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[Exclusive] Twelve Foot Ninja’s Steve MacKay Shares His Top 5 Horror Movie Plot Twists
Australian avant-garde metal band Twelve Foot Ninja is gearing up for the US bonus edition release of their debut album Silent Machine, which comes out October 15th (pre-order on iTunes). The band has a serious heavy streak to them that is filled with infectious, trippy moments that take heavy inspiration from bands such as Mr. Bungle and Dog Fashion Disco.
In anticipation of this upcoming release, guitarist Steve “Stevic” MacKay has come up with his Top 5 Horror Movie Plot Twists, which you can check out below. Next week, Stevic will be back with his Top 5 Movie Death/Murder Scenes, so be sure to keep an eye out!
Top 5 Horror Movie Plot Twists:
The Ring – When Rachel thinks that freeing Samara will release the evil curse but she just makes shit worse and more people end up with that fucked up scared out of their face look.
Hostel – The backpackers get sucked in, don’t they! This is not nice accommodation.
Sixth Sense – It’s not a horror movie, but I had no idea Malcolm the child Psychologist was a ghost. When Bruce Willis and that little ‘I see dead people’ kid started making pottery to Unchained Melody was also unexpected.
Identity – All of the people in the Motel were actually figments of that kooky eyed serial killers mind. The actor’s name is Pruitt Taylor Vince and he has Nystagmus (rapid involuntary eye movement) landing him a lot of roles as a twitchy, disturbed psycho.
From Dusk Till Dawn – I love how Quentin Tarantino waited 3/4’s of the way through the film to sweep the carpet out from underneath everybody and introduce cock guns and all this supernatural shit. Loved it.
Twelve Foot Ninja on-line:
Official Website
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Twelve Foot Ninja on tour with Periphery, Born Of Osiris, and Dead Letter Circus:
10/14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/15 – Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
10/16 – Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
10/18 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Tomcats
10/19 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
10/20 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/22 – Farmington, NM @ Top Deck
10/23 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
10/25 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
10/26 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA
10/29 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
10/30 – Vancouver, BC @ Tom Lee Music Hall – WITHOUT BOO
11/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
11/02 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/04 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
11/06 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
11/07 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
11/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
11/9 – Milwaukee, WI (Wisconsin Metalfest) @ Eagles Ballroom/The Rave
11/10 – Cleveland, OH (Ohio Metalfest) @ Wolstein Center
11/11 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House – WITHOUT BOO
11/12 – Quebec City, QC @ Dagobert – WITHOUT BOO
11/14 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe – WITHOUT BOO
11/15 – Ottawa, On @ Ritual – WITHOUT BOO
11/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (Upstairs)
11/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
11/19 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
11/20 – New York City, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika
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