom Gallery
Saturday, April 19th
8pm-11pm
117 2nd Ave. 2nd Floor
East Village, NYC
I just wanna say that Kevin Eastman gets my nomination for bad ass nerd and inspirational hero. Runner up goes to Rob Zombie. Total weirdos with hot wives and the skillz to pay the billz.
Here is a little piece of archived goodness for people who love classic Hollywood horror as much as I do. It’s a step-by-step/behind the scenes of classic horror make-up on legends such as Boris Karloff. There is something about the quality of classic horror make-up that makes it so iconic and aesthetically pleasing. Seeing stuff like this is such a breath of fresh air since I find all the CG and special effects of most modern horror pretty cheap.
While the leg through the hoop is pretty humorous… For me though, the cherry on top of this hilarious video are his friends running out of there in the classic “Oh shit! (Insert friend’s name here) is hurt bad! Let’s get out of here!” way of adolescent thinking. Truly classic!
I was late night TV’in’ and I caught an MTV show that was on- Life Of Ryan. Oh my Jesus, it was the worst garbage I have watched in a while. Actually I ‘watched’ like 5 minutes of it-too long. It made me really think about how overly mainstream and diluted skateboarding and skate culture has become.
But then, combing through some youtube for some good skate clips to make me feel less bummed. I found this clip. Almighty BA:KU (Barrier Kult Horde) the realest of the real. These dudes need to make a video for the ‘08! Take this Ryan Scheckler! DIE!
Are you really a George A. Romero movie? Because it sure didn’t seem like it.
Diary of the Dead has the same basic premise as Cloverfield; Horrific unreal events captured through the eyes of a video camera as they happen. While Cloverfield managed to make those events seem shockingly real, Diary of the Dead makes them somehow look faker than, well a student film. And coincidently or not, a crew of student filmmakers are exactly who are documenting the events in Diary of the Dead.
I’m usually a pretty astute judge (at least I’d like to think so) of whether or not horror movies are taking us for a ride or if what were watching is an honest & sincere attempt by the director of his cinematic vision. But I seriously couldn’t make heads or tails of Diary of the Dead. There are some obvious moments of comic relief sprinkled through out the film, but it was next to impossible (for me anyway) to tell if Romero was being sincere and a bit out of touch in his old age in what he was presenting with this film OR if all the cheesy heavy handed social commentary, over acting, bad dialogue and downright cringe-worthy use of Myspace, Youtube and blogging were simply some greater satire he was chuckling at. The only other time I seriously couldn’t tell if a movie was a giant inside joke or a failed attempt at horror was with the Book of Shadows: Blair Witch II. I contend it was a big gag, but I know others share a different opinion.
In either case the sheer ambiguity of what Romero was trying to do with this latest installment to the Dead series makes it an interesting albeit confusing watch for hardcore horror fans. Diary of the Dead is currently in limited release across the U.S. and if I had to guess will probably hit DVD before seeing wider release.
So I know this is old news but above is a zoomed in and slowed down video clip of Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers took a skate to the jugular a few days ago when teammate Olli Jokinen accidentally got flipped upward after check. Look at how quickly even in slow motion that blood just pours out of his neck onto the ice! Thankfully Zednik is OK and will be on the ice soon.
This isn’t the first time a player got his throat slit by another player’s skate accidentally. Goalie Clint Malarchuk had a similar thing happen to him about 19 years ago hen the Buffalo Sabres took on the St. Louis Blues. Again look at how quickly and large that pool of blood begins to grow on the ice, gruesome! I believe Malarchuk was back on the ice a few days later, I’m not sure if the same will happen with Zednik though.
As promised from our front-page, here are some images from RezeonoMikon, a new zine from Rezeon Scum! Straight from Japan via hell and now available now at our Pop-Up Shop!
Packaging!
Front cover
Interior spread
Another interior spreading the disease!
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I’ve been sitting here for days trying to come up with something to say about these movies that will make you want to go see them but I just can’t find a description that could possibly do them justice. They are the best horror movies I’ve seen in recent memory, and trust me, I watch a lot of horror movies.
