5 Modern Horror Songs to Terrify You while waiting for Halloween

I made this list to avoid the cliche and traditional songs that grow tiring each year during the Halloween season; Monster Mash, Ghostbusters, Thriller. Be it they are classics, but to hear them at every party function is a nightmare. So, here's a new list of songs from some popular and not so popularly known bands that will get your blood curdling.

One by Apocalyptica



Ghost Town by Shiny Toy Guns

Shiny Toy Guns - Ghost Town
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Clown by Switchblade Symphony



Car Chase Terror! by M83



Devil Town by Daniel Johnston

Friday the 13th Movie Review

I finally got around to seeing this much awaited sequel. I mean prequel? A remake? It seems to be more of a mesh of the first three films with an unclear time frame with new scares and a very familiar (and tired) storyline. When a group of teenagers end up missing near Crystal Lake. Everyone blames it on the legend of Jason, but no one seems to do anything about it. Even the police stay away from the infamous camp. The movie really begins when a stranger comes to town, Clay Miller played by Jared Padelecki best known for his role in Supernatural. Clay goes searching for his missing sister Whitney Miller, played by Amanda Righetti from the Mentalist TV series after she ends up missing for six months.

The story quickly turns into a group of college students led by a bullying rich kid named Nolan (Ryan Hansen) and his group has a party out at dad's lodge, which just happens to be right off the banks of Crystal Lake. Now, why did his dad choose to build off the banks of the lake? It just adds more to the plot convenience and weak story. Also the big speech that Officer Bracke gives to Clay was more expositional to those not familiar with Jason's lore, than moving the story along. And Jason's mother issues would drag this review on forever with more plot convenience than one can imagine. Okay, I'll skip the complaints and move to Jason Voorhees played by Derek Meers. His performance backed by every special effect of every stab, gouge, decapitation, chase and incineration made this movie worth watching. Ignoring the fact that Clay Miller finds evidence that Jason exists making the local police look like idiots. I would recommend renting this over paying top dollar again at the movie theater.

Zombies Ahead?

Fox News has reported a story about a prank that hackers in Austin, Texas and Collinsville, Illinois have played on the local community and the morning commuters.

Apparently, an electronic road sign which is used primarily to give drivers traffic updates was hacked in the early morning hours of Monday January 19th, 2009.

Drivers used to getting information on road closures or traffic jams instead had something else to deal with on this particular morning...Zombies!



I don't know about you, but I think after seeing this I would have been taking the back roads!

For the full story, click on Hackers Crack into Texas Road Sign.

Five Horror Movies to look forward to in Spring 2009. Is horror becoming mainstream?

As the new year begins, so does a whole slew of new and renewed horror movies. The list is too long to mention, so I will break it down one season at a time starting with the best of the Spring season. I for one am looking forward to what seems to be a resurgence of the genre with remakes of Friday the 13th to Suspiria. This list only scratches the surface of what I think will be a great year in horror history.

First off is David S. Goyer's J-horror styled film, The Unborn, best known for penning the Blade franchise and The Dark Knight. The Unborn is about Casey Beldon, Odette Yustman (Cloverfield), fights for her life against a spirit possessing her, and she seeks Rabbi Sendak played by Gary Oldman to complete an exorcism to remove it.

My Bloody Valentine in 3-D, based on the 1981 title but with a twist. It's in 3-D and pick axes. Miners with pick axes. Some theaters don't offer the 3-D novelty, but with digital technology today, I recommend it. MBV stars Jensen Ackles from television's Supernatural and Jaime King,The Spirit, My bloody Valentine is about Tom who returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's Day massacre and he becomes the primary suspect to the murders.


The Uninvited I think this is the most interesting horror film of all this Spring. Why? Yes, it's a remake based on a Korean film about a young girl Anna, who recovers at the hospital after the death of her mother and returns home to discover her father is engaged to her mother's former nurse. Anna is soon warned by her mother's ghost regarding the former nurse's ill intentions. Visually, this film looks like a thriller more than a horror giving it a chance to step out of the J-horror genre stylistically, and not become just another cliche with familiar scares and nothing to really be afraid of.


Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Another installment of the successful Star Wars sized horror franchise continues, and it's also a prequel. Again with the conflict of vampires and werewolves, in the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian becomes the leader of the werewolves to fight against Viktor, the leader of the vampires. This is an origin story to the series directed by special effects (creature designer) guru Patrick Tatopoulos, ID4, Silent Hill and the long awaited Trick'r Treat.


Finally, the return of horror legend Jason Vorhees in Friday the 13th about a group of teenagers and young adults find a run down Camp Crystal Lake, and a machete wielding killer dressed in a hockey mask, played by Derek Mears. All signs point to a continuation of the series and not a remake which will hopefully bring life to the dormant franchise. Directed by Marcus Nispel, director of one of the better remakes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Happy Holidays from the Cemetery Gates

We at the Cemetery Gates want to wish everyone a safe and joyous Holiday Season!

Be sure to visit us often in the New Year as posts will begin to be more frequent(finally)

Resident Evil 5 for PS3 and Xbox 360

The latest installment of Capcom's Resident Evil 5 takes Chris Redfield former member of STARS, who joins a group only known as the BSSA to Africa. He continues to fight a plague infected population in a poverty stricken village. One familiar face is Wesker former leader of STARS and operative of Umbrella Corp. Resident Evil 5 has a new character named Sheva that is also available in co-op mode. Looking forward to seeing if the game holds up to Residen Evil 4 which was so successful they made a chainsaw controller for after it. I just wish the movies lived up to the video game franchise. Resident Evil 5's sreet date is March 13, 2009

Happy Halloween from the Cemetery Gates!

Happy Halloween 2008 to everyone! We hope you have a Spooktacular day while celebrating this ancient holiday!Cheers







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