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Scott Horton Interviews Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson discusses his recent article, "How To Sink America," how U.S. politicians and candidates refuse to discuss the looming economic collapse, the staggering amount we spend on our military, how the "defense" industry is our only prosperous sector, the failure of our educational system, America's pipe dream of global domination, the similarity between America and the Roman Empire in structure, overextended militarism, and inevitable collapse, the impossibility of maintaining a republican form of government and an empire, and, of course, the principle of blowback.
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Chalmers Johnson is president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, a non-profit research and public affairs organization devoted to public education concerning Japan and international relations in the Pacific. He taught for thirty years, 1962-1992, at the Berkeley and San Diego campuses of the University of California and held endowed chairs in Asian politics at both of them. At Berkeley he served as chairman of the Center for Chinese Studies and as chairman of the Department of Political Science. His B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in economics and political science are all from the University of California, Berkeley. He first visited Japan in 1953 as a U.S. Navy officer and has lived and worked there with his wife, the anthropologist Sheila K. Johnson, every year between 1961 and 1998. Johnson has been honored with fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Guggenheim Foundation; and in 1976 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written numerous articles and reviews and some sixteen books, including Peasant Nationalism and Communist Power on the Chinese revolution, An Instance of Treason on Japan's most famous spy, Revolutionary Change on the theory of violent protest movements, and MITI and the Japanese Miracle on Japanese economic development. This last-named book laid the foundation for the "revisionist" school of writers on Japan, and because of it the Japanese press dubbed him the "Godfather of revisionism."
He was chairman of the academic advisory committee for the PBS television series "The Pacific Century," and he played a prominent role in the PBS "Frontline" documentary "Losing the War with Japan." Both won Emmy awards. His most recent books are Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2000) and The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic, which was published by Metropolitan in January 2004. Blowback won the 2001 American Book Award of the Before Columbus Foundation.
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my unquallified admiration and respect. louis de charmoy. lesl sorbonne. ma, exeter coll, oxford
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[...] as he says in his article for TomDispatch, the Military Industrial Complex, which as we remember President Eisenhower warned against, has been in full swing since 1950. By its nature it is rapacious, and the global war against [...]
Johnson documents his argument to the point where it is hard to rebut. Add in the financial schemes of the Wall Street crowd and we have some serious problems to deal with. America will soon be bankrupt if we keep it up… and as the line from the old song "Let it Snow" says: "it shows no sign of stopping". I find that most so-called "smart people" that I know either refuse to comment on these matters or are in complete denial. I think that they have a hard time coming to grips with the fact that delusional dimwits & crooks are running the country and that they keep giving them their $ and electing new ones to replace them. So the the cycle feeds upon itself… people want to pretend that everything is O.K. and the dimwits & crooks continue on with business as usual. Hard to say how we might break the cycle but this gal has a suggestion for a good place to start.
Great, just freakin great, we have a bunch of politicians and corporate ninnies who cant understand why empires fail but keep trying over and over to create them.
The best and brightest my ass.
I'm a great CJ admirer, but I wish he'd answer this: Why do Germany and Japan and Korea keep our troops there? It takes two to tango. It would be great if Scott or somebody could post an answer to this from him here.
Benjamin, it seems simple to me, if your competitor is busy chasing the matador's cape, then no matter how strong he/she is they will eventually become exhausted. At such a point, it is easy to plunge a sword through it's heart as it can no longer move…checkmate.
This was gleaned from an article by Patrick Buchanan, and repeated here by a social Libertarian.
Look at Ireland, commerce equals sustenance, for all of the tribe as opposed to a few.
[...] a republican form of government and an empire, and, of course, the principle of blowback. (more…) [...]
Germany, Korea or Japan do not keep American forces there.
It it American forces who keep themselves there.
The political spheres are permeated with American behind-the-scenes influence, not to be talked about. Like about the N word. The N word does "not" exsist and American presence in Iraq depends from "the Iraqis"!
The Russians, even if they liberated Poland (and were kept themselves there by force rather than calm "diplomacy") finally decided to leave. They didn't have to – as Patrick Buchanan prominently wrote not that long time ago. Same happened for Austria, Czechoslovakia…the Russians left, and this is going to start the cycle of remembering Russians for some good things, after the bad ones.
Korans, as population – want Americans out. Alas, USA is dealing always with the goverments, autocrats etc. – disregarding the democratic wishes of the lowly masses. How ironic, for the "beacon of World Democracy"!
In the case of Japan the vast majority of troops are based in Okinawa in an island chain to the south of mainland Japan where they just annoy the Okinawans.
If you like Chalmers Johnson, you'll like David Harvey.
This astute piece may be right about the decline of the country as a
whole. But we should not despair. For if we properly position
ourselves in line with what America has become these days, those of us
who are wise may be able to prosper during the inevitable decline.
What I'm getting at is that last March Hoover Institute scholar Robert
Higgs wrote a piece entitled, "The Trillion-Dollar Defense Budget Is
Already Here." http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1941
His point is that the public is continually deceived about how much
the govt really spends on defense. It's much, much more than we're
told. Apart from what we spend on Afghanistan and Iraq, and "Homeland
Security," last year the total was about $1 Trillion. Add in the wars
and the costs for the "Department of Homeland Security," and "The
Surge," and it's not unreasonable to believe that we're spending about
$1.5 Trillion, total. That's about $10,000 for every working man in
the USA, and ~11% of the GDP. And why not?
While we may cut Medicare and Social Security, and throwing out the
weak and poor I believe is a idea whose time is coming, we sure as
hell won't be cutting defense outlays. [Who would survive politically
if known for cutting the defense of our fatherland?]
There are, by some estimates, 4,000 military bases in the USA and 740
military bases in foreign countries. Oodles of money is being made to
arm, equip, staff and run them. Every call to close them is met by an
angry claque of both libs and conservatives pols whose oxen would be
gored if the useless bases were shut. And so we still have "forts" to
defend the Oklahoma territories from possible attacks by indians!
Relatedly, defense contractors have facilities in all congressional
districts. Any attempt to cut defense outlays similarly threatens
"patriotic workers," and so faces a similar claque.
It's a perfect recipe for those of us who invest in death, I mean,
invest in the "military industrial complex." The poor will be thrown
overboard way before we seriously challenge our policy of bankrupting
the country by overspending on warring.
America no longer makes much of anything anyone actually wants to buy
- except for one thing: armaments. Since it's arguably the only
preeminent industry we still have, and since it's so lavishly funded
by the public, it makes perfect sense to invest "patriotically." For
that way, we can profit as America goes bankrupt while continuing its
endless search of enemies to destroy.
And the best part of all is that you can say that you remained true to
the defense of your threatened country throughout its demise!
Looked at this way, even "bad" news can actually turn out to be good.
For example, today's NY Times headline, "Pakistanis Deal Severe Defeat
to Musharraf in Election," can only mean one thing: We're gonna have
to spend more on defense if our pivotal ally in the pivotal state of
Pakistan is rejected. While "America" as a whole may lose here, smart
investors may still come out victorious.
I should think Lockheed Martin (LMT), Boing (BA), General Dynamics
(GD), General Electric (GE- I know: it's been a slow grind; but it's
got a decent dividend, it's well connected politically, and so it may
have legs), and a few others are worth taking a peek at. That is, if
you *really* love America.
Saw Mr.Johnson on Free Speech TV the other night. One of the few articulate truth-tellers in this country!
For inspiration check out the artist Carole Estrup and her anti-war paintings at the above website.


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The Salafi-jihadist movement is losing its recruitment pool in the Arab world, says Murad Batal al-Shishani, an Islamic groups and terrorism issues analyst. Al-Qaida and others' latest strategies look elsewhere, and the death of Osama Bin Laden will not affect these plans.
Osama Bin Laden may be dead, but if Americans and Europeans now think that they can begin to relax over the prospect of 'international terror', they are very mistaken, says Michael Marten. US policy in particular is catastrophically misaligned in the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. The 'clash of civilisations' thesis is also gravely misleading, and religion (not least Islam) is not implicated in all this in the way simplistic analyses presume.
Britain has a "once in a generation" opportunity to reform counter-terrorism measures, according to the civil rights organisation Liberty. They welcomed an invitation from government to participate in a review of anti-terrorism legislation.
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Reaper Audio Engine issue
So I recently made over the switch to Reaper and have been customizing a template for my band's upcoming full length. While I haven't learned everything yet like I do with my old DAW, I am coming across an issue that is a real pain in the ass.
The audio (ASIO) driver is disabled every time the main Reaper window is not selected. Adjusting audio settings, preferences, listening to reaper in the background is impossible, but it gets worse. Having a 64-bit OS with 8GB of memory I opt to use 64-bit reaper. While opening and tweaking with FX based pop up windows don't cause a drop out, but the 64-bit bridge pop out screen causes Reaper to disable the audio driver/engine. Kind of annoying when you have to go back and forth between tweeks and listening to the effect.
Its actually not a drop out though, as soon as Reaper is in the foreground again it plays back where it left off, its pausing itself when its in the background, and apparently an x86 bridged effect puts Reaper in the Background.
Its not the ASIO driver, it is still up and running, Reaper's audio engine disconnects itself from the ASIO driver when it isn't in the foreground. My old DAW Sonar did this but there is a setting that allows the engine to work alongside other audio applications and will run in the background, I have looked around in the preferences for a setting that will always keep the Reaper's Engine on regardless if it is background or not.
Maybe someone can help, using ASIO4ALL for the ASIO driver, latest version for Win7 64-bit.
Also is there a way to prevent the x86 bridge from having is own pop out window, the two separate windows and not being able to tweak 32-bit effects in the main FX window is annoying.
EDIT: And it looks like Trigger isn't recognized, reset and re-scanned twice and not showing up in the FX menu. It scans it during the re-scan, wonder if its crashing when being scanned. EDIT again, not just slate, all my iLok FX. Seems to be working just fine in Sonar, Reaper have a problem with scanning iLok FX or something?
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Not seeing Embed Bridge UI, only an Auto Float option and the effect is still in its own window.
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If you have any onboard audio devices, disable them in Windows' Device Manager.
Also, I have found it helps to set your 'Recording Device' (in Windows) bit and sample rate to your preferred settings for recording. That way it won't be switching the bit/sample rates back and forth when using both Windows apps and Reaper. This might be a problem if you play games as it seems they still want to force 16-bit audio, but you can always switch it back.
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I'm not sure that ASIO4All will let you use other audio at the same time as the daw is up front or let the daw run audio while other windows are on top of it. With a native driver yes, but I'm pretty sure I've read that A4A can't do it. My friend uses it and we tried for hours one night to no avail.
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Its not like reaper isn't connecting to A4A, reaper is diconnecting itself if it is in the background then instantly reconnects when it is brought back into the foreground. Asio is still engaged when reaper is in the background and says it doesn't have a connection to reaper so its an issue with reaper.
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For REAPER unloading everytime it is in the background, go to your preferences and under the audio tab make sure the setting "Close audio device when stopped..." is unchecked.
For the iLok stuff, under VST in prefs hit clear cache and re-scan.
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On a side note what have been your experiences with the x86 bridge stability. Every now and then I have it crash and I can't reboot that plugin, have to delete it and insert a new instance. That is really annoying with SD2.0 as all unsaved configurations are lost. Will be re-installing SD2.0 to 64-bit to rectify that, but I have other plugins that will have to stay in 32-bit.
EDIT: Updated iLok drivers, installed the license manager, Reaper crashed a handful of times when it reached scanning all my iLok plugins. Finally got it to go through the whole scan and...iLok plugins still don't show up. Really annoying. Google searches don't come up with anything. Obviously not an iLok issue, the licenses show up on the account, the dongle registers with the manager app, account recognized the licenses on the iLok. When I go to Sonar and insert an iLok plugin, the authorization process goes through and the plugin boots up.
EDIT EDIT: Looks like it comes down to compatibility. Apparently x86 plugins bridge to reaper no problem, x86 plugins with ilok can't bridge to reaper, regardless if the ilok divers are x86 or x64. That is really lame, you would think if they incorporated x86 bridging that would extend to x86 plugins that use ilok. Fucking weak if you ask me. 32-bit DAWs aren't really an option for me considering I would when it is all said and done have about 1.5GB left before hitting the 3.5GB limit where shit starts crashing. Over an hours worth of a total of 128 tracks with FX, sample replacement, automation etc and sample libraries is squeezing the resources a little tight.
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When you open the fx selection window that lists all your plugs you can highlight all of your x86 plugs, right click, and select run as embedded/bridged. That stops them from floating outside of fx bins on your tracks. Not sure about the iLock issue.
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First, post your issue over at the Reaper forum - they are pretty helpful and if this is a bug, the developers can work to fix it.
Second, as a workaround, try using an older version of Reaper. Given bryan kilco's experience, this may solve your problem.
Alternately, consider using the 32 bit version of Reaper. As long as your OS is 64 bit, you are not limited to ~4GB of ram total, but 4GB per process. So you could have Reaper, your drum software, your sampler and each synth each using ~4GB of ram (assuming you have that much ram available). Plus Reaper uses a 64 bit "audio engine", even in the 32 bit version, so you shouldn't run into any of the problems you are expecting from the 32 bit version.
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EDIT: Installed the 32-bit version, scan locks up every time it gets to an iLok plugin. When I remove the setting to get names and just show all .dll files in the VST folder it completely locks up and will not scan anything.
And I have to wait for a mod to activate my account so I can post the issue on their forums.
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Something worth noting....
If you are running mixed 32 and 64 bit plugins...you will notice that there are actually 2 instances of reaper running. You can check this in windows by viewing the task manager.
To test this, simply remove all 32 bit plugins if running 64 bit reaper or vice versa for 32 bit reaper. Restart reaper and now you will only see one instance. This will save a few computer resources.
That would be one reason to run 32 bit or 64 bit reaper.
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Ahhhh!! AT last, my Derosier fix!!!! Iowa ,wouldn't be where it is were it not for media. Course, their making megabucks off it. And think of all experts being employed. Meanwhile, as these megabucks are being spent, homeless children need help.
Guess it's where one's parameters are.
thankk y'kinley
Very true. Until tomorrow morning's news cycle. Then, Iowa is back to just being a state in America's bread basket/heartland region. Flyover country forgotten even by the Neilson Ratings folks. But, it is fun for them, and even the media and us, while it lasts.
Welcome back and Happy New Year, JdR.
Yup. IMHO, the whole Iowa process (including the hype, the money spent, the sniping, the meaningless results) make as much sense as what you depict — a square circle.
I am sure that Iowa and its people are great but boy am I sick of hearing about them. Just like four years ago when the Dems were in full cry too!
Did I hear someone say, "Crap Circle"? Well!?!?! Maybe not!
Agreed. Those arrogant, hard working folks, who bring us John Deere, Amana clocks, etc…….
How DARE THEY feel they deserve to be part of the electorate process of The United States.
What a bunch of elitist.
U2, how would Iowa not be a part of the electoral process if their votes counted the same as the rest of us Americans?


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Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill Remains In Limbo
November 30, 2012 9:44 AM
SPRINGFIELD, IL (IRN) – The chief sponsor of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois will spend his weekend working the phones.
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Asking friends for their favorite unknown horror films feels a little like asking for under-the-counter porn — you feel like a creep and you know the really good stuff is still kept in a secret hiding place.
But fear not — or, actually, fear more. This Halloween season, we asked the experts at Fangoria, a magazine that's been at the forefront of horror since 1979, to guide us through some of the best obscure fright films of all time. For this list, the magazine's Editor in Chief Chris Alexander, Marketing Director Bekah McKendry and Contributing Editor Justin Beahm dug deep into their personal memory banks of favorite flicks to dredge up 25 great, underrated horror films that you probably haven't seen but definitely should.
Think these cuts are too deep? Check out the list Fangoria compiled for Wired.com last year of the 25 greatest horror films of all time. Either way, all of these films are certified gems, so get to renting/Netflixing now, and prepare for a killer Halloween weekend.
Son of Dracula (1943)
Chris Alexander: This count may be even jowly-er than Bela Lugosi but for my dime, he's a stronger, sadder and more interesting Universal ghoul. (This) romantic and moody horror film never gets enough love.
Bekah McKendry: An atmospheric script and beautiful set design [make] it easy to see why this film should be among the Universal greatest hits.
Justin Beahm: Lon Chaney Jr. takes his sole turn as the mythic Transylvanian bloodsucker in this moody haunt. Possibly the darkest of all the Universal classics, it has a complexity that belies the cycle it is associated with.
Fun fact: Son of Dracula was the first film to show the Count's transformation from man into bat on screen!
Angel Heart (1987)
Chris Alexander: Mickey Rourke's greatest pre-boxing performance as a seedy 1950s gumshoe tangling with the devil is a full-blown masterpiece. If you have not seen this horror noir, stop reading this damn list and do so immediately. Thank me later.
Bekah McKendry: The stark, bleak filming style is accented by Rourke's moody performance. Plus, this flick features Cosby kid Lisa Bonet, who learned that nothing will get you booted from the Huxtable home faster than prancing around nude with a dead chicken.
Justin Beahm: Lisa Bonet.
Fun fact: Angel Heart director Alan Parker had a song on the Halloween III soundtrack called "Time Goes By."
Messiah of Evil (1973)
Chris Alexander: Brought to you by the couple that wrote American Graffiti and Howard the Duck, this shuddery abstract curio is a mess, but an eerie, dreamy and genuinely weird mess that has long been a very secret cult handshake due to its obscurity. It's now widely available on DVD so you have no excuse not to watch it in the dark with someone you trust.
Bekah McKendry: The first time I watched this movie I was so frustrated because I had no clue what was going on and nothing was ever explained. Upon a second viewing, I realized that may be the point. Watch with an open mind and enjoy the head trip.
Justin Beahm: Once referred to as "the American Susperia" (by Tim Lucas), Messiah is a chilling nightmare that moves slow but haunts the viewer. Dig the movie theater sequence!
Fun fact: Director Willard Huyck went on to write Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11 years after Messiah.
Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
Chris Alexander: Mariska Hargitay's buff dad Mickey doesn't just chew the scenery in this '60s Italian exploitation gem, he dry-humps it, whips it, spanks it and crushes it in an iron maiden. The best homoerotic camp sleazeball film I've seen ... not that I've seen many.
Bekah McKendry: A horror torture film with a splash of "Lucha Libre" style blended in. Based on the notorious Marquis De Sade, if the hilariously inept hero doesn't pull you into the film's charm, the overly complicated torture devices will.
Justin Beahm: The Crimson Executioner shall have his revenge! Classic Italian schlock shocker about a 17th-century maniac avenging his own death (they explain it) by abusing pinup girls with various implements of devastation.
Fun fact: The makeup effects were done by Carlo Rambaldi, who designed the werewolf costume in 1985's Silver Bullet.
Vampyres (1975)
Chris Alexander: The cornerstones of horror are sex and death, and this U.K./Spanish sleaze classic has both in bucketfuls. Two gorgeous bisexual vampires have threesomes in their castle and always end up eating the addendum. And not in a good way!
Bekah McKendry: Spanish erotic lesbian vampire film. Why aren't you watching this right now?
Justin Beahm: Erotic, sweaty and frantic, Vampyres is the godmother of the vamp-lez subgenre.
Fun fact: The exterior location used for the house is actually Oakley Court, also employed as the mansion in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Martyrs (2008)
Chris Alexander: Indefensible and ingenious full-throttle horror from French Canada, this nihilistic, obscenely cruel and merciless shocker is one you may not want to revisit, as one viewing should sufficiently destroy you proper....
Bekah McKendry: This movie not only hits the nail into your head gore-wise, but it also has a deliciously putrid mental side that will leave you questioning your own miserable existence.
Justin Beahm: Unrelentingly intense tale of abuse and revenge that makes I Spit On Your Grave look like Ernest Goes to Camp. Not literally, but you get the idea.
Fun fact: Actress Isabella Chasse ("La Créature" here) was a performer with Cirque du Soleil before Martyrs.
The Prowler (1981)
Chris Alexander: Slasher movies were a dime a dozen in the '80s but this one ... this one ... this one is the best of the lot. And not only because a young Tom Savini gooses it with some of the grossest kills ever.
Bekah McKendry: A slasher in a cool World War II getup killing people with a pitchfork. Plus, there is a sweet Scooby Doo-style killer reveal.
Justin Beahm: Joe Zito sets the stage for all slashers to follow in this effective, atmospheric and graphic shocker showcasing some jaw-dropping effects from Tom Savini that belie his youth at the time. The shower scene is worth admission in itself (not for the reasons you'd think).
Fun fact: Savini has said in numerous interviews that his work on The Prowler is his best.
Martin (1976)
Chris Alexander: Hey, I have the tattoo from Martin's U.S. one-sheet on my bicep, so yeah, I totally endorse this, George Romero's best non-Dead film.
Bekah McKendry: This vampire indie flick is not as much about vampirism as it is a troubled young man's battle to find himself in light of his uber-religious kooky surroundings. Think Catcher in the Rye with a vampire.
Justin Beahm: Romero's finest hour is sad, stunning and still shocking. John Amplas' approach to the titular character is dark, frantic, mysterious and wonderful. Bloody masterpiece.
Fun fact: Martin marked the first time Romero and legendary special effects master Tom Savini teamed up.
Antichrist (2009)
Chris Alexander: A towering, open sore ... a primal scream.... This film, yet another example of Lars von Trier's fascination with the anguish of women, is like a Boschian portrait of hell vomited on screen but with genuine emotional wallop and hugely upsetting visuals. Charlotte Gainsbourg is a goddess and this movie is a landmark horror film.
Bekah McKendry: This is not a good date movie. It's been called misogynist, but it seems the only people being tortured here are the viewers. The torture is so beautiful and lyrical that you won't be able to look away. Plus, there is an assortment of cute furry woodland critters and a fuck tree.
Justin Beahm: One of the most visceral, disturbing and mind-bending films of the last decade, Antichrist leaves you speechless. Willem Defoe and Gainsbourg boil humanity down to muscles, twisted limbs, intense convulsions and manic abuse in von Trier's parable about man's role in nature and in relationships and how it can all go so wrong for the wrong reasons. You will never forget it.
Fun fact: Because of starkly graphic content, Antichrist went to theaters unrated.
Begotten (1990)
Chris Alexander: If you really want to seek therapy, try watching this expressionist audiovisual dream on a double bill with David Lynch's Eraserhead. Send Wired the shrink bill.
Bekah McKendry: A weird little experimental film where God disembowels himself (yeah, you read that correctly). The imagery is disturbing, and the filmmaking is breathtakingly beautiful — creating a potent combination that no horror fiend should miss.
Justin Beahm: [Director] E. Elias Merhige's bleak and bizarre cinema experiment was shot and processed via methods, machinery and lenses all of his own making. No dialog, no score, no narrative as we know it, this is the story of the birth of the Earth through a dark and brilliant vision.
Fun fact: Marilyn Manson was so infatuated with this film that, while recording his seminal masterwork Antichrist Superstar, he mandated that Begotten be on 24-hour loop in all studio rooms from the album's start to its finish.
The Brood (1979)
Chris Alexander: David Cronenberg got divorced and had a custody battle and made a movie about it. Yet the presence of homicidal midgets and mothers that birth children from external wombs make you wonder where the truth lies. Another early bio-horror masterpiece form Canada's pride and joy.
Bekah McKendry: Cronenberg made a movie about killer kids. I don't know why I have this unhealthy fear of killer children, considering I have proven time and time again I could beat the crap out of any middle-schooler.
Justin Beahm: You'll never look at a little kid in a hoodie the same after this masterstroke from Cronenberg that features one of the most unforgettable final shots in horror cinema history.
Fun fact: Cronenberg stepped in front of the camera when he played "Dr. Wimmer" in Jason X (2001).
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (1959)
Chris Alexander: If you thought that kielbasa you ate last night was giving you gears, try on Caltiki, an early Italian monster movie from Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava that sees what looks like a liverwurst destroy the world.
Bekah McKendry: The sweet story of a lonely comet and his little friend the bloodthirsty Mayan blob. It's the Odd Couple of horror … or maybe the Grumpy Old Men of horror.
Justin Beahm: Technically made before 1958's similar The Blob, but released after, Caltiki has all the gore and meaty goo that the Steve McQueen starrer didn't. Another Italian groundbreaker.
Fun fact: Horror legend Mario Bava stepped in to finish the film (uncredited) when original director Freda walked away from the project.
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Chris Alexander: Forget that recent studio-sanctioned Dylan Dog: Dead of Night wank — this Italian horror black comedy is cribbed from the same source author and is the real deal. Zombies, sex and surrealism are expertly combined.
Bekah McKendry: One of the smartest zombie films ever. The dark humor reigns in this moody head trip. It's like if Stanley Kubrick and Sam Raimi had David Lynch's love baby, and the baby was a zombie.
Justin Beahm: Rupert Everett deals with the good (Anna Falci!) and the bad (the cemetery where he slaves away seems to have the habit of seeing its residents resurrected with an appetite). Funny, gory and sexy romp from Dario Argento pal and The Church director Michele Soavi.
Fun fact: One year after Cemetery Man, Rupert Everett starred in the kiddie ape flick Dunston Checks In.
Dead and Buried (1981)
Chris Alexander: One of the scariest pictures this jaded writer has ever seen. Watch it alone in the dark.
Bekah McKendry: A superb flick about a town full of murderous mobs and reanimated corpses. Plus, it's so brutal and disturbing that the film made the U.K.'s "Video Nasty" list of banned titles. That guarantees it kicks ass!
Justin Beahm: Potter's Bluff is home to some very unusual activity as bodies start disappearing, coffins turn up empty and a most unique zombie story unfolds.
Fun fact: Director Gary Sherman kept the color red out of the color palette in this film.
Deathdream (1974)
Chris Alexander: Bob (Black Christmas) Clark's second film is a 'Nam take on The Monkey's Paw; it careens between camp and full-blown terror beautifully and has one of the saddest endings of any horror film.
Bekah McKendry: Long before his warnings that we will all shoot our eyes out with Red Rider BB guns, Clark directed this political horror about a dead soldier who comes back from Vietnam. Beautifully directed and sooooo morbid.
Justin Beahm: Something is not right about Andy since he came home from 'Nam. At times, Deathdream eerily predicts George Romero's Martin, which would follow two years later. Hypodermically inclined veteran zombie!
Fun fact: Popcorn (1991) director Alan Ormsby was a writer on Deathdream.
Frightmare (1974)
Chris Alexander: Britain's baron of blood, director Pete Walker made sexploitation horror films that critics hated (see House of Whipcord, if you dare) but with his stock acting troupe, genius for pacing and ever-present social commentary, they were then and will always be a cut above the rest of the crap. Sheila Keith is fucking terrifying as the matriarch of a mentally ill rural cannibal clan in this quiet masterpiece.
Bekah McKendry: A deliciously twisted cannibal/serial killer/driller/soap opera/family drama/biker flick.
Justin Beahm: Director Pete Walker puts subtlety to bed in this garish, oppressive, Brit bleeder. Sheila Keith steals the show as Dorothy Yates, bringing dark humor to the proceedings.
Fun fact: This was actor Rupert Davies' last film.
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Chris Alexander: [Director] Dan Curtis rode the popularity of his '60s soap opera Dark Shadows to wonderful heights in this hyper-gothic romantic horror show, condensing the tale of centuries-old lovesick vamp Barnabas Collins. Watch this — if you can find it — first, before you absorb Tim Burton's deluxe remounting next year.
Bekah McKendry: Based on the Dark Shadows TV series, this movie is a tasty blend of sex and gore, and it still maintains its bloody bite.
Justin Beahm: Morbid soap opera hits the screen and, surprisingly, has been embraced as one of the best vampire films of the '70s. Man, we have lots of vampire films on this list.
Fun fact: Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins here) only made one other film after House: Oliver Stone's directorial feature debut, Seizure, in 1974. (He is, however, credited with a bit part in Burton's upcoming Shadows reboot.)
Lifeforce (1985)
Chris Alexander: Tobe Hooper's other masterpiece: a demented, operatic intergalactic vampire story that pits Scotland Yard against a hotter-than-hell naked space ghoul (Mathilda May) that is turning London into zombies. Giant budget, big music, wild special effects and psychotic pacing and logic — what's not to love? (Note: Find the obscure TriStar U.S. recut only available on VHS and 35mm; it's tighter, scarier and has amazing Michael Kamen music.)
Bekah McKendry: Gotta be honest here; when the guys first recommended putting Lifeforce on the list, I protested adamantly, as the film bored me to tears. But, I was convinced to go back and watch it again, and it was seriously good on the second viewing. I discovered there are multiple edits of Lifeforce, ranging in time from 128 minutes down to 101 minutes. Check out the 101-min TriStar version. Yes, space vampires!
Justin Beahm: Halley's Comet brought more than fast food joint memorabilia and a name for Ace Frehley's post-Kiss solo project. It also turned London into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Worth the trip for Mathilda May alone.
Fun fact: Lifeforce was written by none other than Dan Return of the Living Dead O'Bannon.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Chris Alexander: Goofy as all get out, but a rollicking good time by a director (Fred Dekker) who got kicked to the curb for no good reason. Two endings exist; stick with the one that climaxes in a graveyard for an extra-nihilistic sting.
Bekah McKendry: A fun mix of zombies, slashers and aliens — like a well-done Plan 9, but much smarter and with a much better graveyard set.
Justin Beahm: One of the best comedy-gore films of the '80s tells the story of a college campus overrun with alien slugs that, once inside their hosts (entering via various orifices), multiply and turn their bodies into stumbling zombies. With nods to classic sci-fi, great-looking contemporary special effects, an endearing duo in protagonists Chris (Jason Lively) and J.C. (Steve Marshall), and ultimate cinematic badass Tom Atkins as a one-liner-spouting cop, Creeps belongs in every horror fan's collection.
Fun fact: Two different endings were shot, one for the screen and one for television. Both are available on the DVD from Sony.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Chris Alexander: Forget Rocky Horror; the one-two punch of Brian De Palma and composer/actor/ham Paul Williams makes Phantom the most phun horror rock musical ever made. A phlop when released, it just gets better with age — sexy and flamboyant, funny and stylish.
Bekah McKendry: This Faustian tale has a killer soundtrack that earned it an Oscar nomination.
Justin Beahm: De Palma and composer Williams' love letter to The Phantom of the Opera and musical theater is perfect Halloween night viewing on a double bill with Rocky Horror.
Fun fact: Williams later wrote the music for 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Phenomena (1985)
Chris Alexander: Many of us saw this in a shorter form as Creepers, and either version delivers the demented goods. There's not enough space to unravel Dario Argento's lunatic plot, but suffice to say a teenage Jennifer Connelly and her insect friends fight matronly serial killers, evil dwarves and schoolyard bullying in Switzerland while a pissed-off chimp runs around with a straight razor is all you really need to know.
Bekah McKendry: This is one of Argento's juicer films, where the body fluids flow freely (and oftentimes are flung). This flick has a great plot and stars a very young Connelly as the psychic, bug-loving protagonist.
Justin Beahm: With one of the best opening sequences in all of horror, this is Argento at the peak of his game. Atmospheric, scary and full of memorable characters, Phenomena is essential viewing (and star Connelly's second film). The music by Goblin, Bill Wyman and Simon Boswell seals the deal.
Fun fact: Argento likes to play the killer in his movies and Phenomena is no different.
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Justin Beahm: Brazilian cine-folk hero José Mojica Marins broke taboos and boundaries in this 1967 gem about "Coffin Joe" continuing his quest for the perfect mate, which originally started in 1964's At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul. Entirely black and white until you get to hell, where the madness in Marins' art really comes to life. Sadistic, insane and gorgeous.
Bekah McKendry: This second installment of Brazil's Coffin Joe series has all the necessary elements to make a great horror film — murder, disfigurements, ghouls, killer skeletons, snakes, poison and a plot that will keep your blood pumping and your fingernails growing.
Chris Alexander: Oooooh.... Coffin Joe.... Groundbreaking, cruel, disturbing, outrageous and poetic horror film from Brazil that sparked a wave of Joe love that continues in Latin America to this day. Weird and awesome.
Fun fact: The "Coffin Joe" character last appeared in Marins' 2008 return (at 73 years old) to the genre, Embodiment of Evil.
Red, White, and Blue (2010)
Chris Alexander: Like Gainsbourg in Antichrist, this underrated melodrama belongs to its fearless lead, Amanda Fuller, who destroys the screen as a promiscuous woman with a deadly agenda.
Bekah McKendry: Whoa! My mind is still writhing from the last 15 minutes of this movie. This moody little art film may begin a little slow, but I promise that the quiet bleakness of the first part only heightens the ultra-disturbing shocks of the latter.
Justin Beahm: Noah Taylor joins the ranks of cinema madman legends with his turn as sociopathic Nate, who plucks Erica (a brilliant Fuller) out of a world of promiscuity and neglect, ending in bloody madness. A revenge tale for our generation.
Fun fact: Taylor played Mr. Bucket in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Dracula (Spanish-language version) (1931)
Chris Alexander: Same set, Spanish cast and crew, shot at night. Bigger boobs, randier vampire. Nuff said.
Bekah McKendry: Filmed simultaneously to the well-known English version, the Spanish film is far sexier and more atmospheric than our Universal counterpart and offers a much better build of suspense and mood.
Justin Beahm: One-upping Bela Lugosi and Tod Browning isn't easy, but director George Melford did just that with his all-Spanish production. Shot at night on the same sets Browning was employing, the Spanish version of the story drips romance and sexual potency, and is far more interesting than its more celebrated sibling.
Fun fact: Melford led his cast and crew without the ability to speak Spanish.
The Omega Man (1971)
Chris Alexander: Sure it trashes its masterful source novel (Richard Matheson's groundbreaking I Am Legend), but as a vital piece of post-'60s future shock, it's something of a kitschy masterpiece. A haunting Ron Grainer score and Charlton Heston's two-fisted performance are matched by Anthony Zerbe's scary turn as the leader of the post-apocalyptic albino ghouls. I love this movie!
Bekah McKendry: Heston beats, shoots and harpoons his way through a world of plague-ridden mutants in this sci-fi flick. There is also a stiff shot of religious commentary thrown in for good measure, and ghouls that look like a lynch mob of albino monks.
Justin Beahm: An often unfairly overlooked take on Matheson's I Am Legend sees Heston battling a light-fearing horde of the kinda-undead. Riffs in this would later be found in Romero's Dawn of the Dead and John Carpenter's Escape From New York.
Fun fact: Director Boris Sagal is the father of Married With Children's Katey Sagal.