HAMMER FILMS: NIGHTMARE (review)

I played the flawed Universal DVD on my iBook. Another great film from the folks at Hammer. Moody direction from Freddie Francis makes this nutter female flick a true classic. Paranoia and dread dominate this psycho flick about a hottie that has bad dreams. Uhhh... Whats new?

IS FANGORIA CRAZY?

Nine bucks for Fangoria. Actually more, its $8.99 + local sales tax. I actually ask for Fangoria as a Winter Holiday present now. I was lucky enough to get the January printing from a very generous friend. King Kong on the cover, and a review/tout of a collection of shorts on a DVD produced by Fangoria. 9 bucks for this? Puff pieces about wide rental release genre films around the December and January months. A puff piece on Eli Roth and Hostel. A whack article on Underworld: Evolution. Pretty Cool article on Creep.

Dont get me wrong. Im a lifer Fango fan. But 9 bucks? Megayacht magazines are like 6 bucks. Quality porn periodicals like Hustler are like 8 bucks. Fangoria is zombifying their own audience. I feel sorry for the broke kids, future filmmakers, and fx artists that are being price gouged by the publishers of Fangoria.

I wont pay more than 5 bucks for Fangoria. If rich friends want to buy it for me fine, I'll gladly take it and read it.