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Rock in the House

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Brian Thomas

Well, at least in the Basement.

We long ago gave a home to local filmmaker David “the Rock” Nelson on this website, and even though we’re still in the process of revamping the site we wanted to make sure you could still sample his special brand of kookness. So we set up a links page which at this point features only a link to his section of the site. Continue reading →

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The Body Beneath DVD

Posted on October 3, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Milligan’s island Drive-in horror films provided a thriving business for independent filmmakers in the 1960s. While Herschell Gordon Lewis pioneered the gore film on the beaches of Florida, and Larry Buchanan remade cheap AIP features even cheaper down in Texas, … Continue reading →

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Blood Feast DVD

Posted on February 20, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Gore pioneer starts choppin’ here As they relate on the commentary track, one night Chicago filmmaking partners Herschell Gordon Lewis and Dave Friedman sat in their Wacker Drive office brainstorming. They’d spent the past few winters down in Florida shooting … Continue reading →

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American Movie DVD

Posted on October 25, 1999 by Brian Thomas

American Nightmare One factor of the huge success of The Blair Witch Project is that it’s rendered suspect any entertaining documentary for some people. Leaving the theater after AM, I actually heard people questioning whether it was “real” or not … Continue reading →

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Creaturealm: Demons Wake

Posted on November 26, 1998 by Brian Thomas

Tales of affordable madness The once popular horror anthology subgenre lives on – if not in the theaters, then in the world of low budget, independent, straight-to tape productions, where young filmmakers can practice their licks on their way to … Continue reading →

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Angel of Death

Posted on June 25, 1998 by Brian Thomas

The Sound of Horror If I was asked to give some kind of advice to young filmmakers – I haven’t been, but if I was – I’d start with this: The audience may forgive poor acting, direction, out of focus … Continue reading →

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David “The Rock” Nelson’s Video Shorts Vol. 2

Posted on February 22, 1997 by Brian Thomas

Short is 2 Good Shot back in 1992, these shorts were made back before Nelson learned to sustain viewer interest for the length of an entire feature. Well, okay, so he still hasn’t learned that, but back then he could … Continue reading →

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David “The Rock” Nelson’s Video Shorts Vol. 1

Posted on December 9, 1996 by Brian Thomas

Short is Good Shot back in 1991, this collection of shorts were among the first made by Nelson, inspired by his attendance of Psychotronic Film Society shows, which reawakened his love of monster movies. In true Rocky fashion, Nelson begins … Continue reading →

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Conrad Brooks vs. the Werewolf

Posted on July 20, 1994 by Brian Thomas

Adventure in Baltimore Back in the summer of 1993, David “the Rock” Nelson met Conrad Brooks at a horror convention. Brooks (born Conrad Biedrzycki) was there to promote his career based on his association with the (then) upcoming Ed Wood … Continue reading →

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