Spechtreum V

Look deep into My Dark Crystal.....
S p e c h t r e u m V
By Draconis Blackthorne

Carnival of Souls A classic horror film which reaches deep inside the psyche to manifest those dark primal fears.
Some people just can't deal with stress very well. A young lady is transported into the shadowy recesses of her own darkside, cued by the infernal instrument of the organ. Her life becomes haunted by her fears & nightmares, as they slither into reality.
The camera angles are very creativly utilized, & the sense of eeriness is preserved well throughout the movie. I thought it a great touch to present the movie mostly non-verbal but for a couple of occasions, in order to present realistic dream sequences. Mental torment & fantasy / reality crossover rampant here, without the demoralization. Very well recommended.

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

A perfect combination of a vampire movie & Satanic thriller, Christpher Lee makes another memorable appearance as the fiend of the Night. There is quite a plan behind this particular world domination. Dracula recognizes the power of viruses, thereby commissioning a "defrocked" scientist to develop another 'black plague' to decimate the earth of its living inhabitants.
The dark disciples involved are essentially 'The 4 Horsemen of The Apocalypse' who will bring about mass destruction.
Blood Rituals, forboding ceremonies, in which the hoary hosts of Hell are summoned, & a black altar upon which a nude virgin reposes ever so seductively, at The High Priestess' bidding, a beautiful round black Baphomet table, around which the cultists gather is present here --- in sort of a "Knights of Satan" manner.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula is an 'occult'-classic that should be in every Satanic horror fan's collection.

Viacom / New Media / CD Rom

- Starring -
Bill Williamson / Kieth Russ / Loise Menkert / Jay Nickelson / Nichole Peterene / Jim McGivern / John Arthur Olson

The presentation is about to begin. Darken your chamber, light the candles, burn the incense, & place your thinking cap on. The music grows into a choral tidal wave, singing "Mighty Empress", as the stars' names appear, & fade into a sanguinous abyss of darkness.
Based upon Bram Stoker's Dracula, 'Dracula Unleashed' is the only DVD interactive videogame on the market as of yet, & impressive it is! The experience is like interacting with a movie, the scenes, & the characters.
You are "Alexander Morris", brother to Texan Quincy Morris, who was mysteriously murdered, & you are here to seek justice.
You have been selected by the elite "Hades Club" to be a member of this esteemed, though secretive organization, likened Sir Francis Dashwood's Hellfire Club. It's leader is a "Devlin Goldacre", a real shit-disturber, who mocks Morris relentlessly.
Morris travels about London in a cortege' with a really polite driver, searching for the Lord of The Undead, & encounters many travails along the way. One's investigative persuits must be arranged in a particular way, so that a string of clues will lead to the final confrontation. Morris contains several objects in his satchel, which prove useful in various situations. Watch out for lunatics!
Periodically, Morris writes in his journal, which also contains the names & addresses of pertinent individuals & locations.
There are many artful backgrounds, dark oboesque music, & pretty good acting & costumings. Strongly Recommended.

The Dark Crystal

Suspend disbelief as you are ushered into this wonderous world, created by Technomancer Jim Henson, who manifests his puppets into existence. It is this same ingenuity that brings these creatures to life.
Into the fantastical world of The Dark Crystal.....

The Skekses rule here, likened to ceremonial Magicians, drawing Power from the glowing Dark Crystal to celebrate & preserve their rule over the land.
The Mystics, sloth-like beings ,who inspire pathos, resemble natural Magicians of the earth, who are also the caretakers of a gelfling, who is basically an elf-like creature, who is prophesied to deliver the world form the "tyranny" of the "evil" Skekses, a-la Moses, a-la Nazarene.
There are so many wonderful beings herein --- creatures resembling mutated rabbits on stilts {who provide transportation for the Gelflings}, Podlings {a slave race serving The Skekses, also providing with essence to preserve youth for The Skekses --- indeed, nothing is wasted!}, & a little pet called Fizzgig, who is basically a small hairball with teeth.
We meet Okra, who provides some essential clues for the Gelfling quest.
The Dark Crystal is a magnificent fantasy-adventure, providing with many Magical evocations & fanciful delights!

The Hunger

The Hunger
Starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon / Horror - Sci-Fi, 1983
A sweetly subtle tale of two contemporary vampire lovers, preying together upon the world's mortal feed
This film is a sensual - fest of Dark Erotica. Blood & Sex, with an Aristocratic feel.
Still, a tragic element is all too apparent. Together for barely only 200 years, a frightful condition suddenly besets John {Bowie}; an undead Progeria, & nothing seems to stop his degeneration, until he is sadly laid to rest in an eternal catatonia, amongst Miriam's {Deneuve} other past loves.
When a revolutionary doctor {Sarandon, of The Rocky Horror Picture Show}, work in this Progeriac field shows promise, she is awestruck by John's condition, & is compelled to seek out this mysterious aging man, until the trail leads to Miriam's door, whee she is swept up into a whirlwind of seduction & passion with her.
Of special note, the music video performance of "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus intermittant with a rabid monkey introduces the movie in a darkly sinister & cruelly antiseptic manner.
The Hunger concludes when poetic justice falls upon Miriam, in a moving scene which really sinks in.

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

The iconoclast has created his own kingdom according to his precise design, at the same time providing a wonderful world of reality / fantasy crossover for children of all ages.
This movie is indeed Satanic, & let Me explain why. Each participant harbors rather rotten personality traits, either insensitivity towards others, Letharginator neurosis, obnoxiousness, excessive gluttony, &/or disobedience. Total self-uncontrol. And the parents were spineless. Basically, they are all brats ----- except for one. The chosen one. He who demostrates deportment & consideration.
I Am reminded of Dr. LaVey's sign on the bookshelf in the purple parlour, "Do not remove books from shelves. Anyone caught removing books from shelves, will have their hands chopped off." This is in fact, the exremely simular way in which Mr. Wonka operates his factory. Unfortunately for them, they did not bother to really read the disclaimer at the beginning of the tour. The question is, would it have mattered anyway?
For about the first 45 minutes or so, we become acquainted with the characters' predispositions towards the afore-mentioned traits.
There's Varuca Salt, an unsufferable brat devoid of manners. There's a TV-loving cowboy kid whose entire existence seems to be centered around the boob-tube. There's a gum-chewing girl who does not listen to advice when given, & then there's a German boy who can't get enough food ---- whatever it is. In every case, they exhibit irresponsible & just annoying tendencies that need to be abated.
Every one of these, after being tested, meets with an appropriate & poetic fate, all commandeered by the resident God, Willy Wonka.
The infamous "Golden Ticket," the instrument of their greed, brought them to The Chocolate Factory, but this is natural, for what candy-loving child can resist a trek into the wonderful world of Wonka?
Indeed, all of the events leading up to the gates seemed planned.
Within the hallowed walls of that chocomantium, there are total environments at every turn, each with their respective rides & attractions. Mr. Wonka makes a wonderful host; animated & witty. We get to see the "Umpa-Loompahs" from "Umpahland", & become familiar with their lore ----- it seems that kind Mr. Wonka took them in because they were being preyed upon by "Pernicious Knids", & other marvellous creatures from Umpahland. The Umpahloompahs provide moralistically compelling questions to the viewer with delightful little dances & songs.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is a semi-musical & comical production, providing interesting insights & alternative techniques of moral instruction.