This December, make a resolution to join the Cryptkeeper for FEARnet’s first-ever New Year’s Shockin’ Eve “Tales from the Crypt” Marathon from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. ET/3 p.m.-3 a.m. PT on Monday, December 31.
The marathon is hosted by the Cryptkeeper, himself, in exclusive all-new interstitial content for the first time in 15 years. See the cool ghoul take a blast through the past, decomposing the best of the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s, on his way to welcoming in 2013. Who needs Ryan Seacrest when you can watch the old year die a slow, painful death on the Cryptkeeper’s very own countdown clock? And all night long viewers can take part in an interactive “Would You Rather?” poll, available on FEARnet.com, where they can answer questions based on the episodes they are watching in special segments dubbed “Cryptkeeper’s Conundrums.”
The holiday spooktacular highlights 24 terrifying “Tales” such as “And All Through the House” (6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT) the fan-favorite story of a murderous woman terrorized by a maniacal Santa Claus; “Dead Wait” (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT) directed by genre master Tobe Hooper and starring Whoopi Goldberg as a backstabbing voodoo priestess; “None But the Lonely Heart” (3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT) Tom Hanks’ directorial debut about a nefarious gold digger who may have finally been found out; and the Emmy-nominated “Yellow” (2:30 a.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT), directed by Robert Zemeckis and boasting a star-studded cast helmed by Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd and Lance Henriksen, about a demanding father who tries to give his cowardly son one last shot at honor in WWI.
In conjunction with the New Year’s Shockin’ Eve Marathon, FEARnet fans will be able to enter the “Cryptkeeper’s New Year’s Shockin’ Eve” Sweepstakes beginning at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT on December 31, until 7:59 p.m. ET/4: 59 p.m. PT on January 1. The prize pack includes a Sony portable DVD player, “Tales from the Crypt” DVDs, t-shirt and pint glass. Information regarding the sweepstakes can be found at fearnet.com/shows/tales-crypt.
After watching the tense trailer for Jonathan Zarantonello's The Butterfly Room you have to ask yourself, what kind of parent would leave their child in the hands of Barbara Steele? It's bad news for little girls and their dolls.
Remember your favorite Saturday morning cartoons? They always had awesome theme songs. Sailor Moon Zombie is the adult version. Sexy and evil, she’s the brainchild of Robert "Corpsy" Rhine, Publisher/Deaditor-In-Chief of Girls and Corpses Magazine.
With his debut novel, writer and editor Thomas Roche explores the world of viral warfare, zombies, and life in the trenches – among other things. The Panama Laugh takes an interesting twist on the idea of the zombie apocalypse. Not only do the undead hordes want to eat the flesh and brains of the living, but they laugh while doing it. Roche took some time to answer questions about his new book and his plans for the future (if the world lasts that long).
The technical stuff came mostly from Wikipedia. I particularly had fun with the maritime stuff, which was fact-checked by a friend of mine who attended Cal Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California, and has spent time on ships. He also added several vivid factual elements about what life on a ship is like, though I didn't get to use as much of it as I would have liked, simply for space considerations. Some of the weapons stuff was fact-checked by my good friend Alan Beatts at 
Nice thinkin’, Ray.
Dita di Strega, or Witches Fingers, are a popular Halloween-time Italian treat, but they can be severed … er... served for any special occasion. You can use food coloring to create the level of cookie decay you like, from just chopped to falling off the bone. The more detailed you go, the better the fingers look. The trick is to frost under the nails, to get that realistic bloody nail bed look.
Make sure your blanched almonds are ready to go.
Place on lightly greased baking sheets or parchment lined baking sheets. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for 3 minutes. Lift up almond; squeeze red decorator gel onto nail bed and press almond back into place, so gel oozes out from underneath. Let cool. Makes about 28 large cigar size cookies. If you only use 1 teaspoon of dough, you will get about 4 dozen cookies.
Director Danny Steinmann passed away yesterday; details of his death are still unknown. While the director is probably best (or worst) remembered for his addition to the Friday the 13th franchise, Part V: A New Beginning, he was also behind The Unseen, starring Bond girl Barbara Bach, and the Linda Blair exploitation film, Savage Streets.
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Gale Anne Hurd is one impressive lady. Not only is her company Valhalla Entertainment behind The Walking Dead, but she produced The Terminator, Terminator 2 and 3 and Aliens.
Thinking about enjoying some treats over the Holiday season? That’s fine, just make sure you’re chowing down on a full-calorie dessert because you really don’t know what food manufacturers put in those diet sweets. Case in point: The Stuff.
Chilean horror Hidden in the Woods has found distribution via Artsploitation Films.
