The Maine Morgue is something that is near and dear to my heart and was a concept that I worked on for a long time before I launched it as a vlog series where I talk about all things horror and movies in general . 

I've made no secret that I love horror more then any other genre of film and I stand by that no matter what. I do love Superhero movies, Actioon movies, Science Fiction movies and many other genres of film but horror will always have my bloody heart. 

By : Jamie Santamore

The Maine Morgue is and has always been something that I want to develop into something special. I'm currently trying to book as many interviews with Horror celebrities. I have two print interviews already up under The Maine Morgue tab on the site here and will be completing my first audio interview at the end of the month so that will be going up asap. I'm looking to book as many interviews as I possible can so I can keep fresh content coming up on the site as much as I can.  

I think I can make this page something special for my fellow horror fans. I may need some help along the way but I will do my best to do it all by myself. I have an audio recorder on my laptop as well as a screen to load my questions on to. I hope to make the The Maine Morgue interactive at some point so readers of the website can send in their questions and have my quests answer them.  That would be fun, right !?

I will try to get interviews with Horror celebrities that you want to hear about. Send me an e-mail with some of the people you would like to see me interview and I'll do my best to lock down interviews with them. 

I will be focusing more time and energy on The Maine Morgue while I'm waiting for Projects to line up and start shooting so if you want me to interview a celebrity let me know and I will try to get one done ! 

​Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :) 

By : Jamie Santamore

I've talked many times about the Sins of Man trilogy and how I was able to write the first drafts of the scripts in less then a month and that is something I'm very proud of, I'm not going to lie. One thing I've come to know about screenwriting is that until you start shooting the movie the script can and usually does go through changes no matter how well it's written. 

Sins of Man : Rise of Mortis was my first film and what an up and down battle it was from start to finish to get that movie written, cast, shot and released. we managed to get it done because we had a cast and crew who refused to quit, we put many hours of blood, sweat and tears into that movie, will it win an Oscar? no but we did it and that was the point for me I wanted to make that movie just to prove people wrong. 

When we were gearing up to shoot the sequel Sins of Man : Vengeance I looked at the first draft of the script that I had written nearly two years prior and understood that with all the changes we made to the script / story of Rise of Mortis that Vengeance would have to go through a MAJOR rewrite which was something I was not really looking forward to. Immediately I had two main cast members who are at the center of the story moving forward refuse to return for the sequel for travel reasons which I understood but they had both agreed to return for the sequel. so that meant I would have to create two new characters to take their places. As a new screenwriter I found this difficult because I had the story mapped out for the entire trilogy and now had to change most of the moving parts moving forward.

I put together a really good story with characters and elements that I felt fans would root for and against like they should in a slasher movie. and cast a great group of actors to bring them to life. I love the casting process because you get to meet like minded people who want to see you make your movies as much as you do because it gets them work. so I assemble the cast and my cameraman / producer/ editor Chris Fyfe comes back to help out and we end up directing the movie together . we had alot of struggles on set with cast blows, cast members no showing up to shoot, cast members drinking during meal break and not being able to perform afterward. just all the stuff that makes shooting a movie on a tight budget and a tight schedule more intense. We had to rewrite the finale of Vengeance on set because two of the actors decided not to show up and they were the major players in the scenes. so the six of us sat around a table at a local pizza place (Cumberland House of Pizza) eating dinner and hashed out the rest of the story and got it done. 

As we are driving home after a late night shoot Chris and I were talking about me having to rewrite the entire Sins of Man : Tribulation script because NOTHING from Vengeance would match up to it which I knew already I started working on the Tribulation script on August 17th 2016 with one weekend left to shoot on Vengeance. ( The intent was to release the film on Halloween 2016 which didn't happen for a number of reasons. so with the release date for the film passed we decided to shelf Tribulation and focus on a different project just to keep our names out there so I put together a screenplay for a short film titled "The Vengeful One"  it was a tall order for me to write this script because the first two films had gone so far off the rails from what I pictured in my head and I was very displeased with this because the scripts were beautifully written (Not masterpieces but the story had a good pace to it while having twists and turns that fans enjoy and in my opinion the best twist ending I've ever written. 

I completed the first rewrite of Tribulation on January 5th 2017 and I thought it was very well written and flowed well with what we had done with Vengeance. 

Since I blogged about my rankings of the Marvel Netflix shows I've received dozen's of e-mails about my order things like "How could you rank Luke Cage Season 2 dead last?" but most of the messages were about my ranking of Iron Fist so high on the list. 

In many of the e-mails I was asked the same question "What would you do to "fix" Iron Fist in Season 2?"  In this blog I will detail my ideas for Iron Fist Season 2 . 

Right off the bat I want to make something clear Iron Fist season 1 was far from perfect, I know that  but for the people saying it was the worst thing Marvel has ever done I would like to direct you to The Daredevil movie from 2003... (I'm kidding the movie wasn't bad for the most part)

I've had people say to me that Danny Rand isn't a character that they can get behind because he's whiny and I agree with that to a point. I believe Finn Jones played Danny in a way that he and the bosses of the show thought would show this man who grew up in a place where things are completely different without his parents to guide him and mold him into a man. I feel the struggles that Danny Rand has been through in his life are lost on the majority of the audience who watched this show for the fight scenes and the story line was secondary. 

The Fight scenes in this show were pretty cool in my opinion now with that said they weren't perfect but they were cool and they looked great . 

The Hand being the main villain's of the season was great because we learned about them in Daredevil and I think that helped this show alot. We got plenty of exposition about The Hand and Danny Rand's job of being the sworn enemy of the Hand because he's the immortal Iron Fist. I think the story line is amazing and really give us something fun and very enjoyable to watch for the duration of the season for any number of reasons. I've put alot of thought into how I would "fix" Iron Fist in season two so here are the TWO things I would do to fix it and ONE thing I wouldn't do .....

#1 I wouldn't make it a straight Season 2 of Iron Fist I would continue to build on the bricks they laid out in Luke Cage season 2 with the "Hero's For Hire" story line. I think you could fix the issues with both Iron Fist season one and Luke Cage Season two. You can build strong villains from both comics.

​2. If they decide to do a straight season two to Iron Fist I think they need to bring him to a place where he is finally at peace with the events that lead to his parents death. I also think they need to use the Davos character and develop him into the Steel Serpent character. By doing this I feel you could really grow both characters in a positive way in the fans eyes. 

3. I would NOT bring The Hand back as the main villain for the season for two reasons 1. I think if The Hand comes back it lessons the events of The Defenders and 2. I feel that there is so much more that Danny Rand / Iron Fist can be so much more then the "sworn enemy of The Hand."  Build him up against other threats and make his character something special in the MCU . 

I want fans to look at Iron Fist the way I see it, this is a cool story that sure had some issues in season one but in my opinion there are pacing issues and issues with the fight scenes in all of the Marvel shows . 

People dismiss this show before they even give it a chance for whatever reason and that's not my style, I read negative things about the show before I decided to watch it for myself. 

Again I don't think it's a "perfect show" it has flaws everything does but why can't we watch these shows and enjoy them for what they are a way for us to escape reality for awhile ?? Is it that hard to do in this day and age? Danny Rand does whine and cry alot about the events of his life but look at what he had to go through from the age of 10 on.. would you be a chipper rich kid when you finally got back to New York City? I doubt it. 

If you read my last blog you now how this show and the story effected my life in a very positive way by teaching me that Meditation can help on many levels and I took and completed a Tai Chi class. This show can have a positive effect on your life as well, if you're willing to watching ti and focus on the story.  With all that said after you read this blog I encourage you to give Iron Fist a second chance and watch it with an open mind. As Danny says "If you seek the truth hold no opinions." 

​Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :) 

I was shocked when people sent me e-mails asking me to rank the Marvel Netflix shows mainly because I like most of the shows on TV not just Marvel but the "Arrowverse" as well on the CW. Why limit the ranking just to the Marvel Netflix shows ? 

I know this is a direct response to my last blog so for the sake of keeping the conversation open I will rank the Marvel Netflix shows.

NOTE : These are my opinions and no one elses, you may agree or disagree and that's fine. This isn't meant to start a disagreement.
By : Jamie Santamore

I've watched a rewatched each Marvel show on Netflix because I love all of them. Yes all of them. I want to restate that the opinions written in this blog are my opinions and do not reflect the opinions of anyone else associated with Wicked Carnival Productions / Top Guy Productions .

My oldest son asks me on a regular basis who my favorite super hero is and it often changes. As a screen writer I can enjoy all the different characteristics of the characters. do my favorites rank HIGHER on the list then some of the ones I like less, maybe. Will some of my order surprise you probably. Grab a drink sit back and enjoy this list. I will try to write a little like / dislike section about each selection .  

If you missed last week's blog I want to inform you all that I'm a novice comic book fan, I don't read comics (I haven't in probably the last 20 years) I watch all the movies and most of the TV shows and I feel that these shows and movies are geared more towards bringing the casual fans like me while also trying to stay true to the comics for the die hard fans. here is my ranking of the Netflix Marvel shows. 

NOTE : Ranking will be top to bottom (Best to Worst) 

Daredevil Season One is an amazing storyline, the twists and turns that Matt Murdock goes through with Foggy and Karen. the growth of the character is amazing. Charlie Cox who plays Daredevil plays a blind man amazingly I believed he was really blind. 

I enjoy the playfulness between Matt and Foggy played by Elden Henson, you can see that it effects Matt having to keep this dark secret from his best friend. Claire Temple played by 

The relationships between Matt and Karen Page played by Deborah Ann Woll adn Foggy and Karen is another well written part of the show. they all obviously care for each other. 

I love Vincent D'onfrio as Kingpin )Perfect casting in my opinion. The story line with him for the season was incredible and there was no real let down during the season. 

I enjoy Daredevil because I see a lot of myself in the character. (No I'm not blind) The struggles with where "the line" is and if you should ever cross it I struggle with that as a person and as a screenwriter. 

LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : The building of the characters is something that I really enjoyed about this show. I learned alot about the characters I didn't know much about and it helped me understand the character of Matt Murdock / Daredevil much better. 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I really don't have many dislikes about this season except maybe that I thought there should be more about the Wesley character, his back story, how he knows Wilson Fisk etc. 

Daredevil Season 2 is next on the list. We see the beginning of The Punisher late in this season as Matt and Elektra are trying to stop the Hand which I love this story line. It really plays on the heart strings of Matt for Elektra. 

Season 2 was slightly weaker then season 1, I think there needed to be more Kingpin from prison. I like that fact that Kingpin became the boss of the yard so quickly (Would you expect anything less) 

The Kingpin releases the Punisher from prison to continue his mission to take down those responsible for the murders of his family. 

and one of the best and most revealing moments in Frank Castle's character is when he helps Daredevil during the season finale. 

LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I love that they brought us The Punisher in Daredevil. I enjoyed the growth of the characters in season two and you can see how they've been changed by the events of Season one. 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I would say right off the top of my head I wanted there to be more of Elektra in the show her back story. (not just her past with Matt)

3rd on the list is The Defenders which is an amazing show on it's own (I almost would rank this #1) The defenders sees the unlikely and rocky team of Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones as they try to discover the Hand's plan and stop it before it's to late. 

This season is fast paced as there are only 8 episodes which is something I loved about it! I feel this show really does alot of the Jessica Jones and Danny Rand / Iron Fist characters. Luke Cage and Matt Murdock are already well established in this story and I feel this storyline really brings the Jessica Jones and Iron Fist characters in a better light because in the case of Jessica you see that she does have a heart and she does care about others.  For Iron Fist you see that he's been fighting The Hand for so long and everything he has been saying is coming to light. 

LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : The entire story was awesome from beginning to end.

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : they really left it wide open where The Defenders go from here in Season two (If there is a second season) I like to have a rough idea of what's happening next. 

4th on the list has to be The Punisher who has always been one of my favorite characters. I used to read the comics with my brother when we were kids. This character always spoke to me for some reason. 

John Bernthal brings Frank Castle / The Punisher to life like no one has before him. The entire cast is amazing really and the story is a great way to give the character his own show. 

​The fact that he works with Micro (played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach) took me back for a moment but they need each other to accomplish the goals they need to accomplish and it plays out beautifully for the entire season. 

I love the Billy Russo character also played by Ben Barnes. the way he moves, talks and carries himself you're not sure if you like hjim or not or if he can be trusted. 

This season really puts the final nail in the Punisher's revenge story line so I'm excited to see what Frank Castle does next. 

LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I really enjoyed the subplot story line with Lewis Walcott played by Daniel Webber. this is a sad and painful glimpse of what some soldiers returning home from war become. I was sort of hoping Frank would get to this kid and talk to him before he went down the road he went down it was a sad ending for the character. 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I would have liked to actually see the murders of The Castle Family (If that sounds sick I'm sorry) I want to see it play out on screen because I think it would give as all a different look at Frank Castle. 

5th on the list is Iron Fist season 1. I know what you're all thinking "why is this ranked so high on the list??" Well I'll explain it as best as I can for you. 

Danny Rand / Iron Fist was a character I had never heard of so I was interested in what the show could be and once I saw all the negative BS online about I decided to watch it and decide for myself. 

I clicked on it on Netflix and fell in love with it right away for many reasons but mainly because it was 100% NEW to me and I wanted to learn about the Danny Rand character and thus learn about the Iron Fist. 

Finn Jones who played Danny Rand / Iron Fist is an incredibly talented actor who threw himself into the role and really delivered on the character in my opinion. I enjoyed the addition of Colleen Wing played by Jennifer Henwick she really kicks ass in this show! the development of their relationship and how it turns out was a really cool plot device. 

I enjoyed the love / hate relationship between Danny and Ward Meachum played by the amazing Tom Pelphrey. I also got deeply into the best friend relationship of Danny Rand and Joy Meachum played by Jessica Stroup. 

The father / Son relationship that is shown between Harold Meachum played by David Wenham is an important plot device in the story that was well played by both actors. 

This show changed my life and taught me several harsh realities. I learned to meditate because of this show and I took  and completed a Tai Chi class because of this show. 

I'm not saying that I want to be the Iron Fist but having these tools in my life has made me a better person and I wouldn't have this mindset without the show so THANK YOU to Marvel, Netflix, Finn Jones and everyone involved in the show.. 

I don't see what fans dislike about this show / character. he seemed like a real person with real problems and after you got through that the show was incredible the fight scenes were cool and you believed them (for the most part) 


​LIKE ABOUT THIS SEASON : I enjoyed the story line completely even thought I was confused about the Harold Meachum / Hand connection for a bit. I like that they bring Claire Temple played by Rosario Dawson into this show as well. 

​DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I thought there should've been a cameo from another Marvel hero (Daredevil would've made the most sense)

6th on the list is Jessica Jones Season 1. I enjoyed this show and thought it was well done I had never heard of Jessica Jones until after the show was out. 

This show really gives us a hero that doesn't like that word used to describe her. Jessica Jones is played flawlessly by Krysten Ritter who I believe is a bad ass women from the word go. She has complex relationships with her friend Trish Walker played by the amazingly talented Rachel Taylor. She has a strained working relationship with Jeri Hogarth played by Carrie-Anne Moss . 

I find Jessica Jones interesting because she doesn't have a superhero name she's simply Jessica Jones. We also meet Luke Cage played by Mike Coulter in this series which was something I found interesting because I had heard of Luke Cage but had never read any of the comics so I was interested to learn about the character. 

David Tennant as Kilgrave was freakin' awesome !! What an amazing character to see in my introduction to Jessica Jones! I can't say enough about the character. I mean who wouldn't want to have that power, right !? 

LIKE ABOUT THIS SEASON : I really enjoyed the development of the Kilgrave Jessica Jones story and to see how it effected her other relationships. 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I wanted to see more of Trish and Jessica and learn about their relationship more. 

7th on the list is Luke Cage Season 1. I liked this story because it's a gritty story about a man with a secret past who is trying his best to be a man of the people and all he wants is to help the people of Harlem. 

The character of Luke Cage is a very cool character I will admit that, he's bullet proof for God's sake! Mike COulter is an awesom addition to the MCU for sure and I can't see anyone else playing this character so if they put Luke Cage in the movies Mike Coulter IS Luke Cage . 

I enjoyed the relationship between  Misty Knight and Luke Cage watching it develop and change over the course of the season was cool .

One thing about the Marvel Netflix show is there have many characters that cross over between shows like Claire Temple, Karen Page, Colleen Wing and my favorite street criminal Turk Barrett his line "I'm Turk Barrett baby." is funny.

One thing that this show doesn't have is a shortage of villains. We have Cottonmouth (Don't call him that) played by Mahersali Ali who is brilliant in this role who is cousins with the crooked Councilwoman Mariah Dillard played by Alfre Woodward as well as Willis "Diamondback" Stryker and my favorite villain from this season Hernan "Shades" Alverez played by the amazing Theo Rossi. 

This story has alot of twists and turns that I didn't expect like when Diamondback takes over from Cottonmouth that surprised me. the reveal that Diamondback and Luke Cage are brothers was a shock to me as well .  I'm gonna tell you that when they opened fire on Pop's barbershop and Pop was killed I cried, that was a crushing loss for the show and the Luke Cage character I think that event sets him on his true path for the remainder of the season. 

LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : The show was incredible and the story of Carl Lucas and how he became Luke Cage was a very cool story. 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SHOW : their use of the N word, I know that's how people talk but it was off putting in the beginning of the series but I got used to hearing it. 

8th on the list is Jessica Jones Season 2. I heard through the net that Kilgrave was going to be a part of the show so I was instantly excited about it because I love that character and he played a small part of the season overall I was a little disappointed for sure. 

This season was sort of flat for me. I get the story line with her once thought dead mother and how that effects Jessica and how some people got right into it but after awhile it was like "can they move on to something else." 

This was another show where I thought they should have another Marvel hero pop in for a cameo Iron Fist maybe ?I really enjoyed the show but not as much as others in the universe. 

​LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : I enjoyed the Jessica Jones character as well as the Malcolm character who showed alot of growth in season two. 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : The drawn out mother story line mostly is what kills this show for me . 

Coming in the 9th and final spot is Luke Cage Season 2. This will surprise many of you I'm sure. I want it to be clear that I DO NOT hate Luke Cage season 2 at all it's just hard to place it higher then the other shows. 

I enjoy the story from the word go honestly I enjoyed the relationship issues between Claire and Luke as it shows a real struggle that we have in our lives . 

I feel for Luke who struggles with the fame of being the "Hero of Harlem" and how everyone wants pictures with him etc. that's hard to deal with. I love the D Dub character who was a pest in season one but becomes friends with Luke and starts selling merch for him out of Pop's shop. 

I was bummed when Luke didn't get paid the $300,000 dollars he was promised for the meet and greet and then protecting Raymond "Piranha" Jones who was a Luke Cage super fan! Being a hero isn't cheap think of all the hoodies Luke goes through.. 

The Main villain for this season John "Bushmaster" McIver was weak in my opinion and really wasn't an enemy of Luke Cage as much as an enemy of Mariah Stokes (Dillard). He only becomes an enemy of Luke Cage when he starts causing problems in Harlem. 

I wanted more of the Shades / Maraiah story line then the "Bushmaster" stuff. They built that up so high in Season 1 I wanted that story to come to a close more then anything else. 

They wanted to develop a sub plot around Mariah and her daughter Tilly which was another story line that sort of took away from what I thought should've been the main story line Luke trying to take down Mariah and Shades but we got "Bushmaster" instead .... I found it very hard to understand any of the Jamaican characters not really a problem in terms of the overall show maybe just for me. 

LIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : The closure of the Shades / Mariah story line as well as the hints to the "Heros For Hire" story line  as well as the inclusion of Danny Rand / Iron Fist and Colleen Wing into the story (Wish they had more of a role) 

DISLIKES ABOUT THIS SEASON : The "Bushmaster" story as it was more about an issue between the Stokes family and the McIver family and had nothing to do with Luke Cage. 

With all that said I want you all to understand that I LOVE the Marvel Netflix shows all of them and ranking them was very hard for me for sure. you may agree or disagree with my order and either way ids fine I welcome all opinions This is how I feel about these shows which I watch often. I see alot of qualities in these characters that I see in everyday life and I think that's the point for many people. 

Feel free to e-mail me  here : 

I welcome you to continue the discussion with me as I enjoy talking shop with fans from all over the world. This has been a tough but fun blog for me to write and it's taken me many hours to get it all done, I hope you enjoyed it and I look forward to hearing from you ...... 

STAY HUNGRY, STAY HUMBLE MY FRIENDS : )

By Jamie Santamore

I was walking down town earlier this week and I was wearing a Deadpool hat and t-shirt as well as a Superman ring, a Green Lantern ring and a Atom pendent and I was told and I quote "You can't like both Marvel and DC, you have to pick a side in the war." This statement made me take a step back and think for a moment, I didn't respond to this person I simply walked away because honestly I didn't know how to respond to it.

I wasn't aware that there is a "war" going on between Marvel and DC .... I listen to people trash the DCEU and praise the MCU and I don't get it, I really don't. I like both universes for many reasons. before you all fill my e-mail with hate mail allow me to explain my thought process . 

I feel the movies in both universes are more for the casual fans (like me) and not the die hard comic fans and the reason I feel this way is these two universes KNOW they have the die hard fan base already they gear theses movies and TV shows towards casual fans to generate NEW fans of the product. 

I never watched comic book shows until The Flash debuted on the CW. they did the first crossover with Arrow and that got me into watching Arrow and I went out and watched the first two seasons of Arrow so I was caught up. so we are all clear on my level of fandom here are the shows I watch on the regular 

Arrow 
Supergirl
Legends of Tomorrow
Black Lightning
Gotham
Lucier
Riverdale
​The Flash 

Daredevil                             Inhumans
Jessica Jones                      The Gifted
Luke Cage
Iron Fist
Cloak & Dagger
Agents of SHIELD
The Defenders
The Punisher

As you can see I watch many different shows form both universes there are a few shows I couldn't get into namely Legion and Krypton those weren't my cup of tea so I don't force myself to watch it. I watch all of the movies from both universes and enjoy them all. 

My oldest son who is autistic asks me all the time who my favorite superhero is and he thinks it's funny that the answer often changes. (he's not into superheros at all) The last time he asked me my answer was Daredevil because I was re watching the series on Netflix. I also like Green Arrow alot because he's one of my favorites. 

I don't understand why you have to be on one side or the other in this? They are both amazing universes with so many different things to like about them. For example if you look at the wallpaper on my phone, tablet, laptop they are often of different superheros crossing universes right now I have Punisher on my tablet, Daredevil on my laptop and Iron Fist on my phone. I wear my DC jewelry with my Marvel hat because I'm a fan of the characters not which universe they are from.  

The movies seem to be more of a divide then the TV series (just my opinion) Everyone trashes the DCEU and I don't know why?? I loved Man of Steel I enjoyed BVS (wasn't happy that they "killed" Superman) but it was an amazing film to watch. Wonder Woman blew me away !! Suicide Squad was interesting as Harley Quinn stole that movie, I really enjoyed the Floyd Lawton story line as well and Will Smith killed it! Justice League was visually a stunning movie for me. 

​My biggest complaint about the DCEU is that they didn't have Grant Gustin playing the Flash because he is the Flash on the CW show. 

Fans will complain that DC is a dark universe and I agree it's dark but that's what makes it different (not better) then the MCU. The MCU are popcorn movies where you know going into it that the good guys are going to win and there is no doubt in your mind.  (with the exception of Infinity War) Now for the darker storyline fans (like me) look no further then the Netfilx portion of the MCU Daredevil is dark, so is Jessica Jones, Iron Fist. (more on this  shortly) and The Defenders is dark as well. 

So as you can see I'm a fan of both universes and if that's wrong, I don't care. I'm a fan of anythign that tells a good story with amazing characters that I can believe in. 

This series was shit on from the word go and again I don't understand why ??? This series isn't for the die hard fans it's to get new fans to join the Marvel Universe and care about these shows. Iron fist has it's rough spots but all in all it's a good show for us casual fans to learn about the Danny Rand / Iron Fist character, can we agree on that ? 

This story is one that I really enjoyed for many reasons. I'm not a "lets rank the shows" kind of guy but if I had to I would make this one of my top three of the Marvel Netflix shows. I like the character, the story and the way it was shot. 

Again I think most of these movies and shows are NOT made for the die hard fans who they KNOW will come to the theater and / or join Netflix to watch the product they want to bring in NEW fans like me. before Iron Fist came out I knew nothing about the character much like Luke Cage and Jessica Jones, I have grown to love the shows and characters and am now a fan. 

Feel free to send me e-mails and write comments about why any of these shows / movies are horrible, I read everything I get and usually reply back. I feel The Defenders story line doesn't work with out the Danny Rand / Iron Fist character, look at it that way. 

Earlier in this blog I wrote that I wasn't happy that Grant Gustin doesn't play the Flash in Justice League many fans enjoyed Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash (I liked his performance) my complaint is that Grant Gustin established The Flash on the CW show so it makes sense for him to play him in the Justice League movie. 

This is something Marvel has over DC as they put a clause in Charlie Cox's contract for Daredevil that if he the character is brought into the MCU Charlie Cox would play the part. to me and many fans Charlie Cox IS "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen" aka Daredevil. 

In closing I have to say that I do enjoy most Marvel and DC shows and movies. With that said are there things I dislike and don't agree with? Of course there are nothing is perfect . I don't feel that a person who likes both Daredevil and Green Arrow should be forced to  choose a side in a fictional "war" I like them both and will continue to support both universes because that's the type of fan I choose to be... 

Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :) 

By : Jamie Santamore

After almost a year of false starts and stumbling blocks we will finally restart shooting our first short film "The Vengeful One" 

This movie was alot of fun to write because it's my first short film I enjoy the challenge of having to get the beginning, middle and end into as few pages as possible. it's a bigger challenge then writing a feature length film in many ways.

​We have had many casting issues which were the main reason for the delays in the shooting of this movie our cast is as follows ..  

I can't wait to get this project under way  because I've spent so much time and effort into it. hours of watching audition videos and trying to make the right casting selections. I'll tell you one thing, I've learned alot over the last few months with all the issues this project as had. I know issues happen on every movie but this one seems to be the most problem filled project of my short career. I made it through all these issues and problems by remembering one of my favorite movie quotes.....

" It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep movin' forward" 
- Rocky Balboa

After we get this movie shot it's on to Sins of Man : Tribulation to wrap up the Sins of Man trilogy.. Ther is no quit in this guy we have movies on the release schedule for years to come we have a SyFy film that I can't wait to start making because I love SyFy movies like  Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, and Star Trek. After that we have an action/ hero movie which I'm training my ass off to play the lead role. Stay tuned Big things coming from Top Guy Productions and  Wicked Carnival Productions !!!!

Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends : )

By : Jamie Santamore

This film is widely thought of as the WORST film in the franchises history and in many ways it might be. But I say after watching it a dozen times I understand what director Adam Marcus was doing with the beloved Jason Voorhees character. 

After SEVEN movies that take place around Camp Crystal Lake and the surrounding area we ALL wanted something different for Part VIII, right ? 

So The took Jason out of Camp Blood and put him in New York (Vancouver) and that movie while it has it's weird parts (the ending) was different and really as a whole a solid movie. 

now with JGTH we wanted something fresh and different I mean whille it was the NINTH film in the series and supposedly the "Final Friday" we wanted Jason to go out with a Band and he did!

Adam Marcus blew Jason to hell in the opening of JGTH much to the dismay of hardcore Jason fans. what followed was a weird film about Jason's heart being moved from body to body so he could track down his half sister to get back to his original body. What follows is an incredibly shot film, with cool Special FX, great makeup, a solid cast and a movie that really IS NOT the worst in the franchise unless you are super picky.

Note : I know most of you are like "They misspelled Voorhees on the mailbox at the Voorhees house!" Did you ever stop to think that it was an Easter egg for fans to find and done on purpose?

I feel most ans are only hating this movie because it's the "cool thing to do" well as many long time readers can tell I'm not the "follow the crowd" kinda guy therefore I enjoy JGTH for what it is, a sharp right turn in the mythology of Jason Voorhees that gives us some much needed depth to the character that I feel was missing for the entire series. 

The cast really works well together in a complex story that while it was weird to see the heart movie from body to bodyI think it was an interesting plot device. 

Lets talk about Crayton Duke shall we.... This character to me is this films version of Rob from "The Final Chapter". no one else sees this they simply complain about who this character is, why is he now popping up in the NINTH film, where has he been for the duration of the series? blah blah blah. Crayton Duke obviously has an ax to grind with Jason and now that he knows how to stop him for good he has come to Crystal Lake to take him out once and for all. 

I like this character and thought they could have dome more with him, the scene with him and Steve in jail was chilling and really showed alot about each character and what they were willing to go through to save Jessica and her baby.

Adam Marcus had this to say about Crayton Duke in a December 2017 Interview  ... "A teenage Creighton was out on Crystal Lake with his girlfriend. Jason capsized their small boat and pulled the girl down into the lake. Creighton tried to save her but could not. She was never seen again. Creighton vowed revenge and from that moment on he spent his life in the study and pursuit of Jason. He became a bounty hunter just to fund his work in taking down his nemesis."

If you've read this far into the blog THANK YOU for hearing me out. With that said I'm not calling this film perfect by any stretch of the imagination because there is no such thing as a perfect film in my opinion. All I'm saying  is that this film isn't as bad as most fans would have you believe. it's out there for sure but it's a solid film and I think Adam Marcus is a brilliant film maker with a string of solid films to his credit. 

Adam Marcus said in a November 2017 interview :  “[Pamela Voorhees] makes a deal with the devil by reading from the Necronomicon to bring back her son. This is why Jason isn’t Jason. He’s Jason plus The Evil Dead, and now I can believe that he can go from a little boy that lives in a lake, to a full grown man in a couple of months, to Zombie Jason, to never being able to kill this guy. That, to me, is way more interesting as a mashup, and Raimi loved it! It’s not like I could tell New Line my plan to include The Evil Dead, because they don’t own The Evil Dead. So it had to be an Easter egg, and I did focus on it…there’s a whole scene that includes the book, and I hoped people would get it and could figure out that’s what I’m up to. So yes, in my opinion, Jason Voorhees is a Deadite. He’s one of The Evil Dead.”

This in it's self explains alot about the movie and the franchise and if you take this information for what it is and rewatch the movie I think you'll have a better understanding of the movie and in turn the franchise as a whole. 

In closing I would like to say that making movies is hard work and alot of things can change behind the scenes that ultimately change the finished film. In every movie there are scenes that are shot, not used in the final cut and thus plot holes are created.  As an indie film maker I know this all to well and I get slammed with questions that either fans don't know the answer to because they missed something in the movie or because I left a plot hole.  It happens to everyone in their career. Give JGTH another chance with the information I've given you in this blog I think you might just enjoy the movie after all. 

​Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :) 

By : Jamie Santamore

I'm a fan of slasher that is no secret to anyone, look at my filmography or the list of my favorite films it's full of slasher movies. I was thinking about my favorites Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Ghostface and Chucky. They all have a signature weapon and a couple of them have used whatever is available at the time. 

When I was first working on Sins of Man (before I wrote it into a trilogy) I had written several idea for the killer and his backstory and then I started to think about too many things that would just clog up the story. I decided that I would give the killer a simple signature weapon but would leave it open for them to use anything that was within reach in the event I wanted to be extra creative with a kill. I want to take a few minutes and talk about the classic slashers villains and their weapons. This is something that Chris and I had a disagreement with in the beginning of our partnership. He's not a "horror guy" and he'll be the first to tell you that see I'm very much a horror guy and know how these things work. so lets talk about the classic Slasher kings and then alittle about the modern Slasher kings. 

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JASON VOORHEES : The master of using whatever he can get his hands on to kill a horny teenager has used everything from an ice pic, a tent stake, a machete, hell Jason has killed someone with a freakin' party horn!!  I love the spear gun in Part 3 as well as the liquid nitrogen in Jason X that was some cool shit! Jason can kill you with any weapon he finds or simply with his bare hands if he so chooses. 

Jason is a the master of dispatching horny drunk teenagers and it's no surprise he has the highest body                                                                                                      count in slasher movie history with a massive 158 kills.  

FREDDY KRUEGER : This guy basically scared you to death in your dreams and people will say that he only killed with his finger knives and for the most part that is true however he did kill Kristen by burning her to death so not all of Freddy's victims fell at his blades. He also killed Taryn with needles in ANOES 3 : Dream Warriors. 

Sadly Freddy ranks third in the body count department (43) which surprises me you can do alot in the "Dream World" in terms of creative ways to kill people. 

MICHAEL MYERS : I love good ol' Michael he's a classic kitchen knife killer and there is nothing wrong with that but Michael has a knack to kill using some pretty messed up weapons, he stabbed that tramp Kelly Meeker by running a shotgun through her chest pinning her to the wall like a Goddamned picture ! Michael has used pitch  forks, knives, and hand rakes. (my personal favorite)

​Michael ranks in at a solid #2 on the body count list (111) for good reason he's very creative lol. 

GHOSTFACE : This guy or girl (depending on the movie) was a force to be dealt with for sure. I mean yes alot of the kills were with the trusty hunting knife but Ghost face used brute strength to toss Cici Cooper off the balcony at the Sorority house. and he also used the Garage door to dispatch Tatum (I don't care that it's not possible because it was a shocking kill in the movie) 

Ghostface  ranks seventh in the kill count. which given that there are only four movies in the series it's a healthy body count.  

CHUCKY : this little doll sure packs a punch doesn't he? I mean defending yourself should be as simple as kicking the little bastard across the room like your kicking a game winning field goal, right?

Chucky is another slasher who used everything from a knife to a yoyo to kill people he took advantage of his size in many ways and entertained fans for many years. 

Chucky ranks in at #7 on the body count list with 32 kills. not bad for a pint sized killer. 

You'll notice I haven't written about some of the other slasher villains like Leprechaun ranked 4th on the body count (42 kills) Pinhead ranked 5th on the body count list (41 Kills) fan favorite Leatherface  who is a shocking 8th on the body count list (24 kills) .

I didn't write sections in this blog about them because I don't pay too much attention to their franchises for any number of reasons. as you see I did my research to include them in the honorable mention section here but their brand of horror never really appealed to me. 

I think there is something to be said about each killer and their weapon selection as over the years and through their respective franchise these weapons have become a part of their character and one of the many reasons we began loving them and still love them after all these years and the countless times we have watched the movies. 

In conclusion I would like to say that during my writing process I often have grand ideas about making the "Next great slasher franchise" and at the same time I often ask myself this question.. "How many times can you reinvent the wheel?" It all been done in the slasher genre and in every other genre for that matter and smart film makers know this and will still try to make things seem fresh and interesting with the tools we have at our disposal..... 

​Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :)