deadtime stories

Fans of George A. Romero's Creepshow and horror anthologies in general can look forward to seeing him as the host with the most in Deadtime Stories. The sales art and info sheets from AFM were revealed by Dread Central this week, so skip on over there for the pretty pictures.

Volume I of this new anthology is being directed by Michael Fischa and Jeff Monahan and Volume II has Monahan flying solo. Each volume will contain three 30-minute films that will be suitable for DVD or cable TV release. The Internet Movie Database has a November 29 release date listed for Volume II, however the project has been moving at a slow pace for some time so don't get too excited yet. Romero may have a producer credit for the series but nothing terribly concrete confirms that. He will be starring in the series as the host according to IMDb. Check out a teaser trailer and the full details on the story lines after the jump. Spoilers be warned!

The fine town of Austin, Texas, has been overwhelmed by horror films! And I have the next batch! But first, a little history: There once was a man called Zack Carlson, and he was hired to help program films for the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater / restaurant / dream factory. One of Zack's projects was the highly popular Terror Thursday, which meant free horror flicks once a week. The terror has now switched to Tuesdays, which certainly makes more sense in an alliterative way, and the price has now skyrocketed from FREE to ... one dollar. (If you'd like to attend a Terror Tuesday screening and you don't have a dollar, just let me know. I've started a scholarship foundation.)

So mainly because I love Zack and the Alamo, but also because horror movies make me happy, I now bring you the next EIGHT WEEKS of Terror Tuesday titles. (Oooh, now there's an alliteration!) Please keep in mind that, yes, most of these films are readily available on DVD, but also that A) that's not the same as a big screen (and the Alamo only uses actual film prints!), B) it's an excuse to get out of the house, you gore-addicted shut-ins, and C) the Alamo has cheese fries that make other places' cheese fries look like yellow poop on rye.

• 7/7 -- Prince of Darkness
• 7/14 -- Deadtime Stories
• 7/21 -- Re-Animator
• 7/28 -- The House on Sorority Row (with Elvira introducing!)
• 8/4 -- Deathdream
• 8/11 -- Killer Klowns from Outer Space
• 8/18 -- Kingdom of the Spiders
• 8/25 -- 976-EVIL

After the jump: Carlson writes rather pithy synopses for the Alamo Guide. Enjoy!