Sean Smithson
Contributor;
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sean "The Butcher" Smithson left the world of music, in which he helped found the thrash genre in the early 80's, to pursue his first love... cinema. Now a writer at both Fangoria magazine and Twitch Film, Sean is able to bask in his slave-like addiction to films from any and every genre. These days instead of banging heads, he bangs the keyboard, dispensing his love of all things film related. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
THE WALKING DEAD S3E02 Is "Sick"!
Picking up from the last moments of the premier, this episode opens as chaos abounds. The group's plans have gone awry, as Hershel's severed leg bleeds out, and a small gang of survivor inmates clamor to be released from the...
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Halloween Horror Primers: Satanic Panic!
Need something scary to watch for Halloween? Look no further than this quickie series of primers where I will be recommending some of my favorites. Devil, Vampires, Werewolves, Slashers, Zombies, oh my! Here we start with the Big Guy himself...Mr....
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TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD S3E01 Is The "Seed" For More Action Packed Things To Come!
Like most fans, I was pretty angry when Frank Darabont was fired from the show he had worked so hard to bring from the comics page to the tv screen. I see his Stephen King adaptions as the best of...
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George A. Romero Speaks From The Lund IFFF: "I Am Writing A Comic For Marvel"
I was a mere 9 years old when I was first gobsmacked by the monochrome nightmare that is George A. Romero's Night Of the Living Dead. A die-hard Creature Features kid, Saturday nights were always spent, Kool Aid and popcorn...
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Tonight! Salt Lake City See AMC's THE WALKING DEAD On The Big Screen
Heads up, zombie lovers and horror fans. Yours truly will be hosting The Walking Dead on the big screen at Brewvies Cinema Pub starting tonight, October 14th! I'll be joined by Bryan Young from Big Shiny Robot, and we'll be...
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Twitch in Bondage: Bonded By Blood
Because the Bond films have been around for so long and have been wildly popular, they become representative of the times in many ways. The films mark the moments and eras in which they were made -- geo-political relations, attitudes...
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Twitch in Bondage: The Spies Who Never Loved Us
There have been a fairly large group of actors who have donned the tuxedo and strapped on the Walther PPK to play the iconic James Bond at this point.The cinematic incarnation of the world's most suave secret agent is now...
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INBRED Goes Old School With New Poster
Alex Chandon's grim, grimy, and funny Grand Guignol style film Inbred has a brand new poster, which in my opinion kicks ass. Being the old geezer I am, and growing up on painted style posters, this piece of throwback style...
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POSTHUMAN Teaser Is Adrenaline Fueled Anime Goodness
I've been on an anime kick lately, with the new Space Battleship Yamato 2199, and Macross Frontier fueling that fire. Now along comes PostHuman, a 6 minute short film from Humoring The Fates Animation Studio, a commercial studio whose client...
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Bloody Good Fun in HIM INDOORS Teaser Trailer, Plus Festival Updates
As you may have read here, I thought Paul Davis' short film Him Indoors, which centers on a serial killer with agoraphobia, was quite a piece of work. Now you can get a taste of the bloody good fun yourself...
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The First Time We Saw: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Hooray! The Blu-ray release of Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures hits next week on the 18th, and a special IMAX run kicks off this Friday, (Sept. 7) of the movie that started it all, Raiders Of the Lost Ark. That...
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SLC Readers Come Relive FAST TIMES With Me Tonight On The Big Screen!
Fast Times At Ridgemont High is arguably the single greatest teen comedy ever made (take that Dazed And Confused!), and for old geezers like me who saw it multiple times in the theater as a teen, it may also be...
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The Telluride Horror Show Announces It's First Bloody Wave Of Films
October is going to be a good month if you live in Telluride, Colorado. Setting the mood for Halloween, The Telluride Horror Show, a gruesome genre festival featuring something for every fan of fright flicks, enters into it's third year.It...
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Actor Ryan Gosling Set to Make a Monstrous Directorial Debut
Add writer/director to the list of Ryan Gosling's screen credits, because right now it looks like the mellow-as-a-Percocet actor is getting ready to teach genre loving movie-goers How To Catch A Monster. The Drive star's written a screenplay being vaguely...
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HIGH ON FIRE's Fertile Green Video By Phil Mucci Brings The Bakshi-Like Goodness
It's no secret I am a huge fan of short film/video director Phil Mucci. His narratives The Listening Dead and Far Out remain at the top of my favorites, and his videos for bands such as Korn, Halestorm, and Opeth...
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JCVD Is Ready To Fight His Way Back Into BLOODSPORT
While on a recent press tour for The Expendables 2, in which Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Jean Vilain, the not-so-ironically named baddie of the testosterone fueled sequel, the old school action star expressed extreme interest in being involved in the...
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Olivier Beguin's CHIMERES Looks To Have Some Bite
Film maker Olivier Beguin first hit my radar with his satirical horror short Employé du mois, about an employment agency for out-of-work monsters. Starring genre icon and Fulci stalwart Catriona MacColl (The Beyond, Gates Of Hell), the piece was indeed...
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Ya Gotta Love A Lady With A Chainsaw: [REC]3 Star Leticia Dolera Speaks!
Full disclosure: I am a fanatic of the [REC] franchise. Since I first saw the team of Paco Plaza and Juame Balaguero's initial installment, I've been a huge fan. When [REC]2 dropped I then became halfway obsessed with the story...
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The Butcher's Block: Paul Davis And HIM, INDOORS Are Coming To Kill You
You may remember the name Paul Davis. Awhile back he made a minor stir by landing his Beware The Moon documentary onto the latest dvd/bluray release of the classic John Landis film An American Werewolf In London. While it was...
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Horror Short THE OTHER SIDE Delivers The Shocking Goods
You want to see one of the most affective, lean, and scary short horror films currently making the rounds? Then get yourself to a screening of The Other Side. It delivers in it's 20 minute run-time what many of the...
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