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There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow which had recently made it’s way down the street, with his family. We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren’t words. We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please…play Motörhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy’s music LOUD. Have a drink or few. Share stories. Celebrate the LIFE this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself. HE WOULD WANT EXACTLY THAT. Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister 1945 -2015 Born to lose, lived to win. Shieeeeeeeet! An absolute legend, and one of the coolest guys ever. The guy's been a legend for a leat 35 years now, and that says it all. Human beings just doesn't get any cooler than this guy. And on the bright side, he got another christmas and birthday to his name before he passed.

I'm so jelly of everyone who gets to see The Hateful Eight on 70mm. They won't show it in Trondheim, so I'd have to go to Oslo. So mad about this shit. A Most Violent Year - Fantastic film, and Oscar Isaac is really starting to build himself a proper good reputation as an actor. As with the even newer film Ex Machina, he completely steals the show with a brilliant performance. The film though, was so far from what I had expected. I'd expected a standard, but very good as my expectations were very high, gangster flick in the vein of classic 70's and 80's gangster films. It's not really that at all. To me, this film i all about our main character and his wife, and the study of them together. Highlight of the film were more or less every single scene with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain together. Both were fantastic! Their characters were great. Overall a superb crime-drama. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Another good and entertaining Guy Ritchie flick, but as with everything he's made after RocknRolla it's never more than just good, decent fun. It's the type of film you'd expect from Guy Ritchie, but the story just isn't good enough, and he's a bit let down by his actors. Henry Cavill is as stiff as ever in his delivery, but at least it suits him better here than in the awful Man of Steel, where his performance was so far from what was needed, and Armie Hammer just overdoes it most of the time. Alicia Vikander however is fantastic, just like she was in Ex Machina. Thought Elizabeth Debicki and Luca Calvaniwas very good too. Now, I've only seen a couple of episoes of the TV-series, but it didn't look like this had too much in common with the TV-series at all, though. Aside from the character and premise, it's pretty far from it IMO. Anyway, I was entertained. But I do expect a lot more from Guy Ritchie. I'll gladly admit that.

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Oh shit, man! That was good, and just my cup of Japanese hardcore. They sure have managed to capture the raw 80's Japanese hardcore feeling. Awesome!

Within the Woods - Low-budget and amateurish short film by Sam Raimi with Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss, good friends of director Sam Raimi. Guess what? This film is was sorta remade as The Evil Dead a few years later, and helped finance that film. The rip that I saw was pretty poor, but the film was very cool. It's fun, eerie and dark, and the make-up looked really cool. Dead & Buried - While not a H.P. Lovecaft adaption, this film is still very Lovecraftian in many ways. It's one of the films that eventually would end up on the Video Nasty list, and it sure is a nasty, little gem, this. It's trash cinema alright, but it's great trash cinema. Nasty exploitation with a fairly nice plot, good cast and all. The best part? The special effects. They look absolutely gorgeous! Yeah, it's a great film overall. Die, Monster, Die! - Mid 60's horror based on H.P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space. This stars Boris Karloff, Suzan Farmer and Nick Adams, and it offers some real chills. ure made the hair on the back of my neck stand u quite a few times. It's a chiller alright. I will admit though, that with the exception of a few scenes, I get more Edgar Allan Poe feeling from the film, than Lovecraft. It's a gothic horror film that looks stunnig, and it's got a great sense of mystery and suspense to it. My one complaint here is the ending, when it turns to a fairly standard 60's monster film. Should've dropped that, if you ask me. But it's nitpicking, because it's not something I didn't like a lot. I truly did. It just felt a bit out of place. But the scenes with Helga makes up for it. So chilling, man! And they should've gone with the working title, The House at the End of the World, instead. Much cooler title.

Deathgasm - A nice tribute to metal and a fun splatter, even though they take the whole "brothers of metal" bullshit a bit too far for my taste. But it was good, silly fun with lots of blood and gore. It offered plenty laughs, and for me who're both a fan of metal, blood and gore, there's nothing not to enjoy here really. I had plenty fun! The special effects were a bit up and down, though. At times fantastic, but a few times awful, and the ending disappointed a bit. Could've gotten a much better look on the demon. The most disappoting thing about this film, aside from certain awful special effects moments, is the soundtrack. It's not that it's bad, you even get great stuff like Midnight, Nunslaughter, old Emperor, hell, even stuff like Beastwars, Bulletbelt, Elm Street, Lair of the Minotaur, Razorwyre, Skull Fist and The Wretched End are decent enough. But I just feel like they could've done so much better. But that's just nitpicking.

The toilet/bucket thing happens like... what? 1/50 times you get drunk? And when it happens it only happens because you got too many free drinks, which ultimately makes it worth it.

The Final Girls - I've been waiting eagerly for this film since what feels like forever now, only because of a very appealing poster. I knew it would be a slasher based on the title and poster alone, but I never thought it would be something like this. Theconcept of this film isn't exactly original, but the execution does feel very fresh and creative to be honest. It's a horror comedy that nails both the horror and humour, and it's surprisingly emotional too. It's sharp, it's witty, and it' a very true and honest homage to slashers. A must-see if you ask me! I have two problems with the film, but neither are very big nor annoyed me much. The first is that there's a few scenes with CGI here. Should've been dropped of course. And the other is that this is a PG-13 film, which means there's a serious lack of blood and nudity. It was originally meant to be R-rated, but director Todd Strauss-Schulson didn't get his wish. A shame of course, but not a big problem at all. But as it is a film that pays homage to films such as Friday the 13th, The Burning, Sleepaway Camp and such it would've been so much better if it was R-rated and had more blood. Simple as that. Adam DeVine and Thomas Middleditch are behind the majority of the fun scenes, and they are both hilarious. Especially Adam DeVine just does it for me. Childish, but so, so funny, guys. But there's several scenes where there's others who are behind the fun. And the film had me in tears of laughter after just a minute or so into the film. And that was just the beginning of it. And the soundtrack is great. It's 80's slasher soundtrack with a modern twist. Thought the score was downright fantastic! As far as post 80's slasher films goes, this is up there with Scream, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, You're Next and The Town That Dreaded Sundown as the very best. Fan-fuckin-tastic! Next up: Deathgasm!

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Dope - Been looking forward to this for quite some time, and despite huge expectations I was not let down. It's so well-written, and the story, its characters and the dialogue are all truly great. Well-directed and superbly acted. Really fucking cool film! Might be the best coming of age film I've ever seen as well, to be honest. It just clicked so well with me. Charming, witty, exciting and very fun. It's very witty in fact. Had me in tears a couple of times. So funny, man. I love the blend of 1990's hip-hop culture and modern culture as well. It's a crash, but it works so well. And all this is helped by a superb soundtrack. You get some awesome, original songs written and produced by Pharrell, as well as classic tracks by A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Korn, Public Enemy, Onyx and more. It's so god damn cool, man! Second best of the year for me, only beaten by Bone Tomahawk so far. Most excellent!

Yes, I am. Just suddenly had to have a bit of Lovecraft in my daily life. Thought I'd pick up my Lovecraft collection and start reading again as well, as well as checking out a few films I haven't seen yet. Gonna see if I can find a lot of the short films on this list too. Looks like some of them shoul be fun. As far as Lovecraft adaption goes, I think I'd have to say that The Call of Cthulhu, The Haunted Palace and From Beyond are my favourites. But a lot of them are just beyond awesome, and both The Haunted Palace and From Beyond could've ben swapped with Re-Animator and a couple of other great adaptions. But The Call of Cthulhu is, and will forever remain my #1 adaption, I am sure of that as it is among my all time favourite horror films. Everything in it just clicks with me I really want to see Die Farbe too.

In the Mouth of Madness - John Carpenter's big, fat homage to H.P. Lovecraft, and a very overlooked film. It's weird, and it's easy to understand why it's become such a love/hate type of film, but I really like it. It's got a nice, weird Lovecraftian atmosphere and I love how you as a viewer can't tell the difference between reality and fiction within this film. It's a nice theme in general, and they really make it work. It's not for everyone as the plot is fairly weird and repetive, but it'll work for a lot of us. Awesome film IMO! Dagon - While titled Dagon, this Stuart Gordon flick isn't really based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon, it's based on H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth. It's far from Stuart Gordon's best Lovecraft-adaption/based film, but it's fun nonetheless. At the bottom Dagon isn't much but a cheesy b-film, but there's something very, very cool that just lies on top of it that makes me enjoy it quite a lot. Yeah, it's a cool film. Other than being a bit too long, what fucks this film up for me is the shitty CGI. There's not a lot of it, but there's a little and it looks so bad. It's so bad you'll struggle to keep your eyes on the screen whenever it pops up. The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu - Super silly advendure-comedy with elements of horror, very inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's writings. It's directed by Henry Saine who made the very enjoyable Bounty Killer, but this one doesn't work as well. It's just too silly and geeky for its own good, and while less than 80 minutes long, it feels way too long. It's low-budget and surely does look low-budget as well. It should have been way shorter with more money spent on special effects and costumes. It was at times fairly enjoyable, but as a whole it was nothing but mediocre. Shame, because there's a lot of good ideas here.

https://soundcloud.com/edgedcircleproductions/reptilian-swamp Cover and first song from Reptilian's debut album, a young, Norwegian death metal band with only a cool split with Inculter behind them. Sounds a lot like Obliteration , but this is cool as fuck. I really enjoy this track! Looking forward to this album.

Casting Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in Interview With a Vampire have to be among the worst castings in the history of film. Hilarious!

The Whisperer in Darkness - Lovely H.P. Lovecraft adaption by Sean Branney in his directorial debut. Sean Branney helped out with the screenplay for The Call of Cthulhu, and is obviously a massive Lovecraft fan. Something which shines through here, becaue he treats the story with respect and manage to create this incredible Lovecratian feeling. It's eerie and mystical, and it's hard not to get drawn into the story. This film is Lovecraft driven through a 1930's horror noir filter or something. It's not nearly as good as The Call of Cthulhu, though, which it for many reasons is natural to compare it to. And the reason why, aside from The Call of Cthulhu being a cooler story in general, is that it just feels less authentic. The Call of Cthulhu feels way more like a proper 1920's film, than this feels like a 1930's film. But that isn't to say this doesn't feel like a 1930's film, because for most part it does. And the special effects are very disappointing, though. I never got why they went for cheap, poor CGI instead of stop-motion animation, puppets or men in rubbersuits here. Would've both looked and felt so much better. Also, The Call of Cthulhu had much better pacing, running at 50 minutes shorter than this. But I really do like this film anyway. I think it's excellent!

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Castle Freak - Very cool and super underrated Stuart Gordon with Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft's The Outsider. Great astmosphere, cool cast, surprisingly well-written and directed, and the special effects are superb. I'd never have guessed this was a direct-to-video release back in 1995 if I didn't know so before watching it. Great film! Necronomicon: Book of Dead - Another underrated horror film based on H.P. Lovecraft's work, this time an anthology directed by Brian Yuzna (who helped produce films such as Re-Animator and From Beyond, and directed both Re-Animator sequels), Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) and Shusuke Kaneko (director of several Gamera films, as well as Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack). The main narative is about H.P. Lovecraft himself, and is fun, much because Jeffrey Combs is excellent as H.P. Lovecraft. The Drowned - A good start, but pretty weak compared to the rest. It's got a nice Lovecraftian vibe to it, but feels a bit cheap. This one is directed by Christophe Gans and based on The Rats in the Walls. 7/10 The Cold - This one is just really cool (pun intended!), and the atmosphere is really nice. But the highlight here are the special effects. They're crazy fucking good! This one is directed by Brian Yuza and based on Cool Air. 8/10 Whispers - Another fine entry, and almost as good as The Cold. Great special effects, fine cast and so on. This one is directed by Shusuke Kaneko and is based on The Whisperer in Darkness. 8/10 OK, so this isn't exactly super faithful to the source material, but it's great, atmospheric horror with lovely special effects, a memorable cast and shit. What's not to like?

Suburban Gothic - Horror comedy by Richard Bates Jr., who made Excision a few years back. It stars Matthew Grey Gubler (Criminal Minds) and Kat Dennings, both whom are great here, as well as Ray Wise and Barbara Niven. The film is very over the top and silly, but it offers so much fun both in its absurd and at times very politically uncorrect humour, but also some nice scares and great atmosphere. Overall it's just very goofy, but it totally clicked with me. I really liked the dialogue. Silly, yes, but very sharp and witty. Totally recommended! And watch out for great cameos by Jeffrey Combs and John Waters. Hilarious! The Green Inferno - As a director Eli Roth never did it for me, but I have always been interesting in his flicks as I've always felt he had something to offer as a director. And when I found out he was gonna make a cannibal film in the vein of the 70's and 80's cannibal films I become very interested. I've waited for this a long time and it's been quite frustrating with all its problems, but I finally got to watch it and it didn't disappoint at all. It delivered exactly what I expected: cannibal fun in the vein of italian cannibal films from the 70's and 80's. It's stupid, it's violent, it's fun. I don't need anything other than that. My only big complaint about this film is that it feels very modern and looks very digital. I wish it was a bit grittier and dirtier. Everything else really worked with me. It's good to see Eli Roth finally get to show some of his potential. About time! I don't get the hate for this at all. I mean, it's a big, fat tribute to the italian cannibal films from the 70's and 80's, and everything about it, except for the modern and digital look of it, is exactly what you'd want from a film like this. He really nails the atmosphere and feeling from that era.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - Damn, I was really looking forward to this but this just surpassed all my expectations. Hands down, hats off and whatnot. Fantastic, finnish christmas horror-fantasy with some John Carpenter-esqpe horror, Tim Burton-esque fantasy and Joe Dante-esque black humour thrown in to make it even more enjoyable for us adults. It's suspenseful and atmosheric, original and daring, and very, very enjoyable! An instant classic IMO. I was also really shocked by seeing Norwegian actor Per Christian Ellefsen (Elling) in this. Thought he did really well i his role.

Have you never tried those fake vampire theeth? Works perfectly, and I never had any problem closing my mouth. Unless you have teeth like Karl Burlow from the Salem's Lot mini-series (which is most excellent by the way) Also, Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Twilight and so on are so bad. How do you turn soething as cool as vampires into disgusting, weak fucking cunts like that? It's incredible really.

The fuck? Is this a dream, or what the hell is going on? Garm, Lazare, Vortex and VIntersorg sharing vocal duties within the same song? Shieeeeeeeeet! Best Borknagar song in 15 years, if you ask me. They haven't been this good since Quintessence.

From Beyond - Say whatever you want about this film as an H.P. Lovecraft-adaption, but as a horror film this is so god damn good, and it stars everybody's favourite H.P. Lovecraft actors Jeffry Combs and Barbara Crampton, both whom are excellent as usual. The entire film reeks of the 80's, and for fans of horror that's nothing but fantastic. Fuck, this is just one of Stuart Gordon's many masterpieces. What a director he was! The special effects, guy. They're easily among the best special effects ever caught on film. So incredibly cool, creative and fucked up. A real treat to the eye.

I know we have a general thread for wantlists, but it's a bit too messy for my own taste so I thought I'd make my own thread for my wants and see if I get any hits. If this isn't accepted, please tell me and delete the thread or whatever. I don't think I'll find much of what I want on this forum, but I am interested in anything from these bands: Sigh Sabbat Kagrra Abigail CDs, vinyls, tapes, DVDs, clothes. My collection can be seen here, but remember that I am interested in everything released by the bands mentioned as I collect and am interested in different versions of the albums.