Jeff Burk's Blog, page 23
February 2, 2011
Top 20 Eraserhead/Deadite Books of 2010
I'm a little late in posting this but the following is a list of the 2010 top 20 bestsellers from Easerhead Press and all of its imprints:
1. Help! A Bear Is Eating Me by Mykle Hansen
2. Rampaging Fuckers of Everything on the Crazy Shitting Planet of the Vomit Atmosphere by Mykle Hansen
3. Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick III
4. Brain Cheese Buffet by Edward Lee
5. The Faggiest Vampire by Carlton Mellick III
6. The Baby Jesus Butt Plug by Carlton Mellick III
7. Bullet Through Your Face by Edward Lee
8. The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III
9. The Innswich Horror by Edward Lee
10. Shatnerquake by Jeff Burk
11. Apeshit by Carlton Mellick III
12. The Kobold Wizard's Dildo of Enlightenment +2 by Carlton Mellick III
13. Angel Dust Apocalypse by Jeremy Robert Johnson
14. The Haunter of the Threshold by Edward Lee
15. Ass Goblins of Auschwitz by Cameron Pierce
16. Adolf in Wonderland by Carlton Mellick III
17. The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange)
18. Razor Wire Pubic Hair by Carlton Mellick III
19. Trolley No. 1852 by Edward Lee
20. Foop! by Chris Genoa
Thanks to everyone that bought Shatnerquake in 2010 and got it into the top ten. I am truly honored to be amongst so many awesome and talent authors.
January 21, 2011
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January 15, 2011
January 5, 2011
Top Ten Movies of 2010
10: Repo Men (Miguel Sapochnik, USA)
The splatter film of the year! This movie just gets stupidly gory and it's not even a horror film. I love seeing extreme violence in movies that are not directly horror related. If it wasn't for the extremely frustrating ending (we're talking Haute Tension level stupid here), Repo Men would be in my top three.
9: Exit through the Gift Shop (Banksy, USA)
Love him or hate him, Banksy is one of the most important figures in modern art. I personally love him, and this documentary, his first foray into commercial film, is part of the reason. He is frequently accused of being a fraud and all hype. His response was to make a film detailing just how easy it is to be a professional art fraud.
8: The Expendables (Sylvester Stallone, USA)
I really wasn't expecting to like this. Normally, mainstream action films aren't to my taste but this one sounded too stupid to pass up. Almost every American action star of the past twenty years makes an appearance, but the real reason to see the movie is the non-stop gore. It opens with a man's torso being blown clean off and the stabbings, shootings, and head explosions never let up until the end credits.
7: The Last Exorcism (Daniel Stamm, USA)
The mockumentary subgenre has been well mined for the past couple decades and, it seemed, the supply of fresh ideas for the format had been exhausted. I went into this film not expecting much but instead got one of the best crafted horror films of the year. The movie is constantly moving in unexpected directions and features some of the most inventive onscreen scares I've seen in years.
6: The Loved Ones (Sean Byrne, Australia)
Funny, freaky, gross, and scary. The movie starts off with a premise that seems a bit silly, and it knows it. The first half hour has a lot of pitch-black humor but then things quickly change once the knives and power-drill come out. It's a shame that there is no U.S. release lined up yet.
5: Frozen (Adam Green, USA)
Three friends stuck on a ski-lift after closing time. They're one hundred feet above ground, no one will be around for six days, and there's a blizzard coming. I love movies detailing with a group of people trapped in one location and this is one of the most thrilling takes on that set-up I've ever seen. This is one of the least violent movies on my list but when this movie shows you its teeth, it will shock you.
4: [REC] 2 (Jaume Balaguero, Spain)
This is everything a sequel should be. It picks up immediately where the first movie left off and takes the viewer on a wild ride that is more violent, thrilling, and stranger than the first film. Note: seeing the first REC is essential to making any sense of the sequel.
3: Monsters (Gareth Edwards, USA)
Holy shit! The U.S. finally made a good giant monster movie! A lot of people complained that the monsters weren't onscreen enough in the movie but I didn't mind. I always wanted to see a giant monster movie from the perspective of the people on the ground and this didn't everything right that Cloverfield got wrong.
2: A Serbian Film (Srdjan Spasojevic, Serbia)
There is finally a new film that can claim the title of "most extreme movie ever made." Don't take that as an endorsement, it's a warning. We're talking some serious fucked up shit being depicted onscreen in shockingly explicit detail. You have to be really into sick shit (like me) to enjoy this movie. For fans of Cannibal Holocaust, Salo, and Nekromantik.
1: Kick-Ass (Matthew Vaugh, USA)
This blew my fucking mind! I consider this movie to be the best superhero/comic book related film ever made. Extremely funny, extremely inventive, and extremely violent. It's everything I want to see. Kick-Ass takes everything you expect from a superhero movie and turns it upside down while stabbing you in the kidneys. I can't recommend this movie enough. If you haven't seen it yet, stop whatever you are doing and run out and buy a copy. Also, buy a six-pack while you at it.
December 21, 2010
In regards to the FCC approving "Net Neutrality" rules
Uncle Lloyd and Troma have a few choice words:
December 18, 2010
Christmas with GWAR
I make no secret of my distaste for Christmas but this is the kind of tradition I could get behind.
Want more demons and blood-spray for the holidays? Dave Bockie (aka Oderus Urungus) just released his first novel with Deadite Press.
December 14, 2010
Alan Clark originals of Deadite Press covers
This past weekend, the Eraserhead Press crew traveled from Portland to Alan M. Clark's Eugene, OR's artistic stronghold. There we made sushi and got to dig through his personal collection of amazing artwork and books.
In case you're not aware, Clark is a world famous painter of genre art. He has worked with the biggest names in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror. I'm honored that Clark is a regular cover artist for Deadite Press. I was privileged to see (and in one case hold) the original pieces of art for three Deadite Press books.
Trolley No. 1852 by Edward Lee
Rock and Roll Reform School Zombies by Bryan Smith
The Haunter of the Threshold by Edward Lee
For you collectors out there, all three pieces are for sale.
