The Hands That Threaten Doom - New Comp at Illogical Contraption

A little over a month ago (or 16 posts ago) I put together or "compiled" some music for a compilation called Warning, Murder In Progress for the excellent and prolific Illogical Contraption blog. I've been invited back and my follow up compilation entitled The Hands That Threaten Doom is up now for your downloading pleasure. This compilation consists of songs written about notorious murder committers, and I've put brief details of the evil-doers crimes with each track so everyone knows who everyone is.

Click here to witness - both visually and audibly - the madness.

Last American Virgin

Last American Virgin was director Boaz Davidson's remake of his own Eskimo Limon (aka Lemon Popsicle), a popular Israeli film which spawned 7 (!) sequels.

Last American Virgin is a bit of an oddity, it's a wacky comedy for the entire duration - complete with a fat kid boinking a middle aged hispanic prostitute while a comical song plays on the soundtrack - then in the last few minutes they hit our main character with a devastating emotional groin punch. And then... it just ends, no glimmer of hope for this guy or anything. Sure, it's a more realistic ending - sometimes in life, you're just gonna get screwed and there will be nothing you can do but stand there and take it. I admire the balls it took to end it like that. But, really, who watches a goofy comedy with fat kids nailing middle aged hispanic prostitutes and thinks "man, I hope I'm really bummed out and sad during the last couple of minutes of this thing."?

You want the main guy to start off cool and likable, turn into a jerk going for the hot, but incompatible friend of his equally hot, but more down to earth friend. Then you have him realize he's a jerk, redeem himself, end up with his equally hot, but more down to earth friend. Sorry, I've got Secret Admirer on my mind for some reason. Still, that's the basic formula, it's worked a thousand times without bumming everybody out.

That said, bummer ending or not, American Virgin is a pretty solid movie that I recommend checking out at least once

Rue Morgue Radio Presents Hymns From The House of Horror

"In honour of Rue Morgue's 100th issue, it gives us great pleasure to gift you, Dear Music Lovin' Reader and Web Fiend, this free, downloadable compilation album we've sacrilegiously christened Rue Morgue Radio Presents...Hymns from the House of Horror! Thousands of horror bands have graced the pages and airwaves that emanate from this unholy place over the course of thirteen years, more than 300 radio shows and 100 magazines. We put our misshapen heads together and enticed a handful of the many artists we believe best encapsulate Rue Morgue into giving us exclusive mixes, previously unreleased tracks, obscure rarities and classic cuts for this morbid mixtape, hosted by Rue Morgue Radio's proprietor of perpetual darkness, Tomb Dragomir."

Click here for a download link. Once you've secured the album, I urge you to check out Damn Laser Vampires, Cauldron, and Balzac. The band, not this thing or this John Lovitz looking fucker here.

My name is Lucio Fulci and Windows 7 was my idea?

Ronnie James Dio - July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

Blabbermouth:

Roller Boogie - Roller Skate or Die

For my contribution to Blair Week, I've chosen to upload the soundtrack to the Roller Boogeying classic Roller Boogie from director Mark Lester (Class of 1984, Firestarter, Commando). I had never seen Roller Boogie before, but for the sake of Blair Week I sat down and checked it out so I'd have a little something to talk about here.

In Roller Boogie, Linda is Terry Barkley, a floutist turned competitive roller disco fanatic who, along with her retardedly hot friend Lana (Kimberly Beck aka Trish Jarvis from Friday the 13th IV) get sucked in the wacky, and kind of stupid world of dancing on roller skates.

Despite being a musical prodigy on her way to Juliard with supremely wealthy parents, all the semi-bi-polar Terry wants to do is skate at the boardwalk. During one of here boardwalk skates Terry catches the eye of Bobby, local Olympic roller skating hopeful (???). After a good deal of effort on Bobby's part the 2 develop a relationship while Bobby trains Terry to skate as his partner in an upcoming roller boogie competition.

Everything is fine for the new couple for about a 20-minute stretch of the movie. Of course, we need some kind of plot to make this an actual movie and that's where rink owner Jammer comes in. Seems Jammer (who would let their kids go to a place owned by a guy called Jammer?) owns the last establishment a group of mobsters need to purchase and demolish before they can build their mall. He refuses to sell, but Jammer, despite being a former roller derby champion, turns into a real pussy when a gun is pointed at his face, so he decides to sell. It's up to the kids to figure out a way to save Jammer's or else they'll have to skate at one of the 20 other roller skating places at Venice Beach in 1979.

Featuring a colorful cast of characters with names like Phones (head, not rotary or pay), J.D. The DJ, and Complete Control Conway Roller Boogie is every bit as corny as it's title would make it seem. However, if you can get through the absurd amount of roller skate themed padding, there's actually a fairly fun late 70's teen comedy here.

Of course, you'd expect a roller skate movie from the 70's to have a pretty bitchin' soundtrack, and this one delivers the bitchin-ness

Hell On Wheels - Cher

Good Girls - Johnnie Coolrock

All For One, One For All - Mavis Vegas Davis

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions

We Got The Power - Ron Green

Top Jammer - Cheeks

Summer Love - Bob Esty

Takin' Life In My Own Hands - Ron Green

Elektronix (Roller Dancin') - Bob Esty & Cheeks

Cunga - Bob Esty (Instrumental)

Evil Man - Mavis Vegas Davis

Lord Is It Mine - Bob Esty

Rollin' Up A Storm (The Eye Of The Hurricane) - Bob Esty

The Roller Boogie - Bob Esty

Love Fire - Bob Esty & Michele Aller

Bonus Tracks

Git Down (Guitar Groupie) - Cher

Hell on Wheels (12 inch version) - Cher

Night Dancer - Jean Shy

Our colleagues are bringing fresh Linda related content all week long:

Monday May 10:

Lost Video Archive - Savage Streets
Satan's Hope Chest - Chained Heat and Savage Island

Tuesday:
Camp Movie Camp - Grotesque
The Horror Section - Hell Night
Full Moon Reviews - Bailout

Wednesday:
Illogical Contraption gets Repossessed
Lines That Makes Things drops original Linda inspired artwork
Breakfast In the Ruins - Exorcist II

Thursday:
B Movies and Beyond - Summer of Fear
Camp Movie Camp - Nightforce

Friday:
The Manchester Morgue - Roller Boogie
Happy Otter - The Chilling
Ninja Dixon - The Witchery

Saturday:
Lost Video Archive - Born Innocent
Unflinching Eye wraps it up with a look at Linda's fall from grace.

Blair Week Schedule

In collaboration with a selection of the finest film blogs the infranet has to offer The Manchester Morgue is proud to contribute to Blair Week, a six day extravaganza expounding on the virtues of Linda Blair and her legacy of quality motion pictures.

Our colleagues are bringing fresh Linda related content all week long:

Monday May 10:

Lost Video Archive - Savage Streets
Satan's Hope Chest - Chained Heat and Savage Island

Tuesday:
Camp Movie Camp - Grotesque
The Horror Section - Hell Night
Full Moon Reviews - Bailout

Wednesday:
Illogical Contraption gets Repossessed
Lines That Makes Things drops original Linda inspired artwork
Breakfast In the Ruins - Exorcist II

Thursday:
B Movies and Beyond - Summer of Fear
Camp Movie Camp - Nightforce

Friday:
The Manchester Morgue - Roller Boogie
Happy Otter - The Chilling
Ninja Dixon - The Witchery

Saturday:
Lost Video Archive - Born Innocent
Unflinching Eye wraps it up with a look at Linda's fall from grace.

Sure, my post isn't for another 4 days, but I wanted to post this now so everyone can get the most out of this week of Blair related posts.

Frank Frazetta - February 9th, 1928 - May 10th, 2010

Frank Frazetta, whose work frequently graced the cover of Creepy and Eerie (among many other comics), has died at the age of 82. I've been a big Frazetta fan since my uncle gave me a ton of Warren comics when I was about 7 years old, so this is absolutely terrible news.

The full story can be read here:

Machete - Trailer 2010

After 3 years or so, it looks like the rumored Machete film might actually be close to being released. Granted, this is mostly the same as the trailer from the beginning of Grindhouse, but there's plenty of new footage added featuring a fairly star studded cast. Seriously, they've managed to get Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriquez and Robert Goddamn DeNiro. Pretty impressive for something that was initially done as a joke.

Mad Twists Rock 'n' Roll

The Mad Disco album proved to be super popular (downloads wise at least, not much in the comment department) so here's another Mad album, Mad Twists Rock 'n' Roll, released in 1962.

Your track list:

• (Throwing The) High School Basketball Game
• (She Got A) Nose Job
• Please, Betty Jane (Shave Your Legs!)
• Somebody Else's Dandruff (On My Lover-Baby's Shirt)
• Blind Date (Yaaaaaaahhh!)
• Agnes (The Teenage Russian Spy)
• Let's Do The Pretzel (And End Up Like One!)
• (Even If I Live To Be 22) I'll Always Remember Being Young
• (He Fell In Love With Me) When My Pimples Turned To Dimples
• She's A Serious (Yeah-Yeah!) Teenager In Love
• (All I Have Left Is) My Johnny's Hub Cap
• I Found Her Telephone Number Written On The Boys Bathroom Wall

Madlinks

Brian Posehn - Fart & Wiener Jokes Streaming

Brian Posehn, one of my favorite comedians, has released his second CD entitled Fart & Wiener Jokes. Being the metal dude that he is he is streaming his entire album for free right here.

The album was put out by Relapse Records (their first comedy release?), and is available in an absurd variety of exclusive package deals. I chose this one. Sure it says "fart" and "wiener" on the shirt, something someone with my level of sophistication normally wouldn't wear, but any shirt with an impaled Carrot Top and Peanut on it is okay in my book.

Mummy Came In My Room - A Manchester Morgue Compilation

Here's my latest compilation featuring 19 songs that appeared in various genre films. Some obscure, some not so obscure. I call it Mummy Came In My Room. Thanks to Eugene for inspiring the title.

I've made two covers for this one. The first, using a lovely piece of artwork from the film Wrestling Women vs. The Aztec Mummy. The second, a racy "Adults Only" version with topless hooters and a boogieing down mummy.

The tracklist (Artist - Song Title - Film in which song appears)

• Mike Armstrong - House of the Devil theme - House of the Devil
• Greg Stone - Here in the Darkness - Sorority Babes In The Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama
• I'm A Monster - Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein
• Lectro Shock - Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein
• Carol Browning - Edge of Forever - The Forest
• Cocco - Lay Down My Arms - Kairo (Pulse)
• Keith Mansfield - Summers Coming - Rabid
• The Yellow Monkey - Girlie - Otogiriso aka St. John's Wort
• Gloria Lee - Falling Into You - American Zombie
• I'm a Zombie Too - American Zombie
• Lisa Rypdal - En Spennende Dag For Josefine - Rovdyr (Manhunt)
• Mark Blankfield - Hyde's Got Nothing To Hide - Jekyll & Hyde...Together Again
• World Sinks Except Japan - End Credits (not sure of the title or artist)
• Mama Don't Cry - Your Smile - Marronnier
• Hillbilly Hellcats - Dead Man's Party - Dead & Breakfast
• Suzanne Solari - Saviour - Roller Blade Warriors & Roller Blade
• Tomoyasu Hotei - Save Me - Samurai Fiction
• Harry Manfredini & John Carridi - Slaughter High Theme - Slaughter High
• Kou Nakagawa - High School Murder Case - Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

Here, in the darkness

Some notes on most of the tracks:

Mike Armstrong - Opening Theme from House of the Devil. For some reason this excellent Cars-inspired track (performed by Ti West's friend Mike Armstrong) is not on the soundtrack release. I've ripped it from the DVD, so this should be one of the few places to find it online.

I'm a Monster & Lectro Shock from Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein. I can't remember the name of the band so I'll just call them Frank & The Steins until someone corrects me.

Carol Browning - Edge of Forever from The Forest. Plays over the end credits of Donald "The Love Butcher" Jones' 1982 cannibal slasher film The Forest.

Cocco - Lay Down My Arms from Kairo. This is an alarmingly upbeat song to end such a downbeat movie with.

Keith Mansfield - Summer's Coming from David Cronenberg's Rabid. Credit to this track goes out to Franco from the HorrorDVDs forum. He found it and posted in online, it's an excellent track that I really wanted to include on this compilation.

Gloria Lee - Falling Into You from American Zombie. Falling Into You doesn't really have anything to do with the movie, I'm thinking Gloria Lee is related to director Grace Lee.

I'm A zombie Too also from American Zombie.It turns out zombies are just a bunch of damn hippies. There are two versions of I'm A Zombie Too in the film. First is an acoustic hippy version during Live Dead and there is also a hot-rockin' version at the beginning of the end credits. Out of boredom, I just roughly edited the two versions together.

Lisa Rypdal - En Spennende Dag For Josefine from Norwegian slasher Rovdyr (Manhunt). Known as Naked: Booby Trap in Japan.

The World Sinks Except Japan - The credits are entirely in Japanese for this one so I'm not sure the artist/title. Any help on this will be appreciated.

Suzanne Solari - Saviour from Roller Blade Warriors. I ripped this from Roller Blade Warriors, but it looks like it's also in another movie called Roller Blade. Somehow they decided this is the official anthem for any Roller Blade themed post-apocalyptic films. Warning on this one, ripped from an .avi file. Not the ideal source for ripping, obviously, but I'm pretty sure Suzanne never put out an album.

Hillbilly Hellcats - Dead Man's Party from Dead & Breakfast. While is shares a title with Oingo Boingo track this is not a cover of that song. Note: this track is tagged as being from Dead & Buried. Ignore that, I wasn't paying attention when I typed that.

Kou Nakagawa - High School Murder Case - Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. I don't know what's more offensive in this film, the Wrist-Cutters Club or the extreme Ganguro girls with giant lips and bones in their hair.

Harry Manfredini & John Carridi - Theme from Slaughter High. I love Harry, I do, but this song really kind of gives me a headache. I'm sure some of you will enjoy it though.

Mad Disco

If you're still longing for more terrible novelty disco after the one two punch of Sesame Street Fever and Sesame Disco, it doesn't get much more terrible, or more disco than Mad Disco.

Sound quality isn't the best, but then I think this record was one of those flexi records that were stuck in the middle of the magazine, so thats to be expected.

1. DISCO SUICIDE
2. SORRY, NO WORDS
3. THIS TIME, THIS NIGHT
4. BARELY ALIVE
5. THE DISCO CLAP
6. IT'S A GAS

Link

Fun fact: Disco Suicide is the greatest song title in the history of mankind.

Peter Steele Dead at 48

And another completely out of nowhere death:



Stolen from Rolling Stone:
"Peter Steele, the deep-voiced singer, songwriter and bassist for Brooklyn’s goth-metal outfit Type O Negative, has passed away at the age of 48. In an e-mail to CBS News, the band’s manager Mike Renault confirmed Steele’s death, writing “Peter passed away last night. As of now it appears to have been heart failure. That’s all the details we have right now.” Steele was rumored to have been ill in the days leading up to his death, Blabbermouth reports.

News of Steele’s death was initially received with disbelief as Steele pulled a hoax in 2005, posting his picture and the years “1962-2005″ on the group’s official website. Soon after, Steele all but disappeared as he battled drug problems and a prison stint. But today as members of Steele’s circle began to confirm his passing, the Type O Negative message boards opened this morning with the message, “Please play nice and expect statements from the band and family later today. Thank you for your understanding and support.”

Type O Negative became one of the most unlikely bands to break into the mainstream in the 1990s with their third album Bloody Kisses, which became the first album released by Roadrunner Records to go platinum. The album boasted rock radio hits “Christian Woman,” a cover of Seals & Crofts’ “Summer Breeze” and the Beavis & Butthead-approved “Black No. 1.” (”These guys are like a cross between Danzig and Megadeth,” Beavis said at the time.) The 6′ 7″ singer recorded seven albums with Type O Negative, the most recent being 2007’s Dead Again, which entered the Billboard 200 at Number 27, the band’s best debut."

As a huge fan of TON's Bloody Kisses and October Rust albums (and their Black Sabbath cover, that scared the hell out of me when I was 13) this is pretty devastating news. I never got too into their later albums but Pete seemed like a great guy with a tremendous voice and a wonderfully dark and bizarre sense of humor. Obviously, he will be missed.

Shock 'Em Dead on DVD!

Director Mark Freed has taken it upon himself to unleash his heavy metal horror masterpiece Shock 'Em Dead on DVD.

Those of you unlucky enough to have not seen this brilliant piece of crap, a brief synopsis. The film stars Stephen Quatros (this Steven Dorff/Dennis Quaid looking motherfucker right here) as Angel Martin, a down on his luck, pizza making weenie who dreams of having Yngwie level shredding abilities. Unfortunately, Angel, like myself, just doesn't really have the chops. Not having access to a time travelling phone booth which he can use to attend a 16-month extensive guitar traing course Angel does what anyone would do. He sells his soul to a demented voodoo lady in the name of Rock 'n' Roll immortality. You can probably figure out the direction the movie takes at this point.

I'm not sure if Mark Freed intended this to be this campy, but I swear this movie is one of the funniest damn things I've ever seen. Add in Traci Lords as Angel's band's manager and scenes of one-man twin guitar action and you've got a surefire recipe for heavy metal horror success. I put this one right up there with Black Roses or Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare.

Anyone who is interested can order the Director's Cut DVD here for $14.95 + $2.95 shipping.

Extra features include:

• Audio Commentary with Director Mark Freed and the Associate Producer
• Deleted & Extended Scenes (5:21 minutes running time)
• Original Audition Tapes, with Picture-in-Picture comparison to the actual scenes in the film. (6:24 minutes running time)
• Two Photo Galleries (Production Stills & Wardrobe Photos)

My question, how has Warm Up With Traci Lords not had some sort of DVD release. I mean seriously, they would sell millions of these. A bunch of millions.

New Compilation at Illogical Contraption

Miss me? I've been absent of late for a good reason this time. I've gotten, not really a promotion in that there is no monetary increase, but a different title/position at my job. More responsibility, more chances for me to screw something up - plus it's technically two jobs in one - why woud I think they'd give me more money? What am I, an asshole? With this job(s) comes more hours than I've worked in the past few years - since I started Manchester in fact - so I don't have a lot of extra time to do what I feel like doing.

This new job title is good because I get to deal with way less people and their bullshit. I'm not a team player, I'm a "give me a list of shit to do, and leave me to do it by myself" kind of employee. However it's bad because it is absolutely exhausting. A mysterious kind of exhausting where it doesn't seem like you've really done all that much but by the time you get home you are just wiped for the rest of the night and you just feel sleepy, bored and kind of angry. It's the exact same feeling I get when I try to get through an episode of The Cleveland Show.

I've been a bit zombified lately. Not in a cool "infected by experimental military toxins, so I've stopped living and become a mixed-up, flesh-eating zombie" way, more in a Fido worker/helper/drone kind of way. To sum it up, I'm not going anywhere, but until I adjust to my new schedule my posting will probably be less frequent. Of course I've been pretty relaxed with my posting schedule for some time now, so this doesn't really affect anything.

That said, I do have something you guys should dig. I'll now point you towards something I'd been working on this past month for Illogical Contraption - a blog of unparalleled badassery. Shelby Cobras, proprietor of Illogical invited me to take part in their "Bromantic Interludes" series in which they give guests from other blogs a theme and let them have a go at a compilation. My theme was the fine art of "Murder", and I'm kicking myself now for not using the Malevolent Creation song The Fine Art of Murder on my compilation. Drat. Maybe they'll let me do a sequel? Anywho, head on over and check it out.

4 out of 5 serial murderers prefer Burger King's 1/4 lb. Double Cheeseburger

You don't see many ads these days with bound cheerleader corpses. I wonder if he fed her first?






Me, I would've used Leatherface over Ghostface. But then maybe a guy who eats human meat isn't the best guy to use to advertise for your hamburger franchise.

Yes that's a toy, I couldn't find an actual picture where his hand could be holding a cup.

Z-z-z-Zwap! Batmania: Songs Inspired By The Batman TV Series

This is Batmania, a compilation of songs inspired by current cartoon mayor Adam West's Batman TV series. Adam actually sings 3 of the tracks himself, you also get to hear Burgess Meredith and Frank Gorshin have a go at it. This, as you'd imagine, is essential listening for any and all Batmaniacs.

1. "Batman Theme" - Neal Hefti

2. "The Story Of Batman" - Adam West

3. "The Capture" - Burgess Meredith

4. "Batman To The Rescue" - LaVern Baker

5. "Batman Theme" - Al Hirt

6. "Ratman And Bobin In The Clipper Caper" - The Brothers Four

7. "Batman A Go Go" - Combo Kings

8. "Miranda" - Adam West

9. "That Man" - Peggy Lee

10. "Batman Theme" - Davie Allan & The Arrows

11. "The Joker Is Wild" - Jan & Dean

12. "The Riddler" - Frank Gorshin

13. "The Escape" - Burgess Meredith

14. "Batman And Robin" - Adam West

15. "Batman Theme" - Joel McNeely/Royal Scottish National Orchestra And Chorus

Rozz Williams - Pig

Rozz Williams' music from the experimental short film Pig. In addition to acting in the film he also co-wrote and directed it with filmmaker Nico B.

1. The Apartment
2. Desert
3. Abandoned House
4. Why God Permits Evil
5. Why God Permits Evil Part 2
6. The Conversation
7. Death

PIG

I snatched this one from Cinemaggedon, so thanks to the original uploader for making this available.

Creepshow - Now a Very Scary Graphic Novel

Here is the graphic novelization of George A. Romero's film Creepshow published by Penguin imprint Plume in July 1982, a month prior to the film's release. Written by one Stephen King, and illustrated by Bernie Wrightson with Michele Wrightson while the cover art is done by Jack Kamen. Special effects by Tom Savini.

Everyone visiting this site has seen Creepshow, so there's no real point in recapping the short stories contained within, but here you go anyway:

• "Father's Day" - Will somebody please get this guy some fucking cake?
• "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" - Stephen King is Swamp Thing
• "The Crate"
• "Something to Tide You Over"
• "They're Creeping Up on You"

I was a little upset that my favorite line of the movie "Meteor Shit!" is different here. "Meteorcrap!" just doesn't have the same ring to it. Still, this is worth a look if you're a fan of the film.

I drove out there with the remains of three human beings... well, two human beings and Wilma.