Greetings Horror Freaks! The best time of the year is almost upon us! Parties are being planned, horror marathons are being stocked, and bad little tikes are being fattened for the stew. Lots going on! Tons of DVDs coming out, milestones for BHM, Uncle Pump teaching the youngsters, 10 minute horror movie trailers... so sit back and settle in... the pot's not hot yet. This issue brought to you by: The Horror Shop - The Best-Horror-Movies.com one-stop for movies, music, props, costumes... everything horror. The Horror Shop is powered by Amazon, and if you buy anything there is helps keep BHM running. Check it out!
Best-Horror-Movies.com Quote of the Month: OMG! What scares me most would be Jaws! It can happen it has happened and it will happen. Its their nature to hunt and if you are in the water when they are hungry you're dinner! -AngleWitch	In This Issue: BHM Hits 1 Million Monthly Views! Contest Winners, and New Contests Horror DVDs for October, 2009 New Horror Reviews - and Uncle Pump! Latest Videos and Horror Movie Trailers Where to go at Best-Horror-Movies.com
Best-Horror-Movies.com Hits 1 Million Monthly Pageviews! Best-Horror-Movies.com continues to remain one of the last fully independent communities for horror movie freaks... the way things look, we may also be the most popular! One Million monthly is quite a milestone, and we have you to thank. BHM continues to work diligently to deliver the BEST in horror, for the Discerning Horror Freak... and it is gratifying to know that for so many horror freaks, we're hitting the mark! Oh, and... I don't know if I am supposed to mention this yet, but BHM is going to extend the quest to crush the dreaded Horror Intelligencia beyond the web, into print in a book called, appropriately, Horror Movie Freak! We will keep you posted and the book writer's blog is about to start. This is going to be GREAT with a ton of great images, good horror films, remake nation, scream queens and lots more. Stay tuned... Contest Winners - And New Contests! BHM Has had a good number of contests over the last couple of months, and the prizes are in the mail... The contest and the lucky winners are listed below: Harper's Island Contest: Chase Petersen,  Iowa Christina Brooks, South Carolina Denise Cook, GA Dexter: the Complete 3rd Season James Lasome, NJ Shayna King, AL Alek Shybut, NE Thirst Soundtrack: David Fox, MN John Murphy,  IL Shawn Grover, CA 9Prize Pack: Tennyson Berry, OK John Wade, Ohio Jeremy Spicer, PA Gary Crowe, AL Contest Going on Now: Trick 'r Treat Contest 2009 from BHM! A creepy, darkly comic celebration of the scariest night of the year with five tales set on Halloween night: suburban couple learns the lessons of blowing out a jack-o-lantern before midnight; a high school principal moonlights as a serial killer; the quest of a young virgin for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens carries out a cruel prank; and a cantankerous old man battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon. Win the Trick ‘r Treat DVD from Best-Horror-Movies.com! Complete the form below to enter. Contest runs through October 20, 2009. Click Here to Enter! Coming Soon... The Orphan DVD Contest from BHM. Contest begins in about 1 week - keep track of this and all contests on the homepage of Best-Horror-Movies.com, left side under the navigation bar. Horror DVD New Releases for October 2009 Trick 'r Treat - VERY highly anticipated, with a few false-starts on both theatrical and DVD release. Let's see if it lives up to the hype. Drag Me to Hell [Blu-ray] - Raimi back to his roots. There was a lot of bitching about this being PG-13, but we liked it at BHM. Horror Queen's Review Here. Blood Ties: Season Two - It appears that we won't get tired of series' with vampires in them for some time. Personally, haven't seen this one. The Haunted Airman - The reviews I've read of this film are literally gushing over the performance of the actors, especially the guy from Twilight. Hmmmm, is it real? Karloff & Lugosi Horror Classics - Some less-known horror from the iconic performers who brought us the classic monsters. The Gate - Kids release demons from a hole in their back yard. This one has a cult following. The Stepfather - This film spawned a sequel, and is claimed to be based on the first "America's Most Watned", John List. Audition: Collector's Edition [Blu-ray] - Excellent J-Horror in Blu-Ray. If you haven't looked into Blu-Ray yet, I recommend it highly. The Stepfather - Will Blu-Ray help this one? Cult following for sure and I know that many are big fans of this film. Hardware (Blu-ray) [Blu-ray] - I honestly know nothing about this film. Is it good? Blood: The Last Vampire - Anime horror mixed with action/adventure in this disc. 42nd Street Forever 5: Alamo Drafthouse Edition - Dozens of trailers from old grindhouse exploitation films, plus some commentary and such about an exploitation icon. Orphan [Blu-ray] - I'm very glad that this one didn't wait too long to come out on Blu-Ray... AND, there is a CONTEST for this DVD starting on BHM in about 1 week. Stay tuned, and check the homepage. Happy Birthday to Me - I have always loved this film and that skewer scene. The fact that it stars the woman who was wholesome as could be from 'Little House on the Prairie'. It's Alive - I don't know why they remade this film... it was good the first time, but not top of my mind. I've read that this remake is pretty good though. Children - Awesome concept - a virus hits the kids over the holidays and they become deadly. Cool. Blood+: Part Two - At least one person called this 'the best vampire anime series ever made'. I don't know that guy, but he said it. Dark Country - This had a graphic novel that was very popular, and directed by Thomas Jane who I like... but I've also heard that this movie stinks. Any conflicting views? Tales from the Cryptkeeper: The Complete First Season - What's 'tales from the cyryptkeeper'? I don't remember this at all. The Thaw - Val Kilmer in this one - what happened? He was on top of the world and now he's doing a bunch of straight-to-DVD films. I don't know what's up with that. Midnight Movie [Blu-ray] - Cool concept - midnight showing of a horror movie where the killer comes out of the film to get those in the theater. Infestation - Horror Comedy where the world is taken over by alien insects. Slacker rises to the occasion, as ususal. The William Castle Film Collection - 8 Castle Films - the Amazon reviews are hilarious with one chick saying she was 'betrayed' because her favorite films weren't included. Rich. The Craft [Blu-ray] - Okay, so... I don't care what you think about it, I love this film and will be purchasing this on Blu-Ray. So, there ya go... Pets - 1974 film where a beautiful girl is seduced by a rich playboy, only to find out that he wants her for his 'collection'. Seventh Moon - Very poorly reviewed, but I can't vouch for that because I haven't seen it. I will, however, pass on it myself. New Horror Reviews The star of the show right now is not the new film reviews, but a new look at the old classics. I’m talking, of course, about Uncle Pump’s Dusty Musties! Uncle Pump is packing the blogosphere with some incredible retrospectives on horror classics that should not be forgotten. From the commentary to the extensive images, these are top rate and absolutely should not be missed. A few of the most recent entries are: The Creature from the Black Lagoon Dracula has Risen from the Grave Black Sabbath You don’t want to miss these, and others… stay up with the latest from Uncle Pump. He’s posting a new one just about weekly. Indie Horror Spotlight Independent Horror has been alive and well, and as usual there is good, bad and painful. I recently came across an Indie delight that reminded me so much of my favorite 80s horror that it must be shared. The Open Door is a Warning to All Who Have Fleeting Evil Thoughts when a rage of teen anger manifests itself in demonic death, destruction and general mayhem. Check out the Review of The Open Door Here. Newest Videos and Horror Trailers *There are some good horror movies coming down the pike, and BHM has got the trailers and video clips that you need. Some of the most recently posted are: Zombieland Saw VI Paranormal Activity House of the Devil The Horribly Slow Murderer with an Incredibly Inefficient Weapon Check these out, and hundreds of others. More videos added regularly. Important BHM Links for Horror Freaks The Ossuary Horror Community The Ossuary Forums The Horror Freak Brain Trust The Horror Movies Blog And in closing, please... If you're walking down the street one day and a ghoul in a black hood hits you with a spoon... never, NEVER run off alone into the desert where he can pummel you unchecked. Yours in horror, Don Sumner **If you know someone who would enjoy this issue of Horror Movie Freaks, forward it to them! If you received this issue from an exceedingly thoughtful friend, Contact us for your Own Subscription!