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Friday, February 29, 2008
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Fangoria on DEADLY RITES/SLIME CITY MASSACRE
Current mood:  hopeful
Link: http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=6024
and the AWESOME Artwork is by Tom Moran
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February 28: SLIME CITY sequel and RITES from Lamberson
Indie filmmaker Gregory Lamberson, best-known for his 1988 gruefest SLIME CITY, has announced that a follow-up to that movie (concept art pictured above) is among a pair of productions he's preparing to shoot this year. First up, though, will be DEADLY RITES, on which Lamberson is collaborating with first-time producer Gregory Kurczynski. "DEADLY RITES was written by a friend named Walt Jantzen, and we've been developing it for years," Lamberson says. "The story is essentially DELIVERANCE meets HELTER SKELTER, with great heroes and villains—really strong material. Gregory's contacts have committed to funding 75 percent of the budget contingent on casting, and he's hired a casting director to handle that. This will be a 'real' film with a 'real' budget, and it looks like we'll shoot on 35mm this summer."
After that, he'll jump into SLIME CITY MASSACRE, which he describes as "a celebration of the whole '80s era of latex filmmaking, not just a sequel to my film. I'm writing the screenplay now, and already have one investor lined up. [Original stars] Robert Sabin and Mary Huner will be back in supporting roles, and I'm writing the lead for Erika Smith [from Lamberson's recent GRUESOME], who has expressed interest, and a number of other roles for fan favorites. This will be a down-and-dirty film, just like the original, only with a lot of surprises. If for some reason DEADLY RITES falls through, we'll shoot SLIME CITY MASSACRE this summer. If DEADLY RITES happens, we'll shoot SLIME CITY MASSACRE in November, when a lot of the actors' schedules will clear up. Everything's a crapshoot, but circumstances look positive for both of these."
In addition to the multimedia GRUESOME project (start tracking back through our coverage here), Lamberson has recently been busy with CHEAP SCARES! HOW TO MAKE A LOW BUDGET HORROR FILM, to be published by McFarland. The book will include interviews and indie filmmaking tips from Larry Fessenden, Scooter McCrae, Roy Frumkes, J.R. Bookwalter, Brett Piper and other veterans of the genre filmmaking trenches. You can read about all of Lamberson's work at his official website, and see his MySpace page here. —Michael Gingold
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Monday, January 21, 2008
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Slime City reviw on Deadpit.com
Link: http://www.deadpit.com/blog/?p=289
Here is another one I just had to share. Enjoy. 
Reviewed By: Scabboy
Written & Directed by: Greg Lamberson
Released by: Retro Shock-O-Rama
3.5 out of 5 skulls
The plot is nothing Oscar worthy, but is revolves around two guys and his girlfriend. They move into a New York City apartment where they meet their weird Satanic Neighbors give them this green goo-like pudding shit (and he actually eats it!) that t urns him into a slimy, zombie-like creature. After which he goes around town bandaged like Darkman and claims victims to quench his thirst. One scene in fact reminds me a lot of the motel scene in The Burning.
The bright spots of this movie are the Special Make-up Effects. Everything from the prosthetics, animatronics and make up look pretty professional at times and not something you'd see in a larger budget movie. It's too bad that some of the effects weren't shown more and not cut away from so quickly, but then again maybe that's why they looked so good.
Eas ily one of the best features of the DVD from Retro Shock-O-Rama is the impressive (compared to the VHS release) 1:78:1 transfer. The movie was shot on 16mm and has that 16mm charm that I just love so much. The negative could have been cleaned up a bit more, but I can deal with the sporadic scratches and blemishes.
Easily movies low points is the acting, but really with movies of this caliber it's exactly what we expect and have grown to love. The leading man (Robert Sabin) gave a solid performance as well as the leading lady (Mary Huner). Otherwise the rest of the cast seemed like a bunch of friends and extras. Mainly the portly "friend" that looked much like Shelly from F riday The 13th Part III. One of the funniest "bad" acting moments had to be a scene where the guy (Robert Sabin) hires this Asian prostitute and kills her. He cuts her in the forehead with a knife and she looks at him like she wants to fuck him and says "Why did you do that?!?"- I dunno. That was just horrible, yet I almost fell off of my sofa.
In short, Slime City is a fun, gore-soaked trek into 1980's (well, pretty much 1990's) low budget cinema. The movie is well put together, well edited, well directed and cleaned up/remastered and feels like a modern movie. For some reason the green pudding shit reminded me a lt of Troll 2, however I think this film is much better– and not in a "so bad it's good" way.
Recommended for everyone from Troma fans, to gore fans to cheesy b-movie fans. You won't be disappointed with this goo-soaked fun!
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Dark Scribe Johnny Gruesome Review (Book Review)
Heres the link:
 Bad Moon Books / September 2007
Reviewed by: Jeff Burk
Author and Slime City director Gregory Lamberson returns with his second novel, Johnny Gruesome. Essentially a splatter-movie in prose form set against an authentic 1950's backdrop, a teenage zombie exacts revenge on those who have wronged him. Imagine Grease meets Re-Animator.
Johnny Grissom is just your average pot-smoking high school bad boy with a wayward past. After being strangled by a coked-up friend, his life becomes even more interesting as a bloodthirsty member of the undead. As the story unfolds, his few surviving friends are struggling to beat murder raps and hold on to their sanity while trying to stop their deceased friend.
With its fast cars, leather jackets, and wholesome small town vibe, Johnny Gruesome feels like the drive-in movie you never saw. Lamberson saturates the grisly ordeal with an ever- present sense of fun and melodrama - meant here in the best possible way. Unrequited love, rival gang clashes, and drug disputes are prominent alongside disembowelments and dismemberments. The affecting side dramas are engaging and infuse the story with enough humanity to balance it.
What makes it all so enjoyable is the literary competence Lamberson brings to the proceedings. While he is primarily known for his visual works, there is no denying his skill with the written word. The story is tight and flows along at a very quick pace. While the subject matter may have an adolescent, comic book feel, Lamberson's treatment is anything but. Substance abuse and addiction play key roles, and he treats the material with a grim seriousness not appropriate for younger readers.
While Lamberson may not be charting any new ground with Johnny Gruesome – let's face it, tales of the vengeful dead have been done innumerable times - his sense of fun and the expert presentation make Johnny Gruesome a blast. It's like reading an old EC Comic at the sock hop. Lamberson has gone all out with promotion, too; there is a mini-movie, CD, an official mask of the titular character, and online comics - all Johnny-themed - and all on his official website.
This one's for anyone who fantasized about lighting up a joint, knocking back a beer, and decapitating the local jock.
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