Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"Humans are our prey. We should feed on them, like we've always done. Screw all this 'channel your energies' crap."

[answer Tuesday]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

The Body Snatcher (1945) dir. Robert Wise

Donald Fettes: "We medicals have a better way than that. When we dislike a friend of ours, we dissect him."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"We medicals have a better way than that. When we dislike a friend of ours, we dissect him."

[answer tomorrow]


Saturday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971) dir. Seth Holt

Corbeck: "The meek shall not inherit the earth. They can't be trusted with it."

Frightfest reports and pics to follow...

I'm still recovering, but I will endeavour to post Frightfest stuff asap.

Check back later for more updates...

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"The meek shall not inherit the earth. They can't be trusted with it."

[answer Wednesday]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Suspiria (1977) dir. Dario Argento

Olga: "Susie. Sarah. I once read that names which begin with the letter 'S' are the names of SNAKES! Sssss! Ssssss!"

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"Susie. Sarah. I once read that names which begin with the letter 'S' are the names of SNAKES! Sssss! Ssssss!"

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

They Live (1988) dir. John Carpenter

Nada: "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum."

A little off-topic, but I feel the need...

This landed in my inbox today...

"Hi Rob

This is just a quick note from SFX to let you know that your story was chosen as one of the runners-up in our writing competition.

The standard of entries was very high but the judges at Gollancz chose your tale, "Wolves at the Door", as one of the final stories (the overall winner was a chap called Colin Harvey, who's story "The Stinker" will be the lead story in the book).

We have printed your story, alongside other runners-up, in that book. It's being given away with the next issue of SFX, which hits the news-stand next week, from Wednesday 30 August.

Thanks again for entering the competition, and well done for the quality of your story. You can see your name on our website (www.sfx.co.uk) later on today."

I'm utterly gobsmacked. Happy, freaked out, frankly still shaking a little. It's the kind of vindication of the fact that I can put a meaningful narrative down on paper that I've never had before. This, in the week when Snatching Time gets a full West End screening as part of Frightfest.
I think I might just explode with joy. Or maybe that's just wind.

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Anaconda (1997) dir. Luis Llosa

Gary Dixon: "Is it just me or does the jungle make you really, really horny?"

"Snatching Time" - It's the final countdown! Da-da-da-daaa, Da-da-da-da-daaa...

Less than six days to go to the big screening...

My horror/comedy short film "Snatching Time" is screening this weekend at The Zone Horror Frightfest 2006 - tickets are available to buy from the Odeon West End cinema box office or online via the Odeon website.

Snatching Time

Sunday August 27th 2006

11.15am

Odeon West End cinema in London.

"Snatching Time" will be screened before the horror feature "Broken".

Tickets are £11.00 each

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"Is it just me or does the jungle make you really, really horny?"

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Snakes On A Plane (2006) dir. David R. Ellis

Flynn: "That's great. Snakes on crack."

Gratuitous Vegetable Shot

Sick Puppy Rob is justly proud of his mighty (ahem) cucumber.

Check out his blog - for more disturbing and borderline pornographic veg pics + cooking tips.

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"That's great. Snakes on crack."

[answer tomorrow]


Friday's Quote Of The Day was from:

The Fly (1958) dir. Kurt Neumann

Andre Delambre: "She disintegrated perfectly, but never reappeared."
Helene Delambre: "Where's she gone?"
Andre Delambre: "Into space...a stream of cat atoms. [sighs] It'd be funny if life weren't so sacred."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"She disintegrated perfectly, but never reappeared."
"Where's she gone?"
"Into space...a stream of cat atoms. [sighs] It'd be funny if life weren't so sacred."

[answer Monday]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

The Texas Chainsaw Masscre 2 (1986) dir. Tobe Hooper

Cook: "S-C-E-X. Sex. Ya had to find out about it, didn't ya?"

"Snatching Time" - The Finished Postcard

FRONT

BACK

Thanks to Sick Puppy Steve for his sterling work on the publicity materials. Tuesday night, we sat down with Photoshop and finally managed to finish the postcard design. What do you think?

Next week: the screening!

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"S-C-E-X. Sex. Ya had to find out about it, didn't ya?"

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

The Descent (2005) dir. Neil Marshall

Beth: "I'm an English teacher, not f**king Tomb Raider."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"I'm an English teacher, not f**king Tomb Raider."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Forbidden Planet (1956) dir. Fred M. Wilcox

Dr. Edward Morbius: "The fool, the meddling idiot. As though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"The fool, the meddling idiot. As though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

The People Under The Stairs (1991) dir. Wes Craven

Fool: "Your father's one sick mother. Actually your mother is one sick mother too."

"Snatching Time" - The Postcard

Still a work in progress - got to sort out the back as well...

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"Your father's one sick mother. Actually your mother is one sick mother too."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Our Man Flint (1966) dir. Daniel Mann

Leslie: "It worries me so when he stops his heart this way. It's over three hours, isn't it?"
Anna: "Yes. But it does relax him."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"It worries me so when he stops his heart this way. It's over three hours, isn't it?"
"Yes. But it does relax him."

[answer tomorrow]


Friday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Bad Taste (1987) dir. Peter Jackson

Derek: "There's no glowing fingers on these bastards, we've got a bunch of Extra-Terrestrial psychopaths on our hands. Like a visit from a planet full of Charlie Mansons, they've started on something small. It's my guess they'll go onto something bigger next time, Christchurch, Wellington-"
Barry: "Auckland?"
Derek: "Yeah well that wouldn't be so bad."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"There's no glowing fingers on these bastards, we've got a bunch of Extra-Terrestrial psychopaths on our hands. Like a visit from a planet full of Charlie Mansons, they've started on something small. It's my guess they'll go onto something bigger next time, Christchurch, Wellington-"
"Auckland?"
"Yeah well that wouldn't be so bad."

[answer Sunday]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

The Prophecy (1995) dir. Gregory Widen

Lucifer: "I can lay your body out and fill your mouth with your mother's faeces...or, we can talk."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"I can lay your body out and fill your mouth with your mother's faeces...or, we can talk."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Biggles (1986) dir. John Hough

Jim Ferguson: "Looks like this place was nuked!"
Biggles: "Nuked? What's that?"
Jim Ferguson: "American slang word. It means... to overeact."

"Welcome Watchers Of Illusion, To The Castle Of Confusion..."

"Oooh, Nasty!" - The legendary Hugo Myatt as Bob Snatcher

Sick Puppy Loves Knightmare...

Growing up in the UK in the late 1980s and early 1990s, if you were at all interested in fantasy fiction, roleplaying games or films like "Labyrinth" and "Krull" there was only one show on Children's TV for you:

Knightmare

As a big Knightmare fan, I was thrilled when Hugo Myatt, who played Treguard the Dungeonmaster in Knightmare, agreed to take a leading role in the short film which was to become "Snatching Time". At the time, all I could tell Hugo was that the film would be a short horror film; because of the rules of the competition we were entering (The Halloween 48 Hour Film Challenge) I had neither a script nor a title before the challenge started. But despite this uncertainty, Hugo agreed to act in our production. As it turned out, Rob and I were able to write something tailored to Hugo's strengths, and he didn't let us down. His portrayal of Bob Snatcher is both alternately chilling and funny. His performance is wonderful, and I hope many people get to appreciate it.

Thanks to Illusion over at Knightmare.com (the best and most comprehensive Knightmare fansite on the web) for putting out the word amongst the Knightmare fan community about our Frightfest screening. To reiterate:

"Snatching Time" is screening at The Zone Horror Frightfest 2006 and tickets are now available to buy from the Odeon West End cinema or online via the Odeon website.

"Snatching Time"*

Sunday August 27th 2006
11.15am
Odeon West End cinema in London.

*It will be screened before the survival horror "Broken".

Tickets are £11.00 each

Or if you are lucky you may still be able to buy a weekend pass for the bargain price of £140 for 4 days of horror: 24 feature films plus shorts and "Snatching Time" too! If they haven't already sold out, weekend passes can be bought from the Odeon West End cinema or online via the Odeon website.

I hope to see lots of fellow Knightmare fans there...

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"Looks like this place was nuked!"
"Nuked? What's that?"
"American slang word. It means... to overeact."

[answer tomorrow]


Sunday's Quote Of The Day was from:

At The Earth's Core (1976) dir. Kevin Connor

Dr. Abner Perry: "You cannot mesmerise me! I'm British!"

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"You cannot mesmerise me! I'm British!"

[answer Tuesday]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Return Of The Living Dead (1985) dir. Dan O'Bannon

Freddy: "See? You made me hurt myself again! I broke my hand off completely at the wrist this time, Tina! But that's okay, Darlin', because I love you, and that's why you have to let me eat your brrraaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnns!"

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"See? You made me hurt myself again! I broke my hand off completely at the wrist this time, Tina! But that's okay, Darlin', because I love you, and that's why you have to let me eat your brrraaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnns!"

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote Of The Day was from:

Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorcese

Travis Bickle: "I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that one should become a person like other people."

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that one should become a person like other people."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote of the day was from:

Miracle Mile (1988) dir. Steve de Jarnatt

Gerstead: "Look at that baby go! It's going all the way to Tia-fucking-juana!"

"Snatching Time" in SFX

Well done to Sick Puppy Rob for getting this mention of "Snatching Time" into the September issue of SFX magazine.

By the way, "Snatching Time" is now the only Hugo Myatt film screening at the Zone Horror Frightfest 2006. "Snuff-Movie" has been replaced in the programme by "The Marsh".

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"Look at that baby go! It's going all the way to Tia-fucking-juana!"

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote of the day was from:

The Invisible Man (1933) dir. James Whale

The Invisible Man: "All right, you fools. You've brought it on yourselves! Everything would have come right if you'd only left me alone. You've driven me near madness with your peering through the keyholes and gaping through the curtains. And now you'll suffer for it!"

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"All right, you fools. You've brought it on yourselves! Everything would have come right if you'd only left me alone. You've driven me near madness with your peering through the keyholes and gaping through the curtains. And now you'll suffer for it!"

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote of the day was from:

Fight Club (1999) dir. David Fincher

Tyler Durden: "It could be worse. A woman could cut off your penis while you're sleeping and toss it out the window of a moving car."
Narrator: "There's always that."

What is "Snatching Time"?

from l-r: Laura Metcalfe, Hugo Myatt, Scott Hinds

"Snatching Time"

"Snatching Time" is short Horror/Comedy film - produced, directed, co-written & edited by Clive Ashenden ("Gunplay"; "Twice Weekly") of Sick Puppy Films Ltd.

The Story:
A psychopath forces two victims to compete against each other in his own private gameshow. The loser receives a gruesome death, but what does the winner get? Who will survive - and who or what is Anthea?

The Cast:
Laura Metcalfe – Laura is an accomplished actress, having worked in the theatre and has recently completed work on Patrick Malone's sci-fi short “8%”. Laura also works as a Post Production Producer for M2.

Scott Hinds – a black-belt in numerous marshal arts, Scott started as a stunt performer before moving into acting. His most recent film credits are “Star Wars Episode III – The Revenge Of The Sith”, “Batman Begins” and the short film “Innocent Victim”.

Hugo Myatt – a veteran theatre actor, Hugo received rave notices for his role as in Dr. Frank Bryant in Willy Russell’s “Educating Rita”. His most recent film credit was in Bernard Rose's "Snuff-Movie". He is best known in the UK for his role as Treguard the Dungeonmaster in the long-running cult children’s TV series “Knightmare”.

Production History:
"Snatching Time" was originally produced as a competition entry for the Halloween 48 hour film challenge 2005 - where it was short listed as one of the top twenty films. The film was then subsequently re-edited, re-scored and re-mixed, with extra material added to create: "Snatching Time - The Director's Cut". The Director's Cut was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival 2006 and was showcased in the Cannes Short Film Corner.

"Snatching Time" has also been accepted into the Zone Horror Frightfest 2006, where it will screen on Sunday 27th August at 11.15 (with "Broken").


Find Out More:

See pictures: pics1, pics2, pics3

Read about the making of "Snatching Time": Diaries pt.1, Diaries pt.2

Tickets for "Snatching Time" Screening - NOW ON SALE

"Snatching Time" is screening at The Zone Horror Frightfest 2006 and tickets are now available to buy from the Odeon West End cinema or online via the Odeon website.

"Snatching Time - Director's Cut"*

Sunday August 27th 2006

11.15am

Odeon West End cinema in London.

*It will be screened before the survival horror "Broken".

Tickets are £11.00

Or you can still buy a Weekend pass for the bargain price of £140 for 4 days of horror: 24 feature films plus shorts and "Snatching Time" too! Weekend passes can be bought from the Odeon West End cinema or online via the Odeon website.

See you there!

Sick Puppy's Quote Of The Day

"It could be worse. A woman could cut off your penis while you're sleeping and toss it out the window of a moving car."
"There's always that."

[answer tomorrow]


Yesterday's Quote of the day was from:

Barberella (1968) dir. Roger Vadim

Barberella: "De-crucify the angel!"
The Great Tyrant: "What?"
Barberella: "De-crucify him or I'll melt your face!"