Mr. Macabre, Grave Garage, Vampire Elixer

Legendary suspense film director Alfred Hitchcock made 58 movies from 1922 to 1976. These are just the ones released — Hitchcock also made or worked on as an assistant director, screenplay writer, and art director for 21 “lost” films. Out of all of those, though, Hitchcock’s stab (heh) at horror — Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963) — firmly framed him as a master of nerve-squeezing shocks ’n thrills. Film purists, though, will rightfully point in your face and tell you Hitchcock is more known for a string of quintessential murder mystery/suspense movies, with Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959) and Frenzy (1972) career high-water marks. Personally, I prefer his more stabby films.

In tribute, Mad Duck Posters™ just came out with a Hitchcock collage illustration representing his best films. The 18”x24” screen prints by artist Paul Mann are available in these formats: The standard color version is limited to 200 for $75. Silver and gold variants, limited to 55 each, cost $95. Before you click this to buy/purchase said poster(s), just know that in Psycho, a hotel owner/operator talks to his dead mom and stabs hotel guests, whereas most hotel owner/operators don’t. And in The Birds, an aviary army descends on a coastal town, pecking out easily peckable eyes and crapping on cars.

So while we look for an owner/operated hotel in a coastal city, here are a few upcoming horror/sci-fi movies that may or may not make you feel like pecking out your own eyes…

BURNING BUTTERFLIES / Release pending 2024 (VOD)

“Burning Butterflies is a nihilistic psychological horror film that revolves around the theme of existential philosophical crisis. The plot explores the uncertainty and absurdity of life unfolding a very dark reality.”

Means nothing. Spank my monkey.

THE DEMON DISORDER / Release pending 2024/2025 (VOD)

“Graham, Jake and Phillip Reilly and their deceased father’s pasts collide when a family secret is discovered, leading their father’s garage to become the site of revenge from beyond the grave.”

The garage for revenge from beyond the grave. The guest bathroom would’ve been a better choice. 

THE SYNDROME / Release pending 2024/2025 (VOD)

“While their city is shocked by a series of strange suicides, Yegor prepares to move to another place to forget the past and start a new life. His plans change when he meets Karina, the girl is sure that all the victims did not commit suicide of their own free will. Together, the young people will try to stop the deaths behind the creepy Man in White.”

Man in White? After Labor Day, maybe…

THE WITCH OF WANDER LANE / Release pending 2024/2025 (VOD)

“In the 1930s prohibition era, a secret coven of witches controls the liquor trade underground in a network of ancient tunnels. Tyrannical head witch Amelia Wander has created a new addicting elixir to boost profits, and as a side effect, it is turning the surrounding villagers into wretched, vampiric monsters. Unbeknown to newcomer Zora, the granddaughter of the late head witch, she has been tasked to fulfill her legacy on the council and find a lost ingredient to the elixir. Can she discover the truth, and a way out, before it is too late?”

Where can I get a keg of this elixir? I’m having a house party this weekend.