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Rue Morgue Interview: Silent Night 3 Release
By MICHAEL GINGOLD – Executive producer John Klyza (SUMMERHOUSE SLAUGHTER, SLEEPAWAY CAMP IV: THE SURVIVOR) sent along the exclusive pics seen above and below from SILENT NIGHT BLOODY NIGHT 3: DESCENT, the second follow-up to Theodore Gershuny’s 1972 horror film. That movie marked future Troma topper Lloyd Kaufman’s first horror credit (as associate producer), and he returns as an actor in the new entry, which follows up 2015’s SILENT NIGHT BLOODY NIGHT 2: REVIVAL (scripted by Klyza).
Cheerleader Camp Hits The Endgame
Published on Retrosploitation.com: You heard about our plans for CHEERLEADER CAMP ELIMINATION last year. Those were followed through on, and shooting has come and gone. Directed by Julie Anne Prescott, starring Jessa Flux (MURDERCISE) along with a whole new gaggle of cheerleaders – or should we say cheer bleeders! The shoot went mostly smoothly, with just as much fun and hijynx behind the scenes as went down on camera (just minus sharp instruments!).
Silent Night 3 Preview Clip & Title Reveal
Published at Retrosploitation.com: I must really love you guys, after all my idea of a good time on Christmas Day is organizing this SILENT NIGHT BLOODY NIGHT 3 preview clip for you! Hopefully I don’t wake up tomorrow in a Jigsaw trap heeding ominous warnings to “cherish my life” but… I know there are plenty of you out there waiting to see the new movie. Watch through to the end and discover the official title of this sequel!
They Came From Atlanta: A Retrospective
Published at SleepawayCampFilms.com: SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2: UNHAPPY CAMPERS & SLEEPAWAY CAMP 3: TEENAGE WASTELAND, released in 1988 & 1989 respectively, have been enjoyed the world over for their time capsule of late 1980s fun, sun, and chuckle-inducing slashing. A lot of that is due to Michael A. Simpson’s capable and quirky direction, as well as the cast and crew used from his homebase of Atlanta, Georgia.
The Zarchive: Goodbye & Good Luck
During the PHANTASM film saga, Jody Pearson left his brother Michael in a none-to-clear fashion – was it a car crash, or kidnapping? But more important than the details, to Michael, seemed to be the lack of goodbye. In this artwork, Jody waves goodbye in an iconic pose – genuine warm face, calm and relaxed, […]
Visiting AMITYVILLE & Revisiting SLEEPAWAY
What’s John been up to? Glad you didn’t ask. Here’s the rundown… AMITYVILLE APOCALYPSE has been released, a project born out of circumstance much like my previous ISOLATION ACTIVITY (2021) and guest slot in 5G ZOMBIE (2020). In fact, I’m calling them my Isolation Trilogy, as they were comprised of many creative collaborators in many […]
Fangoria: SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT at 50
Fangoria, the object of my childhood obsessions, have whipped up a retrospective of SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT for the film’s 50th anniversary and in advance of our forthcoming 3rd chapter, now in post-production.
5G ZOMBIES: Behind The Signal
Now available in wide retail stores across USA/Canada and streaming platforms via Wild Eye Releasing, 5G ZOMBIES was a curious project I worked on in April of last year.
Forgotten Flicks: TEXAS ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY
While cinematic graphic violence has reached unprecedented heady heights in recent decades, no film has quite taken home the crown for sheer physical and existential damnation as 1974’s TEXAS ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY.
REUNION MASSACRE: Behind The Mask
Nebraska-shot INVITATION TO DIE was recently released wide in USA/Canada by Wild Eye Releasing, with a new splash of paint and the new moniker REUNION MASSACRE.
Cannibal Remake Chomps Internet!
I’ve teased it with fleeting mentions or peeks for far too many years, but recently the skinny finally dropped on my completed film I EAT YOUR SKIN via Bloody-Disgusting. Scope the trailer and very subtle plot! A group of international photographers journey to photograph a rare bird in the Philippines, the Black Shama. They are […]
CABIN 28 Stalks Worldwide
In respect to Andrew Jones’ tragic passing in January, 2023, I’m reposting this article originally published in October, 2017. Rest in Peace to Jones, who has been called the “British Charles Band”.