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Splinter

Man oh man. I finally caught Splinter the other day due to my friend Carl’s recommendation and HOLYCRAP WAS IT AWESOME.

It’s about a couple who gets kidnapped by an ex-con – only to end up trapped inside a gas station by the craziest parasite ever put on film. I mean, this thing is BRUTAL. Spiky, and brutal. I can’t really say anything else without ruining what happens, but this thing has some of the best special F/X and bloody gore I’ve ever seen. Just a really fantastic little horror film.

Definitely recommended! Check it out.

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by Amie on December 2, 2011  •  Image  •  Permalink
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Posted by Amie on December 2, 2011

https://ilovesplatter.com/2011/12/02/splinter/

Can’t Look Away @ the EMP/SFM

If any of you live in or near Seattle, or are planning to visit the Seattle area anytime soon (okay, even within the next 2 years), you HAVE to check out EMP’s new horror-centric exhibit, Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film. It is simply. AMAZING.

I wrote a review of it for Three Imaginary Girls, and you can view all the photos I took on Flickr, here.

I. cannot. stop. raving about it. !!!

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by Amie on October 4, 2011  •  Image  •  Permalink
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Posted by Amie on October 4, 2011

https://ilovesplatter.com/2011/10/04/if-any-of-you-live-in-or-near-seattle-or/

Artfully Terrifying

This is FANTASTIC! So much goodness packed into one illustration.

(Source: http://loveretrodisco.tumblr.com/post/7683864052)
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by Amie on July 16, 2011  •  Image  •  Permalink
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Posted by Amie on July 16, 2011

https://ilovesplatter.com/2011/07/16/this-is-fantastic-so-much-goodness-packed-into/

Not for the Squeamish

I was rewatching both Alien and Aliens this weekend, and while they are not ‘technically’ horror films, there do both contain quite a bit of lovely splatter…and not just your regular garden variety splatter, either. There’s human blood splatter, synthetic android splatter, and alien blood splatter. Hooray!

Anyway – speaking of splatter: I found an extended clip of the chest burster scene that illustrates both Ridley Scott’s genius camera work, and some STUNNING special F/X work. Check Veronica Cartwright and Tom Skerrit’s faces, the fountain O’blood coming out John Hurt’s chest – and the blood drip off the ceiling. SO COOL!

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by Amie on July 14, 2008  •  Video  •  Permalink
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Posted by Amie on July 14, 2008

https://ilovesplatter.com/2008/07/14/not-for-the-squeamish/