Pagan Festival Shout Out! Walpurgis Apr.22-May 1st

Walpurgis Night (Walpurgisnacht) is a traditional spring festival on 30 April or 1 May in large parts of Central and Northern Europe. It is often celebrated with dancing and with bonfires. It is exactly six months from All Hallows' Eve. The current festival is, in most countries that celebrate it, named after the English missionary Saint Walpurga (ca. 710–777/9). As Walpurga was canonized on 1 May (ca. 870), she became associated with May Day, especially in the Finnish and Swedish calendars. The eve of May Day, traditionally celebrated with dancing, came to be known as Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"). The name of the holiday is Walpurgisnacht in German and Dutch, Valborgsmässoafton in Swedish, Vappu in Finnish, Volbriöö, (Walpurgi öö) in Estonian, Valpurgijos naktis in Lithuanian, Valpurģu nakts or Valpurģi in Latvian, čarodějnice or Valpuržina noc in Czech, chódotypalenje Lowel Sorbian and chodojtypalenje in Upper Sorbian. The German term is recorded in 1668 by Johannes Praetorius (writer) as S. Walpurgis Nacht or S. Walpurgis Abend. An earlier mention of Walpurgis and S. Walpurgis Abend is in the 1603 edition of the Calendarium perpetuum of Johann Coler, who also refers to the following day, 1 May, as Jacobi Philippi, feast day of the apostles James the Less and Philip in the Catholic calendar. The 17th century German tradition of a meeting of sorcerers and witches on May Day is influenced by the descriptions of Witches' Sabbaths in 15th and 16th century literature.

The nine nights of April 22 (interestingly enough, the modern festival of Earth Day) to April 30 are venerated as remembrance of the All Father’s self-sacrifice upon the World Tree Yggdrasil. It was on the ninth night (April 30, Walpurgisnacht) that he beheld the Runes, grasped them, and ritually died for an instant. At that moment, all the Light in the 9 worlds is extinguished, and utter Chaos reigns. At the final stroke of midnight, the Light returns in dazzling brilliance, and the bale-fires are lit. On Walpurgisnacht, the dead have full sway upon the earth; it is the ending night of the Wild Hunt. May 1 is the festival of Thrimilci; the beginning of Summer. Thrimilci is a festival of joy and fertility, much like Ostara; however, most of the Northern World is finally escaping from the snow at this time. (I will post for Thrimilci/May Day in it’s own post just before the festival night. The important thing to note is that in this time of spring and renewal, we should be celebrating the beauty of spirit and nature.)

Satanic Sundays! Six Super Satanic Flicks

This Satanic Sundays! Sunday is all about the devil cult. Six films that celebrate all that black magic and evil comradery in contemporary and classic b-movie fashion. From evil agents, voodoo rites and satanic sacrifice these films show some awesomely bad cultastic black movie magic that span the decades and realms. True terrors of low budget and Indie cinema.

1. The Devil’s Hand 1962



Rick Turner is engaged of Donna Trent and is having nightmares with a beautiful blonde woman dancing in the sky. One night, he is mysteriously driven to a doll shop, and in the next morning he returns to the place with Donna. He finds a doll that resembles his fiancé, but the owner Francis Lamont delivers another doll to him, with the face of the woman of his dreams, Bianca Milan. Rick looks for Bianca and is seduced and convinced by her to join a sect that worships the diabolic Camba, while the health of Donna is threatened by Francis and Bianca. “The Devil’s Hand” was directed by William J. Hole Jr. and starring Linda Christian, Robert Alda, Ariadna Welter,Jeanne Carmen and Neil Hamilton. The film is a black & white cult classic.

2. Blood Cult 1985



A mysterious serial killer is killing several female co-eds on and off a college campus in Oklahoma and the only clues are gold medallions left by the bodies. A grizzled police detective sets out to find the killer, but is unaware that all the killings are connected to a Satanic cult. The detective, Ron, turns from the hunter to the hunted when he sees that no one around him can be trusted, not even his own daughter. Directed by Christopher Lewis “Blood Cult” stars Juli Andelman, Charles Ellis, James Vance and Bennie Lee McGowan. The film is 80’s classic b-movie genre that blends both the devil cult with slasher.

3. Evil Angel 2009



When the young woman Emma Carillo is stabbed five times, paramedic Marcus Galan feels a great empathy for her and unsuccessfully tries to save her life in the Mercy Hospital. Meanwhile the near death patient Caroline Kuntz awakes; kills two people; and leaves the hospital. When Marcus arrives home, he finds his suicidal wife Carla cheating on him with a stranger. The next morning, Marcus goes to a hearing due to mistreatment and the death of the prostitute Elizabeth Markham. Private detective Carruthers is assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile Caroline visits Carruthers' son Vic. “Evil Angel” was directed by Richard Dutcher and stars Ving Rhames, Ava Gaudet, Kristopher Shepard and Jontille Gerard.

4. The Astrologer a.k.a Suicide Cult 1975



A scientist investigating reports of the Second Coming of Christ finds himself battling against a suicidal devil cult. “The Astrologer” was directed by James Glickenhaus and stars Bob Byrd, Mark Buntzman, James Glickenhaus and Monica Tidwell. The film is an Indie flick that dramatizes the horrors of new age spiritualism from the dark side.
* I could not find a trailer for this movie anywhere online! So frustrating!*






5.  A Name For Evil 1973



Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. While trying to patch it up, the house starts to make it clear to him that it doesn't want him there, but the local church (with some off-kilter practices of their own) seems to take a shine to him. “A Name For Evil” was directed by Bernard Girard. The film stars Robert Culp, Samantha Eggar, Sheila Sullivan and Mike Lane.

6. Chain Of Souls 2001



When a naive aspiring actress from Podunk, Texas disappears in Los Angeles, her protective sister comes looking for her. The clues lead her to a diabolical cult masquerading as a theater group and the fight of her life. This low budget flick was directed by Steve Jarvis and stars Denise Gossett, Suzanne Sheikh, Joe Decker and Deborah Joy Vinall.

New Clip From “Mr. Jones”

Check out this clip from the horror thriller “Mr. Jones”. Just who is Mr. Jones? And Why is he trying to bust in this couple’s front door? “Mr. Jones” is directed by Karl Mueller and stars stars Jon Foster, Sarah Jones, Mark Steger. The film is a journey into a nightmare that’s so real, even daylight brings no relief.

Scott and Penny just moved to a remote cabin to escape the pressures of the world and breathe new life into their art.  Their only neighbor for miles is a strange hermit who only comes out at night, under the shroud of darkness. He never acknowledges them, never speaks--never does anything except drag his strange, disturbing sculptures deep into the woods, night after night, without rest. As Scott and Penny get deeper into his world, they start to suspect that this man is actually an infamous, reclusive artist known only as "Mr. Jones," and they've stumbled across a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to document his bizarre existence.

Trailer Released For Low Budget Possession Flick “Victoria’s Exorcism”

"Victoria's Exorcism" is a story about a young girl and her family as they go through a horrifying reality while she becomes possessed by demonic forces. The film is directed by Garrett Benach and stars Tara Marie Kirk, Rollyn Stafford, Petra Boyd. From the trailer that has been released there are some obvious parallels to recent exorcism movies that have come out-mostly Abaddon. I fear he is this generation’s Pazuzu or Balial.

 Throughout the film we experience the ways a family deals with situations beyond their control and how they fight to overcome them. The story is filled with both intense emotion as well as a bone-tingling fear that will keep you at the edge of your seats. Only when the possession takes place does the family bond get stronger and the relationships between them get tested to their limits.

My Review Of “Bad Kids Go To Hell” 2012

“Bad Kids Go To Hell” is Director Matthew Spradlin’s dark, twisted homage to 80’s teen movies, as only Americana contemporary film can. Co-written with Barry Wernick, the story follows a group of teens from the complete color wheel of personality mind-fucked. It is an obvious sinister retelling, or new vision, on Hughes “Breakfast Club” where teens personal, and social turmoil's are exposed and forced into resolution. Only in “Bad Kids Go To Hell” the forced realization comes at the hands of one hell of a twisted, sinister story. The plot follows this group of elitist offspring serving detention for, well-you know-being a teen with too much privilege, without supervision, just trying to deal with school and life shit! Cause hey, that shit is hard-we all have been there! The film stars Amanda Alch, Chanel Ryan, Marc Donato, Augie Duke, Roger Edwards, Ali Faulkner, Cameron Deane Stewart, Ben Browder and Judd Nelson.  The official plot goes like this:  Six prep school kids from Crestview Academy, home to the spoiled offspring of society's elite, find themselves stuck in detention on a frightfully dark and stormy Saturday afternoon. During their 8-hour detention, each of the six kids falls victim to a horrible "accident" until only one of them remains. I am not going into detail as to the depth of how or why they fall victim as to not give away any spoilers. Just my review and thoughts on the movie.

Everything about “Bad Kids Go To Hell” is almost perfect in it’s utilization of nostalgia it tries to capture, with all the tribute images and backdrops that so epically scream “John Hughes”. From the library, the character traits of the kids, (only more modern and less wholesome), who make up the cast, right down to the awesome Judd Nelson cameo as Head Master. The flaw (which is minor) is that it seemed to go hardcore in referencing the 80’s high school flick but sadly no real dialogue reverb from the movie, what - not one kid could have found a way to declare “I wanna be just like you. I figure all I need, is a lobotomy and some tights”. Okay, I know new decade , new social commentary. The film does have some very awesome quotable moments that I loved, my fave “I don’t worship the devil, I just promote him”. The cast where killer in their role and all had more than enough back story and depth of personality to bring the characters to life. I did want a bit more bravado, overt-expression from a couple of the characters. I thought they where more subdued than they should have been, but still the acting was stellar. Plus a hot cast can hardly ever go wrong.

The movie’s “spooky” element was a nice premise to keep the plot stimulated, (remember I am not giving any details away here), which seemed to put the kid’s paranoia in overdrive, and the ending twist was cool. Although it almost came off as lame, thank god it was the ending, and not revealed earlier or the film would have failed, much like “Cry Wolf”.  The effects and gore are there but not really allowed to be the focal point of the moment which is kind of a bummer but still it didn’t detract from the movie. “Bad Kids Go To Hell” is a fun, dark satire on High School life as well as basic social discourse that we all have to endure. Plus the subtext of how, based on generation gap and over extended lives, adults tend to view life and young people with a very distorted view outside of the reality that teens or young people in general experience (and vice versa). All in all this film is pretty excellent and a great addition for fans of 80’s throwbacks or contemporary American movies, although technically it isn’t a horror film it does have some pretty thrilling moments in true Draconian fashion. The real meat of the story lies with the way they reveal how each kid got sent into detention. The flashback is totally 90’s “here is how…” stylization. Plus for some reason I got an early Rodriquez vibe from the film.

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Psychotic Saturdays! Get Your 4/20 Freak On Bitches!

Today is a special Psychotic Saturdays! Saturday. This day falls on the wondrous, magical day of 4/20! The time when dragons drift swiftly through the air as lullabies send waves of delight through the hearts, and souls of all the trippy boys and girls! So for this Psychotic Saturdays! post I am focusing on films that get a groove on while mystically luring you to the fright side of life.


1. Evil Bong 2006

“Evil Bong” is a horror/comedy film directed by Charles Band and stars David Weidoff, John Patrick Jordan, Mitch Eakins, Brian Lloyd, Tommy Chong, Kristyn Green and Michelle Mais as the voice of Evil Bong /Eebee.

Straight-laced nerd Alistair moves into a college dorm with hardcore marijuana users Brett, Larnell, and Bachman. Larnell orders an old giant bong that proves to have strange magical powers. When smoked said bong sends a person to a bizarre drugged-out alternate realm from which there is no easy escape.

2. The Tripper 2006

“The Tripper” is a slasher film which was directed by David Arquette and stars Jaime King, Thomas Jane and Lukas Haas. The film is a homage to the exploitation films that follows a group of free-loving hippies who escape to a modern-day Woodstock for a weekend of debauchery, only to be stalked by a radical-minded psychopath dressed and talking like Ronald Reagan.

In the 80's, after seeing his father and lumberjack foreman being hit by a protestor against the deforesting and arrested by the police, the boy Gus kills the protestor with a chainsaw. In the present days, Samantha, who is traumatized after being abused by her former boyfriend Jimmy, travels with her pothead friends in a van to the American Free Love Festival, a rock-and-roll concert in the woods. Near the location, they are assaulted by three local hillbillies, but they succeed to arrive in the festival. Meanwhile, Mayor Hal Burton and Deputy Buzz Hall try to give a minimum of organization to the event. However, a deranged psychopath serial-killer wearing a mask of Ronald Reagan uses an ax to kill the pacific stoned hippies.

3. Bong Of The Dead 2011



“Bong Of The Dead” was directed by Thomas Newman and stars Simone Bailly, Mark Wynn, Jy Harris, Vince Laxton and Barry Nerling.  When the world is taken over by flesh eating zombies, best friends Tommy and Edwin figure out a way to benefit from it by turning zombies into fertilizer for growing potent weed! There will be bud.

4. Hansel & Gretel Get Baked 2013

Directed by Duane Journey, “Hansel & Gretel Get Baked” is a modern telling that is both dark and humorous. It stars Molly C. Quinn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Yancy Butler, Lochlyn Munro and Andrew James Allen. It is currently available as instant vid on Amazon because the DVD isn’t due out til June.

A brother and sister battle a witch who lures teenagers into her suburban home with her special blend of marijuana where she then proceeds to kill and eat them to maintain her youth and beauty.

5.  Killer Weed: The Movie 2009

“Killer Weed” was directed by Rhys Dyer and is a black comedy / new age zombie film in the tradition of 28 Days Later, but with a Slackers edge.

Trendy twenty-somethings Mackie and Ollie lead an unambitious life on the Isle of Man, passing their days smoking weed and resenting the local chavs. But when a crop of their homegrown marijuana turns the locals into zombies, their lives take a dramatic change of direction...

6. Toxic Zombies 1980

Directed by Charles McCrann “Toxic Zombies” is classic 80’s b-movie awesomeness which stars Charles McCrann, Beverly Shapiro, Dennis Helfend and Kevin Hanlon. The film is also known as Bloodeaters.

After drug crops are sprayed with a chemical by a passing airplane, the growers of the crop are poisoned by the chemical and turn into zombie-like mutants.