Tag: Horror Movies
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Have I Ever Told Ya The Story About How Sly Stallone Used A Movie I Was Making To Break Up With His Girlfriend?
I have actually – right here on this blog! And I’m doing it again – bigger (and, okay, I’m biased) better – in a new podcast I’m making called the “How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast: The Making Of Bordello Of Blood”. Now, why you might ask, would anyone give a crap about a…
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We Still Live In What Carl Sagan Called “The Demon Haunted World”
Occasionally, I write horror movies for a living. I don’t see the Bible as a book of religious inspiration, I see it as a launching pad for horror movies. In my career, I’ve worked with both Billy Friedkin (director of “The Exorcist”) and Richard Donner (director of “The Omen”); those are two of the biggest…
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Because It’s Halloween: The Deep, Dark Secrets Of A Horror Movie Writer
How do you scare people (who want to be scared)? It’s harder than it sounds because horror movie fans know horror movies the way evangelicals (think they) know the Bible. First confession: if you IMDb me, the impression you’d get from my credits is that I’m purely a horror/sci-fi guy: “Freddy’s Nightmares” (the Nightmare On…
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If You Haven’t Sampled The Faitheism Project Podcast, This Is A Good One To Sample
Our sister site — The Faitheism Project Podcast — just dropped its latest podcast and (okay, I’m biased), I really recommend it. In “The Faitheism Project Podcast”, a devout atheist (me) and a Presbyterian Pastor (my friend Randy Lovejoy) sit down to discuss spirituality — as opposed to religion. They are, in fact, two very…
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Of Movie Monsters & “Franken-Christians”
In my time, I’ve written a few horror movies. I’ve written or produced (or written AND produced) franchises like Freddy Krueger, Children Of The Corn, Tales From The Crypt… I’ve helped create really good monsters and some really crap monsters. After all, in a horror movie, the whole point IS the monster. Good monsters endure,…
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Beware The “Franken-Christian”
In my time, I’ve written a few horror movies. I’ve written or produced (or written AND produced) franchises like Freddy Krueger, Children Of The Corn, Tales From The Crypt… I’ve helped create really good monsters and some really crap monsters. After all, in a horror movie, the whole point IS the monster. Good monsters endure,…
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Sylvester Stallone Has ALWAYS Behaved Like A Trump Voter — I’ve Seen It UP CLOSE
[NOTE: For a much deeper dive into the whole story, please check out the “How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast: The Making Of Bordello Of Blood” either via the link above or from wherever you go to find the podcasts you love!] Heroes run TOWARD burning buildings, bent on saving people. Zeroes, on the…
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Horror Movies & Christianity: A Match Made In…
To be honest, I’m not sure there’d even BE horror movies without Christianity. I used to do a show for HBO called Tales From The Crypt. Among my executive producers — my bosses — were some of the biggest filmmakers working: Joel Silver (the Lethal Weapon movies, the Die Hard movies among other Big Budget…
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Beware The “Franken-Christian”
In my time, I’ve written a few horror movies. The whole point of a horror movie, of course, is the monster. Good monsters endure, bad ones get forgotten instantly. I’ve written for a few “good” monsters — Freddy Krueger, for instance (I co-wrote a bunch of episodes of the “Freddy’s Nightmares” syndicated TV series back…
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Here’s The First Great “Life In The Time Of Coronavirus” Horror Movie
I have to be honest. The idea wasn’t mine — it was my wife’s. But the moment she said the premise, the rest of it played out almost instantaneously in my head. That happens with me. I’ve written a few horror movies (“Children Of The Corn II”, “Tales From The Crypt Presents Bordello Of Blood”)…