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Bill Moseley
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet and Dead Air, both starring Bill Moseley, hit DVD shelves across the globe this week just in time for Halloween. Some of you may know him for his roles in Rob Zombie’s House of 100 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, while others (like me) have been following him for years. When it comes to indie horror, Moseley’s your man.
It’s very rare to see a well-known actor start out and remain faithful to the same genre, but Moseley, with a few exceptions, has done just that. Some of his first roles were in horror flicks like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Blob (1988) and Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!, but he didn’t begin to grab gorehounds’ attention until Tom Savini’s Night of the Living Dead remake.
As Barbara’s smart aleck younger brother Johnnie, Moseley proved he had the skills to pay the bills as well as the stones to be a new horror icon. While the original Johnnie, played by Russell Streiner, is memorable for his role and the infamous line, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!”, Moseley had that extra “something” that the role needed, especially in a remake. He captured the audience while on screen, and scared them with his reappearance, which is just one reason why Savini’s version is well-received.
For you horror fans who don’t think you could love Army of Darkness more, guess what? You just might now! You know the Deadite Captain? That’s Moseley. So you had two horror icons going head to head for years and may not even have known! I didn’t find out until a few years ago myself and enjoy watching the movie that much more.
Moseley saw a definite surge in his career once 2000 hit, appearing in films such as The Convent, Evil Bong, Thr3e, Grindhouse (in the trailer for Werewolf Women of the SS), Repo! The Genetic Opera and Rob Zombie’s Halloween. However, it wasn’t until his role as Otis in House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects that he rocketed into horror movie stardom.
In my opinion, Moseley is the best thing about both of Zombie’s early films. As Otis, he is unbarred, convincingly psychotic and will go to any end to get his point across, which is a risk not many actors are willing to take. This isn’t even taking into consideration how terrifying he looks while in costume. Otis is what made the viewing experience of these films ten times scarier for me, but I enjoyed every minute.
With 10 new films (all horror) coming from Moseley this year, I think it’s safe to say that the actor isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Which Moseley movies are your favorites?
It’s very rare to see a well-known actor start out and remain faithful to the same genre, but Moseley, with a few exceptions, has done just that. Some of his first roles were in horror flicks like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Blob (1988) and Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!, but he didn’t begin to grab gorehounds’ attention until Tom Savini’s Night of the Living Dead remake.
As Barbara’s smart aleck younger brother Johnnie, Moseley proved he had the skills to pay the bills as well as the stones to be a new horror icon. While the original Johnnie, played by Russell Streiner, is memorable for his role and the infamous line, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!”, Moseley had that extra “something” that the role needed, especially in a remake. He captured the audience while on screen, and scared them with his reappearance, which is just one reason why Savini’s version is well-received.
For you horror fans who don’t think you could love Army of Darkness more, guess what? You just might now! You know the Deadite Captain? That’s Moseley. So you had two horror icons going head to head for years and may not even have known! I didn’t find out until a few years ago myself and enjoy watching the movie that much more.
Moseley saw a definite surge in his career once 2000 hit, appearing in films such as The Convent, Evil Bong, Thr3e, Grindhouse (in the trailer for Werewolf Women of the SS), Repo! The Genetic Opera and Rob Zombie’s Halloween. However, it wasn’t until his role as Otis in House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects that he rocketed into horror movie stardom.
In my opinion, Moseley is the best thing about both of Zombie’s early films. As Otis, he is unbarred, convincingly psychotic and will go to any end to get his point across, which is a risk not many actors are willing to take. This isn’t even taking into consideration how terrifying he looks while in costume. Otis is what made the viewing experience of these films ten times scarier for me, but I enjoyed every minute.
With 10 new films (all horror) coming from Moseley this year, I think it’s safe to say that the actor isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Which Moseley movies are your favorites?
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Comment by Ivan RG on October 29, 2009 at 11:14pm - by the way, great posts tessa
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Comment by Ivan RG on October 29, 2009 at 11:13pm
- woow , it didnt know he was the same guy in repo, a true chamaleon
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Comment by Tessa on October 29, 2009 at 6:25pm - Alright. I'm wrong. I'll change the picture. But the information still stands.
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Comment by Tommy on October 29, 2009 at 6:22pm -
According to Deadites Online, this is the "Deadite Captain".
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Comment by Tessa on October 29, 2009 at 6:08pm
- Tommy - According to his IMDB page, it says he played the Deadite Captain, and if you look at the picture above, I see it. Obviously the voice is modified, so it won't sound like him anyway.
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Comment by G-Nap on October 29, 2009 at 5:59pm - I love him in The Convent
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Comment by Tommy on October 29, 2009 at 5:47pm
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I loved him in Devil's Rejects ("I am sent from the devil and I'm here to do the devil's work!"), but his performance in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is fucking brilliant! "Get that bitch, Leatherface! Burn her up like a rat rat rat!"
BTW, which one did Bill Moseley play in Army of Darkness? I could have sworn the main deadite is Bruce Campbell, since it was the evil version of Ash and all.
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Comment by Jonathan AKA JodeneSparks on October 29, 2009 at 4:18pm - He is in some of my favorite horror movies. As Otis he seems to be really bat-shit crazy.
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on October 29, 2009 at 3:32pm - He's a machine for horror. The guy is relentless.
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Comment by Joshie on October 29, 2009 at 2:28pm - He was one of the only redeemable factors about Evil Ed.
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