List:: My 5 Fave Horror related themes

Cannibal Holocaust by Riz Ortolani.
When I'm asked my favourite horror them this is the one that springs to mind. It is written byJazz musician Riz Ortolani who previously won a Grammy and got nominated for an Oscar for his theme song in Mondo Cane. It is a beautiful haunting piece of music that totally puts you off guard with the juxtaposition with the extreme violence of the film.




Cape Fear by Bernard Herrmann.
It is without doubt that Bernard Herrmann is one of the greatest composers for films even. He his perhaps most famous for his collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock for who he wrote the music for North by Northwest, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much and (his most well know score) Psycho. But it's his theme for the original Cape Fear which is my favourite of his. The brass used in it are like warning horns for the threat and danger that will soon emanate from villain, Max Cady. Seriously, it does send a shiver down my spine.




Suspira by Goblin.
Goblin are a progressive rock band from Italy who have collaborated many times with giallo director, Dario Argento. Of all those pieces, the one that stands out for me is Suspira. The music starts like a child's music box and then builds up adding more instruments and the creepiest whispering vocal ever.



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List: Worst (or maybe Best) First Date movies

Ok first dates are all about first impressions. So what better to impress you potential new boy/girl or transgendered partner. So here's a list of films that will definably make a big impression. In no particular order:

1) Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) - Directed by Don Edmonds.
The hands down king (or should I say Königin) of the Nazi Exploitation genre due to the scenary chewing (though charismatic) acting of lead actress, Dyanne Thorne. Other that it's the usual uniformed affair - graphic torture, nudity and dodgy accents but the whole thing is so over the top it's hard to find it really that offensive (well almost). Some trivia, this movie was filmed on the sets of dire American comedy, 'Hogan's Heroes'.

2) Salo: 120 Days of Sodom (1975) - Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolin.
Based loosely on the light romantic novel by the Marque de Sade. A group of fascists towards the end of World War 2 take refuse in a castle bringing with them a selection of teenage boys and girls to amuse their sadistic appetites. You know when a film has a chapter called 'Circle of Shit', that it's not going to be fun for anyone.

3) Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006) - Directed by Lucifer Valentine.
Mindless, stream of consciousness spewed (literally) from the brain of a strung out crack whore. Hard to watch for all the wrong reasons but this didn't stop director, Lucifer Valentine, making this part of a vomit filled trilogy.

4) Pink Flamingos (1972) - Directed by John Waters.
Early John Waters film, featuring 350lbs transvestite, Divine, going on a quest to become "The Filthiest Person Alive". And before you ask, the dog shit scene was done for real.

5) Flowers of Flesh & Blood (1985) - Directed by Hideshi Hino.
Part of the infamous Guinea Pig series. No plot as such just as such just some demented  Samurai cutting up a body for 50 or minutes. This film first probably came to most peoples  attention with the story of pre-Tiger Blood, Charlie Sheen, informing the FBI that this was a  real life 'snuff movie'.

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