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The Gruesome Twosome - A very typical Herschell Gordon Lewis splatter film, but of the Herschell Gordon Lewis-splatters I've seen this is easily the least entertaining one. It gives you pretty muh all you want and expect from a HGL film: a poor script, awful directing, piss poor cinematography, no actual actors/people that can act for shit and some great gore. Realistic? No, not by todays standards, but it still looks fantastic and the gore alone are more than enough to please me. The film kicks off with the silliest, worst and most ridiculous scenes I've ever seen, a scene that was added after the film wa finished because they needed it to be 70 minutes long. But after that it turns into a regular HGL film, but even at just 70 minutes it's too unevenly paced and it drags on a bit too long. But it's an entertaining film, and if you're into splatters it's a must for sure. Typical Herschell Gordon Lewis junk. Fun! The Wizard of Gore - More Herschell Gordon Lewis, and this is probably my favourite HGL film. Or, this The Gore Gore Girls and Two Thousand Maniacs are probably even. Fantastic films! It's trash allright, but it's great trash. As usual it's filled with non-actors who probably tries their best, but don't impress anybody, with the exception of Ray Sager who plays Montag the Magnificent. He's not a good actor, but he's got plenty screen presence and owns his role. The entire film is like a fucked up, yet magnificent, drug trip of some kind. A shitload of fantastic gore, great scenes and overall fun. Maximum cult! Brilliant in its own way. The Gore Gore Girls - As I said in my previous "review", this is one of my favourite HGL films. This leans a bit towards intentional comedy like modern-day splatters, and once again he took the blood and gore to a whole new level of AWESOME! None of the actors can play, but that doesn't matter as I don't expect them to either. I don't watch a HGL film to see good cinematography, great characters, brilliant dialogue and good actors. I watch 'em to see trash! Blood and gore, as over the top as it gets. By far the sleaziest of his splatter films too. Lovely film! This was his final film in 30 year as well, until he returned in 2002 with Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat. Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore - A documentary about the man himself, as well as his assosiates whom he made his films with. I wish it was longer, but at 1 hour and 40 minutes it does provide you with plenty info and facts about him, his career and his films. Best part is the KFC story and John Waters. He always steal the show when he decides to show up in documentaries. He's got a shitload of knowledge on exploitation films, and he's got so much charisma. It's always a pleasure watching him in docus. Anyway, superb documentary!

It's less than a week until Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny is available on Netflix USA now. I can't fucking wait! I'm a bit sceptic, but if it's just half as good as the original it'll mos tlikely be film of the year. I'm so god damn excited for this film!

Short but sweet "docu" interview with Peste Noire. Thought it was very interesting.

Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter - A proper underrated Hammer Horror masterpiece that blends fairly standard vampire horror with swashbuckling, and it works almost too well. To quite honest I consider this one of the 10 best Hammer Horror films I've seen. It feels so familiar, yet at the same time so unfamiliar because of the unsual mix of vampire horror and swashbuckling. The atmosphere is great, but I'd actually go as far as to say that it has more in common with classic folk horror films like Witchfinder Geneal, The Blood on Satan's Claw, The City of the Dead and The Devil Rides Out, than with traditional vampire horror and it feels almost Brothers Grimm-esque in many ways. Another thing that truly makes a difference is how it twist the vampire folklore a bit, they basically rewrote it for the film adding fairly unusual elements toit that makes the vampires seem more dangerous, more unique. I loved it! It was the first and only feature film directed by Brian Clemens, and it shows. He wasn't very talented, but his flaws just adds to the charm. It's not greatly acted either, but again it just adds to the charm. Caroline Munro is fantastic, though. As good as she's beautiful, and she's very beautiful! Fantastic film!

Finished Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, and I am super impressed. What a mind fuck the entire game is. It's very identical to the first one, but they've managed to squeeze in a lot of new elements that makes it very fresh. And I love the difficulty level here. It's hard enough to fucking frustrate the living shit out of me, but not so hard that I ever thought of giving up. It's found a very fine balance here. The last act was pretty amazing. A bit too easy to be honest, which was my only disappointment with the game, but a lot of fun. Fucked up shit! Anyway, great game! 9/10

To be honest I never understood why Game of Thrones got so popular. I'm a fan and I god damn love the TV-series, but slow-burning and dialogue-driven political dramas like Game of Thrones doesn't usually gain this amount of popularity among "casual" watchers. Its popularity is well-deserved, but I am still quite baffled about this. As far as dialogue and characters goes there's no series out there that matches Game of Thrones. Every single time characters like Tyrion, Varys, Tywin, Olenna, Cersei and Petyr opens their god damn mouth you have a fantastic scene no matter how few or may words they say, and when two or more of them are on the screen at the same time, talking and shit, you have one of the best scenes ever. It's that simple.

Watched the four first episodes of season 3 last night too. It's so god damn good, man! Got meself no less than one fucking hour in bed last night, only 20-25 minutes of the asleep I'd assume. Black Sails is so good it's starting to fuck up my life. Impressive! I love it.

I have now decided that when I grow up I'm gonna be a fucking pirate. For real.

Sam Dunn (he of Headbanger's Journey etc.) has started a new series called 'Metal Journeys', going to places he hasn't been to see what the scenes are like. Apparantly starting with South Africa. I don't think he's ever managed to dig deep enough into the scene and different subcultures, so this is a welcomed mini-series. However, it looks like the episodes are way too short, though- 7-8 minutes or something. Wish he'd do Botswana has one of the most interesting and coolest metal scenes in the world.

Just finished Black Sails, season 2. What the fuck am I supossed to say about this season? Season 1 was good, entertaining and interesting (much because it's pirate themed), but season 2 is simply one hell of a beast and gets better and better, more interesting and more fucking badass with every single episode. Jesus, that season finale was IMMENSEI It's everything you could possibly want from a season finale in a modern TV-series. Mindblowing! Itend to get up at 5:30am in the morning and thought I'd go to sleep early for a change (which is before 1am I guess, but I'd be damned surprised if Black Sails just didn't decide on stealing all my beauty sleep for tonight.

You should watch more Friday the 13th films. The first one is superior to the rest, but part 2, 4, 6 and 7 are also great. I do recommend watching all films though. And after you watch at least the first 9 films you have to watch the documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th, which is one of the best documentaries ever. Almost 7 hours of Friday the 13th info. 10/10! The Old Dark House - Dark, creepy, atmospheric and fun old dark house film that's as clever as it's good. Sueprb dialogue, great characters and superbly direced by Jame Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein). The Old Dark House can almost be seen as one of the first old dark house-parodies. It's like a witty, self-aware reinterpretation of the genre, but without lsing its creepyness. Way ahead of its time IMO! Full of hauting imagiry, uperb cast with Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart and more too. Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger steal the show here. Both are beyond phenomenal! Classic!

Nightof the Comet - Another film that probably doesn't belong here, but in many ways it also does belong here. A fine mix of action, comedy, horror and sci-fi, with a massive camp factor surrounding everything. The story and stuff looks kinda familiar to begin with, but at the very bottom of it all it truly isn't like other similar films. It's quite unique to be honest. I'll even go as far as to call it smart. A real clever film, and a very entertaining one. And our lea girl, Catherine Mary Stewart, is incredible. Her attitude is superb, and her character is fantastic. A real masterpiece this. A must-see! Når dyrene drømmer (When Animals Dream) - A unique take on the werewolf genre from denmark. It's a slow-burning horror-drama, with much focus on the drama, and it takes almost the entire film before we see any of the horror. It feels very surrealistic and dream-like, and in many ways it's similar to Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In), but it's much more than just a copy. It does have a slightly different angle and a totally different atmosphere. A bit more arty perhaps? Anyway, I thought it was good. Our lead girl Sonia Suhl is very good, and norwegian actor Jakob Oftebro is really impressive in a supporting role too. It's rare to see norwegians act this well. He's making a name for himself and I think he might be the "next big thing" as far as norwegian actors go. I can see him gaining international fame as logn as his language skills is good enough. Not a masterpiece, but cool enough and unique enough to keep you interested despite its pacing. I liked it, and I can see this being much more enjoyable on a second view.

Cooties - Another horror film from 2015 that's been poorly reviewed, and once again I just don't understand why. At the surface it doesn come off as a fairly standard horror comedy, but the setting and shocking content does make it into something more than just another horror-comedy. It's a zom-com, but what differs here is that we have a film told from the perspective of some teachers, who run around and beat the living shit out of zombie kids. It feels so wrong, yet so right. It's got a good cast with a everyoung Elijah Wood in the lead, followed by Alison Pill and Rainn Wilson and they all do well. But my favourite? Peter fuckin' Kwong! He is hilarious here. But who is Peter Kwong you ask? Well, he is the guy who played Rain, one of the three motherfuckers in Big Trouble in Little China. It's a small role, but it's nothing but genius! Couldn't stop laughing at him. Anyway, had this been released 10 years before it would've been praised and it would now have had a huge cult following. This I know. AND THE FROG FUCKED THE CATERPILLAR!!! The Spiral Staircase - It's a bit of a stretch to call this a horror film, but I'd say it's something like 33% drama, 33% thriller and 33% horror of the psychological type, so I'll take it here. The Spiral Staircase is thick on atmosphere, both a classic noir-feeling and gothic atmosphere, the kind of gothic atmosphere that has been lost for ages now. It's beautifully shot and powerfully acted, especially by out mute lead girl played by Dorothy McGuire. It's a slow-burner and it takes it time to build on the susense mystery and the atmosphere, but no matter how slow it gets you never feel that out lead woman is safe. It kepts me on the edge of my sofa from begining to end. I thought this was one hell of a good film! Mystery-thriller with influences from old dark house thrillers/horrors, film noir, gothic horror and sychological drama. This i the original from 1945 by the way. I am also pretty sure this have had an enormous influence on both giallo and slasher. Both Tenebre and Black Christmas have paid homage to this film I'd say, with one certain scene being recreated, quite obviously in Black Christmas for instance. And the way the killer is dressed and shot clearly had a huge influence on giallo. You could almost go as far as to call this a proto-giallo in many ways.

We Are Still Here - I was drawn toward this film by a strong force known as... POSTER, and with a fantastic poster it's hard not to look forward to a film. We Are Still Here is the debut feature film of Ted Geoghegan, and everything about the film just oozes of talent. He clearly love the genre, and from the begining till the end that's very clear. Ti West's The House of the Devil and James Wan's The Conjuring seems to have had a small inspiration on Ted Geoghegan, but the main inspiration here is obviously Lucio Fulci, and especially The House by the Cemetery. The story, characters, practical special effects and atmosphere, it all reminds me of classic Lucio Fulci. But this isn't a rip off or anything, it feels more like a very smart and clever, stylish and mesmerizing homage to Lucio Fulci and The House by the Cemetery. There's also elements of The Fog, The Evil Dead, The Changeling, Dead & Buried, The Beyond and more. The film, despite bare clocking in at 80 minutes, are a atmospheric, slow-burning horror film that takes it time to build suspense and atmoshere, and it truly pays off. It was so good, man! Well-acted too. Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, From Beyond), Andrew Sensenig, Lisa Marie and especially Larry Fessenden are fantastic here. I'm not gonna say much more. Hands down one of the 5-10 best horror films of the 2000's! Masterpiece!

It's not often I can agree on anything you say at all, but you're spot on here.

Just discovered this little gem from last year: Luciferian Rites - When the Light Dies Mexican band that worships Finnish black metal. If you're familiar with and like Sargeist you'll surely enjoy this. 100% Sargeist worship, and everything from the cover art to the music is 100% Sargeist-esque. Surprisingly well-produced, but not so much that it takes anything away from the music. There's plenty atmosphere here. Melancholic black metal at its finest. The vocals are a bit over the top and might be a turn-off for a lot, but I enjoy them a lot. The music is fantastic!

Went to see Bow to Each Other yesterday. I'm not really familiar with the band, I just checked out some songs a week ago and decided I'd go. And I do not regret it. The band is quite obviously inspired by Susanne Sundfør, and their debut abum was produced by none other than Susanne Sundfør, so it all feels a bit like Sundfør. Way more minimalistic and far from as grandeour, but great. I thought the gig was fantastic. The sound was brilliant, and the girls and male support drummer seemed to enoy it alot. I sure did as well. Also, one of the chicks moved exactly like Susanne Sundfør on stage a well. Was weird as fuck, but very cool as the way Susanne moves on stage is quite hot. Poor audience, though. I think we were something like 35-40 in total, and only a few of us went to the stage, moved around a bit and had fun. Should've been a full house. Will check out their album(s?) for sure.

People need to check this out. This album is fantastic!

Really looking forward to Deadpool. It looks really good (from the few pictures I've seen), and judging from a handful of pictues it seems like a much more rawer and adult superhero film than everything else within the genre nowadays. Really, really, really looking forward to it.

Making stop-motion films with kids is so much fun, guys. It takes 3 minutes to tell them how to do it, and for the newxt 2-4 hours they'll do everything by themself. You don't have to do anything beside cleaning up pee because they have so much fun they forget to go to the toilent. <factt, I know. I made one myself too. It was, in their words, the coolest film they've ever seen. I sent about 3 minutes on it. It made me so proud! (not really, but I did act like I was )

You are right, brah. Julia's Eyes is a very good neo-giallo, and very close to being a masterpiece. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse - Again: what the fuck is the negative reviews about? I thought this film was very good. It's not a masterpiece and it doesn't offer anything new to the genre, but it was lots of fun. I've seen it all before, but it was a lot of fun. Standard, but the story is OK, the cast offers lots of fun, the (practical!!!) pecial effects are brilliant (shame they went full retard with the CGI towards the end), and it offers a lot of laughs. Had to wie some tears of joy a few times to be honest. It was that funny. The opening scene tells you everything you need to know. Jesus, that was fun! Add a Sarah Dumont I could rest my eyes on all night long and it's more than just enjoyable. Good film! The poster is bad-fuckin-ass too! The reason why I watched it. So cool!

Stung - What the fuck is the moaning about? This film have been poorly recieved, but as usual I don't give a fuck and neither should you. Funny horror-comedy that mixes cool-looking killer-bees with hilarious comedy, decent CGI with beautiful practical special effect and two leads that were born to act together. What a chemestry! I thought this was a lot of fun, so just ignore the negative respons to this. It was fun, and even funnier if you're familiar with 50's-70's monster/big bug flicks. Nice cheese! While I would prefer a film with 100% practical special effects, they made the mix work very well here. They never went full retard with the CGI, and they just knew when to use it and when not to use it. Very nicely done! I did hate the fucking sex-scene, though. So out of place. But other than that I was very much entertained. And I'd watch this again for Jessica Cook alone to be honest. God, she's got them looks. Gravy - Silly horror action-comedy that surprised me. Not a masteriece, but often hilarious and the over the top cheese just got straight to my heart. Dumb, but bloody, gory and very cool. There's not really more to say. Ignore the critics and watch it.

Dark Star - After a series of short films John Carpenter debuted with a sci-fi flick, the kind of sci-fi flick that is semi-surrealistc, absurd and comic, leaning towards black comedy without ever ending up as a comedy. A satire with plenty of depth. Cheey but fantastic-looking special effects, great, silly characters, a nice plot and a cool soundtrack. I'm sure there's more people that'll be dissatisfied than happy with how this film plays out, but I really like it. 70's and 80's John Carpenter is the shit!

ABCs of Sperheroes Shit! I can't wait for this. Looks like the kind of trash I really enjoy. It looks like the kind of film that deserves a six-pack and chips.

Really looking forward to it. Meanwhile I'll just enjoy this classic: Mmmmh! Yeah, baby!