<![CDATA[io9: Troma]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Troma]]> http://io9.com/tag/troma http://io9.com/tag/troma <![CDATA[Simultaneously the stupidest/most disturbing ending in horror movie history? [NSFW]]]> Chances are you're familiar with such Troma Entertainment flicks as The Toxic Avenger and Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD. Kitschy fun, right? Well, let's watch the infamous ending of the 1989 child cannibal flick Beware! Children At Play. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5856889&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shut Up, Crime! Inside Secrets of Rainn Wilson's Outrageous Superhero Movie]]> How did Rainn Wilson become our DIY savior? Why is a movie as horrendously messed up and insane as Super even allowed to exist, in a rational universe? Who thought a psychotic superhero film would be a good idea? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5786192&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[An Oscar-winning Producer is Remaking The Toxic Avenger. O-kay...But Why?]]> Akiva Goldsman is heading up a team that plans to take Troma's marquee character, the Toxic Avenger, and give him a family-friendly makeover. Because, apparently, no one demanded it. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5512756&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Welcome To Planet Rome: 12 Extraterrestrial Roman Empires]]> It's been two millennia since the Roman Empire held sway, but it's thriving on a dozen fictional planets. Somehow, aliens love to imitate the glory that was Rome. Here are the greatest interplanetary toga parties. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5136740&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch the Toxic Avenger Sing His Way to Vengeance and a Greener Earth]]> Back in April, we told you that Troma Productions was planning a new musical adaptation of its campy cult classic The Toxic Avenger. This month, audiences in New Jersey can watch Melvin Ferd the Third fight the forces of evil with the help of his superstrength and a four-piece rock band. Not sure if it’s worth schlepping to New Jersey to watch the green man sing? We’ve found five clips that give you a taste of the musical mutant love. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5063322&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toxic Avenger Goes On All Singing, All Dancing Rampage]]> One of the weirdest mutant exploitation movies of all time has been turned into a musical, being staged in New Jersey. The Toxic Avenger, formerly a bizarre B-movie about a skinny nerd who becomes a deformed super-hero after falling into a barrel of toxic waste, has been adapted into a stage musical twice before — but this time around, it harnesses the awesome songwriting skills of a Bon Jovi member. Learn more, and listen to one of the musical's songs, after the jump. More »
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