The 2nd episode of the ADVENTURES OF LOUANNA LEE gets a guest review from Margaret Thompson of New York. This episode has special guest stars Count Gore De Vol (Dick Dyszel) and comedic actor Will Haza. Click on the above image to go to the review!

An incredibly fun indie horror/comedy gets reviewed at the site. Click on the image above to read about NINJAS vs ZOMBIES!

I review Batman XXX; A Porn Parody this month. Why? Because I am a big 1966 Batman fan and this parody is very well done. Adult Filmmaker Axel Braun has done a great send up to the campy 1960s show. Click on the image above to go to the review.

A new review has gone up. Robert Long II takes a look at Phil Herman’s experimental film INTO THE WOODS. Click on the above image to got to the review.

Horror reviewer Geno McGahee’s RISE OF THE SCARECROWS gets reviewed for the site. Check it out HERE!

This Wednesday we wish a very happy 64th birthday to our friend and mentor filmmaker Don Dohler. There are a couple of great fan pages dedicated to him on Facebook. Don, thanks for being a fantastic inspiration. We love and miss you.

Next, principle photography on ADVENTURES OF LOUANNA LEE episode 2 has wrapped and is now in post production. Special guest stars of this episode include comedic actor Will Haza and horror host Count Gore De Vol. To order Louanna’s mystery DVDs and her upcoming Rock CD, click HERE.

Correspondent Leanna Chamish informs me that a brand new review of EVERY OTHER DAY IS HALLOWEEN (the life and career documentary of horror host celebrity Dick Dyszel) is up over at Horrortalk.com. The review is by Steve Pattee and includes screencaps. Find out more HERE.

Speaking of reviews I have a NEW review for the site. This month I take a look at filmmaker Pat Taggart’s indie romantic comedy 99 PERCENT SURE. To get the lowdown on this film and my thoughts on it click HERE.

And to top things off, producer/director Kevin Kangas’ sequel  to his smash hit FEAR OF CLOWNS is now available for download or streaming through Amazon.com. This action-packed gore-fest stars Jacky Reres, Frank Lama, Johnny Alonso, and Mark Lassise as Shivers the Clown. Click HERE to get it!

DEAD HUNT gets a double review! Bill Hollister and Anthony Hartman of The Bodycount Continues forum guest review this 2007 slasher thriller by Don Dohler and Joe Ripple. Check it out the results HERE.

ADVENTURES OF LOUANNA LEE: the pilot episode of this independently produced television show gets guest reviewed by Peter Bradshaw. To check out the results for CALL ME LITTLE MISS TNT click HERE.

Two years up and running strong are just around the corner for Smash or Trash! If you like the content you see and read on the site, why not make a token donation to help keep it running? Even a couple of dollars from our readers can go a long way towards defraying the cost of the website. You can help by clicking on PAYPAL DONATION and giving what you can. Thanks in advance; we appreciate it!

A happy birthday (1/9/10) to special effects artist Joseph McClurkin! We will be featuring an article by Joe on how he does some of his prosthetic magic for the movies. Stay tuned!

Mitch Klein of Tales From The Cellar.com clued me in that Art Beats – the home of stock footage – is daily putting up a new HD clip of footage that you can download for FREE. And this is the GOOD stuff too. What are you waiting for? Get it while it’s HOT! Click HERE to go to the site.

It’s going to be a busy year here at Smash or Trash, so come back often to check it out!

Hello dear readers! Well, here it is a year and a half into the site and we’re doing great! Lots of interviews and reviews up, but I still need to get a lot more how-to’s up. But I do have a really good one in the works!

I didn’t get a new giveaway up in December. Sorry – just way too busy! However come January 2010 there will be some fantastic movies and other items up for grabs!

Four-Fingered Films, in association with J65 Productions and Meridian Media, proudly presents the first trailer for ROULETTE, a film by Erik Kristopher Myers. Starring Mike Baldwin, Will Haza, Ali Lukowski, Michelle Allegra Murad, Taylor Lee Hitaffer, Jan-David Souter, Troy Russell, Frank Moorman, Dave Kalman, Leanna Chamish, Mark Kilbane, George Stover, Amy Freedman and Frank Lama. Watch the high-quality trailer HERE. Also, check out LUCK OF THE DRAW: THE MAKING OF ROULETTE, a multi-part web series from award-winning film maker Ethan Meyer. This fly-on-the-wall series documents the entire process of putting together a no-budget production in the face of obstacles of all shape and size. Check out the latest installment HERE.

We’ve got a new/retro review up too! Filmmaker Joe Sherlock of F & C Productions has been making movies since the mid 1990s, and give us some insights into the ups and downs he has encountered as a micro-budget movie maverick. This interview was originally from 2004, but Mr. Sherlock helpfully updated it for us. You can find the interview HERE.

December 12th S or T correspondents Dr. Les Bradley and Leanna Chamish attended the exclusive cast and crew screening of “99% SURE,” a romantic comedy directed by Patrick Taggart. The screening was held at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, and it was standing room only. According to Bradley and Chamish, the movie held the audiences attention and went over well. We hope to review the movie here soon, and possibly interview the director.

There are so many people to thank for making this site possible, but I do need to single out the two that have always been there for me; Mitch Klein and Leanna Chamish. I am blessed with these two very talented people, and glad to have them as close friends. They have been there to kick me in the ass when I needed that – to remind me to keep at my true passion – making movies. Also, a big thank you to you – the readers, and the kind comments you have sent me. We’ll do our best to make the site better than ever!

Don Dohler’s DEAD HUNT – I can’t review it, as I worked on it. I don’t think I could be unbiased. However, I was fortunate in that two slasher film experts will be guest reviewing it for the site, and it will go up the first of the new year. Make sure to come back and check it out!

Finally, tis the season for giving, so how about sending a couple of bucks my way to help keep the site running strong? Just click HERE to go to the DONATION link, and we appreciate your support.

 Have a Great 2010!!! 

Geno McGahee of Xposse Productions sent me a copy of his freshman effort “Evil Awakening.” I take the take to review it and discuss the reasons why it is the perfect “beer and pizza? movie. Click to read the review HERE. Happy Halloween!

This past weekend was Horrorfind 2009. While a bit light on celebrities, it was big on fun! Good to get together with old friends and to meet up with new ones. The big event for myself was seeing the Timewarp Film’s movie SEALED FATES with a test audience. I wrote a short story for it called “Man’s Best Friend” that Mitch Klein turned into a superb screenplay. The audience reacted very well to the horror up on the screen, so I was most pleased. The movie is a anthology that stars Ryan Thomas, Tom Tansey, Aylor Wells, Leanna Chamish, Fred Cowie, Brian Dragonuk, Phil Amico, Karin Crighton, and Helenmary Ball. The movie is directed by Joe Ripple. I’ll keep folks updated as to a release date.

Veteran genre actor George Stover was at the Timewarp Films table, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Actress Leanna Chamish was found helping out Count Gore De Vol with his celebrity interviews. A special note about the Count is that his fantastic documentary (by C.W. Prather) played on Saturday. It’s called “Every Other Day Is Halloween” and has a ton of guest interviews in it, including Karlos Borloff. Filmmaker Kevin Kangas was on hand to promote his Fear of Clowns series, Hunting Humans, and his new thriller BOUNTY (starring Tom Proctor).

Also as of this writing I have nearly completed a new review in the “At the Movies” section. This is the first independent Western I have reviewed, and it is titled “Come Hell or High Water.” This is an awesome film by Wayne Shipley, and stars Mark Redfield, Mike Hagan, Richard Cutting, Jennifer Rouse, and Kelly Polchak. You can read about it HERE.