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Horrorphile - February 2012

A FEW NOTABLE ORBLE STATS

February 28th 2012 22:41

I've reached a milestone; I have just passed the 1000 mark with Orble followers.

I have 818 email subscribers.

I get more than 10000 hits a day, with around 4500 of those being the all-important link readers (although this figure can change dramatically from day to day).

I have been ranked #1 in Orble Film for ages.

Yesterday I was ranked #1 out of 14480 Orble blogs.

I have been part of the Orble fold for 5 years and 6 months.

My archive consists of 1049 posts.

I have had 10671 comments from readers.

I have been given 122564 votes from readers.

I am the owner of 3 (count 'em!) Editor's Stars.

... I feel the wind of change is blowing in my direction.

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Q&A WITH TOM SIX, DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE I & II

February 24th 2012 05:02

Horrorphile: What horror movie has had the biggest impact on you? Was it a movie you saw when you were young that made you desire to be a filmmaker, or has it been something more recently that really impressed the hell out of you?

Tom: Salo is the sickest most disturbing film ever made. It is not labeled as an horror film but for me it is. WOW!

H: Your direction is elegant and assured, despite the exploitative essence of the subject matter, tell me a little about your background in filmmaking; any formal training, or many short films? Which directors do you admire the most?

T: I did a short film course in New York for fun. I believe filmmaking is an art form and you can not learn to be an artist. When I was an embryo I already knew I wanted to be a filmmaker. Directors I truly admire are Pasolini, Lars von Trier, David Cronenberg and Marco Ferreri.

H: What are your thoughts on the current – and ironic – situation contemporary horror filmmakers find themselves in with the demand and support of horror fans to push the boundaries of visceral horror, yet finding the neo-conservatism constraints of censorship and the commercial restraints of studios demanding “PG-13” cuts for a wider audience.

T: I am very dual about censorship. For me it is fun to battle against them with full force on the other-hand I hate it when they cut my films. It is like if I made a comedy and they take all the good jokes. I say stop censoring and let people decide for themselves wether to see a movie or not.

H: Do you think there are taboos in cinema that shouldn’t be broken? Are there any movies you’ve seen where you felt the director had gone too far?

T: No art can never go too far, as long as it is all fake and you don't hurt living things for real. I love it when filmmaker have the balls to cross boundaries! Rock'n'roll.

H: The visual styles of The Human Centipede (first sequence) and The Human Centipede II (full sequence) are worlds apart, yet they are both infused with a decidedly black sense of humor, ultimately, they are also more suggestive than overtly explicit. Did you have specific designs for both movies?

T: Black humor is my way of thinking so I never write humor intentionally into my scripts. It's just there. And I am more attracted by perverse psychological stuff then to body parts flying around.

H: Tell me about the decision to switch from color to black and white for Human Centipede II. Many people missed the perverse comic element of the defecation scene having small splashes (if you’ll excuse the pun) of color … Any chance you’ll ever release a full-color version?

T: Part 1 has clinical colors and is shot with steady cams. For part 2 I wanted to do the opposite make a dirty, dark, black and white film shot handheld. I am very happy if people notice the brown splatters. It's my ode to schindlers list's little red coat! Maybe in 50 years we release the colored version who knows!

H: Are you able to tell me much about the third movie? Will (final sequence) be a different style once again? The ante was upped from the first to the second in terms of nightmarish intensity, surely the third will be upped even further …?

T: Yes sir. The third will be American style. Big, loud, perverse and extreme in a different way. Part 1 is psychological. Part 2 is gore, and Part 3 is going to be 100% politically incorrect.

H: I can't wait!

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ROGER CORMAN'S CAMEL SPIDERS DVD GIVEAWAYS!

February 24th 2012 04:25

The lovely folk at Anchor Bay Entertainment in conjunction with Horrorphile have five DVDs of Camel Spiders (2011), the latest creature feature from B-movie producer king Roger Corman.

According to the synopsis, "Based on actual creatures that for years have tormented our armed forces in the Middle East, these creatures have now invaded the south-western deserts of the United States. The camel spiders now freely hunt for prey, unafraid of any predator- including man. No place is safe; no one is beyond their paralysing sting. In the end, a small band of hearty fighters are forced to make one last stand against the creatures."

If you're not familiar with a camel spider, they are terrifying looking creatures!

It was only time before Roger Corman tackled these nightmarish desert beasties and made them the star of one of his outrageous horror movies. I'm just surprised they haven't been genetically fused with a scorpion!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED!

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The Grey

February 23rd 2012 13:46

Once more into the fray.

You want a fight? You want a struggle? You want a tale of survival? The Grey bays into the icy wind under a pale moonlight and then tears your throat out. Easily the best movie Liam Neeson has made in years. He chews the scenery, he commands the screen, he owns the movie. Forget about those bitchin’ grey Arctic wolves, this oil rigger with a torn conscience is a man to be reckoned with. The Grey (2012) barks hard, bites harder

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DOUBLE PASS GIVEAWAYS TO SEE THE DEVIL INSIDE!

February 21st 2012 22:49

The good folk at Paramount in conjunction with Horrorphile have ten double passes to see the new possession movie The Devil Inside, which opens in Australia nationwide, only at the movies from March 1st.

According to the synopsis, "In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists to cure her mother using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria."
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FANTASTIC PLANET MOVIE TRIVIA CHALLENGE!

February 20th 2012 04:19

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the pub for a quiet drink … It’s the inaugural FANTASTIC PLANET MOVIE TRIVIA CHALLENGE!

Sydney's A Night Of Horror Film Festival has merged with Fantastic Planet Film Festival to become one awesome international film festival of horror, science fiction and fantasy movies and more

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DOUBLE PASS GIVEAWAYS TO SEE THE GREY!

February 17th 2012 03:18

The Grey (2012) is the new highly-acclaimed nightmare thriller starring Liam Neeson, about a bunch of oil-riggers marooned in Alaska with a pack of ferocious wolves hunting them down.

The lovely folk at Icon in conjunction with Horrorphile have five double-passes to see The Grey, which has just opened in cinemas, to those quick enough to respond to the following daring question with a sly wit

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IMPORTANT NOTICE - INDEFINITE HIATUS!

February 6th 2012 01:05

To my fellow horrorphiles and the True Believers, to all those who follow me in the Darkness ...

Due to a serious family issue, and to other variables, I have suspended posting on Horrorphile - Pleasure Of Nightmares until further notice

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