After I had heard about  Jackson’s passing I was in complete shock. I mean, who saw this coming? I sure didn’t. I don’t normally listen to the radio, but on the way home from work today, I listened to every station for more info about Michael Jackson and his death. It was true, he had died earlier today. All the stations were playing his music and it was really weird listening to his music while knowing he had died. 

Sure MJ was a bit “wacko” and did some crazy ass things throughout his career. But I just have to point out that Thriller is hands down the greatest music video ever made. It’s a brilliant short horror film. I have the album on vinyl and I’ll be crankin’ it up all weekend long. 

“Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times. Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told The Times that paramedics responded to a 911 call from the home. When they arrived, Jackson was not breathing. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda said.” Read the rest of the article at the Los Angeles Times.

Well, we made it through another convention and it was a blast! This June, Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors was held at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC and it did not disappoint. We met a ton of cool people and unloaded a healthy amount of horror t-shirts. The I Brake For Zombie stickers were also a hit. We showcased some brand new t-shirt designs and we received a lot of positive feedback from them. Those new designs will be on the Headstone City site soon, so sit tight. Thanks for the support and to all those who came out to visit us. We hope to see you again next year.

I’ve posted some pics below, enjoy!

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Headstone City will be appearing at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in New York City. The show will be at the Jacob Javits Center from Friday June 5th to Sunday June 7th. In addition to debuting new horror t-shirts designs, Headstone City will also have free shirt contests, giveaways and sales on all t-shirts.

Fangoria has a pretty nice lineup of guests which include: Guillermo del Toro, Dario Argento, Tobe Hooper, Doug Bradley and many more. Anyone in the metropolitan area should stop on by, it’s sure to be a blast. See you there!

This one is for all you 80’s toy robot junkies out there. A friend of mine pulled his Robie Jr. out of storage, took some snapshots and sent them to me.

This remote controlled robot circa 1986 was manufactured by Tomy and sold by Radio Shack. Robie Jr. had a microphone on both sides of his head which enabled him to hear the ultrasonic sound sent from the remote controller. By using the remote, any child could easily navigate Robie Jr. throughout his or her house. In addition to motoring around on the ground Tomy was kind enough to install some phrases into Robie Jr.’s CPU. He spoke phrases such as “Let’s Go”, “Hello”, “I’m Robie Jr.”, “Oops” and “Excuse Me”.

Obviously the tray Robie Jr. holds is to carry assorted items. The amount of things he can carry is endless. Robie Jr. could bring you a tray full of M&M’s or even the medication you use to keep the voices out of your head. I suppose he could also bring you another role of toilet paper when you run out.

Sure, he’s not as cool as R2-D2, but he’s a hell of a lot better than that dipshit Johnny 5.

Remember this HBO introduction from way back in the 80’s? This was and is by far the greatest HBO lead-in ever made. Sitting down, getting ready to watch a flick on your very own Home Box Office and seeing this intro. would send chills down your spine. It was pure gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest spun heaven metal, or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now…

This version has the family and suburban opening. They eventually stopped showing the ‘burbs opening and cut straight to the spaceship shaped like a giant HBO. It’s a shame they did that, seeing that they spent so much time creating the miniatures. Probably ate up too much time and took time away from showing movies.
But listen to that kick ass beat! I should put this song on my ipod. The music during the entire sequence is top notch. It builds, builds and builds until the camera makes its way into space and we are overloaded with a musical score of magnificent magnitude. I’d love to hire a 40-piece orchestra and have them play this in my backyard. People would come from miles to see that!
So crank it up to 11 and enjoy this flashback to 1983!

At first glance, this photo seems fairly normal. Doctor, nurse and patient. But at closer inspection we can see how weird it really is. Check out the look on the nurse’s face. She is downright nightmarish! And what’s with her neck? After they took the photo, I think her head began to rotate.

That’s right, the Toxic Avenger does exist! He has been spotted over at PopThatZit.com
Many thought he had gone back into hiding. Little did they know he’s still fighting crime with giant, never-ending head cysts.
Warning: very gross

“Martin Brodeur stands alone. Brodeur, the New Jersey Devils’ goaltender, now holds the most career victories in NHL history, 552, surpassing Hall of Famer Patrick Roy’s record with a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at Prudential Center.”

Congratulations to Martin Brodeur on registering his 552nd win.

….again. That’s right, this is our second Friday the 13th this year. We also have another one slated for the second week of November. There’s no stopping them!
Anyway, there is also another horror remake opening (surpise, surpise). Opening tonight is the remake of the Wes Craven classic The Last House on the Left. The trailer actually looks like it might be good. But I can’t stop laughing when I see the guy with his head in the microwave. I just find that hysterical, cooking his brain like that. They must have rigged the door to stay open while it’s frying his cerebrum. Major radiation leakage there.
But that got me thinking about microwaves and so I did a little research and found some random facts. In 1947 the Radarange was built. This was the world’s first microwave. It was 6 feet tall, weighed 750 pounds and cost about $5,000 each!

But that got me thinking even more. Microwave Massacre’s artwork is so much cooler than the movie itself!