I have been a big fan of The Asylum for years. In 2013, the rest of the world caught on
when Sharknado became a social media phenomenon and set Syfy ratings
records. I’m not one of these bandwagon
jumping horror hipsters either. My love
for Asylum is for real. Since Pep Squad
baby! Anyway, one of the men
responsible for unleashing mockbuster and creature feature gems upon the world
is Micho Rutare. Micho is the head of
development for The Asylum. He’s been
involved in the development of modern classics like Mega Shark vs Crocasaurus,
2-Headed Shark Attack, A Haunting in Salem, Zombie Apocalypse, Super Cyclone, Abraham
Lincoln vs Zombies (which was WAY better than that crappy Vampire Hunter
flick), and my favorite Asylum flick, Nazis at the Center of the Earth (which
made my top 10 flicks of 2012 list). Cthulhu
bless you Asylum, and Cthulhu bless you, Micho. So, what does Halloween mean to you?
“Halloween is the last Pagan holiday; we're allowed, for one
day of the year, to revel in darkness and excess. I had a wonderful childhood,
but in some ways, it was the worst of all worlds: conservative Christianity
kept me away from great music and movies; all that was left of my mom's hippie
youth was an aversion to anything processed, unhealthy, and delicious. Except
on Halloween, I was allowed to read stories of demons and monsters while
mainlining Smarties and Snickers (remember when pillowcases were units of
measurement?).
My mom was also responsible for my fondest Halloween memory.
When I was about ten, I saw The Three Musketeers at a friend's
house (the one with Chris O'Donnell and Kiefer Sutherland). I loved it, mainly
because the Musketeers carried swords AND guns, but also because Rebecca De
Mornay made me feel a funny tingling. Come Halloween time, I had a brilliant
idea: to be a Musketeer! I drafted my three best friends--they
were D'Artagnan, Aramis, and Porthos, and I was Athos. My mom volunteered to
sew our costumes, and the other moms joined in. They made us exact replicas of
the Musketeers outfits, and we made sure to arm ourselves with the best guns
and swords Toys R Us had. "All for one, and one for all" was
our proud slogan.
Underneath the spooky trappings of the holiday, there's a
real sense of freedom. Freedom to do what you want to do and be who you want to
be. This is also the ethos of film--and filmmaking. Once you get a taste of
that freedom, you never want to give it up.”
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