100 GREATEST HORROR MOVIE QUOTES

Sure, Halloween is over but that's no need to stop watching horror movies.  After all, they have some of the best lines.

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Cover your eyes and ears as you behold "The Art of Horror Movie Music."

Spider-Man in Normandy?  Darth Vader hanging out with Churchill?   Artist Agan Harahap created a series of images featuring superheroes and villains in wartime photos.

Speaking of Spider-Man, this Polish Spidey annoys people with his silly string.

Leo Firebrand of Firebrand Creations created a paper craft version of Malcom Reynolds gun from Firefly.

Proving absolutely everything is on the internet, watch a grizzly bear destroy R2-D2.

Put on your roller skates and grab $206.99 out of your savings account to pre-order the new Dazzler statue from Bowen Designs.  Standing over 14" tall with a genuine crystal pendant, this statue does everything but sing.

100 YEARS OF VINCENT PRICE

Vincent Price would have been 100 years on May 27th of this year.  Artist Zach Bellissimo drew 100 characters Vincent Price played in films to celebrate the occassion.  Each drawing is on a sticky note and captures the spirit of the many multifaceted roles Vincent Price portrayed.  Bellissimo writes,

"The first Price movie I ever saw was "The Great Mouse Detective" (said to have been his favorite role) but of course being a little kid I didn't care who did the voice. I was in middle school when I saw "The Raven" on AMC when they used to play classic horror movies on Friday nights. My dad told me about him and I eventually recognized his voice and linked it to Ratigan. I was very amazed that such an actor who was mostly known for his horror roles would step out of that and do light and funny roles too…and succeed at it! Thats my favorite thing about Vincent, always mixing horror and comedy.

For the past week in his home town of Missouri, they've been having a festival in his honor called Vincentennial. I really wanted to go but there was no way, but it feels good to atleast do artwork in his honor.

Thank you for bringing us such great fright, laughs and all around joy from your films and warm, charismatic personality. Happy Birthday, Vincent. You're a great inspiration to me and it would have been a life long dream for me to meet you. But I hope that if there is an afterlife that I can meet you there. Goodbye so soon and rest in peace."

BACK TO THE RACKS

If you're like me (and you really should be more like me), you love finding bizarre and weird movies. What makes the find even greater is discovering an out-of-print movie or a film that never made it to dvd. KandJHorror, from their now defunct website, started a YouTube series called, "Back to the Racks", showcasing their vhs collection of some of the most obscure movies ever created. Not only do they show you hard-to-find films but they also display various box art the movies have had over the years through different releases and distributors. Needless to say, it's an amazing and incredible collection. But be careful when watching, because while you'll be mesmerized by all the videos, you'll suddenly realize you're completely hooked on this series.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET BANNER

Warner Bros released a new banner for their upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Click for bigger.

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Entertainment Weekly has some photos from the upcoming JSA appearance on Smallville.

Nicolas Cage keeps mum about Ghost Rider 2.

Ryan Reynolds promises the Green Lantern film won't have a "labored origin story." Thank goodness!

Bloody Disgusting has a clip from The Descent: Part 2 as well as an interview with the director, Jon Harris.

Here's a list of Marvel comic books on sale this week.

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Ken Krueger, one of the geniuses behind the worlds largest comic book convention, Comic-Con International died just two weeks after co-founder Sheldon Dorf passed away. Thanks, Robyn.

New photos from the upcoming film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, appeared on their official Facebook page.

The Amityville Horror is going to be remade. Again.

Tobey Maguire stays tight-lipped about the rumors of the Black Cat role in Spider-Man 4.

Speaking of Spider-Man, see just how much he loves cupcakes with Topless Robot's The 10 Dumbest Comic Book Hostess Ads.

This just gives me an excuse to post another picture of Kat Dennings. Variety confirms her role in Thor.

Quentin Tarantino admits the comic book Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos served as inspiration to his Inglourious Basterds movie.

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J. Jonah Jameson is at it again. The Daily Bugle and The News Tribune report Spider-Man robbed a restaurant at gun point in Tacoma, Washington. We all know it wasn't Peter Parker under that mask. Plus, Spider-Man lives in New York.

Idris Elba (whoever that is) joins the cast of Thor as Heimdall, a guardian of Asgard.

Be prepared to be stunned (pun intended). A phaser, just like in Star Trek, is being developed.

Speaking of Star Trek (pun intended again), a man spoke only Klingon to his child for the first three years of its life but claims he isn't really a huge Star Trek fan. Riiiiight.

Scary movies aren't just for Halloween. Watch these Horror Movies for Thanksgiving.

Check out this Wonder Woman sculpture made out of Wonder Bread using 11 loafs of bread as well as their bags.

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By Odin's beard! Anthony Hopkins may be in Thor.

Ridley Scott talks about his Alien prequel.

The original lost cut of Fritz Lang's Metropolis will premiere in February after its restoration.

i09 has The Scary/Fun History of Horror Comedy.

Read the 1966 LIFE magazine featuring Adam West as Batman.

Still haven't decorated for Halloween? Learn how to make prop concrete tombstones that will be ready to scare in 24 hours!

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"That's they way they became the Deadpool Bunch." I have to admit, the name "Dogpool" is kinda' funny.

Uma Thurman looks forward to starring in Kill Bill 3.

What's up, Doc? Download some 1970's Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny Gold Key comic books.

J.J. Abrams told MTV he would like his chance to direct a Superman movie.

It's Halloween on Saturday. What will you be watching? Amazon has slashed prices on lots of horror movies.

THEY'RE HERE

That's right, the girls of the Nerdcore calendar are back and this time they're a little bloody. The first calendar had a videogame theme, followed by 2009's superheroes homage. This year the pin-ups pay tribute to horror films, such as Poltergeist, Psycho, Carrie and many other famous fright flicks. For $25.00, you can purchase your copy here.

NO KNIFE, NO CHAINSAW, NO SERVICE

Technology is great, except when it doesn't work. And psycho killers always live where there is no cell phone service. So the next time you're in a remote area, hear scary music start playing and have no signal, get the hell outta' there!

SCAREFEST

Lexington, Kentucky is the home of ScareFest, "The Largest Horror and Paranormal Convention in the USA". Featuring celebrities, ghost hunters, belly dancers, fortune tellers and more, ScareFest has a 36,000 square foot dealer room with over 100 vendors selling bizarre, weird, strange items. Seminars, Q&A sessions, workshops as well as movie screenings are offered at the event September 11th, 12th and 13th, 2009.

Commercials for ScareFest began airing on the local TV channels here in Kentucky featuring Jason from the Friday the 13th movie series and they are a hoot. Check 'em out for yourself and don't forget to get your tickets to ScareFest.

SNUFF HAPPENS

I was intrigued when I read the headline "Movies I Will Never See: Grotesque" over at Horror Squad. I usually reserve that title for movies like The Ugly Truth, Transformers 2 and anything directed by Rob Zombie. Obviously with a name like Grotesque, it seems like a perfect match for a site dedicated to horror films. Why would they choose not to watch it? After reading the review and watching the trailer (there's your warning), I'm almost inclined to agree. Grotesque is pure torture porn with little to no story and very graphic mutilations.

"Whereas Hostel was for kids, Grotesque is for adults. This is billed as the "cruelest Japanese splatter movie ever" and it truly lives up to that billing. It is no small relief that the film lives up to its movie title, a torture porn genre that has largely taken over the horror field. No CGI effects here, just sadistic violence that rarely flinches away, use of excellent makeup and prosthetics and shot very convincingly. Needless to say, in the finest tradition of Japanese gore cinema, the plot is minimal, with a young couple played by AV actress Nagasawa Tsugumi and Kawatsure Hiroaki (recently in "OneChanbara") being snatched off the street, only to wake up shackled in a grimy basement. Without even having the decency to explain why, a particularly sadistic madman (Osako Shigeo) proceeds to degrade, torture and mutilate them. This film is not for the faint of heart."

I love horror films but they have become endurance tests over the last few years. I own Hostel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Eden Lake, all of them are all well done films but there are few surprises or scares in these movies. The violence is so extreme, watching the movie becomes torture for the audience. While I peek out from behind my fingers at the screen, I'm left to wonder where horror films can go from here.

10 MORE EXTREMELY DISTURBING MOVIES

Previously I featured The 15 Most Disturbing Movies Ever Made from Popcrunch. Well, Listverse brings us 10 More Extremely Disturbing Movies and boy, they are not kidding. Just reading the description of these films is disturbing but the clips will send you scrambling to click the pause button. Don't believe me? Just watch the scene from Cutting Moments. I consider myself a movie buff but I have to admit, I hadn't even heard about most of these films. Looks like I've got a lot of catching up to do.

15 MOST DISTURBING MOVIES EVER MADE

From the writers of The Top 10 Most Disturbing Books Of All Time comes a new list, The 15 Most Disturbing Movies Ever Made. Many of these films are among my favorite movies, with one I even spotlighted in this blog. Again, I don't agree with all the choices (Hard Candy, really?) and there are a few films on the list I've never heard of, such as Threads and their choice for the number one spot. Looks like I'm headed to Blockbuster tonight.