Sunday, August 22, 2010

The House of the Devil




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Just watched this movie on Netflix instant watch thingy & I really enjoyed it. It was a movie that used the Satanic Panic of the 80's as a main trope then mixed in a slasher movie, alone in a house being stalked sort of thing. Very tense & atmospheric. A well done homage to 70's & 80's horror. Plus I really dig the poster art for the film. Give it a chance if you've got the time.

Hallowe'en Mix 2010


Greetings Boils & Ghouls. Here is a mix of Hallowe'en themed songs & songs that remind of my favorite time of year. Horror movies & jack-o-lanterns. Eating candy til you're sick to your stomach & having sugar induced nightmares. Goth Kids, Punks, Metalheads & freaks of all stripes united under the black & orange umbrella. Zombies, vampires, werewolves, Frankenstien's monsters, all are welcome.
This mix contains some music from films that I adore, some classic punk & metal songs, a couple mandatory Hallowe'en jams, & an assortment of other gems.

Let's get into the track listing!
1. Misfits - Halloween - Discography
2. 45 Grave - Partytime (Zombie Version)- "Return of the Living Dead" Soundtrack
3. I Monster - Blue Wrath - "Shaun of the Dead" Sountrack
4. Mourning Noise - Monster Madness - Death Trip Delivery: 1981-1985
5. Alice Cooper - Black Widow - Welcome to My Nightmare
6. Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads - Goo Goo Muck - The Roots Of The Cramps
7. Roky Erikson - I Walked with a Zombie - The Evil One
8. Tracy Jordan - Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - 30 Rock
9. NAHPI - Do They Know It's Hallowe'en - 7"
10. Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil - Shout at the Devil
11. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Halloween - Juju
12. Zacherly - Happy Halloween - Dinner with Drac
13. Ink & Dagger - Road to Hell - Drive This Seven-Inch Wooden Stake Through My Philadelphia Heart
14. Samhain - Halloween II
15. Tom Waits - Whistlin' Past the Graveyard -
16. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast - Live After Death
17. Midnight - Strike of Midnight - Complete And Total Fucking Midnight
18. New Mayfair Dance Orchestra - The Haunted House - Halloween Stomp
19. Lon Chaney Jr - Spider Baby - OST
20. John Carpenter - Halloween Main Theme - OST
21. Bonus Track.

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ENJOY!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

MAD MONSTER PARTY?





While hanging with friends Mike & Jeanne this weekend we spoke of films we had seen recently & "Mad Monster Party" came up, garnering great praise from the aforementioned friends. Respecting their opinions very much I picked up a copy at Eide's & I have to say I was not disappointed with my purchase. As an aside, I have a vague memory of seeing this as a kid but I tend not to trust my memory in such situations. No matter how much television I watched as a child I had to miss some things.

This film is ridiculous. Here is an interesting site with a good write up of the film. The plot of the film is about Baron Von Frankenstein (voice by Boris Karloff) wanting to retire after finishing his greatest creation, the ability to destroy all matter. He basically creates a liquid atomic bomb. Baron Von Frankenstein has chosen his nephew Felix Flanken to be his successor & the rest of the plot revolves around the major Universal Monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, The Werewolf, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Hunchback of Notre Dame & Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde, The Invisible Man, The Mummy) trying to get a hold of the Frankenstein's creation & thwart the transfer of power. Looming over the whole event is the threat of "It", which turns out to be a King Kong type character.

I found the movie highly entertaining. The musical numbers are pretty forgettable but still enjoyable. Having Boris Karloff as a voice talent really adds some gravitas to the movie over all & Phyllis Diller as the "Monster's Mate" really sets the film in it's proper period.

Having watched the Paul Lynde Halloween special the other day & being pretty disappointed in the lack of Halloween in the special, it was nice to be able to sit down & watch something that was fun & light hearted & had the spirit of Halloween firmly implanted in it. You can tell that there is real affection for the characters & the holiday season. It's a shame that this film doesn't get replayed around Halloween like the Rudolph, Frosty & other Rankin/Bass productions do at Xmas time.

Enough of me blathering. Track down a copy of this film & enjoy.