Human Centipede - All kinds of wrong but long live the new flesh

You know what, you really cannot make this stuff up can you. I thought it was a joke at first but the pictures show it is being made.

Outside the more outré work of Takashi Miike and David Cronenberg, you won't have seen anything quite like Dutch avant-garde artist Tom Six' totally bizarre off-the-wall oddity. Internationally respected Siamese twin surgeon Dr. Josef Heiter has a demented vision for mankind's future existence. He wants to remove human beings' kneecaps so they have to exist on all fours and then surgically graft them mouth-to-anus to form a centipede chain. When two stranded female Americans arrive at his luxury home-cum-hospital looking for help, his long-gestating plan swiftly moves into chilling action with a shocking force. Kidnapping a third Japanese male tourist he begins the tissue matches, teeth removal and buttock moulding to create his triplet creature… The First Sequence in Six's intended trilogy features truly unforgettable imagery, clinically dazzling direction and a so-far-round-the-bend mad doctor performance from German superstar Dieter Laser you'll scream. Behold the grotesque New Flesh. If you dare!

What do you think of that concept? It's okay if you feel a little bit sick and apologies for sharing. It is one of those things that once you've read about it you have to tell someone else - lucky for you I have this web site :)
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Lars von Trier's Antichrist to spawn a Video Game?

Just had to check the date. It is definitely not 1st April so this may in fact be true.

Antichrist is the new movie from Lars Von Trier it was met with laughter and outrage by critics in Cannes.

A couple (Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg) mourning the loss of their child retreat to a cabin in the woods, where they soon encounter strange, terrifying occurrences. Cruelty between the sexes ensues.

Now according to /Film it is being turned into a video game. An article on Politiken.dk (Google translation) announced the games development.

Morten Iversen, who wrote the Hitman games, is listed as ‘game developer’ on the main Zentropa website.

The game, called Eden (which was the name of the cottage in the film) , will be a first-person thriller/adventure game that apparantly invites players to confront their fears. Willem Dafoe is meant to be reprising his role in voice-over, though the game will not replicate the film, picking up afterward instead.

The experience will be “strong and very personal,” “controversial” and that it “…must be your own personal hell - a bit like a nightmare version of Myst. It will also apparantly pull information from the net, such as news reports and videos, and add them to the gaming experience

“They are based on what fears you have (part of the questions you answer before starting the game). So if you suffer from arachnophobia the articles are likely to contain something about spiders and what not.”

Eden will be a PC title, and while early in development is planned for a release within a year, potentially either on the Antichrist DVD or as a download.

It does sound like it could be quite an interesting game, but it doesn seem like an odd film to base it on. Is it real or not? Would you play it?

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Symbol - Weird trailer. Wait until you see what comes out of the walls

A definite teaser trailer for Hitoshi Matsumoto's (Big Man Japan) next film, Symbol. I haven't got a clue what it is about, but I want to know more.

It is due out on 12 September 2009. Have a watch and let me know your thoughts on it.

Symbol teaser

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You're a huge Star Trek fan and you want that to show at your funeral

This is the official Star Trek casket from Eternal Image.

I like a bit of Star Trek, but this is going a bit too far in my mind. I don't think my family would be too happy if I went for this coffin. Still it does look cool.

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David Carradine - This is getting weirder

I read this over on Hollywood Elsewhere and I'm just going to post the whole thing. Have a read of it.

Movieline's Stu Van Airsdale has posted a smart summary of the evolving investigation into the recent death of David Carradine. Suspicions of foul play are growing (i.e., who bound Carradine's hands?), Carradine's family has hired lawyer Mark Geragos and superstar forensic pathologist Michael Baden to look into things on its behalf and the FBI has gotten involved.

"Thai investigators essentially ruled out the possibility of foul play after interviewing hotel staff and reviewing surveillance footage of the corridors near Carradine's room," Stu reports. But Extra's Jerry Penacoli said on a recent Larry King Show interview that he's spoken to the director of the film Carradine was shooting in Thailand "at length" and that the director "said that he believes that there was foul play.

"And he said that no one else knows this but his family -- Carradine's family and friends and people closest to him, but David was very interested in investigating and disclosing secret societies."

Secret societies?

How weird is that. Secret societies, hands tied behind his back, it's turning into some kind of weird bizarro film script. What are your theories on all of this?

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The Exorcist - Nothing says I love you like a rotating head and Satan's voice

Do you have kids? Do you know kids? Do you want to by your kids a present to show how much you care about them? Well why not by the possessed Regan electronic figure boxed set for $36.99. It will be availble in June and pre orders are already taken at EntertainmentEarth.

The Exorcist Possessed Regan Electronic Figure Boxed Set Description:

The devil speaks for her!
Highly detailed, with sound effects!
Rotating head!

The classic scene of demonic possession from The Exorcist is recreated in this amazing boxed set. Regan is restrained to the bed in her demonic state, and with the press of a button you activate motorized 360-degree spinning head rotation timed to the famous movie scene along with demonic noises and sounds from the film. This is a must-have for movie and horror collectors and is sure to creep out your friends and family. Order yours today!

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Different Strokes becomes Disturbing Strokes

A good demonstration for the difference music can make to something familiar.

MontyPropps is the guy who put it all together.

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Is this the beginning of the zombie apocalypse?

This is an actual news story and fits the build up for most zombie films. Spooky stuff.

Metairie man says stranger chewed, swallowed after taking bite out of his arm
by Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune
A Metairie resident is recovering after a stranger bit a chunk of flesh out of his arm and swallowed it Saturday afternoon.

Joseph Lancellotti, 67, told authorities he did not know the suspect, later identified as Mario Vargas, 48, or why he was attacked in his front yard.

Lancellotti was gardening at his home in the 4400 block of Kawanee Avenue about 2 p.m. when he noticed a man walking toward his house, shouting angrily, the report said. Lancellotti said he couldn't understand the man because he was yelling in Spanish. But when the man got within two feet, he slugged Lancellotti in the head, the report said.

Lancellotti said he tried to defend himself with a garden rake. As the men struggled over the rake, the stranger bent over and bit Lancellotti on his right forearm, the report said. Lancellotti's flesh ripped away as he fell to the ground. The man then got on top of Lancellotti and began choking him, the report said.

It was then that neighbor Chantal Lorio, a podiatrist and director of the Wound Center at East Jefferson General Hospital, came out to check on Lancellotti. Lorio said Monday that she first thought Lancellotti was having a heart attack and the other man was trying to help him.

The stranger was still gripping Lancellotti as Lorio noticed her neighbor was lying in a pool of blood. She didn't learn what happened until she began dressing the wound -- with the stranger still clutching her neighbor's shirt.

"He said, 'He bit my arm, chewed the flesh and swallowed it in front of me, ' " Lorio recalled. She said the bite measured almost 3 by 1 1/2 inches, and was less than 1/4-inch deep.

The pair tried to calm the stranger, who never made any attempt to run away. He eventually let go of Lancellotti and walked two blocks to a parking lot, where he hovered near an empty police car, the report said. The suspect was still standing there when deputies arrived and took him into custody.

Vargas, of 724 Camp St., New Orleans, was booked with second-degree battery. He was being held Monday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Lancellotti's wife, Bonnie, 60, said Monday that her husband was recovering from the bite, physically and mentally. She said his sense of safety in his neighborhood has been shaken.

With all the bacteria involved, Lorio said a bite from a human is worse than an animal bite.

Bonnie Lancellotti also has concerns about the suspect, who apparently had been treated at East Jefferson General Hospital earlier in the day for a finger injury. Vargas was released 45 minutes before the attack, according to the incident report.

Bonnie Lancellotti wondered whether hospital staff noticed anything amiss while treating Vargas. "This person's clearly lost his sense, " she said. "I mean, what else can you say, eating people's skin?"

Keith Darcey, spokesman for the hospital, said, "We cannot comment on any individual patient because of privacy laws. But as a matter of general hospital policy, the emergency department has behavioral health nurses available to help diagnose patients who might require mental health assistance."

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Bunnies at War

This is very strange. Anthropomorphic warfare. Trailer for the anime series Cat Shit One.

Source: I Watch Stuff
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What's in the Box?

This is an odd one. Youtube states this is a test demo and will be deleted soon and points to a http://www.whatsinthebox.nl/. This takes you to a site with a glowing, pulsating box with a question mark.

I'm not sure if it is for a specific film or video game (although it could be Half Life 3 maybe). What do you make of it?

Source: First Showing

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Stuck for that perfect gift this Christmas? How about a Barbie from The Birds?

For those parents who want to psychologically damage their young daughter, here is the Christmas present for you. It is an actual Barbie version of Tippi Hedren from Alfred Hitchcock's excellent film, The Birds. Because nothing says Merry Christmas like a doll being attacked by fake birds!

Here is the official site's description of the doll.

In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, gave us a tale of terror not soon forgotten in his film “The Birds.” Dressed in a re-creation of the stylish green skirt-suit worn by the film’s ill-fated heroine in an iconic scene, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” Barbie® Doll celebrates the 45th anniversary of the acclaimed film. From the doll’s classic ensemble to the perfectly painted expression to the accompanying black birds, every aspect captures the film’s infamous appeal.

A Note to Parents: The Birds is rated PG-13. Consult www.filmratings.com for further information.

Production doll may vary from the photo shown above. Mattel reserves the right to modify the fashion/fabrics, sculpt, hair color/style, and accessories. Doll cannot stand alone as shown.

Of course the doll cannot stand alone, it's being attacked by birds!
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Pascal Laugier to direct Details based on China Miéville short story.

Pascal Laugier who was due to direct the Weinstein Company's Hellraiser remake is now going to direct a horror thriller for Paramount Vantage Details. Laugier, of the highly praised French horror film Martyrs most recently, will write and direct the adaptation, which is based on a short story by China Miéville from his collection, Looking for Jake. The film centers on a daughter who disappears after awakening supernatural forces that inhabit the random patterns of everyday objects.

China Miéville is one of my favourite authors and writes "weird fiction". He wrote the excellent Perdido Street Station and The Scar amongst others. The latter has a dolphin in it called Bastard John which is just genius!

Details deals with the psychological phenomenon known as Pareidolia which involves a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds (hence the photo on this article), the man in the moon, Jesus in a potato and hearing hidden messages on records played in reverse.

According to reports, Laugier is still attached to direct the Hellraiser remake. But with the Weinstein Company on the ropes, it's likely that Laugier will shoot Details before he gets back to Hellraiser. Martyrs won't be out on DVD until next year.

Any other China Miéville fans out there excited to see a film based on one of his stories? I've just reread The Scar and would love to see that on the big screen.

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Star Trek Light Switch Covers

As there are an awful lot of Star Trek fans out there and the new Star Trek movie is burning up the internet I thought I would post these Star Trek: The Next Generation light switch and power outlet covers.

Any Trekkers out there with the balls to actually own these? Neatorama posted them and apparantly they are made by Eugene Roddenberry, son of the Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.

Make it so!

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Flaming Lips: Christmas on Mars - Trailer

Here is a bit of a review for the film by Scotto.

[T]he film is a low-budget, mostly black and white sci-fi movie about an American outpost on Mars in some distant future. The crew has been there for a year, during which time they've all slowly begun to go insane from the isolation and the unbelievable nature of their situation; a recurring theme is "Man was not meant to live in space." It's Christmas Eve, and a scientist played by Steven, the band's guitar player (who turns in a surprisingly good performance), is trying to organize a singing of Christmas carols to help lift spirits, but the guy who is supposed to play Santa goes crazy and throws himself out a hatch onto the surface of Mars. As they go to collect the guy's body, an alien super-being appears, played by Wayne. He never speaks. Meanwhile, some clueless technicians accidentally destroy the last remaining oxygen generator thingie, so they're all going to die. Oh and also, the movie starts with Wayne the alien super-being spitting some weird cosmic ejaculate out of his mouth that flies through space and impregnates what turns out to be the only woman you ever see on this outpost, played I believe by Wayne's wife.

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You couldn't make it up: Mutant fish killing people in river

This is almost like a tamer version of The Host. Uwe Boll will be getting excited having found his next project!

Source: MSN

Scientists believe that a mutant catfish has begun killing people after feeding on human corpses dumped in the river on the India-Nepal border.

The giant catfish, known as a goonch, is thought to have developed a taste for human flesh in the Great Kali river where partially-burnt bodies after disposed of after funerals.

The Sun reports that locals believe the fish has moved on from scavenging food from corpses to snatching unwary bathers swimming in the river.

According to the newspaper, an 18-year-old Nepali disappeared in the river in 2007, dragged beneath the water by a creature described as like an “elongated pig”.

Biologist Jeremy Wade is investigating the creature for a TV documentary. According to The Sun, he discounted a theory that crocodiles were responsible for the disappearance of swimmers before turning his attention to goonches, a species that ranks as one of the world’s biggest freshwater fish.

Wade has already caught one goonch that tipped the scales at a record-breaking weight of 73kg and measured six feet in length.

Goonch attacks in the area are thought to date back ten years, reports The Sun. In 1998, a 17-year-old Nepalese boy suddenly disappeared while cooling himself in the river in 1998. Three months later another young boy was dragged underwater as his father watched helplessly.

Wade’s documentary, Flesh Eating River Monster, will be shown on Channel 5 on October 21 at 8pm.

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Mysterious cargo on Iranian tanker turns it into a Death Ship

Here's a real World story just crying out to be made into part of a movie:

Somali pirates who hijacked an Iranian shipping vessel said to be carrying either "minerals" or "small arms and chemical weapons" have, en masse, fallen ill with a mysterious disease. The head of the East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme has been threatened with a lawsuit by the Iranian government for issuing spooky statements to the press to the effect that there was some kind of evil "chemicals" on the ship.

He told one news publication, The Long War Journal, that during the six days he had negotiated with the pirates, a number of them had become sick and died.

“That ship is unusual,” he was quoted as saying. “It is not carrying a normal shipment.”

The pirates did reveal that they had tried to inspect the ship’s cargo containers when some of them fell sick — but the containers were locked.

Osman’s delegation spoke to the ship’s captain and its engineer by cellphone, demanding to know more about the cargo.

Initially it was claimed the cargo contained “crude oil”; later it was said to be “minerals”.

And Mwangura has added: “Our sources say it contains chemicals, dangerous chemicals.”

But IRISL has denied that — and threatened legal action against Mwangura. The company has reportedly paid the pirates 200000 — the first of several “ransom instalments”, but that, too, has been denied.

Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship
Source: Boing Boing

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The Extreme Sticky Note Experiment

EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.
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Patton Oswalt Stares at the Camera (ft. David Byrne)

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Get those Anime eyes you always wanted

I think they just look freaky.

"Contact lenses with extra-wide tinted outer ring to give the look of a bigger, wider iris. To quote the sales copy, “Wanna get big, watery shiny eyes without any surgery? CRAVE AND ENVY NO MORE!”

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Cheap Special Effect

Okay this isn't exactly movie related (although it is like a real version of the Sandman effect from Spider-Man 3) it is just so incredibly awesome and unreal that I had to share it. Also it could be used as some weird kind of effect in a movie you want to make. Plus it reminded me of watching old episodes of How as a kid. It's also late on a Friday night in the UK and I've had a lovely bottle of wine. Anyhoo, this is some cornflower mixed with water on a metal sheet and then put on a subwoofer.