CM Punk watches Dead Hooker In A Trunk

Wow.

A little known fact about myself and my beloved doppelganger is that we are HUGE wrestling fans.

I kid you not.

Undertaker was my beloved way back when and Sylvie (foolish Sylvie) loved The Heartbreak Kid. When they battled in Hell In A Cell, we nearly killed one another until Kane showed up and we both called an uneasy truce and instantly turned on this new intruder on our lives.

Today something beyond amazing happened. Honestly, I don't know if I'm dreaming.

CM Punk, Phillip Jack Brooks, tweeted the following and we almost died...

That's right. The current WWE Champion, the nineteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the man to achieve this honor fastest at 203 days, is watching OUR movie. Thank you, CM ! We truly hope you like it. And you've made two wrestling fans hearts soar. I don't think my mind can be comprehend that this is even happening right now.

I hope this is your face when you finish watching it.

Fatally Yours,
Jen and Sylv

Twisted Twins Tatt!!!

We will forever be on Damon Mostasteless Lagneau's arm. For fucking serious because the man got Twisted Twins inked for life on his arm.

Fucking amazing. We adore this kind of commitment - we promise to be a good tattoo and look cool, badass, and sexy. ~Sylv

Twisted Twins Trivia with Ghost and the Twins!

Like they corpses sharing the same unmarked grave, is the horror show equivalent to how we feel about this man. Sorry, Beetlejuice, but our Ghost is our ghost with the most. If you're late to the bloggery, we met Ghost last year at TIFF and have been ghoul friends ever since.



We actually never wanted to leave, and Ghost was kind enough to hang with a pair of completely insane twins. He even took us to the airport where because I'm so hardcore, I didn't get all sad like a bitch (I did tho). Here is a segment from our time together that was previously unreleased for your viewing pleasure!



Thank you for watching, thank you to Ghost for being fucking fangtastic, thank you to everyone who reads this blog. Too much love for that radness!!

~Sylv

Mr. Darko finds a Dead Hooker in his Trunk

The horror community is made up of many faces, people from all different places, all sharing a love of horror, and something else - the community consists of the best people on the planet. Allow me to introduce you to Mr. Darko of The Movie Log --

"I am an avid movie watcher of all genre's, although my favourites are horror and sci-fi. I will be reviewing every movie I watch and giving you my two cents. Feel free to leave your opinion or suggest movie for me to watch."

With the new IFC Midnight release of DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, the film is getting seen by many folks. So what did Mr. Darko think about the flick?

"All in all Dead Hooker in a Trunk, is a great debut film from the Soska sisters, and is already being called a cult classic. While this is something we will only know in time, I must say this feels very familiar to another pair of horrors great icons. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, two friends with nothing but gallons of fake blood and a love for horror who created one of the great cult classics Evil Dead. That being said I already have my eye out for American Mary, the Soska Sisters next big feature and I look forward to seeing where they go next."

I can't exclaim the pure, unadulterated nerd joy these words give me. Jen and I made this film with the intention of making something fun, crazy, and entertaining like the films we grew up on. There's nothing better than hearing that people are digging the flick. Clickity click here for the whole piece.*

~Sylv

*we had ten times less than the amount that wiki says we did. ;)

Are You A Top Or A Bottom?

Hey, girls and boys, what are you doing this upcoming Monday, March 12th at 7pm? Not sure. How about you come out for a laugh at Oasis (1240 Thurlow St, Vancouver, BC) where the Tops and Bottoms Queer Comedy Group will be performing? Say what? Lemme introduce you to this rad event --

The Show

Tops and Bottoms is presented by Bob Loblaw Queer Comedy Troupe - Canada's first (and so far only) professional gay improvisational comedy company.

The show opens with four up and comers (The Bottoms) creating comedy sketches based on challenges the professionals (The Tops) set for them. Then in the second half The Tops pull random challenges from a top hat. There are over 97 games with various degrees of difficulty for them to choose from and they have no control over what they get.

After each half the audience votes on ballots that were distributed earlier. They reward the Bottom who they think did the best and deserves a chance to play as a Top and the ˜punish' a Top who they think played the weakest. Next week those players switch positions and new players also join the ranks.

Sounds very cool, but Sylv - you ask me in your quizzical manner - how the fuck do you fit in? Here's how the fuck - Jen and I have been invited by the fucking amazing Bill Taylor to be guest judges. First time doing this sort of fun thing and would love to see as many of you fine folks out there for a great night!


Ok, that's a few days away. Enough time, right? Can't wait to see you all!!!!!

~Sylv

DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK Tunage

There is a lot of talent out there. Artists so wickedly talented and the shitty thing is a lot of them, you might have never heard of before. When we made DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, it was of the utmost importance to represent independent talent from the cast to the crew and especially in a fucking rocking soundtrack.

Here are the artists responsible for the kick ass sound track on DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, a little bit about them, their tracks used, and where you can hear them --

INCURA

Vancouver based quintet Incura formed in the winter of 2005 in Southern Alberta and has since garnered serious attention from the press and audiences alike. The word "genre" thrown around to categorize bands is rarely applied to Incura, as they cross between numerous styles and take influence from every musical moment they hear.

Incura has never been subject to the confines of any single musical style or genre and their live performances are always met with critical acclaim.

Tracks -- THREE, SWEAT RUNS COLD, SET IN STONE, HERE TO BLAME


FAKE SHARK-REAL ZOMBIE!

Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat. Fake Shark-Real Zombie! was conceived by Maher and Hearn in October 2005 as a way of combining the styles of the bands they liked in hopes to one day open for them.

They met in high school, but didn't form the band until some time after graduation. To complete the band, they recruited (via Craigslist) bassist Dan Hughes and The Heck's former drummer, Malcolm Holt. Around the start of 2007, Hughes left the band and was replaced by The Heck's former and Hot Hot Heat's current bassist, Parker Bossley. The onslaught of MySpace buzz garnered the interest of Vinyl Junkie Records in Japan who released the band's debut album Zebra! Zebra! on April 25, 2007.

Tracks - DESIGNER DRUGS, JEWELRY, WTF


THE AWKWARD STAGE

The Awkward Stage is a Canadian indie pop band, based in Vancouver, British Columbia and fronted by singer-songwriter Shane Nelken. The band's supporting lineup currently consists of Tygh Runyan on lead guitar, Tony Koelwyn on drums and Chris Mitchell on trumpet and keyboards.

Nelken, who works as a cremationist, had a longtime side career in music as a supporting musician for artists such as A. C. Newman and Sparrow before forming his own band, which consists of Nelken with a rotating cast of other musicians. The Awkward Stage's debut album, Heaven Is for Easy Girls, was released on Mint Records in 2006 and quickly charted on Canadian campus radio and CBC Radio 3, which named the band's song "We're Going for a Ride" one of its Top 94 songs of 2006.

Tracks - HEAVEN IS FOR EASY GIRLS, 1000 TEENAGE HEARTS


THE STALLS

The Stalls were a three piece alternative band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band often had a revolving backing line but was driven by co-songwriters Danny Singh and CJ Wallis. Backed with over 50 songs, The Stalls played all across North America and regularly played all major venues in and around Vancouver. The Stalls have two songs in the IFC film Dead Hooker In A Trunk called 'No Dialogue, Just Plot' and 'Ballgown Turns Black.'

Tracks - NO DIALOGUE JUST PLOT, BALLGOWN TURNS BLACK


CJ WALLIS

CJ Wallis abandoned a fifteen year professional hockey career as a goaltender shortly after earning a job interview in New York for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In lieu of film school, Wallis volunteered for nearly four years aside filmmaker Scott Smith on his award winning debut feature film Rollercoaster, learning and helping to execute every step of production from script to screen. Since then, Wallis has gone onto direct and produce award-winning film, television and music video productions.

Tracks - DOWNSIDE UP, COWBOY PIMP THEME, GRINDHOUSE GARAGE, I NEED YOU NOW


THE TITAN GO-KINGS

Titan Go King's are one of the hundreds (or perhaps thousands) of girl-bands to follow down the cute, spunky, and sometimes silly trail originally blazed by Shonen Knife, to which they along with most pop/punk girl bands in Japan since the '0s owe large stylistic debts. Formed in Kyoto in 1996, the band only performed sporadically until 1998, when they began and gigging more consistently around the Kyoto-Osaka region. They began recording demos the same year, and the punk-centric Benten label.

Track - HIGH TENSION GIRL

THE BELLE GAME

The Belle Game is an indie pop rock band originating from Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in July 2009, the band currently consists of permanent members Adam Nanji, Andrea Lo, Alex Andrew, and Katrina Jones. Adam Nanji and Alex Andrew, who met when they were 5 years old, played in a band called The Dazed from 2002-2007. Shortly after the band broke up, Nanji and Andrew began writing solo acoustic material, and after two years, both had released their own EPs. In July 2009, Nanji was offered an opening slot at a show at the Railway Club in Vancouver. Nanji asked Andrew if he would play drums as part of his solo act because he was formerly the drummer of The Dazed. Nanji contacted high school friend Andrea Lo to play the keyboard onstage and sing back-up vocals; however, when the band first practised together, they decided to create a band with both Nanji and Lo on lead vocals.

Adam Nanji had already previously booked studio time at Vogville Studios by the time The Belle Game was founded, so less than a month after the band was started, they headed into the studio and began recording material with producer John Franco. After five days in the studio, the band had three songs to put on to an EP with a previously unreleased solo track by Adam Nanji.

Track - WON'T GET YOU NOW

Thank you for listening and get these bands' music because they have a stupid amount of talent and deserve to be wider spread. I could have put in a tasteless DEAD HOOKER joke in that last sentence, but I didn't. I guess I'm growing up.

~Sylv

DEAD HOOKER is #18 on the Amazon Hot New Releases List

Holy poop kittens!

Yes, that's totally a phrase. Um, a Canadian one.

We just got word from a lovely DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK enthusiast that the DVD, recently released by IFC Midnight, has landed itself on AMAZON'S HOT NEW RELEASES LIST. In fact, we've landed at #18!! And we have all of you to thank for it. Thank you for believing in us and our DEAD HOOKER. Thank you for watching! Thank you for telling your friends! Thank you for grabbing a copy! Thank you for wanting its release!

And 18 is a delicious place to be. It's totally legal (ha) and it's the land of the "R" rating.

So here are 18 blood red roses of thank you. We are so grateful to all of you.

Here's the link to our #18 spot!!

Fatally Yours,
Jen and Sylv