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[Top 10] Hopes Die Last’s Marco Mantovani Gives His ‘No Hope’ Horror List

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There are lightweight horror fans who like to see the mainstream slashers and the occasional psychological thriller. Then, there are those who appreciate the darker side of horror, the kind of underbelly that only true fans are ready to dive into. Those of us who dare venture into that terrifying abyss know that what awaits us is nothing short of the most grim, violent, and horrifying visions that cinema can offer. Hopes Die Last‘s Marco Mantovani is one of these fans. To show his knowledge of such films, he has put together a list of 10 Horror Films That Have No Hope. Check it out below.
Make sure to check out our review of Hopes Die Last‘s latest album Trust No One here.

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1:”THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS”
A classic. We love the character of Hannibal Lecter, a mash up of various existing serial killers. We are enchanted by the way he embodies a pure, sick and terrible evil, in contrast with huge human qualities such as sense of universal justice and deep culture.
 
2:”28 DAYS LATER”
One of Danny Boyle’s masterpiece, which has reinvented the zombie’s image, putting it into a scientific and social context.
It’s gory: an overdose of bloody violence. But it’s an involving and genuinely scary epic too.
 
3:”A SERBIAN FILM”
A sort of snuff-movie. Extreme and with an underground taste. 
It destroys every ethical boundary. And it’s strongly recommended to ruthless people who can bear the sight of very brutal images.
But apart from the story itself, it’s also very interesting to see how the director dealt with a deep socio-political criticism towards the Serbian government and the general economic crisis.
 
4:”ANTICHRIST”
A sick and suffocating movie, which digs into the deepest meanders of the human fears and psychosis. We too adore Lars Von Trier’s photography, it’s pure visual poetry.
 
5:”FROM DUSK TILL DAWN”
A B-movie like horror movie, directed by two of our favorite directors: Rodriguez and Tarantino, who have been the ones we’ve taken inspiration from, when we’ve conceived our concept-videos.
 
6:”PLANET TERROR”
Another trash masterpiece by Rodriguez, who plays with elements taken from the ’70s horror movies’ style. We love the pulp genre, it’s bloody and comical at the same time.
 
7:”MARTYRS”
A new French generation’s creepy horror movie. Borderline, brutal, and with a religious-philosophical implication.
 
 8:”SEVEN”
One of David Fincher’s thriller masterpieces. An incredible cast and a breathtaking ending. 
 
9:”HOUSE OF 1000 CORPES”
Rob Zombie first work as a director, taking his cue from such 1970s horror classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre  and The Hills Have Eyes. An insane attempt to go celluloid that generated this cartoonishly grotesque, funny and hallucinated b-movie.
 
10:”OLD BOY”
Not a proper horror film, but this Korean movie is very harsh and rough. The ending is a real stab in the stomach and a punch in the face.
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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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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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