Ashy Slashy's Picks for October 2022!

 I'm back! Being an adult in the real world is truly a nightmare that no horror movie will ever live up to. With that being said, here's a list of horror movies coming in October.

Terrifier 2

October 6th

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he must hunt down a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night. As the body count rises, the two siblings must survive the night.

Hellraiser

October 7th

Hellraiser is a reboot of the cult classic 1987 horror film of the same name. In this reboot, a young woman with a drug addiction (Odessa A'zion) finds a cursed puzzle box and accidentally unleashes the sadomasochist Cenobites upon the world. Now before you get your tighty-whities in a bunch, yes, Pinhead is played by a woman; BUT THOU SHALL NOT FORGET! Pinhead is non-binary ;).

GRIMCUTTY

October 10th

In this creature feature, a scary internet meme called "Grimcutty" stirs up panic amongst all the parents in town, convinced it's making their kids harm themselves and others. When a real-life version of Grimcutty starts attacking teen Asha Chaudry, her parents believe that she's cutting herself as part of a challenge. With her phone taken away and no one who believes her, Asha has to figure out how to get through to her parents and stop the Grimcutty once and for all.

Spirit Halloween: The Movie

October 11th

A group of middle schoolers discover a Spirit Halloween store is haunted and must survive the night.\

Halloween Ends

October 14th

Halloween Ends is the final confrontation between serial killer Michael Myers and the ultimate Scream Queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, coming back as Laurie Strode. It will mark the "supposed" conclusion to the trilogy that began with Halloween (2018) and continued with last year's Halloween Kills.

V/H/S/99

October 20th

A thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations.

Slayers

October 21st

A group of superstar influencers are drawn to a reclusive billionaire's mansion only to find themselves trapped in the lair of an evil vampire. The only way out is to be saved by a famous online gamer and an old school vampire hunter.

Matriarch

October 21st

Afflicted with a mysterious disease after surviving an overdose, a woman returns to her childhood home to confront her personal demons but instead discovers a real one.

Prey for the Devil

October 28th

A young nun (Jacqueline Byers) is allowed to enter the Catholic Church's exorcism training program (normally doesn't allow women) after she shows particular promise. When she is thrust into her first exorcism, however, things do not go according to plan.

BRAINHUNTER: NEW BREED 1987

October 31ST

A new breed of Brain Hunter has emerged to hunt humans for their brains in NYC. A FBI agent (Maxine Richards) teams up with a retired detective (James Slant) who has come face to face and battled this creature before.

Which are you excited for?

- Ashy Slashy

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "Slash Your Way Into This App"

Are you tired of censorship on social media?
Tired of Twitter banning Horror Directors for posting graphic SFX makeup?
Sick of Horror always being banned/marked NSFW?
Well.. I have the solution for you!

THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR HORROR! 

 Slasher is the social network for horror.

Experience horror on a social platform for all your needs in the world of horror entertainment. As a creator/artist/fan in the horror community, your vision can be shown as it should be.

Slasher is R rated (ages 18+) and not censored like mainstream social networks.

Features On This App:

• Timeline: To share images & opinions with friends!
• Messaging: To stay in touch.
• Discover: Artists, Podcasts, Movies & more!
• Events: To keep up-to-date with a horror convention near you!
• Dating: For horror fans!
• Movies: A section with trailers, keep up lists, & more!
  
• News: Provided by Horror Fuel & Rue Morgue!
• Groups: Discuss various topics from movies, sfx, & more!
• Live Chat: To get in touch with other fans!
  So there you have it boils & ghouls! For all your horror needs be sure to download Slasher today!
  
   
  Stay Creepy As Always,
  -Ashy Slashy
  
  
  
  

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "Top 13"

Here are my Top 13 picks of Horror Movies You Need To Watch!

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

If you haven't seen or at least heard of this movie, I'm assuming you've lived under a rock your entire existence. A Nightmare On Elm Street is about a teen girl named Nancy who starts being stalked in her dreams by a severely burned man. A secret the parents kept from their children comes to light as Nancy discovers why the man, Fred aka Freddy Krueger, is killing teens off one by one..

Friday the 13th (1980)Never question a Mother's love for her child. Friday the 13th is about a group of camp counselors getting ready to re-open a summer camp where, years prior, a young boy drowned. Now, someone is stalking the counselors and killing them off one by one. Who is the killer? Find out when you watch this awesome summertime flick!

Halloween (1978)
Talk about the definition of tall, dark and moody.. Fifteen years after a young boy named Michael Myers brutally kills his older sister on Halloween night, he escapes from the mental institution that has held him and returns home to kill again. This movie features a young Jamie Lee Curtis that marked her spot as a Scream Queen.

Scream (1996)
The movie that reinvented the horror genre as we know it. On the eve of the one year anniversary of Sidney's mother's murder, teenagers are being stalked and killed by an unknown killer. The killer always asking that infamous question: "What's your favorite scary movie?". This film will keep you on your toes until the final confrontation between Sidney and the killer.

IT (2017)
In the summer of 1989, a group of friends who call themselves the Losers Club come together to fight off a shape-shifting being, disguised as a clown, that is feeding off the children of Derry. This remake stands on it's own as a classic. Now to be fair, the original IT (1990) was a great film for it times, but because of limitations it couldn't live up to the full potential of Stephen King's book. Give this film a chance and in the end... you'll float too!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Before Michael, Freddy and Jason, we had Leatherface. Leatherface is inspired by a real life serial killer named Ed Gein. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is about a group of teens (two being siblings) going to visit a grandfather's grave that has recently been desecrated. They make the mistake of picking up a crazed hitchhiker and then their lives are in danger as they come face to face with a cannibalistic family.

The Amityville Horror (1979)
"GET OUT!" Based on a true story, newlyweds George and Kathy Lutz move into a beautiful home in Long Island with their children where a mass murder was committed. The family starts experiencing strange things within the house and eventually are run out by the supernatural forces that are inside. This flick will surely make you question ever buying a home with a brutal history.

The Evil Dead (1981)
The movie that proves nothing good comes from going into the woods, The Evil Dead introduces five college students in need of a vacation. They go to a secluded cabin in the woods where they discover there is evil lurking within. After finding an audio tape and book, flesh possessing demons are released and one by one they are taken. We're going to get you... not another peep... time to go asleep..

Jaws (1975)
This movie had people terrified of the water for years. When a killer shark causes terror on a beach community in Amity Island, the local sheriff along with a marine biologist and a eccentric seafarer come together to hunt the beast down. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, this flick proves why it's never a good idea to not listen to the Sheriff.

Hellraiser (1987)
"You opened the box, we came!" If you're into sadomasochism then this is the film for you.... maybe. When Kirsty's father Larry and step mother move into his childhood home, unknowing to them the house is still occupied by Frank (Larry's brother). Frank used a supernatural puzzle box to summon demons known as Cenobites. Now Frank requires a blood sacrifice to escape the sadistic demons. Hellraiser is not for the faint of heart so proceed with caution.

28 Days Later (2002)
When a group of animal activists break into a laboratory with intention to release the chimpanzees, they discover that the chimps are infected with a virus that causes rage. Not listening to the scientist's pleas, they release the infected chimps with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, Jim wakes up from a coma and soon realizes he's alone in the hospital. As he begins to search for others, he soon discovers that majority of the population is infected and are no longer human. Will he survive?

The Exorcist (1973)
This movie will have you hating pea soup and not able to look at a crucifix properly for awhile. When a 12 year old girl named Regan becomes possessed by The Devil himself, two priests come together to try to save her soul. Inspired by true events. This head turning flick will surely give you nightmares and make you cringe at the thought of ever playing with a Ouija Board.

Trick R'Treat (2008)
Five interwoven stories that occur in the same area on the same night. A couple finds out what happens when you blow out a Jack O'Lantern before midnight, a high school principal has a secret life, a college virgin might finally meet a guy that's right for her, a group of teens play a mean prank that goes too far, and a mean old hermit gets a visit from a very special trick r'treater. This fun film will have you celebrating Halloween at any time of the year.


Now of course there are MANY, MANY more horror films I will always love to suggest and recommend, but for now, here's your starter pack into the genre of horror.

-Ashy Slashy

The Creature Cometh!

Hello there Creature From the Black Lagoon fans!  Decided to grace you with a post about our upcoming CFTBL special issue!  YES this issue is shaped like a coffin!  It's Black and White in honor of all the old school horror films that came before as well.  The cover features artwork by Hagcult and there's a few other pieces and a short interview with Hagcult inside as well.  In addition to all this you'll find some original artwork in this issue that you won't be able to find anywhere else, as well as, interviews with writer of Lady from the Black Lagoon, Mallory O'Meara, and artist Carla Yeatts.

There's no better way to honor the Creature than to give you an issue chock full of art, old school posters, and snippets of information about the gill-man right?  I really wish I could have made this issue 1,000 pages to really do him justice but alas!  32 pages will have to do!  Grab your copy here:  https://gorenoirmagazine.bigcartel.com/product/creature-coffin-shaped-black-and-white-issue

There's also a package deal including our Dracula Coffin issue as well!!

Ashy Slashy: Queen of Halloween "Texas Frightmare"

As we all know by now, the world is experiencing technical difficulties with a virus called COVID-19. We are all having to practice social distancing (which I'm going to be honest I've been practicing since birth), proper hygiene (the fact people are just NOW DOING THIS TERRIFIES ME.. considering I'm OCD/Germaphobe), wearing protective gear (and let's be honest MAJORITY aren't doing properly), and staying home (again... been doing this since forever..).

Thanks to COVID-19, when it comes to the convention community, a lot of conventions have been postponed, canceled, or have had their dates changed to a later time. Thankfully Texas Frightmare Weekend has rescheduled. Usually hosted in May, this year it will be hosted in September.

I am glad to announced that after FOUR YEARS, I'll be attending Texas Frightmare Weekend in September. Now if you aren't familiar with TFW, it's a great horror convention in Texas (at the DFW International Airport at the Hyatt Hotel). It's friendly, fun, and all things HORROR!

Here's a glance at some of the guests attending this year:

Are you attending? If so, let me know!
-Ashy Slashy

Gore Noir Magazine Archives: JM Grimm, Layla Marie Hollywood Photoshoot (Patreon)

What do you do when ICP flakes on you the day before a shoot?  You come out hard and still shoot some amazing photos!!  JM Grimm killed it!

click the link and become a Patron to see them all!!  Patreon Exclusive Content

Michaels 14 inch Ceramic Halloween Tree Unboxing/Review (Video)

Hollywood's disgusting underbelly: ROTLD actor Brian Peck

Foreword:  I wrote this post back in JUNE of 2016 and because I'd much rather focus on people making a positive impact with my publication, and I didn't want to seem like I was writing this on the defensive, I chose not to post it.  Now with things surfacing about the Jeepers Creepers director, as well, I thought I'd post my thoughts on one of Hollywoods vile creatures:  Brian Peck.  I've never wanted to do journalism in this manner, but I feel my mind needs to be cleared and if it helps any of you out in the horror community avoid this individual, then I'm happy.

One of my favorite movies of all time, and hand's down the best zombie movie I've ever seen, is without a doubt Return of the Living Dead.  When it came time to come up with a theme for our next issue ROTLD was definitely at the top of the list.  I had just done an interview with Linnea Quigley (the red headed grave stone dancing punk rocker Trash in ROTLD), and I had a talk with William Stout who did all of the zombie and set concept art.  So it all just made sense to do a 30th anniversary Return of the Living Dead issue right?  So I started to gather the "ingredients" for the issue.  Looked into who from the cast and crew we would want to interview.  Linnea and Mr. Stout were in and I talked to Allan Trautman who plays Tarman, and he was in.

The issue was starting to look amazing.  There was no shortage of artwork out there for the movie.  From actual artwork for the posters and multiple DVD and Bluray versions of the movie, to fan art that is literally everywhere you can see.  Putting this issue together was so much fun as I was dealing with a movie that I had a ton of love for.  Now in the middle of putting it together my partner in Gore Noir, Taylor, was away at a horror convention in Los Angeles, which just so happened to feature a few Return of the Living Dead actors signing autographs.  Taylor was able to secure an interview with one of the actors Brian Peck and she texted me to let me know about the interview and I was pretty stoked.  Mr. Peck played the punk with the mohawk named "Scuz" in ROTLD.  So Taylor does the interview and snaps some pictures of Brian with the magazine and all is well and done.

Until I get an email..  From a person that is very accusatory..  Very vicious..  They go on to question our publication for helping to promote Brian Peck, who they say is a convicted pedophile.  Mind you, we had no idea of Mr. Peck's background and if we had, we wouldn't have even done the interview.  At this time I'm on the defensive.  I'm not quite sure of what my next action is.  Do we include this interview that has nothing to do with this person and only has to do with his on screen persona in a movie that I love?  Or do we drop the interview because this person is a vile human being that shouldn't be allowed to do conventions or any of the things he's allowed to do these days?  We chose to drop the interview because I couldn't print it with a clear conscious.  I couldn't help promote this person and further their career anymore than it already is.

One of my thoughts was to include a "foreword" with the information about his conviction.  But one thing I wanted to do when creating this magazine was to help promote good people and never buy into the politics of the genre.  I never wanted to get into gossip or anything of that nature.  I wanted to keep things fun and light hearted and this would just be completely against what I set out to do with the magazine.  I decided to just forget the whole thing even happened and focus on the good people and artists that we had lined up for the magazine and push forward.

This was all up until I see a link posted online about Brian Peck and I shook my head.  This guy..  So I clicked on it and low and behold..  The article is by Daily Mail and has photos of Brian on the day of the interview with our magazine.  I'm reading through it and my stomach is wrenching.  The things they are saying about him and his ability to still continue on and work with kids is crazy.  Then I come across the name of our magazine mentioned in the article itself!  Thankfully it was sandwiched in between a lot of thoughts on how he is a horror convention fixture and how no one in the scene realizes what he is and what his past was.  There wasn't the same accusatory tone as what came across in the email.  I'm assuming the email was from someone that was close to the writer of this article.  This all stoked that fire in me and I couldn't just let it rest.  I needed to let my side be known.  This person who still works in Hollywood and does conventions was not the person who we thought he was.  He was not an honored actor in one of my favorite zombie movies.  He was a convicted pedophile and didn't deserve to hold my magazine, be interviewed by my magazine, or be mentioned in the same breath or article as my magazine.

So if you see Brian Peck at a convention, are thinking of interviewing him for your podcast/blog, or anything that you might be considering at all.  Please consider first the vile things he's convicted for doing in the past.  I feel like this should be known by everyone in the horror scene.  We want our kids to feel safe, we want to feel safe, and we don't want anything tarnishing this wonderful community we have.

If you want to read the article that Daily Mail did on Brian Peck click below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3115792/Pedophile-X-Men-actor-convicted-sexually-abusing-Nickelodeon-child-star-working-underage-kids.html

LetGo app horror VHS found gold!

Hello there Ghouls!  This here article is a little tale of how I came across, what is apparently, the 4th most expensive VHS horror tape from the US according to VHSCollector.com!  In preparation for our 15th issue (preorder here) and my own personal move to Dallas Texas, I had started to sell off some of my excess collection.  While talking to my friend about the toys, records and oddities that I was selling off they suggested and app I had never heard of called LetGo.  I downloaded it just to check it out and I quickly got hooked.  Not to sell mind you, but to get free stuff and find MORE things to add to my collection and to resell.  VHS has been a recent (read 5 years) addition to my collection repertoire and I usually stick to the movies that I can't live without or random cheap movies that I haven't seen yet.

Enter the LetGo app!  While searching I found that lot's of people were selling VHS on the app but not many had any decent horror.  This all changed with a post I had seen on the app selling VHS for $1 a pop and just from the photos I saw a few horror titles that caught my eye.  There is a way to message straight through the app so I messaged the seller and told him I was really only interested in horror and by the end of the next day he had messaged back saying he had 39 horror total and there was a list of titles.  I'd say about 9 of them were ones that I could honestly say I really wanted with a few being duplicates that I could resell.  I messaged him back and advised that I could take them all for a deal if he wanted to work one or just buy the 9 outright.  He messaged back "Honestly at this point I'd let all 39 of them go for $20".  That works out to a little over 50 cents a tape, right on par with Goodwill so I couldn't pass it up!

We met up at a gas station, the thirty nine tapes were divided up into two HEB bags (if you're not from the south/Texas this is an awesome grocery store check it out when you're around) which I loaded into my car.  The same car that was already packed with all my belongings headed up to Dallas later that day.  I took a couple minutes to dig through the bags with my girlfriend and some of the tapes were awesome and some were pretty off the wall and obscure.  The ones I really liked were Motel Hell and this alternate cover of Return of the Living Dead that I hadn't seen.  I was pretty happy with my purchase and started researching some of the tapes online.  Which lead me to eBay and trying to find out how much they were worth.  A search for one of the more obscure tapes, Mama's Home (AKA Captives), lead me to NO eBay results.  I had to turn to the Google.  Below are some links to what I found in my Google search.

First was a listing on VHScollector.com for the tape which listed three people as wanting it and ZERO collections on the site that had the tape.  Which tipped me off that this tape might be rare!

http://vhscollector.com/movie/mamas-home

There was also a blog post about it that, unfortunately, I can't find again about people never seeing a copy of the VHS and only seeing it on a video on YouTube in a serious collectors stash.

Which lead me to this YouTube video:

The reviewer makes many references to the tape being rare, and just about never seeing any on eBay ever.  This is all confirmed by the comments saying that they had seen one or two show up on eBay but they went from $355-$650 and they hadn't seen any go up in years.  Which I found the next link to confirm.

http://vhscollector.com/articles/vhscollectorcoms-top-16-most-valuable-us-horror-vhs-part-2

Apparently it's listed on VHScollector.com as the 4th highest priced US horror VHS.  Not bad for a random horror lot pick up?  I'll list some photos of the tape here.  Also I really had no use for the tape and would much rather invest any proceeds towards more magazine merchandise for you guys!  I made some posts on Facebook and had 3 different people offer me from $400-$500 but I decided to roll the dice and see what eBay could get me.  Currently the tape is at $415 on eBay and you can check on it here!

www.ebay.com/itm/172585965083

Gore Noir Magazine is an official sponsor and vendor of both Sinister Creature Con's for 2017

It's with great excitement that we announce that Gore Noir Magazine will be signing on to vend and sponsor both 2017 additions of Sinister Creature Con in California!!  Sinister Creature Con 2016 was such a great success that they are branching out to bring us a Spring and a Fall horror convention for Northern California.  The first convention will be taking place at Stockton Arena in Stockton California on June 10-11th, 2017.  The great folks that put together the convention are already making announcements on guests for this show and taking applications for vendors.  (highly suggested you grab a booth as the convention draws in TONS of real horror fans!)

The second convention will be taking place at Scottish Rite Center in Sacramento California on October 14-15th 2017.  Last years show taking place in October was amazing.  It was a great way to get in the mood for Halloween by grabbing awesome products from the vendors as well as photos and autographs from the celebrities in attendance.  On top of all this they had after parties going for those of you who like to party with fellow horror fans.  We will make sure to have a drink and a couple billion shots with all of you crazy fans out there.  Are you ready?  Grab your tickets now and tell your friends!  You won't want to miss this!!

Soylent drink being advertised on Facebook is a real thing!

With a tag line like "Enjoy a meal as versatile as you." You'd think that the makers of Soylent know about the 1973 movie Soylent Green.  That movies plot is that in the not too distant future there's a company called Soylent Corporation that is manufacturing rations for the starving New York City population.  Well these major ingredient of this Soylent Green ration is found to be..  Wait for it..  Human!  Yes!  Soylent Corporation is feeding the populace human.

Now why would a company put out a product under the Soylent name without even thinking of the past of this very same moniker?  Are they just naive of what thoughts comes along with the Soylent name?  Are they very aware and just hoping that no one can even remember that movie?  Maybe they know all well about the Soylent Green movie and are hoping for some controversy and to maybe sell some product as a result?  I'm not quite sure but I'll go ahead and send them an email and see if they respond.  I'll post my findings here as an update when I get word back.  Keep your eyes peeled!

Now I know it's only 2016 but I guess Soylent decided to get a "leg up" on the competition?  "People need it.. in the year 2022" I'm just at a loss for words.  Below is a screenshot of their website.  Feel free to go to Soylent.com to check out what they have to offer.  It's apparently a subscription based "meal" in a bottle.  You can get up to 144 "rations" a month for a discounted price of $348.  That's only $4,176 dollars a year.  That would give you a little less than 5 bottles a day.

It comes in at 400 calories a bottle and claims to be Vegan/Animal Free.  Can you eat human and still be Vegan?  I mean are we considered animals?  I'm being silly here obviously..  This is based on the "Drink 2.0" of Soylent.  It also says it is not organic, kosher, gmo-free, allergen-free, or gluten-free.  Well there goes all the hopes for you gluten-free cannibals!