I revisited both episodes of Kier-La Janisse's The Haunted Season on Shudder. A good friend was in for the long weekend, and after a lengthy discussion about Folk Horror, this seemed a perfect way to end the night.
Rewatching episode two, Janisse's adaptation of Algernon Blackwood's "The Occupant of the Room," I was reminded how much I liked the score by The Nausea. Spending some time with their 2024 album Requiem, I pretty much fell in love. I'll be adding this one to my writing playlist this year.
Watch:
I caught wind of this new Scottish Horror film, The House Was Not Hungry Then, over on Bloody Disgusting. Just the sonic profile of this trailer - which gives nothing away - put this on my list. As did, let's be honest, the fact that it's Scottish.
This is the feature debut for Writer/Director Harry Aspinwall, has a one-hour-and-thirty-two-minute runtime, and is currently available to rent on Prime Video for $5.99. I'm going to try to add this to my viewing this week, but I want to curate the experience. It's clear Aspinwall took great care with the sound design, so I'm thinking a little bit of smoke and some headphones in a dark room might work best.
Plastic:
I caught wind that Trick or Treat Studios was doing a comic-book-based figure for The Crow last year, and I've kind of been waiting on the edge of my seat since. I checked around Halloween and nothing. I kept checking periodically, but this had recently slipped my mind, so I was especially grateful when Grimm sent me a link for the pre-order. Check this thing out:
If you read these pages or know me, you know how I feel about The Crow. The original comic book is the ONLY one for me, and to finally have a figure - and one that looks this bloody good - is something I've been waiting for most of my life.*
I believe this is the first figure I've ordered from Trick or Treat Studios, and I was impressed to see this one comes fully loaded.
Here's a list of accessories:
- Standing crow
- Flying crow with clear display stand
- Two interchangeable heads: stoic and smiling
- Six interchangeable hands:
- Left & right gripping hands
- Left & right trigger hands
- Right pointing hand
- Right reaching hand
- Sword
- Shotgun
- Revolver
- Cat
- Removable coat
- Two interchangeable arm sets: with coat and without coat
This is a timed release, so you have just over 25 days left to pre-order it HERE.
*No exaggeration when you figure I first read James O'Barr's The Crow circa late 1993/early 1994, shortly before the movie came out.
Playlist:
Grimes - Visions
Soundgarden - Super Unknown
Quicksand - Slip
Corrosion of Conformity - Gimme Some Moore
Corrosion of Conformity - No Cross No Crown
Mike Patton - The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Tomahawk - Eponymous
Mr. Bungle - California
Mr. Bungle - Merry Go Bye Bye (single)
The Plimsouls - Everywhere at Once
Orville Peck - Pony
The Neverly Boys - The Dark Side of Everything
The Nausea - Requiem
Slow Crush - Thirst
Darkswoon - Bloom Decay
Card:
The Thoth deck continues to hold my favor. Here's today's cards:
• V: The Hierophant
• Ace of Wands
• Princess of Disks
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