There are some horror movies that make us feel like we’re part of a team, where, no matter what, there is someone by our side. Then there are the films where loneliness and desperation are integral in how we view and experience the story. Films like The Shining and Alien are built upon this concept, where isolation only fuels the terror we are witness to.
Just recently, Chicago hard rockers Chevelle released a new album by the name of The North Corridor, which they say was inspired by, “…the cold, dark winter months it was recorded during.” To really explain this sensation, frontman Pete Loeffler put together five films that he feels really capture the essence of their new release, specifically that frigid, both physical and emotional, isolation. Head on down to check them out!
You can order your copy of The North Corridor via Amazon.
Sunshine
A science fiction, end-of-the-world type movie that pulled me in really quickly. Not fully a horror flick, but with touches of horror toward the end. With the sun slowly burning out, they send a team of astronauts to reignite the sun using hugely powerful nuclear bombs, and of course being a long ass trip there’s plenty of time for a few entertaining inter-crew squabbles, fights, and one big freaky mystery along the way. Reminds me a little of being on a tour bus at times…but I loved all the close-up beautiful shots of the sun and the way I’m left wondering, will they succeed or go absolutely batshit crazy in the end?
The Fourth Kind
This movie is set partly in the faraway town of Nome, Alaska; it’s also supposed to be based on actual events and captured videos of alien contact, but either way—if you believe these things happened or not—this movie can scare the shit out of you. Dean (our bass player) and I have had more than a few late nights up talking about the creepy things that happen in this one. It kinda feels like you’re seeing inside someone’s nightmare. At one point after being abducted by aliens, the memory is replaced by a white owl. I liked this idea quite a bit, and strangely enough I have an owl that has woken me from atop my chimney sporadically over the last few years.
So, I splurged and had an owl carved into the door on the front of my house. It just seemed fitting. I’m also a huge fan of Milla Jovovich. who plays Abby Tyler in the film. She’s incredibly talented and being easy on the eyes never hurts—after first seeing her in the movie “The Fifth Element” I was smitten.
The Vanishing
In terms of isolation flicks, it’s hard to think of a more terrifying idea than being buried alive. If you have any claustrophobia this movie could bring it out.
A simple concept: a couple goes on a trip and the girlfriend goes mysteriously missing. The guy is obsessed with finding out what happened and devotes his life to finding out. Jeff Bridges plays the most psychotic evil type of person we all dread meeting while keeping a seemingly normal lifestyle on the outside. Almost a “Jekyll and Hyde” kind of character. You can’t help but be pulled in and root for Kiefer Sutherland’s character to finally come into contact with the killer and have some kind of closure, albeit with an absolutely gruesome and well-deserved ending I still to this day have to look away from.
Event Horizon
Few movies have left me visibly shaken and constantly glancing behind myself as I shuffle off to bed in a hurry—this movie does that. So twisted does this movie get that when I watched it recently again I said that’s probably the last time. The crew of the doomed spaceship “Event Horizon” is on their way to check out a distress call from a lost ship. Cue strange unexplainable demonic happenings, and couple that with time travel, and now anything is possible. So chaotic does it get that all you want is to whip your remote at your TV to end the suffering you’re feeling. But as far as horror flicks go it’s a must see.
Right At Your Door
A truly terrifying—yet believable—situation is what you’re hit with in “Right At Your Door”. Chemical bombs have gone off in Los Angeles and a husband and wife are separated, not knowing if the other is okay or not. Left at home while his wife heads off to work, the husband is told by the media to seal up all the windows and doors and stay away from anyone who’s been infected on the outside. I feel that if most of a movie is going to be shot inside of a small house, you’re going to need great actors to carry it through, and without a doubt this movie has them. Things are going haywire and there’s tons of pretty damn realistic emotions coupled with awkward conversations. You can’t help but try to imagine what would you do in this situation. There’s also a nice little twist at the end that sort of sums up an altogether shitty situation. Worth checking out if you feel you’ve got a thirst for this type of terrifying drama or if you’ve just been taking seemingly simple luxuries like clean air and breath for granted.
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Tour dates:
07/26 – Indianapolis, Ind. – The Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
07/27 – Columbus, Ohio – Express Live!
07/29 – Pittsburgh, Pa. – Stage AE
07/30 – Cleveland, Ohio – Roverfest (no Bush)
07/31 – Richmond, Va. – The National (no Bush)
08/02 – Huntington, N.Y. – The Paramount (no Bush)
08/03 – Boston, Mass. – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
08/05 – Asbury Park, N.J. – Stone Pony Summer Stage
08/07 – Niagara Falls, N.Y. – Rapids Theatre (no Bush)
08/09 – Charlotte, N.C. – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/10 – Greensboro, N.C. – Cone Denim Entertainment Center (no Bush)
08/11 – Bethlehem, Pa. – Musikfest (no Bush)
08/13 – Portland, Maine – Maine State Pier
08/14 – Baltimore, Md. – Pier Six Pavilion
09/10 – Englewood, Colo. – High Elevation Rock Fest
09/11 – Wichita, Kan. – The Cotillion
09/13 – Louisville, Ky. – Mercury Ballroom
09/14 – Asheville, N.C. – The Orange Peel
09/16 – Norfolk, Va. – The NorVa
09/17 – Chester, Pa. – Monster Energy Rock Allegiance
09/21 – Birmingham, Ala. – Iron City
09/22 – Nashville, Tenn. – War Memorial
09/24 – Fort Worth, Texas – Texas Mutiny
09/25 – Houston, Texas – Houston Open Air
10/02 – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Piere’s
