Getting In The Halloween Spirit...

In this week before Halloween it is only fitting that our thoughts turn to delightfully OTT monster movies such as Behemoth (see trailer above)- a future classic coming to the SyFy channel.

To quote its YouTube page: "An earthquake reactivates a long-dormant volcano threatening the small town of Ascension, trembling in its shadow. But the gaping maws in the region reveal evidence of something else—a centuries-old subterranean creature at last given the chance to break free in a black cloud of fire and ash. As the Behemoth wreaks havoc, it's a race against time as a small band of rescuers fight it with a force as destructive as the beast itself."

Next up, I present for your delectation Orcs!



This insanely brilliant, high concept movie (Lord Of The Rings' orcs invade a national park in modern day America) borders on genius for its dumb simplicity and is one of those ideas that every Dungeons & Dragons player has toyed with at some stage.

Thanks to Quiet Earth for tipping me off to this one, I have subsequently discovered the movie has its own Facebook page, which offers this plot summary:

"Orcs Orcs Orcs are battle ready, ugly, peeved and pouring out of the mountain to wreak havoc and destruction on outdoor enthusiasts and eventually all of mankind. Our collective fates lie in the hands of our hero trio; a couple of bumbling but well-meaning park rangers and Katie, a hot and feisty, over-the-top environmentalist."

The final offering today is a bit more high-brow and a bit more personal: Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of HP Lovecraft's At The Mountains Of Madness.

I don't think I could have asked for a better director to bring my favourite Lovecraft tale to the big screen, Del Toro's vision has always been quite Lovecraftian in my opinion.

There's no release date as yet - or any real details (except that it's being shot in 3D and James Cameron is producing; this could be the first movie to entice me to slip on those crappy, plastic 3D goggles), but in the meantime here's an atmospheric fan-trailer for the tale (made a years before the film was announced):