Horror news and a casual stroll around an insane aslyum

HORROR NEWS ROUNDUP!!

The Purge: Election is here and it looks insane! I vaguely remember mentions of The Purge's second sequel but was happily surprised yesterday when the trailer dropped and we got a premier date. And a sub title! The Purge: Election.

And it looks to be just as violent and action oriented as the second. Frank Grillo returns in his role only this time it's to protect Senator Charlie Roan who is determined to end the annual purge while running for president. After a betrayal from inside their own team, the two face purge night alone and outside on the streets of Washington D.C.

It comes out July 1st and check out the trailer here
because I can never figure out how to embed videos here (if anyone can help, can you comment please?)

This is your emergency broadcast announcing the commencement of the annual purge

Next up is an exclusive from bloody disgusting....we've got a poster for JEEPERS CREEPERS THREE!!!!!!!!!!! They are filming early this year here in Vancouver so we won't see the movie for awhile, but that doesn't mean we can't start getting excited. This film will have Victor Salva returning, but none of us really care about that pedo. It also has Jonathan Breck returning as the creeper himself which is wonderful.

The third film will show the last day of the Creeper's feeding frenzy while Sergent Tubbs tries to end him for good.

And this....is the poster:

LOVE IT!

Every twenty-third spring for twenty three days it gets to eat.

Last year I read the book Hostage to the Devil which tells the true stories of Exorcists. And now there is a documentary by the same name. It took 5 years to make and is directed by Marty Stalker. The documentary plays out the never ending debate of good versus evil and questions the existence of the Devil, all through the life of Malachi Martin, a controversial Jesuit priest.

Covering multiple countries, the documentary sits down with some great paranormal experts like Lorraine Warren and Ralph Sarchie. It will also have some interesting looking archival footage! The doc will go over, in graphic detail, the exorcisms that were performed, specifically that of a 4 year old girl. This was the last exorcism performed by Malachi before his suspicious death. 


watch here

Also....there's a new 10 Cloverfield Lane trailer and the ending....MONSTER CALL!?!?!?!? I'm losing my mind waiting for this damn movie. Check it all out here

In my own life....Obie is here!!!!

My best friend and her boyfriend drove him down from Calgary. And yesterday the three of us went and explored the grounds of the abandoned insane aslyum here known as Riverview Hospital. It's also used in all kinds of horror films and shows like Supernatural and See No Evil 2. It was also the inspiration and setting for Grave Encounters 1 and 2. It was a tone of fun to walk around, and the grounds are absolutely massive, just filled with so many abandoned buildings. It's completely eerie. I took a few shots:

It was a tone of fun and if you are visiting here I highly recommend wandering around, but be prepared for a long walk.

Stay spooky!

HORROR HAPPENINGS (what? no!)

Happy Saturday ya'll! 
I had a surprise cold sneak up on me yesterday so I've been hacking up some nasty shit and had an embarassing coughing fit in the middle of the library. Although I should've known, I kept walking into walls for two days which is uaully a good sign something's not right. So now i'm covered in bruises and kleenex.

 
My charger for my laptop also shit the bed which I had a minor panic attack over this morning. But I saved the day by using tape to fix it. Not sure how long it will last. But praise Oprah, because I will have my laptop for the weekend to watch horror movies and live tweet celebrity big brother. 

Mitch is in Victoria and I'm going to put up the Halloween decorations tonight, most likely while watching Halloween. It's also Mitch's birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY!!!! (I don't think he actually reads this)

The reason for this update is not to complain about my cold, even though I did, but to share some of the horror news that came out this week.

Let's talk about it!

This week Stephen King was awarded the 2014 National Medal of the Arts for "his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human nature." He was awarded the medal by President Barack Obama.
I was a very proud fan and it is truly well deserved. Stephen King has been, and always will be, my favorite author, since the ripe young age of 11. He's such a massive part of my life and I would be half the person I am today without his many amazing books. King is truly wonderful and I'm thankful every day for him.

You can watch Obama present him with the medal here:

What a beautiful precious sunflower.

Next up...Funko's POP! is releasing Freddy Krueger with syringe fingers!!!!!!!!!!! From the iconic Dream Warriors scene. It's absolutely amazing and I can't wait to add him to my horror vinyl collection.

HOW FUCKING COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I'm obsessed.
You can only buy it on some Australian site right now which is hella weird, but I'm gonna cross my syringe fingers that it becomes available world wide soon.

Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those peepers, jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those eyes.

That's right ya'll...JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 IS A GO!!
It starts filming next year right here in fucking Vancouver guys. So I'm gonna try my hardest to be an extra in that film and complete my dream of getting an imdb credit of something random like "armless victim #3".
The movie will be made by the original creative team who brought us the amazing first two films, including writer and director Victor Salva. Even better? Jonathan Breck is going to play the creeper again. YASSSSSS!!!! Screw your remakes, give me sequels on sequels on sequels.
According to Bloody Disgusting the film will show the events on the last day of the creeper's 23 day feeding frenzy. Because as we all remember well, every 23rd spring for 23 days that monster gets down and dirty. Sergent Tubbs will team up with a task force who will destory the Creeper for good. OR WILL THEY.

We'll find out soon enough.

This makes me so happy.

Let's watch the trailer for the original movie and reminisce on that tunnel of dead bodies:

And last, but not least, we finally have a proper trailer for American Horror Story: Hotel. We've had a tone of images and story ideas thrown our way. More than I would've liked to be completely honest. But we've got a pretty good idea of what this season is all about.

I feel like this season might be a transitional one as we're getting a bunch of new cast members, and I don't mean to judge...but it's a lot of cast members who seem more suited to the set of Glee. BUT...Ryan Murphy hasn't done me wrong yet so I will stay strong. Never forget that murderous rampage ending of Freakshow. NEVER FORGET HOW GLORIOUS THAT WAS.

If you've been living under a rock for the past month....AHS Hotel will feature Lady Gaga in the lead, replacing Jessica Lange for the past four seasons. She plays a vampiric blood and sex obsessed hotel owner. The original hotel owner, played by Evan Peters, is based off of H.H. Holmes, and so is the hotel itself. It also takes inspiration from the famous Chelsea Hotel. Our creepy icon this year is a dildo wearing demon, we've also got a serial killer on our hands, and....Adam Lambert?

Hold your judgement though, I'm sure we've felt like this every year. But somehow every year Ryan Murphy manages to pack a whole of shit into one season and usually wraps it all up at the end with a bow. Asylum is still the greatest season of TV EVER imo and nothing will beat that flawless, crazy ride, but here's to hoping that Hotel will come close.

 

 
Watch the trailer below:

Alright,
That's it for this weeks' horror news. Obviously a tone happened, but those are the four things that got me excited enough to blog about. I'm going to head back to decorating this house for Halloween and eating leftover cake out of a tupperware container because that's just how I live it up.

Stay spooky!