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Soundtrack Review: Splinter

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Splinter
Released by BSK Records, 2008
17 Tracks, with a Total Running Time of 37:11 min.
Music by Elia Cmiral

When I first reviewed this soundtrack, it was before I had actually seen the film. I had originally written that it didn’t really give much in the way of scares when it came to being a horror soundtrack, leaning more towards an industrial or mechanical action-based score.

But now that I have seen the film, more than a few times as of this writing, I have to say that it works perfectly within the picture itself. It does have a very percussion-based sound to it, but what that does is build up the tension. Yes, this is a monster flick, but instead of going for that slow and moody atmospheric sounds, like the creature in the film, it is out for blood, moving fast and furious. And the soundtrack enhances that to a T.

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DtH Episode 71 – Infectious Body Horror

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Splinter (2008), Thanatomorphose (2012), and Contracted (2013)

When discussing films that deal with body horror, David Cronenberg and his work usually come up in the conversation. How can he not, when so many of his earlier films all dealt with some sort of body horror, mutations, and transformations? But there are plenty of films that go above and beyond (and even below) Cronenberg’s impressive genre efforts… sometimes even making us wonder why we’re watching them in the first place! Could it be that we just want to see how much grossness we can stomach? Or is there more to it?

Body horror is one of the most horrific of horror’s subgenres, tossing heaping handfuls of disgust into the usual bag of scares. And maybe it’s the hangover from the recent global pandemic, maybe it’s the fact that by a certain age all of us have watched someone close to us fight a serious illness, or maybe it’s just built into us by Mother Nature, but there’s something especially horrific about body horror from infection.  But what do we get from watching it? Disgust, discomfort, and maybe a deeper understanding of human experience and anxieties? We can for sure guarantee the first two- so let’s dig in!

Disclaimer: by the end of the episode, you will be forgiven if you catch yourself looking at your body in a full-length mirror thinking “well, at least no maggots fell out of there.”

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Friday Favorites: Underrated Unusual Monsters

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Our series of Friday Favorites dedicated to Underrated Films continues this week with the … unusual. We’re talking monsters, but not the usual fare, like vampires or werewolves, but one where someone came up with something pretty creative, such as a half-man / half jellyfish creature in Sting of Death (1966), or the chlorophyll-blooded monster from Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968)? But then is one that you just love but is just not getting the love that you think it deserves. Now these don’t need to be cheesy or schlocky, those were the first two that came to mind. But even something like the film Splinter (2008), which had a very unique and amazing monster in there, not to mention being a great little film. Remember though, we’re talking about UNDERRATED monsters, so as original and unique Alien might be, it definitely ain’t underrated. So dig deep here, people.

So let’s here those titles! Give us some movies to add to our watch list!

Mystery Photo 10-12

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I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the amount of correct answers this time. And here I picked a little film that came out that didn’t seem to make that big of a splash, though I remember enjoying it quite a bit. But apparently I wasn’t the only one since quite a few of you out there recognized the last shot. It was of course from the 2008 film Splinter. Hard to explain it if you haven’t seen it, but I think it is well worth your time. I’m pretty sure it will at least make your fingers hurt. Congrats to the following for sending in the correct answer: Todd Barwick, Jason Buchanan, Ashley Crisman, Jerry Downing, Jordan Eucker, Albert Gerber, Brett Harrison, Kevin Matthews, Dustin Moravick, Luke Ostrowski, Wayne Teeter, Matt Wedge, and Kristin Wicks. Well done!

Now, let’s get to this week’s photo. Might be a bit harder, and definitely a bit more cheesier, but still fun none the less. See if you can’t tell what film this creature stars in. Just send us your answer to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. And as always…Good Luck!

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