tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59896432809399367952012-02-16T18:16:42.045+01:00...where every Friday is Friday the 13th!serdarothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234487739843860747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989643280939936795.post-1616712545154562892011-01-21T18:00:00.003+01:002011-01-21T18:18:01.110+01:00

Tonight we'll be discussing chainsaws in all their destructive glory - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Motell Hell (1980) are all coming to the airwaves - which is why we're listening to tons of Verka's music at the moment: you want a band to capture the feel of cutting up things with a fuck-off powerful chainsaw? then Verka's the band for you. They're from Macedonia and have released only a

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2010 was not a particularly good year for horror movies but it gave us several cross-genre near-masterpieces that are quite fitting for this little blog. Monsters, written and directed by Gareth Edwards, is one of them - a strange combination between Before Sunrise, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Cloverfield that really feels like a documentary about north Mexico. Shot guerrilla style on

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It's gonna be epic!>>> Danse Macabre vs. Marso with music culled from the Dylan Dog comics!>>> Showing of Dellamorte Dellamore and Duck Soup>>> Suggested dress code: red shirt and jeans>>> Surprises!Thursday, 23.12.2010 @ La Kana Bar, SkopjeStart: 21.30

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One of the explanations given for all of those mysterious UFO sightings over the last 50 or so years is that near the end of World War II the Nazis constructed fully-functioning flying saucers with which they hid somewhere in the Antarctica and planned to use to conquer the world when the time is right. It sounds like a premise for Thomas Pynchon novel doesn't it? Well, imagine that maybe, just

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Probably you've seen this one already. After all, it's a Yahoo! Movies promo pic. If you haven't, then great, we've just made your day! :) In either case, this one's a classic that shouldn't be missed, and if you're a zombie novice, it also serves as a great introduction, containing all of the really must-see movies in this gruesome subgenre. Well, click on the chart for bigger version and enjoy!

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I'll be quick here: not only is HEALTH's video for "We Are Water" an awesomely executed slasher video - among the best horror music vids of all time - it also sums up the entire subgenre in less than three and a half minutes! The machete, the survivor girl, the castration, the beheading, it's all there, and it never misses a beat. Enjoy!

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Continuing on from last week's body snatcher theme, what we have here is yet another flood of posters for old-school horror films that most people have completely forgotten. The criteria used for this selection are simple: the posters should be at least interesting enough to make you consider watching the films they're made for, regardless of how good or bad the film itself could be. This means

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The 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a creepy film, not least because huge chunks of it are part of everyday life. While the original from 1956 is about the Red Scare of the late 1940s and early 1950s, this one strikes hard at conformism - which is the real issue at the heart of any witch hunt, past of present - and boasts Donald Sutherland, the quintessential actor of the edgy

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The blog went to sleep for a while but the show ran ahead like that killer truck in Steven Spielberg's Duel, crashing everything and everyone in its way. Well, it's time to re-ignite the blogging engine, which is to say - watch out for this space (and the madman behind your back!) in the months (years?) to come. But first......This November was marked by the longest horror marathon we've done

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The new season of Danse Macabre kicks off tonight at midnight CET, and trust us when we says this: the following 30+ shows will bring you horror in its purest form! Yes, we will discuss horror film, music and literature like we always do; yes, we will play some of the heaviest and scariest tracks known to mankind like we always do; but this season we will also press way deeper than ever before on

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I've stated several times that I thoroughly dislike the slasher genre. I mean, how stupid do these movies get? Not only do they work with a blueprint that got old by the mid-1970s (as the Italian giallo peaked with Deep Red), they also bend all movie logic to produce the prerequisite number of kills while disregarding any kind of message even at the most basic level. One can understand why kids

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Hey there! Just to let you know, the blog is still alive: it was merely resting over the last couple of months as other duties (some horrible, some quite pleasant) took hold over our collective lives. Among other things, we had a few parties organized under the Danse Macabre banner playing mostly surf rock, psychobilly and post-punk while showing flicks such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and

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Just go HERE immediately! A whole blog about all things Frankenstein can't be anything other than brilliant! Now peppered with an extensive collection of Frankenstein art...

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This time last year I was rather excited about the prospect of communicating with the people behind the upcoming Dylan Dog movie via Dan Forcey's blog. Since the flick's poster was unveiled at Comic-Con in late July, however, no real news have surfaced online and the blog itself went mute for quite a while. Naturally, silence breeds skepticism and soon enough people became aggressive towards Dan,

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The more I think about it, the more serious TerrorVision looks as a project, which of course is ironic given how zany this little 1980's horror/comedy flick is. Sure, the story of an alien life form materializing in a back yard through a satellite dish and eating off a whole family is pure camp, the kind that makes for a so-bad-it's-good cult classic. The thing is all the camp is calculated and

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These are a couple of months old and I'm not 100% sure they are real ads but none of that matters as the concept is pure genius. "Open late"? Why, of course, you just drop by once your shift ends!

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Danse Macabre is going all old-school this month, holding no punches against the monsters and nightmare fuels of our collective pasts, just to prove there is still quite a life ahead of us. As a taste of things to come, check out the posters below: some of these movies you should know while others are pure trash, but all of the posters are splendid teasers and visions of terror in their own right

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Another one for the masses. Hope you get it, and if you don't, look for the definition of MILF, he-he... These guys are certainly not playing down the naughtiness factor anytime soon. Well, more power to them!

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Let me set the record straight from the beginning: I am not a big fan of the Predator movies. I like them as popcorn entertainment but that's as far as I'd go with my praise. The creature design is interesting, Arnold was great in the original film as was Danny Glover in the sequel, and that pretty much sums up all there is to it. With all the online hype burning around the newest installment of

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Danse Macabre Radio is turning one today! As we blast the speakers in a balls-out monster mash, we feel like we have to share a few thoughts to mark the occasion:a) We fully appreciate all visitors that have stopped by this dark corner of the internet, and yes, we do understand that many of you are more concerned with surviving the night than writing comments on our posts :)b) If anyone would

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A happy dance, isn't it? :) Although Halloween went by us a looong long time ago, there's nothing like a dancing pumpkinman to remind us of the warm fuzzy feelings some of us share for the delirious holiday. In any case, this short clip is just a tease for the brilliant promo video for MGMT's "Flash Delirium", which only confirms that the bands is rather dark beneath its shiny skin and that the "

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As we approach our first birthday party, it's time to remind ourselves of the one true birthday horrorfest: Happy Birthday to Me! Released in the same year as My Bloody Valentine (1981), this film also got heavily hit by the censorship board for the gruesome deaths included and had a twist ending just because the producers felt it needed one. Regarded as cult classic, what particularly stands out

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When I'm talking about industrial, this is what I'm talking about. Ugly, dirty, deviated, primal, dangerous... I can't put my finger on what makes the underlying mechanics work but when Einstürzende Neubauten go all out as they constantly did back in the 1980s, it feels like it's the music of humanity or more precisely, the music of humanity's creation. Oh, and it also looks like "Armenia" would

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The ad campaign for the third season of True Blood has kicked off in gloriously gruesome fashion. Poster No.1 out of 12 overall is now available for your viewing pleasure, as well as to inform you that the vampire series will be hitting the HBO screens (and the torrent world) on Sunday, June 13. 'Till then, we expect many more goodies to come our way.

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Let's get a few facts cleared out: Bohren & Der Club of Gore is a German band that expands on the after-midnight horror jazz originally proposed by Angelo Badalamenti in his work for David Lynch's Twin Peaks. You like getting lost in the woods at night? Well, this is a record to drive home that feeling of evil hiding behind the trees and bushes. With that in mind, Bohren... are not a band to

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I'm not proud of this post, but damn it: it's perfection come to life... or should I say death?

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There is a very good reason why William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch was considered unfilmable for such a long time. As David Cronenberg puts it, a film that strictly follows the book would "cost 100 million dollars and be banned in every country in the world." After all, there is a lot of weirdo drug usage on top of ultra-long scenes of the most freakish orgies and death scenes one could imagine

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It's only a promotional tool for George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead but this "Zombie Identification Field Manual" is quite fun. So, just in case you were wondering how to separate zombies from your neighbors now you can read this little .pdf here and prepare yourself for the next zombie apocalypse.

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For some reason or other, I haven't written about Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead yet. Maybe I've been way too consumed reading this comic book series to think about writing my opinions/feelings down - and you know, at times, it's certainly been an emotional roller coaster! The thing is, there is no other piece of serialized horror literature at the moment that tops The Walking Dead for

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Here's a real classic for you! After a fierce typhoon, a mysterious gigantic egg washes ashore. The twin fairies of Infant Island plea for the egg's return to Mothra, its rightful owner, but it's too late -- greedy promoters have turned it into an amusement park attraction. Meanwhile Godzilla reawakens and tramples across Japan, heading straight for the big egg. Can Mothra save her offspring from

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I was going to ignore the remake of George A. Romero's The Crazies for inappropriately using Gary Jules' "Mad World" in the trailer but the film is doing much better than initially expected so I have to acknowledge it. Hell, if it is as good as people say it is, I might even watch it! Still, though, just how far will we go with all of this remake bullshit? Should we go all out and cover all of

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As the release date of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake approaches, it's time for a new one-sheet poster just to remind us all of the great uncertainties in life. Will it be any good? Will it be crap beyond human comprehension? Will it be scary, gross, or stupidly funny? Who knows and at the end of the day, I'm sure it's not a waking thought for any sane person what with all the serious

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It's been a while since the last episode posting. This should be the 21st while in reality we just did the 33rd last Friday. I guess I'll have to step up in March posting at least two eps at once. Don't worry, though: everything will be archived here sooner or later :)The thing with the 21st episode, however, is that we never recorded it, and there's a good reason for it: it was a five-hour

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You should know Mark Ryden's work even if you don't care at all about modern art. For one, he's the guy responsible for the cover of Michael Jackson's Dangerous, as well as for Stephen King's Desperation and The Regulators. In fact, I'll bet you've seen quite a lot of Ryden's designs over the years within various low-brow publications or re-printed as decorative art anywhere there's need for a

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The concept of the killer kid is immensely dangerous if mishandled. You can try to be dead serious and have something to say or you can be humorous and break taboos but you can never take it lightly. Of course, Kenny from South Park has died hundreds of times but it's a cartoon so it's easy to shrug away. Set the killings in a realistic setting and give the kid a face, and it's immediately much

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Most horror films and stories are limited in one very important aspect: they require a particular setting in order to be viewed appropriately. Deviate from this setting and the horror is either not scary or simply not good at all. Of course, what the right setting is depends solely on the viewer and we all have different preferences. What might work for one does not work for the other.From time

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The original Village of the Damned is easily the undisputed king of "evil children" films. Directed by Wolf Rilla and based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Windham, this classic British film formed a small but very influential cinematic subgenre around the concept of adults being allowed to kill children to protect the world. Of course, John Carpenter re-made it as an American product in

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Forget last year's moronic 3D remake: if there is one horror film you should watch this February 14h, that's the original My Bloody Valentine. Known as one of the best non-franchise slashers from the 1980s despite the severe censorship that cut 9 minutes of gore from the final version, MBV is one of those films that is much more influential than one would initially suspect. The plot goes

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Things are shaking up for the batch of 2010. This week brought on the trailers for British flick Psych: 9 and the Italian In the Mouth of Ubaldo Terzani, and while neither promises to be anything special, they both seem fun in a somewhat campy sort of way. Well, enjoy!

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Them (or Ils if you prefer your titles in their original form) is one of those movies that take you for a thrilling ride and bash your head in suspense so many times you ignore how ludicrous they really are. Even now, after having checked out the claim for "actual events" only to conclude it's entirely arbitrary, I still cannot shake off the depicted realism in Moreau and Palud's offering, which

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If you think you've got the stomach for some proper gore, then this is the perfect music video to test yourself. Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy have always been abrasive both sonically and visually - sampling tons of horror audio and video clips in the process - but it is during the Rabies period that they really came in to their own. OK, their sound might be a bit dated by 2010 standards,

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I have shown quite a bit of resentment towards vampire flicks since Twilight kicked off the latest blood-drinking trend but I can still appreciate a healthy dose of fanged antiheroes when it comes my way. Proof no.1: I am eagerly anticipating Daybreakers. Proof no.2: well, look at the posters below - while not all of them are good movies, they at least show something radically different from the

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Let's get one thing straight from the very beginning: Lars von Trier's Antichrist is a seriously faulty movie, both in its execution as a story and the muddled message it is attempting to convey. I fully understand the heavy criticism the film has received for its misogyny but knowing von Trier I wouldn't take any of it without a heavy dose of salt. The man has a long history of prankster-like

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By this point in the post-Twilight era, you're surely getting weary of everything vampire-related, and what the hell, I can't blame you. That said, Daybreakers seems to be a different kind of a vampire movie, one that sheds all the regular tropes in favor of a science fiction plot that clearly relates to some of the political and sociological issues that we're facing today. Starring Ethan Hawke,

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After a sudden break in posting due to billion circumstances, we're back on the bloody trail with a flurry of postings coming your way in the next couple of weeks. To begin with, we're documenting the first Danse Macabre DJ set at the underground bar La Kana in Skopje via the ever-present Plagij.at team. The House of 237.4 Corpses took place on Saturday, January 9th and included a fine mix of

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While you wouldn't necessarily link David Bowie with horror, he's not stranger to the macabre. Other than his unsettling-but-not-that-scary appearances in The Men Who Fell to Earth and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, he also took part in the 1983 art-house vampire flick called The Hunger, along Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon. Kids raised in the late 1980s will also recognize Bowie as the

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We're going back to David Lynch's Twin Peaks, boys and girls, so let's rock!Originally aired on October 23, 2009, ep. 20 is in many ways the most interesting show we've had so far, which is, of course, due to the richness of our subject matter. Just how do you go from the shot of a dead girl with bluish lips wrapped in plastic to an FBI agent stuck in a netherworld marked by heavy red curtains

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As gorgeous as the poster above is - the Japanese never fail to impress - this post is not about Christopher Lee's exploits as Count Dracula. No, strange though it may be, this post is really about Christopher Lee as a rock-to-the-bone metalhead! After appearing on songs for bands such as Rhapsody of Fire, Denmark's The Tolkien Ensemble, and Inner Terrestrials, the 87-year old legend will be

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The TV mini-series based on Stephen King's The Stand was epic upon release and stands the test of time much better than expected. Full of well-known actors, the series tells the story of the battle between good and evil at the end of the world as we know it, and is pretty much King's most religious offering in a career full of riffs on Christian beliefs and motifs. Of course, the main draw of the

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We have a Stephen King week going on here, which, if you ask me, is by far the best way to start the new year. To get things rolling, we have a classic scene for you as a taste of things to come. Tim Curry's performance as Pennywise, the Dancing Clown, is nothing short of phenomenal throughout It's entire duration, and as many will testify, the low budget TV flick works only because of him. The

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2009 is dead as dead can be, which can mean only thing: 2010 better be a good year or we'll sure as hell send it back to wherever it came from! :) Joking aside, 2009 was a good year for Danse Macabre and horror in general and if 2010 has anything more to offer, we're in the driving seat, man, and there's no one stopping us but ourselves. This year over the course of 8 months we aired some 26

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As you see 2009 slowly dying out, you know it's time for some yearly best of lists and since Danse Macabre is really a radio show that plays quite a bit of music, it's only natural that we'd make our own selection of Top 10 LPs or some version thereof. Well, we made Top 11 - hope you don't mind - and as you'll notice not all of it is outright horror - most of it is merely fittingly bizarre - but

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If it looks like I've been delaying the upload of this episode for ages, it's because I have. I was nervous during the entire episode for fear of saying something wrong in the presence of my two prominent guests, Gjorgji Janevski and Baze Petrushev, and it shows. After all, it is difficult to say something new about Alfred Hitchcock, the man has been analyzed to death and back - Slavoj Zizek's

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Well, by now the internet is flooded with these ads, and there's a good reason for it. The damn thing is funny, that's all. Well, I wish you all a Black Christmas!

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Here's a slight change of direction. Instead of the usual list of movie posters what you have in front of you is a series of Stephen King book covers. Of course, the present artwork does not come any way near to being exhaustive on the subject matter what with King's incredibly prolific career and the dozens of cover versions for each title. The present works, however, are indeed among the most

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Tribute albums are always difficult to pull off as the listener is bound to take into account how each covered track sounds in its original version. What is particularly difficult about albums such as Closed on Account of Rabies - where there is no such thing as an original track but rather multiple individual perceptions of how a text should be read - is that the covers compete with imaginary -

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While I doubt that Edgar Allan Poe imagined his poem "The Raven" quite like this, the cult Roger Corman flick is a truly delicious slice of camp that will surely stay with you for ages after you see it. The all star cast is worth the watch on its own: a combination of Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and a young Jack Nicholson simply cannot go wrong! Oh, and by the way, don't miss the

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This one is for the claustrophobic among you.Buried, directed by Rodrigo Cortes, stars Ryan Reynolds as an American contractor working in Iraq. After being attacked by insurgents, he awakens to find himself buried alive with only a lighter and a cellphone to keep him company. Can he escape his tomb before time runs out?The poster treatment and the short synopsis have me fired up for this already.

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As far as rock bands go, Devil Doll is one of those bizarre musical experiments that succeed in spite of the musicians' best attempts to destroy all evidence of their own existence. An Italian-Slovenian project, the band formed in 1987 with the mysterious "Mr. Doctor" at the helm signing most of the recorded music before burning whatever recordings he could get his hands on. The band has gained a

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“The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents… some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new Dark Age.”H.P. Lovecraft in “The Call

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There's a lot of bad press about The Wolfman due to its difficult production process, though I'm sure there's also a pro-vampire plot against werecreatures lurking somewhere in the dark Holywood underground. Whatever the movie turns out to be in the end, the posters are here for your viewing pleasure, and while they aren't anything special, I like the light historical touch in the selection of

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The Triumph of Death by Pieter Brueghel the Elder shouldn't be new for you. After all, the famous painting is almost 500 years old and has been used for virutally everything despite how dark it is. No, the reason we're putting it on today is just to remind you that Danse Macabre is coming near its 25th episode, which will appropriately be devoted to the Grim Reaper personified and include a few

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Aaah... Suicide Club... It's just one of those films that is better felt than seen what with all the melancholic ultraviolence and the preference of implications over outright explanations. Take this key scene for instance: the Japanese musician known as Rolly takes the role of Genesis, an ego-maniac who does sick stuff to girls and animals just to get some media attention, and in the process

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No matter how hard Roland Emmerich works on destroying the world - and New York City in particular - he will never ever come close to the impact that Akira achieves with each pulse of the human nuclear bomb known as Tetsuo. That the anime film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo has lost none of its sparkle in the two decades since its release is a remarkable achievement, but what's even

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How to describe what viewers are getting themselves into when they start watching Miike Takashi's Audition? The film is not particularly scary, nor is it gory in comparison to Miike's other works, yet it is a uniquely unsettling experience that will linger on in the memory of anyone who completes it in one sitting. People often talk about the ending and how sick and shocking it is but again, even

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It is somewhat ironic that my favorite slasher is the one film that truly deconstructs the genre. No, it's not New Nightmare and it's certainly not Scream, even though both of these Wes Craven vehicles were interesting attempts at breathing new life to the stale subgenre. Have you ever heard of Leslie Vernon? Don't worry if you haven't: you soon shall! Mixing documentary-style analysis of slasher

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The art work for Friday the 13th may not be the best thing since sliced bread but there is something oddly attractive about it, whether it's the reliance on text for the earlier films or the implicit belief that the title and the iconic hockey mask are enough to get the cinemas filled. Probably what I like the best about the posters here, though, is that there is a clear rhythm to them, which

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Takashi Shimizu, the director behind the Ju-On: The Grudge films is coming back with a new film, and as you can see here - it's got quite a nice one sheet treatment. The Shock Labyrinth is in 3D, and as far I can tell, it shouldn't have any children ghosts in it. Instead, the film is about a group of teenagers who are forced to deal with the sudden and unexpected return of a friend who’s been

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At one point in the 1970s, Hammer Productions released a string of 30-something magazine -format comics titled The House of Hammer. Since there is very little information online for this comics series, I'm morally obliged to tell you that the contents of each issue were rather simple retellings of Hammer's most famous movies - starting with Horror of Dracula - plus an interesting genre-related

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Gotta love Kate Bush. Who else would release a single about a British horror films studio and back it up with a ballet act?

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This is one of the few Hammer trailers that actually works! 50 years later, I'd still love to watch Christopher Lee as the ruthless Mummy. For some reason, this role suits him much beter than the similar role of the monster in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) either because The Mummy is a much more fluid film overall or because I cannot get Boris Karloff off my mind when thinking of the classic

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This one was always going to be a tough show due to its inherent unpleasantness as well as its utter disregard for good taste. After all, while you may not agree with the derogatory term "torture porn" I am sure you can see where it comes from. What many fail to see, however, is that not only are these films simply the most recent trend in a long-lasting cultural tradition, they are also an apt

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There is a very good reason why I was waiting 'till after Halloween to present my list of best movies for this special event. Namely, I first wanted to go through at least one more movie marathon before I put my stamp on any list - and what a marathon it was! Even though none of the films I watched yesterday appear on the list below, they are all interesting in one aspect or another, and they

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Uploaded by Jake at Design You Trust, this rich pic gets Halloween so completely, I am simply in awe. It comes with the perfect description, too:It’s been said that sometimes on Halloween the Zombie Ale bottles come out from the darkest depths to force-feed their devilish ale to innocent folk. After consumption, they are left to turn into Party Zombies who are only alive until dawn. They make the

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As promised last Friday, here's an interesting Twin Peaks essay I found 'round the internet that question some of the most fundamental aspects of the series and film. Plus, here's a list of quirky items from the series that someone somewhere put together, and if that's not enough for you, check out the clip below or bow your head in shame!Twin Peaks quirks:Ben and Jerry Horne, ecstatically

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Halloween might not be a traditional holiday in Macedonia - we have April the 1st for masks, and elections for true horror - but who cares, traditions do have to start somewhere and I really don't see any reason not to start it here and now. So, if you're in Skopje on Thursday, 29 October, make sure you check out Laika after 21.30 for a swell Halloween warm up party with your very own Serdarot

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The day has come! Night of the Creeps is finally available on DVD, which means that most of you will now have a real chance of seeing one of the finest horror comedies in the last 30 years or so. This film has it all: great writing, impressive acting (especially Tom Atkins), zombies, creepy slugs, an ax-murderer, aliens, fraternity studs, sorority babes, as well as lovable lonely dorks. Night of

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What can be said here that hasn't been said before? Well, even though Angelo Badalamenti's score to David Lynch's Twin Peaks prequel sounds like your standard midnight jazz at first listen, there is nothing on this planet that achieves a similar emotional impact, not even on the other two Twin Peaks soundtracks. The well-known melancholic synth of "Twin Peaks Theme" and "Falling" is enriched here

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Ed: Are there any zombies out there?Shaun: Don't say that!Ed: What?Shaun: That.Ed: What?Shaun: That. The 'Z' word. Don't say it.Ed: Why not?Shaun: Because it's ridiculous!Ed: Alright...Are there any out there, though?Shaun: Don't see any... Maybe it's not as bad as all that. Ohp! Nope, there they are.— Shaun Of The DeadThe apocalypse has a face and its name is zombies. Whatever the cause, the

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For me, this scene is the most beautiful TV moment ever and the essence of Twin Peaks. Written by Angelo Badalamenti with lyrics by David Lynch and sung by Jimmy Scott, the track "Sycamore Trees" is the definition of nameless melancholia, which on the other hand, is my definition for late October through the entire November. Of course, melancholia is rarely the topic of good horror stories but in

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People have been talking about The House of the Devil ever since the first poster for the film hit the internet. As the visuals suggest, the flick is a throwback to the satanic themed films of the late 70's and early 80's, and according to some viewers it pulls off the look and feel so well it could easily be mistaken for a long-lost feature. That said, reviews so far are mixed with a lot of

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Halloween is usually reserved for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video what with the dancing zombies and Vincent Price's spooky monologue. Not so this year. If there is any justice in this world, the video for "Heads Will Roll" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs should see some serious rotation on TV and YouTube playlists. After all, it does contain a dancing werewolf that goes on killing rampage,

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I find Japanese posters to be a hoot no matter what they actually do with the material. Maybe it's the combination of fonts and languages, maybe it's that they always capture a sense of melancholia whatever the horror in question is. This one sheet for The Descent: Part 2 pushes all the right buttons, and as sceptic as I generally am about money-driven sequels, I definitely want to see it now.

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A must watch! Narrated by Jack O'Lantern, this should be the starter of any Halloween viewing experience. Starting from the opening shot of flying masks, this 14-minute safety film is way more atmospheric than most of today's high-budget horror snooze-fests. Again, watch it or bear the consequences!

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Oldie but goodie. Here's the proof of what I've been saying every day since my elementary school buddies first formed a metal band: stick to the scheme and there's no way you'll miss the mark. Also: having a skull as part of your logo is always a plus. Click to enlarge!

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Aside from the corny pic above - it was either that or Tom Cruise against the map of the Balkans - this is a curious find. What we have here is an entire book of Macedonian folk tales about vampires collected and printed back in 1988. "Why is it so interesting?" you ask. Well: a) Folk tale collections in Macedonia are rather rare due to various failings of the collective subconscious, so to have

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Not only did it break limited-release records in the States last weekend, Paranormal Activity is now poised to take over the U.S. this Halloween, as Paramount rolls the film into wide release. The company wanted 1 million signatures at its official website, a number which was met on October 9th amid word-of-mouth buzz similar to the one following The Blair Witch Project ten years ago. In case

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I don't have much to say here: Alfred Hitchcock's work has always inspired artists, and it seems to have worked particularly well for Polish and Czech poster art designers. My favorite, however, remains to be Hitchcock's own "Psycho from the very beginning" concept.

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The long awaited Halloween flick called Trick 'r Treat finally came out on DVD last night, and frankly, it couldn't have had better timing as the holiday fever is about to kick in big time. The word so far is that it's a classic through and through, the kind people will see alongside Halloween in the years to come. Granted, some people also say that the film is relatively old fashioned when it

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It's October, ladies and gentlemen, and this means it's time to show ourselves for the true monsters we really are and have an immense Halloween experience, regardless of where we are in the space-time continuum of religious horrors! The best way to kick off the month-long celebrations is through music, of course, and I cannot think of anything more appropriate for the occasion than Atlas Sound's

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Classics never die! This song and video by Landscape was released in 1981 and they sure feel like it, yet they retain all of the charm and inherent tension they did back in their day. Of course, this is a way to announce the upcoming Hitchcock Special which will air this Friday at midnight CET on the waves of Kanal 103.

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The blurb goes something like this:"Toiling away as a timid and eccentric writer of pulp horror stories, H.P. Lovecraft, is powerless in the world... in love with a girl who doesn't love him back, mired in a profession that inspires no respect and frozen in the grip of a terrible writer's block. Until one day when everything changes. Lovecraft comes in contact with an ancient book that passes

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For the 100th post, a little treat for the Hellraiser fans out there. It's a short but very interesting essay that links the ultra-classic film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Clive Barker's cult creation. In near future, I will probably expand on this, but for now, enjoy!

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I wish more film makers were as interesting as this little chubby guy in here. Then again, I don't think that in the media saturated world of today it is possible at all to retain the mystique he possessed. David Lynch is there, of course, but then again I've seen way too many interviews with him... Oh, shucks!

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Honestly, the more I know of Antichrist, the less I want to see it: Lars Von Trier is one sadistic bastard and he's way too good a manipulator to be left to direct. That said, the posters are all amazing and remarkably different so I may yet watch this at great personal risk.

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OK, it is produced by Michael Bay and it looks like it's going to be your standard teen horror flick, so at this point one can only hope that it won't be epically crap. As I've stated before, though, it's still Freddy and it should be worth watching no matter what. Some remarks: 1. The mask seems to be new, which is to say slightly blander and more realistic - get over it; 2. At least one scene

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Not a horror film but a strong offering, nonetheless, especially given our latest subject i.e. the always fascinating Marquis de Sade. One remark, though: Geoffrey Rush is way too handsome to play the Marquis who according to writings from the time was quite the piglet.

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It's True Blood promo billboard, so of course it's brilliant. Did you miss the last one? Check it out here. By the by, the second season was tons better than the first one!

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