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Wherewolves Horror Book Is Now Available At Amazon

June 13, 2013 By Horror Palace Leave a Comment

WHEREWOLVES is a realistic werewolf horror by John Vamvas and Olga Montes.

A fresh take on bullying told using a fun, rapid-fire style; with edgy, layered characters and plot twists that will keep you guessing. Thought provoking. Intense. Action packed.

“Kept me on the edge of my seat. Gets your pulse pounding.”–Author and award winning investigative journalist, Victor Malarek

WHEREWOLVES is the story of a group of high school seniors, most of them “military brats”, who are headed for an army-type survival weekend with their teacher, ‘The Sarge’.

The underdogs, Jeffrey and Doris, do not want to go as they fear for their safety among the disdain and cruelty of the popular students. Sergeant Tim O’Sullivan, their teacher, as well as their dysfunctional parents pressure them into going, but it is an unforgivable act by their peers that propels the pair to go. Likewise, Elie, a student resented because of his Arab roots, is even more determined to prove himself this weekend. In the background, a news report cautions of a wanted couple with alleged super-human strength supposedly brought on by a new drug on the streets.

In the woods, the students hike, hunt, camp, and soon act in unity as the forest brings them closer together. But does it? O’Sullivan leaves them a lone for the night. The students bond, chant, tell campfire tales, and quickly lose their fears and inhibitions. HOO-AH! Though sexual tensions are high, it soon turns to violence and everything quickly turns sour.

When the kids start disappearing one after the other, the remaining begin to unwittingly “act like the natives” carving spears, ready to face whatever is out there. What has gotten into them?

Amid blood-curdling growls and gruesome deaths, the story’s underlying layers are revealed. We see how misconceptions, prejudice, greed, fear, and hatred bring out the worst and best in them.

What is out there? Can it really be werewolves?

“A provocative and chilling reminder of man’s latent inhumanity to his own species. Deserves 5 star status.” –Author Dennis Coates, UK

“5 stars. It reminded me a bit of Lord of the Flies versus Silver Bullet but only way cooler.” –Angels in the Underworld Reviews

Link to the book trailer : YouTube

ABOUT JOHN VAMVAS AND OLGA MONTES: Together for over 20 years, John and Olga started as an acting team but soon began to write their own scripts for lack of finding two-person plays they could tour across North America. They wrote and toured four full-length critically acclaimed plays to packed houses across Canada and the United States, including, Bad Boy, which they performed Off-Off-Broadway at New York’s Creative Place Theatre in the heart of Times Square.

In 2001, they were approached to star in and rewrite the short film, Things Never Said in Playa Perdida. Playa won the audience award at the New York Short Film Festival in 2002 and tied first place at the Festivalisimo festival in Montreal.

WHEREWOLVES was written as a screenplay in 2010. They wrote the novel, edited by award winning Canadian author/poet, ShelleyA. Leedahl, to get the story out while they wait for it to hit the screens.

CONTACT: Olga Montes or John Vamvas

  • writers@wherewolvesthefilm.com
  • www.wherewolvestheblog.com

 

Available NOW at Amazon:

  • https://www.amazon.com/WHEREWOLVES-ebook/dp/B00BHIPYQY

Filed Under: Featured, Horror Books Tagged With: amazon, book, john, montes, olga, paperback, vamvas, wherewolves

Quarantine 2: Terminal Review

June 23, 2012 By Horror Palace Leave a Comment

Quarantine 2 - Terminal Cover PosterMovie: Quarantine 2: Terminal
Year: 2011
Studio: RCR Media Group
Director: John Pogue
Stars: Mercedes Masohn, Josh Cooke, Bre Blair
Language: English
Length: 86 Minutes
Sub-Genre: Zombies

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Plot: When a virus that turns its victims into crazed killers infects travelers on an airplane, authorities seal off the jet to let the virus run its course. Realizing they’ve been left to die, a flight attendant and a passenger plan a daring escape.

Review: What a whirlwind of a surprise Quarantine 2: Terminal is. If you seen the original movie, or the Spanish films, Rec or Rec 2, which this movie is based upon, you would think you are getting a sloppy handheld smorgasbord of chopped of heads and spiraling camerawork. Quite the opposite with Quarantine 2, this is a professionally shot film with a 180 degree turnabout from the Rec films. High praise goes out to the filmmakers for not following the norm and changing up the story dramatically.

This thrilling sequel even features some notable horror stars including the beautiful Mercedes Masohn from Red Sands and the new TV series 666 Park Avenue, Phillip DeVona from Premonition, Julie Gribble from ChromeSkull: Laid To Rest 2 and Lynn Cole from 2005’s Dark Remains.

A little more on the story; airline passengers are stuck in flight when the virus outbreak unfolds this time around. With small quarters and nowhere to run, the stewardesses, crew and travelers must defend against these ravaging, zombie-esque infected, that want nothing more than to eat flesh. The plane is able to land, but only to succumb to an isolated airport hangar, where the remaining survivors get trapped by local authorities, so the virus doesn’t spread to the mass population.

I am still shocked, even while writing this review, that Quarantine 2 turned out so extremely scary, terrifying and brilliantly crafted. There are many neck and face chomping scenes, startling and loud music, zombie charging effects, and tons of gory parts. The story flowed nicely with very little downtime, which keeps you engaged in its entirety. The makeup effects were another huge positive, along with the acting, which was way above par.

Quarantine 2: Terminal is available in retail stores and many online outlets too. Sad to say there is no BluRay for this smart little zombie film, but it has been reported that one is to come down the road. With approximately a $4 million dollar budget, and a straight to DVD campaign, I have a feeling this movie might get overlooked by the mainstream. I am here to tell you, do not hesitate, grab Quarantine 2 today, you will not be disappointed.

On a side note; Quarantine 2: Terminal was my personal favorite zombie film of 2011. I even gave it a nod on Grisly Zone 013: Top 10 Horror Movies Of 2011 And Predictions For 2012. That is a must-watch episode of Grisly Zone that countdowns the best horror films of the previous year.

Reviewer: BillChete
Date: 06/23/2012
Rating: 7½/10
Recommendation: Buy Movie
Trailer: Watch
DVD: Walmart
BluRay: N/A
Social Media: Facebook

Filed Under: Horror Movie Reviews, Zombie Tagged With: avenue, blair, bre, chromeskull, cole, cooke, dark, devona, gribble, group, handheld, john, josh, julie, laid, lynn, masohn, media, mercedes, park, phillip, pogue, prmonition, quarantine, rcr, rec, red, remains, rest, sands, series, spanish, terminal, tv, virus

Piranha 3DD Review

June 5, 2012 By Horror Palace Leave a Comment

Piranha 3DD Cover PosterMovie: Piranha 3DD
Year: 2012
Studio: Dimension Films – The Weinstein Company
Director: John Gulager
Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner
Language: English
Length: 83 Minutes
Sub-Genre: Animals, Horror/Comedy

 

Plot: There’s blood in the water when a hungry pack of piranhas set their sights on scoring tasty morsels from a bustling water park in this second installment of the popular 3D franchise. The all-star cast of potential victims includes David Hasselhoff, Christopher Lloyd, Gary Busey and Ving Rhames.

Review: I was not a huge fan of Piranha 3D, matter of fact, I came in with a generous rating of 5, middle boat if you will. Overt comedy and over-the-top scenarios is not my thing, so I wasn’t looking forward to this sequel as I expected the same, and that is exactly what I got with Piranha 3DD.

It’s not all bad here. There are some cameos; Gary Busey had a brief part and Christopher Lloyd comes back for a second time to play the crazy scientist who is the only one in the world that knows about these genetically mutated fish. David Hasselhoff of Knight Rider fame plays a small role as does Ving Rhames, who you thought was dead in the first one. He is wheelchair-ridden and legless due to the piranha chomping off his extremities, and he is now terrified of the water because of it.

The story shifts to another town where a new Water Park is opening. It might sound bizarre when you think how do piranha get into water rides in a theme park? But it all makes sense when the charismatic and crooked owner pumps water in from a nearby river, then all hell breaks loose on flume rides, pools and the like.

The 3D effects were dumbed down compared to the first one and generally very good. Actually, I liked the 3D in the first one, so I was perplexed as to why they didn’t go the same route with this one. Maybe the 3D haters didn’t want them overused, and they weren’t for the most part. There were still plenty of “in your face” thrills that will keep the 3D audience entertained.

On a positive note, the lead is played by Danielle Panabaker who I adore. She is a very talented actress and holds her own in horror movies. Danielle was the best thing about John Carpenter’s The Ward, and she also had roles in the Friday The 13th remake and The Crazies remake. The acting across the board was great, even though they had to play these goofy characters. Where the line was drawn was with David Hasselhoff. The Baywatch music theme played many times in the film, just to give it that added extra cheese factor I loathe.

Piranha 3DD is airing at limited theaters across the world, but a good thing is that you can stream the movie right now on Facebook or YouTube for a small fee, compared to what theaters are charging. If you liked the first one, Piranha 3DD will entertain you, there are boobs galore, hot women and nonsensical scenarios as in the original. I will be coming in with the same rating as the first, only for Danielle Panabaker. If it wasn’t for her, this would have been several notches below. So for my recommendation, give it an online stream for $6.99, it sure isn’t boring and there is plenty of eye-candy there to keep you chuckling and engaged. Was it scary…absolutely not.

Reviewer: BillChete
Date: 06/05/2012
Rating: 5/10
Recommendation: VOD
Trailer: Watch
DVD: N/A
VOD: Facebook, YouTube
Social Media: WikiPedia

Filed Under: Horror Movie Reviews Tagged With: 3d, 3dd, busey, bush, Christopher, company, danielle, david, dimension, films, gary, gulager, hasselhoff, john, koechner, lloyd, matt, panabaker, piranha, rhames, ving, weinstein

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