From the 1988 album Tender Prey. I'm not entirely certain how I wound up here yesterday morning, but other than occasional dalliances, I've been disengaged from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for a while now. Might be time to remedy that. Pure Creative Force contained in this man's records.
Watch:
As I was compiling my "Best Horror of 2023" list the other day, it occurred to me that I still had not seen Joe Lynch's Suitable Flesh. After Infinity Pool, this was my most-anticipated Horror flick of 2023. It did play at Beyondfest, but the day/time/location conflicted with our three-day When Evil Lurks/VHS 85/Adam Chaplain, so I made a hard call. Turns out, I made the right choice because When Evil Lurks is looking like it may end up being one of my favorite Horror films of the decade (yeah, it's a bit early to be saying that, but I can't help it, my reverence knows no bounds.
But what about Suitable Flesh?
Now a $4.99 rental on Prime and hitting Shudder on January 26th, I finally watch Joe Lynch's modernized adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Thing on the Doorstep. It's great; easily one of the best modernizations of HPL, with fantastic performances, a wicked score and some amazing gore FX by Richard Jason Miller; I absolutely loved this flick. At this point, not sure it's ending up in my top ten (have one more rewatch to confirm or deny another film's placement), but it's still in the upper tier of 2023, which has been a fantastic year for Horror.
Playlist:
Massive Attack - Protection
Various - Spotify Haunted Playlist
Massive Attack - Heligoland
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
Negative Blast - Echo Planet
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings
Card:
From Jonathan Grimm's Hand of Doom Tarot, which you can buy HERE.
• Ten of Wands
• Ace of Cups
• Nine of Wands
A cataclysmic act of Will brings an emotional Breakthrough and a full the means to finish a project.
