New Jersey Horror Sideshow Market 2023

This past Saturday, February 25, 2023, was the latest edition of the New Jersey Horror Sideshow Market. It was a my first time attending this con which is made by the same people behind New Jersey Horror Con. Held at the New Jersey convention (the same place where Exxxotica NJ is held at), this was a smaller and more stripped down event. And, while my friend Freddie and I were done pretty fast, we had a good time.

We only went up to two celebs, the first of which was Rochelle Davis who played the little girl Sarah in the gothic, supernatural superhero masterpiece The Crow. She was super fun and energetic to talk. Davis did a selfie and then a regular pic with each of us. These, of course, are my pics.

Next we met the gorgeous Jennifer (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Bad Dreams) Rubin. I had the biggest crush on her as a kid, which I let her know. I mean she's an official Horror Crush inductee, after all. Anyway, she asked about how old I was when I saw it, as she says most of her fans were about eight. I was ten, if you must know. Anyway, she was so incredibly sweet in person! I got a pic with her as well as her autograph. The later of which was on my A Nightmare on Elm Street Blu-ray set and has to be one of the coolest looking autographs, I have ever gotten!

And, that's about it. I didn't buy any merch. And, like I said, earlier, we were done early. But, it was still a fun time, and I would totally come back for a future edition of this con. 

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Horror Crush: Jennifer Rubin

On this final day of Women in Horror Month, I wanna talk about one of my absolute biggest crushes growing up: the impossibly beautiful Jennifer Rubin!

Jennifer Collene Rubin was born in Phoenix, AZ on April 3, 1962. Her very first role was in A Nightmare on Elm Street pt 3: The Dream Warriors. It is easily her most famous and beloved one. She plays one of the last of the "Elm Street kids" which consist of a group of suicidal teens at an institution. She's Taryn White, a former junkie. When returning, from the first film, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) tell them that each of them have a dream power, hers is that she is "beautiful and bad!" Dressed in tight leather, with her hair put like a mohawk, and carrying twin swtichblades, she most certainly is just that! Now, I saw Dream Warriors on video tape very young and have loved it ever since. It is easily the best of the Nightmare sequels and possibly the finest slasher sequel, ever. In fact it is one of the best horror sequels, period.

I have loved rocker girls all my life, and when I saw her in this movie, as a kid, I was in total love! Especially when she went punk. God, I think I spent a good fraction of my younger life looking for my own Taryn. I still maybe! I always hate the scene when she dies cause she was a great character (and beautiful, duh), but that's why this movie works (well one of many reason, actually) where other slashers movies fail. You actually care about the fucking characters! What a concept!

 

 

The next year she appeared in the underrated Bad Dreams. Her involvement makes it feel like more of A Nightmare rip-off, but it's a good flick. She is great in it, as a former hippie child. And, she looks absolute stunning. If I was in love before, this movie sealed the deal for me. You can read more about my thoughts on it in this link, though one thing has changed since I reviewed it first, I really prefer the original ending to the theatrical one, nowadays: http://www.gorezone.net/dvdcrypt/reviewstxt/abc/baddreams.html

 

In 1993, she starred in the silly thriller The Crush. This ain't a horror movie, but it was covered in Fango, under, well, the "Not a Horror Film" column! She plays the girlfriend of the dude that Alicia Silverstone obsesses over. She also gets attacked by bees. I saw this movie in the theaters, and thought it was lame. But, I was happy to see my former crush Rubin (who looked stunning, of course!), and my newest crush Silverstone in one movie! Even it if was a crappy one! Oddly, Silverstone would go on to star in far worse movies. Oh well...

She had a small role in the awesome action/ horror hybrid Full Eclipse (starring Mario Van Peebles, the beautiful Patsy Kensit, and another horror crush of mine: Paula Marshall). Then in 1995, she appeared in the crappy Jim Wynorski remake The Wasp Woman. She plays the title character. As always she look and is great, the FX are great, too! The movie, however, is NOT great, at all...

Also from that year is Screamers. This sci-fi/ horror/ "action" hybrid, I saw in the movies. Despite having Rubin looking beautiful and kicking ass, also having Robocop himself, Peter fucking Weller, killer robots, and an awesome and gory beginning, this one sucks. I was so annoyed in the theater watching this. Thank God, then for Rubin's impressive beauty, which helped ease my suffering. Actually, one great thing came of this turd. She was promoting it at a Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, and I met her! She signed for free (remember when people did that cons?), and looked GORGEOUS in person. I swear, I was in love, all over again!

She appeared in other horror movies, too, but I didn't see them. They are: Little Witches, Twists of Terror, and Sanctimony. Any of you ever seen of those? Any thoughts?

Aside from her horror movie appearances she was on genre TV shows, too. They were: The Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, and The Outer Limits.

Jennifer Rubin is, to put it, quite simply, amazing. Beautiful and talented, she is one of my utmost personal favorite Horror Crushes. And, I know many of you feel the way about this stunning blue-eyed goddess.

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The Top 20 Actresses Who Should Have Been Nude in Horror Movies, Pt.2: 10-1

10. Katherine Heigel in Bride of Chucky- Ms. Heigel has been in some truly godawful movies after this one. And, while her star has risen my interest in her has dropped. That said, she looked fucking gorgeous in this one and should have dropped her top. Chucky might have have dumped his main squeeze if he, and us, had seen seen Heigel's chest!



9. Elizabeth Banks in Slither- Banks is one of my fav actresses out there. Aside, from being beautiful, she really can act. I also happen to think she has quite a nice behind. She looked quite delicious in this sci-fi/ horror flick. As good as this movie is; imagine the classic it would have been if Banks had bared her goods! I mean even clothed she is drool worthy!



8. Jennifer Rubin A Nightmare on Elm Street pt. 3: Dream Warriors- I've liked metal/ punk/ goth girls since my earliest memories. And, of the earliest crushes of girls like that, for me, had to be the beautiful Jennifer Rubin as Taryn in the classic Nightmare sequel Dream Warriors. In her dreams, she is "beautiful and bad!" Sadly, she is also clothed! That said, the skin tight leather outfit she has on is HOT as fuck!




7. Ali Larter in Final Destination 1 & 2- I've been a fan of the beautiful Ms. Larter since the first Final Destination movie. Why it took so long for the rest of the world to catch up, I don't fucking know. Wait, maybe I do. It's cause she kept her clothing on! Had she been naked; she would have been a huge star without the help of that shitty Heroes TV show. Trust me! I know these things!

6. Eihi Shiina in Tokyo Gore Police- The former model and stunning actress of Takashi Miike's classic Audition looked absolutely stunning in this fun and over the top splatter flick. But, she kept her clothing on! I mean there is no better way to battle mutants than being in the nude. Even moreso if you are a hot chick! So, let this be a lesson to all you beautiful women out there reading this, THE best way to battle mutants is for you to be naked!

5. Jennifer Love Hewitt in I Know what You Did Last Summer- In keeping with the terrible trend of women not showing their naughty bits in the 90s in slasher films, IKWYDLS had the beautiful Jennifer Love Hewitt, and her boobs, but yet no skin! I mean clearly her chest is a weapon of mass destruction, or at least the cause of mass tissues being destroyed by those using them! Sure she wears tight clothing and even gets wet, but it ain't the same! The culprit here is, once again, screenwriter Kevin Williamson! Damn you, for this horrible fucking trend! This blog is not your friend, Mr. Williamson!

4. Jessica Alba in Idle Hands- Honest to God this fucking movie is atrocious! It is neither funny nor gory. It is just plain fucking stupid. But, there are two good things. The first is Seth Green as a pothead zombie. The other thing this is the movie that introduced me, and most of the world, to the beautiful Jessica Alba. I remember looking at the Fangoria issue with this movie in it and seeing her pic, and being like, "Damn!". She looked unquestionably hot and there are some nice panty shots of her ass. But, alas Ms. Alba did not bare, herself. Worst of all, she has a no nudity clause, so that even when the role calls for it (Sin City, where she played the stripper Nancy), she won't do it! Damn it! Ms. Alba, you need to stop torturing us! Bare your skin! I think it might even solve world hunger if you did! So, do it for the well being of the world!

3. Elisha Cuthbert in Captivity- While, I think House of Wax is a better movie, I think this is the movie where the nudity fit best (not that should ever stop any of you aspiring filmmakers from adding skin to your movie!). I actually like this controversial little torture porn flick. But, think about it, as she is held captive by our mysterious antagonist, he gets to see a lot of her. That includes a sex scene. But, even then we don't see shit. Come on! That's a rip-off right there!




2. Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body- OK, this is the one that I am most disappointed with. Back when we first heard of this film, there were nude pics that got leaked out of the beautiful Ms. Fox, even if it was in a see-through body suit. Sadly, those scenes got cut out or were never used or whatever the case maybe. It was lame move. She does look hot as hell in the movie and makes out with Amanda Seyfried, but that is not enough, dear readers! Perhaps, the filmmakers thought that by having Fox nude there would be nuclear explosion of hotness that would have been dangerous for humanity. I say, dear filmmakers, I understand your concern, but we people are willing take that risk in hopes of seeing Megan's body in all of its' glory!

1. Jamie Chung in Sorority Row- This one should be no shock to those of you who are long and loyal readers here. I actually enjoy this movie, quite a bit. And, while there is skin; it ain't from the girls that the movie's plot actually revolves around. The cast is beautiful, including Audrina Patridge (but we seen her nude already!), but the hottest, to me, is this beautiful Korean goddess. The still of her that I used here is from her in the hot tube, but the camera cuts away, right as she takes her top off. So, we don't see shit! Damn you camera! Damn you straight to hell! That scene alone would have made this movie get renamed Hot Tub Nude Machine in Sorority Row! If, Ms. Chung ever gets nude it will help achieve world peace. I promise you everything will be better and happier on this plant, if not in the whole entire universe! So, Jamie the fate of the Earth hands on your shoulders, er I mean your bra. Make the right choice!

Hope you guys liked this list. If there is any girl you think is missing from here, please do tell! I would love to hear your thoughts! Oh, and don't be shy. We all think and talk about the same stuff, here!

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