It is no secret that the genre of horror is saturated, like a wet diaper, with films that should never really have been made, films that are so bad they’re, well, bad. I know that sometimes a film is made that is often a train-wreck yet manages to be entertaining, but surrounding those films exists a bunch of motion picture atrocities that fail on all levels, and those are the films I’ll be looking at in this column. Now, you might not agree with the films I mention here, you might even be a fan of some of them, and that’s fine, this is merely my personal opinions on what I feel are the true horror’s of the horror genre, the poison in the water supply that made me, when I saw them, want to Linda Blair my guts against the nearest wall. These are in...
- 7/3/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Pennsylvania is a huge state. Between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, is the same distance as from Philly to Boston, which crosses five states! And while the urban centers keep Pa voting blue nationally, the local governments are a good slice of ol’ fashioned God and guns. This is the state of Romero, where zombies first walked, but it’s also a state with a lot of small, isolated towns that seem stuck in the past. In 1987, Mark and John Polonia made Splatter Farm, a direct-to-video release that launched their B-movie, cult company. Since then, they have churned out 32 films, to date. One of their most recent offerings, Empire of the Apes doesn’t disappoint…in absolutely disappointing you.
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- 4/12/2014
- by Kyle North
- JustPressPlay.net
With the demise of the drive-in theater rose the behemoth home video industry – and a torch was passed from one era of low-budget directors and producers to a new batch of underfunded fringe filmmakers. These fresh faces had new technology, and a new distribution game… but a similar reckless abandon and rebellious tenacity as their b-movie forefathers.
Fright fans were introduced to a new breed of horror movies - made for tens of thousands of dollars… or thousands of dollars… or a few hundred bucks and a borrowed video camera. Unpaid amateurs / quasi-professionals made up the bulk of most casts and crews - and often, the directors and producers were quite inexperienced themselves.
Join me for a visit to the heyday of the direct-to-video, micro-budget horror movie. We’ll explore this strange new cinema of the 80s and see how it evolved through the ‘90s. (Be sure to adjust tracking for best picture quality.
Fright fans were introduced to a new breed of horror movies - made for tens of thousands of dollars… or thousands of dollars… or a few hundred bucks and a borrowed video camera. Unpaid amateurs / quasi-professionals made up the bulk of most casts and crews - and often, the directors and producers were quite inexperienced themselves.
Join me for a visit to the heyday of the direct-to-video, micro-budget horror movie. We’ll explore this strange new cinema of the 80s and see how it evolved through the ‘90s. (Be sure to adjust tracking for best picture quality.
- 3/14/2013
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
Ok, this one should be pretty self-explanatory. Polonia Brothers Productions have been responsible in the past for such gems as "Splatter Beach" (IMDb-rating: 3.4), "Dinosaur Chronicles" (IMDb-rating: 2.5) and of course "Holla If I Kill You" (IMDb-rating: 1.8), so their latest effort "Muckman" might be trashy fun if you are in the mood. And they have now put a trailer online!
Actually it does indeed look like trashy fun. Did I just see a stop-motion monster attack a toy trailer? Cool!!
Unlike the examples above it's not directed by either Mark or John Polonia, instead we have Brett Piper of "A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell"-fame (IMDb-rating: 1.6). Also check out Brett's site which shows stills of many of his monster creations, all of which look pretty awesome in that old-school sort of way (warning though: some of the snaps might be construed as Nsfw...).
Anyway, without further ado: the trailer.
Actually it does indeed look like trashy fun. Did I just see a stop-motion monster attack a toy trailer? Cool!!
Unlike the examples above it's not directed by either Mark or John Polonia, instead we have Brett Piper of "A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell"-fame (IMDb-rating: 1.6). Also check out Brett's site which shows stills of many of his monster creations, all of which look pretty awesome in that old-school sort of way (warning though: some of the snaps might be construed as Nsfw...).
Anyway, without further ado: the trailer.
- 3/18/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Halloweenight, the latest creation from Polonia Brothers Entertainment, marks the first movie done by the company without the help of John Polonia, the twin brother and other half of Pbe who passed away suddenly in February of 2008. Based on a story and a concept for a feature film John had written years earlier, Mark Polonia takes on the job of bringing his late brother’s old story to life with the help of a cast of old Polonia Bros. movie regulars (like Todd Carpenter, Cindy Wheeler, Bob Dennis, Dave Fife, Ken VanSant, etc.) and with the monster and gore making prestige of make-up effects artist Brett Piper (Screaming Dead, Bacterium, etc.).
- 12/31/2009
- by Mario Dominick
- HorrorYearbook
Longtime indie fright filmmaker Mark Polonia is self-distributing Halloweenight, the latest Polonia Bros. Entertainment production, on DVD beginning today under the Cinegraphic Productions banner. It’s the first feature he has made since the untimely death of his brother/moviemaking partner John in February 2008, and is also the final movie of their frequent collaborator Mark Satterly.
Written and directed by Mark from John’s story, Halloweenight is about a put-upon college student who constructs a living scarecrow that he uses to take revenge on his enemies during an All Hallow’s party. “Halloweenight is the culmination of many talented people putting forth their best efforts to make this film as good as can possibly be,” Mark says. “It was produced, first and foremost, to honor the memory of John Polonia, who tragically passed away as preproduction began. Sadly, after the movie was finished, the producer, Matt Satterly, also passed away.
Written and directed by Mark from John’s story, Halloweenight is about a put-upon college student who constructs a living scarecrow that he uses to take revenge on his enemies during an All Hallow’s party. “Halloweenight is the culmination of many talented people putting forth their best efforts to make this film as good as can possibly be,” Mark says. “It was produced, first and foremost, to honor the memory of John Polonia, who tragically passed away as preproduction began. Sadly, after the movie was finished, the producer, Matt Satterly, also passed away.
- 10/9/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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