Words about Hyundai

Kelly Brook Topless Picture

2011-12-20T19:44:00.000-08:00

ROY THE CHRISTMAS POTATO

2011-12-20T09:09:00.000-08:00

ARCHIE'S WISH LIST

2011-12-20T04:29:00.000-08:00

Archie's Christmas Stocking, #2, Archie Comics

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-12-19T11:59:00.000-08:00

Christmas is nearly here but Santa can't get far without his reindeer. This Reindeer Pez is a holiday classic, premiering in 2002. You can still pick up this dispenser for a mere buck.

THERE'S NOTHING ON TV ANYWAY

2011-12-19T04:58:00.000-08:00

Liberty Meadows, #29, Image Comics

MERRY CHRISTMAS, FOOL!

2011-12-18T12:37:00.000-08:00

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ARIEL'S CHRISTMAS

2011-12-18T07:16:00.000-08:00

By Agnes.

ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS CARDS

2011-12-17T11:31:00.000-08:00

Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like rotting flesh. There are four different designs. Order your Zombie Christmas Cards before Santa eats your brains.

A ONE WOMAN DISNEY JUKEBOX

2011-12-17T05:17:00.000-08:00

17 year-old, Heather Traska, performs an amazing Disney medley in this video that took 86 days to complete.

GREEN GOBLIN MAKEUP TEST

2011-12-16T15:15:00.000-08:00

Here's what could have been. Instead, we got some bizarre helmet version of the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.

DARTH VADER IS NO GRINCH

2011-12-16T09:15:00.000-08:00

Darth Vader visits Algonquin College and with the help of Ottawa Regional Youth Choir spreads Christmas cheer throughout the galaxy. Or at least a college campus.

THE STOCKINGS ARE FULL

2011-12-16T04:24:00.000-08:00

Archie's Christmas Stocking, #1, Archie Comics

Looks like Archie got his Christmas wish!

EVERY FILM OF 2011

2011-12-15T16:48:00.000-08:00

There were some good films this year, nothing incredible that I've personally seen in theaters, but still some good entries. Genrocks gives a look at all the films this year - the good (Win Win, X-Men: First Class, Poetry), the bad (Super, Sucker Punch) and the ugly (I'm talking to you, Adam Sandler).

Thanks, Stan!

IT'S THE MOST WONDER-FUL TIME

2011-12-15T01:56:00.000-08:00

By Lauren Montgomery.

NERD NEWS ROUND-UP

2011-12-14T16:05:00.000-08:00

Download the latest Louis C.K. stand-up special, Live at the Beacon Theater, for a mere $5.00 and support the funniest comedian working today.

She-Hulk (above) and other female superheroes promote Breast Cancer Awareness.

Artist Daniel James Cox gives us some incredible superhero paintings.

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison have recorded an album together. You can download a single song or pay enough to have the couple perform a private concert in your living room. Anyone have $10,000.00 I can borrow?

Time Magazine lists "The Top 10 Worst Movies of 2011".

THE BRAVE AND DELICIOUS

2011-12-14T02:01:00.000-08:00

Christmas is around the corner so why not bring some action to your sweets with these Super Hero Gingerbread Cookies. Sugar Swings! gives the breakdown. Oh, and if you're wondering why the one cookie is banned from the site, read the story here.

A CAVALCADE OF MERRIMENT

2011-12-13T01:59:00.000-08:00

Comic Cavalcade, #5, DC Comics

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE SHE-HULK

2011-12-12T02:02:00.000-08:00

By taguiar.

CREEPY SANTA

2011-12-11T14:03:00.000-08:00

Creepy, #59, Warren Magazines

DINO THE DINOSAUR'S CHRISTMAS TREE

2011-12-11T05:20:00.000-08:00

Fred Flintstone sings "Dino the Dinosaur's Christmas Tree" from 1964's Christmas Flintstone.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES TEASER POSTER

2011-12-10T16:22:00.000-08:00

Warner Bros. has released a teaser poster for The Dark Knight Rises. Here's hoping we see a trailer soon.

"YOU'RE MESSING WITH THE WRONG GUY!"

2011-12-10T09:04:00.000-08:00

You'd have more luck playing Pick-Up Sticks with your butt-cheeks than finding a better poster for the John Hugh's classic, Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Artist Sam Gilbey created this amazing poster for the film. If you'd like a print or would like to buy me one for Christmas, be sure to order a copy here.

CHRISTMAS HIJACKERS

2011-12-10T06:27:00.000-08:00

By Brianna Garcia.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TEASER POSTER

2011-12-09T15:38:00.000-08:00

Snore. Could this poster be more dull?

Via

THE MOUSEKETEERS SAVE CHRISTMAS

2011-12-09T01:51:00.000-08:00

In December, 1955, disaster struck Yuba City, California. A flood overtook the town on Christmas Eve, resulting in 38 deaths, 160 hospitalized with 23,000 forced from their homes. On February 25th, 1956, Walt Disney sent The Mouseketeers to throw a Christmas party for the kids. The cast performed a show, gave gifts to the children and restored hope to thousands of people.

MAKE YOUR OWN GOLDEN SNITCH ORNAMENT

2011-12-08T02:22:00.000-08:00

Attention Harry Potter fans, give your Christmas tree some magic with this Golden Snitch Ornament. Tiny Apartment Crafts has the instructions.

SUPERGIRL NOUVEAU

2011-12-07T09:06:00.000-08:00

By yeso.

ALL HANDS IN

2011-12-07T02:06:00.000-08:00

By Dan Piraro.

CELLO WARS: THE PHANTOM CELLIST

2011-12-06T01:52:00.000-08:00

Watch Darth Vader and Chewbacca dance as Steven Sharp Nelson plays themes from the Star Wars films.

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-12-05T14:08:00.000-08:00

"The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear." One year before Will Ferrell became Elf, this little dispenser appeared on the market in 2002. He's not in stores these days but can be found online or second-hand stores for $1.00 to $2.00.

EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU... SOMETHING

2011-12-05T01:52:00.000-08:00

It's part Kung Fu and part insanity. Enjoy a scene from Demon of the Lute.

COVERS THAT COME TO LIFE

2011-12-04T06:32:00.000-08:00

Kerry Callen animates some classic comic book covers.

THEY GROW UP SO QUICK

2011-12-03T10:21:00.000-08:00

Found here.

AVENGERS GO HOLLYWOOD

2011-12-03T07:14:00.000-08:00

By Pia Guerra. Found here.

THE DROIDS WE WERE LOOKING FOR

2011-12-02T13:53:00.000-08:00

From See Mike Draw.

TABLE FOR ONE

2011-12-01T02:06:00.000-08:00

By Dan Piraro.

HAPPY TRAILS, ROY ROGERS

2011-11-30T17:47:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers passed away on July 6, 1998 but I, for one, will never for get the ever-smiling cowboy that made me want to ride a horse and save the day. Roy Rogers was more than a cowboy, he was a hero and an example to all young boys of what it means to be a man.

A COWBOY TEACHES A FROG TO YODEL

2011-11-29T02:14:00.000-08:00

The Muppets opened in theaters last week and it's Roy Roger Month here on DSTG! so it seems only appropriate we feature Roy Rogers on The Muppet Show from 1979.

A COWBOY IN THE COMICS

2011-11-28T17:49:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers was a hero on screen and in print. Dell Comics created a comic book simply titled, Roy Rogers, starting in January 1948. August 1955. The title changed to Roy Rogers and Trigger in August 1955. The comic book finally rode off into the sunset in 1961.

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-11-28T02:05:00.000-08:00

As Roy Rogers Month winds down, it's only appropriate we feature Sheriff Pez Pal. From 1977, this tin star dispenser sells for around $200.00 if you can find him.

BATMAN AS-SALT-ED

2011-11-27T10:17:00.000-08:00

By Dan Piraro.

NERD NEWS ROUND-UP

2011-11-27T05:27:00.000-08:00

Blastr has 21 rare behind-the-scenes Star Wars photos.

See what Thanksgiving dinner on the Death Star is like.

Check out an incredible Spider-Man collage.

See what Freddie Mercury built out of Legos looks like.

"Feed me" this delicious and amazing Little Shop of Horrors cake!

COLOR ME IN, COWBOY

2011-11-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

Winners of the 1957 Houston Chronicle Roy Rogers coloring contest.

Found here.

MONKEY-FIGHTING SNAKES ON THIS MONDAY TO FRIDAY PLANE

2011-11-26T05:18:00.000-08:00

Don't watch movies on regular television. Besides Pan and Scan, commercials and deleted scenes, you also have to hear ridiculous re-edited dialogue.

MORE POPULAR THAN SANTA CLAUS

2011-11-25T17:23:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers received over 1.5 million letters a year.

Found here.

SWINETREK MEETS STAR WARS

2011-11-25T15:15:00.000-08:00

Luke Skywalker fights Darth Nader. This isn't any worse than The Star Wars Holiday Special.

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-11-21T07:52:00.000-08:00

YEE-HAW! Roy Rogers Month is still underway so today's featured Pez is Jessie from the Toy Story films. Released in 2010, this redheaded dispenser is still available at local retailers and sells for around a buck.

ELTON JOHN SINGS "ROY ROGERS"

2011-11-20T07:37:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers was a hero to kids around the world, including one young Elton John. From his 1977 concert in Wembley Empire Pool, Sir Elton sings "Roy Rogers" from his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Sometimes you dream, sometimes it seems
There's nothing there at all
You just seem older than yesterday
And you're waiting for tomorrow to call

You draw to the curtain and one thing's for certain
You're cozy in your little room
The carpet's all paid for, God bless the TV
Let's go shoot a hole in the moon

And Roy Rogers is riding tonight
Returning to our silver screens
Comic book characters never grow old
Evergreen heroes whose stories were told
Oh the great sequin cowboy who sings of the plains
Of roundups and rustlers and home on the range
Turn on the T.V., shut out the lights
Roy Rogers is riding tonight

Nine o'clock mornings, five o'clock evenings
I'd liven the pace if I could
Oh I'd rather have a ham in my sandwich than cheese
But complaining wouldn't do any good

Lay back in my armchair, close eyes and think clear
I can hear hoofbeats ahead
Roy and Trigger have just hit the hilltop
While the wife and the kids are in bed

ROY ROGERS TAKES QUIK AIM

2011-11-19T08:19:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers shows off his quick-shooter hat and drinking Nestle Quik.

CORMAN'S WORLD

2011-11-18T15:03:00.000-08:00

I recently read Roger Corman's autobiography, How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime, which is not only highly informative of how Hollywood works but is also a fun read. A new documentary is coming out, Corman's World, and it looks fantastic. You get Robert DeNiro, Ron Howard, Pam Grier, Tom Hanks and Peter Fonda reflecting on working for Roger Corman, all with footage from his infamous movies.

PORTRAIT OF A KING

2011-11-18T02:12:00.000-08:00

The King of the Cowboys, that is. We posted this back in June and it's still one of our favorite images of Roy Rogers. Artwork by Robert Rodriguez.

NEW AVENGERS BANNERS

2011-11-17T15:03:00.000-08:00

New banners of The Avengers were released online today. Hopefully we'll see a new trailer soon. The Avengers smashes into theaters May 4, 2012.

MUSICAL COWBOYS

2011-11-17T01:56:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers singing "Get Along Little Doggies" from 1940's West of the Badlands.

BATMAN IS AS DUMB AS HIS VOICE

2011-11-16T02:07:00.000-08:00

Batman meets The Riddler and answers don't come easy.

MINIMALIST ASSEMBLE!

2011-11-15T15:18:00.000-08:00

Artist Matt Ferguson gives us a "60's vibe" with his minimalist poster for The Avengers.

WHERE EVERY STORMTROOPER KNOWS YOUR NAME

2011-11-15T01:47:00.000-08:00

SPIDEY'S GOT A PART TIME JOB

2011-11-14T17:11:00.000-08:00

Order your "Part Time Job" from Threadless Tees for only $20.

THE MUPPETS AUDITION FOR STAR WARS

2011-11-14T15:58:00.000-08:00

Personally, I think Fozie Bear is a much better actor than Hayden Christensen.

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-11-14T01:56:00.000-08:00

Continuing the cowboy theme in honor of Roy Rogers Month, this week we feature Woody from Toy Story. There are several Toy Story character dispensers currently available at local stores and sell for around a dollar each.

SAD FLASH

2011-11-13T08:05:00.000-08:00

By Russian artist Lora Zombie.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE, ROY ROGERS

2011-11-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers is featured on This is Your Life in 1953. Just try to keep a dry eye when he hugs his mom.

LIFE'S TOO SHORT

2011-11-12T07:06:00.000-08:00

Liam Neeson asks Ricky Gervais to help him hone his comedic skills in Gervais' new show Life's Too Short.

THE WALKIE TALKIE DEAD

2011-11-11T16:51:00.000-08:00

Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead doesn't know how to use a walkie talkie.

Thanks, Luke!

COLD STEEL AND A HEART OF GOLD

2011-11-11T02:02:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers played a hero on-screen and off-screen, displaying the noble qualities that go with the role. He spent a lifetime caring for the less fortunate, adopted several children, visited hospitals and created the Happy Trails Children's Foundation for severely abused and neglected children. Roy Rogers was always grateful to his fans who had made him a success and felt a responsibility to share his blessings, care for the needy and love the forgotten. In Roy's own words, "Who am I to be the beloved hero of millions of people? I'm just a hillbilly, an ignorant hillbilly boy from Duck Run".

THE DARK KNIGHT 1966 STYLE

2011-11-10T15:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Dragon Pictures created the opening of the Batman TV show featuring The Dark Knight.

ROY AND DALE MAKE IT QUIK

2011-11-10T01:50:00.000-08:00

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans take a break from their adventures to pitch Nestle's Quik.

OUR 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

2011-11-09T13:55:00.000-08:00

How time flies. It's been 3-years since DSTG! first hit the internet. We've posted lots of stories and had a lot of fun. We're looking forward to many more years of preaching the good news about comic books, art, toys, movies, music and lots more. Tell your friends about our site and be sure to leave comments and suggestions.

WNDR WMN

2011-11-09T09:06:00.000-08:00

Australia is issuing superhero license plates, featuring DC Comics' characters Superman, Supergirl, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Wonder Woman. The plates start at $200.00 and go up to $400.00, which is about what my car is worth.

A ROY ROGERS TRIBUTE

2011-11-09T02:02:00.000-08:00

CommanderPutney at YouTube put together a tribute to The King of Cowboys with an Elvis Presley remix. Now that's a perfect combo!

A LITTLE GOLD...ER

2011-11-08T14:42:00.000-08:00

Artist Marc Basile gives us a Little Golden Book we all wish existed.

THE STORY OF GOLDEN CLOUD

2011-11-08T02:01:00.000-08:00

Also known as Trigger. Roy Rogers became a household name but it was with the help of a golden palimino, originally named Golden Cloud. Roy knew that people loved Trigger as much as they loved him and quickly purchased the stallion, becoming one of the most-loved duos of all time. Read the biography of Trigger at Roy Rogers World.

CANDID COWBOY

2011-11-07T14:51:00.000-08:00

Photos of Roy Rogers from a public appearance in 1972 from The Fred Sopher Collection.

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-11-07T11:31:00.000-08:00

Since it's Roy Rogers Month here on DSTG!, it's only appropriate to select the Cowboy from 1973 as this week's featured Pez. They're very rare and usually sell for over $150.00 bucks. If anyone needs a Christmas gift idea, this would be a perfect addition to my collection.

WARRIOR WOMAN

2011-11-07T01:57:00.000-08:00

By Marc Basile.

REFLECTIONS OF A DETECTIVE

2011-11-06T13:16:00.000-08:00

By Joëlle Jones.

WHO, ME?

2011-11-06T07:45:00.000-08:00

By Amilcar Pinna.

BIO OF A KING

2011-11-06T06:07:00.000-08:00

The King of the Cowboys, that is:

Roy Rogers, the King of the Cowboys, was actually born in the city. It was in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 5, 1911, that Leonard Slye (later to be known as Roy Rogers) was born to Mattie and Andy Slye. Years later, the building where he was born was torn down to make way for Riverfront Stadium (recently renamed Cinergy Field), the home of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Roy liked to say that he was born right where second base is now located. But the Slye family was never cut out for city life, so a few months after Roy was born, Andy Slye moved his family to Portsmouth, Ohio (a hundred miles east of Cincinnati), where they lived on the houseboat that he and Roy's uncle built. When Roy was seven years old his father decided it was time they settled on solid ground, so he bought a small farm in nearby Duck Run. Living on a farm meant long hours and hard work, but no matter how hard they worked the land there was little money to be made. Roy often said that about all they could raise on their farm were rocks. Eventually Andy Slye realized that he'd have to return to his old factory job at the United States Shoe Company in Cincinnati if he was going to be able to support his family. Since his father would be able to return home only on weekends, this meant that even more of the responsibilities for farm chores fell onto Roy's young shoulders.

Mattie Slye suffered from lameness as a result of the polio she had contracted as a child, and Roy always marveled at the way she was able to raise four active children (Roy and his sisters, Mary, Cleda, and Kathleen) despite her disability. Still, farm life agreed with Roy, who often rode to school on Babe, the old, sulky racehorse his father had bought for him. According to Roy, "We lived so far out in the country, they had to pipe sunlight to us." Living on the farm meant they had to make their own entertainment, since radio was in its earliest days and television was far in the future. On Saturday nights the Slye family often invited some of their neighbors over for a square dance, during which Roy would sing and play the mandolin. Before long he became skilled at calling square dances, and throughout the years he always enjoyed finding opportunities to showcase this talent in his films and television appearances.

It was also while he was growing up on the farm in Duck Run that Roy learned to yodel. Andy Slye had brought home a cylinder player (the predecessor to the phonograph) along with some cylinders, including one by a Swiss yodeler. Roy played that cylinder again and again and soon began developing his own yodeling style. Before long, Roy and his mother worked out a way of communicating with each other by using different types of yodels. Mattie would use one type of yodel to let Roy know that it was time for lunch, another to warn that a storm was brewing, and still another to call him in at the end of the day. Roy would then relay that message to his sisters by yodeling across the fields to them.

By the time Roy had completed his second year of high school, it was clear that their farm would never support the family, so he made the difficult decision to drop out of school and take a job with his father at the shoe factory in Cincinnati. Roy quickly discovered that factory work was just as hot, monotonous, and unpleasant for him as it was for his father. Since his older sister Mary had married and moved to Lawndale, California (close to Los Angeles), Roy and his father decided they should quit their jobs, pack up the car, and take the family out to visit her. Somehow their old car held together, and they eventually made it to Lawndale. (The old Dodge family car in which they made that trip is now on display at The Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum.) After a four-month visit the Slye family returned to Cincinnati, but by now the cold Ohio winters couldn't compete with the lure of California's warmer climate. A few months later Roy returned to Southern California, where the rest of his family soon joined him. Although the Depression was growing worse by the day, Roy and his father had hoped that jobs would be easier to find on the West Coast than they were in Ohio. However, California turned out to be just as hard hit as the rest of the country. Jobs were hard to come by, and they didn't tend to last very long. Roy worked at anything he could find, including driving a gravel truck on a highway construction crew until the truck's owner went bankrupt. In the spring of 1931 Roy went up to Tulare (located in central California's farm belt), where he picked peaches for Del Monte and lived in the same labor camps John Steinbeck wrote about so powerfully in his classic novel, "The Grapes Of Wrath".

To read the rest of Roy Rogers' bio, head over to The Official Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Website for the rest of the story about The King of the Cowboys.

DSTG! SALUTES ROY ROGERS

2011-11-05T06:42:00.000-07:00

It's Roy Rogers Month here on Don't Stand There Gawping! Today is Roy Rogers' birthday, he would have been 100 years old. Strong, handsome and a gentleman cowboy, he thrilled audiences on radio, movie screens and television. With a career beginning in music, he had big hits with "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds". It wasn't long before Hollywood took notice of the young yodeler and put him in the movies, with his first film appearance in 1935. Rogers soon became a hero to children with his winning smile and integrity. His religious faith and concern for the less fortunate only cemented his inspiration to kids throughout the country. He openly talked about his faith and love for his family and country. With over 100 films under his holster, he passed away on July 6th, 1998, leaving behind a world that needs more heroes like Roy Rogers.

THE ORIGIN OF FREDDY KRUEGER'S VOICE

2011-11-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

Actor Robert Englund tells us how he created the voice of Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

100 GREATEST HORROR MOVIE QUOTES

2011-11-03T15:35:00.000-07:00

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

MST3K PUMPKIN

2011-11-01T19:10:00.000-07:00

Mystery Science Theater 3000 pumpkin found here.

ZOMBIE LIKE

2011-10-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Found here. And don't forget to like Don't Stand There Gawping! on Facebook.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: HALLOWEEN

2011-10-31T15:02:00.000-07:00

Halloween (1978) trivia:

The movie was shot in early spring in southern California, not Illinois in late October. The crew bought paper leaves from a decorator and painted them in autumn colors, then scattered them around the filming locations. To save money, after a scene was shot, the leaves were collected and reused. However, there are still green trees visible in the movie, along with some palm trees.

This is Jamie Lee Curtis' first feature film.

All the actors wore their own clothes for the film since there was no money for a costume department. Jamie Lee Curtis bought her wardrobe at J.C. Penney and spent less than a hundred dollars. She shot the movie while on hiatus from the sitcom Operation Petticoat.

Half of the $320,000 budget was spent on Panavision cameras so the film would have a 2:35:1 scope. Actor Donald Pleasence was paid $20,000.00 for 5 days work and is on screen just over 18 minutes.

John Carpenter approached Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to play the part of Sam Loomis, the role that eventually went to Donald Pleasence, but both turned him down. Lee later stated it was the biggest mistake of his career.

The opening POV sequence took 2 days to film.

John Carpenter composed the score in 4 days.

PEZ-TASTIC!

2011-10-31T09:08:00.000-07:00

It's time to start a new weekly feature here on DSTG! with "Pez-tastic!" and since today is Halloween what better way to kick-off the series than a Vampire Pez. From 2010, this bloodsucker not only has a serious set of fangs but also glows in the dark!

Also, if you'd like to read more about Pez, check out their official website and visit Pastor Pez, who makes me sin with envy at his collection.

M.O.D.O.K. TELLS HALLOWEEN STORIES

2011-10-31T02:12:00.000-07:00

The only thing scarier than M.O.D.O.K.'s stories is seeing him dressed Elvira.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: WOLF CREEK

2011-10-30T10:12:00.000-07:00

Wolf Creek (2005) trivia:

No scenes were written for cloudy or wet weather but the shooting schedule was so tight, the crew had to film at all times, regardless of conditions. When it was realized they would have to shoot in the rain, the script was hastily rewritten to include references to unexpected rain.

There had been no rainfall for ten years in the area where the backpackers park their car before setting off for the crater, but it started raining as soon as the crew arrived. Director, Greg Mclean, was happy it rained, as it added to the ominous atmosphere of the scene.

Unbeknown to the the crew, the abandoned mine where they chose to film had actually been the site of a real life murder of a woman. The filming prompted a protest from local citizens, who thought the film was about that event.

Composer Frank Tetaz based parts of the film score from an old funeral march, giving it a slower tempo for stronger moodiness.

MMM ZOMBIE

2011-10-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

By Ethan.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: SEVERANCE

2011-10-29T08:45:00.000-07:00

Severance (2006) trivia:

Casting lasted four months because director, Christopher Smith, wanted the perfect people for the roles.

Actor Toby Stephens wanted to do the movie because he'd never done a horror film before liked the comedy/horror mix of the project.

Laura Harris had a such fun on the set with her fellow cast member, she found it hard to reach the emotional depths needed for her character when it was time for her to shoot. To get herself out of her good mood, she began listening to dark and depressing music to help her prepare for her scenes.

BATMASK

2011-10-25T02:17:00.000-07:00

Via

SCREAM OF THE DAY: FINAL DESTINATION

2011-10-24T18:50:00.000-07:00

Final Destination (2000) trivia:

Much of the news footage shown is actual footage from the July 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off East Moriches, Long Island, New York.

When the students are boarding the plane, Alex looks down from the jetway and sees a luggage cart with the number 666 on it.

The story was originally the concept for an abandoned television script for The X-Files.

The original plan was to have death as a much more obvious entity in the film, as it was in Tod's death (with Tod seeing a shadow in the mirror and the water running back to the toilet to "cover its tracks") but after Tod's death, it was decided to have the deaths as accidents.

THE WALKING DISNEY

2011-10-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

"Undead Disney" by Kelly Jane.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

2011-10-23T09:45:00.000-07:00

The Amityville Horror (1979) trivia:

The real house from the book and movie garnered too much unwanted attention. As a result, the later owners replaced the "evil eyes" windows with normal rectangle shaped ones.

At the time, the film was the highest grossing independent film of all time and American International Pictures' biggest hit.

The stars of the film, James Brolin and Margot Kidder visited the real Amityville house as part of a publicity junket.

Both stars said they didn't believe the Amityville story.

Margot Kidder later confessed she hated the film.

Honey was rubbed on Rod Steiger's head to draw the flies to him.

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

2011-10-23T06:41:00.000-07:00

By Ramova.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: THE MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND

2011-10-22T18:36:00.000-07:00

The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) trivia:

Angelique Pettyjohn claims the love scene with John Ashley was not simulated. However, an "uncut version" of the movie has never been found.

Packets of green blood were distributed to audiences as a promotional gimmick. Patrons were instructed to drink the blood at a certain point in the film.

GETTING READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP

2011-10-21T19:07:00.000-07:00

By Rui Silveira.

JACK-O-LAUGHTER

2011-10-21T16:03:00.000-07:00

Drawn by Patrick Owsley.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE

2011-10-21T14:00:00.000-07:00

I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle (1990) trivia:

The vampire motorcycle is a 750cc Norton Commando.

During filming, the engine sounds for Roach's bike were accidentally erased. As a result, a different motorcycle was re-recorded for the film.

SCREAM OF THE DAY: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE)

2011-10-20T02:09:00.000-07:00

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) trivia:

Some scenes of the movie are so strong, some audience members walked out of the test screenings.

The inspiration for the film came from a joke director Tom Six made with friends about punishing a child molester by stitching his "mouth to the ass of a very fat truck driver".

Film critic Roger Ebert refused to give the film a star rating for his review (not to be confused with a zero star rating which he hands out to the very worst films he views), saying it doesn't matter how the film is perceived, "The film is what it is and occupies a world where he stars don't shine."

Tom Six contacted a real surgeon for the medical human centipede design, thereby granting the rights to the tagline "100% medically accurate".

SCREAM OF THE DAY: THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006)

2011-10-19T16:23:00.000-07:00

The Hills Have Eyes (2006) trivia:

The photos of the mutations during the opening credits are not of atomic mutation but rather birth defects caused by Agent Orange in Vietnam.

This film, a remake, runs 15 minutes longer than the original.

Wes Craven, director of the original The Hills Have Eyes and producer Peter Locke wanted the new version to film in the exact same desert location of the 1977 movie but when they went to scout locations, they discovered condominiums had been built in the area.

SCARY

2011-10-19T15:22:00.000-07:00

By Kris.