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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Alternatives to Army of the Dead
May 31, 2021 01:00 - 23 MBArmy of the Dead: Desert of Ideas With Army of the Dead, co-writer-director Zack Snyder returns to the genre that made his name. Aided by an alleged $90 million budget, an epic run time and a release by streaming powerhouse Netflix, the film exemplifies the pitfalls of a “bigger is better” mentality. Not without its... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Alternatives to Army of the Dead appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Crawl or Die: The Sequel
May 24, 2021 01:00Crawl or Die: The Sequel! BREAKING NEWS! BackyardFilms Announces Upcoming Sequel(s) to 2015’s Skin Crawling, Claustrophobic Horror/Sci-Fi Film CRAWL OR DIE! Oklahoma, USA – Friday, May 14th, 2021 – BackyardFilms is excited to announce the upcoming sequel(s) to their 2015 breakout Horror, CRAWL or DIE, starring actress and singer, Nicole Alonso (CRAWL or DIE, Screen), returning as fan... Read More The post Crawl or Die: The Sequel appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: A Shudder Trio
May 17, 2021 01:00 - 9.91 MBShudder: A Feast for Horror Fans Since its inception in 2015, Shudder has become the go-to streaming service for horror fans. Offering a wide selection of Stateside and international fare spanning many decades, to exclusive series and film premieres. What sets them apart from the lackluster selections of Prime and Netflix? Their content is curated... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: A Shudder Trio appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Top 10 Alien Horror Films
May 10, 2021 01:00Alien Horror Films: The Best Sure, Alien horror films falls under “horror/science-fiction” but this is specifically about aliens and how they have wormed their way into our human existence. Some may be fun, some obscure, and others are downright frightening. The frightening alien horror films bring pure terror and hopelessness – and that’s most definitely... Read More The post Top 10 Alien Horror Films appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Top 10 Alien Horror Films by Crash
May 10, 2021 01:00Alien Horror Films: The Best Sure, Alien horror films falls under “horror/science-fiction” but this is specifically about aliens and how they have wormed their way into our human existence. Some may be fun, some obscure, and others are downright frightening. The frightening alien horror films bring pure terror and hopelessness – and that’s most definitely... Read More The post Top 10 Alien Horror Films by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Epic Horror
May 03, 2021 01:00 - 41 MBEpic Horror: What in Hell Does that Mean? Epic horror can mean different things to different fans. We’ll provide our definition – as well as the actual definition of epic – and see how the horror genre makes this happen. For instance, an epic is long poem about a hero’s journey. Together, we’ll explore the many... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Epic Horror appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Lucky by Jonny Numb
April 26, 2021 01:00Lucky: Something Blurry In horror or thrillers, putting the viewer ahead of the characters never ends well. Good horror ejects the audience from the perception of the film itself as horror, and instead immerses us in character and atmosphere, to the point where twists and turns come across with genuine surprise. In other words: it’s... Read More The post Lucky by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Hodgepodge Horror XV
April 19, 2021 01:00 - 65.8 MBHodgepodge Horror XV: Ten Films to Praise? Yes, Hodgepodge Horror XV – yes fifteen – brings you ten new films from across the horror universe to engage. This has been our most popular series on The Last Knock and we can’t thank you enough for keeping it going! We’ll discuss horror comedies like One Cut... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Hodgepodge Horror XV appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Rent-A-Pal by Jonny Numb
April 12, 2021 01:00Rent-A-Pal: A Three-Dimensional Creation Rent-A-Pal could’ve gone a simple and cynical route, leaning hard on our perception of a character through well-trod cues of speech, wardrobe, and economic class rather than putting the effort into creating a fully-formed individual. David (Brian Landis Folkins) is a three-dimensional marvel. At first glance, he resembles the stereotypical notion... Read More The post Rent-A-Pal by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: An Interview with Mark Ricche, Christian Stavrakis, and JB Destiny
April 05, 2021 01:00 - 54.4 MBGeorge A. Romero – and Ricche, Stavrakis, and Destiny Mark Ricche: Besides writer, actor, and director of the brilliant Mortal Remains documentary, he worked the camera on Romero’s Iron City Asskickers. Christian Stavrakis: He also wrote, acted in and directed Mortal Remains, sculpted the renowned George A. Romero statue, and also appeared in Iron City... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: An Interview with Mark Ricche, Christian Stavrakis, and JB Destiny appeared first ...
For the Love of John Carpenter by Crash
March 29, 2021 01:00John Carpenter: Horror Master I love John Carpenter because he brings grit to his horror films – and keeps the dark, well, dark. He also makes certain to mix in the suspense along with a sense of mystery, and he doesn’t spoon feed fans with information. That’s because he wants you to watch, listen, and... Read More The post For the Love of John Carpenter by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: An Interview with Jen Palko
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 40 MBJen Palko: More than a Soulpreneur Jen Palko is a soulpreneur, content creator, and author of the insightful book, 12 Step Guide for the Self-Help Book Addict.Born and raised in Somerville, New Jersey, Jen has worked in the Pharma industry, is a licensed acupuncturist, and is now an entrepreneur who pursues her passion to help... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: An Interview with Jen Palko appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST PRESENTS: An Interview with Jen Palko
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 40 MBJen Palko: More than a Soulpreneur Jen Palko is a soulpreneur, content creator, and author of the insightful book, 12 Step Guide for the Self-Help Book Addict.Born and raised in Somerville, New Jersey, Jen has worked in the Pharma industry, is a licensed acupuncturist, and is now an entrepreneur who pursues her passion to help... Read More The post THE LAST PRESENTS: An Interview with Jen Palko appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Promising Young Woman by Jonny Numb
March 15, 2021 01:00Promising Young Woman: Advancing Toward the Inevitable Promising Young Woman is a revenge film that cuts differently than I Spit on Your Grave or Ms. 45, but stands alongside those efforts as one of the best of its kind. It differentiates itself from conventional thriller fare by advancing toward organic-feeling inevitabilities, not mechanical twists and turns.... Read More The post Promising Young Woman by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Shorts Roundup
March 08, 2021 01:00 - 9.56 MBShorts Roundup: Independent Film 2020 was a difficult year for everybody – we were forced to acclimate to a global pandemic that brought economic uncertainty, while civil unrest felt like a daily occurrence in the United States. In the meantime, major studios struggled with the best way to release multimillion-dollar blockbusters as the spread of... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Shorts Roundup appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Best German Horror Films by Crash
March 01, 2021 01:00What are the Best German Horror Ventures? Well, this is in two parts. First, let’s cover solely German produced movies followed by co-productions with other nations. Like most cinematic ventures, the best German horror films are found in solid storytelling, intriguing characters, and atmosphere. Interestingly, most German horror films cater to the dramatic and psychological,... Read More The post Best German Horror Films by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Bad Girls
February 22, 2021 00:00 - 10.8 MBBad Girls: Road Trip to Hell South Carolina-based filmmaker Christopher Bickel’s Bad Girls is currently taking the indie world by storm. This tale of a road trip mired in sex, drugs, kidnapping and reckless violence brings a 1970s exploitation sensibility to modern times. While many low-budget filmmakers fail to capture this magic, Bickel succeeds. Populated... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Bad Girls appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Woman Alone
February 08, 2021 01:00 - 64.2 MBWoman Alone: Women in Horror Month Part I February is Women in Horror Month and we’re celebrating with films that feature a woman alone. No, this isn’t about a woman alone in a desert or a field or on an alien planet, but a woman who becomes a predominately solitary figure in the narrative. Hopefully,... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Woman Alone appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Alex Kahuam’s Forgiveness: A Nightmare of the Senses by Susan Leighton
February 01, 2021 01:00Forgiveness: Maimed and Confused Alex Kahuam, the director of the Ted Raimi short film, Red Light has an equally terrifying endeavor on the horizon. I was given the chance to check out the talented creator’s trailer for his upcoming film, Forgiveness and it is disturbing. At first glance, Kahuam’s effort is reminiscent of a fever... Read More The post Alex Kahuam’s Forgiveness: A Nightmare of the Senses by Susan Leighton appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Worst Horror 2020
January 25, 2021 01:00 - 54.7 MBWorst Horror 2020: It’s a Buzz Kill! Last year gave fans some horrible horror movies to avoid at all costs! When it comes to Worst Horror 2020, the choices were far more plentiful than The Last Knock‘s Best Horror 2020 list. In this annual episode, Crash and Numb bring you their best of the year... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Worst Horror 2020 appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders: A Grungy Cinema Verité Head Trip by Susan Leighton
January 18, 2021 01:00When Found Footage Gets Real: Grungy Cinema We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders is Josh Reed’s latest effort and it takes the heist movie gone horribly wrong premise and adds crystal meth into the mix for a mind-blowing cinema verité exercise. This is not a movie for people who are readily put off by... Read More The post We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders: A Grungy Cinema Verité Head Trip by Susan Leighton appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Best Horror 2020
January 11, 2021 01:00 - 55.5 MBBest Horror 2020: Much to Choose From Last year gave fans much horror to love! When it comes to Best Horror 2020, the choices were plentiful to say the least. In this annual episode, Crash and Numb present their best of the year. Some may be obscure, but only one horror film made both lists.... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Best Horror 2020 appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
The Honeymoon Phase by Jonny Numb
January 04, 2021 01:00The Honeymoon Phase: Refreshing Alternative [89 minutes. Unrated. Director: Phillip G. Carroll Jr.] Something that gets lost in formulaic mainstream horror is the genuine connection to character. In the jump-scare landscape, which we currently inhabit, it’s less about an emotional journey than the desperate, cliched methods filmmakers use to jolt audiences out of their seats.... Read More The post The Honeymoon Phase by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Possessor
December 28, 2020 01:00 - 50.2 MBPossessor: Psychological Body Horror Many have waited patiently for Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor. Coming eight years after his first body horror feature, the riveting science fiction Antiviral, would be beat the sophomore jinx? M. Night Shyamalan and Jordon Peele both fell victim to expectation, but Cronenberg rose to the occasion. In Possessor, Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough)... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Possessor appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Crash Palace Interview: Kitsie Duncan Would Rather Talk to Dead People
December 21, 2020 01:00Kitsie Duncan Interviews with Susan Leighton for Crash Palace If you have ever attended a horror or popular culture convention, Kitsie Duncan is a familiar face. She is the owner of Celeb Photo Ops. By day, she is a talented photographer of movie/television stars and their fans. By night, she is a paranormal investigator and... Read More The post Crash Palace Interview: Kitsie Duncan Would Rather Talk to Dead People appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Episode 350: Comic Books
December 14, 2020 01:00 - 68.3 MBHoly Comic Books, Batman! Whenever The Last Knock horror podcast comes to a new milestone, we celebrate with an off-topic episode. This time, it’s comic books. We’re so off-topic that we do not even discuss horror comics! (Sounds like a future episode in the making.) If that’s the case, what are we looking at and... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Episode 350: Comic Books appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Human No More by Jonny Numb
December 07, 2020 01:00Human No More: Smart Horror [2020. 124 minutes. Director: Christopher Alan Broadstone] Questions and Conundrums Christopher Alan Broadstone’s Human No More creates a nexus of art and intellectual curiosity without condescending to its audience. It explains just enough. Characters don’t flinch from questions and philosophical conundrums, and viewers are expected to do likewise. During... Read More The post Human No More by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Jacob’s Ladder 30 Year Anniversary
November 30, 2020 01:00 - 63 MBJacob’s Ladder: 30 Years of Existential Horror In 1990, Jacob’s Ladder grabbed horror fans by the throat. Thirty years late, it still won’t let us go. Directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Lolita, and yes, Flashdance), brought Bruce Joel Rubin’s intense and unyielding nightmare from page to screen. Although the movie didn’t fare well in... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Jacob’s Ladder 30 Year Anniversary appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Crash Palace Interview: Catching Up with Dana DeLorenzo
November 23, 2020 00:00Dana DeLorenzo Interviews with Susan Leighton for Crash Palace Even though it has been over two years since Ash vs Evil Dead has been on the air, fans still clamor for their favorite badass, Deadite slaying heroine, Kelly Maxwell. Dana DeLorenzo, the actress behind her is equally adored and cherished by admirers of the Sam... Read More The post Crash Palace Interview: Catching Up with Dana DeLorenzo appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders by Susan Leighton
November 16, 2020 00:00When Found Footage Gets Real: The Visceral Appeal of We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders “Found Noir” is the description that has been given to Australian filmmaker, Josh Reed’s latest effort, We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders. The director knows his way around a horror film having helmed the 2010 production, Primal which cemented his... Read More The post We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders by Susan Leighton appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Origin Stories
November 09, 2020 00:00 - 57.8 MBOrigin Stories: The Good, the Bad, and the Horrible Origin stories can make or break a franchise. Granted, the horror genre is prone to introducing the back story of a character during the first film, but even that can prove fatal. Leading off with the origin stories for The Ring and Brightburn may have resonated, but did... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Origin Stories appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Never Hike In the Snow by Jonny Numb
November 02, 2020 00:00Never Hike In the Snow: Creative Energies I’ll be honest: I was a bit hesitant to take a look at the Friday the 13th fan film, Never Hike in the Snow. For a while now, I’ve had a dismissive attitude toward “fan films” on a purely conceptual level. Why not channel your creative energy into... Read More The post Never Hike In the Snow by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Daniel Mark Young
October 26, 2020 00:00 - 45.1 MBDaniel Mark Young and Viral Films UK Sick of the same old horror films? So is writer/producer/director Daniel Mark Young. Like most horror fans, he’s tired of the same lame storylines – and has seen enough tropes to last a lifetime. Maybe more… And as a horror film director, he has a feature in the... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Daniel Mark Young appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Halloween Watch List by Crash
October 19, 2020 00:00Halloween Watch List: Fun and Fear This is just a quick list of horror films that you may want to add to your Halloween watch list. Some films are repeated if they clearly fall into a couple of categories. Regardless, Crash Palace trusts you’ll find something worthwhile to watch this Halloween season! Happy Halloween and... Read More The post Halloween Watch List by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Diminishing Returns
October 12, 2020 00:00 - 58.3 MBDiminishing Returns: Horror that Ultimately Fails When it comes to any film, as we age, that movie we once loved may not hold up. Diminishing returns in horror is a cruel realty that may leave us empty. How can we love something only to have it fail us? As always, whenever we watch a horror,... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Diminishing Returns appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Hosts by Jonny Numb
October 05, 2020 04:26Hosts: Home Invasion [89 minutes. Unrated. Directors: Adam Leader and Richard Oakes] Hosts gives an altogether new meaning to the notion of “home invasion horror.” It’s also a conundrum: spare in its explanation of what is happening (and why), and therefore difficult to offer much detail without giving the whole premise away. In the spirit of keeping... Read More The post Hosts by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Second Chance Horror
September 28, 2020 00:00 - 65.5 MBSecond Chance Horror: Another Go Whenever we watch a film, we bring our life experiences to the story on screen. Depending upon our age and state of mind, what we’re watching might not resonate with our psyche. This is reason enough that some horror films may deserve a second chance. For all we know, that... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Second Chance Horror appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
The Magic Bomb by Jonny Numb
September 21, 2020 00:00The Magic Bomb (While Crash Palace Productions tends to focus primarily on horror media, we occasionally look at independent productions outside the genre. With The Magic Bomb, writer-director Randy Gordon-Gatica delivers an intelligent thriller on a “zero dollar” budget. The plot hinges on a sense of paranoia, terrorist threat, and tangled human drama that should... Read More The post The Magic Bomb by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Graveyard Shift 30th Anniversary
September 14, 2020 00:00 - 47.6 MBIt’s Always Dark During the Graveyard Shift The Last Knock celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of director Ralph S. Singleton’s Graveyard Shift. Based on Stephen King’s tale, the narrative explores a stranger’s new job in a Hellhole of an old cotton mill in Maine. But it’s not so much what goes on inside the nightmare factory, but... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Graveyard Shift 30th Anniversary appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
World War Z and COVID-19 by Crash
September 07, 2020 00:00World War Z: Max Brooks’ Prognostication In Max Brook’s celebrated horror narrative, World War Z, we see a direct connection to the COVID-19 outbreak. Like the real life events we’re enduring in 2020, Brooks’ tale begins in China. In addition, Chinese authorities work diligently to suppress the outbreak in secret. What the world will initially... Read More The post World War Z and COVID-19 by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Behind the Horror: Fire
August 31, 2020 00:00 - 53.5 MBFire, Fire, Fire! It’s another installment of The Last Knock‘s “Behind the Horror” series – and this time, it’s about fire. This form of energy is one hell of a potent force that can represent many different things, including destruction, purification, and even hope. Of course, there’s much more behind fire and we’ll focus on... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Behind the Horror: Fire appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
1BR by Jonny Numb
August 23, 2020 23:451BR: A Fresh Angle As someone who’s never owned a home, apartment-based movies have always resonated with me. I consider Polanski’s “Apartment Trilogy” one of the unified masterpieces of cinema, because – from Repulsion to Rosemary’s Baby to The Tenant – he captures not only the dread of characters who are “different,” but the ominous... Read More The post 1BR by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
For the Love of Veidt by Jonny Numb
August 17, 2020 00:00Conrad Veidt Resonates Over the course of his relatively short life, German actor Conrad Veidt appeared in over 100 films. With 2020 marking the centennial anniversary of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, it prompted me to consider three distinctive Veidt performances, how each is uniquely different from the others, and how they all resonate to... Read More The post For the Love of Veidt by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Shirley Jackson
August 10, 2020 00:00 - 59.9 MBCome Along with Shirley Jackson What do Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, and Stephen King have in common? They were all inspired by horror, gothic, and mystery author, Shirley Jackson. Prompted by Elizabeth Moss’ portrayal of the renowned writer in the film Shirley, we lot at the women, her life, and her inspirations. The Lottery Shirley... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Shirley Jackson appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
13 Best Gothic Films by Crash
August 03, 2020 00:00The Gothic Argument No, this isn’t about whether The Cure counts as a legitimate goth band or not. Well… Film historians have had a hard time contending with the definition of what embodies Gothic horror films. Some have called it a sub-genre while others do not because Gothic elements can appear in every other genre.... Read More The post 13 Best Gothic Films by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 25th Anniversary
July 27, 2020 00:00 - 52.8 MBA Knight to Remember Twenty-five years ago, HBO’s successful horror series, Tales from the Crypt made it to the big screen with Demon Knight. Starring Billy Zane and William Sadler, the cast also included the renowned CCH Pounder, comedian Charles Fleischer, the always impressive Dick Miller, and up and comers Jada Pinkett Smith and Thomas... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 25th Anniversary appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
My Journey Toward The Gates of Hell by Jonny Numb
July 20, 2020 00:00A Tale of Two Blockbusters I’ll admit it: I get nostalgic for my family’s Friday-night trips to our local Blockbuster Video. While people bemoan its existence as a beastly corporation that homogenized the video-rental experience, no two stores were completely alike. It was also the first place I ever saw a VHS copy of Lucio... Read More The post My Journey Toward The Gates of Hell by Jonny Numb appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Corona Coping
July 13, 2020 00:00 - 73.5 MBCorona Coping As the weeks and months drag on with a seemingly endless COVID-19 quarantine, coping with corona is a daily battle. The Last Knock horror podcast takes a couple of moments to share our own trials and tribulations – but that’s not all! Entertainment plays a key factor in staying sane (at least for... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Corona Coping appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
Kill Character Stereotypes by Crash
July 06, 2020 00:00The Trope of it All… Crash Palace has written about tropes before, and Jonny Numb and Billy Crash have discussed them on The Last Knock horror podcast. Why? Because they’re redundancies and create an eye-rolling foray into malaise. They must be stopped. What’s worse? Character stereotypes. And they must be stopped even more. Stock Characters... Read More The post Kill Character Stereotypes by Crash appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.
THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Debbie Rochon
June 29, 2020 00:00 - 35.9 MBDebbie Rochon: More and a Scream Queen Many horror fans may consider the phenomenal Debbie Rochon one of the premier Scream Queens, but she’s so much more. A well trained actress, Debbie has taken to the stage as well as to the big and small screens. But she’s also a producer, director, screenwriter, as well... Read More The post THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Debbie Rochon appeared first on Crash Palace Productions.