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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

Jessie: Chad Cherry and I (respectively) have both seen our share of poo and glamor when comes to independent industry. While he is focused mainly in music, we share common ground when it comes to ye olde moving picture. Today we would like share with you some of our experience and (God help us) wisdom from working on sets.

Chad Cherry: Filming a The Last Vegas Music Video

Chad: Working on music videos is something I’ve been doing since I started playing Rock-n-Roll. If you have a great song, you gotta to have a great video. Or just a bucket full of money to make a crappy song seem cooler then it really is on screen. Entertainment = Smoke and mirrors, so making videos and movies can get extremely expensive. After running around the block a few times, learning the ropes, and spending money on everything and everyone that has nothing to do with the project in the works (“Why did this ripped up black t-shirt cost $300 again?.. And why are there 50 people standing around on the set getting paid to look at boobs and text message their twitter friends?”), you learn fast.

I found the key to any form of good media isn’t just putting a ton of dough into an art form to make it sing. It helps sometimes (most of the time) and depends on what you’re going for, but my point is: If you have the right team that’s on the same page and believes in your vision, well, then you have a leg to stand on. Look at greats such as John Carpenter, who has used most of the same actors in his films, or amazing rock bands who have used the same producer on all their records. They all understand what needs to be done to make it happen. But here’s the bottom line. If your script or song is already amazing, your best weapon will be your imagination.

Some of the best albums and movies have been done on nearly shoe string budgets but have had phenomenal impact. Shunned at first maybe because the ideas of their creators were too ahead of their time. Then the dust settles and you have a cult classic. If you truly believe in what you’re doing, the results will speak for themselves.

This is a subject that is completely in the Nos court (She is the Goddess of Gore ya know kiddies) and I am working my way more towards the evil eye of motion pictures like she does, but I do have some stills from my video shoots from the past. I like it spooky.
We are here for your entertainment … And to scare the living daylights out of you!!! That’s the way you like it.

Nos: Filming Horror Movies

Nos: The desire to make movies has always been inside of me.

I’m a very eclectic person and being on a film set tends to fulfill all my artistic interests at once. In my “early years” this enthusiasm got the best of me and I tended to take on more than I should have on sets. But in the end, taking on so much taught me how to really get things done and gave me the confidence I needed to do my own projects. Filmmaking is one of those things you can’t really learn in school … I mean, sure, you can go to a fancy film school and they can teach you technical things, but the real filmmaking comes from the gut. You either have it or you don’t. The only way to find out is to be on set. You’re not going to start out as a famous director, you have to pay dues. This might mean you might do unglamorous work and not get thanked. Even when you reach some level of success, you’re still not guaranteed anything.

At this point you might be thinking, “Fuck this!” or you might be shaking your head thinking that I’m over-exaggerating. But if you’re the type of person who doesn’t scare easy and this is stuff you already know … read on:

If you want to make movies (or model, or write, or make music, or go to the moon) just get off your butt and do it! Seriously! No one is going to do those things for you … and no one is going to “discover” you if you’re sitting in your room eating potato chips and playing video games all day.  None of this is easy but must of it is worth it.

I’ve never once regretted any experience I’ve had on a film set. Believe that sometimes it gets rough … like when you’re shooting outside under what the weather man calls “arctic conditions” or when a lead actor bails 48 hours before a shoot and you’re the one who has to step into his spot. But these are the things that also make it fun! You never know just how something will play out and you have to be quick to think of a solution when it starts to fall apart.

Professionalism also goes a long way, too. You never know who’s connected to who or who’s going to grow and be what … so it’s not in your best interest to act like a twat. You should always seek out the person who knows more than you and learn from them. You’ll grow so much faster that way and impress people with your ability to learn new things. When their next project comes along and needs crew or talent, they’ll always remember the person who was level-headed and receptive on set.

WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:

Chad: Summer time rolls and I’m happy to inform you freaks TLV will be in the studio to record a full-length album at the end of August. That’s right, you heard it here first creeps. And you’re not going to believe what we are up to. But you will find out soon …www.thelastvegas.com Oh, and buy some Lip Service clothes… You will look better then you already do… (Ya Right haha)… I didn’t write that… The Devil made me do it.  Chad Cherry XXX

Nos: After a summer out on the road, I’m back at the home base and sorting through a big stack of photos for my website, GoddessOfGoreNos.com I’ve obtained a nifty new wallet AND discovered a theater that plays first run movies for $4.75.  This may be the best end of summer yet …

Hello and welcome to the first ever Valentine’s edition of THE DEVIL INSIDE.

I know some people get all fussy about V.D. (Ha!) so Chad Cherry and I put together our top picks for the holiday. So whether you’re snuggling up to that “someone special” or just flying solo, these movies should put you in the mood for love!
** psst … And, don’t forget, my sexy, new site, Goddess of Gore: Nos, is officially launching on Valentine’s Day!**

 

 

Nos’ Picks

Nekromantik 2

So last year on my SCARS blog I mentioned NEKROMANTIK as one of my favorite Valentine’s Day films. I’m still holding  to my tradition of watching it this Sunday – however it’s sequel is pretty damn amazing too! After Rob’s tragic end in the first film, a young nurse digs up his corpse  and has her way with him. Her boyfriend is a little (understandably) freaked out by this and the couple must learn to compromise….

The end is utterly gut wrenching and wicked hot.

May

Poor little has been an outcast since childhood… her only friend being a doll named Suzy. Just when things start looking up in her adult life, she fears her doll Suzy has become jealous.  May’s world starts to unravel as she desperately searches  for a true friend and ultimately decides to make one of her own! It’s a pretty fucked up little story about self love … which is the type of love you should really be focused on this V.Day.

Metropolis

There’s nothing I could really say that would do this movie justice. It’s simply one of the most beautiful things ever captured on film. True it’s a little more SiFi than horror but I think horror fans can appreciate it just the same! For those who haven’t had the pleasure of watching; Metropolis was made in 1927 and depicts the year 2026 in a breath taking neo Gothic landscape …made ENTIRELY from real miniatures. (No gross C.G.I. here!) It’s a classic tale of the “haves” and the “have nots” with a beautiful love story woven in.

Dracula

There are many fine editions of the Dracula tale… but in honor of love day I’m gonna have to go with 1992 Coppola version! True Keanu Reeves kinda stinks it up a bit but the presence of Tom Waits more than makes up for it! And then you have Gary Oldman in one of his finest performances … he truly makes a gorgeous Count. This version also has some excellent gore, something I feel the other Dracula films tend to lack.

Chad’s Picks
HELLO HELLO LOVERS!!!!
What better way to say “BE MINE” on St. Valentines Day then with Chad Cherry’s take on this fantastic day specifically made for lovers. And for this hallmark holiday filled with hugs and kisses, chocolates, candy hearts, shiny gifts, cute shaped cards and the whispers of sweet nothings in to your main squeezes ear, I bring you some of the most romantic couples in the history of love.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

First off we have the ever so handsome Leatherface and his one and only. I could’ve never imagined how long this relationship has lasted. To me it’s beyond love. They have something that most couples only wish they could have.

Friday the 13th

This stunning couple has had there ups and downs, but all in all they will always come back to each other no matter how many other sharp jagged objects of temptation get in his way. They will always know that they are made for each other.

Halloween

This is a true blue romance that just keeps blossoming as the years roll on. You hardly ever see them apart…. They are so good for each other.

House of 1000 Corpses

Otis and 45.magnums sittin’ in a tree……. Fuck it, you know the rest. “SHUT YER FUCKIN’ MOUTH”!!!!

Reanimator

A match we all know that was made in heaven. A man and his green shit that brings dead things back to life.

Sleepwalkers

A boy and his mother. She might be lil’ stern at times but it just enhances the passion in the bedroom. Keep it in the family, incest is best. That’s just sexy……… Right?……

Otis

To truly show you love somebody……. Keep them locked up in the basement.

Maniac

I always thought Frank could do better, but he finds something in her that completes him. Anyway who am I to judge his commitment.

Nosferatu

Nosferatu + Type 0 negative

Frankenstein / Bride of Frankenstein

It still surprises me that they can somehow stay out of the tabloids.

 

What better way to say “I love you” then though cinematic blood shed. Enjoy the inspiration of these couples that really know the meaning of love. And hopefully on V-day you can get a chance to have sex with somebody besides yourself…. Cuz that’s what its really all about.
XO
“I’M YOURS”,
Chad Cherry…. Expert on love.

Chad Cherry of the world famous THE LAST VEGAS and I have joined forces  today! We’re here to talk about a subject near and dear to both of our hearts: WEREWOLVES.

These magnificent creatures are often overlooked and overshadowed by other monsters. (Sad face) But today we’re going to take an in-depth look and the mask, the myth, and legend of werewolf films.

First Chad Cherry reminds us that the proper term and definition for werewolf is LYCANTHROPY: The transformation of a human being into the form of a wolf. From the Greek ‘ lukos’ -a wolf- and ‘anthropos’ – a man-………1+1 = WEREWOLF SUCKA!!!!!

The first Hollywood werewolf movie was WEREWOLF OF LONDON made in 1935. Actor Henry Hull was not exactly hip on long drawn out make up sessions, so his transformations are a little lacking. Fortunately makeup artist Jack Pierce was able to show off his work on a little film known as THE WOLF MAN in 1941. THE WOLF MAN is where most of us got our first impressions of the werewolf. Lon Chaney Jr. as Talbot truly tugs at the heart strings and the sets on the movie are still breathtaking to this day.  Hollywood has remade this classic and will be unleashing  soon.  Frankly, even with  Benicio Del Toro playing the part of Talbot, this movie looks like a big pile of CGI junk.  I really hope I’m proven wrong on this. Either way it’s gonna bring Werewolf back and that makes my black lil heart sing!

Chad Cherry: Lon Chaney Jr.!!!!! The great film icon to make the cursed soul of ‘The Wolfman’ one of the original Hollywood Monsters to play on our primal fears. From there we have received many a good wolf tales over the years (Curse of the Werewolf, American werewolf in London, The Howling, which I’ll speak of) as well as some serious crap (a.k.a. shiza in hefty portions). With the exception of some ‘ Underworld’, uh action and ‘The Wolfman’ re-make coming soon seems like Zombies and Vampires have been takin’ the blood cake (no offense, you un-dead bitches).

 

 

Throughout the years there have been several choice Werewolf movies.  They’re number of films may not be as high as the Vampire or Zombie genre … but there are also very few BAD werewolf movies. (Unlike certain other genres that have HUNDREDS of unwatchable films.)  Chad and I have picked out 3 of our more modern favorites.  If you haven’t seen these yet, you are truly missing out!

 

 

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

This is one of those films I’ll watch 6 times in one month.  I can never get enough of David Naughton’s performance! There are some genuinely terrifying moments in this movie as well as one of the BEST transformation scenes ever! I consider this one to be a modern interpretation of THE WOLF MAN.   Naughton’s David Kessler is a truly lovable and sympathetic character. – Not entirely unlike Lon Chaney Jr.’s  Talbot.

 

 

Chad Cherry says: One of the greatest on-screen transformation scenes of all time. Who was responsible for this? Rick Baker, that’s who!

 

 

THE HOWLING

I truly love this movie and I still find it to be truly disturbing. This film was released in the spring of 1981 and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF would follow in August of the same year. Right from the beginning the whole thing feels seedy. The porn theater scene (What is is with porn theaters and wolf movies anyway?) will haunt you forever. This movie also really explores different aspects of human/animal sexuality  in way that make you want to take several cold showers afterwards. Killer transformations and even a creepy animated bit …. a true 1980′s classic.

 

 

CHAD CHERRY: Another mind blowing display of ‘man to wolf’ twisted brilliance brought to you by Rob Bottin. Remember special F/X? Physical make-up appliances? Jack Pierce figured it out on his ‘Wolfman’ in the 30′s (and it doesn’t look like a virtual mess on the screen either, like American Werewolf in Paris or Van Helsing). So take that CGI.

 

 

 

 

DOG SOLDIERS

I first set my eyes on this during the summer of 2006. It’s truly an impressive film on it’s own and a fine edition to the werewolf catalog. I think the full blown werewolves are the best looking in the  history of the genre.  I also love the simplicity of the plot and the strong performance given by the actors.

 

 

CHAD CHERRY: It’s a newer one but it rocks! Neil Marshell’s flick means – Sweet lookin’ w.w.’s my friends! Maybe not the best transformation scene but the tongue-n-cheek bloody action is killer! It’s like if  ’Aliens’ and ‘Evil Dead’ made sweet,sweet love and had a * “Wolf Child Baby a Wolf Child Baby”!!! * That’s a Cult song reference for those of you who are stupid….Just kidding

 

 

CHAD SAYS: All we write of is true (that’s why there’s book and movies about it dummy..hehe). And if you don’t believe us then I’ll hand this over to the master -SYBIL DANNING- Just read on, she knows…

October 06, 2009

I‘ve always taken every role I accept, very seriously. Like lengendary Christopher Lee with whom I’ve shared 5 movies, I especially took my role as the first ever, blonde, „Stirba,“ Queen of the Werewolves, in the Horror Cult Classic movie HOWLING II, particularly serious.

It‘s that sincerity which comes across to my for ever loyal fans. They expect nothing less!

HOWLING II shown in Theatres worldwide, has and still is very successful now on DVD. A hard act to follow THE HOWLING, with Rob Bottin, our Howling II had its own style. We shot in the Czech Republic, then still behind the iron curtain, not far from Prague. I remember a particular KGB agent with a dead squirrel on his head watched our every move. The surroundings, atmosphere and in particular, the castle in which we shot, brought us very easily into the mood of werewolves and actually being in Transylvania.

More to set the astmosphere were my spectacular leather costumes designed by Peter Mitchell, Australian costume designer who also dressed the likes of Mel Gibson in some of my favorite of all time, MAD MAX movies. After several fittings, the famous leather and brass outfit with arm and leg pieces was the most uncomfortable. Once in make-up, my hair done and in costume, I automatically transferd into „Stirba Werewolf Queen.“

Midnight Highlight of HOWLING II was definitely the special threesome scene in which I, Striba, Werewolf Queen transfer into a full blonde werewolf. This transfer of hair went much quicker on screen than in preparation. I actually had to stand 8 hours to have blonde hair glued to my entire body, starting from the feet upwards. It was well worth the wait because the hair was on strings almost like large eyelash strings of hair that matched my soft thin blonde hair to a T. You really didn’t see where my hair ended and the werewolf hair began. The ears were easy! Once I was fully transferred and became the howling hot, in heat blonde wherewolf, there was a lot of body contact, werewolf style, going on. The scene ended with the black hair from the beautiful African American girl, the dark and handsome guy all over me and my blonde hair meshed with theirs, as did our bodies.

Scenes like this bring out the beast in me, it would you too! How can you not believe!

Believe me, I believe!

Howlingly Yours,
Love your Queen,
„Stirba, Sybil Danning „

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You could be unaware of your own shape-shifting abilities … You could be one and not even know. It’s probable … Have you noticed missing neighbors? Do you wake up naked and filthy (on-going thing with C.C.) and everything in your place is trashed except the record collection? Do you have mysterious stains on yer carpet and furniture, yet have no pets? And have you figured out that every time there is a full moon ( As I type this there really is a full moon in the sky. Classic.), you wear your Lip Service jeans with the feeling they will be shredded off your body from some kinda ‘lukos’ transformation, or from getting kinky?!?!………..Well kiddies….You might be Rock-n-Roll Werewolf lookin’ like a sexy beast in yer Lip Service duds….Rock that shit and be hungry like the wolf!

As we close this column out, there are probably about 20 werewolf films getting the ol’ green light, so they can ride on the coat tails of the new  WOLFMAN movie.

This is nothing new.

The people in Hollywood can be on the lazy side, so when one big budget horror films comes out, the next 10 must be exactly like it. Hell, we’re just now coming down from the zombie craze! Werewolf films saw a serge in popularity in the 1980′s but seemed to slink away in the early to mid 90′s when the Vampires took over. As I said before, the fan girl inside is truly excited to see more wolf flicks. – But the realist inside of me is dreading all the crappy ones that are sure to fold the market place soon.

So if you’re reading this and have plans to make a wolf flick in the next few months, PLEASE don’t fuck it up! It’s my favorite genre!

If you make a shitty movie Chad and I may have to go Lycanthrope on your ass.

More of the sexy scary transformation of Nos by Wicked Illusions

Some great and classic werewolf movie posters

Some werewolves to enjoy until the next time …