Lionsgate Wins April Fools Day This Year.... Wow!!!

Lionsgate is a Canadian independent film production/distribution company that just so happens to be the most successful mini-major studio in North America. It has been key in the development of some of the greatest franchises over the last 20 years... think Twilight, Hunger Games, Saw, etc. But it has always been a key contributor to the horror genre, and boy have they added some classics through the years. American Psycho, Hostel, the many Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboots (I would argue they are the BEST reboots out of all the horror reboots), High Tension, The Midnight Meat Train, You're Next, The aforementioned Saw films, Cabin In The Woods and House of a 1,000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects are just a few of the banging horror movies that Lionsgate have put out over the last 25 years. So when it came time for the people who control Lionsgate's Instagram/Facebook accounts (they have a ton of FBook accounts for each specific movie and their Instagram covers all their releases), they dug deep into their own personal character archive to compile a 'Who's Who' list of the most heinous monsters & madman for a fake movie entitled 'Fright Club'! What a great idea... take some of the worst baddies ever and have them take on innocent victims in a winner take all fight club type of setting... I WOULD WATCH THE SHIT OUT OF THAT! They tapped Patrick Bateman, the horned helmet dude from Hostel, Jigsaw, Otis, Leatherface, the ballerina girl from Cabin in the Woods, as well as a few more (I think those little kids under Bateman are from The Strangers, but I could be wrong)... oh, and is that the famous Leprechaun lurking in the shadows??? A great idea for a perfect April Fools joke. The coolest thing for an April Fools joke is if people truly believe it... and just by checking out the comments on the posts you can see just how much people either believe this or wish it could be true! Great work Lionsgate. Check out the full poster after the jump....

      

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Animated Series by Sean Hartter

He's Backkkkk.... well, um, They're Backkkkkkk!!!! Both Leatherface and my man Sean Hartter are back here on CCD in this awesome piece of proposed VHS artwork. Leatherface is back in theaters this week with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, so Sean decided to re-imagine the main character as if he was the star of his own Saturday morning cartoon. This is definitely a show I would watch because Texas Chainsaw is one of my favorite franchises ever. I wonder why in this day and age of fantastic animation we don't see more horror themed animated project? I think it would lend itself to the genre perfectly. Maybe Sean's piece will spark a fire under some animators butt and they will get this ball rolling. Check out the full piece after the jump...

Crazy Horror Cosplay From The 1st Annual Calgary Horror Con

I came across these excellent cosplay photos from the 1st Annual Calgary Horror Con, which took place on Oct. 1st and 2nd. I am all about the cosplay, but whenever you get sexy versions of these scary characters it just amps up the appeal of the pics! I only have one questions:  How come our Canadian correspondent Cal from the Cave of Cool didn't tell us about this one? Check out all the great pics after the jump...

 

'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 18 by Jeff Bond

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com (my favoritest and most user friendly t-shirt contribution site) voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.


First up this week, we have a handful of Super Mario Bros. designs that'll make your flower fiery....
'Mushroom Guillotine' shows what happens to Toad if Super Mario doesn't make it to, yet, another castle to save him in time. I love this design! 

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....and 'Classico' has Super Mario in an iconic 30's stylized cartoon imagery.

...Lastly....'Yoshi vs. Kong' pits two of the video game's mainstays against each other in a realistic battle to the death!

'Support Zombie Awareness' with this clever tee. Never forget!

'Saw You Wanna Go To Texas' Minimalistic horror/travel propaganda? Watch your fingers!

'The Magic of Man' is an epic homage to Rene Magritte's famous painting 'The Son of Man'...only with much more Harry.

'Asian Nightmare' is pretty scary to me! Suit up and grab your sword!

Must....get....that.....'Damned Dirty Ape'...clean!

In 'Friday', it seems Internet sensation Rebbecah Black has a fan in horror ingenue, Jason Voorhees.

'Murderer Bear' Why? WHY NOT?! Sleep tight with teddy!

'Walk into Mordor'? I'm not sure who's sponsoring this walk each year but, It seems at least it's volunteers get a great souvenir t-shirt for their support.

Oh, bother. I love me some Disney...and Pooh and Piglet specifically. Here's a tee that pits the duo against the ever-elusive Heffalump .....'In Search of the Elusive Heffalump'.

Alas poor T-800, I knew you well! As Ahhnold decides whether to return to the Terminator franchise. You can decide whether or not to give a high vote to this Shakespearean 'Terminator' homage with 'To Be Or Not To Be'

Iron Man has got to die sometime and, in 'The Silly Death of Iron Man', we get to see probably the worst way he could go about doing so.

A fun chibi version of Freddie Mercury goes for a ride on his favorite piece of transportation in 'I Want to Ride My Bike'

'CTRL..Sprite Diatroid 001' puts one of the 8-bit baddies from the Nintendo Classic 'Metroid' right upon your shoulder.

'Captain Mexico' has our neighbors to the south trying to cash in on the recent reemergence of the Super Hero movie culture. This Cap comes complete with stereotypical 'stache and sombrero shield. Ole!

'Stormpunisher' is a mash-up of galactic proportions. I part vigilante superhero, 1 part imperial soldier. All parts...awesome!

By far, MY favorite Threadless submissions this week are all inspired by my favorite toys. Lego! Vote now and you can soon be a Lego Pirate with 'Blockman Redbeard Torso'

...or a Lego Knight with 'Blockman Wolfpack Torso'

...or a member of medieval band of merry men with 'Blockman Woodsmen Torso'

lastly, possibly the best of the 4 is a Lego Firefighter .....'Blockman Fireman Torso'

'til next time wearer's of shirts!