Vacation Planning/Alterna Blogs..

We are planning our vacation to Southern California and my Husband loves me SO MUCH he said we could go to the "Museum of Death!" Check out the website: http://www.museumofdeath.net/chaos.html
We are going to Disneyland and the Museum of Death. If we could go to Legoland and the Sharon Tate house that would make the vacation perfect!!

I am thinking about starting another, non-horror related blog. Not because I think the world needs another blog written by me, but because I feel that pictures of my cat and parents really ruin the Chi of this blog. I don't even know what that means. So I need ideas on what to name my other, non-horror cat and party picture blog. Please leave any suggestions in the comments to this post. Even though it is non-horror I prefer a horrific name. That is just the way I am.
Thank you and I will send you all a postcard from the Museum of Death!!!!

The Final Destination

This trailer also makes me feel better. I am no huge fan of the "Final Destination" series, although I do tend to get heart palpitations while watching the films. Must be because the death scenes are so drawn out and completely preposterous. But that is the fun of these films. If I am going to pay money to watch pretty teenagers get killed, then I want the death scenes to be interesting dammit. The scene in the second "Final Destination" film where the guy gets killed by his kitchen is my favorite. I feel that way every time I go into the kitchen. This is why my husband does the cooking.

If I wasn't so sure I was going to killed by Zombies this would be my guess on how I am going to go.

Cure for the Blues..

Just watching this makes me feel better.

RIP Caine

God, what shitty news to wake up to. Goodnight Grasshopper.

Watch what you say..

Not only can we catch Zombie-ism from bites, being thrown up on, or not washing your hands (thanks Swine Flu) but apparently we can catch it from the English Language. Shit bricks.

I want to see it now. I guess it is on Pay Per View but hell if I can find it. Thanks AT&T.

Head trauma

Hot New Video Game Consists Solely Of Shooting People Point-Blank In The Face

Thanks Dwido.

"The Virgin Spring" or "The classy version of Last House on the Left."

It is hard to write about another film after seeing "Drag me to Hell." Nothing else can be as much fun. "The Virgin Spring" is just no fun at all. No laughing hysterically, no covering of the eyes, no projectile nose bleeds. But every film can't have a talking goat so lets talk about Ingmar Bergman. Time to get classy.

I watched "The Virgin Spring"not only in an attempt to save or restore some brain cells, but because Craven essentially "re-made" the film as "Last House on the Left." I can just see Craven watching this austere, stark, brilliantly crafted and acted film and thinking "I can do this American style with more raping and gore! I am a sick fuck!" Yes you are Wes Craven, and I love you for it.

Set in medieval Sweden, "The Virgin Spring" tells the story of Karin, a young, naive, spoiled girl who is sent on a journey to deliver candles to the Church by her Father, played by the awesome Max von Sydow. On her journey she encounters three goat herders, who could really care less if those candles get delivered. Bad things happen, as they do, and the goat herders end up taking shelter at von Sydow's estate. It does not take long for the family to realize what happened to their little girl and what role the herders played in her demise. The film then becomes a revenge flick, but nothing like the ones we see today. The violence in this film is devastating. Emotion, when it is showed, is intense. There are no winners here. You don't cheer the Father when he has his revenge. In fact, the actual revenge scene is as cold and disturbing as the rape scene.

Having said that, "The Virgin Spring" is a beautiful and quiet film. Much like a recent Swedish horror film, "Let the right one in." The similarities in tone and temperament between the two films are remarkable. Rather than watch "The Virgin Spring" and "Last House" as a double feature, I would recommend "Spring" with "Let the right one in." Have a classy, Swedish horror night. Then watch "Last House" with "The Hills have Eyes" to undo all that learnin and class.

BTW, Max von Sydow is incredible in this film. Can't take your eyes off him. So handsome and tall and Swedish. Hence, the hysteria! He is still making movies! Go von Sydow!