
Year: 2013
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THE CONJURING looks really, really good
Sometimes Hollywood can be creative. I say sometimes only because its creative brain appears limited lately.. we have been handed solid storylines of destruction–booms and doom that occurred at box offices before.. and will again. So often, viewers and reviewers get the same storyline over and over again. This summer, the White House blew up and … we snored. Box office bust for WHITE HOUSE DOWN–though it was promised to be big.. It was certainly expensive.But what have we here?A little good horror movie that we’re told is ‘based on true events’–and we have been told that before. This time, though, it may have been based on some true events.. even if those true events are only true in the eye of the beholder, or the lens of the paranormal ghost hunter..Six new clips have been released for THE CONJURING.. each one looks a little better than the previous. James Wan may have developed a decent movie from this supposed real story..Summer appears to be the new Halloween for horror. So many movies now for the past ten years or so have been released in middle to end of summer. And sometimes they do very well.Way back in the stone ages of 2001, when we didn’t know Victor Salva was sort of creepy in a not so good way, JEEPERS CREEPERS surprised by becoming a summer sleeper. And since then Hollywood realized it can capture an audience of young teenagers off from school and ready to peak at movies that their parents need to get them into..I didn’t see THE CONJURING –unfortunately big studios haven’t noticed THE HORROR REPORT enough to give me the access–but I read the reviews from others who are praising this as creative and refreshing.. I assume, only based on these reviews and some amazing clips, that I will find the movie to be filled with fear and wholesome horror. -

Children’s horror
Life can be scary.. so as a result adults attempt to often limit those needless scares from a child’s already frightened youth. Until a grocery store sells coloring books featuring macabre images from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and PSYCHO..
Also included with the bloody pages: HELLRAISER, THE SHINING, CLOCKWORK ORANGE..
The store says the books were for adults, but placed in the children’s section by mistake..
Which brings up the even more profound question in all of this: They have coloring books for adults?
Turns out they do. If you want to buy the, go here to AMAZON. No need for Tesco when you can get them direct.. right..?

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Real time tracking
New information revealed about PRISM planet ..
Real time tracking..That’s right, the government is tracking in real-time… Actually let me rephrase that, contractors hired by the government are tracking in real-time. And therein lies the dilemma in a free democratic republic.
Happy Fourth of July.
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A deadly day: 19 firefighters killed in fast-moving Arizona blaze
Unbelievable images fromArizona and tragedy too as 19 elite freighters were killed battling these raging infernos.. Terrible day for the firefighting world— ask any of them, their bond is strong even if they never knew each other..This is the deadliest day for firefighters in 30 years..The “hotshot” firefighters were forced to deploy their emergency fire shelters – tent-like structures meant to shield firefighters from flames and heat – when they were caught near the central Arizona town of Yarnell, state forestry spokesman Art Morrison told The Associated Press.The fire also destroyed an estimated 200 homes, Morrison said. Dry grass near the communities of Yarnell and Glen Isla fed the fast-moving blaze, which was whipped up by wind and raced through the homes, he said.Temperatures have been hot all weekend–the West especially with places like Vegas and Arizona soaring above 115 degrees..The nation is baking.Nature is cruel.. we see that firsthand today with these events..But humanity is strong..While we never will defeat nature’s wrath, we can at least battle it. Which is just what these firefighters were doing… -

White House fatigue
I think people are so sick of reality that they don’t even want to go see a movie about Washington D.C. and the White House being destroyed..
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Friday morning update: Clyde Lewis is alive, and the WHITE HOUSE is down at box office
FRIDAY JUNE 28 2013Clyde Lewis is alive! And he put out a special message from his hospital bed after 8 hours of surgery to prove internet hoaxes of his demise wrong.. Lewis had a complicated surgery, and according to his video, complications afterwards.. but clearly he is still alive and enjoying the little things in life, like old MAD magazines and FLASH GORDON films.. Watch the video here.. And as he says, call your station and tell them to give some more hours in your local market to Ground Zero radio..Friends in low places: Syrian ‘rebels’ (who we support now) just beheaded a Syrian Orthodox Bishop..
Obama War against Leakers gets taken to the military.. Retired General James Cartwright under investigation for alleged Stuxnet leak..Report from Chernobyl shows that children are sicker now than ever.. (This is years after the disaster in the 1980s.. and this is primarily why I thought the film CHERNOBYL DIARIES was beyond tacky and quite disgusting.. there are serious problems continuing at that location. People are truly suffering thanks to the horror mankind created.. no need to make it ‘scarier’ than it really is)
WEEKEND FILMS: WHITE HOUSE DOWN ..Reviews and thoughts are coming in:- Dumb-fun extravaganza
- ATLANTIC reviews
- “Not as fun” as it would have been before 9/11..
- NPR: Continuous action
- WALL STREET JOURNAL: Home for tired action tropes
- ROLLING STONE: “Vile” rehash
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M Night northern exposure

M Night needs his big Pines HE’S MOVING OUT!For years M. Night Shymalan has been famous in the Philadelphia, PA area. . he filmed THE SIXTH SENSE and SIGNS there, and other movies, too.. But times do, change.. tax credits vanish.. and all movies often move north..According to various reports today, filmmaker M Night Shyamalan will be filming his television series WAYWARD PINES in Vancouver, British Columbia, as opposed to the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area..Word from officials is that it is going to be moving there because of the lack of a good venue, including large pine trees, for the production..However a brief stroll through your recent memory may reveal an old 2009 article about how he moved the production of DEVIL to Canada instead of Philly..And we sure know they have elevators in Philadelphia..Can someone say ‘tax credits’? -

Clyde Lewis out of surgery and recovering
Ground Zero radio listeners were shocked last week when Clyde Lewis announced he will be taking time off to undergo a surgery for a serious issue: A tumor on his kidney..Yesterday, Lewis posted a photograph of himself on Facebook and his website showing his recovery is beginning.. in the photo, he is clearly in a hospital bed.. According to his message, he needed seven hours of surgery for the issue..On his Facebook page, thousands have already commented on a series of posts concerning his medical situation.What seems apparent more than anything is how dedicated of a fan base Clyde Lewis has. His listeners are most likely going through some sort of harsh withdrawal.. Ground Zero has become a late-night love for me over the past several months.. I have had some very brief Twitter communications with Mr. Lewis and I believe he is a wonderful person and an even greater radio personality.. The HORROR REPORT is wishing for his continued improvement and his eventual return to radio.Until then my tin foil hate will be safely tucked away in an undisclosed location.Mr. Lewis, we miss you.-Bryan


