#atkins: prologue (2)

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[ID: Anguri continues to speak, but the screenshot is even hazier than the previous; while Anguri’s form can still be made out, a spiral effect has been applied to the image, distorting both her and the background. end ID]

Anguri: Over to my right, we’ve got a kitchen and dining area […] well-stocked, but call before we […] if it’s missing anything you’re going to […]

[ID: The spiral effect is now so intense that no distinct forms can be recognized. end ID]

Anguri: […] follow me upstairs […]

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Blu-ray Review: Night of the Creeps

When a boutique label announces a new Blu-ray edition of a cult film that has already received the high-definition treatment with a great transfer and a variety of special features, said label must go above and beyond to entice fans to double dip. Scream Factory did just that for the Night of the Creeps Collector's Edition Blu-ray, producing several new extras to accompany the existing ones, along with two cuts of the film.

Night of the Creeps kicks off with a prologue set in 1959 aboard a spacecraft, where aliens - or, more accurately, little people in foam rubber alien suits - shoot a mysterious canister into space. Playing up the 1950s sci-fi tropes, the film briefly turns black and white as the canister lands on Earth. Johnny (Ken Heron) and Pam (Alice Cadogan) cut their necking at Lover's Lane short to explore the crash site, where they discover parasitic slugs that pop into a host's mouth, turning them into lumbering zombies. Oh, and an escaped mental patient is on the loose too.

The film cuts back to color for pledge week of 1986, where we meet geeky college kid Chris (Jason Lively, European Vacation) and his goofball best friend, J.C. (Steve Marshall). In a fairly progressive move, J.C. is physically handicapped without it being a plot point, although it helps for him to live vicariously through Chris. The friends pledge for the coolest fraternity on campus in an effort to impress a pretty girl, Cynthia (Jill Whitlow, Porky's). Unfortunately for them, Cynthia is dating Brad (Allan Kayser, Mama's Family), a stereotypical frat bro. To prove their commitment, the Bradster challenges Chris and J.C. to steal a corpse. The smitten Chris convinces J.C. to help him break into the local medical facility, where they thaw out Johnny, who has been cryogenically frozen since the incident three decades earlier. The small town is soon infested with space slugs.

Genre legend Tom Atkins (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) co-stars as Ray Cameron, who was a rookie cop that responded to the scene back in the '50s. Now he's a detective on the case, and he achieves Bruce Campbell levels of acerbic humor. From his "Thrill me" catchphrase to lines like "What is this: a homicide or a bad B-movie?" every word out of his mouth is pure gold. It's no wonder that Atkins cites it as his favorite movie that he's been in; quite impressive given his resume and the caliber of talent with which he has worked.

Beyond Atkins' scenery chewing, the rest of the cast seems to be having just as much fun. The chemistry between Lively, Marshall, and Whitlow is palpable, with all three perfectly assuming their archetypal roles. It's amusing to see Kayser removed from his sitcom persona to play a mega-douche. Several other genre favorites and character actors are in the cast: Suzanne Snyder (Killer Klowns from Outer Space) has a small role as a sorority girl; Dick Miller (Gremlins) pops up as a police officer; David Paymer (Drag Me to Hell) plays an ill-fated scientist; and filmmaker Shane Black (Iron Man 3, The Predator) has an uncredited role as a cop extra.

Much of the credit for Night of the Creeps' success goes to first-time writer-director Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), who embraces the picture's B-movie roots with his tongue planted firmly in cheek. Dekker names many of the characters after famous horror directors of the era (Carpenter, Hooper, Romero, Cronenberg, Landis, Raimi, etc.); a tired, amateurish trope now, but it was a fun tip of the hat back in '86. Dekker is in on the joke, as the pastiche of genre cliches are deconstructed in loving homages to the greats that came before it, and he elevates it with ample heart.

The practical effects - ranging from decomposing bodies to heads that split apart - were headed by David B. Miller (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Terminator), with Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger of KNB EFX Group (Scream, From Dusk Till Dawn) working under him, and Ted Rae (Game of Thrones, Beetlejuice) handling the animatronics and visual effects. (All four of them appear as frat zombies too.) The film features cinematography by Robert C. New (Prom Night, Lionheart) and an ominous synthesize score by Barry De Vorzon (The Warriors, The Exorcist III). Steve Miner (Halloween H20, Friday the 13th Parts 2 and 3) served as second unit director.

Night of the Creeps originally hit Blu-ray from Sony back in 2009, when studios still invested in their library titles. Scream Factory's new Collector's Edition features the same sharp transfer, but the two-disc set includes both the theatrical and director's cuts of the film. They're identical with the exception of the final coda, but it's nice to have the option rather than merely including the alternate ending as a deleted scene. Scream Factory also offered a now-sold-out deluxe edition with an action figure of Atkins' character produced by NECA and an exclusive slipcover with new art. The standard retail version has its own slip with the poster artwork. Both versions include reversible cover art.

Let's start with the new extras: Lively, Kayser, Heron, Snyder, and fellow actor Vic Polizos, plus editor Michael N. Knue each sit down for individual interviews. The cast members are all fun as they look back on the production fondly (although Kayser's audio quality is distractingly poor; it sounds like they had to use the on-camera microphone rather than a boom or lavalier), while Knue adds a particularly interesting perspective. There's also a new installment of Horror's Hallowed Grounds, in which host Sean Clark is joined by Dekker and Lively for a walk down memory lane at the shooting locations as they appear today.

Beyond that, all of extras from the previous edition are ported over, including two audio commentaries on the director's cut. The first, featuring Dekker and moderator Michael Felsher of Red Shirt Pictures, is loaded with information but comes across as casual. The second, a high-energy track with Lively, Marshall, Whitlow, and Aktins, clearly illustrates the camaraderie among the cast; Atkins can barely get a word in edgewise among the chatty actors, who seem to gleefully regress to their younger selves.

A five-part retrospective covers the making of the film with many of those who were involved, from inception to cast to special effects to post-production to its legacy. The documentary totals just about an hour; my only gripe is that it doesn't have a "play all" option. A career-spanning, 20-minute interview with Atkins finds the veteran actor discussing Creeps along with such fan favorites as The Fog, Escape from New York, Creepshow, Halloween III, and Lethal Weapon. Finally, deleted scenes and the theatrical trailer are included.

Night of the Creeps holds up as a fun horror-comedy with a youthful spirit; the likes of which could only be borne by the '80s. Beneath the campy veneer lay a healthy dose of atmosphere and impressive special effects. Perhaps most importantly, Dekker - who, at only 26, was not far removed from the main characters - was able to inject a John Hughes-esque sincerity and authenticity to the story. The plethora of special features, both new and old, make Scream Factory's Collector’s Edition Blu-ray worth the upgrade.

Night of the Creeps is available now on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray via Scream Factory.

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The Evolution of Rat Monsters through the Rampage Game Series Part Finale

Rampage Total Destruction (Playstation 2, GameCube, 2006, Wii, 2006, 2007)

Rhett The Rat

Character Select Card model.

Player character model (Playstation 2/ Gamecube)

Player Character model (Wii)

Rhett model during end credits.

Rampage 2018 Film: References

Unnamed Rat Monster

A rat hybrid monster shows up in the prologue, a test animal run amok. It killed the scientist crew aboard the Athena-1 station, save for Dr. Kerry Atkins. It is killed as the station station explodes, though the damage it does to Dr. Atkins’ pod causes it to be destroyed. This not only kills Atkins, but causes the canisters containing the CRISPR-based pathogen to fall to Earth among the debris, where they will be found by George and the wolf and crocodile who will become Ralph and Lizzie. In an interview, Director Brad Peyton, when asked whether the rat monster was a reference to Larry from the Atari Lynx Rampage game replied “We didn’t name him Larry, but I’m going to use that, if there is a sequel, I’m going to make the rat’s name Larry.”

Claire’s Pet Rat

The film’s main villain, Claire Wyden is shown to have a pet rat. Late in the film, her brother Brett attempts to flee the Energyne Headquarters building only to be stopped by Agent Harvey Russell. Russell then takes custody of the rat as Brett leaves the building and is crushed by falling debris. Russell then escapes the collapsing building with evidence of Energyne’s wrongdoing and the rat in tow. Whether this rat will be the future Larry, only time will tell.

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"I am wide awake when I see artist books.”

Ed Ruscha, Metro Mattress #4, 2015, Acrylic and pencil on museum board paper. 40 1/8 x 60 inches. Copyright Ed Ruscha, Courtesy of the artist, Gagosian Gallery and Sprueth Magers

Stephanie LaCava on Ed Ruscha’s Metro Mattresses

The following is from a letter Ed Ruscha wrote on February 25, 1966 to John Wilcock, a publisher who asked Ruscha to write about his books:

The only thing I can say about my books is that I have a certain blind faith in what I am doing… I am 28 and am mainly a painter (in Ferus stable). One important thing is that I do not cherish the print quality of a photograph. To me the pictures are only snapshots with only an average attention to clarity. The only distributor I have is Wittenborn’s in N.Y.C. They will actually buy a certain amount of books without consignment…

This is a charming prologue to an exemplary career. Fifty years later, it’s difficult to get a hold of Ruscha's early books, and impossible save for a certain price. The books Ruscha made in the 60s and 70s are largely credited with a reinvention of the genre. They all feature photographs: images of gas stations, small fires, swimming pools, palm trees, cacti, LA apartments, buildings or parking lots, Dutch bridges, babies or film stills, and Ruscha’s record collection. 

Unlike the others, Ruscha’s latest book, Metro Mattresses, features no photographs. Inside are twelve reproductions of the acrylic and pencil mattresses rendered on museum board paper as they were shown at last year’s Metro Mattresses exhibition. Ruscha and I emailed about Metro Mattresses last December, on his 79th birthday.

—Stephanie LaCava

Ed Ruscha, Metro Mattress #8, 2015. Acrylic and pencil on museum board paper. 40 1/8 x 60 inches. Copyright Ed Ruscha, Courtesy of the artist, Gagosian Gallery and Sprueth Magers

STEPHANIE LACAVA: Is there an implied narrative in the mattresses?  

ED RUSCHA: There is no story line with the arrangement of images in the book.  These mattresses began catching my attention as I moved around the city, especially Hollywood.  They became my “clown” paintings.  Clown paintings, in general, might be universally detested for what they are, but I began seeing mattresses as sad, and yet humorous subjects like clowns.

Ed Ruscha, Metro Mattress #9, 2015, Acrylic and pencil on museum board paper. 40 1/8 x 60 inches. Copyright Ed Ruscha, Courtesy of the artist, Gagosian Gallery and Sprueth Magers

SLC: Why not photos of the mattresses?

ER: A shift from photographs to painted images gave me a vision of another kind.  The images were pampered with paint rather than with a camera.  However, this left the book with a feeling of street objects being interpreted within the confines of a studio rather than being grabbed from the street itself. 

Ed Ruscha, Metro Mattress #4, 2015, Acrylic and pencil on museum board paper. 102 x 152,5 cm, 40 1/8 x 60 inches. Copyright Ed Ruscha, Courtesy of the artist, Gagosian Gallery and Sprueth Magers

SLC: What do you think is most vital and important about artist's making books? Has this changed since you began your practice?

ER: I am wide awake when I see artist books. Here are people using actual ink on paper in the eventual age of total digital.  For this reason I am retaining my hope and expectation of more books.

Material taken from the Roth Horowitz books on Photography put together by Andrew Roth in 1999.

Read Part 1: A Conversation with Seth Price

Read Part 2: A Conversation with Paul Chan

Read Part 3: A Conversation with Alissa Bennett

Read Part 4: A Conversation with Ed Atkins

Stephanie LaCava is an author and journalist living in New York City.

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Creepshow (1982) – Episode 149 – Decades of Horror 1980s

"Go out and fuck somebody. But wear a damn rubber! Everybody's got the damn herpes these days!" You can always count on Upson Pratt  to let everyone know what’s bugging him. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they savor the sweet goodness that is George A. Romero’s Creepshow (1982).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 149 – Creepshow (1982)

An anthology that tells five terrifying tales based on the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.

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  Director: George A. Romero

Writer: Stephen King (original screenplay by)

Special makeup effects: Tom Savini

Cast

Prologue and epilogue

Joe King as Billy

Iva Jean Saraceni as Billy's mother

Tom Atkins (uncredited) as Stan

Marty Schiff as Garbageman #1

Tom Savini as Garbageman #2

"Father's Day"

Jon Lormer as Nathan Grantham

Viveca Lindfors as Bedelia Grantham

Elizabeth Regan as Cass Blaine

Warner Shook as Richard Grantham

Ed Harris as Hank Blaine

Carrie Nye as Sylvia Grantham

Peter Messer as Yarbro

John Amplas as Nathan's Corpse

Nann Mogg as Mrs. Danvers

"The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill"

Stephen King as Jordy Verrill

Bingo O'Malley as Jordy's father and Doctor

"Something to Tide You Over"

Leslie Nielsen as Richard Vickers

Gaylen Ross as Becky Vickers

Ted Danson as Harry Wentworth

Richard Gere (uncredited) as Man On TV

"The Crate"

Hal Holbrook as Henry Northup

Adrienne Barbeau as Wilma "Billie" Northup

Fritz Weaver as Dexter Stanley

Don Keefer as Mike the Janitor

Robert Harper as Charlie Gereson

Darryl Ferrucci as Fluffy The Crate Beast

"They're Creeping Up on You"

E. G. Marshall as Upson Pratt

David Early as White

Ann Muffly (uncredited) as the voice of Lenora Castonmeyer

Mark Tierno as the voice of Carl Reynolds

Ned Beatty (uncredited) as the voice of Bob Bean

Longtime listeners may be sensing a bit of déjà vu with this episode. Creepshow was already discussed by Doc Rotten, Thomas Mariani, Christopher G. Mohr and Dave Dreher on episode 94 in October 2016. The current Decades of Horror 1980s Grue-Crew, however, didn’t want to be left out and because this fall saw the premiere of Creepshow the TV series on the Shudder streaming service, they thought it was the perfect time for another 1980s double tap.

When a movie is directed by George A. Romero with special makeup effects by Tom Savini; is written by Stephen King; features a comic book with cover art by Jack Kamen and interior art by Berni Wrightson; and a cast that includes Ed Harris, Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, and E. G. Marshall; do you need to know anything else? Neither did the Decades of Horror 1980s Grue-Crew.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s is part of the Decades of Horror 3-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1970s. For their historic episode 150, the 80s Grue-Crew will Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). 

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans:  leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

Check out this episode!

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[ID: A closer shot of Anguri as she continues to speak to the Atkins brothers. She takes a welcoming stance, smiling with her arms wide. end ID]

Anguri: But that’s a conversation for my peers and me. Rest assured, you two and the contestants will be safely enclosed no matter what happens to my school. I just hope the exterior isn’t too damaged when this is all over...

She paused, giving a glance to the identical building to her left.

Anguri: Say, what made you choose my BC house over my sister’s?

[ID: Looking towards Clyde, Ross rubs the back of his neck. Clyde stands with his left hand on his hip. end ID]

Ross: He insisted we pay the extra fee for a house where nobody died. Clyde: For a house that’s “definitely not haunted” instead of just “probably not haunted,” you mean? Ross: [sighs] Whatever you say… Anguri: Well, I agree with your judgement. Literal hauntings or not, you don’t need what my sister did weighing on you and your contestants, do you?

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[ID: The three have come inside the building; Anguri stands facing towards the camera and the Atkins brothers, whose backs are to the camera. Anguri is in front of a fence to an indoor pool area. end ID]

Anguri: And… welcome to your new BC house! And… house in general, I suppose, for who knows how long.

[ID: Anguri begins to speak, still in front of the pool. This screenshot is slightly less saturated than the previous one. end ID]

Anguri: This area you walk into is pretty empty on purpose--it’s a bit cramped, but it’s a good challenge spot. Speaking of, we’ve got a […] breath-holding challenges behind me--not that you need to be doing a challenge […]

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[ID: Anguri smiles, her hands clasped together in front of her chest. end ID]

Anguri: [wistful sigh] BCs that turn out like that are giving a bad name to the rest of them, and it’s a shame. A successful BC is a beautiful thing, you know… I ought to know better, but I do believe there’s a sort of magic to them. You always find your soulmate… I know I did.

[ID: A zoomed-out shot from behind the fountain; Anguri walks into the building, and the Atkins brothers follow. end ID]

Anguri: Well, let’s start the tour, shall we? Follow me.

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[ID: Clyde and Ross stand and listen to the third person talk. They are both in their everyday outfits (though Clyde has slightly different shorts than previously shown); Ross’s outfit consists of a white and light blue sleeveless hoodie, a pair of baggy, faded jeans, and--though they cannot be seen here--sneakers in similar colors to his top. The third person, standing in front of the glass doors of the building and speaking, is Anguri Bagal, a vanilla human with medium-dark skin. She has long, somewhat wavy black hair, going down the length of her chest. She wears rectangular glasses with brown half-frames. She is also in her everyday outfit, a tan and brown cropped V-neck sweater over a white button-up shirt, tucked into light denim blue skinny jeans with brown boots. end ID]

Anguri: I’m pleased to see this house get more use, honestly! It’s a lovely building. I’d hate to see it inevitably destroyed when those Riverviewian defenses fail us. Ross: [raising an eyebrow] “When”?

Anguri: [sighs] URiv lies at this uncomfortable spot riiiiight between Riverview and Twinbrook areas. Our satellites further south are in bad shape because Riverview let them fall. Too expensive to protect campuses so far away. How much longer will we be a worthy investment?

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[ID: A zoomed-out shot of a custom world; the screenshot shows, most prominently, two identical, dorm hall-like buildings next to each other. Clyde and Ross Atkins, and a third person, stand in front of one, near a fountain out in front. end ID]

University of Riverview, Robin Hills June 17, 2017

“...from all the way in Starlight Shores! Well, I’m Anguri, former bachelorette of the Bagal BC, and I’ll be your tour guide.”

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Prologue (2) - Replies

there’s two of them but still under the cut bcuz it’s good practice

@tiny-tany-thaanos (x):

More like: house where someone died against where somebody's going to die

🤫🤫🤫😉😉😉

@harmoniouspixels (x):

Oh this has Big DR1 opening vibes... I am here for It

that’s exactly what i was going for baybee!!!

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