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Mystery Photo 3-15

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I just couldn’t help posting a shot from The Car for our last Mystery Photo. Since reviewing the soundtrack, I had to sit down and re-watch the movie. And for me, it never loses its charm. The scene that I used for the photo, with the headlights appearing in the window, is one thing I can remember from first seeing the trailer on TV. Kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer. And there were a few of you….Hoby Abernathy, Abe Bloom, Cate Cameron, Dahlia Daniels, Ken Johnson, Doug Lamoreux, Ivan Mccann, David Schmidt, G Edwin Taylor, and Wayne Teeter. Well done!

So let’s get on to this week’s photo. This one might be easy, or one that you might have to use your brain a bit. But be careful how hard you look…sometimes something will look back at you!

Just send me an email at jon@kitleyskrypt.com with your answer.

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The Car Soundtrack Review

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thecarThe Car
Released by Intrada
26 Tracks, with a total running time of 40:50 min.
Composed and Conducted by Leonard Rosenman

The Car was a film that stuck in my head as a kid, even though it took years for me to finally get to see it, Just seeing the trailer on TV had etched it in my brain, especially the part with the car coming at the window. Such a great scene.

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David Cronenberg’s Birthday

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bodyhorrorToday, Mr. Cronenberg turns 72 years old. Not only has he created so many amazing films in his career, he also created one that I would have in my Top Ten Films. That would be his remake of The Fly.

Not only should Jeff Goldblum been nominated for Best Actor for his role, he should have won. But we know that is stuff of fairy tales. None the less, Goldblum’s performance in this tragic tale of discover, love, and lost, is really a piece of incredible art. Of course, major kudos to Chris Walas for creating the mind-blowing makeup effects as well. But it Goldblum that had to act through all of that makeup, and he did an amazing job there.

But Cronenberg made so many other great titles that are favorites of mine, such as Videodrome. What is your favorite of his work?

Duel Soundtrack Review

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duelDuel
Released by Intrada
19 Tracks with a total running time of 47:39 min.
Composed and Conducted by Billy Goldenberg

A few years before he made Jaws, Steven Spielberg gave us another beastly predator, one that is much more common than the Great White shark….a semi-truck. In his tele-film Duel, Spielberg created a work of suspense and terror that everyone has felt for a moment every now and then while driving on the highway, thinking that one of these mechanical beast just might be out to destroy you. One of the reasons this film works as well is it does it due to the incredibly tension-building score from Billy Goldenberg.

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Mystery Photo 3-8

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I realized that the answer I posted in our last update was from the photo from 2 photos ago. The last one was from Shock Waves, and I said it was from Cold Prey. Needless to say, I’m as confused as you are.

But I at least know that our LAST photo was from the fun sci-fi/horror flick Missile to the Moon (1958). This is a great time if yo haven’t seen it, filled with not only these rock creatures but a bad-ass giant spider as well. I had seen scenes of this years ago thanks to It Came From Hollywood, but took years to realize which movie those scenes were from. And kudos to Hoby Abernathy and Doug Lamoreux for sending in the correct answer. Hopefully I didn’t forget anybody again this time. I blame too any hours at work.

Anyway, let’s get to this week’s photo. It might be an easy one but it has always been one of my favorite films as well as one of my favorite sequences. Remember this from the TV trailer years ago and it has always stuck with me.

And remember, please don’t post your answer in the comment section, but send me an email at jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good luck.

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Turkey Day 2005

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For this marathon, I was not going to have to make this journey alone. I found a sucker…I mean, a fellow movie fan that had the guts to put his love of bad movies to the test. Dr. AC (aka Aaron Christensen) joined me that faithful day to for another festival of B-movies and other such wonders. Though, he must have been pretty trusting of me since we’d only met a few months earlier. Little did he know of the horrors that I was going to put him through….(cue devilish laugh here) heheheh.

bloodfreak1Blood Freak (1972) – Yes, we did watch this film last year. And since this was AC’s first Turkey Day experience, I didn’t want to give him a full frontal assault right away. But I felt that since he had never witnessed Blood Freak before, that we’d have to make that the first film. Sort of breaking him in. Or breaking him down. Not sure which. And even I had watched it last year, watching this movie with a new viewer is almost as fun as watching the film itself for the first time. The look on their faces is always a riot. When the turkey monster first makes its appearance, and they look over at you with this “Are you fucking kidding me?” look….priceless.

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Beyond Terror: Revised Edition Coming Soon!

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beyondterrorIf you were a die-hard fan of Lucio Fulci’s work as well as a collector of books on his work, then Stephen Thrower’s 1999 tome Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci was a must have.  But the problem was that finding a copy of it, even the softcover version, wasn’t that easy, at least not without paying $100+ for a copy. But now that all changed because FAB Press is releasing a revised edition later on this year.

According to FAB’s website, Thrower has written “10,000 words of all new writing, plus major revisions to the look of the book made possible through the availability of a mass of new color illustrations.” This hardcover edition is 348 pages, over 800 illustrations with 200 in color. The price is $69.95. I’m sure the shipping from the UK might be a bit pricy so you might be looking close to $100 anyway. But again, it’s not going to get any cheaper.

They don’t have a set release date just yet other than “Autumn 2015”, but I’d start saving your pennies now!

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Devilish Driving Tunes

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Just read that these two soundtracks are getting a release on CD. All I can say is…Wow. Never thought I would ever see the day that someone would put out the score for the 1977 film The Car. I can still remember seeing the TV trailer for this movie, because I couldn’t get anybody to take me to see the actual movie, so the trailer was all I had. But once I finally did get to see it, I just loved it. But now, thanks to Intrada, we’ll get to hear it. I am very excited to see what this score by Leonard Rosenman is going to entail. I can only hope that one track features that mind-jarring horn from the Car.

Also, Intrada is putting out Billy Goldenberg’s score for Duel, one of the best made-for-TV movies ever.

For more information, head over to Intrada’s website HERE.

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Rondo Award Time Again!

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Looks like my column in HorrorHound has been nominated again for a Rondo Award for Best Column! Very humbled to be nominated 3 years in a row now. You can click on the banner below to get to Rondo site to see all of the nominees, including quite a few from my HorrorHound family. So please take a minute to go through the categories and cast your vote. These people are dedicated fans out there that strive to bring attention to the genre, and for that they all should be awarded. Of course, these are but a handful of fans, with countless others out there that are not named here, that are also working hard in their own crypt or dungeon.

So don’t forget and vote now! There are instructions at the top of the Rondo page on what you need to do to vote.

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