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Mater Suspiria Vision Posted by Gargleman

“Yea! I said Yea! unto thee. As the world did turn another genre was born. And the Lord saw that the genre was called drag. Or witch-house. Or ghost drone. (But those last two names were rubbish, so the Lord did cast them out.)

“And the new genre’s grandfather was Salem, born in the depths of history, three-score months ago.

“And there were other bands in the drag family, Balam Acab, White Ring and oOoOO.

“And Lo! The Guardian’s hallowed music pages did write a piece on the new genre. But the hallowed pages neglected both the finest and most evil of the whole drag family; Mater Suspiria Vision…” › Continue reading

Exploitation exploitation exploitation Posted by Gargleman

Two recent films, or rather trailers, got me thinking.

If you’re making an exploitation movie that isn’t tongue-in-cheek, you better be a fine fucking film-maker. Because the above trailer for Frankenpimp makes it look awesomely dodgy and probably worth watching with a few mates and a four-pack. Whereas Run Bitch, Run! (link really NSFW) looks a bit shit, and despite a House Of The Dead: Overkill style trailer and the copious levels of nudity and gore, I’d still probably rather watch Frankenpimp.

Actually, even the best “serious” exploitation films (Cannibal Holocaust, Beyond the Darkness aka Buio Omega, Last House on the Left) were made by people who at other times in their career churned out some of the least watchable movies ever made. Take the directors of those three movies: Ruggero Deodato also made the tedious Bodycount (aka Camping del Terrore), Joe D’Amato (aka Aristide Massaccesi) also cobbled together the inexplicable Erotic Nights of the Living Dead and Wes Craven made, or presumably shat out, Vampire in Brooklyn. Take heed!