The Bloody Best Project Revisited

The Bloody Best Project is a horror themed photography project that has been going on for a few years now. The team of contributors consists of Ama (photography), Melissa (makeup), Autumn (wardrobe) and Roger (visual effects) and they have reached out to quite a few famous members of the horror film community to come up with some very interesting shots. I first covered the project back in September of 2010 when it was in its infant stages, and back then there were only 5 or so pieces in the collection. Now the collection numbers over 25 pieces and they have expanded their collaborations to include such horror luminaries as Barbara Crampton, Rileah Vanderbilt, Alex Pardee, Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Tom Holland, RA Mihailoff, and Kane Hodder. They have also reached out to some of their earlier contributors such as Danielle Harris & Ashlynn Yennie for some additional pieces to add to their earlier contributions. The results are all amazing and need to be spread around. The project continues to grow, so make sure you frequently check back to the official website to see all the newest additions as soon as they are added. Check some of my faves out after the jump...

Hatchet 2 & Let Me In... Two Great Ways To Kick Of The Halloween Season At Your Local Movie Theater

I started my Halloween horror viewing season off on a great note this year, so I thought I would share it with you guys. There are two excellent horror films playing at theaters currently, and if you are a fan of these kinds of movies I can only say one thing: GET OUT AND SUPPORT THESE MOVIES!!! Its a fairly simple concept. They make a movie, they put it out, you pay money to support it... then they can make more movies with your money. Pretty easy, no? Ok, lets get to the movies.

Tara and I decided it was time for us to put our money where our mouths were and went to Time Square AMC 25 to catch Adam Green's next horror classic, Hatchet 2. The original Hatchet was one of the most well balanced horror movies of all time, mixing light hearted dialogue and funny situations with buckets of blood and guts. The main villain, Victor Crowley, is easy to like and becomes a member of the Horror Hall of Fame in terms of being a classic killer. He ranks right up there with the Big 3 (Freddy, Jason, & Mikey Myers)... and depending on how many sequels they churn out, may move past those guys. The new film picks up right where the last left of, with Marybeth (now Danielle Harris) narrowly escaping Crowley and retreating out of the swamp to look for help. She runs to local weirdo Reverend Zombie (Tony Todd)

who realizes that he needs to get rid of Crowley for good in order to open the swamp up to tourism and make the big bucks. So he puts together a riot squad of local hunters and trappers that are ready to rock and roll and kill Crowley for good... and $5000 bucks. Zombie figures that its money well spent, cause he knows a secret that might lead to Crowley, and the whole hunting party, going bye bye. The kills are great, Crowley is a beast, and the cast is superb. Todd and Harris both give excellent performances, and Harris shows that she can topline a movie with no problem. Adam Green is on the verge of becoming one of the premiere horror autuers in the industry... remember CCD said it first!!! In addition, this is the first UNRATED & UNCENSORED movie released in theaters in the past 25 years. If this does well, we will see more of these types of movies on the big screen... so go check it out!!!

Next up, we get Matt Reeves newest film, Let Me In. Sometimes it pays to have good friends. Reeves grew up next door to real life TV/Movie making superhero JJ Abrams, and helped him co develop the TV show Felicity, which started both of their careers. So no Reeves, no Felicity, no Lost & Star Trek... comprende? Since Abrams has been given catre blanche (deservingly so), he tapped Reeves to direct the monster movie Cloverfield... which was great. So he was the one they chose to remake the Swedish art house hit Let The Right One In. This isn't an exact remake (like changing the location from Sweden to New Mexico), but it keeps enough details of the original to be considered a faithful adapation. It's also not your  typical vampire movie... it drops the whole oversized teeth and tall, hypnotic demeanor of typical vampires and gives you Abby, a 12 year old girl who seems vunerable and confused. Abbey puts vampirism into a real life light. Her character asks the question: What if you were 12 and needed blood to survive? How would you gather it... where would you live... how would you cover your condition up amongst adults... these questions all give a real humanity to the story. Abby meets Owen, a fellow 12 year old dealing with bullies and his parents divorce. They become soul mates, and begin to develop what can possiblely become a life long (and alot longer) bond. The cast is wonderful, featuring Elias Koteas as a detective investing some bizarre murders and Richard Jenkins as Abby's adult protector. Owen is played by Kodi Smith-Mcphee and the best performance of the movie goes to Chloe Moretz as Abby. Wow, this kid has it. After destroying Kick Ass as Hit Girl, she is fantastic as the innocent/monsterous vampire teen. I highly recoomend this movie, as it is not your traditional horror film. It is a true drama in its story telling and is beautifully done. i could have done without the few minutes of CGI that reeves used (you will know it when you see it), but it so short lived it hardly makes a difference. Go see this movie. It is great. A start paying attention to Ms. Moretz. That kid is unreal!!!

Enjoy some horror movies this October and tell us what you think if you seen any of these movies yet in the comment section below. Happy spook season... 

SUPPORT UNRATED HORROR: GO SEE HATCHET 2 IN THEATERS!!!

I am a big fan of horror movies, and thanks to my work with CCD I have started to reap the benefits of being a part of the "press". I was recently approved for press credentials for the upcoming Big Apple Comic Con and New York Comic Con, and I was also invited to a press conference involving scream queen and CCD fave Danielle Harris. Danielle, of the original Halloween 4 & 5 and Rob Zombies Halloween 1 & 2. was recently at Planet Hollywood to donate a prop hatchet from the set of her new movie, Hatchet 2. This was CCD's first press conference (yeah son) and was really cool. Take a look at some of the video we shot (the lighting in the place was terrible, so the picture is a bit dark... but the audio is great!)

Part 1



Part 2



Very cool stuff. We had a chance to sit down and interview Danielle for about 30 min (coverage of that will come to CCD early next week). one of the topics was Hatchet 2 being release UNCUT AND UNCENSORED in AMC theaters across the country. This is the first time in over 25 years (almost since the beginning of ratings) that a film has been widely released in mainstream theaters sans a rating, completely uncensored. This is not NC-17 (which is bad, but still rated)... this is raw dog horror on the big screen son!!! Adam Green's maniac killer Victor Crowley is leading charge to a new way of cinema, and if Hatchet 2 is successful then I am sure it will lead to many more widely released uncut versions of films... which we here at CCD are fully supportive of.

So how can you help? Get out to an AMC and buy some tickets to see Hatchet 2!!! It opens today, and if it's anything like Adam Green's first classic movie, then you are in for a treat. Being that it's October, lets start getting in the Halloween mood now. I am attending the 10:35 show tonight at Time Square AMC, and Danielle Harris will be there in person to intro the film. Come join us... go out and support INDEPENDENT UNCENSORED HORROR tonight!!! I'll see you guys there.

The Bloody Best... Horror Photography At Its Finest!

Thanks to my favorite horror blogger Johnny from Freddy In Space, I have been put on to a cool horror themed photography project that is taking place and is featuring some of the best and brightest in the horror genre as the subjects of the pictures. Actresses Danielle Harris & Ashlynn Yennie and directors James Gunn, Ti West, and Adam Green all pose for the team of Ama (photographer), Melissa (make-up), Autumn (wardrobe), and Roger (visual effects) as they create some outstanding horror themed photographs. You can follow the project here since they will be adding many more pictures in the future. Make sure you click on the link to see the rest of the series, there are 13 in all. Here are a few to get you started.

Adam Green ( Director - Hatchet)



Ti West (Director - House of the Devil)

James Gunn (Director - Slither)

Danielle Harris (Halloween Remake)

Ashlynn Yennie (The Human Centipede)

Make sure you check out Freddy In Space, it really is one of the best horror sites out there, and tell us what you think of the pics and project in the comment section below.