Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) is one of the first films to use squibs to simulate gunshot wounds. #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

The old factory used in Cannibal Diner (2012) was torn down right after the shooting of the movie. #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Professional wrestlers Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Ted DiBiase were originally going to play the roles of Dale and Jimmy Clyde in Party Crasher: My Bloody Birthday (2000). #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Liane Curtis was so determined to play Maggie in Girlfriend from Hell (1989) that she was let go from her talent agency at the time, who weren't pleased that she insisted on appearing in the film. She says she doesn't regret it. #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Anne, the mouse used in The Goblin (2017), was so tame that she would immediately go into anyone's hand who held it out. She would climb up the actors' arms and sit on their shoulders. #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Filming for Grandmother's House (1988) happened in May of 1988. #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Grandmother's House (1988): They filmed the Grandparents home at 2200 E. Citrus Ave. Redlands, California. The exteriors was filmed in Rosemead, California. #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Grandmother's House (1988) had it's video premiere in the United Kingdom on Dec 16, 1988. It had its video premiere in the United States on May 25, 1989. #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Brinke Stevens added grey streaks to her hair for the audition process. At the time she'd only played youthful characters. She dyed her hair to convince the producers she was capable of playing a mother. #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

George E. Mahlberg who was a sound mixer on Grandmother's House (1988), played the dead body they pull from the lake. (It would be his last acting job) #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

Grandmother's House (1988) is the first film Peter Rader directed. #SplatterDay #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social

As a promotional stunt, a theater in Montreal, Quebec, that was supposed to play Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) played The Curse of La Llorona (2019) instead, causing the children in the audience to run out crying. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Day Shift (2022): The contortionist vampires was hired performers from live shows like Cirque du Soleil. This was a way to not only show a different type of vampire, but provide jobs for performers who were out of work due to the Covid-19 pandemic #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Hollow Man (2000): An anatomically correct, totally working computer model was created of Kevin Bacon's entire body - down to the last capillary. The 3-D model has since been donated to scientific researchers. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Gillian Anderson turned down the role of Valerie Drake in The Faculty (1998). #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Dave Bautista turned down the role of Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) in order to work on Army of the Dead (2021). #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

One of the earlier titles for Snatchers (2019) was "Plan B from Outer Space." #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Fortune Cookie (2016) is known as Przepowiednia in polish, which translates to Prophecy in english. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouknow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Fortune Cookie (2016) was the first (and so far, only) movie written by Rob Pallatina. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouknow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Fortune Cookie was filmed in Los Angeles, and Burbank, California. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouknow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Fortune Cookie (2016) was released in the United States on March 28, 2016. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouknow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Fortune Cookie (2016) is the first full length movie directed by Rob Pallatina. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouknow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

When Cher first signed on to do Stuck on You (2003), the character in the script she was supposed to play just said "actress". Directors Bobby & Peter Farrelly thought it would be a cool if Cher just played herself, and so they changed it. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Shallow Hal (2001): Cadence (the burns victim girl in hospital) is played by Brianna Gardner, the daughter of special-effects makeup artist Tony Gardner who worked on the film. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

When the emotionally sensitive Elliot is playing guitar for Alison in Bedazzled (2000), the guitar playing we hear is actually that of Harold Ramis. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

David Duchovny turned down a role in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) to appear in Evolution (2001). #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

A number of the sets used in Mystery Men (1999) are the same sets used in Batman Forever (1995). #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Thrust (2022) had its world premiere at the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville, IN as a double feature with the film Dinner in America. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Strippers vs Werewolves (2012): Tapper (Robert Englund) is incarcerated in H.M. Chaney Prison, a nod to original The Wolf Man (1941) star Lon Chaney, Jr. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Evil Feed (2013) is a loose remake of 'live feed' by writer/director Ryan Nicholson. He receives a story by credit here as acknowledgement #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Like their characters in The Mansion (2017), Marc Jarousseau and Nathalie Odzierejko were in a relationship, dating since 2011. They separated a little under a year after the film premiered. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

The near embalming sequence in Buried Alive (1990) was shot in a Jewish mortuary. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

The Crucifixion (2017) is Insipred by the alleged true story of the Tanacu Exorcism, that happened in 2005, in Romania. #theGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Don't Knock Twice (2016): The majority, if not all of this production was shot in Wales in the UK and particularly the capital, Cardiff. #theGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Filming of Out of the Dark (2014) took place in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. #theGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Out of the Dark (1988): Divine's final film role. It was released a year after his death. #theGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Killer Party (1986): Professor Zito is named after Joseph Zito, who directed Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), which was also written by Killer Party (1986) screenwriter Barney Cohen. #theGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Tuesday Weld turned down the role of Janet in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Cannibal! The Musical (1993): The woman seen in a black skirt and white blouse as two men begin "Hang the Bastard" is actually Matt Stone dressed in drag. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Ravenous (1999) is partially, and very loosely, inspired by the "Donner Party" disaster of 1847. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Parents (1989): Real kidneys (not human, of course) were used in the frying pan scenes. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986): A lengthy scene in which the Sawyer family goes out hunting for prime meat was cut for pacing but is present on the Gruesome Edition DVD. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

I made a mistake and done the wrong movie on monday for the trivia. Todays #TheGoreYouKnow trivia is for todays #SpltterDay2k watch along, Evil Dead Trap 2 is for saturdays #SplatterDay movie. @themutantfam.bsky.social

Slashers (2001) was filmed in Quebec, Canada. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

The budget for Slashers (2001) was said to be $165,000. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Slashers (2001) was also released in Canada as $la$her$. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

There was a 2 hour version of Slashers (2001) that premiered at the Fantasia film Festival in July 2001. Normally it runs 1hr 39m. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

There will not be a Slashers (2001) sequel as Maurice said it's not possible due to legal issues. #SplatterDay2K #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Hannibal (2001): Paul Krendler's brain was made of two sheep's brains put together. A brain surgeon was on-set through this scene, to help with accuracy. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007): The film's conductor, Paul Gemignani, was musical director and conductor for the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd in 1979. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social