Check out Tim Burton's 1982 short film, HANSEL AND GRETEL

  I found this while browsing one of my favorite horror websites, Fearnet.com.  It is a short film about by Tim Burton on the classic Hansel and Gretel story.  This was made by Burton back in 1982 when Burton worked for Disney.  The article states that Burton's HANSEL AND GRETEL played one the Disney Channel one time back in 1983 during Halloween.  It has not been seen since, until now! 
 While not truly horror, the short film has some very creepy elements in it, including a super creepy gingerbread man that makes Hansel eat him!  

  It's amazing way back then you can see such Burtonesque designs and set pieces.  Check out the short film and let me know what you think.


CLICK HERE to read the full article and details about this lost film.
CLICK HERE to watch the short film

Book Review: MARS ATTACKS (2012)

MARS ATTACKS
by The Topps Company
Published by Abrams Books

Most all horror fans are familiar with the MARS ATTACKS trading cards put out by the Topps company. If not, you probably know the 1996 Tim Burton film of the same title which was based on the cards.  The original 55- card set came out in 1962.  In 1994, Topps put out a second series of MARS ATTACKS cards which was contained reprints of the original 55 cards, plus 11 new cards.  Topps also released a 3rd version of the cards in 2012 containing reprints of the original 55 plus new parallel cards and inserts including 3D cards and original sketch cards!    Needless to say, the MARS ATTACKS cards have been a part of our pop-culture for decades.

The new book, MARS ATTACKS  from The Topps Company is a must have book for fans of these cards, or for those (like me) that never had the cards.  The book is a very cool hardcover book with pictures and facts of every card from the 1962 series and the 11 new cards from the 1994 release.  The pictures are in full color, of course, and are really well done. The book contains not just the front of each card, but on the opposite page is the back of the card, so you can read the entire story as it moves from card to card.  Under each picture  is a fact or tidbit about the picture on the card, or the artist that drew the card.  Some of these are very interesting and tell you some very cool info about the pictures, such as things that had to be changed or toned down to meet the family friendly guidelines that Topps had for the cards.  Some of these cards are still very graphic, so it is crazy to think what an "uncensored" set of these cards would look like.

The book itself is a very cool collectible.  The hardcover book has a wax-pack like dust jacket that makes the book feel like one of the original packs of cards.  Take off the dust jacket and the outside front cover of the book has a picture of a piece of gum, like the kind that used to come in the wax-packs.   This is a very good marketing design for this book.

I would give anything to have a complete set of the original cards, but since I don't see that happening, I can settle for having every card conveniently pictured in this handy book.  This is a must have for any horror collector.


CLICK HERE to watch the "trailer" for the book
CLICK HERE to purchase the book

The first trailer for the highly anticipated Tim Burton and Johnny Depp film, DARK SHADOWS, is here!!

The wait is over, the trailer for the new Tim Burton film, DARK SHADOWS, has hit the web.  The trailer looks great and I was surprised to see the film has quite a humorous tone to it.  
 The film is based on the 1966 TV series of the same name.   DARK SHADOWS stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green and is scheduled to hit theaters on May 11.



CLICK HERE to watch the trailer

Check out the trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER

 If you haven't had a chance to see the trailer for the upcoming film, ABRAHAM LINCOLN:  VAMPIRE HUNTER, take a moment and check it out for sure.  This looks like it is going to be a very fun film.   The movie is Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, and Produced by Tim Burton.   The movie is based on the book by the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith.
 The film is scheduled to be released in theaters in 3D on June 22nd of this year.
 
 
CLICK HERE watch the trailer