EPISODE 423: ALIEN ROMULUS

The time has come. The three of us are all big fans of the Alien franchise and director/writer Fede Alvarez has arrived with his buddy and co-writer Rodo Sayagues to give their take.

As the first film in the long running Alien series to be produced by 20th Century Studios following it’s acquisition by Disney, Alien: Romulus successfully resuscitated the franchise, grossing over $350 million worldwide. But at what cost?

Will the film’s gorgeous production design, modern horror tropes, and nostalgic nods to the greatest hits of the franchise be enough? Or is what some identify as an over-reliance on fan service, imitation, incoherent plotting, and contrivances, ultimately a deal breaker? What did we think? You’re about to find out.

“Z-01 contains the genome responsible for the Xeno’s ability to accelerate and slow down its metabolism at will. Its symbiotic capableness easily rewrites the host’s DNA through its blood. This is a much needed and well overdue upgrade for humanity. We simply cannot wait for evolution anymore.” It’s the Who Goes There Podcast Episode 423!

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Ep200: Alien & Father’s Day – WGT

When we started the Who Goes There Podcast in the Spring of 2013 our goal was to introduce people to the insane movies that we love, especially the more obscure films. As of late we have lost our way a bit and fallen into reviewing every Hollywood horror film that is released, regardless of if we even want to watch it. For episode 200, we said, “fuck that noise!”

That’s right, slap nuts! For episode 200 we’re kicking off Februwiener the right way by fluffing ourselves and our egos! This week we’re doing two movies; we’re doing “the ultimate Matt and Jorge movies”! Each of us picked a movie that we feel best captures what we love about horror and we’re cramming it in to one girthy ass…episode.

First we kick things off with 1979’s Alien (Review starts at 31:30), then we get zany as fuck with the 2011 Troma release Father’s Day (Review at 1:01:00)

You want a dick month? We’ll give you dick month! Starting with the Who Goes There Podcast episode 200!

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We’ll See New Aliens in Prometheus Sequel

deacon_alien_prometheus_roar_by_grisador-d5ydgb6-620x400Back in October Noomi Rapace, who plays Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus, exclaimed that God or the Devil will appear in Ridley Scott’s planned sequel.

Scott refutes this a bit in a new interview with The Austrailian. In it, he explains that the script, which is “written (and)…really good,” is “fresh” and “getting away from gods and dragons and shit. If I see one more dragon I’m going to shoot myself. Stop the dragons.” Continue reading

Let’s Take A Trip To The Toy Store!

i_love_toys_by_flyart420Yes, I’m aware that half of the news articles I post are about toys, to that I say, “shut up, you shut up right meow!”

We’re coming at you with some more awesome pieces of plastic to spend your allowance on.

This time around we’ve got toys from Annabelle, Aliens and Re-animator, continue reading for all the fully posable details. Continue reading

SDCC Exclusive Very Limited Alien Egg Chamber Set

alien-eggCool Toy Review has been given an exclusive first-look at Super7′s Con exclusives, which include an “Alien Egg Chamber Playset” and “Deep Space Alien Mystery Egg”! These are going to be insanely limited!

These are designed for use with the hugely successful Alien ReAction Figures Super7 unveiled at last years SDCC. Check them out in the replies Continue reading

Alien Titans: The Nostromo Collection Blind Boxes Are Coming!

Alien_Xenomorph_chest-burster_cute-funnyFigures.com reports that, from 20th Century Fox and Titan Merchandise, comes Alien TITANS: The Nostromo Collection. Coming January 2015.

The entire crew of the USCSS Nostromo are featured in this 12 piece set – including their stowaway, the infamous Xenomorph (nicknamed “Big Chap”). Continue reading

Weekly Toy Roundup 5/16/14

i_love_toys_by_flyart420Damnit! I don’t make enough money to keep up with all these wonderful toys! We’ve got 4 incredible toy announcements this week, and that’s not even counting Funko finally rolling out the second edition of the horror pop figures! We’ve got an evil super hero, a horror icon, something for the christmas tree, and the Scumdogs of the Universe! Continue reading for all the info.

Donate blood, sell your kids, and start hookin’, because you need to pick these up, and pick up a couple extra for Jorge and I! Continue reading

Horror Art Legend HR Giger Dies At Age 74

220px-HR_Giger_2012The horror community took another big hit this week as the renowned Swiss artist H.R. Giger died on Monday May 12, at the age of 74, as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. Giger, who passed away in a Zurich hospital, was most famous for the alien monster he created for Ridley Scott’s Alien.

The terrifying creature and sets he created for Ridley Scott’s film earned him an Oscar for special effects in 1980. In the art world, Giger is appreciated for his wide body of work in the fantastic realism and surrealistic genres. He will truly be missed.