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“GOD HATES THE LORDS OF SALEM.
NO ONE CAN DESTROY THEM.”

The Devil Inside:
Thursday, November 3. 2011 12:00 p.m… It’s storming outside.. I think I’ll call…

MICHAEL BERRYMAN

Michael John Berryman was born in L.A. California. Prior to acting and playing the menace in countless horror and sci-fi groovie movies and television, M.B. worked in the floral profession. Did I just write that correctly?

M.J.B. is probably best known for his role as Pluto in Wes Craven’s 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes and the 1985 sequel The Hills Have Eyes II. He appeared in the Academy Award-winning drama One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975 (!!!!). He has also made appearances in the Sci-Fi movies My Science Project, Weird Science, Armed Response, Evil Spirits and The Guyver. (I remember him in an X-Files episode too.) In 2005, he starred in Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects and is currently doing Rob’s upcoming horror film The Lords of Salem. A coven of ancient witches will be paying a visit to the town of Salem, Massachusetts. (I love them already). A local DJ plays a cursed record and unwittingly unleashes a coven of 300-year old witches who were secretly imprisoned and tortured during the Salem Witch Trails. The Lords Of Salem is the third film from Haunted Films, the first two being Paranormal Activity and Insidious.

I also wanna talk about Michael’s roll as Gunnar in Justin Thomas Ostensen’s BELOW ZERO. I’m gonna givin’ him a ringy ding to see what’ shakin’. Penned by Signe Olynyk, Below Zero is the true-life story of Jack the Hack, a screenwriter with writer’s block who arranges to have himself locked in a meat cooler in order to meet a looming deadline. (Still ringing…) As the temperature drops, the lines between reality and fiction blur, and Jack’s story comes to life, exposing him to a world of horror that only a meat freezer can inspire.

M.B. Hello, Chad!

C.C. Hiya M.B.!!!

C.C. Hey Michael. First off, I wanna let the people know that you’ve been scaring the shit out of audiences for over 35 years, playing terrifying roles in horror and sci-fi cinema. Although, in reality you are a very sweet human being… And there’s no getting around it… You are actually a nice guy Michael. Sorry to blow your cover man.

M.B. Oh, gee. I agree with you. I’m very human each day and I think it’s something we should all strive for. I think it’s important. And thank you by the way.

C.C. I live by love and respect man.

M.B. I agree!

C.C. Let’s talk about the film you recently did in Canada called BELOW ZERO.

M.B. Well, I star in it with Edward Furlong and Kristin Booth and it’s a beautiful psychological thriller and I think we shot it in like 15 days, it was amazing. We threw ourselves into it and between the camera choices, the music and the art department it was wonderful. Eddie plays a screen writer that has writers block and his agent says “I’m gonna have you shipped off to the woods, your gonna be locked in a meat locker in a slaughter house and you can’t come out for 5 day until you have a finished manuscript other wise you won’t have an agent any more.” That’s kinda the premise, then things start to happen and you start to wonder “Is he losing his mind or is this what he’s writing?” Hmmmm? I’ve seen the movie a bunch of times and it was really well received at the Calvary Film Festival and at the Austin Film Festival most recently and right now it’s being pitched to the film market in Santa Monica. I love the independent film family.
This one is my best to date. I’m very proud of the roll. So have your fans go check it. It’s really a great movie and ya know what, you can watch it over and over and get something more out of it.

C.C. It was gonna be in 3D right?

M.B. They were thinking of 3D but the performances were so strong and the camera work was so well done that 3D would of been a distraction.

C.C. To me, that’s good news.

M.B. I’m not a big fan of 3D actually. I’ve never seen it really work properly. I did appreciate it as a kid seeing Jason and the Argonauts. That worked for me but at the end of the day if I was a producer or a director I wouldn’t waste my money on it.

C.C. Agreed.

C.C. You are working on a twisted witch movie called The Lords Of Salem as we speak. I’m sure you are under contract to not say much as of yet but can ya tell us a little bit about the character Virgil Magnus that you’re playing?

M.B. Well contractually I’m very limited of what I can speak of, I signed on the dotted line. I can say that I’m working with my good friends Rob and Sheri.. The Zombies. They’re very sweet people. Ken Foree is on board! My scenes are with my good friend Bill Moseley and we’re in the opening scene with a lil’ bit of the back story and I can’t say too much but it’s about the Salem witch trials and we get constricted with some trouble haha!

C.C. Don’t say any more! We won’t spoil any goods. I just wanted to talk about the utmost recent thing you’re doin’ and where you’re at right now.

M.B. I don’t even know what the rest of the story is. I don’t have the complete script haha.

C.C.  The Lords Of Salem will quite possibly be one of Rob Zombie’s darkest films. You must be thrilled.

M.B. I like working with Rob, his productions go very smooth, all his people he has on board are very gracious and professional. You’re in good company with Rob. I haven’t read to much about it, I like to come on board to a project and then focus on what my director needs.

C.C. And all of you guys get along really well.

M.B. We do. We are all friends and family. We do conventions together, we travel together, we’ve been friends for decades. I’ve been friends with Rob for about 5 years now and Bill Moseley, Ken Foree, Sid Haig and Kane Hodder and the rest are one big happy family. Kinda nice.

C.C. You guys are like the horror brat pack.

M.B. You’re right actually. That’s a great idea. I’ve been in discussions with my manager about me possibly hosting a t.v. series. The beauty of me doing film ya know, unless you are a young model or something, as a character actor I can play any role I want and if I get older that’s ok! I’m so glad I’m not a glamour boy cuz then I’d be beyond my glamour years.. And then I couldn’t get a job hahaha!

C.C. Works out perfecto!

C.C. On that note… Michael, how do ya turn from “professional floral man” to a “dangerous, maniacal, creepy, killer guy?”

M.B. Oh that’s a great question. Well I was never a florist, In high shool I was a flower delivery guy but however, I had a shop in Venice Beach and I was discovered by George Pal there. I wasn’t a florist but what I had was a shop called Avendas Gardens with a business partner and we had house plants and the local artist would put in their sculpture or their paintings, lots of local art stuff ya know. It was just a small, little store I had for about 8 months, didn’t make any money but it did put me in a location across the street from a store that sells very high end inequities to millionaires.

One of the owners’ fathers happened to be George Pal from Warner Brothers, the original producer of War of the Worlds, The Time Machine and Journey to the Center of the Earth. When I met George he said to me “ya know you have a unique look” and he was very gracious and he said “Look, I’m doin’ a movie called Doc Savage” and I was like ” I have those books!” and he says ” I’d like to hire you for two days to be the corner for Doc Savage’s father, here’s the scene and would you be interested please.” I said “Sure. Sounds like fun.” He got me my union card and I wound up having a couple 100 bucks in my pocket after it was done, worked for two days. And I was planning on being a feature photographer either in the northwest territory Yukon or Alaska because I’m a huge fan of the nature. It’s the most beautiful planet we’ll ever experience and we need to keep it genetically altered free if possible.

C.C. Indeed. I’ve wrote music with a gentleman you that you starred in a video with. So, I finally get to ask somebody the question that’s asked to me in every interview I do. What was it like working with Nikki Sixx haha? Smokin’ in the Boys Room haha.. You know I have to bring music into everything.

M.B. Those guys. The Crue are my buddies! They are so down to earth, so honest, so gracious. I didn’t know how it was gonna go on “Smokin’ in the Boys Room.” I’ve been around a lot of people in the rock industry before and some are like Ehhhhh, but with them, right from the get go it was honest, sincere, smiles, “hang with us back stage” here and we misbehaved a lil’ bit there and they were just cool guys and we had a lot of fun. And then at the end of the video when I wiggled my ears they loved it.

It was the most requested video on MTV for a long, long time. And when they cut the ear wiggle out after about a year of it being on MTV people complained so much and wrote all these letters that some body had to go to work and put the 4 seconds of ear wiggle back in the video. And I didn’t know if this was really true, I thought they were pulling my leg. Well one day I had to do some ADR voice over work on a movies called Penny Dreadful and while the guy was setting it up he said ” Hey I used to work for MTV and one morning I had to go to work and on my page it said I had to put back in Michael Berryman’s ear removal from Motley Crue’s Smoking in the Boys Room video…. 4 seconds.” Hahaha! I’m very proud of that Haha! Send the boys my regards. Wonderful guys.

C.C. Your top 3 favorite movies that might inspire you to be a creep in a flick? Who or what movie monster can scare Michael Berryman?

M.B. Well, I would have to say I really like Frankenstein and the Universal Classics, but the one that freaked me out the most is probably The Mummy.

C.C Boris!

M.B. Oh ya. Frankenstein was a sympathetic character. The Wolfman.. Well, I just wanted to BE a werewolf. But The Mummy was really creepy.. And when they would burn the scroll leaves, it just creeped me out. And then when I go older The Exorcist really messed with me. As a matter of fact I’m not ashamed to admit that after I saw the Exorcist (I forget how old I was I might of been 15 or maybe 16) I got on my knees to make sure it had more effect and said my prayers. I’m an ex alter boy, ex Catholic. It really had an effect on me. And the third one I’d have to say… Fox News.

C.C. I gotta wrap this up here. I thank you for your time Michael. I’m always excited to see ya on the silver screen and I wish you the best of luck for the rest of the shoot on The Lords Of Salem. You will no doubt make this flick excellent my friend.

M.B. Well thank you, I appreciate that. You’re a sharp guy and obviously a force to be. I salute you. And drop by my facebook BELOW ZERO sign on as a friend and say that ya wanna see this movie haha! I’m really, really proud of it. I think Eddie, Kristin and I knocked it out of the park. The performances are strong and it’s so well made, it’s just like wow! belowzeromovie.com

Michael and I rapped for quite awhile about the renaissance of 60′s and 70′s music that still holds strong today, how original music rules and formulated bands can be compared to fast food that will make you “artistically diabetic” (Brilliant quote by the way Michael!) Aurthor Lee of LOVE, folk rock, his sister being a mid-wife for John Densmore of The Doors, hanging with Joni Mitchell at The Troubadour, meeting George Harrison, Herb Alfred, Aaron Neville, That 70′s Show, Betty White, Corporate Doom, Satan’s Evil Spawn, our future for our children and our children’s-children, slaves to power and greed, figuring out heaven on earth, humanity, war, protesting and surviving, science, physics and chemistry, Thomas Edison’s lab assistant PHD Professor Mr. Kent, not turning planet earth into a toilet, HG.Wells, Marshall Mcluhan, the powerful influences of technology, gardening, standards, misuse of knowledge, fast food, life styles, Lou Ferrigno, The Devil Rejects, Matthew McGrory and Tiny, Drag Racing, health care, the back of M.J.B.’s Hard Rock Cafe jacket saying “Love All, Serve All, All is One.” blind faith, dead beat reality shows, writing books and Mick Mars. Good times.

Hey, It stopped storming out. That’s too bad.. I like watching the lightning strike the graveyard from Castle Cherry. (Makes for disconnected phone calls with Michael Berryman though..) Sooooooooo, I have noticed some of you are looking quite shabby. Stop that. Get some Lip Service clothes. Turn yer “shab into fab” bitches. Or I will fucking gut you like a fish and cut your eye lids in half… Whoa, whoa, whoa!!! Hahaha, I’m just kidding… I’ve just been spending too much time with Roger Labon Jackson.. He’s the real voice of Ghostface… And Mojo JoJo.. Don’t ask… Just get some Lip Service…. Clothing.

Also check out Berryman’s work.
He’s done a few movies if ya haven’t noticed. And I’m sure I’m forgetting some of them too! Michael say’s: “Love All, Serve All, All is One.” What a great guy!

• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) – Coroner
• One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – Ellis
• The Hills Have Eyes (1977) – Pluto
• Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977) – First Bandit
• Deadly Blessing (1981) – William Gluntz
• Invitation to Hell (1984) – Valet
• My Science Project (1985) – Mutant #1
• Weird Science (1985) – Mutant Biker
• Cut and Run (1985) – Quecho
• The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985) – Pluto
• Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1985) – Chainsaw
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) – Starfleet display officer
• Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III (1987) – Cpl. Catlett
• The Barbarians (1987) – Dirtmaster
• Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) – The Mummy
• Far Out Man(1989) – Angry Biker
• Solar Crisis (1990) – Matthew
• The Guyver (1991) – Lisker
• Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) – Pilgrim #1
• The Crow (1994) The Skull Cowboy (Scenes Deleted)
• Double Dragon (1994) – Maniac Leader
• Mojave Moon (1996) – Angel
• Spy Hard (1996) – Bus Patron with Oxygen Mask
• The Independent (2000) – Himself
• Two Heads are Better than None (2000) – Chives
• The Devil’s Rejects (2005) – Clevon
• Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007) – Jack
• Penny Dreadful (2006] – Gas Station Worker
• Brutal (2007) – Leroy Calhoun
• Necrosis (2009) – Seymour
• Brother’s War (2009) – Col. Petrov
• Smash Cut (2009) – Philip Farmsworth, Jr.
• Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster – (2010)
• Mask Maker – (2010) – Fred
(C.C.’s opinions do not reflect on L.S.)
Enjoy the holiday kiddes..

Thanksgiving: A holiday about family, appreciating what you have, and sharing with others, including strangers. Pilgrims stealing land, pillaging and raping came earlier. How dare they burn my witches!!!!
XOXO
CHAD CHERRY
www.thelastvegas.com

Here it is! The latest video by The Last Vegas, “The Other Side”, starring action film legend Sybil Danning! Enjoy!

Check out more badass TLV goodness at their official site: TheLastVegas.com

Chad Cherry’s rock video invasion!

Hello, hello Boils and Ghouls!!!
It’s your old friend, Count Chaddy Cherry, comin’ at ya in the fine summertime heat! Kinda reminds me of my old stomping grounds back in Hell … Hell, Michigan (It’s near Detroit, ya cretins). In 2011′s glorious, firecracker month of July, I did not get the chance to write any fancy-pants interviews about your favorite sci-fi, horror playmates or lovable fiends in the genre you adore so immensely…

Oh no, not this month kiddies …

Ya see, I’ve been spending a lot of my time lately roaming the country-side, filming the “darkness.” Stalking tragically wicked places, haunted forests, abandoned gravel pits (fucking scary), run-down theaters, and all other random freaky-deaky action I could get my eyeballs on. Thus, I deliver the fragments of this reality caught on film to my laboratory, for the slicing and dicing.

“Cut it! Sew it back together! Cut it some more! MUAHAHAHA!!!”

I’ve been honing in on my mad scientist skills, again, bringing you all some different fodder to corrupt your sponge-like brains.. Mmmmmmm, brains … Anyway, I thought you Lip Service junkies would dig the fact that I got asked to do a rock video for The Steepwater Band. This is the vid for their first single, called “Remember The Taker,” from their new record “Clava.”

Sooooooooo for the latest installment of the “Devil Inside,” the almighty GuttyWorks Productions (J.R.Wolfenstein and myself – the fine weirdos who bring you “Ask Chad Cherry“) will premier this dread smack dab to you sexy creeps via the greatest clothing service known to wild hormones: Lip Service!!! It’s ALIVE!!! (Well it’s not really alive, it’s just a video. But the thing that’s sketchin’ in the corner of my lab is! Shit! I think I need to call an exterminator, the grizzly bear traps don’t seem to be working…)
[Memo: My grizzly traps are never used on real animals. Just people. Or my bastardized creations when they run amok.]

The only thing I don’t like about working with video is that the “cutting room” floor never really has any visible blood while I’m actually “cutting”… Hmmm, Oh well, I’ll change that soon enough.

Enjoy your righteous ways and stay cool in Lippy style you freaks I call friends. Oh ya, and enjoy my creation.
XXX
Your favorite Rock-n-Roll Mad Scientist: Chad Cherry
thelastvegas.com

QUEEN OF THE ACTION FLICKS

Your life is stellar!!! Why? Because, this month, you Lip Service cretins get to look at pictures of supremely talented, half naked HOTNESS! (You dirty bastards!) And you’re gonna learn about one of the sexiest action hero vixens who has ever dawned her powerful presence in the cult films your inquisitive eyeballs and creepy minds could not possibly live without! (And I know I’m not just yappin’ for myself here…)

Of course, I’m speaking of the Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, sci-fi, action, and horror films. Boils and Ghouls … Without further ado …  I give you the ever-so-stunning…
SYBIL DANNING.

Sybil became an actress after leaving home at the age of 16. Making her film debut in Komm nur, meins Liebstes Vogelein, portraying the legendary German mermaid “Lorelei” covered by only long blonde tresses. The next year she had a role in one of Robert DeNiro’s first movies, Sam’s Songs. She was cast in Blackbeard along with Raquel Welch, playin’ a high-caliber prostitute. The same year, she appeared in Eye of the Labyrinth, a giallo thriller. Then came The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, again with R.Welch… Oh ya!

She moved to Hollywood in ’78, leaving her friends and family in Europe behind to pursue her career with zero contract, zero agent, and zero idea what the future would bring. But the future was gonna be bright for this serious, educated, physically fit, politically aware, intelligent, and beautiful woman. The 5’7″ blue-eyed blonde embodied all the qualities to take over… and then some. After portraying an extraterrestrial Amazon named Saint-Exmin in the ’80 movie, Battle Beyond the Stars, she earned “The Golden Scroll Award Of Merit” from the Academy of Science-Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror films. Then on to a ton of crucial B films.

In ’83 Danning appeared on the cover of the August issue of Playboy magazine. They christened her “Queen of the Action Flicks.” Next she co-starred with Christopher Lee in The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, playing Stirba, an evil werewolf queen. She then began hittin’ up American TV series. I loved her in The Fall Guy and V. I never missed an episode. She can be seen with rocker Wendy O. Williams (The Plasmatics) in Reform School Girls and, after sketch parody Amazon on the Moon, she founded her own company “Adventuress Production, Inc.” and produced “L.A. Bounty”, which she starred and helped write. She was the hostess of her own collection of 26 action-adventure movies baring the title “Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video” and had her first tailor-made action comic book “Sybil Danning is Black Diamond.” YA!

In the 90s Sybil ran into a setback. While rehearsing a movie stunt, she had an accident in a gymnasium. Forced to rest, she worked with writers on her first screenplay… But the pain worsened. Doctors misdiagnosed her condition and, finally, a surgeon recommended by Jack Nicholson discovered Danning had two severely-herniated discs. She underwent a series of epidurals, followed by traction, and spent over a year recovering.

But, as you all know, you can never keep a good girl down and Sybil rocked it back into public performance. Big time. She returned to the big screen most notably in the movie Grindhouse in a faux trailer titled Werewolf Women of the S.S. This was followed by her appearance in Rob Zombie’s re-make of Halloween. She appeared in the third season of the ‘here!’ series The Lair as Frav von Hess, a sinister vampiress out to kill the vamp whose influence over her son caused her transformation. Oh ya, and she played the succubus in the t.v. series Superboy. Always tough and very sexy dangerous.

Sybil has remained true to her portrayal of strong characters. She’s writing her autobiography and developing new projects she will produce and also appear.

I’ve touched base on one of her flicks in a past Devil Inside article (Werewolves), but came to the realization we need more S.D. in our lives. I thought I would get a more exclusive interview into the mind of a brilliant and talented actress to see what irons she has in the fire. Being the amazing friend she is, she agreed and it goes like this…

C.C. In most of your movies you play a sexy, dynamic, commanding, super-hero industrial strength woman. Strong roles. Do you ever wonder if this intimidates directors and producers?

SD – Gee, you noticed! No, I don’t think I have ever intimidated my directors or producers because they hired me to play such a role in the first place. If a producer decides to produce or a director decides to direct a movie with such a strong female character, they obviously like those kinds of female characters.  Chances are they probably have a strong female in their lives or wish they had. Thank God for writers who create those roles. In my case, sometimes they re-write them with the ok of the director and producer or even let me play a role written for a man.  It worked for Sigourney Weaver when the producer of ALIEN decided the lead role would be more interesting if played by a woman. Interestingly when interviewed by an L.A. Times journalist and asked if “she now thinks she will be categorized as Sybil Danning playing such roles since this was the first of its kind?” she took it in stride.

Talking about Directors, I loved your interview with my dear friend Penelope Spheeris.  She and I met at the Sundance Film Festival.  Loving her work I sent her a project on an “Icon and his band” which Penelope loves.  Music publishing has been negotiated and cleared.  We can’t say more right now but will once ready.

C.C. YeYeah!!! Not many actors get their own comic book such as “Sybil Danning is, Black Diamond.” We need more of this.

SD – Yes, my comic book was very successful which took me to the San Diego ComicCon Convention for the first time.  I will be there again next month, on Saturday, July 23 signing the release copies of my cult classic movie BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS on Blu-Ray.  My “Sybil Danning is, Black Diamond” was to become a female James Bond movie but when financing fell through, so too the comic book ended.  I have another exciting comic book in mind in the near future and will let you know.

C.C. I’m thinking you actually might really be a vampire. You’ve hardly aged. Sybil… Are you a vamp? (Hehehe)

SD – Nice pun CC. You’re right; I have been called a vamp.  The vampire part?  Who wouldn’t want to be one?  They’re beautifully pale, sexy, intelligent, successful and rich, not to mention eternally young and beautiful.  I love them and am producing a Vampire movie I will also be in.  However, instead of living the night life – I must have my nights rest to keep up my looks and keep up with my fans. Sophia Loren once told me as I was having lunch with her in her Villa in Rome, she always makes sure she has 7-8 hours of sleep a night and that is her beauty secret.  I agree.  Unfortunately until I’ve found a solution I will focus my vampirism on screen.

C.C. You have worked with so many great directors and actors, are there any talented folks you’ve yet to work with that you’d jump at the chance too? Whose films are intriguing to you?

SD – To mention a couple, immediately Leonardo DiCaprio (favorites-AVIATOR, TITANIC, BLOOD DIAMOND) and Russell Crowe (favorites-  GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, CINDERELLA MAN,)  come to mind.  They are extremely passionate performers, very sexy and personify the ultimate strong male figures emotionally as well as psychically.  I love cars, clothing and movies with strong male/female “Bogie & Bergman” characters of the 40’s.  Director Martin Scorsese I’ve wanted to work with as long as I can remember.   I love the ultimate passion he injects in his movies my favorites starting with TAXI DRIVER, GOODFELLAS, RAGING BULL, GANGS OF NEW YORK, Michael Jackson’s bad Video, THE AVIATOR and pretty much everything in-between.

C.C. You took a hiatus from acting for quite sometime. What sparked your interest to come back?

SD – MY FANS!  It was my first time at the major Memorabilia Show in New Jersey, Chiller Theatre, October 2005. My fans were lined up with photos, posters, magazines, videos, you name it from my movies, some of which I had forgotten.  I signed those and photos I brought and was amazed how many of my fans were there to see me, get my autograph and I listened to how passionate they were about the one or other movie. They asked me when I was going to do another Woman in Prison or Werewolf movie, etc. It was then I realized my fans want to see me again on the big screen.  Always thankful to my fans for my success, I realized how loyal they were to me all the years I was absent and I owed them to go back to doing movies.  Not easy to ease back into the biz after so long, I took it very serious and did what I could to make a come-back.  I did it with Tarantino’s WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE SS and Rob Zombies re-make of HALLOWEEN which made my fans really happy and me too.  It was my turning point.  I also thank my most loyal fan and friend  to date Jim Blogg who during my years of absence kept his Sybil Danning Fan club:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLegendofSybilDanning/ alive and hoping for my return.  Jim started, created and is Web Master of my Website www.sybildanning.net.  Thank you so much Jim for your dedication and loyalty. Loyalty is of major importance to me and Jim stood with me.

C.C. I’ve been fantasizing about a Chad Cherry perfume. I think you can probably help me out with this. What should I do?

SD – Don’t fantasize, do it!  Get your favorite scent, put it in a bottle, and call it “Gets You Off” named after your “Whatever Gets You Off” hot number.  The girls will LOVE it and the guys will want it.

C.C. Brilliant! Ok, most people probably don’t like this question, but bein’ who I am and doin’ what I do… I will always ask. What are you listening to music-wise right now?

SD –Right now.  I just gave it away above – your dirty rock “Whatever Gets You Off!”  I love it!  Great lyrics, rock and Video!  And by the way I also love your beautiful ballad, “Apologize.”  Like Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, I love your tough and tender sides!  CC, you’re cool, you’re hot!

C.C. I’m going to accept those fantastic, lovely words. (As C.C. blushes like a li’l schoolboy) Can ya tell the kiddies about some of your highly stylized writings and the producing you do for films?

SD – I love writing; though painful when staring at an empty sheet, it’s very satisfying once everything synchronizes and comes together.  I took a 4 day Seminar with Screen writing Guru Robert McKee.  Barry Manilow was in my class.  I’ve written and re-written a few screenplays, nothing I’ve yet produced.  I seriously started when I was flat on my back in and out of the hospital ending with surgery.  I ruptured 2 discs and tore all tissue while flipping a girl over my back in my gym.  Because time is precious, once on my feet again I focused on acting and producing.  Though difficult and frustrating especially in this economic period I find producing very creative because it gives you the opportunity to create elements necessary for a successful movie. All I’m currently writing is my Autobiography for which I have a deadline. I’m very fortunate to have Marshall Terrill bestselling Novelist Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel, Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business and many others, as my Editor in Chief.  I’m also very happy to say, two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner will produce and star in a McQueen biopic based on two books by Marshall Terrill: Portrait of an American Rebel and his most recent, The Life and Legacy of a Hollywood Icon.

C.C. Can’t wait. Let us know what’s up and coming in Sybil’s world? What can the fans expect next?

SD – My last movie, VIRUS X released by LionsGate is out and can be found at Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix and Walmart.  Soon it will also be available on my website www.sybildanning.net with other DVDs, Posters, Photos and other Memorabilia.  I will be at the exciting NEW COMIKAZE (Comic, Anime, Gaming, Sci-Fi, and Horror) Expo in Los Angeles November 5 & 6, 2011. Get ready all my HOWLING II fans and meet me at High-Noon, Nov 5 because I will be auctioning for the first time ever my most popular leather and brass complete costume by MAD MAX designer Peter Mitchell.  I’m producing a “Vampire” movie written by Scott Sanford and will be in it as well.  More on that once I have the financing completed.  I’m also producing a movie/TV series on “RUGER” a character I own.  I wrote the script and have a bible ready for the follow-up TV series. What’s most exciting is that I and my producing partner Les Thomas, a Video Game Analyst, Specialist and Journalist have RUGER in development as a First Person Shooter Cloud Game.  I will reveal more to you as we go along.  Right now I’m holding her design, etc close to my bullet proof vest.  I will give you links to the whirlwind PR we’ve gotten on RUGER at the recent largest Los Angeles Gaming E3Expo in the world.  This has already spread throughout Asia and Europe with whom Les is working.  One thing I can tell you, for sure there will be MAJOR MADAME MAHEM!
All my fans please go to www.sybildanningsruger.com to stay informed on RUGER…or else!

C.C. Yes! Very amazing. So you and I have been toying around with the idea about a The Last Vegas video for a lil’ while now. I see something very grand in the near future. Do you think the world will be ready for this? (I know they’ll be.)

SD –CC, love your crystal balls!  The Italians told me my name in Italian comes from Sibila Gumana, a mystic Fortune Teller, and yes, I too see something very hot and heavy in the very near future. Hell yes, the world is ready because the world is OUR FANS and they are ripe and ready for US!
Thank you and all my Love and Bullets to you CC and all my loyal fans, Sybil.
Please follow me on:
www.sybildanning.net
www.sybildanningsruger.com
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Links to recent RUGER News:
http://www.examiner.com/la-action-adventure-game-in-los-angeles/sybil-danning-pioneering-games-with-cloud-shooter

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/09/okay-what-sybil-danning%e2%80%99s-ruger/

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/73433/Sybil_Danning_pioneering_games_with_cloud_shooter.php

http://gameinatrix.com/gamer-girls-radio-come-for-the-boobs-stay-for-the-brains/lunch-with-gingir-and-cori/other-gossip/item/1783-sybil-danning-pioneering-games-with-cloud-shooter

http://media-newswire.com/release_1152056.html

Registered videogame journalists can also keep up-to-date with Press Releases on:
www.gamespress.co.uk

I simply love this woman. She’s a super hero, Valkyrie, mermaid, terrorizer, vamp mom, spy, werewolf, sex symbol, writer, producer, and all around ass kicker. Lookin’ good the whole time. She just confirmed her status as out-of-control amazing! Check her out in action. NOW!

CHECK OUT SYBIL! And sign her guestbook!
www.sybildanning.net

As for me.
I’m under your bed right now… Go check.. I dare you.
(And clean yer place up next time I creep in, it’s a pig pen!)

Actually summer time festivals are were I’m at. And I’m everywhere. Let’s ROCK-n-ROLL. YEYEAH!!!! xoxo
Chad Cherry www.thelastvegas.com

FILMOGRAPHY
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Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriquez’ GRINDHOUSE (2007) ….Gretchen Krupp (WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE SS Segment)
HALLOWEEN (2007)…….Nurse Wynn
(Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN)
Jump (2006)….Anna Gruber
L.A. Bounty (1989) …. Ruger…Writer/Producer
Talking Walls (1987) …. Bathing Beauty
Warrior Queen (1987) …. Berenice
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) …. Queen Lara
The Phantom Empire (1986) …. Alien Queen
Reform School Girls (1986) …. Sutter
The Tomb (1986) …. Jade
Malibu Express (1985) …. Contessa Luciana
Private Passions (1985) …. Kathrine
Young Lady Chatterley II (1985) …. Judith Grimmer
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)….Stirba
Jungle Warriors (1984)…. Angel
Panther Squad (1984) …. Ilona…Producer
They’re Playing with Fire (1984) …. Diane Stevens
Chained Heat (1983) …. Ericka
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) …. Julia
Hercules (1983) …. Ariadne
Julie Darling (1982) …. Susan
S.A.S. San Salvador (1982) …. Countess Alexandra Vogel
The Salamander (1981) …. Lili Anders
Saturn Awards (1981) (TV)
Separate Ways (1981) …. Mary
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980) …. Charlotte
Man with Bogart’s Face, The (1980) …. Cynthia
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) …. Saint-Exmin
Nightkill (1980) …. Monika Childs
Day of the Cobra (1980)….Brenda
Cuba Crossing (1980) …. Veronica
Meteor (1979) …. Swiss Girl Skier
The Concorde: Airport ’79 (1979) …. Amy
Cat in the Cage (1978) …. Susan Khan
Crossed Swords (1978) …. Mother Canty
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)….Halima
Albino (1976) …. Saly
God’s Gun (1976)…Jenny
The Four Musketeers (1974) …. Eugenie
The Three Musketeers (1973) …. Eugenie
Red Queen Kills 7 Times (1972)
Loves of a French Pussycat (1972)….Andrea
Bluebeard (1972) …. A Prostitute
Naughty Nymphs (1972)….Elizabeth
The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1972)…. Kriemhild
Swedish Love Games (1971)
The Swap (1969)
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TELEVISION APPEARANCES
YEAR……SHOW………….EPISODE……………ROLE
1989____ Superboy______Succubus_____Pamela Dare
1985___Street Hawk___Vegas Run___Linda Martin
1984___The Hitchhiker___Face To Face___Gloria
1984___V: The Final Battle___Visitors Choice___Mary Kruger
1984___The Fall Guy___Prisoner___Karina
1984___Masquerade___Flashpoint___KGB Agent
1983___Simon and Simon___Bon Voyage, Alonso___Marla
1981___Vegas___Set Up___Eva Swenson
1974___Derrick___Zeichen der Gewalt___Irina Hausman

“The city was drifted with human bones…”

This is the month I force you Lip Service junkies to dig into something ya might not have done for a while. You creeps are gonna read a book … or two. But not just any books! We are gonna get into pure adventure and escapism. THRILLER. The imagination takes over and dives you into our world like you’ve never seen it. Or could believe. This month we read graphic sci/fi-thriller novels that will “put lead in yer pencil.”

I’m privileged and honored to get the chance to interview not only a brilliant writer but a true friend I had the chance to grow up with on the backwoods plains of “B.F.E.” At a very young age I noticed my friend had an intense power to wield the pen to manipulate life in every way shape and form… Long story short.

My broham PATRICK LEE is talented as hell.

The reviews about his books will speak for themselves.

“Audacious and terrifying, uncannily believable.” -Lee Child

“Patrick Lee’s ‘Ghost Country’ is in a word: Brilliant. Less novel, than an adventure, it left me breathless and awed. It’s explosive, innovative, and ultimately mind blowing. Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last.” -James Rollins, ‘New York Times’ bestselling author of the ‘Doomsday Key.”

“Settle back and savor this one. Patrick Lee has an intense brand of storytelling. He’s a most welcome addition to the genre. The real deal. I look forward to reading more from him.” -Steve Berry, “New York Times” bestselling author

“Holy shit I’m interviewing Pat Lee next month…” I should read his books.” -Chad Cherry,  author of “Gimme Back My Leather Pants Bitch.”  *bogus review

“Wow! Double wow! Starkly original, ‘Ghost Country’ will make Asimov and Heinlein cheers with the angels. The techo-thriller meets sci-fi, and the result is mind-blowing.” -Stephen Coonts

Ladies and germs… I give you the ‘New York Times’ bestselling author of ‘The Breach’ and ‘Ghost Country.’ PATRICK LEE.

C.C. Pat it’s great to hear from you and it’s great to see your books on the shelves everywhere I go. Your character ‘Travis Chase’ (the hero in your series) is a no bullshit, “hard as they come” real deal fucking bad ass. Why did you mold his likeness after yours truly Chad Cherry? I haven’t dealt with “top secret anomalies” “other worldly power” or have been “mankind’s only hope” for a very long time.

P.L. When I was seven, my grandfather’s dying words were, “Chad Cherry is going to be a badass rockstar–if you ever get off your ass and write a book, model the main character after him.”  Then the crocodile dragged him under and that was the end of it.  I’m never going back to Australian Disney World.

C.C. Soooooooooooo Pat. I shit myself after I read both of your books. That’s how good your writing is. Does this happen to everyone that reads your stuff? Can you explain this to me?

P.L. I was actually going for a laxative effect with these books, but they were supposed to “work gently overnight,” like the products in all those TV spots showing people sleeping peacefully, smiling.  Instead, something has gone horribly wrong, and now only one man can stop the nightmare before it’s too–oh, sorry about that.  I get caught up in making things sound dramatic.

C.C. Let’s talk about the character Paige Campbell. So tough, so intelligent, so ruthless at times, so hot. Where do I go to find her? Please tell me she is real.

P.L. She exists deep in the stuck-in-adolescence part of my mind (95% of the brain, by volume) which causes me, when I’m playing Tomb Raider, to turn carefully in doorways so that the camera zooms in on just Lara Croft’s boobs and the MP5 submachinegun she’s holding.

C.C. When I read your books I genuinely see everything in my mind as a film that needs to be made. The story and your characters are so identifiable and perfect for the silver screen. We grew up on a shit ton of great movies and books.. criticizing (but still enjoying) most. Who do you see playing the part of Travis Chase (besides me)?

P.L. Hmmm, let’s see.  If the studio can’t work things out with you, I’d probably want them to use some CGI mixture of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio.  Or if that’s expensive for some reason, Pitt by himself would be pretty awesome.

C.C. How far off am I for thinking Kate Beckinsale could play the part of Paige Campbell?

P.L. I would walk from here to Los Angeles on my ass cheeks to beg her to play the role.  (Only to be devastated to learn she lives in England.)  On the other hand, I could probably try asking the producers to call her agent and pitch it; a crazy approach like that might be better.

C.C. Are you still screen writing? And can you let the kids know about your past work on this subject?

P.L. I actually stopped writing scripts a few years ago, to focus on books.  It’s definitely fun working on scripts, but I think it finally just hit me that I’m more suited to novels.  As far as the scripts, though, I sold two of them in my early twenties, and… I think they almost got made.  (This may be what every ex-screenwriter thinks.)

C.C. Blondes or Brunettes now?

P.L. There’s a definite preponderance of brunettes in my dating past.  The fact that they’re in my past instead of my present is probably a result of my using words like preponderance.  (It could also be the zooming in on Lara Croft’s boobs.)

C.C. Your writings include loads and loads of brutal, graphic violence. (Thank you!) Do you think the young adults that read your books will want to go out and beat people’s head open with steal pipes? (I did get inspired)

P.L. Only a tiny percentage of my readers have actually been caught doing this.  The rest are smart enough to wipe the prints and ditch the weapon.

C.C. Your brother Chris is the reason I got into Van Halen. Does he still have the Eddie guitar?

P.L. Oh, I totally remember that thing.  I think he used masking and electrical tape to match the look.  It might be in a closet somewhere, but I haven’t seen it since circa 1991.

C.C. I’m so over asking you questions. You live in Chicago now, I’m in Chicago right now too…. Let’s go get some strange. Ya?

P.L. Shit ya!!

C.C. Well Pat, I’m proud of you and can’t wait for another book. I’m glad I got shit goin’ on in my life so I don’t have to be jealous of you becoming the bad ass that ya are. And thank you for the nightmares.

P.L. Dude, I’m proud of you too!  We’re living proof that you shouldn’t pay attention in school; just sit in the back of the class and make fun of people, including the teacher, and you’ll end up with your dream career.  (That statement is not legally binding, kids.  Your results may vary.)

So don’t be dumb and pick up Patrick Lee’s books immediately. All b.s. set aside (just for a second anyway) These novels are phenomenal front to back.

“Because something is loose in the world. And doomsday is not only possible…. it is inevitable.”

Patrick Lee at Harper Collins
PatrickLeeFiction.com

Maintaining my status as a guy that still doesn’t know or cares how to conduct a proper interview… but does it anyway.

Chad Cherry.

Chad Cherry from The Last Vegas has been naked under Lip-Service Clothing since 1917.
“That is a very long time to be wearing L.S.C. but I still think I look as wicked as I seem. Muawhahaha! If the record isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” C.C. XXX
TheLastVegas.com

My Hunger
My recent residency in Hollywood made me realize something I’ve let slip through my mind in the many years of chaos …

All the warm sunshine can make a woman’s blood taste so exquisite …

Everything you think you know about Vampires is true. Or is it? To understand the myth is to understand the concept of the Gods. This all depends upon the era, the culture, individual imagination, gullibility or faith.

The days are here where you can’t even move without vamps being everywhere. Fangs on t.v., fangs in the movies, fangs in the bedroom. Everywhere vampires. Stripped down, junior romance, bad movies. Vampires, as Stephen King said, taking Erica Jong’s phrase, were the ultimate zipless fuck.

But you can never kill the undead. And they wouldn’t be popular if there hadn’t have been centuries of amazing literature as their foundation. Be it metaphoric or whatever else that stirs you, makes you nervous, or wakes you up from your dreams.

Vampires will always be with us.

Forever.

-Chad Cherry thelastvegas.com

Hey everyone! This is Mich (writer of Lip SerVICES and editor of the LS ‘zine). Chad and I had a chance to plot and scheme together while he was here in H’wood. We shot a full photo story series for Vampyrotic (with the lovely Shauna Ryanne). In it, Chad is a rock star and Shauna a … well … an aspiring Starfucker (you will note clever use of Starfucker Fishnet along w/ the micro-mini in the shots!). As you can image, Shauna gets a bit more than she bargained for in seducing this rock n roll vampire.

In the meanwhile, here’s a little peek! We’ll add some more to our production blog as we get closer to publishing the new issue. Enjoy!

PEACE ON PLANET EARTH
(And to all other planets I visit.)

This month I’ve decided to give you the gift of rock-n-roll music. After all, it is the silly season and consider this my X-Mas present to the fiends who believe in the power of music. Oh, and to all who know looking fabulous in Lip Service clothing means you’ll get more presents this year. L.S.Clothing makes your naughtiness; a nice thing hehe. Yep, yep. And it contributes to the whole peace on earth, good will to mankind, be cool to others thing as well … The power of good fashion … It’s there for you my friends.
Cheers to all … I say love and respect shall lead the way every day and not just through one certain time of year … Let it be an ongoing thing and shine with it my brothers and sisters. We are all in this together. Rise above and be beautiful to each other. YEYEAH!!!!!!

I’ve just put some finishing touches on the new TLV record and I’m glad to say it’s on its way to completion with mix and mastering. This record has been a completely different studio experience than I’ve ever gone though. And it’s been the most work. (But some of the things that went down late night were quite a trip …Very tasty … I will let you in someday when you are old enough.) It’s everything you will want it to be. 100% TLV. Looking forward to the future as always. Can’t wait to unleash the monster and give you a wild and exciting ride into the depths of a band of five guys who want nothing more than to seduce you to the spooky groovy and make ya jump out of your skin to sex beats and hot leather attitude … Get ready.
Till then, here is the brand new single from our album Whatever Gets You Off … ‘Apologize’ … Download it for free. thelastvegas.com
And don’t miss out on the video. I threw up some stills from the shoot. Enjoy.

Happy Holidaze to all and to all a devilishly R-n-R good time!!!!!! See you all in Los Angeles in January. (I’m not staying in Chicago for the damn winter time.) Joy! C.C.

DEREK MEARS KILLS PEOPLE…. But damn is he a nice guy…

American actor and stuntman Derek Mears is best known for his role as serial killer Jason Voorhees in the re-make of “Friday the 13th.”

He’s also known for not being around or anywhere near L.A. when The Last Vegas want him to be in their music videos … Derek is like … “Oh, sorry, I have to kill people on location for the next month” or “Oh damn, I’m in Guam … I mean, London … right now working on another movie.”

Born in Bakersfield California, (I will always think of the Rolling Stones song “Girl with far away eyes” whenever that town is ever mentioned … Did I ask if you gave a shit?) Mearsy got his start performing improv comedy, which can tell ya a lil’ about how cool of a dude the D.M. is. You can not do horror or sci-fi without a great sense of humor. That’s what I always say … (I’ve never actually said that.)

Derek has mega creds, both as a stuntman and as an actor on the boob tube and the silver screen. He’s done E.R., Alias, Nash Bridges, The Shield, My Name Is Earl, CSI:Miami, Angel, Bones, CSI: N.Y., Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, The Hills Have Eyes II, Men In Black II, Cursed, Zathura, His Name was Jason: 30 years of Friday the 13th (documentary), Predators, and (just announced) will be in the next Friday the 13th … Possibly …

Mearsman had a breakthrough role in the new ‘Friday’ film, with Scott Stoddard creating the new look for Mears’ character Jason Voorhees. Dereks’ height is 6 ft. 5 in., making him one of the tallest actors to ever portray Mr. Voorhees. (Ken Zirzinger is close … Did I ask again? … ) He was nominated for an MTV movie award in the category of best villain for his portrayal of Hockey Mask head. (Heath Ledger got it that year.) And, I think, he’s contracted to return for another ‘Friday’ sequel or another film being made by Platinum Dunes. I’m not sure, but I’m gonna find out.

He recently portrayed a ‘Classic Predator’ in the 2010 sci-fi horror film sequel ‘Predators’ … Yeyeah, looking good in that one D! He appeared in the American Sitcom Community episode “Romantic Expressionism” as the star of the movies “Kick Puncher” and “Kick Puncher II” … Ha Ha Ha … Good stuff.

He is also set to appear in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Strange Tides” as an unknown role … (He’s taking over for Johnny Depp … It’s a joke … please don’t come at me with law suits.)

Derek actually found some time in his busy world of avoiding TLV video locations to rap with me and answer a lil’ Q and A with yours truly …

C.C.- I’m just gonna get to the point here Derek … I’ve been learning some martial arts over here for the last 3 days and I know with your background as a stuntman, you’ve had a lot of training. So, I was thinking, the next time I’m in your neck of the woods maybe we could practice some karate in your garage or something? I know you’re well over 6 ft. tall and I’m like 5 something, but I’m pretty sure I’ve had enough training so far to take you down … Are we cool with this? … Just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ Derek … And don’t get cocky with me please … Ok …

D.M.- Yes

C.C.- What was it like playing ‘Captain Jack Sparrow’ in that ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie you did?

D.M.- Umm, I think you may have me confused with someone else. I did just film Pirates 4, but …

C.C.- I don’t have anymore questions for you. That’s really all I wanted to ask ya.

D.M.- (Long pause) This is awkward.

C.C.- (Long pause) No … It’s not.

C.C.- Oh wait, is there any way you could explain to us what it’s like playing the role of a sex symbol, such as Jason Voorhees? I mean, it seems the ladies really dig the mongoloid killing spree types lately. Do you see this as a fad?

D.M.- Sex symbol? Jason? I do get some unique emails, but I … Um, fad? Is this interview going well?

C.C. (Long pause) Yes … It is.

C.C.- I actually do have a few more questions I forgot I had that are not on the serious tip. What are your top favorite rock-n-roll bands?  Just off the top of yer head. You know I have to ask.

D.M.- Anything with Mike Patton, let’s see I like Korn, Metallica, Powerman 5000 … (Long pause) … What? … You want me to say The Last Vegas, right? … (pause) … Fine, The Last Vegas.

C.C.- Axe or Machete?

D.M.- AXECHETE

C.C.- Will you be playing Mr. V. again in a sequel? And, if so, can we expect to see a hot pin-up calender for the ladies to go along with it?

D.M.- Part 2 isn’t green lighted yet, so no word if I’m returning.

C.C. As Capt. Jack Sparrow?

D.M. (Long pause.. Then finishes his answer like I never asked) No word if I’m returning as Jason. No word on the pin-up calendar as well. I really should be goin’.

C.C.- Last question. Will you go out drinking with me after I whip you in Karate? I’m pretty sure I will forget my wallet if we do this.

I love being a professional … (Professional what, I don’t know)

Check out Derek in the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie coming soon. And for the Karate match of the century with me. Should be on pay per view never.

So I’m still in the recording studio. “Mega” is all I’ll say at this point. I also just got done filming the video for the next TLV single ‘Apologize’. It will drop in December. I’m starting to feel like a mad scientist … I like that feeling! Do you think Lip Service can make me a lab coat?

Dr. Chad Cherry

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‘Black cats and goblins
and broomsticks and ghosts
Covens of witches
With all of their hosts
You may think they scare me
You’re probably right
Black cats and goblins
On Halloween night!’
-Children’s Rhyme

DAYS ARE SHORT…SHADOWS ARE LONG.
-A Holiday Burning-

Like I said earlier this month, you all are gonna get another dose of Halloween mayhem … And I’m in the mood for some John Carpenter.

“The descent to Avernus is easy; the gate of Pluto stands open night and day; but to retrace one’s steps and return to the upper air, that is the toil, that the difficulty” - Virgil

I’m writing this from being inspired by the original ‘The Halloween’ movies.

Days are short and shadows are long. The earth tilts further on it’s axis and the seasons hang suspended between autumn and winter; when the very light seems to change and colors deepen mysteriously…

You know what it’s like.

The morning sun arcs away across the sky, the afternoon rushes impatiently toward dusk, the cutting edge of darkness like the blade of a sundial pointed and turning under eaves and porches. A time of dampness and slow, flaking rust, of barking dogs that are never seen, of creaking lampposts and pale neon signs, of power lines that crackle as if underwater. Of distant traffic and laughter of children fading behind you and in front of you all at once; of the broken moon drifting like a gauze covered face. Of dripping condensation in chattering drainpipes, of the clutching of wings in the roofs of mouldering garages. Of frost on glass. Of litter dropped in gutters melting into paste, of laundry strung out to dry wilting before it can be folded, of labels bucking from jars in the musty cupboard and of your own white breathing, alone at midnight, glazing the window and then slipping out through the screen to meet the cold steam settling in the flowerbeds below…

It’s October thirty first… It’s very late… Once again, it’s Halloween.

…

The movie Halloween was one of the most successful low-budget horror films ever made and it spawned a whole sub-genre of inferior stalk ‘n’ slash imitations in the late 70′s and 80′s. This film is a staple to this holiday of doom. Set in a small Illinois town, it follows babysitter Laurie Strode as she is menaced by a masked killer, returned home after 15 years in a mental asylum. Director John Carpenter stages the brutal (but pretty bloodless) killings unrelentingly and his psychopathic protagonist, Michael Myers, is finally revealed as a wicked menace ( I still don’t know if he’s supernatural or just unstoppable) during the gripping climax when he keeps miraculously returning from the dead. You know the damn story … And might think it’s stale … But I don’t.

“Nowadays, violence is so commonplace,” agrees Carpenter. ‘It seems so random; it happens all around us, in every place. People seem to be seeking reassurance in the movies. I suppose that the time is over for the kind of movie Halloween is. It’s time to move on, to tell other stories.” … This quote was obviously before Rob Zombie’s outstanding re-make came into play. John’s film, which was originally going to be entitled ‘The Babysitter Murders’, was too powerful to move away from.

“Movies don’t make people kill. It’s life that does it.” - John Carpenter

The Boogyman is gonna get you…

It’s human nature to be fascinated by the horrible and the forbidden. We fear death and dismemberment, we fear pain, insanity and loss, we even fear sexuality, and it’s only by addressing these fears we avoid living in a state of constant trepidation. Horror can speak of such things in a way a more realistic or naturalistic genre can’t.

Horror is a leap of faith and imagination in a world where the subconscious holds dominion, a call to enter a territory where no image or act is so damnable it cannot be explored, kissed and courted; finally – why whisper it? – embrace.

If any time of the year, now is that time … Or if you are like me … Every day is Halloween.

Well, well, well … All is crazy, all is cool, all is shakin’ for this rock-n-roll fool! The Last Vegas are currently in the studio still working the graveyard shift on the music you love to get down to. It’s going to be MASSIVE!!! … Of course.

On top of that, we are also working on a new video for our soon to be released single ‘Apologize’. Stay tuned, stay wicked and stay sexy in your Lip Service style. Ya Dig?

-Chad Cherry- The Prince of Skynrd Punk.

BRAINS FOR DINNER, BRAINS FOR LUNCH, BRAINS FOR BREAKFAST, BRAINS FOR BRUNCH …

Nos: You can tell you really love something when it goes through a fit of popularity, vomits out a bunch of half assed movies, and you still, STILL want more. This is how I feel about zombie movies. I have no idea why horror trends to the point of ad nauseum…. but it does. Vampires are all the rage now but not all that long ago, zombies ruled both the big and small screen.  This was a mixed blessing that brought both trash and strokes of brilliance to the genre.  Whether you enjoy the new, rapid moving zombies or prefer the classic, slow moving kind … if you have mad love for the sleek Hollywood interpretations or stay loyal to the Italian screen, zombies have an undeniable appeal to them. I think it’s because they’re the most believable out of all the monsters. Something deep down inside of you always knows that you could wake up in the zombie apocalypse any day now. Well that’s how my mind drifts anyway…

Chad Cherry and I have decided to give our lists for the top picks for zombie movies. Romero has been left off our lists because most of his films are a given. We’ll talk more about him towards the end …

Chad: For the most, part Zombies are depicted as mindless, decaying corpses who love eating human flesh. For the record, they like brains in particular. But you should already know this fashion fiends. (To me this sounds like the normal everyday person I see on the streets, just replace the lust of cranium noodle for greed.)

The “Zombie” likeness has been shoved down our throats so much recently, I feel as if the undead are no longer scary. In ’09 Zombies and Vampires became king. But only the candy-coated Disney-esque almost-lovable ones which are safe enough for church and family time in front of the idiot box ( That’s t.v… I still like you idiot box ) …

Fuck that! I’m gonna show you the real deal ugly Zombie movies which will scar you and the kids, the shit Hollywood wants to flush down the toilet!

It’s time to realize these atrocities are neither cute nor funny, and they are not ‘for cryin’ in the night’ sexy. Unless they’re eating your flesh in Lip Service clothing, that is!

READY TO GET BLOODY ON THIS ONE BITCHES?

In the beginning…..

Author, and one of my favorite un-p.c.horror gurus, H.P. Lovecraft wrote of such monsters in novelettes which explored undead themes back in the 1920′s and into the 30′s. Some of his stories portrayed Frankenstein-inspired creeps which helped define the modern concept of the Zombie. (“In the Vault” might have the first recorded character bitten by one.)

W.B. Seabrook’s book “The Magic Island” exposed western culture to the concept of voodoo cults in Haiti resurrecting stiffs in 1929. It’s the book that introduced the word “Zombi” in to U.S. speech. Well alright!!! Enough of those silly things with words and such in ‘em … What are they called again … Reading hankies? Oh! Books! That’s right … You all want MOVIES!

(You will regret this.)

I’ve hit up some of my favorite obvious “Zombie” flicks in previous articles, so I’ll be touchin’ on some which need to be in the spotlight … But honestly … They should be left in the shadows.

Chad’s picks!

WHITE ZOMBIE

1932. Directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi (If you don’t know who Bela is chloroform yourself.), White Zombie is regarded as the first real zombie film ever. It has a voodoo theme three years prior to Seabrook’s book. This is where the blood ball get’s rollin’ and the walking dead start to become movie stars.

EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD

1980 by Joe D’Amato. Fucking Italian! Horror, exploitation, eroticism, rip off artist and voyeurism. Porno Zombie Rape! Euuuwww… Good luck finding this one. (While yer lookin’ check for “Porno Holocaust” and the ‘nunsploitation’ “Images in a Covent”) X trash. The music is ridiculously awesome.

ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE

1986 by Jack Braveman. A complete ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000″ flick. (All of these fuckers are.) But the soundtrack: Motorhead, Virgin Steele, Girl School, and one from the ‘glam- metal’ era by Pantera. Jon Miki Thor did the incidental music and plays the Zombie (reasons to not see this). To make up for that, it’s Tia Carrere’s feature film debut. Before she started “Crucial Tawnt” and met Wayne. Ugh.

 

Mutual Nos & Chad Favorites!

ZOMBI II (A.K.A. ZOMBIE)

1979 by Lucio Fulci.
Nos: This will always be my favorite zombie film and it’s the standard I set all other zombie films by. Unfair? Perhaps … but when it’s the King of all zombie movies, you have to show some respect. One of the more amazing things about this film is the flesh eaters look like they’ve been rotting. Have you seen the poster art? Fucking disgusting and I adore it. There’s even an epic zombie v.s. shark scene and whole lot of creepy Voodoo. Very much worth your time.

Chad: The flick that put Fulci on the map. Conservative British Parliament scorned this puppy. A Zombie actually fights a real tiger shark underwater. Top that shit. Banned in several countries. Another “Video Nasties”. Likey.

BRAINDEAD (A.K.A. DEAD ALIVE)

1992 by Peter Jackson.
Nos: Pre LORD OF THE RINGS crap-fest Peter Jackson is pretty damn cool. This movie is gross and fun to spring on unsuspecting people at a party. A Sumatran monkey/rat gets the party started by taking a bite out of an old woman, who turns into a zombie. Our hero must fight to protect his new found love and his home town.

Chad: All I have to say is that there’s like a 10 minute lawnmower Zombie splatter, and I mean splatter, scene that will never be topped. Fuckin’ knarly! This one will gross out the most liberal horror fan. A true “Splatstick” Hahaha!!!! SHUT UP!

THE BEYOND

1981 by Lucio Fulci.
Nos: Another classic Fulci that takes place in the great state of Louisiana. While this really is more of a ghost story, there are still some incredible zombies populating this film. GRINDHOUSE releasing put out a great DVD of this which I highly recommend you find.

Chad: I’m a sucker for Italians. What can I say? Praise this one for oneiric incoherence. Dreamy and deadly. Love this!

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Nos’ Picks!

THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW

By Wes Craven.
Not only is this an amazing zombie film, it’s also my favorite by Mr. Craven. This story takes a very realistic approach to zombies and explores the ties to Haiti where the legend comes from.  This is one of the few films which creeps me out every time I watch it.  Bill Pullman (CASPER) plays an anthropologist in search of a drug used in black magic, which he hope to bring back to the states for profit. What awaits him in Haiti is something truly terrifying.

DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (A.K.A.CEMETERY MAN)

By Michele Soavi
Rupert Everett stars as Francesco Dellamorte, a cemetery keeper who is placed with the task of killing the zombies the rise from the burial ground. A truly beautiful film! I really wish Everett did more horror, he looks dreamy covered in gore…

28 DAYS LATER

By Danny Boyle
Some people make a negative fuss over this movie but honestly I really love it. 28 DAYS is a whole new look at a zombie apocalypse. I like the virus approach to newer zombie films anyway and feel this movie really nailed it. Not in the least bit traditional and alarmingly accurate to how humans would handle such a thing. And while I do prefer my zombies to move at a slower pace, I got to admit that if they moved like they do in this film, we all would be fucked.  If for some reason you missed this a few years ago, check it out!

 

Chad: There’s a lot of 80s stuff going on there, but I could go on and on and on and … on with Zombie movies that you all love more than Justin Beiber’s swoopy head, (Sorry J.B., I know you are an easy target, I can do better.) but I’m gonna stop this madness right now and give it all up to the master of disaster on this subject. He will be the first to deny this fact but the GodZombieFather of it all is …

George A. Romero

Nos: You could really write volumes on this man’s work alone. While I’m not personally a fan of all “DEAD” movies, most have a special place in my heart. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was one of the first ten horror films I saw and I think I still watch it at least three times a year.  For being made in 1968, this movie has a real 1950’s b-movie feel to it. Take that and combine it with brilliant writing and infuse social commentary and you’ve got yourself the perfect zombie movie, my friend! Romero’s formula for zombies evolves with every new entry. He stays true to the original root but is never afraid to expand and take risks with the world he has created. This man is truly fucking brilliant.

Chad:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD -1968

THE CRAZIES (still a zombie movie) -1971

DAWN OF THE DEAD -1978

DAY OF THE DEAD -1985

LAND OF THE DEAD -2005

DIARY OF THE DEAD-2008

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD – 2010

Cheers to you Mr. Romero.

Now, I don’t even wanna think about getting C.C. brain juice on my Lip Service jeans. Cerebral cortex is so messy and can leave such awful stains. I realize the cingulate gyrus and the temporal lobe are some of the tastiest parts, and you really gotta dig deep to get at em’, but come on! … Very hard to get out of the material. So you “Zombies” out there… (I see some of you right now) Back off. Cuz I WILL make ya watch some of these movies that are made about you. And you don’t want that now do you.. Ya rotten bastards….

Well that’s that. I bid you all a good evening and remember one thing about Zombies kiddies …“SHOOT ‘EM MAN!!! … SHOOT ‘EM IN THE HEAD”!!!!

(All views in this article do not reflect on Lip Service … Lip Service does not promote the eradication of the living dead unless they have terrible sense in fashion )

From out of the coffin and into your heart.
-Rock-n-Roll Astro Vampire Zombie TLV Motherf**ker from Hell… (Huh?)
-Chad Cherry XXX
Come see the sexy scary sounds of The Last Vegas… If you dare…You can not hide.. I am everywhere. Mwwuahahaha!!!!
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Nos: Well I’ve been on the road most of this summer! My website (Goddessofgorenos.com) has been met with great enthusiasm and I am truly grateful for all the support I’ve been given.  Film project wise, RATLINE is looking better and better each day … I can’t wait to show it off to the world! Till then you can a clip of it up on FEARNET.com

Xo

Nos