A LOOK BACK AT ICONS OF FRIGHT IN 2008!
With this year almost completely behind us, we wanted to take a look back at 2008 and all the content we were fortunate enough to share with you wonderful fiends! Below you'll find links to every interview, convention report, commentary & TOP 10 list we put together in 2008! It was quite a year! And as always, we have YOU to thank for your continued support! Here's until 2009!
ICONS OF FRIGHT’S BEST (AND WORST) HORROR MOVIES OF 2008!!!
JANUARY’S FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS:
CHARLIE BENANTE! (DRUMMER OF ANTHRAX! JAWS: THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING!)
THE CAST OF THE SIGNAL! (ANESSA RAMSEY & JUSTIN WELBORN!)
FEBRUARY’S FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS:
DICK DUROCK! (SWAMP THING!)
ZACHARY LEVI! (SPIRAL, TV’s CHUCK!)
AJ BOWEN! (THE SIGNAL! CREEPSHOW 3!)
MARCH 2008 EDITION OF ICONS OF FRIGHT!!!
NEIL MARSHALL - WRITER/DIRECTOR OF DOOMSDAY, THE DESCENT & DOG SOLDIERS!
KEITH GORDON - ACTOR IN JOHN CARPENTER’S CHRISTINE, DRESSED TO KILL, JAWS 2, BACK TO SCHOOL, DIRECTOR ON DEXTER!
GUNNAR HANSEN - ACTOR/WRITER – THE ORIGINAL LEATHERFACE IN TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY!
APRIL’S FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS!
FRIGHT NIGHT REUNION PANEL - (WITH VIDEO CLIPS!!!) Featuring TOM HOLLAND, CHRIS SARANDON, WILLIAM RAGSDALE, JONATHAN STARK, AMANDA BEARSE, STEPHEN GEOFFREYS, JULIE CARMEN & TOMMY LEE WALLACE!
LLOYD KAUFMAN - TROMA PRESIDENT – DIRECTOR POULTRYGEIST, THE TOXIC AVENGER, TROMEO & JULIET, TERROR FIRMER!
GINA PHILLIPS - ACTRESS – JEEPERS CREEPERS, DEAD & BREAKFAST, THE SICKHOUSE!
MICHAEL T. GILBERT - COMIC BOOK ARTIST/ WRITER/ CREATOR MR.MONSTER!
DR. A.C. - AARON CHRISTENSEN – EDITOR/ AUTHOR HORROR 101: THE A-LIST GUIDE TO HORROR FILMS AND MONSTER MOVIES!
3 NEW ZOMBIE-CENTRIC INTERVIEWS BY STAFFER BETH! MAY 2008 EDITION OF ICONS OF FRIGHT!
JOHN RUSSO! (WRITER/PRODUCER – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, the upcoming ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD)
THE FINAL DAY FILMMAKERS! (DIARY OF THE DEAD Contest Winners PAUL DEL VECCHIO, DAVID R. DOUMENG & DOUGLAS FRYE)
JOHN PATA! (Writer/Director/Producer BETTER OFF UNDEAD)
JUNE 2008 EDITION! FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE: THE PSYCHO REUNION PANEL! (With HILTON GREEN, TOM HOLLAND, CHRIS HENDRIE, ANDREW LONDON, KURT PAUL, LEE GARLINGTON, JULIETTE CUMMINS, DONOVAN SCOTT, KATT SHEA, MICK GARRIS & CYNTHIA GARRIS)
FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – WRITER/DIRECTOR ERIC RED! (THE HITCHER, NEAR DARK, 100 FEET, BODY PARTS, BLUE STEEL, )
JULY 2008 FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS!
TUESDAY KNIGHT: (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER)
BRIAN O’ HALLORAN: (BRUTAL MASSACRE, CLERKS, CLERKS 2, THE HAPPENING)
LARRY FESSENDEN: (THE LAST WINTER, FEAR ITSELF, WENDIGO, HABIT, NO TELLING)
STEVAN MENA: (BRUTAL MASSACRE, MALEVOLENCE, MALEVOLENCE: BEREAVEMENT)
AUGUST 2008 EDITION OF ICONS OF FRIGHT!
SEPTEMBER 2008 FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS!
OCTOBER 2008 INTERVIEWS!
FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BRUCE CAMPBELL!
FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: THE GHOULIGANS!
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN DIRECTOR TOMAS ALFREDSON!
WICKED LAKE DIRECTOR ZACH PASSERO!
SHOCK N ROLL ISSUE 3: GEORGE A. ROMERO + GREG NICOTERO! (In honor of the Blu-Ray release of LAND OF THE DEAD, a reprint of this classic interview!)
NOVEMBER 2008 INTERVIEW!
SHOCK N ROLL ISSUE 4 – PUMPKINHEAD WRITER GARY GERANI!
DECEMBER 2008 INTERVIEWS!
SHOCK N ROLL ISSUE 6 – JOHN SAXON “I’M DREAMING OF A BLACK CHRISTMAS”!
SHOCK N ROLL ISSUE 5 – FORREST J ACKERMAN “THE LAST FAMOUS MONSTER”!
FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: WRITER/DIRECTOR SUSAN MONTFORD! (WHILE SHE WAS OUT)
Tom Holland’s CHILD’S PLAY director commentary as a FREE MP3 Download! Click the image for details or HERE!!!
FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE: 2 FRIGHT NIGHT COMMENTARY TRACKS!
The first commentary track features writer/director Tom Holland, stars Chris Sarandon (Jerry Dandrige) & Jonathan Stark (Billy Cole), moderated by Tim Sullivan.
The second commentary track features writer/director Tom Holland, William Ragsdale (Charley Brewster), Stephen Geoffreys ("Evil" Ed Thompson) & FX artist Randall William Cook, moderated by Jeremy Smith (aka Mr. Beaks from Ain't It Cool News) and hosted by Tim Sullivan.
TOP LISTS OF THE YEAR!!! (Click images to read them!)
CONVENTION REPORT: MONSTER MANIA X CHERRY HILL, NJ!
CONVENTION REPORT: FEAR FEST 2 DALLAS, TEXAS!
2 FULL CONVENTION REPORTS FROM TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND, DALLAS!
CHILLER MAY 2008 VIDEO REPORT! (From Dave Neabore!)
THE PSYCHO FRANCHISE REUNION!
FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS, NJ 2008 VIDEO! (By Dave Neabore!)
CONVENTION REPORT: HORRORHOUND INDIANAPOLIS!
CHILLER CONVENTION REPORT: OCT. 2008 PARSIPPANY, NJ! (Text Report With Exclusive Pictures, PLUS VIDEO!)
SAWMANIA CONVENTION REPORT!
CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO DOWNLOAD AND READ THE SCRIPT!!!
HAPPY NEW YEARS FROM ICONS OF FRIGHT! THANKS FOR AN AMAZING 2008! HERE’S TO 2009!
Magnet films has released the trailer for the upcoming EDEN LOG exclusively at IGN (you can check the embeddable version below). EDEN LOG is the fifth in Magnet's Six Shooter film series, which has previously included unique genre entries from around the worlds such as 
Starring AJ Bowen (“The Signal”) as Martin, a young man with a unique disposition. A quiet, awkward man who attends bible study, enjoys the library and a quiet first date over a cup of coffee. He is leading a curious life, because his bedridden father (Michael Parks) kind of just happens to be a vampire. Martin is both caring for him and holding him captive, tied to a bed upstairs to protect the population at large, or perhaps just to avoid embarrassment. And of course, he's there to help fulfill Dad's unconventional dietary requirement for fresh virgin blood (god forbid it's not virgin, Dad is particular). Bottle-feeding has never been...quiet so disturbingly upsetting. Of course, all Martin really needs, all he really wants, is a girlfriend. But you know how it goes when your Dad is a incomprehensible immortal invalid. It complicates things considerably.
One of the most salient aspects of this film is the peculiar mood and feel, accented by the rich and commanding black and white photography of David Olive. Olive's cinematography vividly underlines the strangeness of the story, showing off crisp edges, slightly overexposed exteriors, and the occasional odd angle. It's look is off-beat without being too avant-garde as to be off-putting or distracting. Just weird enough to catch our attention, it looks like a lost episode of “The Twilight Zone”. We have to say it, it's unusual in low-budget horror today to see director and cinematographer care so much about how their film looks. In an age when even a sloppy $25,000 DV backyard zombie pictures can get a major DVD push, it's nice to see that there's a team of people crafting something that's as interesting to look at as their story is to follow. 
Layered between the unique look and weird story are some truly notable performances. With AJ Bowen, we're certain from his work in this and in “The Signal”, that this actor is going to quietly make a name for himself. When presented without much dialogue to work with actors have a tendency to overplay it. Bowen manages to find his balance, and plays it weird, funny, and awkward without crossing that fine line into camp. Michael Parks, on the other hand, has plenty to say, except we can't understand more than a few words of it. He plays the bed-ridden vampire as a pathetically whiny child with a seemingly swollen tongue. Parks would need subtitles to be understood. At first it seems an odd acting choice, but as the film progresses Parks performance really becomes the core of “Maidenhead”'s distinctive humor. I mean, are we looking at the the first mumblecore vampire film? Possibly.
