Assorted Ramblings of a D.I.Y. Filmmaker

Harry Novak presents the sleaziest and most depraved Valentine anyone could ask for. Olaf, a demented dwarf, and his mother secretly run a white slave ring in the attic of their boarding house. When a young couple moves in, the dwarf eyes to add the girlfriend to his ever-growing collection of drugged up sex slaves. An outrageous joyride deep into the bizarre world of Danish exploitation cinema, THE SINFUL DWARF goes for broke and doesn’t stop until everything (including your mind) is smashed to pieces. (co-presented by Severin Films)

Beyond Fest presents Frizzi 2 Fulci: Fabio Frizzi live

Tomorrow night. @grant_moninger's #nightoftheliving80s comes to its electrifying conclusion at @sidgrauman's Egyptian Theatre with a double feature of Chopping Mall (newly remastered DCP) & Night of the Comet (in 35mm). Chopping Mall reunion with stars Keli Maroney, Barbra Crampton, John Terlesky, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd, and Karrie Emerson. Director Jim Wynorski, composer Chuck Cirino, writer Steve Mitchell, and makeup FX artist Robert Short. Q&A will moderated by the hardest working person in horror @ryturek. You're head will explode from all this awesomeness! #choppingmall #nightofthecomet #horror #horrorfilms #horrormovies #80shorror #scifi #robots #zombies #shoppingmall #hollywood #grantmonigerthrowswiffleballsatchristianparkes

Tomorrow night! @sidgrauman goes Italian style with a double helping of Spaghetti zombie horror with Nightmare City & Burial Ground. Glorious 35mm prints provided by #grindhousereleasing, pre-show entertainment by the crew from @rendezvous_la, and other surprises. Also, be on the look out for the forthcoming Burial Ground blu-ray from our friends at @severinfilms. Pre-show at 6:30/Films at 7:30ish. #burialground #nightmarecity #nightoftheliving80s #spaghetti #zombie #zombies #horror #horrorfilms #horrormovies #gore #splatterfilms #italianhorror #80shorror #umbertolenzi #peterbark #thisclothsmellsofdeath #grantmonigerthrowswiffleballsatchristianparkes #Schlitz #cityofthewalkingdead

This Sunday at @sidgrauman's #egyptiantheatre will mark the very first Los Angeles chapter meeting of The Official Peter Bark fan club when Burial Ground screens with Nightmare City. I hope to see as many people possible rocking this shirt that night. If you're in need one, please head over to @houseofmysterioussecrets to purchase and better pay for overnight shipping. #nightoftheliving80s #burialground #nightmarecity #italianhorror #80shorror #zombies #peterbark #horror #horrorfilms #horrormovies #umbertolenzi #motherthisclothsmellsofdeath

Tagged to share my top 3 horror films. Here are the results ...

THE AMBULANCE 1990, Park Circus/MGM, 91 min, USA, Dir: Larry Cohen When a medical crisis strikes and paramedics show up, they’re usually there to help, but this taut (and sometimes hilarious) thriller from writer-director Larry Cohen turns that notion on its head. Comic book artist Eric Roberts is chatting up Janine Turner on the streets of New York when she collapses and is whisked off in an ambulance - but she never makes it to any of the local hospitals. As Roberts tries to unravel the mystery, snappy reporter Red Buttons and cynical cop James Earl Jones help and hinder him, respectively.

MANIAC COP 2 1990, 90 min, USA, Dir: William Lustig Screenwriter Larry Cohen and director William Lustig are back for this sequel, in which the “maniac cop” returns from the dead to continue his mission of vengeance. Robert Z’Dar reprises the title role, with support from Bruce Campbell and Robert Davi - and look out for those cameos from Sam Raimi and Danny Trejo!

Night of the Living ‘80s!  Here’s the official trailer to the whole event running at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood from the end of July through August. Lots of great stuff here.

POLTERGEIST 1982, Warner Bros., 114 min, USA, Dir: Tobe Hooper The Freeling family’s normal life is shattered when malevolent forces kidnap 5-year-old Carol Anne (Heather O’Rourke), forcing her desperate parents to seek assistance from a team of academic ghost hunters and a wacky psychic dwarf. With Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Dominique Dunne, Beatrice Straight and Zelda Rubenstein.

PUMPKINHEAD, 1988, Park Circus/MGM, 86 min. Effects wizard Stan Winston made his directorial debut with this macabre modern folk tale. Lance Henriksen stars as Ed Harley, a grief-stricken father who asks an old witch in the swamp to bring forth a demon from hell to wreak vengeance on the teen dirt-bike riders who accidentally ran down and killed his tiny son. That vengeance comes at a terrible price, as the link between Ed and the monster grows until the carnage threatens to consume them both.

Night of the Living ‘80s: Return of the Living Dead and Night of the Creeps screening.

Night of the Living ‘80s: Nightmare City and Burial Ground screens 8/9 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood

Night of the Living ‘80s: Re-Animator and From Beyond Screening 7/30 at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Stuart Gordon and Brian Yunza in person.