0x1 - Nosferatu (1922)

June 27, 2008

New score by Jeremy Newton! It may not have the polish of later films, but Nosferatu possesses a foggy darkness despite its sun-drenched images. Its frank gruesome quality is a stark contrast to the scratchy clean horror of Universal's horror films of the thirties or forties, and the completely unromantic treatment of the Count fits well with modern cynicism. Max Schreck's Orlock is one of the most familiar images in film history, or for that matter in the history of images.

0x2 - Spider Baby (1968)

December 24, 2010

Spider Baby aka The Maddest Story Ever Told aka The Liver Eaters aka Cannibal Orgy, tells the story of how the ironically-named Merrye family manages to cure itself of a horrible family disease. All the Merrye clan suffer from an extremely rare condition called the Merrye Syndrome. As we learn in the movie's introduction, victims of the Merrye Syndrome suffer from progressive age regression that may progress beyond the pre-natal level, reverting to a pre-human condition of savagery and cannibalism. Merrye Christmas! Get it? I don't know why I even bother with you sometimes.

0x3 - Plan Nine From Outer Space (1956)

July 14, 2013