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Kiyomi McCloskey of Hunter Valentine Shares Her Favorite Horror Movies

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14 years ago

March 17, 2010

Kiyomi McCloskey, guitarist/vocalist of Canadian rock n’ roll band Hunter Valentine, was kind enough to send us a list of her favorite horror movies! It’s about time that we get a woman’s perspective! You can check the list after the jump.

Hunter Valentine is a three-piece, all girl band hailing from Canada. They recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY in support of their new album, ‘Lessons From The Hard Life’, which is set to be released May 11th via Tommy Boy Records.

Kiyomi McCloskey says, “I am certainly no connoisseur of the horror genre, but every now and then I do like to scare the shit out of myself with one of these great films. Some of them, I know are cheesy, but others are classics and will be passed on from generation to generation of sleepover/slumber parties.”

1. The Shining:

This film is a classic. I love it because of it’s iconic imagery. The creepy twins will stick in my mind forever as something that is directly tied to this film.

2. Let The Right One In:

I never liked vampire movies before this film. I love that it shows the human side of a vampire. The lead vampire is a young girl, which automatically makes you more sympathetic towards her. It also shows that vampires can lead a very lonely life, which I thought was interesting.

3. Scream:

Although it seems like a bit of a cheesy choice, I think the timing of when it came out has more to do with this one being a fave. Scream came out when I was a punkass teenager. Teenagers love horror movies. I probably went with my boyfriend of the week, it was probably in some shitty mall theatre and I most likely spent the entire movie making out. I do remember it being good though..the movie that is.

4. The Fly:

It’s gross in a weird almost sexual way.

5. Hostel:

The concept of this movie really freaks me out. The idea that there could be a club out there, where you sign up to simply torture and kill someone is a frightening thought.

6. Silence of the Lambs:

I am not sure if this falls directly under the genre of horror, but I know it’s the most horrifying film I have EVER seen. The scene where Jodie Foster is in pitch black looking for the killer still makes me cringe when I watch it.

7. Friday the 13th:

A simple concept: Cute girl running away (most of the time in the wrong direction) from psycho killer. Works every time!

8. The Exorcist:

Have you ever seen a religious cross used in that manner? It’s horrifying dude!

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

Published

7 days ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…