If you liked yesterday’s video, here is one of the 4th Annual Texas Frightmare Weekend Zombie Walk.

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Playing around with some my photos from one of my favorite Texas Frightmare Weekends. Enjoy.

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The T Motel and Your Next Horror Film

While on our way back from Houston this past weekend, I noticed this giant “T” on the other side of the road. I asked the wife if she would mind if we back tracked back and did a drive by.

“So you can take pictures?” 

“Yep!” 

She knows me so well. 

We stop at the abandoned motel in this little town of Angus, Texas. Population 334. I get a few shots of the “T” and the motel and notice next door is an abandoned gas station. Old pumps, broken windows, and dirty restrooms. I’m thinking, this is great location for a horror film. While getting some shots of the gas station, I see the cars. 

Recent model cars. . .

Clean cars. . .

Behind the motel…

I look at my wife. She sees them too. Okay, maybe it’s too much like from a horror film. Time to go…

Oh, and if you are interested in leasing it for your next horror film, call Robert Phipps with Blue Sky Country at 972-351-4710.

Pinhead and Freddy Kruger walk in to a bar…

Actually, they walked on the red carpet at Texas Frightmare Weekend.

I love this photo. Just two icons of horror shooting the sh*t. They were are both so cool. Doug Bradley was returning for his third (?) time to Texas Frightmare. With Clive Barker and Ashley Laurence also in attendance, it make for a Hellraiser fan’s perfect storm of awesomeness. Is that word? 

Robert Englund was great during his Q&A. That man remembers everything. Also, he can tell a entertaining story too. I sure a lot of the guest at his table was surprised by the recall he had about the items they were asking him to sign. “Oh I remember when we… and then… Of course, Wes….” I saw him sometimes talk on for minutes several times over the weekend. Good thing they were handing out tickets for his booth. That helped limit the number of people he would see in a day and give him more time to socialize with each guest.

Here are a few more pics from the red carpet:

Even more pictures from the Texas Frightmare Weekend Red Carpet are on my Flickr stream.

Sweatshop is coming DVD in the UK?

I saw today that the horror film Sweatshop is coming DVD in the UK on May 9th. That’s a shame, since it still has yet to get a US DVD release date. If you don’t remember, Sweatshop is the film about some kids breaking into an abandoned factory to have a rave. Only thing is, someone is already using the place… The Beast. Blood and gore ensue.

This film was showcased last year at Texas Frightmare Weekend. And as you may remember, one guy was so shaken by the film, he cracked his head open while trying to get out of the theater. With that kind of reaction, you know you want to see it. Let’s hope it finally makes it’s way to DVD here in the US soon.

UPDATE: I just received a message on FB that Sweatshop is “still waiting on the official okay from our distributor to announce! Hopefully soon!”

UPDATE 2: Sweatshop finally gets a release date for DVD in the US. The title will be available on September 13, 2011. You can pre-order now. Now, how about getting it on Blu-ray?

Great first day at TXFW

It’s off to a great start. Got a good pic of Roxy Vandiver and the Devil.

There was more to the day then just that, but that will have to wait for later.

The Woman

Tonight I got to experience Lucky McKee’s “The Woman.” If you haven’t heard about this film, that might be a good thing… cause, even though it’s really good, it’s gotten mixed press, mostly coming from an attendee at the premiere having a serious problem with the film. After seeing this video on YouTube, I was a little concerned, too. I didn’t need to be. It a good piece of modern feminist horror. Of course, that’s coming from a man. 

One of the things that helped me get through this movie was the young Shyla Molhusen. She stole just about every scene she was in. One interesting fact, she was discovered at a previous Texas Frightmare Weekend. 

You can see the rest of my photos from the red carpet on Flickr.

Texas Frightmare Weekend is this weekend!

This weekend I will be spending most of my time at Texas Frightmare Weekend, the Southwest’s Premier Horror Convention. This means for the next couple of days, most of my photos will be from the event. If you have a problem with Zombies, blood, gore, breasts, horror, fans, independent filmmakers, and celebrities, you might just want to stay away from my stream for the next couple of days. I’ll just see you next week. For those ready for all that, see you later today.

Also, most of my tweets will also be about Texas Frightmare Weekend. I’ll be using the hashtag #TXFW for tweets relating to the con as #TFW is being used by Toronto Fashion Week.