"I'm freezin' my nips off out here." -- Stewie Griffin

If you're not an avid horror person, you've most likely never seen Adam Green's Hatchet, a little slasher-film-that-could that scored a limited, brief theatrical run back in the September 2007. Like Eli Roth, Green is one of these walking-horror-encyclopedia filmmakers who gives welcomely-candid, highly-referential interviews to all the horror websites, which are always appreciated. As for Hatchet, I can't call myself a huge fan; it revels a bit too much in its own homage-paying irony, and the jokes don't always connect. The gore scenes are admittedly first-rate, though, and its killer, Victor Crowley, is well-handled. In all, Hatchet is fun-enough times.


Two obvious excuses to see Hatchet, on the right: actresses Mercedes McNabb and Joleigh Fioreavanti. The knowledgeable slasher fan that he, Green wisely cast a pair of wowzers in the flick, who surprisingly play their characters better than expected, or even needed.


Green, right (obviously), and one of the two ladies seen above, Fioreavanti (who needs more work, or at least some photo shoots)

What's most intriguing about Green is that he's, on several occasions, stated a devotion to make more than just horror films. A romantic comedy is in the works, while his debut, Spiral, is a pretty slick little psychological thriller in itself. His next project, Frozen, sounds like it'll walk the fine line between horror and survival-action: it's about three youngsters (two guys and a girl) who are left stranded in the bitterly-frosty outdoors after shit goes haywire on a skiing trip, and then shit goes even more haywire.

This behind-the-scenes clip shows just how insanely rigorous Frozen's production is going to be, and it's pretty wild. Just imagine having to shoot an entire film in these conditions.....fuck all that. Green is a better man than I, it seems. Even if the film ends up sucking story-wise, it's practically guaranteed that the look and feel will be authentically "chilling" (See what I did there, I went for the obvious adjective. Pathetic).

For some frustrating, pain-in-my-rear reason, I can't embed the video here. So if you want to see what all my fuss is about, check the clip out over here: Dread Central

[Assuming you've just watched that] The man has balls. Can't deny that. As for the actors (one being Shawn Ashmore, from X-Men and The Ruins), they must've really loved the script, because this ish is indie, meaning miniscule paychecks in exchange for frost-bite and hypothermia. Method acting, becomes Delusional acting. Says tons about the possible quality of Green's story, though, which is pretty enigmatic.