Josh Saco Knows Good Horror

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari - German - 20 - Scary? not the point. Beautiful. Inspirational. Ground breaking. You watch this film and spend most of it in awe, and once that wanes you spend the rest of it spotting all the things other film makers have nicked to make their film better.

Repulsion - UK - 65 - Most of the time when you think of Polanski and horror, you think Rosemary’s Baby, but this is his first non polish outing and is a wonderful creeping sleeper of a horror film. Days later you start thinking about this and relating. Also a pretty raunchy sex bit, which was a first.

Peeping Tom - UK - 60 - Before Psycho, there was Pepping Tom, Hitchcock took inspiration and managed to out shine this. PT destroyed an otherwise well respected director and he never managed to recover. For the first time ever, we relate to the villain, we almost pity him as he kills pretty girls on the set of a Carry On film.

El Orfanato - Spain - 07 - Creepy, positively creepy. Del Toro produced this masterpiece about a mother who’s child has vanished from the old haunted orphanage they just moved into. But then was what you just watched a horror film? or...

Tale of Two Sisters - Korea - 03 - The Koreans really do horror well. Breathtaking cinematography, gorgeous settings never fail to unnerve you. A classic tale of the two sisters and an evil step mother. About to be remade and destroyed in the states, see it now so you can be cool. Wait for the twist.

Honourable Mentions:

Ring - See it or you’re a twat

Devil’s Backbone - evil kids, nuff said

Hellraiser - But you’ve already seen this

Audition - Korea - What the FUCK is in that bag?!

Tombs of the Blind Dead - Zombie HORSES!!! Awesome!

Ichi the Killer - You can’t handle this much goreFaust - Horribly over looked classic Ils - Scary, scary French horror

Josh Saco

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Gethin is really into the layerd look this fall

Neon Neon played at koko.

Jamajesty and his Mexican Queen

Sues House

Nikesh Shukla's top 5 scary movies

1) Carry on Screaming - the fact that you could grow werewolves from severed fingers scared me so much as a child.

2) The Lost Boys - who says vampires need to be scary. Sometimes they just wanna rock out to Inxs and get juiced up.

3) The Grudge (Japanese version) - that low rumbling throaty noise that accompanies every sighting of the spectre is pretty chilling.

4) Blade - not strictly horror but anything with vampires and samurai-welding nutcases who don't do their taxes properly is alright with me.

5) Witchfinder General - quite chilling and full of boobies to boot, which made a nice contrast from all the gut-wrenching political evil and macabreness going on.

read more from Nikesh at http://www.geek-pie.blogspot.com

in honour of Halloweek...the scariest picture you will ever see....

Kat

so damn mad i done pulled my weave out

Maryon Park

just along from the Olympic building site. They could use those for the BMX track, right? recycling and all that.

http://lawlor-pollock.com/

Clare

Me: I've never heard of (insert old man band name here)

Him: Well, they are pretty famous in the Avant Garde world (flips his fringe back)

Me: Oh, I live in the real world, that's why i haven't heard of them.

krautrock

The George And Dragon

Tony was a regular when the George first opened. He was a step up from a bum but was the sweetest guy you could meet and i used to enjoy him telling me tales of the merchant navy/east end life while i was working. He claimed to be Joan Collins cousin, i'm not sure if i believed him. above is a picture given to the george after Tony died.

this is pretty much what Tony looked like in his later years. sometimes i say hello to it. we miss Tony.

The ladies also doubles as an art gallery

Mushy Pea Fritter

love mushy peas? like stuff deep fried? you will LOVE mushy pea fritters.