'Curse of Fate' Horror Movie Spoof Campaign

Curse of Fate  is a proposed hybrid horror movie spoof that I have been working on for a while. The concept consists of using footage from Curse of Bigfoot and adding the dialogue, music and sound effects from Manos: The Hands of Fate, to it. The goal is to combine two bad, B-movies into one new one, spoofing both in one shot. I would then upload it to YouTube, available to watch for free.

Children of the Candy Corn

Children of the Candy Corn Poster
by MovieViewerMan

Be sure to stock up on plenty of candy this Halloween because the Children of the Candy Corn will be roaming the streets in search of treats.

Legend has it that they will play a trick on you if they don't get what they want.

These spooky kids come in all shapes, sizes and manner of appearances. They'll usually leave you alone if you appease them with an assortment of candy to satisfy their appetite for sweets.

Beware the Children of the Candy Corn!

Don't get caught without candy this Halloween!

poster, t-shirt, greeting card, jigsaw puzzle

A Very Manos X-mas!

 

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, 

Not a poodle was stirring, not even Torgo, that louse; 

The hands were placed on the chimney with care, 

In hopes that Manos soon would be there...

MANCLAM, The Shell From Hell!

MANCLAM movie poster by Huw Evans (purchase here)

If you enjoy a good pun or even a bad one for that matter, then you might enjoy this "lost" movie. From writer, producer and director Huw Evans, comes MANCLAM, The Shell From Hell!

According to the official Man Clam website, the 1962 monster movie was presumed lost until a damaged copy was discovered from an old theater. Salvaged footage was cut together to produce this trailer.

Verdict: MANCLAM is filled with delicious puns that will have you roaring with laughter or reeling in horror. I am part of the former. It's also a great spoof of old black & white movies that had almost all of their characters smoking cigarettes. I can think of worse ways to spend five minutes.

Note: Evans makes an appearance as the doctor

"Cyclops" the Big Bus

When I see something like this...

It reminds me of this.



OK, so one is a real-life RV and the other is an over-sized movie prop but I think maybe the makers of the eleMMent Palazzo were inspired by "Cyclops" from The Big Bus. I think if you read on, you'll agree, there are too many similarities to be coincidence.

CYCLOPS

• the bus is nicknamed "Cyclops" because of a single large headlight prominent at the front
• the RV has a large circular windshield, resembling an eye 

SPEED

• the bus "breaks the wind barrier" breaking wind at over 90 mph
• the RV is capable of a speed of 93 mph

LOUNGE

• the bus has a piano lounge
• the RV has a lounge with a fireplace

ROOF

• the bus has an observation dome
• the RV has a pop-up terrace

TRAVEL

• the bus travels non-stop from New York to Denver
• the RV could probably do the same excluding the non-stop part

PRICE

• The bus cost $500,000 in 1975 which converts today to $2,164,916.36 
• The RV is priced at approximately $3,000,000.00 

The Running Tunnel

Film Junk Presents...'The Running Tunnel' from Jay Cheel on Vimeo.

'The Running Tunnel' tells the tale of a sad group of friends whose lack luster Halloween party forces them to entertain themselves by retelling the tale of the running tunnel. Little did they know, IT WOULD CHANGE THEM FOREVER. Visit www.filmjunk.com for more videos.

The Running Tunnel

The Culprits
Jay Cheel...director
Reed Farrington...Gerry
Greg Gaspari... Greg
Sean Dwyer...Danny Richmond
Roman Pizzacalla...Roman
Matt Riamondo...Matt
Angela Klassen...Party Girl #1

Gerry: The Star Trek fan

What happens when a group of friends has some time to kill and one of them happens to be a movie director? They make a silly short video, of course!


Director Jay Cheel and a few of his friends decided that shooting a short, spooky story would make a great Halloween treat to the regular listeners of the Film Junk podcast which Cheel, Sean Dwyer and Greg Gaspari co-host.

Matt: The Giggler

The Running Tunnel is an homage to movies like The Ring where something evil happens to someone seven days after a particular experience. In The Ring, it was watching a videotape. In this case, a person is cursed when running through a short tunnel whereupon the victim is visited by a ghoulish harbinger after seven days, who delivers him to his or her fate.

Roman: The Runner

This is an enjoyable little Halloween video and not meant to be taken seriously. Heck, even some of the bloopers are left in. For that reason, it's hard to beat these guys up for their efforts since none of them are pros with the exception of Cheel and this was intended simply to be a "weekend" project.

Cheel's talents as a director are evident, even here. The choices for lighting, camera angles and closeups all look great. Reed Farrington (aka Gerry) who is a familiar face in several of Cheel's projects, once again makes an appearance here and doesn't disappoint with his quirky nature and Shatner-like delivery.

Greg: The Starship fan

Greg turns out to be the best actor of the bunch showing he's perfectly willing to commit to his role and character. His singing along to a Starship song when we don't actually hear the band, is priceless.

I'm not sure what became of Angela Klassen, who's listed in the opening and closing credits as Party Girl #1. Whether her scenes were cut from the movie or even shot at all, there's no sign of any girl in this video, which is a shame because the party is a real sausage fest! You'd think this was John Carpenter's The Thing.

Sean: The Mask

Also note that Roman Pizzacalla's last name is misspelled in the closing credits and Sean Dwyer is credited as playing Danny Richmond even though his character's name is never mentioned. Inside joke, I guess.


Happy Halloween!