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I Went to Rob Zombie’s “Great American Nightmare” In Chicago
By Kris Manfredini
Last night I got to kick off the Haunted House (Maze?) season with Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare!
For those who don’t know Rob Zombie brought his Great American Nightmare to Chicago this year where there are 3 houses for the price of one!
Each house is inspired by a different Rob Zombie movie.
First you enter The Lords of Salem house. This one had some creepy, cool effects to start off the haunt before going pitch black as you struggle to find your way around the maze. This has all the fun of walking into walls, bumping into people, and getting screamed at by “disembodied voices” (hey, they could be, it’s pitch black!).
After Lords of Salem, we were ushered into the house of El Superbeasto. This one concentrates on more cool, lighthearted, and visually striking effects. The brightly colored, and over the top characters greet you as you enter the world of El Superbeasto. They hand you 3D glasses that make the experience that much cooler! This one was the one I was most puzzled about upon hearing about, but I think it ended up being my favorite.
Lastly, we entered the ginormous Haunt of 1,000 Corpses maze, where we were greeted by Otis and Baby. It begins in Captain Spaulding’s shop where you are welcomed by the Cap himself, who lines you up for the infamous “Murder Ride”. You then get to go through the famous murder ride where each room is a different serial killer, which was interesting to see Rob Zombie’s take on how each did their thing. It was also pretty damn long, which was pretty great.
All in all, it was a cool, fun night that was topped off by a performance by Mr. Zombie himself, though that was a one night only event.
If you are a Rob Zombie fan and/or you are a big Haunted House fan, it’s worth it. It’s reasonably priced at $25 for all three houses.
*I have to add, and this possibly could have been due to the show, but there were a few hiccups along the way. The houses closed down during the performance. After the show, a line formed for the houses (there were also another two lines for the VIP I and VIP II), which barely moved. They were eventually informed that there was an even longer line upstairs and even the VIP lines were not moving. I’m sure closing the houses during the performance affected this big time. Hopefully people who didn’t get to see the mazes get a refund…
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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