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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” Coming to 7″ With Maurizio Guarini (Goblin) Scoring! (Exclusive)

Published

8 years ago

October 6, 2016

I remember in sixth grade English class, we were each asked to bring in a poem that we loved and read it to everyone. Everyone brought in something short, something fast that they’d found after a quick search on the internet or rifling through some book their parents owned. As for me, I brought in Edgar Allan Poe‘s “The Raven”…all 18 stanzas. I was already bullied pretty much non-stop and that certainly didn’t help my cause much. However, it never stopped me from loving that poem and its eldritch atmosphere.

Cadabra Records, the label that has been putting out those H.P. Lovecraft spoken-word records, is going to be releasing a 7″ of Anthony D.P. Mann reading Poe’s iconic poem. The record will feature music composed by Goblin’s Maurizio Guarini as well as absolutely stunning artwork from Sam Heimer.

Anthony D.P. Mann is a Canadian-based film-maker and actor with five feature films and a lifetime of stage and radio to his credit. In roles ranging from Count Dracula and the Phantom of the Opera, to Ebenezer Scrooge, his love of the classics is evident in his work. He is delighted to be lending his voice to a series of releases with Cadabra Records, indulging in his first passion – the theater of the imagination.

Guarini explains, “This was the first time I was involved in something like this, I mean it’s not a movie where you work basically on visuals, it’s not a stand alone studio project. Working with the spoken word lets the music play a stronger role, visuals are just on the imagination to the listener, so a different approach was needed.”

The 7″ is available for pre-order tomorrow at 12pm EST over at Cadabra Records. Only 300 are being made with 100 translucent red copies going to subscribers, so you’ll have to be quick to get yours!

JonathanBarkan

Managing editor/music guy/social media fella of Bloody-Disgusting

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‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Exclusive Clip and Images Begin a Gruesome Indonesian Nightmare

Published

27 mins ago

April 24, 2024

John Squires

Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the Indonesian box office hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. Lionsgate brings the film to U.S. theaters on April 26.

While you wait, whet your appetite for gruesome horror with a gnarly exclusive clip from Dancing Village: The Curse Begins below, along with a gallery of bloody exclusive images.

In the horror prequel, “A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.

“Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”

Kimo Stamboel directs from a screenplay by Lele Laila.

Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta star.

KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village was the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history when initially released in 2022. Its prequel is the first film made for IMAX ever produced in Southeast Asia and in 2024, it will be one of only five films made for IMAX productions worldwide. Manoj Punjabi produces the upcoming Indonesian horror prequel.