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Review: 'Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero' Brings Some Glorious Gore | The Playlist

Much of the credit must go towards the makeup crew. It's a Fangoria funhouse up in here: ?Cabin Fever: Patient Zero? has some of the most disturbing, disgusting gore effects of all time. This is a movie made by people who have studied some of the most horrific injuries known to man. Their hours spent parsing through the very worst alone deserves commendation, never mind the work in the film. Body parts snap off like twigs. Faces cave in like ant hills. The first two films felt like a warm-up for the repulsive grue on display in this film. Again, shades of Fulci's final films: he cared little about logic or continuity, but it was of the utmost importance to him that bodies be absolutely annihilated onscreen. Yes, the bar has been set low ? you've got to sit through a lot of garbage to get to the glorious gore. But this is the finest of the 'Cabin Fever' films. If that matters to you, you're a fool to miss it. [B-]

Well, I'm convinced.
 
Give a Courtesy Flush for the Septic Man Opening - Dread Central

On tap right now we have for you the NOT SAFE FOR WORK opening scene from Septic Man (review). Check it out, and don't forget to wash your hands when you're done, you filthy slob!

Septic Man Release Details
Starz Digital Media is set to release the award-winning horror film Septic Man this summer. The film will be available On Demand and for digital download August 12 and will have a limited theatrical run on August 15. The DVD will be available August 19.

From the creators of Monster Brawl, Exit Humanity, and 2014?s Hellmouth and Ejecta, Septic Man dazzled audiences at the 2013 Fantastic Fest, where its star Jason David Brown (Exit Humanity) won ?Best Actor? in a horror feature. The film also garnered a prize at Toronto After Dark 2013.

Septic Man follows Jack, a sewage worker who is determined to uncover the cause of the town's water contamination crisis. During his investigation, he becomes trapped underground in a septic tank and undergoes a hideous transformation. He must team up with a docile Giant and confront a murdering madman in order to escape. Septic Man is an odyssey into the darkest depths of gross-out horror.

Septic Man was directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl) and written by Tony Burgess (PontyPool). It co-stars Molly Dunsworth (Bunker 6, Hobo with a Shotgun) and Robert Maillet (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones).

Pontypool you say?

BTW, I was gonna embed the scene, but it's rather nasty. Didn't think a simple NSFW was enough.

Admit it, now you HAVE TO see it.
 
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Moebius (2014) Review - Dread Central

The movie begins with a man (Jae-hyeon Jo) who is readying to answer a phone call from his mistress, all within plain sight of his wife (Eun-woo Lee), who is incensed. A brief struggle begins as she tries to uproot the phone away from her husband, resulting in a floor brawl between the two. After a short cooling off period, later that night the wife enters the bedroom and tries to sever her husband's genitals off. As her venture is stymied, she then turns the focal point of her aggression onto their teenage son, lopping off his Johnson, setting off an odious series of events that include (but are not limited to): dad offering up his own bratwurst (I swear I'll try not to get too overly offensive) as a transplant for his now-deformed offspring, teenage son focusing his carnal desires upon Dad's mistress, rape, incest, and one scene where a gang leader has his own joystick forcefully removed and helplessly watches from the sidewalk as it gets run over in traffic... WOW.

Only after the dong-removing mother strolls back into the picture after leaving following her front-end assault, does the movie cut the brakes and delve into utter depravity. I'll spare the sensitive eyes of the innocent from the remainder of the details here, but Ki-duk Kim obviously decided to go for the utter shock-and-awe exhibit with his direction in this film, and it's further compounded with the complete omission of any dialogue. You can watch this film and shift in your seat as much as the situation moves you, and I know that this is to be looked at as artsy and expressive, but if someone came into MY room at night, attempting to Ginsu my doinker, I'd be inclined to utter at least a FEW choice words upon blade into flesh.

The movie, while graphic in its visuals, holds a strong family message tied to it with the father-son bond acting as the centerpiece, although it might take awhile to shake some of the images loose after laying your eyes upon it. However you interpret this movie, I could simply offer this: While worth a watch as a one-time gander, I'd HIGHLY advise skipping the in-movie meal, especially if there are cocktail wieners nearby or those little baby pickles... All right, I'll quit while I'm ahead.



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Septic Man (2013) Movie Review

If it sounds insane that?s because it is. It takes all of ten seconds to immerse you in its diarrhea-caked bliss. The script by Tony Burgess (Pontypool) is as sly as it is disgusting, and if you bloat to its charms then you?ll be happy to soak in its juices. For a film that mixes human drama with human excrement, Septic Man manages to do so reasonably well. Jack, after all, is a man who just wants the best for his family and puts himself on the line for them. He?s a relatable sort, at least until mutations come calling, and it?s what lies beneath that glistening, warty husk that counts after all. Everyone goes through some ****, it?s what makes people grow. For Jack, he just happens to be face deep in it while others are standing on the shore discussing how glad they are to not be face deep in crap.

Septic Man plods along like Cronenberg?s Fly banged the Toxic Avenger on a sloppy late night bender, one laced with hallucinogens and hanging out in bilge water left over from a Disney cruise. It?s a nasty character study that finds the subject deposited into his own personal hell, unable to pull himself out and forced to confront everything he fears. It is also shot well and has some humor which keeps it from completely drowning in waste. Cook and Burgess definitely had an axe to grind, and while the messages may get mixed up, their intent to provoke shines like a diamond in some soupy brown gravy.

The Upside: If you love vomit and feces then get on the bus.

The Downside: If you hate vomit and feces then don?t get on the bus



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Watch: New Trailer And Images For Sundance Praised Horror Film 'The Babadook' | The Playlist

Marking the directorial debut of filmmaker Jennifer Kent, who raised funds via Kickstarter, and starring Essie Davis (Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia”) and Noah Wiseman, the story follows a mother and son who are terrorized by a creature from a children's book. But as our own Rodrigo Perez wrote in his review, it's about so much more, stating that "the thematic depth says volumes about the unique needs of children, but also the understanding and empathy necessary in order to fully understand their various aggressions."

IFC Films will release the film on November 28.




Sundance Review: ‘The Babadook’ Is A Terrific Look At The Horrors Of Having Children

A sharp and layered look at family dysfunction and the strains both children and parents have to straddle while negotiating the loss of loved ones, “The Babadook” is a smart, respectful horror that puts character and emotional issues first, yet never at the cost of a delightful and haunting fright. In a movie industry that throws cheapie, found-footage horrors into theaters every quarter to quickly make a buck, “The Babadook” is an increasingly rare breed that should be championed and cottoned to. And while you’re rolling out the welcome mat, leave an appropriate place at the table for horror discovery Jennifer Kent. [B+]
 
Review: THE POSSESSION OF MICHAEL KING, It's Not Real Until You Try It On Yourself | Twitch

Director and writer David Jung reaches into that familiar bags of tricks that comes with possession films. While Jung does not necessarily do anything new under the Sun with his jump scares, they are still effective in their execution. Some of his intended scares and or creepiness capture through the lenses of the cameras Michael uses to document his journey get clouded in over production. His lead, Shane Johnson, has tremendous physical demands placed upon him. He writhes, creeps and crawls as good as anyone.

Opens Friday, apparently.
 
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