Zemo Presents "31"

The season of Zemoween is off to a great start, we're gearing up for our big Halloween party where Bruce's band Black Hand is playing there first show in the backyard. The full-on October movie marathon is in full effect as well, we are 14 for 14 movies so far for the month. The other night while stuck the studio I was in search for a good horror movie on tv and nothing I tell you, nothing, so next best thing when in stuck in front of the computer, Netflix. Searching for a while through endless cheesy goodness I came upon Session 9 (2001), a new fav film of mine, the movie follows a working crew who is renovating an old abandoned mental hospital that eventually haunts them, I won't say much more and ruin it for, def worth seeing.

My favorite month is half over, :( Out of all the movies so far this month, the one I can't stop thinking about is The Dark Old House (1932) featuring Boris Karloff and the gorgeous Gloria Stuart. Check out this little vid below.

“31” recap so far:

1) The Omen (1976)

2) Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

3) Paranormal Activity (2009)

4) The Descent (2005)

5) The Dark Old House (1932)

6) The Exorcist III (1990)

7) Masque of the Red Death (1964)

8) Phantasm (1979)

9) Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943)

10) The Mummy (1959)

11) Lost Boys (1987)

12) Stir of Echoes (1999)

13) The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

14) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Zemo Presents "31"

“It's baaaack. Yes my friends, it is that time of year again where the leaves are changing, the weather is nicer and AMC is showing a poor selection of horror movies. Halloween 5? Really? Really. Where are the Universals? Where are the Hammer films? It's a shame really, which brings me to “31”. Zemo's (aka my husband Bruce) tribute to the greatest month ever with the greatest movie genre ever. EVER! Now for those who don't know or frankly just don't care “31” is where I watch one horror movie a day for the entire month of October. Now as simple as that may sound to some, anybody who knows me and knows how much shit I have going on in my life right now are probably shaking their heads. Between Bike to the Bay, my band, my anniversary, the New York con, and my wife’s birthday; I'm not really sure how I'm going to pull it off. But much like the left hand, I shall rise and overcome. Now like last year my darling wife shall pick the movie we watch on our anniversary and I have a feeling I know what it's going to be. It's a good one! I do old school and new school. Cheesy and genuine. Sometimes even the dreaded remake makes it's way onto my list, but i feel as though I pick some pretty decent selections overall. Like always I am open to suggestions and feedback. For those whom I know personally and would like to join in on watching some of these kick ass horror flicks please feel free. I think I am able to go another year without repeating so I won't be including movies that I've watched the previous years even though I may watch them if I find the time. This year is going to be good so stay tuned,” quoted by Bruce.

The first movie to start the month off is the original Omen (1976). Check out this trailer Bruce and I made to celebrate “31”!

31 Days Part Two Zemo's Revenge

We are already half way through the month with Zemo's Revenge and Bruce has been brewing quite a movie viewing collection this season. Last weekend we celebrated Stephen King with such classics as Creepshow and the Shining; I do believe Jack Torrance was crazy from the beginning, lol. Tonight I'm looking forward to Hellraiser which I've never seen.

Check out the most up to date list of 31 part 2.

10/01 The Exorcist (1973)

10/02 The Vampire Lovers (1970)

10/03 Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

10/04 The Orphanage (2007)

10/05 Son of Frankenstein (1939)

10/06 The Unborn (2009)

10/07 House on Haunted Hill (1959)

10/08 Creepshow (1982)

10/09 The Mist (2007)

10/10 The Shining (1980)

10/11 Salem's Lot (1979)

10/12 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

10/13 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

10/14 The Brides of Dracula (1960)

10/15 The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

31 Days Part Two Zemo's Revenge

It has become a yearly tradition in the Marvel household and today we are kicking off 31 Part Two Zemo’s Revenge. In welcoming the ghoulish season here is what Bruce, my hubby had to say: 

"31 was something I started doing last year before I got on Facebook and was on Myspace constantly. I celebrate the Halloween season with my favorite and greatest genre of film. Comedies....just kidding. Horror of course. I watch at least one horror movie a day all the way up to Halloween night. Anyone who knows me and my schedule knows that is no easy feat. Last year I was only able to get to 30 because I got violently ill one day. Alcohol and food poisoning will have that effect on ya. This year will be different though. I like to think of it as a month long horror marathon and a big middle finger to cable channels like AMC, whose horror marathons consist of shit like Scream 2 and Halloween 3. Halloween 3!?!!! How and the hell is that an American Movie Classic???!! BULLSHIT! Anyway, I'll list the movie I watched that day in my status. On Halloween I'll post my entire set list along with that night's film in a new note. I'll post last year's list at the end of this note so you get the idea. There will be no repeats of last year. I'd like to get another fresh year in before I start repeating. Since the 27th is my wedding anniversary, my wife will pick the film. There will be old school and there will be new school. There will be sequels and there will be (dun dun daaaaa!!!!!) REMAKES!! I'm sorry, the correct term for pointing out the fact that Hollywood has run out of creativity is re-imagining. I would love to hear any kind of positive feedback. If you have negative feedback then please tell it to someone who cares, which isn't me. Feel free to make suggestions, but don't take it personally if I don't get to it. Gotta save some ammunition for next year. Last year's list was pretty awesome and impossible to top, but I got some good stuff this year so stay tuned."

LAST YEAR’S LIST:
10/1/08 Nosferatu(1922) 
10/2/08 Dracula(1931) 
10/3/08 Last man on Earth(1964)
10/4/08 bed riddin with illness. 
10/5/08 Frankenstein(1931) 
10/6/08 Interview with the Vampire(1994)
10/7/08 Phantom of the Opera(1925)
10/8/08 An American Werewolf in London(1981)
10/9/08 Horror Hotel(1960)
10/10/08 John Carpenter's The Thing(1982)
10/11/08 Mark of the Vampire(1935)
10/12/08 The Evil Dead(1981)
10/13/08 Friday the 13th(1980)
10/14/08 Night of the Living Dead(1968)
10/15/08 Dawn of the Dead(1978)
10/16/08 The Omen(2006)
10/17/08 The Wolfman(1941)
10/18/08 Them!(1954)
10/19/08 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974)
10/20/08 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1920)
10/21/08 House of Wax(1953)
10/22/08 Silver Bullet(1985)
10/23/08 Poltergeist(1982)
10/24/08 The Strangers(2008)
10/25/08 Horror of Dracula(1958)
10/26/08 Black Sabbath(1963)
10/27/08 Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
10/28/08 House of a 1000 Corpses(2003)
10/29/08 Psycho(1960)
10/30/08 Monster Squad(1987)
10/31/08 Halloween(1978)

Movie Night!

Thursday night is movie night at the Marvel household, Friday Bruce and I have off so we are planning to stay up late, eat ice cream and watch horror movies. Us being horror fans we thought we stick to some classic films along with some foreign suspense / horror films we've never seen.

Here are some movies that are on the list as well as movies I'm trying to get my hands on:

Let the Right One In (2008)

Cape Fear (1991) I've never seen this, can you believe it

les Diaboliques (1955)

Cabin Fever (2002) Not that great but disgusting, plus I got it for $5

The Bad Seed (1956)

Eyes Without a Face (1959)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Audition (1999)

A Tale of Two Sisters  (2003)

The Others (2001) I've never seen this either

I would love to hear other movie suggestions, please leave a comment below!

Let the Right One In Film

Tonight a friend of mine on etsy asked me if I have ever seen this film, Let the Right One In by Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson. So I checked out the trailer, I was so surprised to see such a lovely disturbing and dark atmosphere met with vampires and adolescence.

This film is based off of the novel Let the Right One In, also known as Let Me In by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The book focuses on the darker side of humanity dealing with issues such as bullying, drugs, theft, prostitution and murder, along with the paranormal side of life! The Swedish language film version was released in 2008 to widespread critical acclaim, and an English language remake directed by Matt Reeves is to be released in 2010.

I've added this film to my Amazon wish list, along with the 1961 film The Innocents based off of the novel Turn of the Screw by writer Henry James.

Watchmen!

If you haven't heard of Watchmen, you don't know what you're missing! Last night, me and a bunch of my friends went and saw the first showing of Watchmen at 12 a.m. early this morning. 

The past week, I finished the graphic novel before seeing the film. I truly was amazed with the whole story, true brilliance!

Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Alan Moore with artists Dave Gibbons and John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics in single issues during 1986 and '87. 

The story is based in the 1980s when the U.S. is edging closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union and costumed vigilantes have been outlawed and are either retired or working for the government. There are many struggles between the Watchmen characters, including an investigation of one of the original members of the group. There is much more to the story including love blossoming and failing. My favorite character is Dr. Manhattan though Rorschach is second best. I love both of there back stories and you get to see how Rorschach lost it and turned into a vigilante. I also many quotes that Dr. Manhattan says, one being "...light takes so long to reach us... all we ever see of stars are their old photographs."

I finished up the graphic novel during work yesterday and was so excited to see the movie, which is 95% accurate to the novel. The acting is superb and there are parts that are truly emotional and made me cry. I want to read it again! Last night I even stated that I thought it was better than the Dark Knight, which was pretty hard to beat. 

Whether your into graphic novels or just action movies I would recommend seeing Watchmen. If you have time read the novel first, it is highly recommended, there are parts they left out there is only so much you can put into a 2 hr and 40 min movie.

31 Days of Zemo's Horror Fest

Halloween has officialy come to an end and so has the 31 Days of Zemo's Horror Fest. Lots of classic and originals, two of my favorites were The Phantom of the Opera and the remake of the Omen. Halloween went off well this year for the Marvel's. We had a Halloween costume party, and tomorrow Bruce and I are heading up to Salem, MA for our anniversary trip. I hope to find some creepy places including the Salem Inn, where we are staying, I hear it is haunted. I will come equipped with my camera and camcorder just in case. Here are a couple pics from our spooky fun Halloween night.

Me as a witch, original costume idea was Elvira, but my wig couldn't compete with Elvira's 80s hair.

Bruce was the Red Death from the original Phantom of the Opera. Costume was handmade, except the mask and hat.

Group Shot (from left): Hollywood Diva, me, orgasm doctor, red death, , frankenstein, snow white, the joker, tyler durden

10/1/08 Nosferatu(1922)
10/2/08 Dracula(1931)
10/3/08 Last man on Earth(1964)
10/4/08 bed riddin with illness.
10/5/08 Frankenstein(1931)
10/6/08 Interview with the Vampire(1994)
10/7/08 Phantom of the Opera(1925)
10/8/08 An American Werewolf in London(1981)
10/9/08 Horror Hotel(1960)
10/10/08 John Carpenter's The Thing(1982)
10/11/08 Mark of the Vampire(1935)
10/12/08 The Evil Dead(1981)
10/13/08 Friday the 13th(1980)
10/14/08 Night of the Living Dead(1968)
10/15/08 Dawn of the Dead(1978)
10/16/08 The Omen(2006)
10/17/08 The Wolfman(1941)
10/18/08 Them!(1954)
10/19/08 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974)
10/20/08 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1920)
10/21/08 House of Wax(1953)
10/22/08 Silver Bullet (1985)
10/23/08 Poltergeist (1982)
10/24/08 The Strangers (2008)
10/25/08 Horror of Dracula (1958)
10/26/08 Black Sabbath (1963)
10/27/08 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
10/28/08 House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
10/29/08 Psycho (1960)
10/30/08 Monster Squad 1987
10/31/08 Halloween 1978

31 Days of Zemo's Halloween Movie Fest

Keeping with the ghoulish season here is the latest breakdown of the 31 Days of Zemo's Halloween Movie Fest. Bruce has almost accomplished his goal of watching a movie everyday for the whole month of October. Two more days to go, saving the best horror movie for last, can you guess what it is?

The other night, we watched Silver Bullet (1985) , a classic werewolf movie with a little bit of cheesy goodness, from one liners to creepy music to brutal killings. The film chronicles how a werewolf has been killing off certain people in a small town. A young boy played by Corey Haim is wheelchair bound and discovers the identity of the werewolf. He has to convince his sister and crazy dead beat uncle, played by Gary Busey, that the werewolf will strike again when the moon is full Halloween evening. Corey Haim plays his character well as he rides up and down the streets in his souped-up wheelchair called Silver Bullet. The film is a twist on the classic werewolf film even though you will know who the wolfman is long before it is shown.

I think tonight we are going to watch Poltergeist, one of my favorites; great I'm going to be freaked out again when I go to sleep!

10/1/08 Nosferatu(1922)
10/2/08 Dracula(1931)
10/3/08 Last man on Earth(1964)
10/4/08 bed riddin with illness.
10/5/08 Frankenstein(1931)
10/6/08 Interview with the Vampire(1994)
10/7/08 Phantom of the Opera(1925)
10/8/08 An American Werewolf in London(1981)
10/9/08 Horror Hotel(1960)
10/10/08 John Carpenter's The Thing(1982)
10/11/08 Mark of the Vampire(1935)
10/12/08 The Evil Dead(1981)
10/13/08 Friday the 13th(1980)
10/14/08 Night of the Living Dead(1968)
10/15/08 Dawn of the Dead(1978)
10/16/08 The Omen(2006)
10/17/08 The Wolfman(1941)
10/18/08 Them!(1954)
10/19/08 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974)
10/20/08 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1920)
10/21/08 House of Wax(1953)
10/22/08 Silver Bullet (1985)

10/23/08 Poltergeist (1982)

10/24/08 The Strangers (2008)

10/25/08 Horror of Dracula (1958)

10/26/08 Black Sabbath (1963)

10/27/08 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

10/28/08 House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

10/29/08 Psycho (1960)