11/11 the Duality; Ghost Moth live on the Castle

Ghost Moth, the duo of Daniel Carter and Todd Pendu, live Wednesday night on My Castle of Quiet.

Doors @ 8 p.m. ET.
GM @ 8:30.

91.1 FM NY/NJ; 90.1 Hudson Valley
http://wfmu.org/playlists/WB

Do as thou wilt.

I'm easily talked into that one, SiHV. Just ask my almost-ex wife; apparently, what I "wilt" is all that I do. Then my best pal comes back from N'awlins with a human knuckle bone for me. With an inner circle like that, I may be organizing a long-table feast with my enemies. HA HA!

Yes I played Discharge. The thin membrane that was separating Discharge and Hellhammer just peeled completely away. Also starring Physical Demon, Virginal Volcanoes, Umberto, Raspberry Bulbs, Haunted George, Josh Lay, and Demons.

The lovely Florence Tanner, mental medium, is pictured above prior to her disastrous (yet oddly sensual) encounter at the Belasco House. Watery and forceful, she will gently take your hand and guide you to the playlist/streaming archive for last night's horrorcast™ (where it should be noted I played some Black-a-Billy™, in addition to the usual horrorscapes™ etc.)

What demon-spirit could possibly resist that irresponsible collar, and Ms. Tanner's milky translucence? A demon-spirit better than I.

Screen Captures of the Day - House of the Devil (2009)

Dodgy screen caps, I'm the first to admit, but I felt the need to celebrate this winning little film (which I watched on demand rather than disc, hence my hovering, digital shaky-hand and the luminous fuzz it apprehended.)

With a clear love for early-80s mid-budget horror, House of the Devil gets high marks for blending that passion with a more modern, Haute Tension-style survival-horror method. The film pulls taut slowly, and with unexpected subtlety. The characters and cast are a wonder, with nonchalant killer AJ Bowen pretty much stealing the film (as he did with The Signal), surrounded by intense, meaningful performances from the always-unsettling Tom Noonan and the great Mary Woronov.

House of the Devil was made with obvious care by people who love old horror films (and vintage title sequences.) Though the action drags in a few spots, that's almost part of the fun, and the last 20 minutes are payoff galore!

the bar is confused!

Slasher Risk outshined all with their potent improvisations. Their live set will post this coming Tuesday, both to Beware of the Blog and the Free Music Archive. For now, one can listen to the stream of last night's full horrorcast™ by clicking on that wise-looking rooster above (i.e., he knows he's fucked.)

Also starring Eyehategod and Brocken Moon.
Eyehategod - "30$ Bag" on YouTube.

Hi to Jed and CM in N'awlins!

Tonight on the Castle...Slasher Risk LIVE!!!

I have no idea what Andy and Sara are going to do tonight, and it's a good feeling. I do not tiptoe around the abyss.

For more effusiveness, see this earlier post.

Doors @ 8 p.m. ET

SR @ 9.

Listen live on the Web here.

"Local people" can tune in to 91.1 FM, or 90.1 in the Hudson Valley.

Happy pre-AHE, ghouls!

Moloch Rain! Moloch Rain!

The Bitch Fist

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Short Film of the Day - Terror (1978); First 10 Mins., including Title Sequence

Pure bliss—at least the title sequence, which I was unable to crop free from the opening flashback segment (albeit value-added, featuring an intense witch-burning and several murders.)

These opening ten minutes of Terror, directed by the notable Norman J. Warren (see Satan's Slave) are a bit of a screen-capturer's delight anyway, so instead of just stills—here they are in motion.

Music by Ivor Slaney. Slaney's soundtrack to this and another Warren film, Prey, are new on CD.

Wm. Berger, do you play any music?

"Pummel you with intense sound," I said, though it never seems to be enough.

To roll the dice with your consciousness, and dive in to the torrid, audio-as-mind-sweep fest that was last night's kustom horrorcast™, threateningly titled NOISE BLISS-OUT #1, click on the chick above with the milk bottle.

Noise builds strong bones; or at least porous ones, and besides, there's no room for bad thoughts in there.

We don't talk much, but we scream a lot.

Starring everyone.

Next week on the Castle, Slasher Risk LIVE.

Tonight on the Castle - Noise Bliss-Out #1

That's right, toots, I said "no metal."

Sexy chicks, blood, and hammered frequencies.

Needles in the red.

WFMU-FM 91.1 NY/NJ
WMFU-FM 90.1 Hudson Valley
http://wfmu.org/playlists/WB

grind grind. DOOM!

Remember that innocent game we played as children? It was never a problem, until someone picked up a heavy log and just wouldn't stop hitting. "Grind...grind...grind...grind...grind...grind...DOOM!" Nowadays the kids have their Nintendos and their Grand Theft Auto, and nobody hits anyone on the head anymore. No panicked chase around the circle.

In the world of Vikings, I most surely would have been the stenographer, which sounds easier than it was. Granted, you're not raping and pillaging etc., but you do have the pressure of Erik the Red over your shoulder, hilt at his side, saying, "I don't think you've got enough of ME in there, brother."

Get the pizza, Agnes. Get the pizza! Click on her fast enough, and you might just get to the playlist and streaming-archive page for last night's off-schedule horrorcast™. Thanks to Professor Dum Dum for asking me to fill in, and to Der Blumin for keeping company. My metal hat all battle-worn, I will probably relax with a bathtub full of noise this coming Wednesday....