The Morgue

Issue #5 ~ September 28, 1997

"This episode of Count Floyd's Movie News is brought to you by a chubb from the Grant Corporation"

AAAaawwoooo! I bid you ... Welcome to Issue #5 of Count Floyd's Movie News. Did you see that chubb? It came right out of the screen at you. Ooh, it was a scary scary chubb. This is Castle Floyd which sits high atop the crags overlooking the town of Mellonville. When in Mellonville please visit one of our proud sponsors like "Ed Grimley's Cockatiel Shoppe and Pat Sajak Museum" for all your cockatiel and Pat Sajak needs. Be sure to visit the Video Dungeon which follows the movie news. Also for your pleasure there is Scary Scary Trivia and The Haunted Survey. Visit them soon, won't you? (Sniff, sniff.) What's that smell? Oh, it's the movie news. Please have a slice.

• Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 is the title of the next animated "Heavy Metal" movie. The voice and the body design of the animated heroine is that of Julie Strain who was Penthouse Magazine's 1993 Pet of the Year. The project is headed by her husband Kevin Eastman who co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Look for it in late 98.
• Starship Troopers are headed for a theater near you. This new Sci/Fi film is due out on October 7th. The film is being directed by Paul Verhoeven who directed Total Recall and Robocop. Here a mobile infantry unit invades a planet occupied by giant insectlike creatures.
• The New Exorcist movie will be a prequel which will begin filming in Africa in mid 98. The film will deal with Father Merrin's first struggle with the devil before he met up with Linda Blair. The film is being written by William Wisher who co-wrote "Terminator 2".
• Shaft will return in 1998. Director John Singleton is currently casting for Shaft Returns which should be before the cameras as of this writing.
• Rear Window, the Alfred Hitchcock classic, is being made into a TV movie. Christopher Reeve will play the main character who was played by Jimmy Stewart in the original film.
• Hollywood Kryptonite, a book written by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger dealing with the life and the strange death of George Reeves, has been sold to Citadel Entertainment who has bought the film rights. Reeves is best remembered as TV's Superman.

In response to last issue's Video Dungeon I received an e-mail from Phaet 56 who really enjoyed Evil Dead 2. I also enjoyed "Evil Dead 2" because it is the birthplace of one of my favorite characters, Ash, played by Bruce Campbell. Ash goes on to kick some royal bee-hind in Army of Darkness aka "Evil Dead 3". The entire "Evil Dead" series is excellent scary scary entertainment.

Evil Dead, released in 1983, was directed by Sam Raimi. This low budget film showed great inventiveness. In fact, Sam Raimi is one of my favorite directors. The film deals with 5 college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in the boondocks. They come across a book of incantations and by reading them thus conjur up demons who turn the students into evil monsters.

Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn was released in 1987. This film was more a remake than it was a sequel but it outdid the first film in fun and gore. Our hero, Ash, is infected with the evil mung that starts to transform his hand into something hideous. He decides to chop off the offending hand and he then goes on a rampage of revenge against the demons. It is at this point that the "Ash" that I know and love truly comes into his own as a slayer of demons.

Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3 came out in 1992. This third installment finds Ash being sucked into a vortex at the cabin and he finds himself deposited in the 14th century. Not to fear, his chainsaw and his shotgun survive the trip along with other items that come in handy in the later parts of the film. To get back to his own time Ash must recover the book on incantations. Along the way he must do battle with all types of scary entities. He then unwittingly unleashes an army of skeletons. He teaches the people to fight back this army using modern techniques. The film is done with tongue in cheek violence. Sam Raimi truly knows how to package and choreograph the action on the part of his actors as well as his excellent camera moves. Of course having a musical score by Danny Elfman is icing on the cake.

I wholeheartedly recommend: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn and Army of Darkness for your scary scary needs. AAAaawwoooo!

Congratulations to Lobuddy who earns the title of Triviameister of Mellonville for being the first person to answer last issue's trivia question correctly. What occupation did Harrison Ford have before being cast as Han Solo? As many of you know he was a carpenter. The follow is a list of people who also answered the question correctly and may be ask to fill in for the Triviameister if Lobuddy can no longer serve in that capacity: Dawn C., Catlin, Chris B., Scotty P., Patrick S., Mike M., Mendi M., Doug Y., Sharron C., Ron H., Bruce N., Dave, Meredith, Metrone, Dan B., Don B., Irene P., Larry V., David Y., KilljoyMachine88, Scott D., Jim C., BTB, Susan B., Ronnie T. Avalon H., Leia, Earl D. & Susan G., Ronald T., Brandi G., Megan W., Ray L., Dennis S., Jeff, Mentalist, Chris E., Bastutus, Catherine L., Jonathan, Richard R., Jerry R., Melissa T., Linda C., Patrice, Rebecca S., Bill F., Jibanez, Rory S. and D. Michael M. Give yourselves a "Monster Chiller Horror Theater" howl for getting the answer correctly. AAAaaawwoooo!

The new Triviameister of Mellonville asks: Who was picked to play Indiana Jones (before Harrison Ford got the part) but could not be in the film due to contractual obligations? The first person to answer the trivia question correctly will become the new Triviameister. Please click here to send in your answer.

Hear ye, hear ye, the results are in for the 1st Haunted Survey. You know it's gotta be scary because the word haunted is in the title. The survey question was "what entertainer do you love to hate?". The survey says:

If you wish to participate please answer the following survey question: If you were stuck on a deserted island with your solar powered TV and VCR what one movie would you want to have along with you? For me it would have to be "Casablanca" for the sheer manliness of Bogart and the femininity of Bergman. What movie would you want to take with you? This survey doesn't amount to a hill of beans unless you participate by clicking here.

AAAaaawwoooo! Count Floyd will return in issue #6 titled "Thunderball or How I Learned to Buy Reinforced Trousers" due out around 10-18-97.

Count Floyd