Trophy Heads 2014 - REVIEW

Being the fan of Full Moon Pictures that I am, I was really excited for this to be released on DVD finally.  Trophy Heads is a Full Moon 6 part mini series that premiered on their streaming service last year in the separate installments.  They took all the episodes and edited into one movie.  Full Moon always manages to pull off a lot of cheesy fun with their films but their more recent films have really been hit or miss.  With a cast full of scream queens from the 80's and 90's what could go wrong??

Max (Adam Noble Roberts) is an obsessed fan of horror movies and the scream queens who played in them.  He is depressed that they get older and the movies that they appeared in are eventually forgotten.  Max and his Mom (Maria Olsen) set out to kidnap his 6 favorite scream queens: Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer, Denise Duff, Darcy DeMoss and Jacqueline Lovell.  He forces them to reenact scenes from their movies as he attempts to kill them and cut off their head for a hanging trophy. Will this all fold out the way he expects?

I really expected a lot from this movie with the awesome cast that is in it and I was not disappointed at all.  Charles Band really out did himself this time and made a slam dunk.  Everything about this movie is a fun old fashion slasher film.  What really makes this movie great was the talented cast and the ability to still be able to steal the show.  I'm a fan of everyone of these ladies and they do not disappoint.  There are even a few cameos that you may recognize also.

All in all if you are looking for a good horror film that is a blast to watch, look no further and pick this one up.  It would be kind of cool if they could do another one like this and have 6 more scream queens to kidnap.  I would be all in for that.  I would have to give this one 7 out of 10 stars.  Definitely worth the price of purchase.

  

Invasion of the Scream Queens Available for the First Time on DVD - PRESS RELEASE

Get an inside look at what it takes to be a scream queen and hear the behind-the-scenes stories about the making of some of the most classic horror films of our time, including The Hills Have Eyes, I Spit on Your Grave, Slumber Party Massacre, and many more. Invasion of the Scream Queenstakes you back to a time when the term "Scream Queen" was brand new and promised the hottest actresses in the most outrageous low budget horror movies.

Directed by cult horror icon Donald Farmer (Demon Queen, Savage Vengeance) and featuring interviews with legendary horror divas Brinke Stevens (1313: Cougar Cult, Bloody Mary 3D), Mary Woronov (House of the Devil, The Devil's Rejects), Melissa Moore (Samurai Cop, Sorority House Massacre 2), Michelle Bauer (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, 3 Scream Queens), Elizabeth Kaitan (Friday the 13th Part VII, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Part 2) and more. All the babes and the blood are on full display here in this classic, rare document from the history of horror.

The DVD release of Invasion of the Scream Queens (SRP $14.95) will exclusively include a new 2013 interview with Donald Farmer, deleted/ extended interviews from the original production, and an excerpt featuring Linnea Quigley from the out of print book that started it all,Invasion of the Scream Queens.

Screaming In High Heels 2012 - REVIEW

When you mention the term "Scream Queen" there are a number of women who come to mind.  In the 1980's there were three in particular that was stealing the screen and recognition in Horror movies.  They were Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer, and Linnea Quigley.  Some movies they were in together, others maybe just 2 of them, but one thing is for sure.  Horror movies in the 80's would not have been the same without these 3 women.  Wouldn't it be great if they made a documentary movie featuring just these 3 women?  Wait no more!  Screaming In High Heels is here to tell the story of the 3 most recognized scream queens of the 1980's and early 90's.

Screaming in High Heels is jammed packed with interviews from people in the industry as well as the review of the film careers of Brinke, Michelle, and Linnea.  From the start of their career to the scream queens in their heyday when they were the most requested actresses in the business.  One of the main reasons is that they were willing to do nude scenes and they could actually act too.  Clips from all of their movies are all throughout the documentary showing the audience just how many movies they were in and how important to the era that they really were.  Some of the interviews that are featured are with Fred Olen Ray, David DeCoteau and a Slumber Party Massacre fan named Jarrod Clayton Cox.  Highlighting an era were women ruled the screen and everyone couldn't get enough of slasher movies and nude screaming women.

I heard about this movie a while back and could not wait for it to come out and I was not disappointed.  The interviews were very well done.  Talking with some of the great directors in the business at the time when these girls were tearing up the big screen and great clips from some awesome movies such as: Slumber Party Massacre starring Brinke Stevens (for about 10 minutes or so anyway) Sorority Babes in the Slimeball O Rama starring Brinke and Linnea, and also Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers starring Linnea and Michelle.  The whole documentary itself was directed very well and did a great job paying tribute to these 3 beautiful women and the Horror genre in general.

I have been watching Horror movies since before I lost my first tooth and I have seen probably every movie in the IMDB profiles for each lady here.  I thoroughly enjoyed watching these women tell the story of their careers, how they go in the business and how much they enjoyed making the movies we all love.  I am a big fan of Horror movie documentaries ever since I watched Never Sleep again.  It really is great to hear all the stories behind the scenes and all the hidden things in the business that you don't know about unless you were there.  Although these women are all past their heyday and honestly looking a little rough (especially Linnea) it is still awesome to hear them talk so passionately about what they loved to do.  If anyone has read Crystal Lake Memories, a fantastic book by the way, alot of the actresses that were in those movies especially the early ones did not think too much of the movies or even the genre.  It was just a paycheck, something to put on their resume to get the bigger role they were holding out for.  It's really good to hear from people who love the genre and everything about what they do.  This is a definite must see for any Slasher fan or just a Horror fan in general.

Screaming In High Heels Coming to DVD

Philadelphia, PA - Breaking Glass Pictures is proud to announce the August 28 DVD Release of "Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era" (SRP $19.99).  Edited for its TV debut earlier this year, the unrated DVD of "Screaming in High Heels" chronicles the careers of the original girls of terror as they show that cannibalism, demonic possession, flesh eating, and even chainsaw hookering is all in a days work.

Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA, in the 1980s found cult fame when they "accidentally" transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom of the era. Known as "The Terrifying Trio", Linnea Quigley "The Return of the Living Dead", Brinke Stevens "The Slumber Party Massacre" and Michelle Bauer "The Tomb", headlined upwards of ten films per year, fending off men in rubber monster suits, pubescent teenage boys, and deadly showers.

They joined together in campy cult films like "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" (1988) and "Nightmare Sisters" (1987). They traveled all over the world, met President Reagan, and built mini-empires of trading cards, comic books, and model kits. Then it all came crashing down. This documentary remembers these actresses - and their most common collaborators - on how smart they were to play stupid.

Featuring iconic directors of the time including David DeCoteau (Creepozoids), Richard Gabai (Nightmare Sisters), Fred Olen Ray (The Tomb), "Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era" takes viewers through the prime of the "Trio" as they rule the screen with their sex appeal and vocal cords, and ultimately, into their very real demise from the genre that made them blood covered stars.

The unrated DVD release will come with chilling extras to die for, including: bonus interview footage with Linnea, Brinke, and Michelle; and footage from the Flashback Weekend of Horror Q&A session.