HOLIDAY HORROR WISH LIST

The Holiday Horror Wish List has become a tradition, so let me introduce it to those who haven't seen it yet. It's very simple, just imagine you are a little kid again, and are about to write a letter to Santa telling him what you want for Christmas. Except think of it as if you are writing to the Santa from "Silent Night," and are only going to be asking for things that are horror related. Basically I want all of you to come up with your own Holiday Horror Wish List. It could be something that you could really get like a DVD of your favorite horror movie of 2018, or an autograph from your favorite horror icon. Your list could also be something you would like to see happen in the world of horror for 2019 such as, a sequel to a horror movie, or no more remakes (not happening by the way)! To give you a few more examples, here's my Holiday Horror Wish List!

-Now that we've had Michael return, can we get another appearance by Jason? Preferably played by Kane!

-How about more festival films making it to the big screen? So much better than some of the stuff that hits theaters!

-Follow that with more conventions and festivals around the country for horror fans to enjoy.

-With NBC cancelling Midnight, Texas, no more horror on NBC for a while! Stop teasing horror fans!

-Speaking of being cancelled, how can they cancel Z Nation? I need a change on minds please!

-It looks like we are getting more Critters, so how about more Gremlins already?

-HorrO wants a death scene in a horror movie! So if you're making a movie in Florida and need someone to die for free, let me know! 

-Here's to hoping they don't screw up any remakes in 2019! I know that's a tough one!

-Continued success for everyone involved with horror!

-Finally on a personal note, another big year at PromoteHorror.com

Now it's your turn! Please post your Holiday Horror Wish List in the comment section below, and we will see if Horror Claus  can make it come true!

THE FARM REVIEW

A young couple gets kidnapped and treated like farm animals after stopping at a roadside diner to eat meat.

Starring: Nora Yessayan, Alec Gaylord, and Ken Volok

Directed and written by: Hans Stjernsward

  This sure isn’t old MacDonald’s farm! On this farm, you won’t find any “moo’s,” or “oink oink’s” only screams! This community of cannibals force anyone caught eating meat to become their cattle. That is exactly what happens to Nora (Nora Yessayan), and Alec (Alec Gaylord) after their stop at the wrong diner in “The Farm.”

  Like in the “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “The Hills Have Eyes,” this couple finds themselves in the middle of nowhere with people who are very different. After ordering the meat, they end as the new cattle on the farm. The horror here is that people are treated just like cattle are, and there is no holding back. People are caged, shocked, and even inseminated. To add to the fun, the cannibal farmhands are all wearing masks of farm animals.

  “The Farm” starts off feeling like the TCM, but soon takes on a life of its own. No this couple is not going to win over the audience, but that’s alright with how everything turns out. Watching people treated as cattle is shocking enough, but the true surprise is what happens in the end. The movie can be taken as a message against the mistreatment of cattle, or just another wild horror movie. Either way, I give it 3 pools of blood!

  HorrO

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HORRIDAY SHOWCASE

As usual, we wanted to give horror fans a little something to celebrate the horridays, so here are a few horriday themed short films for you to check out. Hopefully there are a few you haven’t seen, or some worth watching again!

DAY OF THE DEAD (DIA DE MUERTOS)

While most of our friends at home celebrated Halloween this year, we celebrated internationally for once. Part of our honeymoon (yes HorrO finally married Ms. HorrO) was in Mexico, where we got a first hand look at Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). We didn't have to go far, as it was present in our hotel lobby, and even outside with this skeleton on bike…

When we hit the streets Halloween night, it almost felt like home. There were people roaming the streets in costume including Pennywise! Apparently they don’t have to go door-to-door, as many kids just trick-r-treat with people passing by. I even bought a Jigsaw looking mask to join in the fun, but no I didn’t ask for any candy!

From the mask, I moved onto face-painting. We couldn’t travel all this way and not get our faces painted. While I felt like the super tourist it was surprising to see how many other tourists and even locals were getting their faces painted. It rained right after she finished my face, but the makeup survived. The makeup also added a unique touch to our pictures for the rest of the day!

Now it was time to get an look at some Day of the Dead artwork. I had some idea of what I would see particularly with the skulls, but the creature designs were just amazing! So colorful, creative, and the combinations of creatures was crazy! Oh, and there was so much of it!

Here’s one lady selling merchandise targeted for tourists. You were always sure to find something related to Coco! And catch a glimpse of this violinist also with his face painted. He looked more like a zombie then skeleton!

The last two costumes I thought I would see in Mexico...

Keep your eyes on the road! You never know who, or what you’ll see!

Stores also had their set ups, and we even found Coco in the mall. If you didn’t know about the movie before Mexico, you sure as hell will before leaving! We bought some ‘Bread of the Dead’ (Pan de Muerto), which tasted better than it sounds!

 Lucha Libre! Hell yea we did it! How could we not take in some wrestling? They put on quite a show starting with the dwarves. After their match I was surprised to see people throw pesos into the ring for them, which they didn’t do for any of the other wrestlers. Wrestling is a show, so there was no surprise at the grand entrances, and performances in-between matches. They even kept the Day of the Dead theme with skeletons guys who would drag the losers away thru the crowd to hell I think (haha)!

In our tour of the city of Puebla, we got to see another festival going on. Again there were plenty of skulls, skeletons, and Coco!

 Coco sighting…

 Lucha Libre skeleton…

 And even a Venom skeleton…

Stores even had some weird things in their windows, or at their doors. This one guy looks like Freddy, but I’n not convinced that’s him!

Now if you wanted to buy some skeletons and/or skulls, they obviously had some really nice things.

I did find some horror movies there. That’s me with the “Overlord” poster behind me. And that other picture is part of a poster for a movie coming out there called “Inquilinos.” Damn she looks spooky behind me! And no, I couldn't save the poor soul in the back of that car!

Overall, it was a very successful trip, and not just because it was our honeymoon! We did manage to visit many nice places that weren’t Day of the Dead related. Maybe one day we will go back, and catch some of the other activities and festivals we missed. Don’t forget to click here to check out our Day of the Dead post on PromoteHorror.com, which includes videos with more pics of our adventure!

  HorrO & Mrs HorrO