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Sunday, April 01, 2007

Thanksgiving in April

As if I needed another reason to want to see Grindhouse as soon as humanly possible... here's comes this twisted little bit o' sickness from Eli Roth, the creator of such life-affirming movies as Cabin Fever and Hostel. It's a faux trailer for a slasher flick called Thanksgiving, and if you were alive during the late 1970s/early 1980s run of holiday-themed horror movies (kick-started by John Carpenter's Halloween), you'll realize how fucking pitch perfect this is.

A couple of caveats: It's pretty gory, and there is sexual content, so don't go checking it out with your toddler perched on your lap. And I recommend downloading the whole thing and watching it in Quicktime, because you're going to want to watch it again, right away. Specifically, for a little surprise where you'll be like, I did not just see that, but in fact, a repeat viewing will confirm that yes, yes you did.

Oh my gentle Jesus I cannot wait to see this movie. Or, movies. Whatever.

11 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:17 PM

    You watched it with Parker on your lap, didn't you?

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  2. Come on, now. Parker's not a toddler.

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  3. Anonymous7:16 PM

    Five is old enough to watch flesh eating and disembowlments!

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  4. A turkey?

    Yes, brilliant. I've been waiting for this for months.

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  5. HAHAHAHAAA! That is awesome.

    Is that Michael "Worf" Dorn doing the voice over?

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  6. Anonymous8:36 PM

    Ah, if only Fangoria were still around to cover it ... sniff ...

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  7. Anonymous8:55 PM

    A fantabulous cover story in Entertainment Weekly this weeks, as well...

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  8. Thank you so much for introducing me to this trailer. In every significant way, I am a richer man for having watched it. Three times.

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  9. Tim--what do you mean? Fango is definitely still around. This month's cover, in fact, features Grindhouse.

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  10. Anonymous7:02 PM

    Holy crap, are you kidding? It hasn't been published continuously since I remember it, has it?

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  11. Anonymous7:09 PM

    Well, look at that -- #262. The first issue I ever bought was #20. Cover was E.G. Marshall getting eaten by cockroaches in Creepshow.

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