Trevor Tuminski on September 2, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome
It’s actually very frustrating when one re-watches a film’s credits, purposely to find the name of the composer responsible for the eerie music, only to find no composer credit whatsoever.
Who wrote the music? Where did it come from? Did someone muck up the credit list?
In the case of Night of the Living Dead (1968), it’s been known for years that George Romero used stock or library music, which gave the film a very weird sense of watching some lost black & white classic, but without the heavy-handed bombast associated with giant bugs, or a Day-Glo Lon Chaney Jr.
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Lyle Blackburn on September 2, 2010 |
Category: Monstro Bizarro
It’s not often that there’s a mounted taxidermy example of an alleged cryptozoological beast, but in the case of the mysterious Shunka Warak’in, this might be a real possibility!
The name for this legendary creepy canid was provided by the Ioway Indians, roughly translated as “carrying off dogs.” It is said to be a four-legged animal similar to a wolf or hyena which lives (or lived) in the midwestern United States, most notably in the Montana region. Little is known about Shunka, but according to the native peoples of the area, he was indeed a real animal.
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Dave Alexander on August 31, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome
Grab your gravestones, ’cause German’s horror punk practitioners The Other has just dropped its latest album New Blood in North America. Front man Rod Usher tells us the terrifying tale of the latest album…
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Sean Plummer on August 30, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome
The new Combichrist record Making Monsters is available digitally tomorrow (Aug. 31). Is it a monster success or a monster failure?
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Sean Plummer on August 27, 2010 |
Category: News and Events
We caught up with Craig David Wallace today, the creator of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, a new Space TV series about Crowley High student Todd (Alex House) who dreams of two things: 1) becoming a metal god and 2) banging/going out with ultra-hot fellow student Jenny Kolinsky (Maggie Castle)
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Trevor Tuminski on August 26, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome
MANIAC BUTCHER
Masakr
Negative Existence
This kvlt Czech duo released a half-dozen full-length albums, a live album, and a handful of splits and demos in the latter half of the ’90s before packing it in at the turn of the decade. Ten years on, they’re back to put the black in metal again.
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Sean Plummer on August 26, 2010 |
Category: News and Events
Director Philip Carrer’s suvivalist horror film If A Tree Falls plays the Festival of Fear this weekend, and we caught up with him to discuss its production, its villains and the importance of horror film festivals.
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Trevor Tuminski on August 25, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome
A Primitive Evolution have given us an exclusive first look at their bloody new werewolf-riddled video, “Empty Holes,” from their recently released self-titled debut album (see the review in the September issue of RM #103)!
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Sean Plummer on August 25, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome, News and Events
Toronto electro-goth-rock band The Birthday Massacre will be premiering their latest video “In the Dark” at the Festival of Fear. We caught up with co-directors M. Falcore (from TBM) and Rodrigo Gudino (of Rue Morgue fame) to discuss its horror influences and the freedom afforded by being ignored by the mainstream.
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Dave Alexander on August 24, 2010 |
Category: Audio Drome, News and Events
How are you going to spend your Halloween weekend in Indiana? Hopefully going to this kick-ass double bill at the Lafayette Brewing Company, featuring two bands from our Hymns From the House of Horror compilation: Harley Poe and Those Poor Bastards. And you gotta love this Hammer-fied gig poster by Joe Whitford (HP’s front man).
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Monica S. Kuebler on August 24, 2010 |
Category: Festival of Fear
If you’re still in need of a ticket to this weekend’s Festival of Fear, here’s how you can get one. They are being sold by both TicketWeb.ca and FanExpoCanada.com, you can also purchase them at the door of the convention, but the lines are usually quite lengthy, so snagging one in advance is highly recommended. Please note: Rue Morgue does not sell tickets to the Festival of Fear itself, only the off-site screenings and parties, which can ordered through our website until 5:30pm EST on Wednesday August 25. After that, they will available at the Rue Morgue booth on the convention floor only.
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Sean Plummer on August 24, 2010 |
Category: Cryptic Collectibles
Five years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Heather Gillies at the Festival of Fear. The Ontario artist’s collection of cute but creepy clown dolls was bizarre, but I had to have one. Now she’s back in the Artist Alley, peddling her wicked wares.
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Monica S. Kuebler on August 23, 2010 |
Category: Festival of Fear
Only 30 tickets are now available for the 2010 Rue Morgue Festival of Fear VIP Shocktail Party (Friday August 27 @ 10:30 pm, location revealed to ticket holders only – $50). Each year Rue Morgue hosts its exclusive VIP only Shocktail Party for staff and guests of the Festival of Fear. This year, by popular demand, we are once again opening the doors on this private event to 30 lucky fans who will be allowed to join an exclusive party with Rue Morgue staffers and select Festival of Fear guests. Also features a rare performance by Dentata! Extremely limited tickets!
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Gary Pullin on August 21, 2010 |
Category: News and Events
Our pal and contributor to Rue Morgue’s Nightmare Gallery (issue 100), Jason Edmiston is the featured artist for August on one of our favourite art blogs Creep Machine. Jason’s stunning new print Monster Mash (pictured) just about blew the eyeballs out of my skull. Check out the interview here!
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