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Horror fans have become well acquainted with Bonnie Aarons in recent years thanks to her role as Valak the demonic nun in Conjuring Universe spinoffs The Nun and The Nun II, but what you might not realize is that Aarons was invading your nightmares long before that.

Remember the nightmarish “Bum” from David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive? Many consider the character’s brief jump-scare appearance to be one cinema’s most genuinely terrifying moments; back in 2015, Indiewire named the shocking appearance of the filthy vagrant one of the 40 Scariest Movie Moments of all Time, coming in at a respectable #10.

Yes, it was Bonnie Aarons who played the Bum before becoming the Nun!

Elsewhere in the film world, Aarons made her feature debut in 1994’s Exit to Eden as “The Prostitute,” subsequently appearing in films such as Dear God, Shallow Hal, Wristcutters: A Love Story, I Know Who Killed Me, Hell Ride,...

Randal Malone, who showed up in dozens of low-budget movies and played a “film star” on the 1990s MTV dating game show Singled Out, has died. He was 66.

Malone died Sunday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys after a long battle with kidney disease, his family announced.

Since 2004, Malone served as president of the Southern California Motion Picture Council, a charitable organization that was founded in 1936 and remains one of the longest-running groups of its kind.

While signing autographs to promote Sunset After Dark (1996), in which he appeared alongside former child star Margaret O’Brien and onetime silent-film star Anita Page, Malone was spotted by producer Keven Undergaro.

He was then hired for Singled Out, which counted among its hosts Chris Hardwick, Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra. He portrayed various characters during the show’s three seasons, including “Film Star Randal Malone”; he wore gloves and used a cigarette holder...

"Smokey and the Bandit" was a delightful '70s action-comedy movie; it spawned two sequels, the first of which was pretty damn good. For a modern audience looking back, the series was also remarkably star-studded. It featured beloved late actors like Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Patrick McCormick, and Mike Henry, most of whom are still fondly remembered over forty years after the first movie came out. Although the series itself isn't quite as well-known among today's young viewer as we'd probably prefer, most of its cast certainly is.

But what about the actors in the series who are still alive today? What are they up to? Let's check in on the lives and careers of the remaining "Smokey and the Bandit" cast, and see how they're holding up. We might never get to see that Seth MacFarlane-penned revival series we heard about back in 2020, but it's not time to...

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First, she petrified you in The Conjuring 2, and now the demon nun is back for another round of terror - and this time she's getting her own backstory. Who is playing the titular nun in the upcoming horror film The Nun, you ask? Well, for starters, the actor is the same one who originated the role in The Conjuring 2, but that's definitely not the only place you've seen character actor Bonnie Aarons before.

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Long before she brought the demon nun to life to terrify Vera Farmiga's Lorraine Warren during a crucial moment in The Conjuring 2, she memorably frightened moviegoers in Mulholland Drive. Aarons played "The Bum," a character who put the jump into jump scare, for David Lynch's twisty film. From there, she landed more roles in horror films like Hell Ride, Drag Me to Hell,...

The last living Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz has died.

Jerry Maren, who memorably welcomed Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) to Munchkinland in the classic 1939 film as part of the Lollipop Guild, died last week at a San Diego nursing care facility, TMZ reported. The actor was laid to rest over the weekend at Forest Lawn in Hollywood, said the outlet.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Maren was the final surviving Munchkin actor from the 124 little people who starred in The Wizard of Oz. The bio on his Instagram page also states, “Last living munchkin from the Wizard of Oz.

Porkchop from Independent Entertainment and Alternative Cinema is a well-done satire homage to classic low budget 80s slasher cinema. Directed and produced by Eamon Hardiman, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, a location not to far from The Liberal Dead’s main headquarters in eastern Kentucky. The film revolves around a group of six young campers and a robot that retreat into the backwoods of West Virginia for a weekend of booze, drugs, and wild sex inside the abandoned Camp Wood. Soon, a weekend of debauchery turns into a fight for survival when the campers are hunted by a chainsaw-wielding psychopath in a pig mask looking to spill the blood of all those who roam into his territory. The film stars Ruby Larocca, who readers may remember from Evan Makrogiannis’ The Super, Erin Russ (Devil Sister), Ford Austin (Dahmer Vs. Gacy) and Brian Gunnoe. Porkchop will be hitting DVD on December 6th and digital markets.

Title: The Perfect House Directed by: Kris Hulbert (‘First Times’) and Randy Kent (‘Life of Lemon’, TV’s ‘The John Kerwin Show’) Starring: Monique Parent (TV’s ‘Tanya X’), John Philbin (‘Children of the Corn,’ ‘The Return of the Living Dead’) and Felissa Rose (‘Dahmer vs. Gacy’) The horror genre has multiple successful sub-genres, whether it be Hitchcock-inspired suspense, ‘Saw’-inspired torture-porn or violent, psychological thrillers. The new horror anthology film ‘The Perfect House’ encompasses all three sub-genres with three diverse short stories. All three stories take place in the same house, particularly the basement, and aim to prove that people are sometimes driven to commit crimes by an external evil force. ‘The...

I love movies that incorporate the word “versus” into the title, even if it is abbreviated. I grew up watching stuff like “King Kong vs. Godzilla” and “Dracula vs. Frankenstein”, so it shouldn’t be that surprising that I would instinctively gravitate towards modern-day motion pictures that attempt to pit one creature against another. And while “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” doesn’t technically fall into this category, the film is so utterly badass that I simply couldn’t ignore its genius. Since I enjoy saving the best for last, we’ll start things off with the worst of the bunch. Guess which one it is. Go on — guess. Truthfully, you really shouldn’t be that surprised. Dahmer vs. Gacy (2010) I’m a pretty tasteless guy when it comes to comedy, so I don’t mind at all when a motion picture brazenly decides to tip its gnarled toes in controversial waters.

Welcome back to Killer Film’s New Release Tuesday for May 10th! Before we get to these releases, let us remind you by ordering through our site, you not only get the best deals around from Amazon, but this one little click will help us out at no extra cost to you! It’s what keeps us killer!

Black Death

Don’t let the cover art fool you. This is one dark, brutal, interesting flick and one of our favorites thus far in 2011. Sean Bean owns as a knight sent to hunt down a witch during The Plague. The film tackles more than you think it would, crafting a vision rarely seen with the Medieval films we’ve gotten. (Formats: Blu-ray/DVD) Jon says: Buy Donny says: Buy

I Saw the Devil

Does the world really need another serial killer movie? If it’s directed by Lee Byung-hun of The...

It’s Monday and here are your DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for May 10th! We have a good release week for genre fans. For those of you that didn’t buy the Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray, the individual films are released this week as well as some other key titles that you should definitely pay attention to! Click on Read More to find all the releases.

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We should have our official Dahmer vs. Gacy review posted soon, but until then I wanted to remind you that it will be available on DVD next Tuesday, May 10. Deep within a secret government lab, Dr. Hess (Art Lafleur) is obsessively working to create the ultimate killer by combining the DNA of two of the world’s most infamous serial murderers, Jeffrey Dahmer (Ford Austin) and John Wayne Gacy (Randal Malone).

Ford Austin (pictured), the director of Dahmer Vs. Gacy who also plays the first of the two title roles, faced a horrific situation himself a couple of months ago. Austin was in a devastating car accident in Los Angeles March 9 that left him near death and has been in intensive care for nearly seven weeks, moved just this past weekend to non-critical hospital care. Austin spoke to Fango from his hospital bed, giving his first media interview since the accident.

Freddy vs. Jason. King Kong vs. Godzilla. Alien vs. Predator. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. We've seen many famous fiends square off on film, but will any of those other great all-time match-ups compare to Dahmer vs. Gacy? The world will finally find out when the award-winning (yes, award-winning!) film hits Blu-ray and DVD shelves in May.

The serial killer smackdown produced and directed by Ford Austin from a script by Chris Watson and Andrew Rausch starring Austin as Jeffrey Dahmer and Randal Malone as John Wayne Gacy has already garnered "Outstanding Cast Performance" at the Action on Film International Film Festival in Pasadena, California, and was voted "Audience Choice Award" winner at the Bare Bones Independent Film Fest in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

A secret government lab has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy, but there's one big problem: They've escaped!

Hey peeps! February is Women in Horror Month and you all are invited to celebrate with the lovely ladies!

From the Press Release:

This year we are excited to announce

The Second Annual Women In Horror Month Celebration

At Dark Delicacies In Burbank, CA February 12th, 2011

We would like to officially invite you to the second year’s festivities for Women In Horror Month celebrations in Burbank, California at Dark Delicacies!

Dai Green and Reyna Young have teamed up with Sue and Del Howison to bring this exciting event to the friends and fans of women in the horror genre and to celebrate our strides in the industry throughout the years while also meeting up for two great causes!

February 12th, 2011 we will be having a food drive to benefit the Burbank Food Bank and a clothing drive to benefit The Covenant House whose mission is to reach out to...

For the second time in as many months, London’s Leicester Square is the place to be for UK horror fans as the GoreZone International Film Festival returns to the Prince Charles Cinema on October 2nd and 3rd. Featuring not only bevy of blood-soaked movies and guests but also GoreZone Magazine’s first ever awards ceremony, can you afford to miss it?

Check out the full press release:

Roll up, roll up! The third annual GoreZone International Film Festival is hittin’ London on October 2nd and 3rd at the prestigious Prince Charles Cinema on Leicester Square. 13 film premieres, 2 days, no chance for survival!

Hosted by the ever delectable Emily Booth (Evil Aliens) and Christa Campbell (Hyenas), this year’s festival will be covered for broadcast on Lava TV (U.K.) and The Fusion Network (U.S.A.).

This year will also feature our first live awards ceremony with the results,...

A film titled Dahmer vs. Gacy doesn't seem the type to be garnering awards at film festivals across the country, but that's exactly what's happening. It just won "Outstanding Cast Performance" at the Action on Film International Film Festival in Pasadena, California, and earlier this year the film also was voted "Audience Choice Award" winner at the Bare Bones Independent Film Fest in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Produced and directed by Ford Austin from a script by Chris Watson and Andrew Rausch, Dahmer Vs. Gacy stars Ford Austin and Randal Malone as Dahmer and Gacy in a slaughter-filled rampage that includes appearances by Harland Williams (Half Baked), Art Lafleur (The Replacements), Steven Adler (Guns 'N Roses), Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Jerry Maren (Wizard of Oz), Bonnie Aarons (Drag Me to Hell), Irwin Keyes (House of 1000 Corpses), Jed Rowen (Acts of Violence), Lee Perkins (Live Evil), Brooke Lewis (iMurders), and many more!

Indie director Ramzi Abed (The Devil's Muse, In a Spiral State) is back with another slice of headsy goodness with his lastest film Noirland, and we've got your first look and info!

Noirland is a "darkly romantic horror ensemble mystery" starring James Duval (Donnie Darko, The Black Waters of Echo's Pond), Rena Riffel (Showgirls, Dark Reel), Twink Caplan (Clueless), Jesse Hlubik (May, Violent Blue), Elissa Dowling (Dread), Ford Austin (Dahmer Vs. Gacy), Wendy McColm (Suzie Heartless), Eric Fleming (In A Spiral State), Lenora Claire (The Devil's Muse), Clint Catalyst (Portland), Hollie Stevens (Enter The Peepshow), Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger), Adam Meir (In A Spiral State), Lorielle New (The Pit and the Pendulum), and Silvia Suvadova (Violent Blue) among others.

Though still in production, the film is nearly wrapped. Abed hopes to premiere it either late in 2010 or in early 2011.

Check out the plot crunch, teaser trailer, and images below.

Dahmer vs. Gacy will have a premiere at the Sunset 5 Theatre this January 15th through until the 16th. A film that pits two serial killers against each other an interview with the director, Ford Austin can be found here (Dahmer vs. Gacy Interview). If your in the Hollywood area this will be a definite highlight for 2010 for indie horror films, as the premiere will host the following stars Harland Williams (Half Baked), Art Lafleur (The Replacements), Steven Adler (Guns ‘N Roses), Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Jerry Maren (Wizard of Oz), Bonnie Aarons (Drag Me to Hell), Irwin Keyes (House of a 1,000 Corpses), Jed Rowen (Acts of Violence), Lee Perkins (Live Evil), and Brooke Lewis (iMurders). Have a look at the concept artwork for the movie poster, synopsis, and location right here.

A film synopsis for Dahmer vs. Gacy here:

"A secret government lab has been...

Reactions were definitely mixed when a promo trailer surfaced for the horror/comedy known as Dahmer Vs. Gacy a couple of months ago, but if you live in or around Hollywood, CA, you can be among the first to see the whole thing when the film premieres at midnight at the Laemmle Sunset 5 on January 15th and 16th.

Produced and directed by Ford Austin from a script by Chris Watson and Andrew Rausch, Dahmer Vs. Gacy stars Ford Austin and Randal Malone as Dahmer and Gacy in a slaughter-filled rampage that includes appearances by Harland Williams (Half Baked), Art Lafleur (The Replacements), Steven Adler (Guns 'N Roses), Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Jerry Maren (Wizard of Oz), Bonnie Aarons (Drag Me to Hell), Irwin Keyes (House of 1000 Corpses), Jed Rowen (Acts of Violence), Lee Perkins (Live Evil), Brooke Lewis (iMurders), and many more!

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Our good friends Ford Austin and Lee Perkins sent us the official Afm movie trailer and poster for the upcoming horror film “Dahmer vs. Gacy” by director Ford Austin and starring Lee Perkins (Carnies), Ford Austin, Art Lafleur, Randal Malone, Ethan Phillips, Irwin Keyes, Elissa Dowling, Jed Rowen and Felissa Rose. Synopsis: A secret government lab has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers, but there’s one big problem: They’ve escaped! Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States as they go on the ultimate killing spree. Trying to stop the maniacal madness is Ringo, a hick warrior being trained by God, using only a shotgun [...]...

Beyond the break you'll find the Afm trailer for Dahmer Vs. Gacy, where a secret government lab has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers but theres one big problemtheyve escaped! Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States as they go on the ultimate killing spree! Trying to stop the maniacal madness is Ringo, a hick warrior being trained by God using only a shotgun and a bottle of whisky! In his road trip to hell, he must first fight off his own demons, not to mention an army of Japanese ninjas! It all leads up to the Ultimate Showdown thatll leave blood on the walls and laughs in your belly! Directed by Ford Austin.

A bit more video content has come out of this year's Afm, this time for the horror/comedy known as Dahmer Vs. Gacy, which promises to leave blood on the walls and laughs in your belly!

Foy first told us about this flick back in August (click here for that story). Here are a few more plot details: A secret government lab has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers, but there's one big problem: They've escaped! Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States as they go on the ultimate killing spree. Trying to stop the maniacal madness is Ringo, a hick warrior being trained by God, using only a shotgun and a bottle of whiskey. In his road trip to hell, he must first fight off his own demons, not to mention an army of Japanese ninjas! It all leads up to the Ultimate Showdown!

Randal Malone is Pogo the Clown and Ford Austin is Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer vs. Gacy. A bizarre looking film about a secret government lab that has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous psychopaths... Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States when their experiments escape. The film also stars Art Lafleur, Bonnie Aarons, Felissa Rose, Lee Perkins, Brooke Lewis and Harland Williams as God!?! Check out the trailer below!

Godzilla fought King Kong. Alien battled Predator. Freddy faced off with Jason. Mega Shark duked it out with Giant Octopus. Now we're about to get Dahmer Vs. Gacy. No, it isn't the ultimate Ulli Lommel crossover movie. It's a horror comedy that pits two of the most notorious serial killers of all time against each other and unscrupulous rogue military scientists. Set your taste buds to tasteless.

A secret government program is cloning infamous serial killers and genetically splicing their DNA into a super serial killer for undisclosed purposes. Ultra low budget indie genre movie mainstays Ford Austin and Randal Malone star as the resurrected Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy, respectively. Dahmer Vs. Gacy, also directed by Ford Austin, is slated to be the first of five underground Grindhouse-style films produced by Angry Baby Monkey Pictures. The film is currently in post-production and gearing up for select independent film festivals.

Ford Austin is the star of many films across genres and the director of close to two dozen films; now, Ford takes a pause from a busy shooting and post-production schedule to talk about "Dahmer vs. Gacy" a serial killer focused horror film that pits two of the most notorious murderers against rogue military scientists. The film is focused on action and characters with several known stars taking part including Brooke Lewis, Art Lafleur, Randal Malone, Ethan Phillips, Harland Williams Bonnie Aarons, Irwin Keyes, Elissa Dowling, Felissa Rose, Jed Rowen, Peter Zhutski and several others.

Currently in post-productions "Dahmer vs. Gacy" will be available for fans at a future date, but for now have a look at the films premise, first-hand, in this one of a kind interview from filmmaker, and horror enthusiast Ford Austin.

(Michael Allen) Hello Ford, thanks for picking up the phone today and talking about "Dahmer vs. Gacy" today.

Brooke Lewis is a prolific actress with dozens of acting credits to her name. However, Brooke is not only a previous off Broadway actress, but an executive producer, producer, director, and promoter of horror films and now one of several stars in the upcoming "iMurders," which, as previously reported here, will show in a limited engagement in Pasadena this July 25.

Small in stature, curvaceous, and big in heart Ms. Vampy talks of "iMurders" and several other upcoming features in this one of a kind interview from one of the most beautiful actresses in the horror genre. Check out the interview and get a sense of Brooke's passionate personality on camera and off just past the break

(Michael Allen) When did you realize your passion for acting?

(Brooke Lewis) "I feel like I have been very fortunate to know what I wanted to do with my life at an early age.

Actor Lee Perkins has joined the cast of "Slime City Massacre", Gregory Lamberson's sequel to his 1988 cult midnight film "Slime City", which shoots in Buffalo this July. Perkins first came to the attention of horror film fans for his role as a paternal serial killer in "Katiebird*Certifiable Crazy Person" and recently completed roles in "Psychosomatika" and "Dahmer Vs. Gacy". In "Slime City Massacre", Perkins will play one of four squatters trying to survive in New York City after a terrorist attack brings down the financial system. The squatters discover a supply of strange wine in the ruins of a soup kitchen which turns them into hideous slime creatures driven to murderous acts. The other squatters are played by Debbie Rochon, acclaimed horror author Kealan Patrick Burke, and...

Actor Lee Perkins has joined the cast of Slime City Massacre, Gregory Lambersons sequel to his 1988 cult midnight film Slime City, which shoots in Buffalo this July. Perkins first came to the attention of horror film fans for his role as a paternal serial killer in Katiebird*Certifiable Crazy Person and recently completed roles in Psychosomatika and Dahmer Vs. Gacy. In Slime City Massacre, Perkins will play one of four squatters trying to survive in New York City after a terrorist attack brings down the financial system. The squatters discover a supply of strange wine in the ruins of a soup kitchen which turns them into hideous slime creatures driven to murderous acts. The other squatters are played by Debbie Rochon, acclaimed horror author Kealan Patrick Burke, and newcomer Jennifer Bihl...More...