Top Ten Horror of 2011

Since I have been a very bad girl and have neglected you all do to end of the year burn out I am going to try to redeem myself by giving you my top ten list for the year. Now it will be either things I saw or did, or overall news that seems worthy to make it to me list. Not all of you may agree with me, but this is my list. 

10.  Human Centipede- I got to watch the first of this horrible horrible movie. I told you have much I have refuse to see the sequel and guess what we got... the cover art and release date for the second movie. It's going to be release February 14th... I may hate Valentine's Day, but who's bright idea is that? I'm sorry Tom Sixx, I just don't like your movies. 

9. Reboots and Sequels- It feels like this year we had a lot of reboots or talk about reboots plus more additions to horror series. We finally got the Scream franchise finished with Scream 4. There are talks of a Munster's reboot and several of the classic slashers got rebooted as well.

8. Vampires are still overrated- We saw another Twilight movie, the Trublood series 4 and I discovered there was more vampire-human overpopulation in the bookstore... sorry vampires stop being sexy and get scary... at least Fright Night was decent. 

7. "Documentary" Horror Movie- There was several I saw this year and several that came out this year. I am still not sure I buy this genre of movie. Even sadder while Brian and I were watching The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo there was a trailer for the next exorcism/ documentary movie called The Devil Inside. Most of the audience were whispering to each other how it looked real... insert eye roll.... people they don't film and make money off of exorcisms. 

6. American Horror Story- While many people are in love with this show, I stopped watching after the 3rd episode. I am not sure what it is about this show that bothers me, but it just doesn't speak me to... hard to believe a haunted house bores me. 

5. Rob Zombie- Rockstar turned director Rob Zombie is working on his next movie The Lords of Salem. Let's hope it is as good as House of 1,000 Corpse. 

4. Prequels- Yeah we don't get many big prequels in the horror genre that I can think of, but this year we had The Thing, which was the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing and the trailer for Prometheus, the Alien's prequel... wonder what is going to happen next with prequels. 

3. Scary marine life- I watched both Piranha and Shark Night this year... both movies should have scared the shit out of me, but they failed miserably. 

2. Hack & Slash- In October I decided to be insane and watch as many movies as I could in 30 days... it cause burnout of horror movies and I haven't watched one since I reviewed, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes... yes, I need to start watching movies again

1. Zombies, Zombies, Zombies- I haven't completely converted to the living dead yet, but this year I started to... accept them. I read World War Z and read two zombie books. 

So there is my list of the top ten horror of 2011. Did I miss anything? 

Happy Holidays

So, I am not big fan of Christmas, but I will save you all from my rant. Instead I just wanted to take the time to wish you all a very very bloody Christmas and hopefully you get some good horrors this year. To get you in the mood here's one of my (few) favorite Christmas Songs by the Vandals

Jill & Alice have a special holiday song for you

This is my kind of holiday message!!! Thought you all would enjoy it.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter One Sheet Premiere

I have not read this book. I have read one similar called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, that I hated. Want to know my thoughts, check out my book review blog. I'll probably post it here as well.

Since I have not read the book here is the synopsis via GoodReads:

Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness." 

"My baby boy..." she whispers before dying. 

Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire. 

When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House. 

While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.

Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.

Sounds interesting. I am not sure if I will read the book, but it seems interesting. The movie is staring Benjamin Walker and will be in theater June 22,2012

Forgive me fellow readers...I have been missing

No zombies have not eaten me, nor has a slasher stuck me with his knife, I've just been MIA. I had a death in the family, finals and projects due this month and still burnt out from Hack & Slash. No I have no given up on this blog or horror movies, I just needed some time away from them. It's not them, it's me, but I am still friends with them.... okay yeah that was cheesy, but oh well.

I have also been behind on keeping up with the news on horror movies like for The Raven and Salem's Lot that I am not sure what going on with the horror genre, and no they don't take off until next Halloween. So I am not sure what is going on, but I will try to see what I can dig up that is interesting at least. I am also behind in watching and reading in general so it's not this blog that I am neglecting.

I hope to watch watching... something more horror related here and start posting again, though don't get too comfortable. I may have an awesome internship next semester, which may take up all my time. So we'll see what happens, so thanks to those who have still been stopping by to see if I have pulled my head out of the grave.

Hack & Slash Recap Video

I decided to do a short video to recap Hack & Slash while I try to finish my my projects for the end of the semester. So enjoy.

Movie Review: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

For you youngsters you might not remember there was a cartoon called Attack of the killer tomatoes, which came from this movie. I never saw it and boy I kind of wish I never had. I was surprised by the approach of this movie. From what I remember about the cartoon, it was much better.

Synopsis: Tomatoes have started to attack and kill people.

Review: Yep, that's all you need to know about the movie. Well that and it's a comedy, similar to a Mel Brooks movie or some of the other slapstick comedies from the 1970s. Most of it makes no sense and the tomatoes aren't scary. No faces or anything, just tomatoes.

I know they wanted to make fun of the b-horror movies like The Birds and The Blob, but it just seemed like a stupid movie that some kids made to be funny. I know there's a sequel and I am not sure it's even worth watching.  So this movie is a completely crap. Find the cartoon and watch that instead.  Anyone want to remake this movie?

The Walking Dead Season Two Episode 2

The episode starts off, with a flashback of Lori's. She's talking to another woman about her and Rick's relationship. This is when Shane tells Lori about what happen to Rick when he got shot. Then we come back to the present and see Rick running with Carl for help. We Rick so shaken up he's unable to think properly. 

Rick finds out that the bullet has separated into 6 pieces and they need standard medical equipment to try to save Carl. Shane and Otis (the man who shot Carl) got to the local high school to find the supplies. Lori gets to the house and finds out that the man treating her son, is not a doctor, but a veterinarian. 

While trying to get the medical supplies Shane and Otis are surrounded by zombies and have to lock themselves in the high school. Carl doesn't have much longer to hang on and needs the surgery soon. 

Opinion: This episode was just okay in my opinion. It seemed very scattered and the fact that both the children in the group are suffering makes it just messy. I have a feeling that the lives of the two children will be the focus of this season. Even worse is that I am a mother and usually things like this pull at my heart strings. In this case I am not moved at all.

 I am hoping that as that the rest of the reason gets better. Remember there is only six episodes per season and they are up to number 3, but I haven't seen that one yet. Even Darryl in this episode has done a 180 from the last. It's almost like different people wrote the two different episodes. 

Hack & Slash: Week 4

Well it's the final week of hack and slash. It's been fun. Didn't watch as nearly as many movies as I was hoping, but I did watch some that I would have never watched or ones I never got around to watching. So, here's my final list of what I watched.

Week 4:

Movie	Run Time	Rating	Bonus
Paranormal Activity 2	1 hour and 38 minutes	4 stars
Saw the Final Chapters	1 hour 30 minutes	4 &1/2 stars	It’s the 7th movie in the series
Mask Maker	1 hour 29 minutes	3 stars	No double tap, tits and ass,
The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1	90 Minutes	4 stars
Ghost Hunters Season 7 Episode 13	1 hour	4 stars
Ghost Hunters Season 7 Episode 14	1 hour	4 stars
The Ward	1 hour 28 minutes	3 stars
[Rec]2	1 hour 24 minutes	4 stars	Boob shot, Spanish movie
Child’s Play	1 hour 27 minutes	3 stars	No double tap, 2 people tripped while being chased
Quarantine	1 hour 29 minutes	3 stars
Dexter Season 4 Episode 9	1 hour	3 stars

The Walking Dead Season 2 Premier

It is finally upon us, season two of The Walking Dead!! I have been waiting for this for a long time. I had to wait until now to watch it since I have been busy.

Synopsis: We last left the group after the CDC exploded. The group is now heading towards Fort Benning. The RV breaks down on a freeway and the group looks through what is left behind for supplies they need. A heard of zombies comes through and the groups hides under the cars for safety. A few close calls,but everyone makes it. Sofia is chased by a walker and gets lost in the woods. The group keeps busying looking through the cars and moving cars off the road, while Rick, Daryl, and Glenn go looking for Sofia.

Shane tells Lori that he plans on leaving the group, which only complicates their relationship even more. We see even more issues with the group with Andrea, Dale and Shane over her gun and who is allowed to have a gun. The next day most of the group goes looking for Sofia, with Daryl leading. While looking the hear church bells, the make their way towards a church, and find zombies inside. The guys kill them quick and once again they hear bells, which is a speaker on a timer.

Andrea overhears Lori and Shane talking about Shane leaving. She asks Shane to allow her to come with him, because neither one of them belongs in the group. Rick seems to loose faith in himself after loosing Sofia. The group splits up and Lori confronts them all for blaming Rick for the outcomes and that they can go on their own if they want to.

The episode ends, when someone fires a gun at a deer Rick, Shane and Carl and goes through the deer and into Carl.

Opinion: For a season opening, it wasn't too bad. It really wasn't anything special, but I did like that Daryl had some decent moments/lines. He's stepping up to the plate you could say. There's probably more backstory to him going to come out is my guess, with what I noticed. While the beginning was great, the middle was just flat and the ending a crappy cliffhanger. I forgot the problems members of the group were having with each other so when they came up in this episode I had to remind myself. So they could have done more, I have to say 30 minutes looking for Sofia seemed a bit much. I hope they're not going to be looking for her the rest of the season, that would just be a drag.

Overall, it was decent.

By the way this is my 100th post!!!

Book Review: World War Z

I have been trying to finish this book for a while now. I finally was able to and now I get to review it for you guys.

Let me start off by saying if you are not a fan of zombies, but if you like books about war or history, then you might like this book. It is an oral history about when zombies start taking over the world and about how humans were able to overcome them.

The book's main character/narrator is interviewing all these people who had important roles in the war. It is a very easy read and hard to put it down. I decided to read it because I was seeing a lot on the movie that is currently being filmed based on the book. I am not sure how close the movie will be to the book, knowing Hollywood, not by much.

What appeal this book has is that, it has taken the zombie craze that people are obsessed with and put it into reality. What would happen if zombies took over the world and how would humans fair. It is different from all the other things I have seen by the fact it shows that not everyone can survive and how politics would play into it. Most movies are just about not getting bite or how to kill zombies.

So if you like zombies, or what to read a book about war and zombies this is for you.

Hack & Slash: Week 3

So here's my results for week three. Not really much different from last week, but at least I am trying to watch as much as I can. My movie and shows just don't have any of the bonuses.

Week 3:

Movies	Running Time	Rating	Bonus
The Walking Dead Season One Episode 5	1 hour	4 stars
The Walking Dead Season One Episode 6	1 hour	5 stars
Supernatural Season 7 episode 3	1 hour	4 stars
Supernatural Season 7 episode 4	1 hour	4 stars
Haven Season 2 episode 9	1 Hour
Ghost Lab Season 1 Episode 7	1 hour	3 stars
Ghost Lab Season 1 episode 8	1 hour	3 stars
Ghost lab Season 1 Episode 9	1 hour	3 stars
Saw VI	1 hour 30 minutes	4 stars	It’s the 6th movie
Prom Night	1 hour 29 minutes	3 stars	Killer’s face is obstructed for over 90% of the movie
Bereavement	1 hour 43 minutes	1 star

Horror Movie Rules: Your Input Needed

I am sure you all remember Jamie Kennedy's character in Scream and his love of movies. If you remember he gave off a list of rules you should follow that horror movies has taught us to obey. We've all watched these movies and have screamed at the kids having sex that they are going to die, or why the girl is running up stairs to get away when running out the door is a much better idea.

Rules via Jamie Kennedy:

1. Sex = Death
2. Don't drink or do drugs. 
3. Never say "I'll be right back"

So there's obviously more rules, and you know this if you watch horror movies. What I find funny is that Wes Craven directed Scream where the famous rules started yet in his last movie that I saw My Soul to Take he ignored most of the rules.

So anyway here's my list of rules to survive a horror movie and you guys please leave your rules or ones you want to add to my list that I might have forgotten. There is no wrong answers here... well maybe there is I just haven't heard it yet.

Fallen Bettie's Rules for Surviving a Horror Movie or a Really Bad Camping Trip, Road Trip or House Party

1. Sex is bad... okay... If you have sex you will die 
2. Being high or drunk is a fast path to death, you won't realize you're in trouble until it's too late
3. The serial killer never dies. He always plays dead or by a miracle comes back to life. So don't assume he's dead. 
4. If you are a black person in a horror movie... you're either going to die or die first, I didn't make up this rule, but it seems to be true in most movies
5. Do not trust toys of any kind. Even the cute looking ones might come to life
6. Do not pick up hitchhikers
7. Don't go anywhere alone...
8. Do not get help from strangers if it's raining and your car isn't working
9. Do not watch a tape even if it has no label... you'll regret it
10. Do not go running/walking into a graveyard
11. You will trip at least twice when being chased by a serial killer, vampire or monster
12. Say out of the basement or attic, doesn't matter if you heard something they are death traps
13. Never trust the innocent ones, they are more than likely the killer. 
14. Avoid camping trips, desert/farm parties or any kind of party.
15. Always double tap. Always!!

Now your turn, add some rules that you think should be here or that I have forgotten.