Ghoulish Grin Films

In 1991, on Valentines Day no less, the Academy Award winning Best Picture "The Silence Of The Lambs" was released. It ushered in a new era in horror and solidified the monster Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter in the halls of horror. The award winning performance by Sir Anthony Hopkins was reprised in the sequel "Hannibal" and the prequel "Red Dragon." He was earlier played by the fantastic Brian Cox in the now celebrated "Manhunter" ("Red Dragon" earlier adaptation) and was played one last time theatrically by Gaspard Ulliel in "Hannibal Rising," to little fanfare. After those later films, the saga was resurrected brilliantly in the television adaptation "Hannibal" and the legendary Dr. Lecter was portrayed with brilliance by Mads Mikkelsen. Now as we enter another Oscar awards show this upcoming Sunday the 24th, let us remember when horror conquered Academy Awards. We as horror fans never needed the accol

The one and only Alice Cooper is the original pioneer of 'shock rock' and to many of the bands and acts that have followed in his lead, he is STILL the best. His blend of heavy rock and horror theatrics have been a draw for generations of fans, whether they're into rock or metal. Or into horror movies. Or grand theatrics. He covers it all. With the passing of many of our beloved horror icons (recently "Creature From The Black Lagoon"s Julie Adams left us), let's be grateful to the stars above that our shock rock king Alice Cooper is not only around, but kicking @$$ to this day! LONG LIVE ALICE COOPER!!!  

I would believe for any actor, receiving a leading role because you were the best actor in the group gives you great satisfaction. Such was the case for "Night Of The Living Dead" star Duane Jones. The casting itself became groundbreaking and Mr. Jones lived up to the confidence of his director George A. Romero. The release of the first modern Zombie film in the era of post segregation in the late 1960's America made this film one for the ages. An important film with an important performance from Mr. Jones. Happy birthday Duane Jones and thank you for blazing the trail for others. The film and your performance will live on...

The classic vampire collection from Ghoulish Grin Films, "NightShadow: A Vampire's Chronicle" is now available for free with an Amazon Prime membership at Amazon Instant Video! It will also be available for rental or purchase. Based on the classic Bram Stoker novel, "Dracula," this compilation contains short films going as far back as the early age of cinema to the modern day. Also included is an abridged version of "Nosferatu!" Hopefully this gothic anthology brightens your 2019 and I thank you as always for your support. The mythos of the vampire lives on!

A hero to his fans. A controversial figure to haters. Either way, Rob Zombie has made his mark when it comes to music AND movies. He became a rock icon with his first band White Zombie, the famed band that he founded. He soon left to go out on his own and released the hit albums HELLBILLY DELUXE and THE SINISTER URGE. Soon after that he started his career as a director, making the cult hits "House Of A 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects." He would eventually reboot the "Halloween" franchise. This move divided fans and even got him beef with the creator himself, John Carpenter (that was eventually smoothed out). Whatever you think about the reboot, it was something that needed to happen in order for the film franchise to find it's origins. In my opinion, BOTH films are good and will forever be a part of the history of Michael Myers...for good or bad. So from a fan, I say happy birthday Mr. Zombie. And thanks for all of the cool stuff you

The end of 2018 saw a lot of people breathing a sigh of relief. For many it was a year that tested even the best of us. Volatility in the markets. Division and pleas for unity among the people. Plenty of ups and downs. But with the month of December 2018, the world saw the 100th anniversary of a beloved curiosity, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Originally focusing on sports feats in December of 1918, Robert Ripley began to focus his newspaper panels on the more strange, bizarre elements in the world. Freak show exhibits were popular from way back in the 16th century. A time when people were unfortunately treated like oddities but were still fascinating to the 'normal' person. Funny enough, the strange and bizarre are more accepted and people in the modern age flaunt their odd features, whether they were born with them or (more often) created. With the anniversary of Ripley's Believe It or Not! it was also announced that the television show (which I remember fondly w

Now available for the first time on physical media, the 2008 cult film "Curse Of The Revenant," re-edited in 2016, is now available on DVD! For those that enjoyed the film on YouTube, Amazon, Vimeo, or other indie horror streaming services and wanted a copy to own, it's now available for $10! Buy it now on Amazon Prime!