OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL…
and take a look at all the incredible things packed into this newsletter! There’s plenty of things going on and this week’s newsletter will guide you right through them all, making your life just that little bit easier especially with the hecticness of the Christmas season. So, stuff your turkey, fill your stockings and hang your bauballs as I delve into the ins and outs of Cult Cinema and whats out soon.
BOO YAH!
COMING SOON!
So what twisted slices of cinema do you have to look forward to in the coming year? Well, besides the world ending and all that jazz, 2012 is looking to be one heck of a great year for film buffs. Here’s just a couple of great releases coming out at the start of next year…
- Frankenhooker (Arrow Video, Blu-Ray) – Death by lawnmower. Eyeball-brain-thing pet. Exploding hookers. Only one film would have the balls to feature all of these and more whilst actually pulling it off! Frank Henenlotter’s crazy invention, Frankenhooker comes to the UK in a nice and shiny blu-ray this coming January and it’s a must have for all you cult-cine-fans out there. Staring the hillariously witty James Lorinz (perhaps best known amongst cult enthusiasts as the doorman in Street Trash), this modern take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is bound to tickle your funny bones with a lifeless limb of a cocaine addicted exploded whore. It’s hillarious! Over on the forum this week, all 4 artwork panels have been revealed, so don’t forget to vote for your favourite when you get the chance. Frankenhooker is out on the 2nd of January and can be pre-ordered here to avoid the mad high-street January sale rushes.
Hmm, which breast is best?
- Four Flies On Grey Velvet (Shameless Screen Entertainment, DVD & Blu-Ray). Mention Dario Argento’s name to the general public and you’ll be answered with a dumbfounded expression complete with gaping drolling mouth and droppy eyes. However, mention Dario Argento’s name to a group of film buffs and especially those with an interest in cult cinema or Italian exploitation and you’ll see their faces light up as they jump to their knees, strech out their arms and bow up and down, chanting Argento’s name. Whilst he may be best known for Suspiria, Tenebrae and The Bird With The Crystal Plummage his previously-thought-to-be-lost film proves to be amongst the best of his work. And now (well, next year!) you can own it for the very first time on Blu-Ray all thanks to those lovely guys and gals at Shameless. Out on the 30th January, marking 40 years since its production and 20 years since it was lost, Four Flies On Grey Velvet is yours to own on either DVD or Blu-Ray, which ever you please. Pre-order yours here and visit the Official Forum for more details as they’re revealed. Also, why not visit Shameless’ official website? There’s loads of info about this and their other releases that are well worth your time checking out.
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Troll Hunter (Momentum Pictures, DVD & Blu-Ray) – Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. There’s not long until The Troll Hunter comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray! What do you mean you haven’t pre-ordered yet? This film is far too good to miss out! When a film is being described as one of the best of the year, you know it’s gotta be good and thankfully The Troll Hunter does anything but disappoint. Visit the Fan Hub for lots of cool articles including one in which Bloody Good Horror announces The Troll Hunter as the second scariest film of 2011! This film is out on the 9th of January.
CULT CHRISTMAS FILMS!
Here’s the part of the newsletter in which I share some of my favourite non-mainstream Christmas films. So far we’ve had the proto-slasher Black Christmas, the blood soaked Silent Night Deadly Night and the frankly disturbing ‘kiddies’ film Santa Claus. So here’s this week lesser-praised Christmas goodie.
Santa’s Slay! When a festive film stars a tough-as-nails super macho wrestling champion Bill Goldberg as Santa, you know somethings not quite right. But this is not your typical Father Christmas who fills the dreams of sleeping children with dancing sugar plums, oh no, this Santa is actually Satan released from a godly prison after a 1000 years and is free to cause havoc and kill as many people as he pleases. With a great animation segment, brilliant deaths, plenty of laughs and…a buffalo, this is one of the most fun Cult Christmas films out there. Well worth checking out this holiday!
BAH! HUMBUG!
Urgh! All this merry Christmas talk is enough to send a bitter old Scrooge into a coma. Luckily, here’s a section that’s just plain nasty to even out the happy go lucky feel of Xmas. This week, the Bah! Humbug! section is all about ruining the smily faces of children around the world, by scaring them with the below GIF.
Mwahaha!
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
So what’s been happening in the fifth dimension of Cult Labs? Well besides several members being eaten well well mannered aliens, one turned into a dummy and another sent back into time, there’s of course the topic of the week! This week its all about Christmas (surprise, surprise) with Sarah’s brilliant new thread all about that touching festive Twilight Zone episode, Night Of The Meek. What do you think of this episode? Honestly, I luv it! It’s such a great story and is everything Christmas should be about wrapped up in a 30 minute long package. Brilliant stuff! Head to the Topic Of The Week and share your thoughts of this epsidoe (kudos to you too if you watched this with us this past Tuesday!)
This week there’s also been quite a bit of talk about Charlie Brooker’s new show, Black Mirror. As TwilightZoneTom says, ‘Charlie Brooker has written a three part anthology format TV show starting tomorrow on channel 4.’ It sounds brilliant and hopefully in keeping with the best of The Twilight Zone. What do you think? Looking forward to it? Let us know on the thread!
But whatever you do this week, be sure to enter the Twilight Zone Super Comp! We’re giving away all 4 volumes to three lucky winners! How do you enter? Well, simply head here and share with us an object (possibly magical) that would make an amazing Christmas themed Twilight Zone episode! It’s that simple! But hurry, this competition ends on Monday (the 19th)!
Don’t forget there’s really not long left until the fifth volume of the original Twilight Zone is released on DVD and Blu-Ray! Pre-order yours over on Amazon in time for its release!
PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H
What’s been happening in Wentworth over on the Official forum this week? Well, plenty as always! This week’s Topic-Of-The-Week is dedicated entirely to your earliest Prisoner memories! At this time of year, everyone gets at least a little nostalgia; Christmas memories, traditions, re-runs of your childhood favourites, etc. Soooo, this week’s discussion is dedicated to sharing your earliest Prisoner memories. When did you first get into it? Have you been with it from the very first episode? Or are you a newbie and have only recently become obsessed with the show since the DVD release? Let us know on the thread!
Also on the forum this week, there’s of course the frankly INCREDIBLE competition that’s running! One very lucky UK-Resident can win themselves ALL 10 volumes of Prisoner: Cell Block H that have been released so far! That’s 320 episodes of this phenomenal show! Unbelievable! All you have to do is get creative and make a Prisoner themed Christmas Carol or Song. We’ve got so many great entries already! So head to the competition to check these out and submit your own. This too ends on the 19th – this coming Monday! So don’t waste time and enter!
Don’t forget to pre-order Volume 11! It’s out on the 6th of Feb, and can be ordered from Amazon here.
WIN! WIN! WIN! BECAUSE WE’RE GENEROUS LIKE THAT.
Holy moly! This week we’re going Competition Crazy! I’ve been giving so many prizes away it’s starting to feel a little dodgy! Through out this month I’ll be giving away a prize a day in the Christmas Countdown Competitions. So far suich brilliant prizes have included the Fantastic Factory Presents... box set, Deadly Blessing, Danger Mouse box set, a Rec 2 mug, a Frozen quad poster, Cannibal Holocaust…the list just goes on and on! So be sure to visit the Cult Labs’ Chirstmas Giveaway mini-forum every day of Decemeber so you don’t miss out on anything!
But if that’s not enough (you ungrateful so and sos!) well take a look at the two Super Comps we’re running on the forum! You can win all 4 Twilight Zone boxsets or (and possibly and if you’re really good!) all 10 Volumes of Prisoner: Cell Block H! Freakin’ awesomeeee! To enter the Twilight Zone competition just head here, and here for the Prisoner one.
GOOD LUCK!
Anyways, that’s it for this week
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