[Sundance ’12] Review: ‘Excision’ Doesn’t Leave Its Mark
Leading into the Sundance Film Festival with an insane amount of hype, Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision left audiences a little perturbed. The pic starred an uglied up AnnaLynne McCord as a disturbed and...
View Article[Sundance ’12] Anchor Bay Acquires Coming-Of-Age Horror ‘Excision’
Anchor Bay Films announced today the acquisition of all North American distribution rights to director/writer Richard Bates, Jr.’s debut feature film, Excision (review), which made its world premiere...
View ArticleMeet The Queen Of Pain In New ‘Excision’ Sales Art!
One of the more truly bizarre coming of age horror stories premieres at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Anchor Bay for release later this year. Richard Bates, Jr.’s...
View ArticleNIN-Fueled, Extremely Gory NSFW Trailer For ‘Excision’!
Updated version of the trailer added with a lot less NIN. One of the more truly bizarre coming of age horror stories premieres at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Anchor...
View Article[Fantasia ’12] Second Wave Announced! ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything,’...
Need to catch up on all of the movies you’ve missed at Sundance and SXSW? The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration...
View Article[Fantasia ’12] ‘Excision’ The Queen Of Terror
The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration and thrills starting July 19 and running all the way through August 7....
View ArticleMake Your Halloween Party Even Kinkier, ‘Excision’ Out On October 30th
Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision has been dated for an October 30th DVD and Blu-ray release. The film features “Nip/Tuck”‘s sex bomb AnnaLynne McCord as an incredibly ugly, disturbed and delusional high...
View Article[Fantasia ’12] Mr Disgusting’s Mini-Reviews #2: The Worst of the Fest
Now that we’ve already shared the best of the Fantasia Film Festival – Juan of the Dead, My Amityville Horror, Sleep Tight, Game of Werewolves, Hidden in the Woods, Resolution, Play Dead, Sushi Girl...
View Article[Fantasia ’12] Lonmonster’s Mini-Reviews #4: ‘ParaNorman’, ‘Hidden In The...
The 16th annual Fantasia Film Festival is concluded in Montreal, Canada. The festival is so packed this year that it’s overwhelming to even begin looking at the film schedule. The horror lineup spans...
View ArticleBloody ‘Excision’ Cover Art Will “Heal The Sickness”!
Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision has been dated for an October 30th DVD and Blu-ray release. The film features “Nip/Tuck”‘s sex bomb AnnaLynne McCord as an incredibly ugly, disturbed and delusional high...
View ArticleThe Date For Your ‘Excision’ Has Been Moved Up Two Weeks!
Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision has seen its release date moved up two weeks to October 16thth for the DVD and Blu-ray release. The film features “Nip/Tuck”‘s sex bomb AnnaLynne McCord as an incredibly...
View ArticleDisturbing ‘Excision’ Clip Dissects A Bird
Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision has seen its release date moved up two weeks to October 16thth for the DVD and Blu-ray release. The film features “Nip/Tuck”‘s sex bomb AnnaLynne McCord as an incredibly...
View ArticleFrom Beauty To Beast. Check Out A Fugly AnnaLynne McCord In New ‘Excision’...
Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision has seen its release date moved up two weeks to October 16thth for the DVD and Blu-ray release. The film features “Nip/Tuck”‘s sex bomb AnnaLynne McCord as an incredibly...
View Article[BD Caption Contest] Take A ‘Shining’ To ‘Excision’
The First Prize winner this week is KidKobun (please DM me your US mailing address) you and the three runners-up get The Loved Ones on Blu-ray! Kudos on the “Arrested Development” reference! Our new...
View ArticleNew ‘Excision’ Clip Coughs Up Blood In “Dream Sequence”
Richard Bates, Jr.’s Excision hits Blu-ray and DVD October 16th. The film features “Nip/Tuck”‘s AnnaLynne McCord as a delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine and who...
View Article[Blu-ray Review] Blu-ray Review Round-up: ‘The Barrens,’‘Excision,’‘Basket...
October is halfway over, and we’ve still got a ton of Blu-ray and DVD horror releases coming our way. In this week’s round-up, I take a look at the Jersey Devil flick The Barrens (10/09/12), the very...
View Article[BEST & WORST ’12] Corey Mitchell’s Top 15 Festival Horror Films of 2012
I’m old and have two young daughters. Before kids, I used to go to the movies at least two times a week. Now, I almost never head out to the theater to catch a first-run movie. I do, however, get to...
View Article[BEST & WORST ’12] The Best Posters Of The Year!
Posters, when done right, are an art form. Sure, they’re advertisements, but they’re also such a great artistic challenge. Representing the identity of a movie – and getting people in the door – with a...
View Article5 Underrated Female Horror Performances!!!
There are many elements that need to work in tandem for a horror movie to be memorable. You need a great story at the heart of it, pushing it along. If your story doesn’t work, nothing can save it....
View Article[Interview] ‘Suburban Gothic’ Director Richard Bates Jr: “Life Is the...
Excision director Richard Bates Jr.’s new film Suburban Gothic is opening on VOD platforms today courtesy of FilmBuff. We saw the film back during last year’s Fantasia Festival (review) and it really...
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