The Blind Dead
05-14-2007, 11:45 AM
People, there has never been a better time to be a horror fan than right now. The DVD format has opened up so many doors to overseas (and domestic) DVD imprints, filmmakers and fans. No longer confined to constant slasher clones and cheapjack camcorder stoner horror, we’re now able to watch just about anything we like…within reason. I’m sure those of you that used to purchase rare and obscure VHS tapes from the back of Fango (like me) will agree that we’ve still got a long way to go but we’re getting there.
One company in particular that’s helping to open those doors just a bit wider is CasaNegra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Panik House Entertainment. The truly dedicated geeks over at CasaNegra have set about the extremely daunting task of locating and releasing the best damn horror films from Mexico they can get their hands on and they’re doing a tremendous job of it. You may not like Mexican horror, hell you may never have seen Mexican horror, but trust me…it’s quite fun and always atmospheric.
One of CasaNegra’s newest releases, The Living Coffin (El Grito de la Muerte), is quite the bizarro Mexican horror/comedy/western hybrid taking cue from the lighthearted American westerns of the 40’s and 50’s and mixing it up with the popular (yet tragic) Mexican...[READ MORE HERE] (http://www.joehorror.com/0000808.html)
One company in particular that’s helping to open those doors just a bit wider is CasaNegra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Panik House Entertainment. The truly dedicated geeks over at CasaNegra have set about the extremely daunting task of locating and releasing the best damn horror films from Mexico they can get their hands on and they’re doing a tremendous job of it. You may not like Mexican horror, hell you may never have seen Mexican horror, but trust me…it’s quite fun and always atmospheric.
One of CasaNegra’s newest releases, The Living Coffin (El Grito de la Muerte), is quite the bizarro Mexican horror/comedy/western hybrid taking cue from the lighthearted American westerns of the 40’s and 50’s and mixing it up with the popular (yet tragic) Mexican...[READ MORE HERE] (http://www.joehorror.com/0000808.html)