The only problem with this movie, is that it is a great story that goes, wonderfully, all the way to a great ending.
But then someone in the pipeline thought that an extra five or so minutes of more movie should be shot, then stapled on to that great ending. Like, y'know, so it could set up a possible sequel.
That wished-for sequel, entirely unecessary, never happened. But that poorly grafted extra five minutes was a loud wet sloppy fart that wiped itself on the jewel of the otherwise great Horror movie that is IDENTITY.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Daniel Kash (ALIENS, NIGHTBREED, ROBOCOP [TV], THE MICHELLE APTS., VIRUS [1996], THE SLEEP ROOM, GOOSEBUMPS [TV], HIDDEN AGENDA, PILGRIM, KILLING MOON, DON'T SAY A WORD, COLD CREEK MANOR, THE BLACK MIRROR [VG], THE GOOD SHEPHERD [2004], THE HUNT FOR THE BTK KILLER, ONE WAY, DIARY OF THE DEAD, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, THE DRESDEN FILES [TV], REPO MEN, A DARK TRUTH, ALPHAS [TV], MAMA, SOLO [2013], ROBOCOP [2014], HANNIBAL [TV], THE STRAIN [TV], REMEMBER, ASSASIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE - JACK THE RIPPER [VG], BITTEN [TV], DAMIEN [TV], MANHATTAN UNDYING, THE EXPANSE [TV], ORPHAN BLACK [TV], ORDINARY DAYS, TINY PRETTY THINGS [TV], LETTERS TO SATAN CLAUS, QUEEN OF SPADES, DON'T HANG UP, SLASHER [TV]) is 65.
Daniel shares an April birthday with NIGHTBREED alumni, Craig Sheffer.
Daniel shares a April 25 birthday with HANNIBAL [TV] alumni, Gina Torres.
Look for Daniel in the upcoming 2024 Thriller, DEN MOTHER CRIMSON. Also expected in 2024, BELIEVER.
Actor Daniel Sharman (THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING, IMMORTALS, THE LAST DAYS OF EDGAR HARDING, THE COLLECTION, TEEN WOLF [TV], THE ORIGINALS [TV], FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], CURSED [TV]) is 38.
Look for Daniel in the upcoming 2024 Thriller, THE FIX.
Actor Gina Torres (M.A.N.T.I.S., DARK ANGEL [1996], CLEOPATRA 2525 [TV], ANGEL [TV], ALIAS [TV], FIREFLY [TV], THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, 24 [TV], SERENITY, FIVE FINGERS, TRANSFORMERS PRIME [Animated - TV], DESTINY [VG], LICHDOM [VG], REVENGE [TV], HANNIBAL [TV], WESTWORLD [TV], DESTINY 2 [VG], GIVE ME AN A, THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA [TV]) is 55.
Actor Melinda Clarke (RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3, MULHOLLAND FALLS, THE KILLER TONGUE, SPAWN, DYNAMITE, .COM FOR MURDER, THE ANIMATRIX, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], GOTHAM [TV]) is 56.
Writer Don D'Ammassa (BLOOD BEAST, SERVANTS OF CHAOS, SCARAB, HAVEN, MURDER IN SILVERPLATE, DEAD OF WINTER, NARCISSUS) is 79.
Writer / Producer Erick Kripke (BOOGEYMAN [2005], SUPERNATURAL [TV], GHOSTFACERS [TV], SUPERNATURAL: THE ANIMATION [TV], DEADMAN [TV], REVOLUTION [TV], HAUNTED [2013], SUPERNATURAL GENDERSWAP [TV], THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, THE BOYS [TV], THE WINCHESTERS [TV], GEN V [TV]) is 51.
Horror Thriller Writer John Edward Lawson (Books: SIN CONDUCTOR, THE TROUBLING AMPUTEE, DISCOURAGING AT BEST, TRUTH IN RUINS, THE HORRIBLE, LAST BURN IN HELL, DEVIL ENTENDRE) is 51.
Writer / Producer Damon Lindelof (LOST [TV], STAR TREK [The Kelvin Timeline], COWBOYS AND ALIENS, PROMETHEUS, WORLD WAR Z, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK [Animated - TV], THE LEFTOVERS [TV], THE WATCHMEN [TV], THE HUNT, MRS. DAVIS) is 52.
Actor Rory McCann (THE DEVIL'S TATOO, BEOWOLF & GRENDEL, HOT FUZZ, SOLOMON KANE, CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], SEASON OF THE WITCH [2011], GAME OF THRONES [TV], THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA [TV], TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK [TV]) is 56.
Look for Rory in the 2024 Horror Mystery, THE DAMNED.
After the surprising low box office performance of 1998's DEAD RINGERS, especially after coming off hot from his previous movie, THE FLY, then the box office failures of 1991's NAKED LUNCH, then this movie, David Cronenberg announced that he no longer wanted to be considered a Horror movie director. He wasn't a Horror movie director, no way! After all, he directed M. Butterfly and Crash and they weren't Horror movies.
So to speak...
Okay, so they both fell into the purview of Body Horror, but still, David was turning over a new leaf!
Then came SPIDER, and A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, and EASTERN PROMISES. All of them centered around a tale of a person dealing with a past of grossly (torturously) distorting someone's body or a person living with a distorted body.
Yes, you could take the boy out of the Horror, but you couldn't take out the Horror in the boy's mind.
When Stuart Gordon (FROM BEYOND) directed writers Dennis Paoli and William Norris' insane adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's RE-ANIMATOR for Producer Brian Yuzna, it was madhouse fun!
When Brian took the reigns for BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR it was madhouse fun squared!
But Brian wasn't done with us fans of the movies. Not until he took us BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR!
Actor Anastasia Baranova (RISE: THE BLOOD HUNTER, APOCALYPSE CALIFORNIA, THE DARKNESS II [VG], THE BUREAU: X-COM DECLASSIFIED [VG], MOSTLY GHOSTLY: HAVE YOU MET MY GHOULFRIEND?, WELCOME TO WILLITS, SYN [TV], Z-NATION [TV], EVOLVE [VG], METRO EXODUS [VG]) is 35.
Actor Jaime King (SIN CITY, THEY WAIT, THE TRIPPER, THE SPIRIT, MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, MOTHER'S DAY, SILENT NIGHT, SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR, BITCH, ESCAPE PLAN 2, BLACK SUMMER [TV], OUT OF DEATH, THE RESURRECTION OF CHARLES MANSON) is 44.
Look for Jaime in the upcoming 2024 Thriller, THE WEIGHT OF DARKNESS
Actor Craig Sheffer (NIGHT BREED, BLUE DESERT, EYE OF THE STORM, BLOODKNOT, THE GRAVE, DOUBLE TAKE, EXECUTIVE POWER, THE FALL, SHADOW OF DOUBT, HELLRAISER: INFERNO, RITUAL, KILLER BUZZ, DRACULA II: ASCENSION, LOVE LIES BLEEDING, WHILE SHE WAS OUT, LIES BETWEEN FRIENDS, THE MARK [all], BATTLEDOGS, DESTRUCTION LOS ANGELES, WIDOW'S POINT, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV]) is 64.
E.C. McMullen Jr.
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