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Exclusive Top 10: Eric Powell Of 16Volt Shares His Favorite Horror Movies

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Eric Powell of 16Volt has sent Bloody-Disgusting his Top 10 Horror Movie list! 16Volt‘s latest album, Beating Dead Horses, came out last week, so make sure to pick up your copy at the Metropolis Records store.

From Eric Powell: “We are really excited about the release of our new album “Beating Dead Horses” on Metropolis Records. This album really achieves that perfect mixture of the heavy rock and electronic elements that we are known for. The album start to finish is our strongest I think. We also have a music video coming out for the song “Burn”. It’s a story about my father who died this year of alcohol abuse. I end up killing him in the video. It’s a little bit of a fantasy vindication for me.”
Check after the jump for the Top 10 list as well as the rest of the exclusive quote that explains why they have to drop off the Thrill Kill Kult tour that also features Twitch The Ripper.

“We will be touring more later this year and unfortunately we have had to leave the Thrill Kill Kult tour early due to them changing the financial deal on us making it impossible financially for us to continue. We are on friendly terms but we aren’t very happy with the situation. In any case look for more from us, we should have a constant stream of things going on. Check out our site, Twitter and of course our Facebook. Thanks and keep it disgusting!”

1. Metropolis
This movie is visually so ahead of it’s time and the FX invented for the movie helped create a foundation for the future of movies
2. Hellraiser
A classic that so many have tried to copy and none will ever achieve. This movie gave me nightmares when i was a kid.
3. Death Proof/Planet Terror
I am a sucker for b-movie’s and you can’t deny the campy style in this retro nod.
4. Macheté
What can I say, Trejo finally got his leading role. He’s in everything and he’s a bad ass. Machete rules.
5. Saw
For me, this one is a staple. It’s mental and physical and it has purpose. It’s not gratuitous gore, there is a message.
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6. The Shining
Yes. Seriously. Do we even have to say anything?
7. Devil’s Rejects
Mr. Zombie’s coming out was fun, gritty and had just enough of everything to keep me glued. 
8. Blade Runner
Pris? You had to love her. Not totally horror of course, but it’s in my list.
9. REPO! The Genetic Opera
This is cheating a little since I worked on the movie but after seeing the final cut, I fell in love. Sadly over the heads of many, this one will remain a classic for me.
10. They Live
Invented the cybercreep genre. Can you see them?
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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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April 9, 2024

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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…

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