On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Scared of a Spider Bite Birthing a Thousand Spiders on Your Face? In ‘The Manitou,’ It’s Worse.
At a certain point in time, we lived in a world where we could wander into a movie playing on some random network (Rip Upn) and get sucked in with no knowledge of what it was, the behind-the-scenes stories it held, or even a whiff of IMDb trivia. It was a sad, bleak era. That is how I happened upon “The Manitou” one lazy summer Sunday. Everything about this oddball horror movie...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Scared of a Spider Bite Birthing a Thousand Spiders on Your Face? In ‘The Manitou,’ It’s Worse.
At a certain point in time, we lived in a world where we could wander into a movie playing on some random network (Rip Upn) and get sucked in with no knowledge of what it was, the behind-the-scenes stories it held, or even a whiff of IMDb trivia. It was a sad, bleak era. That is how I happened upon “The Manitou” one lazy summer Sunday. Everything about this oddball horror movie...
- 5/25/2024
- by Mark Peikert and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
The 1970s– an era of “unrest and mistrust, fear and violence,” says the opening minutes of Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ Late Night with the Devil, accurately reflecting the viewpoint of the burgeoning moral panic of the time. Fear mongering-ish as that sounds, after a decade of Christianity in crisis mode– including a 1966 Times cover asking, “Is God Dead?”– and the “Satanic” cult murders by the Manson Family in 1969, the ’70s were a time of peak (at least until then) obsession with all things occult, planting the seeds and ultimately leading to what would be known as the full-blown Satanic Panic in the decade to follow. The devil was believed to be real, and he was to be feared, expelled, and/or worshiped– in real life and reflected in dozens and dozens of horror films and countless categories of other media within that era.
Late Night with the Devil toys with all this,...
Late Night with the Devil toys with all this,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it's always refreshing to hear about an actress having a non-traumatizing on-set experience filming a sensitive scene -- even if that experience comes via the most unlikely of projects. Mia Farrow's time on "Rosemary's Baby" certainly wasn't all sunshine and roses, but in a 2014 Vice interview, the actress and activist described an oddly cordial and borderline silly experience she had shooting one of the film's most horrifying scenes.
In the retrospective, Farrow went into detail about shooting the movie's devilish conception scene, a harrowing horror sequence in which Rosemary is drugged and raped by a demonic presence. Even if we were to set aside the fact that the movie's director, Roman Polanski, remains a fugitive from the law for his own assault and drugging charges (which we shouldn't!), the inciting incident in "Rosemary's Baby" simply looks like it would be a terrifying ordeal to film.
In the retrospective, Farrow went into detail about shooting the movie's devilish conception scene, a harrowing horror sequence in which Rosemary is drugged and raped by a demonic presence. Even if we were to set aside the fact that the movie's director, Roman Polanski, remains a fugitive from the law for his own assault and drugging charges (which we shouldn't!), the inciting incident in "Rosemary's Baby" simply looks like it would be a terrifying ordeal to film.
- 2/13/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
This is it. The season two finale of the HBO Original Series “30 Coins” arrives on Monday, December 11, concluding a season long, high stakes battle between our heroes and ruthless enemies led by sycophant billionaire Christian Barbrow (Paul Giamatti).
Expect things to get wild as hell.
Directed and co-written by Álex de la Iglesia, along with co-writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Max’s “30 Coins” takes viewers into a world where nothing is as it seems, and nobody can be trusted. Bloody Disgusting spoke with de la Iglesia about Season 2 last month, where the horror filmmaker touched on his overarching plans for the series as well as casting acclaimed actor Paul Giamatti in the role of this season’s terrifying villain.
This week, Bloody Disgusting caught up with Giamatti to find out how he came to play Christian Barbrow, the inspiration behind the character, and his love of horror.
There were a...
Expect things to get wild as hell.
Directed and co-written by Álex de la Iglesia, along with co-writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Max’s “30 Coins” takes viewers into a world where nothing is as it seems, and nobody can be trusted. Bloody Disgusting spoke with de la Iglesia about Season 2 last month, where the horror filmmaker touched on his overarching plans for the series as well as casting acclaimed actor Paul Giamatti in the role of this season’s terrifying villain.
This week, Bloody Disgusting caught up with Giamatti to find out how he came to play Christian Barbrow, the inspiration behind the character, and his love of horror.
There were a...
- 12/8/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Blackie Onassis, drummer for the alt-rock act Urge Overkill during their ’90s heyday, has died. A spokesperson for the band reported his passing to the Los Angeles Times, but no cause of death was given.
Onassis (real name John Rowan) joined Urge Overkill in 1991, playing alongside founding members Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser. He appeared on their albums The Supersonic Storybook (1991), Saturation (1993), and Exit the Dragon (1995).
While the Chicago-based band impacted alternative-rock radio with such songs as “Sister Havana” and “Positive Bleeding,” they are perhaps best known for their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” which famously appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. They also got major exposure when they opened for Nirvana on the latter’s tour in support of Nevermind.
In an interview with Spin magazine in 1992, Onassis said of the band, “We are here to resurrect the era...
Onassis (real name John Rowan) joined Urge Overkill in 1991, playing alongside founding members Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser. He appeared on their albums The Supersonic Storybook (1991), Saturation (1993), and Exit the Dragon (1995).
While the Chicago-based band impacted alternative-rock radio with such songs as “Sister Havana” and “Positive Bleeding,” they are perhaps best known for their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” which famously appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. They also got major exposure when they opened for Nirvana on the latter’s tour in support of Nevermind.
In an interview with Spin magazine in 1992, Onassis said of the band, “We are here to resurrect the era...
- 6/14/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
According to a report in Variety, pioneering experimental queer filmmaker Kenneth Anger, the director of seminal shorts like "Fireworks," "Rabbit's Moon," "Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome," and "Scorpio Rising," has died at the age of 96.
The news was announced on Anger's website by Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers, the managers of Anger's art galleries. He had passed away on May 11, 2023, and the news was only just announced today.
Anger was a firebrand, an artistic rebel who aggressively and provocatively eschewed convention to present the world a new, cohesive type of underground, ultra-queer aesthetic that informs media and culture to this day. His shorts "Fireworks" and "Scorpio Rising" in particular blended traditionally ultra-masculine imagery -- Naval officers, leather-clad bikers -- with unapologetic gay lust, revealing the desire that exists so naturally in those worlds. Anger also blended images of queerness with religious iconography, tearing down conventional Christian morality, and introducing...
The news was announced on Anger's website by Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers, the managers of Anger's art galleries. He had passed away on May 11, 2023, and the news was only just announced today.
Anger was a firebrand, an artistic rebel who aggressively and provocatively eschewed convention to present the world a new, cohesive type of underground, ultra-queer aesthetic that informs media and culture to this day. His shorts "Fireworks" and "Scorpio Rising" in particular blended traditionally ultra-masculine imagery -- Naval officers, leather-clad bikers -- with unapologetic gay lust, revealing the desire that exists so naturally in those worlds. Anger also blended images of queerness with religious iconography, tearing down conventional Christian morality, and introducing...
- 5/24/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Genre comedies are a mixed bag, and for every cult gem like 2010’s Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, the Sundance Midnight strand has been known to throw in a bomb. In its opening moments, Andrew Bowser’s fourth feature threatens to be such a write-off, with achingly broad comic strokes and jokes that don’t really land as Bowser introduces his leading man: himself. The awkward slapstick tone is reminiscent of very early Peter Jackson—notably his wonky debut, Bad Taste—but once the story gets underway, and other characters join the frame, things become demonstrably better. To such a degree that the style and production values mature faster than Jackson’s did, blossoming into a likable romp reminiscent of the director’s first real studio movie, The Frighteners (1996).
Bowser plays Marcus J. Trillbury, an amateur occultist who styles himself as the mysterious Onyx The Fortuitous. In reality, he lives...
Bowser plays Marcus J. Trillbury, an amateur occultist who styles himself as the mysterious Onyx The Fortuitous. In reality, he lives...
- 1/25/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Naomi Grossman is one of the most popular “American Horror Story” guest stars ever, but she hasn’t been seen on the FX limited series since 2018. If Ryan Murphy called her up to ask her to star on the upcoming 11th season, would she be game? “Well of course!” Grossman recently told me exclusively. “What fool actor wouldn’t? I come when I’m called, you know? I would say yes. Where? When?”
Grossman’s fan-fave character Pepper is in the “AHS” record books for being the first character to appear in multiple seasons. The microcephalic woman with the caring heart first appeared in “Asylum” (Season 2) before returning in “Freak Show” (Season 4). The actress later popped up in “Apocalypse” (Season 8) as a new character named Samantha Crowe, who was a member of the Church of Satan along with Miriam Mead (Kathy Bates) and Anton Lavey (Carlo Rota). Over on “Stories,...
Grossman’s fan-fave character Pepper is in the “AHS” record books for being the first character to appear in multiple seasons. The microcephalic woman with the caring heart first appeared in “Asylum” (Season 2) before returning in “Freak Show” (Season 4). The actress later popped up in “Apocalypse” (Season 8) as a new character named Samantha Crowe, who was a member of the Church of Satan along with Miriam Mead (Kathy Bates) and Anton Lavey (Carlo Rota). Over on “Stories,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Dungeons & Dragons has played a big role (pardon the pun) on Stranger Things since its very first episode. The show’s central four youths Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) all enjoy the role-playing game that utilizes its players’ imaginations to create one sprawling fantasy quest. Many of Stranger Things’ mystical villains have even had their names borrowed from the game with monsters getting monikers like the Demogorgon, the Mind Flayer, and in season 4: Vecna.
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
- 5/27/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Fall River, a four-part docuseries running on Epix, is structured like a rollercoaster. Every episode cranks up the suspense, building to a conclusion, and then drops the viewer into an emotional freefall. Almost 90 years after Lizzie Borden was acquitted of murder, Fall River, Massachusetts, hosted a second trial of the century. But this one was more like the witch hunts held in Salem, just over an hour’s drive away. Three women were killed in 1979, and the police and media blamed a devilish sect. The cult leader, a pimp named Carl Drew, declared himself Satan, and held his flock in scared awe by exacting human sacrifice at demonic rituals in the woods.
Executive produced by Blumhouse Television, Fall River is one of the most graphic documentaries to come out of the recent glut of the televised true crime genre. Most of this comes from the archival footage the series uses...
Executive produced by Blumhouse Television, Fall River is one of the most graphic documentaries to come out of the recent glut of the televised true crime genre. Most of this comes from the archival footage the series uses...
- 5/13/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The video for Lil Nas X’s new single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” has everything: alien sex, snake-licking, pastel Marie Antoinette wigs, Greek references to Plato’s Symposium that a grand total of three people watching the video will be able to read and understand. But perhaps its most prominent character is the Prince of Darkness himself: Satan, whom Lil Nas X seduces with a lap-dance in the video after riding a stripper pole to hell, then steals his horns.
Watching the rapper twerk atop a swole zaddy...
Watching the rapper twerk atop a swole zaddy...
- 3/26/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
As the world fights a pandemic, we’ve been reaching out to some of our favorite artists to get their takes on these unprecedented times. Here’s what the metal-and-beyond percussion legend — one of Rs’ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, who’s currently playing with the reunited Misfits and Suicidal Tendencies, as well as the reunited Mr. Bungle and his own band Dead Cross — had to say in response to a few quarantine questions.
What have you been doing with your unexpected time at home?
Some unexpected projects. It’s...
What have you been doing with your unexpected time at home?
Some unexpected projects. It’s...
- 4/14/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Aaron Sagers Nov 26, 2019
Chicago is a great destination for pop culture fans and geeks. Here are some hotspots to check out.
This article is presented to you by Red Roof Inn.
There is magic and mystery in Chicago, aka the White City, Second City, and Windy City. The third-largest city in the United States, this tenacious Midwestern town has survived a Great Fire, organized crime, curses, and the Chicago Cubs’ abysmal 2003 loss to the Florida Marlins. It has charm, grit, and a whole lot of stories that make it a great destination. Whether you’re seeking tales about ghosts, gangsters, killers, or even cowboys, there is no shortage of stories to explore in Chi-Town. Read ahead for a varied list of favorites.
Haunted Chicago Hauntings
There seems to be as many ghost tours in Chicago as there are ghost stories, but paranormal author Ursula Bielski’s Original Chicago Hauntings bus...
Chicago is a great destination for pop culture fans and geeks. Here are some hotspots to check out.
This article is presented to you by Red Roof Inn.
There is magic and mystery in Chicago, aka the White City, Second City, and Windy City. The third-largest city in the United States, this tenacious Midwestern town has survived a Great Fire, organized crime, curses, and the Chicago Cubs’ abysmal 2003 loss to the Florida Marlins. It has charm, grit, and a whole lot of stories that make it a great destination. Whether you’re seeking tales about ghosts, gangsters, killers, or even cowboys, there is no shortage of stories to explore in Chi-Town. Read ahead for a varied list of favorites.
Haunted Chicago Hauntings
There seems to be as many ghost tours in Chicago as there are ghost stories, but paranormal author Ursula Bielski’s Original Chicago Hauntings bus...
- 11/24/2019
- Den of Geek
Tony Sokol Aug 5, 2019
Lana del Rey covers Donovan's "Season of the Witch" to herald Guillermo del Toro's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Some lullabyes aren't meant to help you fall asleep. Lana Del Rey is casting a spell for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The Grammy-nominated "Born to Die" singer covered Donovan’s 1966 hit “Season of the Witch” for the horror anthology film. The song will debut on August 9 to coincide with the movie, but a portion of the song is featured in the new trailer.
Del Rey came out of the broom closet a long time ago. In February 2017 she invited her 6.22 million Twitter followers to take part in a mass binding ritual against Donald Trump. A few years before that a 19-year-old fan who felt a deep “spiritual connection” with del Rey broke into her home to steal...
Lana del Rey covers Donovan's "Season of the Witch" to herald Guillermo del Toro's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Some lullabyes aren't meant to help you fall asleep. Lana Del Rey is casting a spell for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The Grammy-nominated "Born to Die" singer covered Donovan’s 1966 hit “Season of the Witch” for the horror anthology film. The song will debut on August 9 to coincide with the movie, but a portion of the song is featured in the new trailer.
Del Rey came out of the broom closet a long time ago. In February 2017 she invited her 6.22 million Twitter followers to take part in a mass binding ritual against Donald Trump. A few years before that a 19-year-old fan who felt a deep “spiritual connection” with del Rey broke into her home to steal...
- 8/5/2019
- Den of Geek
On Sunday afternoon, a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual summer festival in the quiet city of Gilroy, California, located about 30 miles south of San Jose. The gunman killed three people, including a six-year-old boy, and injured at least 12 others. Police said the gunman had been shot and killed and that authorities suspected he may have had an accomplice, who was still at large.
Although authorities initially did not reveal the identity of the shooter, local news station Kpix 5 reported he was a 19-year-old man named Santino Legan.
Although authorities initially did not reveal the identity of the shooter, local news station Kpix 5 reported he was a 19-year-old man named Santino Legan.
- 7/29/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
When we think of cults, we tend to picture charismatic leaders with legions of brainwashed followers, eager to devote their lives to the group’s mission. But in reality, most of us, at some point in our lives, have been seekers — open to discovering new ways of life and paths to enlightenment — and celebrities are no exception. Here are a few examples of some who were, at some point, either members of cults or fringe groups, or have some association with them.
Jayne Mansfield
When 20th Century Fox signed actor...
Jayne Mansfield
When 20th Century Fox signed actor...
- 6/13/2019
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
Lucien Greaves delivering a speech in front of the state capitol building in Little Rock, Ar in Hail Satan?, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
“We’re not what you think we are,” says a spokesman for the Satanic Temple near the start of the documentary Hail Satan? That question mark in the title is important, as neither director Penny Lane, nor we, are never quite sure how sincere the members of the Satanic Temple are about being a church. What we are sure of is their sincerity about championing the separation of church and state, and freedom of religion.
The question mark in the documentary’s title Hail Satan? is director Penny Lane’s, not the members of the Satanic Temple, who loudly and proudly use the phrase in their events. But they do not actually worship Satan, as spokesman/co-founder Lucien Greaves quickly makes clear.
“We’re not what you think we are,” says a spokesman for the Satanic Temple near the start of the documentary Hail Satan? That question mark in the title is important, as neither director Penny Lane, nor we, are never quite sure how sincere the members of the Satanic Temple are about being a church. What we are sure of is their sincerity about championing the separation of church and state, and freedom of religion.
The question mark in the documentary’s title Hail Satan? is director Penny Lane’s, not the members of the Satanic Temple, who loudly and proudly use the phrase in their events. But they do not actually worship Satan, as spokesman/co-founder Lucien Greaves quickly makes clear.
- 5/17/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Tony Sokol Apr 27, 2019
The second time's a charm. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inductions confirms Stevie Nicks is the Bella Donna of rock.
The Rock Hall’s Class of 2019 includes Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, The Cure, The Zombies, Roxy Music and Stevie Nicks, the first female musician to earn induction twice. Diana Ross is there with the Supremes, but her solo work hasn't yet been recognized. Darlene Love is in the Hall, but not the Crystals. Nicks' solo recognition is in addition to the vast contribution she made to Fleetwood Mac, as vocalist and songwriter. That requires a special kind of magic. In spite of, and because of, her 1975 song "Rhiannon," Stevie Nicks always steadfastly maintained she is no witch, or at least not wiccan. But music is magic and Nicks conjured hits. Not only with Fleetwood Mac, during their most saturating era, but as a...
The second time's a charm. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inductions confirms Stevie Nicks is the Bella Donna of rock.
The Rock Hall’s Class of 2019 includes Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, The Cure, The Zombies, Roxy Music and Stevie Nicks, the first female musician to earn induction twice. Diana Ross is there with the Supremes, but her solo work hasn't yet been recognized. Darlene Love is in the Hall, but not the Crystals. Nicks' solo recognition is in addition to the vast contribution she made to Fleetwood Mac, as vocalist and songwriter. That requires a special kind of magic. In spite of, and because of, her 1975 song "Rhiannon," Stevie Nicks always steadfastly maintained she is no witch, or at least not wiccan. But music is magic and Nicks conjured hits. Not only with Fleetwood Mac, during their most saturating era, but as a...
- 4/27/2019
- Den of Geek
The word “Satanist” inspires images of Anton Lavey devotees dressed in capes–or naked and covered with blood on black altars. The truth is, most members of The Satanic Temple are indistinguishable from any other member of society. Want proof? Check out the latest trailer for the documentary Hail Satan? embedded at the top of the […] The post Satanic Temple Members Are Nothing Like You Might Imagine in Latest Trailer for Hail Satan? appeared first on Dread Central.
- 4/23/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Penny Lane's documentary on The Satanic Temple focuses on political theater not dark arts.
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The Satanic Temple is the Merry Pranksters of this generation. No, they're not doling out acid, and they're not the carnal circus act of Anton Lavey's Church of Satan, though they have learned a few tricks from the master magician. Tst's Lucien Greaves wants to use his demonic powers for good. He believes you can spell devil without evil if you use the right spell. His group of elastically iconoclastic faithless may not believe in Satan, but are deeply committed to all his works and pomps, as Michael Corleone attests to in The Godfather. The Satanic Temple is working to take a hex off the First Amendment and Magnolia Pictures' documentary Hail Satan?, directed by Penny Lane, catches all the pomp as they ride their magic bus into town.
Like the newly...
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The Satanic Temple is the Merry Pranksters of this generation. No, they're not doling out acid, and they're not the carnal circus act of Anton Lavey's Church of Satan, though they have learned a few tricks from the master magician. Tst's Lucien Greaves wants to use his demonic powers for good. He believes you can spell devil without evil if you use the right spell. His group of elastically iconoclastic faithless may not believe in Satan, but are deeply committed to all his works and pomps, as Michael Corleone attests to in The Godfather. The Satanic Temple is working to take a hex off the First Amendment and Magnolia Pictures' documentary Hail Satan?, directed by Penny Lane, catches all the pomp as they ride their magic bus into town.
Like the newly...
- 3/15/2019
- Den of Geek
(Spoilers ahead for all of “American Horror Story: Apocalypse”)
“American Horror Story” is at its best when it’s having fun, and the “Return to Murder House” episode of “Apocalypse” had one of the most fun scenes of the season when it introduced Anton LeVay (Carlo Rota) and his two Cardinals of the Church of Satan (Kathy Bates and Naomi Grossman). They came to said Murder House to perform a ritual to set Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) on the path to becoming the Antichrist.
During the ritual, they sacrifice a young woman (Emily Mest), with Lavey reaching inside her body while she’s still alive and pulling out her heart. Which Langdon then takes a big bite out of, triggering a cartoonish devil shadow behind him.
Also Read: 6 Big Questions the 'Ahs: Apocalypse' Finale Didn't Answer
Lavey has been a minor recurring character in two other episodes, popping up again...
“American Horror Story” is at its best when it’s having fun, and the “Return to Murder House” episode of “Apocalypse” had one of the most fun scenes of the season when it introduced Anton LeVay (Carlo Rota) and his two Cardinals of the Church of Satan (Kathy Bates and Naomi Grossman). They came to said Murder House to perform a ritual to set Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) on the path to becoming the Antichrist.
During the ritual, they sacrifice a young woman (Emily Mest), with Lavey reaching inside her body while she’s still alive and pulling out her heart. Which Langdon then takes a big bite out of, triggering a cartoonish devil shadow behind him.
Also Read: 6 Big Questions the 'Ahs: Apocalypse' Finale Didn't Answer
Lavey has been a minor recurring character in two other episodes, popping up again...
- 11/15/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
The Satanic Temple is threatening legal action against Netflix for the use of a Baphomet statue strikingly similar to theirs in the new series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The Temple’s co-founder and spokesperson Lucien Greaves tweeted Sunday that their monument design is copyrighted, and that the show “appropriated” it. He also tweeted images of the two statues side-by-side, “for purposes of comparison.”
The new show, which premiered this month and stars Kiernan Shipka as a young Sabrina the Teenage Witch, a reprisal of Melissa Joan Hart’s iconic Nineties role,...
The new show, which premiered this month and stars Kiernan Shipka as a young Sabrina the Teenage Witch, a reprisal of Melissa Joan Hart’s iconic Nineties role,...
- 11/1/2018
- by Lilly Dancyger
- Rollingstone.com
by Chris Feil
Remember that time worshipping the devil got an Oscar nomination? And in Best Original Song no less? No, I’m not talking about The Greatest Showman last year, I’m talking about when The Omen made hell on musical earth with “Ave Satani”. In its Latin lyrics, the song hails the risen body of Satan, the coming Antichrist, and drinking blood. Yeah, this bonkers nomination totally happened.
I mean, how often does a musical composition meet the Venn diagram of approval from Anton Lavey (one assumes) and the Academy? Unsurprisingly, it's kind of rare. Unless the notorious founder of the Church of Satan is secretly super into Diane Warren.
Remember that time worshipping the devil got an Oscar nomination? And in Best Original Song no less? No, I’m not talking about The Greatest Showman last year, I’m talking about when The Omen made hell on musical earth with “Ave Satani”. In its Latin lyrics, the song hails the risen body of Satan, the coming Antichrist, and drinking blood. Yeah, this bonkers nomination totally happened.
I mean, how often does a musical composition meet the Venn diagram of approval from Anton Lavey (one assumes) and the Academy? Unsurprisingly, it's kind of rare. Unless the notorious founder of the Church of Satan is secretly super into Diane Warren.
- 10/24/2018
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Madison and Behold’s visit to Michael’s childhood home on Wednesday’s American Horror Story: Apocalypse proved even more enlightening — and more unsettling — than they could have possibly imagined. But, hey, at least they had plenty of potential witnesses to interrogate; all told, a total of 36 souls apparently inhabit the Harmons’ former home.
Let’s begin with the spirit we were all most excited to see: Michael’s “grandmother.” Though she didn’t exactly welcome the new owners with open arms (“I’m Constance Langdon, and this is my f–ing house!”), Jessica Lange’s character eventually agreed to spill the tea on Michael,...
Let’s begin with the spirit we were all most excited to see: Michael’s “grandmother.” Though she didn’t exactly welcome the new owners with open arms (“I’m Constance Langdon, and this is my f–ing house!”), Jessica Lange’s character eventually agreed to spill the tea on Michael,...
- 10/18/2018
- TVLine.com
This Jayne Mansfield documentary is bafflingly callous about her death in a car crash and focuses too much on her involvement with seedy self-publicist Anton Lavey
This scrappy, shallow, incurious documentary about the final two years in the life of movie star Jayne Mansfield is disappointing, despite an interesting lineup of interviewees – including Tippi Hedren, John Waters, Mamie Van Doren, Kenneth Anger – and some academic figures promising perspectives from feminist and queer studies that don’t really materialise.
I was hoping for an exuberant and clear-sighted reappraisal of Mansfield as an underappreciated entertainment star who was working within a very male Playboy-style idea of blond-bombshell sexiness. Instead, the film is bafflingly callous about her death in a car accident – and indeed the suffering of her young son, mauled by a lion at a private zoo – and weirdly obsessed with the tabloid headlines about Mansfield’s association with a very tiresome...
This scrappy, shallow, incurious documentary about the final two years in the life of movie star Jayne Mansfield is disappointing, despite an interesting lineup of interviewees – including Tippi Hedren, John Waters, Mamie Van Doren, Kenneth Anger – and some academic figures promising perspectives from feminist and queer studies that don’t really materialise.
I was hoping for an exuberant and clear-sighted reappraisal of Mansfield as an underappreciated entertainment star who was working within a very male Playboy-style idea of blond-bombshell sexiness. Instead, the film is bafflingly callous about her death in a car accident – and indeed the suffering of her young son, mauled by a lion at a private zoo – and weirdly obsessed with the tabloid headlines about Mansfield’s association with a very tiresome...
- 5/9/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Beauty and the Beast: Jayne Mansfield meets Anton Lavey
David and Todd are finishing breakfast in the bright, breezy kitchen when we meet over Skype. Their documentary Mansfield 66/67, which chronicles the final year of superstar Jayne Mansfield's life and screened at last year's Fantasia, has been scheduled for theatrical release in the UK, and they're keen to talk about it. Todd, sporting a bright pink shirt that Jayne Mansfield would probably have loved. I ask him if he and David ave always been fans of hers.
“I knew that story about her and Anton. My mother told it to me," he responds. "When I was a little kid and I saw a picture of her with a skull and Anton Lavey, my mother told me that she had taken off her clothes and was nude. I was terrified and interested in it. And then, years later, David and I...
David and Todd are finishing breakfast in the bright, breezy kitchen when we meet over Skype. Their documentary Mansfield 66/67, which chronicles the final year of superstar Jayne Mansfield's life and screened at last year's Fantasia, has been scheduled for theatrical release in the UK, and they're keen to talk about it. Todd, sporting a bright pink shirt that Jayne Mansfield would probably have loved. I ask him if he and David ave always been fans of hers.
“I knew that story about her and Anton. My mother told it to me," he responds. "When I was a little kid and I saw a picture of her with a skull and Anton Lavey, my mother told me that she had taken off her clothes and was nude. I was terrified and interested in it. And then, years later, David and I...
- 5/6/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Iconic Hollywood starlet Jayne Mansfield packed a fair amount of living in her relatively short life. A brief A-lister while under contract at 20th Century Fox, she was a sex symbol in the Monroe mould, married three times and was known for the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ decades before the puritanical outrage that greeted Janet Jackson’s slip at the Super Bowl. She met her untimely end in a horrendous car pile-up, but not before flirting with the then burgeoning interest in Satanism within the Hollywood hipster set. She was seemingly the queen of the column inch during most of her career, but P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes’ film attempts to shed some light on the salacious gossip and reach beyond the blond bombshell persona.
The directing duo have huddled together an impressive array of interviewees for their film. Alongside the various Hollywood historians and social/psychological commentators, we have the...
The directing duo have huddled together an impressive array of interviewees for their film. Alongside the various Hollywood historians and social/psychological commentators, we have the...
- 4/12/2018
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The directors of Mansfield 66/67 write about what attracted them to 50s Hollywood movie goddess Jayne Mansfield.
As children growing up in America in the 1960s, we both had heard the story of Jayne Mansfield, the beautiful blonde movie star who was decapitated in a horrific car accident while her children slept in the back seat. Todd remembers his mother telling him that the actress was dabbling in black magic, and that she had been a nude altar at Anton Lavey’s Church of Satan in San Francisco. True or not, these stories conjured up forbidden images of the naughty adult world of swingers.
As children growing up in America in the 1960s, we both had heard the story of Jayne Mansfield, the beautiful blonde movie star who was decapitated in a horrific car accident while her children slept in the back seat. Todd remembers his mother telling him that the actress was dabbling in black magic, and that she had been a nude altar at Anton Lavey’s Church of Satan in San Francisco. True or not, these stories conjured up forbidden images of the naughty adult world of swingers.
- 4/5/2018
- by P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes
- Pure Movies
The poster tagline states, “Heaven help us all when The Devil’S Rain!”, and if that grammatical train wreck doesn’t break your brain, I promise you the following 86 minutes will. The Devil’s Rain (1975) is a glorious curiosity, a personal favorite, and thanks to Severin Films’ spectacular new Blu-ray release, one of the best reissues I’ve ever seen.
Meet The Prestons: Mark (William Shatner – Kingdom of the Spiders), his mom (Ida Lupino – Junior Bonner), and their ranch hand John (Woody Chambliss – Gargoyles) all await the return of Mark’s dad, and when he finally shows up, his eyes are missing and he starts melting in the rain (how bad is the humidity in the desert, anyway?). It turns out a fella by the name of Corbis (Ernest Borgnine – Deadly Blessing) is looking for a very special book in the Preston family’s possession, a ledger of souls for...
Meet The Prestons: Mark (William Shatner – Kingdom of the Spiders), his mom (Ida Lupino – Junior Bonner), and their ranch hand John (Woody Chambliss – Gargoyles) all await the return of Mark’s dad, and when he finally shows up, his eyes are missing and he starts melting in the rain (how bad is the humidity in the desert, anyway?). It turns out a fella by the name of Corbis (Ernest Borgnine – Deadly Blessing) is looking for a very special book in the Preston family’s possession, a ledger of souls for...
- 11/3/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Happy (almost) Halloween readers! With October 31st falling on the weekly home entertainment release day, that means we have extra reasons to get excited this Tuesday. Scream Factory has put together two absolutely incredible collector’s edition Blu-rays for George A. Romero’s underrated modern classic Land of the Dead as well as Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, which fans are going to want to add to their own personal collections.
For those of you who may have missed it in theaters, The Dark Tower comes home on Halloween, and Lionsgate has given the cult classic Slaughter High the Vestron Video treatment for their brand new Blu. Blue Underground is also keeping busy this week with a pair of Collector’s Edition sets, too—The Lift and Down—and the complete series of Orphan Black makes its home release bow on Halloween, too.
Other notable Halloween...
For those of you who may have missed it in theaters, The Dark Tower comes home on Halloween, and Lionsgate has given the cult classic Slaughter High the Vestron Video treatment for their brand new Blu. Blue Underground is also keeping busy this week with a pair of Collector’s Edition sets, too—The Lift and Down—and the complete series of Orphan Black makes its home release bow on Halloween, too.
Other notable Halloween...
- 10/31/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Halloween is upon us, and there’s nothing spookier than a true, scary story. However, the tale presented in the documentary “Mansfield 66/67” has a further twist as it’s ripped from the pages of Hollywood legend, and today we have an exclusive clip from the fascinating, fun film.
Directed by P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, “Mansfield 66/67” takes a look at the unlikely relationship that blossomed between big screen star Jayne Mansfield, and the charismatic Church Of Satan leader, Anton Lavey.
Continue reading ‘Mansfield 66/67’ Nsfw Clip: An Absurd Relationship Revealed [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
Directed by P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, “Mansfield 66/67” takes a look at the unlikely relationship that blossomed between big screen star Jayne Mansfield, and the charismatic Church Of Satan leader, Anton Lavey.
Continue reading ‘Mansfield 66/67’ Nsfw Clip: An Absurd Relationship Revealed [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 10/27/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The Splathouse podcast team heads to Haddonfield with their new episode on Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and you can listen to it in today's Horror Highlights. We also have a Q&A with the writer/director of Sightings, a new prize pack contest from our friends at Comet TV, a trailer for Aliens: Zone of Silence, release details and a trailer for the stranger than fiction documentary Mansfield 66/67, a look at Line Webtoon's horror anthology comic series, and details on the Kickstarter campaign for the Zombie Doctor tabletop game.
Listen to a New Episode of the Splathouse Podcast: From Splathouse: "One, two, Chucky’s coming for you, pinhead!
This week the goobs at Splathouse watched Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) and just barely survived! Pervy Paul (Don’t Call Me Stephen) Rudd, culty runes/ruins/ruse, miraculous household appliances, and the lack of any coherency: This movie has it all!
Listen to a New Episode of the Splathouse Podcast: From Splathouse: "One, two, Chucky’s coming for you, pinhead!
This week the goobs at Splathouse watched Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) and just barely survived! Pervy Paul (Don’t Call Me Stephen) Rudd, culty runes/ruins/ruse, miraculous household appliances, and the lack of any coherency: This movie has it all!
- 10/21/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The poster and trailer for the Jayne Mansfield/Anton Lavey doc Mansfield 66/67 have dropped today. The film will be released this October by FilmBuff. The is more information about that release below. Who could resist cheering for Jayne Mansfield -- the punk Marilyn Monroe and the ultimate atomic-era sex-positive kitten-gone-berserk -- as she navigates the cultural and spiritual landscape of a quickly changing world? Welcome to Mansfield 66/67, a true story based on rumor and hearsay, where classic documentary interviews and archival materials are blended with dance numbers, performance art, and animation, elevating a tabloid tale of a fallen Hollywood idol into a celebration of the mythical proportions of a true original we can't help but live to love more each day. ...
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- 9/18/2017
- Screen Anarchy
When one thinks of classic poetry, one does not expect to encounter horror. No, this is space for romance, for musing, for political diatribes, for art. Maybe this makes it even more exciting when one comes across the macabre and the depraved, in classic writing. There are plenty of dark poems throughout history: Poe’s entire oeuvre, Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” and Goethe’s Faust are just a few. But few poets went so far as to create their own religion through poetry. Not everyone can be as rebellious and wild as William Blake.
My first encounter with Blake was in high school, and it left a bland taste (not that my palate was developed in any regard at that point). That level of academia focuses on his earlier work. Blake’s most oft-taught poem might be “The Tyger,” an ingeniously phrased rhyme examining a fearsome tiger in the jungle.
My first encounter with Blake was in high school, and it left a bland taste (not that my palate was developed in any regard at that point). That level of academia focuses on his earlier work. Blake’s most oft-taught poem might be “The Tyger,” an ingeniously phrased rhyme examining a fearsome tiger in the jungle.
- 8/4/2017
- by Ben Larned
- DailyDead
P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, producers of Rodney Ascher’s documentary Room 237, about Kubrick’s movie The Shining, delve once again into cult cinema and culture. In their own documentary Mansfield 66/67 they explore the relationship between one of Hollywood’s most famous blonde bombshells, Jayne Mansfield, and one of the world’s most infamous Satanists, Anton Lavey. Throughout 1966 and 1967 Mansfield would spend a lot of time with Lavey and after her untimely death on June 28th, 1967 rumors surfaced that Lavey had put a curse on her which resulted her death. Mansfield 66/67 explores this curious relationship that ended tragically one dark night on a road between Biloxi and New Orleans. The structure of Mansfield 66/67 is a story told in seven parts...
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- 5/30/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Film focuses on a bizarre episode of Mansfield’s personal life.
Gunpowder & Sky have acquired Us rights for Jayne Mansfield doc Mansfield 66/67 fromStray Dogs.
The film, directed by Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole, follows the last two years of the movie star’s life and her association with notorious Hollywood satanist Anton Lavey, with whom she was rumoured to have had an affair.
Kenneth Anger, John Waters and Marilyn feature.
The Ebersole Hughes Company produced. Jake Hanly negotiated the deal on behalf of Gunpowder & Sky.
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The latest Cannes news, reviews and features...
Gunpowder & Sky have acquired Us rights for Jayne Mansfield doc Mansfield 66/67 fromStray Dogs.
The film, directed by Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole, follows the last two years of the movie star’s life and her association with notorious Hollywood satanist Anton Lavey, with whom she was rumoured to have had an affair.
Kenneth Anger, John Waters and Marilyn feature.
The Ebersole Hughes Company produced. Jake Hanly negotiated the deal on behalf of Gunpowder & Sky.
Read more:
The latest Cannes news, reviews and features...
- 5/24/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Film focuses on a bizarre episode of Mansfield’s personal life.
Gunpowder & Sky have acquired Us rights for Jane Mansfield doc Mansfield 66/67 fromStray Dogs.
The film, directed by Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole, follows the last two years of the movie star’s life and her association with notorious Hollywood satanist Anton Lavey, with whom she was rumoured to have had an affair.
Kenneth Anger, John Waters and Marilyn feature.
The Ebersole Hughes Company produced. Jake Hanly negotiated the deal on behalf of Gunpowder & Sky.
Read more:
The latest Cannes news, reviews and features...
Gunpowder & Sky have acquired Us rights for Jane Mansfield doc Mansfield 66/67 fromStray Dogs.
The film, directed by Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole, follows the last two years of the movie star’s life and her association with notorious Hollywood satanist Anton Lavey, with whom she was rumoured to have had an affair.
Kenneth Anger, John Waters and Marilyn feature.
The Ebersole Hughes Company produced. Jake Hanly negotiated the deal on behalf of Gunpowder & Sky.
Read more:
The latest Cannes news, reviews and features...
- 5/24/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Short of the DayIs this the first promo for his upcoming Amazon series?
Okay, so if we’re technical, today’s Short of the Day isn’t really a short film, at least not in the traditional sense. What it is is a minute-long clip from writer-director-wizard Nicolas Winding Refn that he posted on his Twitter feed over the weekend with the statement: “Dear Friends, Happy Easter.” What follows is a clip of the animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex from the Museum of Natural History in London gesticulating in a weird, fuzzy, purple-green light as a passage from The Satanic Bible is read in voiceover by the late Anton Lavey, and all this with the words “Too Old to Die Young” constantly onscreen.
Take a minute to process all that.
Now, we know that Too Old to Die Young is the name of Refn’s upcoming, L.A.-set crime series for Amazon starring Miles Teller, but...
Okay, so if we’re technical, today’s Short of the Day isn’t really a short film, at least not in the traditional sense. What it is is a minute-long clip from writer-director-wizard Nicolas Winding Refn that he posted on his Twitter feed over the weekend with the statement: “Dear Friends, Happy Easter.” What follows is a clip of the animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex from the Museum of Natural History in London gesticulating in a weird, fuzzy, purple-green light as a passage from The Satanic Bible is read in voiceover by the late Anton Lavey, and all this with the words “Too Old to Die Young” constantly onscreen.
Take a minute to process all that.
Now, we know that Too Old to Die Young is the name of Refn’s upcoming, L.A.-set crime series for Amazon starring Miles Teller, but...
- 4/18/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The director opens up about how his fears inspired the heavy metal infused homage.
It’s hard to adequately describe The Devil’s Candy, Australian director Sean Byrne’s follow up to 2009’s The Loved Ones. The film, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was eventually picked up by IFC Midnight for U.S. distribution, is a pastiche of occult horror, demonic possession, and religious mania, while also offering viewers a truly poignant family drama. It’s a pure treat for horror fans but above all else, it’s metal as fuck — literally.
The Devil’s Candy follows the not-so-ordinary Hellman family who move into an isolated but spacious Texas farmhouse, which may be a gateway to something sinister. Ethan Embry stars as Jesse, a struggling painter, who bonds with his daughter, Zooey (Kiara Glasco), over their shared love of heavy metal music. Shiri Appleby rounds up the family as Astrid, the...
It’s hard to adequately describe The Devil’s Candy, Australian director Sean Byrne’s follow up to 2009’s The Loved Ones. The film, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was eventually picked up by IFC Midnight for U.S. distribution, is a pastiche of occult horror, demonic possession, and religious mania, while also offering viewers a truly poignant family drama. It’s a pure treat for horror fans but above all else, it’s metal as fuck — literally.
The Devil’s Candy follows the not-so-ordinary Hellman family who move into an isolated but spacious Texas farmhouse, which may be a gateway to something sinister. Ethan Embry stars as Jesse, a struggling painter, who bonds with his daughter, Zooey (Kiara Glasco), over their shared love of heavy metal music. Shiri Appleby rounds up the family as Astrid, the...
- 3/16/2017
- by Jamie Righetti
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, singer and entertainer who was one of Hollywood’s biggest sex symbols of the ‘50s and ‘60s. She was known for her hunger for publicity, her questionable affair with Anton Lavey, head of the Church of Satan, and her fatal car crash in 1967.
Now 50 years after her legendary accident, filmmakers P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes have created “Mansfield 66/67,” a documentary about the last two years of Mansfield’s life and the speculation that her untimely death was caused by her alleged affair with Lavey and a curse that was placed on her.
The film is based on rumor and hearsay and asks the questions: “Was her life spinning out of control in the last two years of her life, or…did the devil make her do it?”
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Now 50 years after her legendary accident, filmmakers P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes have created “Mansfield 66/67,” a documentary about the last two years of Mansfield’s life and the speculation that her untimely death was caused by her alleged affair with Lavey and a curse that was placed on her.
The film is based on rumor and hearsay and asks the questions: “Was her life spinning out of control in the last two years of her life, or…did the devil make her do it?”
Read More: ‘Catfight’ Trailer: Watch Sandra Oh & Anne Heche Beat the Sh*t Out of Each...
- 1/27/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
David’s Quick Take for the tl;dr Media Consumer:
Roman Polanski made a massively successful transition to Hollywood filmmaking in this iconic horror-thriller classic of the psychologically disorienting variety. All the elements at play come together with the kind of perfect synchronization that signals the beginning of a new era in cinema: Mia Farrow’s star-making performance as a naive young wife living through a worst nightmare scenario, a flawless gradual atmospheric transition from seeming everyday normalcy into deeply disturbing paranoia, unsettling pivots between charming oddball humor and creeping, continually intensifying dread, and a perfectly timed interjection of quotidian satanism as practiced by one’s next door neighbors, when the taboos were still intact and capable of delivering maximum shock value. Rosemary’s Baby opened up new territory for mass audiences to experience intense levels of anxiety that didn’t depend on directors resorting to jump scenes, gratuitous violence,...
Roman Polanski made a massively successful transition to Hollywood filmmaking in this iconic horror-thriller classic of the psychologically disorienting variety. All the elements at play come together with the kind of perfect synchronization that signals the beginning of a new era in cinema: Mia Farrow’s star-making performance as a naive young wife living through a worst nightmare scenario, a flawless gradual atmospheric transition from seeming everyday normalcy into deeply disturbing paranoia, unsettling pivots between charming oddball humor and creeping, continually intensifying dread, and a perfectly timed interjection of quotidian satanism as practiced by one’s next door neighbors, when the taboos were still intact and capable of delivering maximum shock value. Rosemary’s Baby opened up new territory for mass audiences to experience intense levels of anxiety that didn’t depend on directors resorting to jump scenes, gratuitous violence,...
- 5/30/2016
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
Ian West/Pa Archive
Alice Cooper fans run the gamut between teenage goths in ripped fishnets and pension-age old rockers with slightly grown-out mullets and a little too much denim. After all, he’s been making music for close to fifty years, and a star for most of that time.
Never exactly a critical darling, his legions of rabid obsessives still comb old record shops for sixties bootlegs and cram arenas worldwide to hear the hits (and more; much, much more) delivered faultlessly just one more time. And yet, with all that, he still feels like ours: that’s why we all call him ‘Alice’, like he’s the guy we see in the pub every Friday night.
He’s the shock rock icon who’s kept the tabloids in lurid copy for the last five decades: a sneering, androgynous serial killer on stage in the seventies, smeared with blood and eyeliner,...
Alice Cooper fans run the gamut between teenage goths in ripped fishnets and pension-age old rockers with slightly grown-out mullets and a little too much denim. After all, he’s been making music for close to fifty years, and a star for most of that time.
Never exactly a critical darling, his legions of rabid obsessives still comb old record shops for sixties bootlegs and cram arenas worldwide to hear the hits (and more; much, much more) delivered faultlessly just one more time. And yet, with all that, he still feels like ours: that’s why we all call him ‘Alice’, like he’s the guy we see in the pub every Friday night.
He’s the shock rock icon who’s kept the tabloids in lurid copy for the last five decades: a sneering, androgynous serial killer on stage in the seventies, smeared with blood and eyeliner,...
- 3/6/2016
- by Ben Cooke
- Obsessed with Film
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys have created a new figure based solely on the mercenary's depiction in Twentieth Century Fox's Deadpool. Also: Shriekfest 2016's call for submissions, details on Scream Factory's upcoming Blu-ray release of You'll Like My Mother, a trailer for Vicious, and Satanic Panic video show event details.
Deadpool Figure: From Sideshow Collectibles: "Marvel’s most unconventional superhero, Deadpool, will finally hit the silver screen in full glory with his over-the-top personality, dark twisted sense of humor, and tendency to break the fourth wall which fans have always loved!
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are very excited to officially introduce the one and only Deadpool sixth scale collectible figure based on the upcoming Deadpool movie!
In this new film, the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson will be unfolded, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers,...
Deadpool Figure: From Sideshow Collectibles: "Marvel’s most unconventional superhero, Deadpool, will finally hit the silver screen in full glory with his over-the-top personality, dark twisted sense of humor, and tendency to break the fourth wall which fans have always loved!
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are very excited to officially introduce the one and only Deadpool sixth scale collectible figure based on the upcoming Deadpool movie!
In this new film, the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson will be unfolded, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers,...
- 1/8/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"Oh great brothers of the night who rideth upon the hot winds of hell, who dwelleth in the Devil's lair; move and appear." These words are heard quoted from The Satanic Bible by none other than creative consultant and Church of Satan leader Anton Lavey to set the mood for the 1977 supernatural road thriller The Car.
Director Elliot Silverstein never reaches the suspense or perspicacious intensity that Spielberg mastered in Duel and doesn't deliver the excessive thrills and excitement of Roger Corman's Death Race 2000, but The Car some how manages to offer enough impressive stunts, eccentric characters and stylish atmosphere to succeed as a moderately entertaining 98 minutes of vehicular mayhem.
In The Car, James Brolin mustered enough charisma to channel a poor man's Roy Scheider as Chief Deputy Wade Parent—leading the crusade against the demonic death machine with the assistance of his deputy Luke Johnson, played by Ronny Cox.
Director Elliot Silverstein never reaches the suspense or perspicacious intensity that Spielberg mastered in Duel and doesn't deliver the excessive thrills and excitement of Roger Corman's Death Race 2000, but The Car some how manages to offer enough impressive stunts, eccentric characters and stylish atmosphere to succeed as a moderately entertaining 98 minutes of vehicular mayhem.
In The Car, James Brolin mustered enough charisma to channel a poor man's Roy Scheider as Chief Deputy Wade Parent—leading the crusade against the demonic death machine with the assistance of his deputy Luke Johnson, played by Ronny Cox.
- 12/14/2015
- by Sean McClannahan
- DailyDead
“Corbis! God Damn You!!!” Sorry, I just had to get that out of my system. The above quote is from none other than the mighty William Shatner, and I’m emphasizing it to let everyone know what amazing and fantastical delights await those who enter…The Devil’s Rain. Released in 1975, to little fanfare, The Devil’s Rain sits smack dab in the middle of a decade long wave of satanic cinema. From Rosemary’s Baby (1968) to Damien Omen II (1978), the market was flooded with horror films dedicated to the Behooved One. It’s a shame that audiences and critics alike didn’t want to play in this rain, as this is a devilish delight.
Mark Preston (Shatner) and his family have been hiding Satan’s Guest Book from Jonathan Corbis (a creepily effective Ernest Borgnine) , Satan’s earthly salesman, for centuries. Without the book, all of Corbis’ converts cannot...
Mark Preston (Shatner) and his family have been hiding Satan’s Guest Book from Jonathan Corbis (a creepily effective Ernest Borgnine) , Satan’s earthly salesman, for centuries. Without the book, all of Corbis’ converts cannot...
- 5/2/2015
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Cloaked in hooded robes, hell-bent on destruction and ready to sacrifice innocents to please their master- worshipers of the Devil are an easy bunch to stereotype in popular portrayals. Ranked from worst to best, the extent to which they work with or against cliché and manage to be entertaining on film is profiled in the following list. This discussion does contain some spoilers!
Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism”
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Last Exorcism builds upon the skepticism of its main character, a man who performs exorcisms to give religious zealots peace of mind and as a social service to prevent any real harm to people accused of being possessed. The alleged possession and abuse of a timid country girl occupies most of the film, with a cult showing up in its final frenzied moments. Keeping the characters involved with this cult a secret, it can still be said...
Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism”
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Last Exorcism builds upon the skepticism of its main character, a man who performs exorcisms to give religious zealots peace of mind and as a social service to prevent any real harm to people accused of being possessed. The alleged possession and abuse of a timid country girl occupies most of the film, with a cult showing up in its final frenzied moments. Keeping the characters involved with this cult a secret, it can still be said...
- 10/27/2014
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
Hotline Miami
Dennaton Games
Devolver Digital
PS3, PS4, Ps Vita, PC, Mac Osx, Linux
“Man is just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than his four-legged counterparts.”
-Anton Szandor Lavey
Even in the daring realm of indie titles, few games would have the gall to be as jarring and deliberately unpleasant as Hotline Miami. An ugly game, through and through, Hotline Miami is also insanely addictive and offers loads of hardcore fun. But the glaring question is why?
It’s a question that the developer seems intent on exploring: Why do you want to play a game like this? A game that is only centered on killing enemies quickly and efficiently, floor by floor, for no reason at all really. It can’t be the grainy 8 bit graphics, and it certainly isn’t for the humorously ugly character models, who spew profanities out of toothless or yellowed puke holes; so what is it?...
Dennaton Games
Devolver Digital
PS3, PS4, Ps Vita, PC, Mac Osx, Linux
“Man is just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than his four-legged counterparts.”
-Anton Szandor Lavey
Even in the daring realm of indie titles, few games would have the gall to be as jarring and deliberately unpleasant as Hotline Miami. An ugly game, through and through, Hotline Miami is also insanely addictive and offers loads of hardcore fun. But the glaring question is why?
It’s a question that the developer seems intent on exploring: Why do you want to play a game like this? A game that is only centered on killing enemies quickly and efficiently, floor by floor, for no reason at all really. It can’t be the grainy 8 bit graphics, and it certainly isn’t for the humorously ugly character models, who spew profanities out of toothless or yellowed puke holes; so what is it?...
- 9/3/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
Bob Moricz says: Here is a photo my wife Irina took of me and our two lovely cats. Auggie is on the left and Anton on the right. Anton is named for Anton Lavey for his devilish hair tufts on his ears, making him look like he has horns. He’s also pretty devilish by nature.
Underground Film Journal says: Bob Moricz is an incredibly prolific underground filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon. Bob makes down and dirty pictures, runnin’ and gunnin’ in a dizzying tailspin of cinematic madness, just like his mentor George Kuchar taught him.
We first noticed him via his disturbing short film Slut Shack and have grown to love his work, which includes the controversial teen pregnancy drama Bumps, the tale of disorderly madness Felony Flats and the web series Overdose in the Hospital of Love.
Bob’s work is challenging, thought-provoking, provocative and damn good fun.
Underground Film Journal says: Bob Moricz is an incredibly prolific underground filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon. Bob makes down and dirty pictures, runnin’ and gunnin’ in a dizzying tailspin of cinematic madness, just like his mentor George Kuchar taught him.
We first noticed him via his disturbing short film Slut Shack and have grown to love his work, which includes the controversial teen pregnancy drama Bumps, the tale of disorderly madness Felony Flats and the web series Overdose in the Hospital of Love.
Bob’s work is challenging, thought-provoking, provocative and damn good fun.
- 3/20/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Sometimes, when people on Reddit put their minds to it, they really come up with something amazing.
Take for instance this photo of renown satanist Zeena Lavey, who also goes by Zeena Schreck -- daughter of the founder and high priest of the Church of Satan in America, Anton Lavey -- who may or may not be Taylor Swift in a former life.
Really, the resemblance is uncanny.
This screenshot appears to be from an early 90s interview with Lavey, who is now 49 years old.
Take for instance this photo of renown satanist Zeena Lavey, who also goes by Zeena Schreck -- daughter of the founder and high priest of the Church of Satan in America, Anton Lavey -- who may or may not be Taylor Swift in a former life.
Really, the resemblance is uncanny.
This screenshot appears to be from an early 90s interview with Lavey, who is now 49 years old.
- 8/2/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Sculptor Bryan Moore, who began his career in the '80s as an effects artist on films like the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and TV series like Monsters and Tales from the Darkside, has also put his skills to work in the world of toys and collectibles, including a gig with Mattel Toys. Over a decade ago, Moore launched his own business, Arkham Studios, and now provides prototypes and final products for clients like Universal, Mattel, BMW, Jakks Pacific and Burger King. Now the studio is also selling high-end collectibles, with a classy line of “literary and occult figurines,” many based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as portraits of the authors themselves, and other real-life personalities like occultist Aleister Crowley and Church of Satan founder Anton Lavey. Most of the statues in his catalog are cast in polymer resin with bronze-tone finish...
- 5/2/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
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