I Am Link

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--- The next Chuck Palahniuk property to get its film rights snatched up for making? The horror anthology Haunted. From where I stand, Palahniuk's got a 50% positive adaptation rate at this point - for those keeping score: loved Fight Club, disliked Choke - but I just am having trouble imaging what a film of Haunted would look like. I liked the book more than most - especially the connective tissue of the "writer's retreat," which I loved - but will the film make room for everyone's short stories, too?

And most importantly, will we see "Guts" on-screen? "Guts" you might have heard of as the story (that made its way into Haunted) that's supposedly caused people world-wide to vomit during Chuck's live-readings. I can only fucking imagine!

--- When producer Christina Vachon gets her hands on a biographical tale, they almost always turn out pretty great, and this story sounds fascinating - her indie-stalwart production company Killer Films is going to make a film called Kill Your Darlings, which:

"... involves a 1944 murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

"I fell in love with this when I read it," Vachon said. "It's a fantastic opportunity to explore the birth of the Beats through this little known and shocking crime.""

So of course I'm crazy casting the movie in my head. Y'all got any suggestions? We've already got James Franco playing Allen Ginsberg in a different film.

--- I haven't heard anything about David Gordon Green's desire to do the remake of Suspiria in ages, and now that he's confirmed for a different horror property next I have to wonder if Suspiria v2.0 is dead or what the deal be. See, if DGG isn't going to do it, I stop being fascinated and become angry again. As for what DGG is doing now for sure, it's an adaptation of a six--part horror comic called "Freaks of the Heartland" and it sounds PERFECT for him. Also, I have to go buy the book now, because it also sounds perfect for me.

--- I should probably wait until he's finished with the entire list, but it's too good to pass up: Aaron at Electronic Cerebrectomy's been going through all the horror movies he's seen, little bit by little bit through the decades, and he's already given me a slew of obscure titles to seek out. Aaron always makes me feel like a novice playing catch-up, but I need the fire behind me driving me to see more. Here is Part One, and here is Part Two. There will be more to come as he's only just made it to the 1970s.

--- I don't even own a cell phone, and I've never texted in my life, but that didn't stop me from giggling like a lunatic whilst reading Evil Eye Theater's list of Horror Texting abbreviations. Awesomeness.

--- And finally, it's Scott Speedman looking hot.

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