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Friday, March 29, 2024
12 Days: Bunny the Killer Thing
'A group of Finnish and British people get stuck at a cabin when they are attacked by a creature that is a half human, half rabbit.'
Given my love of holiday horror films, it was only a matter of time before I finally watched a bunny slasher film. No, it's not the rascally little rabbit being slashed, it's a big bunny doing the gutting and killing. I first posted about the unique horror genre back in 2017, (Down the Rabbit Hole) but at the tie, hadn't really seen any films featuring any bunny butchery.
Gareth Lawrence
I corrected that this year by watching the 2015 Finnish film, Bunny the Killer Thing. Written by Joonas Makkonen and Miika J. Norvanto, and directed by Makkonen, the film is as much camp as it is horror, mixing comedy and horror in an over the top flick with the psycho slasher being half man and half big ugly bunny. The film was first screened at the Marché du Film in Cannes in May 2015, and released to cinemas in Finland on 6 November 2015.
The film begins when a man and a woman arrive at what is supposed to be their vacation home. The man, Mr. McRain, is taken aback when he discovers the front door is unlocked. They're quickly greeted by a masked intruder with a shotgun. Although they try to run, they are tased by more masked men. As the woman convulses on the floor, one of the intruders blows her head off.
Yes, although the premise and execution are silly, there is a lot of violence and blood, and no one dies without a really messy ending. Mr.McRain, (actor Gareth Lawrence) is stripped down to his tighty whites and tied down to a table. He's then injected with a large needle, that within minutes turns him into the half bunny, half man hybrid who then begins his spree of slashing and slicing all he encounters.
One of the Killer Thing's most memorable killings is of the cute, but soon to be sliced up Tuomas, played by actor and filmmaker Hiski Hämäläinen. Tuomas spends his last few minutes running from the big bunny in his undies, and as a last minute attempt to save his life, yanks off his sweaty undies and throws them at the randy rabbit. Although the bunny takes a second to sniff, he's hot on Tuomas' tail.
Now, poor Tuomas has one of the most over the top and painful deaths in the film, but not at the paws of the Killer Thing. Standing naked in the middle of the road, he's hit by a cop car, slamming onto the car's front windshield. If that wasn't painful enough, Tuomas's penis somehow ends up going through the windshield and is lobbed off, swinging back and forth as the two police offers scream.
It's clearly a prosthetic penis, but it was a somewhat creative way to kill off a character. I included the video below and although silly, be warned, it is rather graphic. My biggest issue with the film was another scene, this one near the end, featuring another actor and a prosthetic penis. The scene depicts a male hostage, breaking lose and swing around his long penis to knock out the bad guys. The scene might have been funny if they had not used the one black actor in the cast in bit rooted in a racial trope.
If anything you see or read has you wanting to check out the film, it is available to watch free on Daily Motion HERE:
Anthony Michael: Classic Playgirl, 1994
-Anthony Michael-
also known as Tony Lattanzi, Anthony Fannelli
Playgirl 1994
When I first saw the Easter themed shots, (above) of model Anthony Michael, he looked somewhat familiar. At first, I thought he might have been a Chippendale model, but my searches came up short. I then decided to research the photographer Tony Lasala, who I discovered had indeed shot for Playgirl. Searching for the Playgirl model however, proved difficult, as there were many models with versions of his name, including a cover model named Michael Anthony.
Finally I found him in several pictorials from 1994 editions of the magazine. The face and body looked familiar, and the models shoulder tattoo sealed the deal. Anthony made his naked debut in March 1994 in a male/female Dream Lovers layout entitled 'Fare Play.' Anthony followed this up in the April issue with his own layout as the magazine's Discovery of the month. Both were shot by photographer Mish'ka. The images here are from the April issue and his pictorial titled, 'A Stable Environment.'
'I guess you have to take each day one at a time, but always take it to the fullest.'
'Anthony's always on the go, but we don't want you to get the impression that this chestnut-haired, brown-eyed stud doesn't entertain thoughts of finding the perfect woman. Anthony's looking for someone with good, simple values and someone who isn't too fussy about herself.'
Off With His Flannel: Benjamin by Lights On Studio
'Benjamin was very enthused about all my suggestions and was very creative putting his own spin on them. In short it was a very enjoyable and productive session.'
Since that first Easter shoot, Benjamin and Tom Nakielski, (Lights On Studio) have gotten together to create several times. Some of you may remember, that in addition to posing with baby chicks for an Easter shoot in 2019, Benjamin also also donned a Witches ensemble for a Halloween shoot two years later in 2021. (The Witching Hour)
Over the multiple creative collaborations, Benjamin has put on, and then stripped off, many costumes and forms of fashion. For me however, he never looked hotter than in the outfit for this shoot. The red color of the flannel shirt and the blue jeans look absolutely perfect on Ben, beautifully highlighting his assets and attributes.
I also love Ben's slow strip out of his flannel and jeans, and the props and poses he and Tom create for this shoot. I especially like how Tom lit both Benjamin, and the barn door behind him, brightening the location, and spotlighting not just Benjamin's hot body, but his handsome face and beautiful eyes as well.
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