OH HOT DAMN! By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

How's it going creeps?? Sasha Slaughter here with you for the final time this week, and I've decided to go with the "series girl" thing again. That's right, today I'll be telling you a little about Masters of Horror season 2 episode 1: The Damned Thing...ooooh! It was written by Richard Christian Matheson and directed by none other than Tobe Hooper. The Damned Thing was inspired by Ambrose Bierce's classic short-story of the same title. So let me tell you a little more about it.

The Damned Thing is an apocalyptic story of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small town of Cloverdale. As a child back in 1981, Kevin witnessed his father going insane and shooting his mother, before almost being killed himself.  But before his father can kill him,  Kevin watches in horror as he is disemboweled by an invisible force. Before Kevin's father is killed, he says aloud that the "damned thing" has found him.

Fast forward twenty-four years later to the small town of Cloverdale. Kevin is the town sheriff living in his childhood home where his mother was slaughtered. Due to extreme paranoia, Kevin has mounted surveillance and video camera's throughout the house and on the property. Kevin's wife Dina, decided to leave Kevin and take their young son Mikey with them because of the mental strain his paranoia causes. With the weather starting to turn violent, and people not feeling well, Kevin fears that the thing that killed his father is on it's way to kill him too. The normally peaceful town of Cloverdale quickly turns violent as people being going insane and killing themselves, and one another.

Kevin kept a "dream box" of his fathers and one night decides to pick the lock. Upon opening it he finds nothing, but then realizes there is something under the lid. He opens the lid and finds articles about a town named Sturgis that was plagued by the same madness after opening an oil well that had quickly dried up. Many of the citizens killed each other, with the total body count reaching 208, and Kevin's parents were among those who survived and fled the city.

Madness begins to sweep over the sleepy town of Cloverdale and even Kevin's peaceful wife Dina is not immune. He walks into her and her son's home shortly before Dina tries to kill their son. He stops her and she snaps out of it. They decide to go back to Kevin's home to be safe. Upon arrival, Kevin realizes that some of the towns people have taken shelter in his home because they are afraid of the mayhem that is happening outside. He locks them in the basement and tells them it's the safest place for them to be. Dina and Mikey hide upstairs while Kevin figures out what to do. But soon enough, Kevin begins to succumb to the evil that has been searching for him all these years.

Oooh supernatural creep! What ever could be destroying the town of Cloverdale? Well if you really wanna know, check out Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing. Now, lend me your ear and I'll tell you what I thought about it. The beginning scene was amazing. I'm talking a gory death scene within the first four minutes. And by gory I mean GORY! The dude shot his wife in the chest and then in the stomach...her intestines came out and there was guts...It was awesome! And from there, it kind of slowed down a little. It feels like the story was almost rushed a little to make the 60 minute time slot, and it didn't really explain a whole lot. Like, there was something about oil wells and drilling....what??? I didn't get it! 

And this really bizarre scene with this guy telling himself a dirty joke before killing himself with a....Ohh I won't give it away, but it didn't really seem like it belonged in the episode. I will say though that there were a good bit of killing scenes and a damn good amount of blood and gore. I mean, the guy that was pretty much getting disemboweled at the beginning?? All I can say is GROSS!!! ahhh! And the priest character really got on my nerves. He was so mean and in every one's business, and was really condescending to people. I thought priests were supposed to be all Godly and nice?? Well this one was an asshole. And a totally unbelievable one at that.

Ok, and the deputy and his stupid cartoon drawings?? What was that?? It was a total waste of time if you ask me. They could have spent the time explaining the story and developing it. Instead they wasted it on deputy dumb ass and his cartoon rat. Suck it. And another thing, like I said, the first scene was amazing and I was excited that maybe the rest of the episode would be just as explosive. I was wrong. Some of the story and scenes were kind of inconsistent. Overall I'd give The Damned Thing a 2.5 out of 5. If they would have taken more time to explain things and develop the plot, it could have been better. 

The only reason I gave it a 2.5 was the death scenes and the copious amounts of blood and gore. Ohh and lastly, my one final complaint...When you finally get a glimpse of the "Damned Thing" prepare for disappointment. They build you up and make you think "Oh man, this is gonna be scary". I think not. It looked like a giant CGI cartoon that made dinosaur noises. F that noise. Well now, since I'm done yammering, go on and see what Zane's up to! Thanks for stopping by.

BEWARE THE WENDIGO By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Well hi there weirdos! Thanks for stopping by today and checking us out! If you read Zane's post on Monday, then you'd know that this month we'll be sprinkling in some Christmas themed horror movies as opposed to just throwing them at you all at once. Let's be honest, I don't think you could handle all of the awesomeness at once =)

So today I thought I'd do my "series girl" thing and tell you a little about Fear Itself episode 8- Skin and Bones. In case you haven't been reading (you damn well better be) or you are a new reader, Fear Itself debuted on NBC in the summer of 2008. It's a horror anthology series created by Mick Garris. Only the first eight episodes were aired on television and the other five went straight to DVD, although they had already been produced. So let me tell you a little more about Skin and Bones.

Grady, a rural ranch owner, goes out on a hunting trip with friends in the cold lonely mountains. His brother Rowdy has been tending to the ranch in his absence. When ten days have passed with no word from Grady or the men he ventured into the mountains with, Rowdy and Grady's wife Elena begin to worry. Rowdy is preparing to ride back out into the woods when he looks out the window and sees Grady staggering toward the house. 

He and Eddie Bear, a Native American who lives with the family and cares for the ranch, rush out to help Grady. When they get him inside they realize he is injured and suffering from severe frostbite. Later that night after they get him settled into bed, the family realizes that he doesn't like the same as he did when he first arrived. His face is sunken in and he looks very sick and malnourished.

Later that night after everyone is asleep, Rowdy and Eddie Bear hear strange noises coming from the horse stables. They rush out to find one of their horses, lying on the ground slaughtered. Eddie Bear glances up and sees Grady in the window staring down and grinning wickedly. The next day Eddie Bear talks to Grady, because he believes he knows what is ailing him. He tells Grady the tale of the day his uncle disappeared into the mountains for two weeks. 

He tells him that his uncle appeared out of nowhere, looking very much the way Grady does now. Grady takes offense to the story and Eddie Bear leaves. Eddie meets up with Rowdy and tells him the same story as the one told to Grady. He tells Rowdy that he believes Grady has been possessed by a Wendigo (A mythical creature appearing in mythology of the Algonquian people. It is a malevolent and cannibalistic spirit that can possess any human.)

Later that night Elena goes to check on Grady when he wakes up and speaks to her as the real Grady may have and explains what happened to him in the mountains. He tells her there was something whispering in his ear and in his head saying to him "I can save you...let me in". He says the voice instructed him to eat and he admits to eating the last hunter that stayed with him. Elena, visibly shaken, tries to exit the room slowly, but Grady moves behind her and appears to try to eat her. Rowdy intervenes and pulls a shotgun on Grady and tells him to let her go. 

Eddie Bear walks up the stairs to try and find Grady, but is then quickly killed. Rowdy comes up the stairs to find Eddie Bear dying, and before he dies Eddie Bear tells him that Grady will eat all of them. He finds Grady lying in bed, pretending to be too sick to move. Grady guilt trips him into lowering his weapon, which gives him enough time to kill Rowdy. Elena hears the shot from the barn and attempts to take her children and leave. Grady stops her and drags her into the kitchen. He puts Rowdy's body onto the table and...

Well ok then! I suggest that you check out Fear Itself: Skin and Bones either on DVD or on Netflix. I think this one was of my favorite episodes! Skin and Bones and The Eater are tied for first place. They were both equally gory and creepy. The plot was great, being based on a Native American legend of the Wendigo. 

I've never heard of it, but it is actually a real thing. The guy that was possessed by the Wendigo was soo sickly and strange looking!! Each time he ate someone and got more powerful, his facial features changed more drastically. I thought the acting was superb. I wish that the episode was longer though. It felt like it could have been, and the ending kind of leaves you hanging, wondering whats going to happen next.

Overall I'd give Skin and Bones a 4 out of 5. Like I said, the acting was great, the plot was great...everything about it was great! There was a good deal of gore and blood. And of course, this wouldn't be an episode about a cannibalistic demon without some good 'ol cannibalism right? I won't spoil it for you, you just have to see for yourself. 

I would recommend this episode to you freaks out there that enjoy a good scare, or being creeped out. This is by far one of the best episodes from Fear Itself that I've seen. And I'd probably watch it again...and again..and...you get the idea. So that's all I have to say about that! While you're here, don't forget to stop over and see what Zane's got going on. Thanks for stopping by!

5 OF MY MUST SEE MOVIES FOR HALLOWEEN! By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Thanks for stopping by fellow freaks!!! Sasha Slaughter here with you for the final time this week and today I'll be listing 5 of my absolute MUST SEE movies for Halloween. I'm sure everyone has them..The movies you just have to watch to get into the Halloween mood. So let's quit with the chit chat and get to it huh??

Hocus Pocus- This film was released in 1993 and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Middler, and Kathy Najimy. A young boy is trying to impress the girl of his dreams and accidentally reincarnates three witches. And here's something you may not know, Mick Garris was actually one of the producers. And don't hate cuz it's a Disney movie! I'm not a Disney kid, I don't belong to the Disney DVD club and I most certainly do not lay around and funk up the place while I watch Disney movies. Hmmph

Halloween- This film was released in 1978 and put John Carpenter on the map as a viable filmmaker. It stars Kyle Richards, Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Nancy Loomis, and P.J. Soles. This movie takes us into the mad world of Michael Myers, who at a very young age stabbed his older sister to death. After being locked away in a mental hospital for many years, one night Michael finally escapes to return to his hometown to continue his killing spree

 Night of the Living Dead- This zombie ridden film was released in 1968. It stars Judith O'dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Keith Wayne, and Judith Riley. As dead bodies return to life and feast on human flesh, young Barbra joins a group of survivors in a farmhouse hoping to protect themselves from the hordes of flesh eating zombies. Here's a little info, this movie was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was directed by George A. Romero

The House on Haunted Hill- This remake (the original came out in 1959) came out in 1999 and stars Geoffery Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Digs, Ali Larter, and Bridget Wilson-Sampras. Millionaire Stephen Price invites five strangers to the old Vannacutt Psychiatric Institute for the Criminally Insane to stay the night and survive. Anyone that makes it out alive the next day will get one million dollars. Shortly after they arrive strange things begin happening and people start to die

Thir13en Ghosts- This ghost fueled film was released in 2001 and stars Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth, Matthew Lillard, and Rah Digga. Arthur and his two children inherit an amazing old house from an eccentric uncle. There's just one small problem, he's got ghosts trapped in containment cells in the basement, and they are out to annihilate anyone in their path.

Ooooh spooky spooky!!! I looove me some creepy Halloween films...don't you??? There are tons of creepy movies out there to watch during Halloween, and these are just 5 that I like to watch. What are you some of your favorites? Don't be shy! Tell us all about it. Thanks for stopping by Dead End Horror and wasting some time with us. While you're here, stop by and see what Zane's got on the slab, I'm sure it will rock your socks!! And don't forget to check back next week for all new stuff!!

ZOMBIES, SEX, AND...MORE NECROPHILIA?? By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Hey all you necrophiliacs out there!! EWWW!! That was gross right??? Good. Sasha Slaughter here with you for the final time this week...and this month too! Today I'll be going gross on y'all, I hope you like it =). I'll be reviewing, “ Masters of Horror Episode 12: Haeckel's Tale.” (also known as Clive Barker's Haeckel's Tale). George A. Romero was originally supposed to direct the episode but was replaced by John McNaughton due to a scheduling conflict. It was written by Mick Garris and was based on a Clive Barker short story first published in the anthology series “Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre.”

The story is set in the late 19th century and begins with a young man named Edward Ralston. He goes to an old woman named Miz. Carnation, who lives in an old cabin deep in the woods. Ralston asks Miz. Carnation, who happens to be a necromancer, to revive his recently deceased wife. Miz. Carnation refuses and decides to tell him the story of Ernst Haecke.

She tells him that if he still wishes his wife to be revived after hearing the story, she will grant his wish. The tale begins with medical student Ernst Haeckel, who is trying to follow in the footsteps of Victor Frankenstein, and his quest to bring the dead back to life. He argues with his professor the existence of God and says he can prove he can bring the dead to life.

His professor agrees to watch the demonstration at Haeckel's lab. When the professor and other students arrive they see a dead naked woman on a table with various metal things attached to her. Haeckel flips a switch and harnesses the power of lightning to electrocute the woman back to life. The woman is electrocuted and then quickly catches fire. Everyone laughs at his desperate attempt and leaves.

Chester brings in another body to Haeckel and he tells him that he doesn't want it because he's failed and cannot figure out how to bring the dead back to life. Chester suggests that Haeckel goes to see a necromancer named Montesquino at a nearby park who claims he can raise the dead. Haeckel is skeptical and doesn't believe that the man can do such a thing. Chester tells him he's seen it with his own eyes and that he should see for himself.

That night Haeckel goes to see Montesquino in the park to see if he can really revive the dead. Montesquino says he has a non-believer in the crowd and offers to demonstrate his powers. He shows the crowd a dead dog in a basket and tells him he will bring it back to life. He starts saying some sort of spell and there is barking and whining coming from the basket. He lifts the lid and the dog is alive.

Later that night while he is still in utter shock, Haeckel decides to visit Montesquino and asks him to show him how to bring the dead back to life. Montesquino tells him no because it took years to master the craft and that he can tell Haeckel is a non-believer. The following morning Haeckel receives a letter from his fathers doctor saying that he is very ill and only has days left. He decides to go visit him and sets off on foot.

 He walks all day and night when it starts to rain. He takes cover over an old oak tree and starts a fire. A man finds him and introduces himself as Wolfram and offers to let Haeckel stay in his home for the night to get out of the rain. He tells Haeckel is it unwise to stay outside and Haeckel demands to know why it is unwise. Wolfram tells him that because he is young he probably doesn't fear the workings of the world and that there are nights when it's good not to sleep next to a place where the dead are laid to rest. He moves the tree branch and shows him what he calls Necropolis.

He takes Haeckel back to his house and introduces him to his young wife Elise. Haeckel is instantly attracted to her and she feels the same way. During dinner Wolfram asks Haeckel if he has ever been in love, and Haeckel tells him only fleetingly. He then asks Haeckel is he has ever experienced physical love. Haeckel is offended and lets Wolfram know that he crossed the line.

He apologizes and Haeckel says that he is tired. He is lying in bed and sees Elise staring out the window and touching herself through her clothes (Someone needs to diddle!). She catches him staring at her and stops touching herself but continues staring out the window. Some time later he awakens and sees Wolfram handing Montesquino money and shortly after he sees Elise in the kitchen nursing a baby. Just then he hears a piercing scream coming from the woods. Elise goes to leave and Wolfram asks if she has to go and she runs out the door.

Wolfram begins crying when Haeckel comes out of his room to see what’s going on. It is then that Wolfram tells him that he cannot satisfy his wife and that Haeckel himself wouldn't be able to either. Haeckel brings up the fact that they have a child but Wolfram tells him that it's not his, and that the baby's father is dead. He tells Haeckel that he has sold everything he can so his wife can be satisfied.

Haeckel is confused and runs out the door to follow the screams he hears in the necropolis. Wolfram catches up with him and pleads with him not go and find Elise and tells him that he doesn't understand. He tells him that Elise is in love with her first husband and always will be. Haeckel goes into the necropolis and cannot believe what he's seeing- he sees Elise having sex with a corpse whom Wolfram tells him is Elise's dead husband.

Wolfram ties to tell Elise that it is time to go home, but some of the corpses attack and kill him. Haeckel demands that Montesquino stop what’s happening but he tells him he can't. Angry and frustrated, Haeckel shoots the necromancer as he tries to escape.

He tells him one last time to make it stop and he tells Haeckel that it will stop when the sun comes up and there's no other way. Before he dies, Montesquino slams Haeckel into a tomb and he is knocked unconscious. The following morning Haeckel wakes up and goes back to the cabin and finds Elise nursing a baby, and she asks Haeckel to hold him. He hesitates and she shoves the baby into Haeckel's chest and the baby rips out his throat...........

WOW!!! What a sadistic little corpse zombie baby. Yikes! If you wanna know the rest, check out “Masters of Horror: Haeckel's Tale.” But I will say, if you don't like gore or horror or necrophilia for that matter, I wouldn't recommend this episode.

I don't even know where to begin! This episode was AHHHHHMAZING!! It had everything a girl could ask for...blood, guts, boobs, necrophilia (not that I'm into that or anything), death, and a homicidal zombie baby. It was AWESOME!! Ahhhh!!! The plot was freaking incredible. Mick Garris is a true horror genius!

This episode had zombies, necrophilia, intestines, sex, blood, black magic and gore all crammed into one hour...genius I tell you! And the ending sort of blew my mind, I never saw it coming at all. The special effects were great, the acting was decent and the story itself is just all kinds of disturbing. I mean, a hot chick boinking zombies in a graveyard every night from sunset to sunrise and liking it??? WOW!!!Just thinking about that give me the wiggins.

Although I'm not too crazy about the corpses being fertile and able to procreate, that's kinda not believable. It's like vampires having sperm and being able to reproduce...WHAT?? It doesn't make sense! But we're not talking about vampires here, we're talking about a girl fornicating with the dead...isn't that illegal??

Hmm. Anyway, I'm gonna give Haeckel's Tale a solid 5 out of 5. I usually never score anything a 5, but this episode was gross and awesome and disturbing and I like stuff like that. I definitely may watch this again in the future!! Since you're here reading about getting it on with corpses, how about going to see what Zane's got going on??? It may not involve zombie sex, but it will probably still be gross. Thanks for stopping by Dead End Horror.

Sasha Slaughter

                                                                  

READY FOR A HOWLIN GOOD TIME?? By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Hey horror fans!! Sasha Slaughter here with you for the final week of September...can you believe September is almost over?? But the good news is that October is quickly approaching, and we all know what October means..HALLOWEEN!! It's me and Zane's favorite, and we are sure to be bringing you some screams!!! But more on that later. Now it's time to get to the task at hand. Today for your reading pleasure I'll be reviewing, “Fear Itself Episode 9: Something with Bite.”  It was written by Max Landis and directed by Ernest Dickerson.

Now this should be episode 7 but it's actually episode 9, so bear with me. And I don't know why, but for some reason they aren't numbered right on Netflix. And here's a little info for you, NBC stopped airing Fear Itself after the eighth episode. There were 13 episodes in season 1, but only eight of them aired on television. Episodes 9-13 were produced but never aired in the United States. But you can find all 13 episodes on dvd and Netflix, so check that out! Now let's get to it!

 “Something With Bite,” is a story of veterinarian Wilbur Orwell, who works in an animal clinic with his employee Mikayla and Geoff. Dr. Orwell is a lazy slob that does half ass work and eats a lot (num nums!!!). When an unknown animal gets brought into his clinic, Dr. Orwell examines it and a man tells him that he hit it and decided to bring it to his clinic.

When trying to tend to the animal, he finds a collar with the name Michael on it. Suddenly, Dr. Orwell gets bitten by it and then the animal quickly dies. After he's bitten, Dr. Orwell feels ill but the following morning upon waking, he feels like a whole new person. He finds that he no longer has a taste for junk food and also has incredibly heightened senses.

 He goes to work on examining the body of the beast and finds that it has pierced ears and a filling in it's mouth. He finds Mikayla at the reception desk talking to a distraught couple. They introduce themselves as Crane and Moonflower Dougdale (Sounds like hippies to me). The Dougdale's tell Dr. Orwell that they are looking for their son, which they quickly correct and say they are looking for their animal. They say he went missing and fear he's been hit by a car. Orwell takes them to an exam room and shows them Michael's body. They plead with Orwell to please let them have the body so they can do a proper burial and Dr. Orwell reluctantly agrees.

After the couple leaves, Dr. Orwell calls lazy employee Geoff, who rarely shows up for his job. Geoff tells him that things have come up but promises he will be in the following day. Later that night, Orwell's arm starts to itch and he removes the bandage to discover that the bite has healed. He starts twitching and screaming and turns into a werewolf.

 He runs from his house and finds Geoff walking alone on the street. He jumps out in front of Geoff and kills him. He wakes up the next day and finds muddy paw prints leading from the window to the bed. He goes to work and is later questioned by an FBI agent about the death of his employee Geoff. The agent shows Orwell crime scene photos of Geoff's various body parts scattered around the crime scene. Orwell gets nervous and realizes that he may have been the cause of Geoff's death.

Orwell goes to visit the Dougdale's to talk to them about what happened. He tells Moonflower he's there to pay his condolences to Michael. He then looks at her and smiles and his eyes turn yellow. She smiles back at him and her eyes turn bright green. They are sitting down talking when Crane asks Wilbur if he's been able to control the change. Wilbur tells him he thinks he's able to now but then asks if it's possible to kill people in his wolf form. Crane tells him that he wouldn't do anything as a wolf that he wouldn't do as a man. Comforted by this, he then asks if they are the ones responsible for the recent string of animal attack deaths. They deny being involved and tell him that they are vegans. Crane then tells him that there are others out there like them who are less well behaved.

 Back at the clinic, Mikayla is getting ready to leave for the night when she is attacked by a wolf but survives. Orwell goes to visit her and the FBI agent shows up. He tells Orwell that she's lucky she’s still alive and that there was a patrol car right up the road from where she was attacked. Orwell starts acting strange and sniffing at Mikayla and quickly leaves the room.

He follows the scent to an abandoned warehouse where he transforms into a werewolf and meets a man named Forest J. Caldwell. Caldwell keeps telling Orwell that he is beautiful and that he has been waiting all his life to be changed. He keeps telling Orwell to bite him but Orwell never moves. Caldwell admits that he's the one who has been killing people in hopes of attracting attention from a werewolf. He shows Orwell the outfit he made of fur and razor sharp claws. Orwell still doesn't respond and when Caldwell mentions Mikayla and the fact that he didn't have a chance to kill her and that he was thinking of going to the hospital to do it, Orwell rips him apart and....

 Ohh nooo!!! And then what?? If you really want to know, go to Netflix and watch “Fear Itself: Something with Bite.”  This episode was ok I guess. Orwell got on my ever loving nerves. I can't quite put my finger on it, but he bothered me. The acting was a smidge over the top, especially the acting of Wilbur's wife Patty...that woman was horrible. Ughh!!!

There wasn't a whole lot of blood, but there was a few severed body parts, which is always a plus! And the werewolf thing was a little creepy, but it looked too fake. The hippies were kind of strange. And the guy hippie...eww his eyebrows got on my nerves. I wanted to take some hot wax to those bad boys!!!

Overall I'd give “Something to Bite” a 2 out of 5. I was kind of bored throughout the whole thing and wasn't very intrigued by what was happening. And the ending was totally LAME!!! It definitely could have been better. I doubt I'd ever watch this episode again. Once was enough, for sure!! And since you're here, how about you go see what Zane's got going on?? Whatever it is, I'm sure it'll blow your minds. Trust us. We're professionals.

Sasha Slaughter

SO MUCH FOR BEING A FAMILY MAN By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Well hello there!!! How nice of you to stop by! Sasha Slaughter here with you for the final time this week to bring you one last dose of randomness. Today I'll be reviewing, “ Fear Itself: Episode 6: “Family Man.” It was written by Daniel Knauf and directed by Ronny Yu. It runs just about 42 minutes and the series aired on NBC in 2008. So let's get to it shall we?

Dennis Mahoney and his family are the typical "perfect family". Perfect house, perfect wife, perfect kids. He’s a responsible loving father and everything’s perfect (Until life decided to bend him over and give it to him right in the butt that is. Oops, was that too gross?) He has a loving wife and children and they attend church together every Sunday. But everything changes one afternoon when Dennis is on his way to work. His wife calls him and asks him to bring milk home. Just as he says he will, another car races through an intersection and slams into Dennis's car.

 In the hospital room, Dennis, dressed in a hospital gown sees his family in the waiting room. He taps on the glass to get their attention but no one acknowledges him. Another man comes up beside him and says,  "She can't hear ya bro". He turns to see a man in a flannel shirt whom he recognizes as Richard Brautigan. He tells Dennis that she can't see them because they’re both dead.

Later on, Dennis wakes up chained to a hospital bed. He asks the nurse for his family and a sheriff is standing above him says "Family? You don't have family unless you count the ones you slaughtered". Dennis turns to look at himself in the mirror and realizes that he is in Brautigan's body.

 He’s later released and returned back to prison. While talking with his court appointed attorney, explains his situation. But all his attorney can say is that spiritual transmigration is a really crappy defense. He then shows him a photo of himself (as Brautigan) in a newspaper labeling him as the "Family Man", a prolific serial killer.

 Dennis comes face to face with Bruatigan, who is now  in Dennis's body.  Brautigan informs Dennis that he has taken over his life and lives at home with Dennis's family. Brautigan then suggests that they help each other. He offers to help Dennis get used to life on the inside, if Dennis will help him with life on the outside. Dennis refuses and Brautigan leaves.

 During his next visit with his attorney, Dennis learns that the police have found tapes of Brautigan raping, torturing, and murdering his victims. The attorney tells Dennis if he wants to avoid the death penalty he needs to tell where the bodies are buried. When his attorney begins to leave, Dennis tells him again to check out his story, and he says if the details don't check out, he will cooperate with the police. The attorney tells him he already checked and all of the details are right but he knows that Brautigan (in Dennis's body) has been visiting and could be feeding him details.

 Pressure begins to mount for Dennis as he faces a death sentence and Brautigan begins to lose his temper with Dennis's family. Dennis has a dream in which he sees that it's only a matter of time until Brautigan hurts his family. He wakes up and tells the guard that he will show them where the bodies are located. They put Dennis in a police car and he tells them to stop in front of the church. An officer gets out and opens Dennis's door. Dennis gets out and take the officers gun and hits him in the head and then hits the sheriff.

He unlocks his cuffs and runs towards his house by the church. The sheriff shoots him in the side but Dennis keeps running. He goes into his house to find Brautigan doing dishes. Dennis asks where his family is and Brautigan tells him they aren't home. Just then Dennis sees him starting to wash a knife with blood on it. A fight ensues between the two men and Dennis throws Brautigan into a glass table and chokes him until he loses consciousness. Dennis senses someone behind him and turns around and is immediately...

 OH NO!!! What will happen next??? Well, I'm not gonna tell you! Those days are through buddy! If you wanna know, hop on over to Netflix and watch Fear Itself: Family Man. This episode was ok. Not as sucky as some, but not as good as others. There was a good amount of blood, especially in the operating room. It was just pooling under Brautigans hospital bed. And the way they froze time in the hospital when Brautigan was showing Dennis their bodies was pretty cool too.

You could see the pool of blood where it was splattering on floor..ughh I can't explain. You just have to see it! Overall I'd give Family Man a 3 out of 5. No, there was no nudity and no cussing (In fact someone said turd instead of shit...haha), but it's all good! It was still a decent episode. The plot was great and the acting was too.

I mean, spiritual transmigration? Who woulda thought?? And the one scene with the little girl in the bumble bee suit wiping blood all over her arms and then with blood coming out of her mouth was a little on the creepy side. Although if I hear the song "Amazing Grace" one more time, I'll scream. I swear I heard it like 3 or 4 times. 

 Yeesh!! It's gonna be stuck in my head all day!!! But I would highly recommend this episode to you. And if you haven't watched Fear Itself yet, I suggest you start. Now that you know how I feel, you can go ahead and check out what Zombie Zane has got going on. Whatever it is, I'm sure he'll let you look at it!! And as always, check back next week for more stuff at Dead End Horror.

Sasha Slaughter

WANNA GIVE ME A RIDE?? By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Hey there horror fans! Sasha Slaughter here with you for yet another week of randomness. Why another week of random stuff you ask? It's simple really. Our blog, our rules. Got it?? Now that we've got that straightened out, let's get to some horror huh??

Today I'll be reviewing Masters of Horror episode 11: “Pick Me Up.”  It was directed by Larry Cohen and stars Fairuza Balk. Does that name sound familiar? Yeah. She was one of the actresses from the movie, “The Craft.” Kick ass movie. Anyway, so let's get to it huh??

On a two-lane highway, two serial killers are in the middle of a turf war: One is named Wheeler (Who picks people up in his truck and kills them) and Walker ( A hitchhiker who murders anyone that gives him a ride.) And Stacia, who is recently divorced and trying to get away from her problems.  She ends up in a battle of wits with the two killers.

                                                                                
A transport bus breaks down and the passengers are worried. Stacia decides to walk to the motel 14 miles down the road while the rest of the passengers stay behind. A trucker pulls over and asks if anyone would like a ride. Two out of the four passengers accept and Deuce and his girlfriend Marie decide to stay behind with the bus driver. The driver takes them to a truck stop to eat and rest for a while.

Meanwhile back at the bus, a man named Walker appears from the woods and asks the bus driver for a ride. The bus driver tells him the bus is broken down and Walker asks if he would have given him a ride had the bus not been broken down. The bus driver tells him yes he would. Just then the bus driver sees a dead snake inside of Walker's coat. Walker tells him that everyone is afraid of snakes and then strangles the bus driver with the dead snake. Walker goes into the bus where Deuce and Marie are and shoots poor Deuce.

Back at the truck stop, a passenger named Birdie asks to see what’s in the back of Wheeler's truck. He takes her to the back and a few minutes later they show him locking the truck and saying "Bye bye Birdie". Wheeler and Danny are back in the truck when it cuts to a scene of Birdie hanging in the back of the truck with chains around her neck. They stop at the bus to see if the passengers are still there. They get there and can't find anyone. Danny finds it odd that everyone would leave without their luggage. Just then, he opens the second luggage compartment and finds Deuce and the bus driver dead inside.

                                                                                  
Wheeler grabs Danny and puts his head under the door of the luggage compartment and slams it shut, decapitating him. The whole time this was happening, Walker was watching from the woods across from the bus. Wheeler hears Marie screaming and goes into the woods to find her tied to a tree, covered in barbed wire left to die. He tells her that he can't help her because she isn't his and walks away.

                                                                             
Walker flags down a van driven by  a stoner and his girlfriend. They offer him a ride. Shortly after he accepts the ride, Wheeler stops along the road and finds the body of the stoner with his throat slit. Meanwhile, Stacia found the motel and gets a room for the night.

Over in the next room, she can hear moaning and screaming so she tells them to keep it down. The scene then cuts to Walker and the stoner’s girlfriend. Lily, (the pot-heads girlfriend,) is tied to a bed, half naked and getting skinned alive. Wheeler pulls into the motel and gets a room next to Stacia's. She goes to the soda machine but it wont work and Walker appears out of nowhere and offers her a quarter and asks if he can fix anything in her room. She declines and is about to go back to her room when Wheeler appears. He asks her if she was with the bus that broke down and she asks how he knew that.

                                                                                                                                                              Wheeler and Walker realize that they have each been killing people that were from that same bus and a turf war had begun to get the rights to kill Stacia. She gets freaked out and goes back into her room. While in the bathroom she hears scratching noises on her window. Walker is outside using a knife on her window to try to get in. She gets scared and grabs her stuff and flees the room.

While walking along the road, Stacia stops to look at a billboard when Wheeler comes out from behind it. He tells her that he is a cop and offers her a ride in his truck. She accepts and he tells her that Walker is a poacher and likes to hurt people. He tells her to look in the glove compartment and everything will be explained. She leans down and he bangs her head against the dashboard and knocks her out.

                                                                               
She wakes up handcuffed and strapped in with the seatbelt. Wheeler is driving when he finds Walker standing in the middle of the road. He stops and Walker asks if he can have a ride. Wheeler tells him to get in and they begin playing head games with each other. They argue about who gets to kill Stacia and draw their guns, ready to kill Stacia and each other.

 Stacia, who is sitting in the middle, uses her foot to slam on the brakes and Walker and Wheeler fly out of the windshield. They lie still for a few moments before getting up and trying to get to the cab to kill Stacia. They begin fighting each other for the rights to kill Stacia when the ambulance sirens sound. They both pass out and wake up in an ambulance. The EMT tells Wheeler he's lucky and he has a few broken bones and asks him about the gun. He tells the EMT he's innocent. Wheeler looks over and sees Walker beside him and starts freaking out and bitch slapping him. They finally calm down and Walker suggests how much fun they'd have with an ambulance and pulls out a knife. Just then the EMT plunges syringes full of air into their chests and....

                                                                                           
Ohh I don't know!! Syringes full of air sounds like death to me, but what do I know??? If you wanna know what happens, go on ahead and watch Pick Me Up. I actually really liked this episode. Much better than the previous one, that's for sure.

 There was some brief nudity (Just a little boob shot), a decapitation, a strangulation with a dead snake, and a chick getting skinned alive! What's not to like??? This was a great episode. A good bit more gory than most of the others. The acting was good, except for the truck driver guy. He just creeped me out!! His voice got on my nerves..it was soo annoying! Another thing I wasn't crazy about...The opening scene was a fucking sneaky, slithery snake. I will not lie, I shuddered when I saw that. It totally gave me the heebie jeebies!! I hate snakes!!

                                                                                  
Minus some cool points for that! Overall I'd give Pick Me Up a 3.5 out of 5. The gore was just right, not too much and not too little. And the end surprised the hell out of me. Never saw it coming!!! I was definitely impressed with this episode. Now that you know how I feel, go check out Zane's favorite songs from horror movies!! Thanks for stopping by.

Sasha Slaughter