Black Metal Blasphemy #4: The WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Edition

I love Wolves in the Throne Room, I really do. Atmospheric black metal with raw vocals, the band's tracks generally span lengthy run times with repetitive guitar riffs that slowly work their way up to climaxes of eruption. Much of WitTR's music is melancholy or downright bleak, with lyrics dealing with sorrow, depression, and doom. It's not a far departure from other black metal of its ilk, but WitTR definitely pulls all of these themes together into one interesting package.

Check out Wolves in the Throne Room's album covers below.

Diadem of 12 Stars (2006, Vendlus Records)

Two Hunters (2007, Southern Lord Records)

Malevolent Grain (2009, Southern Lord Records/Conspiracy Records)

Black Cascade (2009, Southern Lord Records)

The Evil Ad: HOLIDAY EDITION #2

Celestial Seasonings now has their holiday brand of teas out for Christmastime, with four different flavors. One is Candy Cane Lane, my personal favorite because of my fascination with all things peppermint. They also offer up a Gingerbread Spice brand, with the obvious flavorings, a Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride (which I question the flavoring of), and a Sugar Plum Spice flavor. I definitely encourage you to buy, especially because of the holiday boxes!

Horror Horizon - November 30

Notable DVD releases for the coming Tuesday. Selections are subject to Blu-Ray release as well.

Vampires Suck

"Sink your teeth into the Extended Bite Me Edition of the hysterically funny spoof, Vampires Suck--with more outrageous humor and bloody good fun! Becca, an angst-ridden teenager at a new high school, finds herself torn between two supernatural suitors: a moody vampire and an extremely hairy werewolf. From the comedy masterminds who brought you Scary Movie and co-starring Ken Jeong (The Hangover), this laugh-out-loud comedy will leave you howling for more!"

Shadowland

"A taut reinvention of vampire lore, Shadowland opens in modern day North America, where construction workers uncover an old stone cross and what appears to be a wooden stake. They remove the stake from the ground, allowing Laura (Caitlin McIntosh), a slumbering vampire, to revive and rise from the earth. Beaten and weak, Laura is unable to speak, remember who she is, or even the fact that she is a vampire! As Laura attempts to make sense of the strange new world around her, she begins to remember not only an idyllic human life in 1897 but the handsome Lazarus (Carlos Antonio León), a mysterious lover who may not have had her best interests in mind. Soon Julian (Jason Contini), a world-weary vampire hunter employed by the church, begins tracking Laura, but as he closes in for the kill he learns that things are not what they seem."

Make-Out with Violence

"It tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol Darling, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to terms with the unexplained disappearance of their friend, the bright and beautiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding their suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy s mysteriously animated corpse, the boys secretly transport the undead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life." 

Voodoo Cowboys

"Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana, laying waste to New Orleans and much of the Louisiana coast. Some see it as God's punishment, others as a natural disaster with terrible repercussions, plenty folk call it a zombie apocalypse, others just say s*** happens. But every hoodoo slinger this side of the Mason Dixon Line knows that a boko named Duv Alier used the hurricane to bind the loa spirit named Papa Ghede, The Lord of the Dead. With Papa Ghede no longer holding the doors to the land of the dead, the spirits have returned to the world, possessing the living. The only people to remain free from possession were those happy few who were spiritually strong enough to fight off the loa, or those with the gris gris charms to protect themselves. A group of slingers, going by the names of Doctor John, Reese and Shaner wander the back-roads of the South, scavenging for food and killing any zombies that get in their way. A radio broadcast from a whiskey drinking rogue disc jockey named Mama Juice tells of a powerful blues song that, when played by a slinger, can defeat Duvalier, free Papa Ghede, and send the loa spirits back to the land of the dead for good. The slingers make their way to the station through a post apocalyptic landscape filled with zombies on a collision course with Duvalier, his psychotic minions and their own troubled past. Get some." 

Short one this week.

 

New news equals good news part 6

Black Devil Doll on sale!

The Black Devil Doll Weird Wobbler from Cult Collectibles has now gone on sale for the holidays. You can pick up the doll for $10.95, $6 off the original price, from the company's website.

Trailer for Civil War horror flick Blood Fare





From the press release:

"'Blood Fare' is a Civil War ghost story with a modern twist, by J.A. Steel and Co-Producer Christian K. Koch. It is the tale of Corporal Henry Trout (S. Edward Meek - 'Wild Stallion'), who in 1861 fought valiantly in a forgotten skirmish after the first battle of Bull Run. 150 years later, he will come face to face with his descendants as the battle for blood continues on a haunted battlefield. Tyler (Brandi Lynn Anderson from the upcoming Syfy original series 'ZEROS') and her brother Chad (Adrian West), Henry's fifth generation grandchildren, will challenge the very legend of Charon the Ferryman, as the lines between the living and the dead become blurred."

Death Metal Debauchery #12: The DISGORGE Edition

There are two death metal bands named Disgorge: a Mexican and a US one. This post centers on the US Disgorge, if only because I've never heard the Mexican one.

Disgorge remains a large part of the 90s death metal scene, around the same time that Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation were doing their thing. Hailing from California and founded in 1992, Disgorge steadily released new material during the 90s, striking out with their first full-length titled She Lay Gutted. Consume the Forsaken and Parallels of Infinite Torture soon followed, but lately the metal scene has seen no new material from the band.

Check out Disgorge's bloody artwork from most of their albums below.

Cranial Impalement (1999, Extremities Productions)

She Lay Gutted (1999, Unique Leader Entertainment)

Consume the Forsaken (2002, Unique Leader Records)

Parallels of Infinite Torture (2005, Crash Music Inc.)

Television Review - The Walking Dead Episode 4: "Vatos"

The Walking Dead

After an emotional third episode, the characters of The Walking Dead prepare themselves for another zombie invasion. While main character Rick (Andrew Lincoln) has left camp, many of the survivors are left to the daily devices of finding food, fixing shelter, and maintaining cover from the zombies.

Rick and Glenn (Steven Yeun) continue to search for Daryl's (Norman Reedus) brother Merle, who has broken out of his shackles by cutting off his own arm. In the meantime, Rick decides to make a break for a bag of guns he dropped on the road way back in the first episode after being ambushed by zombies. But after making a plan to grab the guns, Glenn is kidnapped by a group of Latino gang members called the Vatos, who take him to a heavily-secured building with a bunch of thugs.

These gang members all feel very stereotypical in design, and even the gang leader himself feels less threatening than he should. But as the episode progresses, it turns out that the portrayal of the gang is more about appearances than reality, because the gang is trying to protect a nursing home from zombie attacks. They need the bag of guns for security, as there aren't enough to go around, and they want to make sure that the building is heavily fortified when the zombies try to break through.

It was refreshing to see Frank Darabont draw upon the stereotypes of the audience to provide a twist to the Vatos, although their reasoning for starting a potential bloodbath is somewhat farfetched considering the obvious cojones of Rick facing down the entire gang. One can't ignore the fact that Rick's best bet would be to get the survivors and head on down to the fortress, as a heavily armed gang plus Rick's supplies would provide enough protection to remain safe for a while.

But after getting the guns back, Rick finds Merle took the van, meaning they've got to make tracks to get back to camp. And at just that opportune time, the zombie horde attacks the survivors, cutting down a good number of secondary characters that provide a lot of blood but not much emotion.

Because most of these characters are either ones we haven't seen before, or ones that have only appeared in passing, there's not much to grieve over here. Darabont chooses to focus most on Andrea's sister Amy's death, and though it's apparent that the audience is supposed to be affected by her death, the entire scene is offset by the fact that Andrea won't stay away from the woman who has just been bitten by a zombie, thereby increasing her chances of death. Also, we've only seen a few scenes of Andrea's sister, many times just her walking around campus, and even if we are treated to expository scenes like Andrea preparing to give her sister a necklace, it's difficult to feel any emotion for the death. Even after the fishing scene in this episode, the development of Amy is too little too late.

Slash to the Point: There's a rousing zombie attack sequence in this episode, but it falls short of the climactic experience it should have been because of a lack of substantial tension with attacked characters. The majority of the episode is devoted to getting the guns back, when instead, it probably should have served to characterize some of the lesser-known characters of the survivor group who end up dying. It would have been a last-ditch effort to give them some screen time anyway, but at least we'd know who they were. "Vatos" is another miss for the series, which has so far been on and off each week.

The Evil Ad: HOLIDAY EDITION #1

Even us horror bloggers succumb to the nicer side of things sometimes, and my weakness is Christmastime. To commemorate the season, I'm changing around The Evil Ad to incorporate the holidays, so instead of Halloween or horror-themed ads and commercials, The Evil Ad will be devoted to holiday commercials and ads - or in this case, holiday foods.

Utz has recently released their holiday pretzels, featuring pretzels shaped like trees, stars, and bells! You can find these at any grocery store, as I've been seeing them all over the place. I have yet to pick them up, as I'm not really a pretzel guy, but they'd be a festive way to celebrate at a party.

House of Mysterious Secrets has Black Christmas shirt in stock!

Just in time for the holiday season, horror merch website House of Mysterious Secrets has a few Black Christmas t-shirts in stock for your wearing pleasure. I just picked mine up and I can't wait to wear this sick design. Click here to order yours today - only 1 in stock!

Horror Horizon - November 23

Notable horror releases for this Tuesday. Selections are subject to Blu-Ray release as well.

Deadland

"World War III's nuclear strikes on the U.S. have set the nation back 200 years; money holds no worth, food is impossible to find, and hope is all but lost when every survivor of the war is infected by a fatal nuclear plague. DEADLAND is a post-apocalyptic tale of an ordinary man, Sean Kalos, driven on only one purpose: to find his missing wife in the new United Provinces. What was designed to be the new rebirth has become martial-law, and the Officers of the Province wield their power with cruelty. When Sean crosses them, he finds himself in the middle of a personal war, and his search for his wife dominoes into what could be the revolution the survivors have been waiting for."

The Hound of the Baskervilles

"Acclaimed actor Ian Richardson dons the deerstalker hat in this lively interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth. Nothing will stop the relentless and always elegant detective in his search for the truth about a legendary beast out for blood. The Lord of the Baskervilles is dead, seemingly killed by the slavering jaws of a supernatural monster of the moors. Arriving in the fog-drenched English countryside, Holmes and Watson battle hatred and treachery to unravel the eerie mystery of an ancient curse that aims to destroy the last Baskerville heir. Also stars Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliott, Martin Shaw, Glynis Barber, Brian Blessed, Eleanor Bron, Edward Judd, Connie Booth andDavid Langton."

Naked Horror

"Another camp classic saved from the grave! From now defunct Market Square productions comes this tale of a security guard at a horror convention who gets more than he bargained for as three luscious scream queens strip before his eyes. As he falls asleep, his dreams come true as he becomes part of their sexual games. Stars Jasmine St. James (featured in Penthouse & Hustler). Also includes the bonus feature "Attack of the 40 Ft Tall Incredibly Shrinking Women". Talk about high camp! 2 couples decide to break into a closed down military compound. Inside, they find an old lab and two vials with strange gels in them - 1 red, 1 blue. One girl accidentally spills the red gel on her, the other dips her finger in the blue one. Soon enough, one is growing and ripping through her clothes and the other is shrinking and lost amidst a sea of her own clothes. Their lifemates have to figure out what to do in order to get their girlfriends back to the right sizes before they crush or get crushed!"

The Afterlife Experiments (No IMDB)

"Is there life after death? One of the most profound questions any human being can ask. This award-winning documentary provides the most spectacular scientific evidence for life after death ever presented in any documentary. Evidence very few people have seen before. We travel the world to investigate four remarkable experiments... captured on film for the first time. AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT 1: THE SCOLE EXPERIMENT The amazing events witnessed by scientists at Scole were spectacular, including: two-way communication with a group of deceased personalities; video recordings of spirit faces; hand written messages which appeared on factory- sealed, unopened photographic film; the materialization of solid spirit forms and many more miraculous events that broke all known laws of science. AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT 2: THE MOST UNUSUAL MEDIUM IN THE WORLD In Italy we explore the work of internationally famous medium, Marcelo Bacci. Over the last few decades, thousands of grieving parents from around the world say they can hear the voices of their deceased children speak through his radio. Our cameras were able to capture this extraordinary process as it happened. Voice print analysis of Baccis voices has been conducted using FBI software and produced a 98% match. AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT 3: THE ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENA (EVP) Recently popularized in the Hollywood blockbuster, White Noise, practitioners of EVP claim to be able to pick up the voices of the dead using simple tape recorders. In the US we visit a mother who has ongoing communication with her deceased son via EVP. We also follow a former NASA contractor, and the worlds leading EVP researcher, into a laboratory that is totally shielded from all sound and electromagnetic signals. Despite it being a scientific impossibility he is able to produce an EVP sample in front of our cameras. AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT 4: WE TEST THE MEDIUMSHIP OF ALLISON DUBOIS Allison DuBois is the most famous medium in the world."

I Spit On Your Naked Corpse (Various Films)

"SADOMASTER - When members of a Nazi gang torture and rape a mentally handicapped man, a mysterious Mashed Avenger begins his brutal revenge against the gangs and the corrupt politicians. CHINA WHITE SERPENTINE - Struggling writer Dave Croninch is investigating the mysterious death of his younger brother Trent, who was enticed by dark forces and entrapped in a lair of sin. SEPARATION ANXIETY: DEAD BODY MAN 2 - Willie is back for another round of killing and porn watching. BIZARRE LUST OF A SEXUAL DEVIANT - A prowler is on the loose in the city. He stalks women, chloroforms them, and then molests their unconscious naked bodies. I SPIT ON YOUR CORPSE, I PISS ON YOUR GRAVE (ORIGINAL CUT) - Sandy (Emily Haack) has stumbled onto a lair of torture and humiliation. She was abducted and brought to this pit of pain as the next intended victim. But Sandy overthrows her captor and kills him. Her mind snaps and she assumes control over the prisoners, taking them as her own play toys." 

Savage Holocaust (Various Films)

"SATAN CLAUS - A serial killer slashes his way through the Big Apple in search of the perfect ornaments- body parts! PSYCHO SANTA - The legend of a psycho backwoods Santa comes to life!CAMPFIRE TALES - While out camping in the dark woods, three young people are approached by a creepy derelict who tells them a collection of grisly stories, each one more shocking than the last! VAMPIRE JUNCTION - A vampire princess of American Indian descent chooses an American doctor to become her vampire heir.FAQ - France. A Near and likely future. The Sisterhood of Metacontrol governs Europe. Angeline, an exemplary and irreproachable citizen has just joined the order... BINGE & PURGE - A detective's investigation into a disappearance of a fashion model uncovers not just a simple murder, but a complex web of corruption, mass killing, deceit . . . and cannibalism."

Vampire Sisters

"An erotic tale of three of the world's most beautiful yet horrific creatures, who engage in the world's oldest profession. Utilizing a web site to entice victims to their lair, the seductive Vampire Sisters fulfill their unholy desire to feed on human blood. See why "The 'Net" has a whole new meaning."

 Stiff

"Troy, a suicidal office employee, forms a bond with Lorri, a crisis counselor with a secret necrophiliac obsession. The two make a secret pact: Lorri will help Troy kill himself, if she can have her way with him afterward. But as they prepare to go through with the deed, Troy’s feelings for Lorri begin to grow, putting a strain on their seemingly ideal arrangement, as Troy wonders if he really does want to give his life, and Lorri up."

Lesbian Vampires (No IMDB)

"Carmilla, Queen of the Lesbian Vampires, hungers for the hot blood of sweet young, Lilith. In her secluded castle, Carmilla shows her new guest the pleasures of girl-on-girl love and the wicked delights of demonic lust with the depraved vampires of Carmilla's coven. Loaded with eroticism, horror and a touch of humor, here is a private look at the world of vampires that features our own ladies of the night who are now ready to come out of the closet as well as their coffins. PLUS, a trip to the cemetery with Mr. Creepo brings back the spirit of Ed Wood. Special Features include Dungeon Scenes."

Hide and Go Kill

"A blog on a mysterious website quickly spreads like wildfire, starting a dangerous online game. At 3:00 in the afternoon, a teddy bear stuffed with rice and nails is sunk into a bathtub. The lights go out and the player is required to stab the bear with the knife, then write their experiences in the blog. But lately the comments have taken a dark, demented turn, as if the players are being possessed." 

Hide and Go Kill 2

"When Ritsuko disappears, her friend Ryoko discovers that she was playing a strange online game of hide and seek. She begins to wonder if it could be related to her disappearance somehow. Ryoko then discovers that the game is more sinister than it appeared at first. It is linked to demonology and the supernatural. Will she be able to get past her fears and superstitions to discover what secrets the game might hold?" 

Grotesque

"An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival."

Vomit Gore Trilogy (Various Films)

Includes Slow  Torture Puke Chamber, ReGOREgitated Sacrifice, and Slaughtered Vomit Dolls.

Television Review - The Walking Dead Episode 3: "Tell It to the Frogs"

The Walking Dead

Episode three of The Walking Dead dragged me right back into the thick of things with a moving performance from Michael Rooker (who plays racist scumbag Merle) to open the episode. Merle, who was left chained to the roof of a building as a zombie horde attacked in the second episode, screams and rages as a few zombies poke their heads through the rooftop door, setting a suspenseful mood for the rest of the episode and channeling a bit more emotion that helps develop his character into more than a caricature.

And that is the theme for this episode, as Rick (Andrew Lincoln) finally makes his way to the survivor camp where his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), son, and best friend are hiding out with others. A glorious, emotional reunion unfolds, one that holds a lot of depth for the viewer. It's evident that something's got to break here, as Rick's wife has been cheating on him with his best friend while Rick's been in a coma. Slowly, through a tense hour of material, we find that Rick's friend lied and told Lori that Rick was dead.

The love triangle dampens the mood of Rick's arrival, and it also creates some tension within the group of survivors, as frustrations soar and anger rises. Director Frank Darabont highlights the problems inherent within any group looking for survival: personalities clash, personal goals outweigh group goals, and egos cut down communication significantly. "Tell It to the Frogs" dwells on this obstruction of necessity, a deeply personal portrayal of angst in cooperation.

But there's also a bit of gore in this episode to tide zombie fans over. Again, The Walking Dead seems concerned less with zombie destruction and more with the characters who must survive. This is where my interests lie as well; I've seen tons of people ripped apart by zombies, but to watch them suffer through futility is a more intriguing experience. In this episode, the group beats a zombie as it eats a dead deer. The death of the zombie is warranted; the survivors don't want to attract zombies to their hideout. But Darabont also makes it look like a gang beating, each person dealing out devastating blows with weapons and guns. The harsh scene seems, like the first episode, to make the zombies look more pitiful than malevolent, and the suffering of the zombie triggers a pang of guilt.

The same is true of a brutal beating by Rick's friend after a man assaults his wife. It's definitely deserved, but he goes too far, and the pummeling is almost sickening. It's easy to compare this scene to the beating of the zombie, and I really hope that The Walking Dead continues to show the zombies in a more pitiful light, and force the characters to make decisions that seem morally wrong.

Slash to the Point: It seems we're back on track after the lackluster second episode, and I'm looking forward to the next episode more than ever. We've gotten some great characterization in "Tell It to the Frogs," and the problems the group is facing will quickly come to a head with only three episodes left in the first season.

Death Metal Debauchery #11: The GOREROTTED Edition

From the band name alone, listeners can discern the fact that Gorerotted dwell in viscera and carnage. Their song titles utilize the same extreme gore imagery as bands like Cannibal Corpse or Cattle Decapitation, but Gorerotted take it even further with pornographic or fetishistic themes and lyrics. Even the cover of 2000's Mutilated in Minutes features a woman having sex with disemboweled bodies.

So you know what to expect for both artwork and music, but let's look at the band's three full-length album covers and split.

Mutilated in Minutes (2000, Dead Again Records)

Mutilated in Minutes Re-Release (2002, Relapse Records)

Split Your Guts Vol. 1 (2003, Deepsend Records)

Only Tools and Corpses (Metal Blade Records, 2003)

A New Dawn for the Dead (Metal Blade Records, 2005)

New news equals good news part 5

Pick up David Doub's graphic novel Dusk Vol. 2

Author David Doub has published volume 2 of his vampire comic Dusk. You can pick it up from Amazon here for a measly $10!

Product description:

"Eve is still in a trap of her own devising. She tries to find her place in a horrid supernatural world that does not want her. She thinks she loves a vampire and is definitely addicted to the power of his blood. She encounters everything from Zombies to Demons and the morality of her life is always murky at best. Dusk continues to explore the dark recesses of the Vampire mythos, mining out a hauntingly entertaining read. Come join in Eve's continuing journey of damnation and possible redemption. 150 Pages"

Promo for new book Going Mutant: The Bat Boy Exposed


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Pick up the book from Amazon here.

Husk announced as latest After Dark Original

Joining a slew of other horror releases from After Dark is Husk, a film about a group of friends who find a murderous surprise in the corn fields of the lonely plains. The film is scheduled to release with the other Originals in January 2011.

Graphic Novel Review - A Sickness in the Family by Denise Mina and Antonio Fuso

A Sickness in the Family

A Sickness in the Family doesn't have a lot of violence or action. You won't see car chases, eviscerated victims, or a masked murderer with a giant knife. Instead, suspense author Denise Mina provides a taut and reserved reading experience that resembles a literary murder mystery; in fact, Antonio Fuso's artwork feels almost unneeded at times, as though Mina's story requires little illustration. However, it's apparent later on in the graphic novel's climax that the artwork is strategically used, heightening the symbolic representation of a rift in Mina's dysfunctional family.

Mina's characters are incredibly well-rounded, and though they maintain a fairly static mindset throughout, they have glimpses of personality breakthroughs in pivotal times that drive the plot. Our protagonist is Sam, who tells the story of his family life through narration. Sam was adopted, and his family doesn't treat him as a true member of the bloodline. Likewise, the family can't seem to get along with each other any better, either. Mom and Dad are tenuously linked together by marriage because Mom has a boyfriend on the side. Sam's sister is looking for Dad to give up the family business, and she'll do anything she can to be the inheritor of the family wealth. Sam's brother is a drug addict and a drop out, living at home with no plans for the future. And Grandma lives at home too, and after a terrible fall, Sam is forced to care for her when she becomes almost comatose.

So Mina immediately begins to document the sickness in Sam's family relationship, and Fuso infuses his own blend of dark character art and shadowed rooms to add to the menacing qualities of the novel. When Sam's family starts to experience deadly accidents, it's apparent that something strange is happening. Mina does a wonderful job of choosing deaths and accidents that make sense within the reality of the story; they're not random, and instead hold symbolic meaning for each individual.

The actions of the family are quite unnerving, and it triggers an emotional release to see a family in as much turmoil as the one in A Sickness in the Family. In a twisted way, the graphic novel is perfect for holiday reading - it emphasizes the sins of the family and the destruction it can lead to, the same as those Thanksgiving dinners where distant family comes together.

The novel's conclusion brings an interesting twist which can be interpreted in several ways. As the narrative progresses, we begin to see that Sam is not just relating his story to the reader, but to another person as well, and it appears he is being held in jail cell. At the close of the book, it's difficult to say whether anything Sam has told us can be believed, or if he really did make it all up in an effort to cover up for his massacre of his family. It could go either way for the reader, but I really enjoyed this attempt at giving the reader some doubts about the mostly upstanding Sam.

Slash to the Point: A Sickness in the Family is a disturbing, affecting read that shows a family collapse in all its agonizing detail. With great character studies, Mina is able to pull off the unsettling atmosphere because of a strong connection with the characters, whether we like them, hate them, or are indifferent to their traits and flaws.

Coming up:

A review of A Sickness in the Family, and then, I start reading some of those review books Atria Books has sent me. I haven't forgotten about them! I promise.

Horror Horizon - November 16

Notable DVD releases for next Tuesday. Selections also subject to Blu-Ray release.

The Night of the Hunter (Criterion Collection)

"The Night of the Hunter—incredibly, the only film the great actor Charles Laughton ever directed—is truly a standalone masterwork. A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, it stars a sublimely sinister Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear, The Friends of Eddie Coyle) as a traveling preacher named Harry Powell (he of the tattooed knuckles), whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow, played by Shelley Winters (A Place in the Sun, The Diary of Anne Frank) are uncovered by her terrified young children. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic American classic—also featuring the contributions of actress Lillian Gish (Intolerance, Duel in the Sun) and writer James Agee—is cinema’s quirkiest rendering of the battle between good and evil."

Sinner: Diary of a Nymphomaniac

"Linda comes to the big city in search of fun and excitement. What she finds is exploitation and abuse at the hands of a succession of sleazy guys. Searching for love, she enters into a lesbian relationship with a beautiful countess, discovers drugs and swingers' parties and starts acting in porno movies. She also begins to write a secret diary... With a cast of some of the most stunning Euro actresses of the period, wall-to-wall sex and nudity, pot parties, porno shoots and a psychedelic soundtrack, this is a gem of 1970s exploitation cinema."

Lorna the Exorcist

"Patrick, a rich businessman, celebrates his daughter Linda's 18th birthday by taking her and his wife to a famous casino resort in the south of France, where, 20 years earlier, he had won the money that enabled him to start his business and begin his rise to the top. At the casino he meets the beautiful and mysterious Lorna, whom he first encountered that night 20 years ago. She reminds him that he made a promise to her back then. She is the power behind his success and now she has returned to claim her reward - his daughter, Linda. A masterpiece of transgressive horror from Jess Franco."

The Possession of David O'Reilly

"Compared favorably to The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, THE POSSESSION OF DAVID O'REILLY marks the UK as the next hot source for original, inventive horror. Giles Alderson stars as David O Reilly, a guy dumped by his girlfriend and looking to crash with his London friends for the night. Unfortunately, O Reilly is bringing more than emotional baggage because something a demon, a ghost, an alien? is stalking his every move. O Reilly knows more than he s admitting why else does he immediately pour a line of salt across the doorstep? but is he possessed or just nutters? Uneasiness soon ramps up into sheer fright in a movie that Pax Romano admitted left him surprised and scared witless. Watch it and if you re really brave invite your friends over to join you."

Children of the Corn [Blu-Ray]

"Burton and Vicki are an unhappily married couple that are making their way across the country when a freak accident leaves them stranded in the middle of a corn field. They soon learn that this is no typical cornfield and there is something different about the children of Gatlin. Now Burton and Vicki must make their escape before they become sacrifices to He Who Walks Behind The Rows."

Staunton Hill

"It's the fall of 1969, and winds of change are blowing across America. But on a remote family farm in the hills of Virginia, a storm of evil has been brewing for years. Now for a group of young people hitchhiking to a rally in Washington DC, a detour to the nightmare homestead of the Stauntons will rip apart their young lives forever. A grisly secret is waiting. The raw terror is growing. And the clan’s brutal harvest is about to begin. Kathy Lamkin (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Kiko Ellsworth ("Dexter"), Cooper Huckabee (The Funhouse), Cristen Coppen and David Rountree star in this extreme shocker from Pittsburgh filmmaker Cameron Romero – son of legendary Night Of The Living Dead director George A. Romero – that unleashes a new generation of graphic horror."

A Lure: Teen Fight Club

"A community is under siege as a group of high school coeds go missing with no trace of their whereabouts. An undercover female detective, Maggie Rawdon (Jessica Sonneborn) enters Belmont High as a transfer student in an attempt to solve the hideous disappearance of the students. As she is trying to blend in at Belmont High, Maggie and her new friends are LURED into a horrifying hideout! Here they discover that their fellow students are imprisoned and will be ultimately forced to fight each other to the death! Maggieís detective boyfriend Tommy (Michael McLafferty) may be the only person who can solve this diabolical scheme and save everyone from certain death!" 

Crowley [Blu-Ray]

"He was known as The Wickedest Man In The World or simply The Beast. More than 60 years after his death, the demonic life and works of British occultist Aleister Crowley has continued to capture our darkest imaginations. In this provocative supernatural thriller co-written by legendary Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, a virtual reality experiment gone wrong sends the soul of the infamous madman into the body of a shy university professor (a fearless performance by Simon Callow of Four Weddings and a Funeral). But even as Crowley creates all-new orgies of depraved pleasures and black magic, is he now preparing to unleash the ultimate occult event upon the world?"

AKA Chemical Wedding.

The Girl From Cortina

"Mara (Vanessa Gravina), a beautiful woman, returns to her hometown in a desperate attempt to leave behind all the fears that are threatening her sanity. But just when she begins to think that her ghosts are finally buried, new signs of evil and danger surface in her life again. Determined to fight back, she seeks help from some of her friends, but a very unpleasant surprise awaits her."

The Box of the Dead

No info available.