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Not since Desperate Housewives dropped a tornado on Wisteria Lane in 2007 has ABC hyped a game-changing event like this week’s Bachelorette two-parter. And just like that ratings-grabbing twister, Hurricane Chad proved a truly destructive force — and even more full of hot air.

PhotosThe Bachelorette‘s 15 Chad-iest Moments — ‘Meat Plates,’ Bloody Knuckles, Hitler References and More!

While JoJo spent the first half of Tuesday’s episode romancing various sexy loaves of white bread — I was really worried about Luke getting too soggy in that hot tub — the true star of the show, the one with the undiagnosed roid rage,...

Juliette’s errant jet has been cleared for landing at Cmt.

The country-infused cable network is nearing a deal with producer Lionsgate to pick up a fifth season of Nashville, which last month was cancelled at ABC. A formal announcement is expected to be made during Wednesday’s Cmt Awards.

RelatedNashville Exec Downplays ‘Short-Term Pain’ of Cliffhanger, Insists Alt Ending Would’ve Been ‘Disservice to Fans’

Execs at Lionsgate and ABC Studios were so confident they would find the series a new home that they convinced the network to end what could’ve been its series finale a cliffhanger. “We...

ABC’s The Bachelorette this Monday drew 6.8 million total viewers and a 2.0 demo rating, rising 15 and 25 percent week-to-week to hit and tie season highs.

Leading out of that, Mistresses (3.5 mil/0.9) surged 20 and 29 percent from its season premiere.

PhotosThe Bachelorette’s 15 Chad-iest Moments — ‘Meat Plates,’ Bloody Knuckles, Hitler References and More!

RelatedMistresses Recap: Engagement Parties Are Such Sweet Sorrow

NBC’s coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 did 4 mil and a 1.3, on par with the Peacock’s week-ago’s Game 1 numbers. (Nbcsn’s coverage of Game 3 drew fewer than 2 million.)

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To badly misquote a beloved children’s book in service of sexual innuendo to kick off this week’s Mistresses recap: Let the wild humpus begin!

RelatedThe Bachelorette‘s 15 Chad-iest Moments — ‘Meat Plates,’ Bloody Knuckles, Hitler References and More!

After a pretty chaste Season 4 premiere, Episode 2 found Karen’s sex life going in the opposite direction of her 4-month-old daughter: While the latter bundle of adorableness remains permanently imprisoned in a government-approved car seat, Mama Kim’s libido is drunkenly sticking its head out the top of the limo and shouting “Woohoo, bitches! I’m about to bang my manny!

Sara Haines may be saying “good morning” a little later come fall.

The View is in talks with the Good Morning America: Weekend Edition lifestyle anchor about the idea of becoming a permanent co-host, our sister site Variety reports.

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Certainly, she has the experience to replace comedian Michelle Collins, who is leaving the ABC talk show after only a year: Haines has guest-hosted The View more than 30 times in the last couple of years. Plus, prior to joining ABC News in 2013, she spent almost 10 years at Today,...

The wait is almost over, Ultimate Night of the Living Dead #3 issues will be released on February 24th. Also in this round-up: details on The X-Files UFO event, Shudder's partnership with Sundance Film Festival, two Doctor Who Blu-rays, Yoga Hosers comic, and House Shark.

Ultimate Night of the Living Dead #3: "For those of you that have been looking for our 3rd issues, your patience will be rewarded. Issue 3 Super Packs and individual titles will be released on February 24th, 2016.

Follow as Evans County continues to fall into the grips of an undead invasion. See the invasion from 10 different perspectives.

Sh*t’s about to get real."

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The X-Files UFO: "It’s an Out-Of-This-World X-Files Experience That Fans Won’t Want to Miss

Come See the UFO Today in Los Angeles At The Grove (189 Grove Dr., La) from 8:00 Am – 10:00 Pm

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There’s something to offend—and amuse—everyone in the horror/comedy Bloody Knuckles. Fangoria spoke to the team behind the shamelessly entertaining flick, just out on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD from Artsploitation Films. Written and directed by Matt O., a.k.a. Matt O’Mahoney, the Vancouver-lensed Bloody Knuckles (initially titled Sick Puppy) stars Adam Boys as Travis, a cartoonist who […]...

Today on Blu-ray Artsploitation films is releasing Matt O.'s Bloody Knuckles. Bloody Knuckles is a bit of a left field choice from Artsploitation, who've made their name straddling the line between high-minded art films and genre films. This film, on the other hand, is more of an '80s style sleazefest. Lots of gooey practical effects a la Street Trash and the constant intent to offend at any cost are high on the Bloody Knuckles priority list. It's certainly a fun film, here's what Artsploitation has to say about it:Travis, an underground comic book artist with a penchant for obscene caricatures, upsets a Chinatown crime lord who responds by cutting off the young man's hand. As a despondent, drunken Travis wallows in post-severed hand depression, his...

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Well, if ya came to the Crypt o’ Xiii lookin’ for a Hallowe’en handout, you’re in luck! Take a look below and cram some of these into yer ghastly goodie bags!

Flesh For The Inferno

• Release Date: Theatrical World Premiere October 25th (Head here for details)

• Written By: Michael Varrati

• Directed By: Richard Griffin

• Starring: Anna Rizzo, Michael Thurber, Jamie Lyn Bagley

As anyone that reads this column knows, I am a fan of prolific independent horror maestro Richard Griffin. When I was afforded the opportunity to be among the first to check out his latest feature Flesh For The Inferno, I jumped on that quicker than a zombie at an all-you-can-eat brain buffet!

The story runs like this: when a child lover of a priest (you inferred correctly) bricks up some nuns in a church’s walls, they take it upon themselves to renounce God. You can guess how that works out…...

*an online screener of this film was provided by Artsploitation Films. Director/writer: Matt O'Mahoney. Cast: Adam Boys, Kasey Ryne Mazak, Ken Tsui and Gabrielle Giraud. Bloody Knuckles is an indie horror film from first time feature film director Matt O'Mahoney. The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. And, Bloody Knuckles involves a comic book artist protagonist and a local, gangland real estate developer. The protagonist, Travis (Adam Boys), uses his imagination to level the violent playing field. But, fictional heroes are much less heroic than more real ones. Still, O'Mahoney creates some great conflict and even some romance. The lighting dampens the field of vision; too many scenes are shot indoors. The viewer will need to overcome a few film detriments as Bloody Knuckles moves deeper into Travis' complex inner world. Travis draws artwork by day. He works on sketches of architectural structures at night. His friend and roommate,...

Artsploitation Films is bringing writer/director Matt O’Mahoney’s horror/comedy Bloody Knuckles to a handful of home video formats later this month. If you missed out on the flick during its festival run, now’s your chance to see what all the internet… Continue Reading →

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Bloody Knuckles, Matt O’Mahoney’s festival favorite about a young comic book artist and his rotting severed hand with a mind of its own, has been announced for an October 20th release from Artsploitation Films. In the Canadian indie, “Travis, an underground comic book artist with a penchant for obscene caricatures upsets a thin-skinned Chinatown crime…

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Tagline: "Nobody has the right to not be offended." Bloody Knuckles is a Canadian production. From writer and director Matt O'Mahoney, the film covers topics like freedom of speech, political correctness and other topics. The film has debuted at several film festivals, throughout 2014 and 2015. Now, Artsploitation Films has picked up Bloody Knuckles for distribution. A preview of the film's launch on home entertainment platforms is hosted here. The film's story follows a cartoonist. His work upsets a local crime lord, who cuts off Travis'(Adam Boys) hand. But, his hand wants revenge and so does one of Travis' cartoonish characters. Now, the bad guys are on the run as the protagonist's imagination reaches its full bloody potential. A trailer for the film was released late last year. The clip shows Travis encountering and interacting with strange characters, at night as he draws during the day. Part comedy and part horror,...

The 17th annual Boston Underground Film Festival is set to explode all over the Brattle Theater in Harvard Square on March 25-29.

Opening Night: The fun kicks off on the 25th at 7:30 p.m. with the exciting new flick from the always amazing Astron-6 collective, The Editor, an homage to the brutal Giallo movies of the ’70s and ’80s directed by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy. This will be followed by the restored version of the legendary cult classic Gone With the Pope by the notorious Duke Mitchell.

Closing Night: Goodnight Mommy the debut feature film by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, will screen at 8:30 p.m. on the 29th and is a nightmarish vision of familial dread when twin brothers believe their cosmetically altered mother is literally not the woman she used to be.

Other features include a mix of horror, like Matt O’Mahoney’s...

Shortly before its Vancouver premiere at Viff, I had a chance to meet up with Bloody Knuckles (review) director Matt O'Mahoney who turned out to be exactly the kind of guy you'd expect to have made the movie: smart, personable and very funny.

Over the course of our conversation, O'Mahoney talked a little about the inspiration for the movie, some of the antics that went into production and his influences, many of which make appearances on screen.

Bloody Knuckles is a heck of a good time so keep an eye for it playing at a film festival near you!

Congrats on the movie. It's so much fun.

Thank you very much.

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A couple of weeks ago we had a chance to peek a first look at Matt O'Mahoney's horror comedy Bloody Knuckles which tells the story of an underground comic book artist whose latest comic offends a Chinatown crime boss who decides to strike back by cutting off the artist's hand only to have the severed limb retaliate.

It sounded like it could be good fun and our first look at a trailer for Bloody Knuckles doesn't disappoint. Though it doesn't do much in the way of explaining the premise, it gives a glimpse at some pretty interesting looking situations which could bode well for bloody fun.

Bloody Knuckles recently premiered at Fantasia.

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Following previous announcements of their film lineup, the Fantasia International Film Festival has released their full lineup of movies to be shown at the 18th Annual festival, starting July 17.

New additions to the lineup include 2014 Cannes Selection When Animals Dream, directed by Jonas Alexander Amby and the return of Fantasia’s showcase of animated films, Axis.

Tickets for the festival go on sale starting July 16, and the festival runs through August 5.

View the whole press release of additional announcements below:

Fantasia Celebrates Its 18th Birthday

With Over 160 Feature Films Montreal, Thursday July 10, 2014 – 2014 is the year that Fantasia turns 18. We can’t believe it either. Fantasia’s 18th birthday means over 160 features and something in the neighborhood of 300 shorts, many being shown for the first time on this continent, a good number screening here for the first time anywhere in the world.In addition to being stacked with a multitude of breathtaking debut filmmaker discoveries,...

Having its world premiere at this year's Fantasia Film Festival is Canadian director Matt O'Mahoney's Bloody Knuckles, a horror comedy from Junkfood Pictures in association with Fusion Films and Domogeneous; and the film's official poster and first still have arrived.

Written and directed by O'Mahoney (credited as Matt O), Bloody Knuckles stars Adam Boys, Kasey Ryne Mazak, Gabrielle Giraud, Ken Tsui, Dwayne Bryshun, Steve Thackray, Tim Lok, Jason Asuncion, Kent Leung, Robin Jung. and Krista Magnusson.

Look for more soon, and in the meantime keep your eyes on the Bloody Knuckles Facebook page.

Synopsis:

An underground comic artist mocks the wrong mobster and loses his drawing hand in retribution. The artist may be silenced, but the severed appendage returns, to continue drawing comics on its own - and commit some seriously bloody acts of vengeance! A splatter horror comedy about freedom of expression that’s as touching as it is profane.

Here's your first look at Bloody Knuckles, a horror-comedy making its debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival this month. The film hails from Canada and was written and directed by Matt O'Mahoney. The film is the story of Travis Warner, an underground comic book artist who revels in the profane. When his latest comic offends a Chinatown crime boss, the gangster removes his drawing hand as punishment. Travis abandons his comic, along with his ideals, and spirals into drunken misery. That is, until his hand returns from the grave. The lovable, decomposing appendage drags Travis through a seedy netherworld of dirty comics, contraband pesticides, and underground sex clubs on its quest for justice!

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Soon to have its world premiere at Montreal's Fantasia Festival, the first poster art and still have arrived from Matt O'Mahoney's edgy comedy Bloody Knuckles and we've got your first look below.Vancouver, BC ­ July 8 2014 ­ Bloody Knuckles, the debut feature film from writer/director Matt O'Mahoney, has released a still and teaser poster ahead of its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The film, produced by Daniel Domachowski and Christena Zatylny, will play as part of the newly created Fantasia Underground section, which is "dedicated to showcasing outrageous indie outsider visions created in the counter-cultural spirit".Bloody Knuckles is the story of Travis Warner, an underground comic book artist who revels in the profane. When his latest comic offends a Chinatown crime...

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Ever wonder what would happen if Thing dragged one of the Adams kids through a seedy underworld of dirty comics, contraband pesticides and underground sex clubs? That's kind of what Bloody Knuckles is about.

The feature film debut of writer/director Matt O'Mahoney stars Adam Boys as Travis Warner, an underground comic book artist whose latest comic offends a Chinatown crime boss who retaliates by cutting off the artist's hand. Unable to draw, Travis descends into a drunken stupor and is then dragged out of it when his severed limb returns from the great beyond and drags him through a seedy adventure in search of revenge.

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Writer/director Matt O'Mahoney will be unleashing a full blast of horror comedy next year with the release of Bloody Knuckles but here's a little something to keep us occupied until then.

Created for The ABCs of Death, Adjust Tracking is a pretty great homage to 80s horror, complete with Videodrome-like twist. The short may not have made the cut (though it should have) but it later went on to play the Telluride Horror Show and now the producers have released a director's cut of the cut in all its gory glory. Great bit of entertainment just in time for Halloween!

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