Sexy poster debuts for 'Chastity Bites'

I'm a day or so late on this one (the new job is kicking my ass haha!), but it's too cool not to share. It's the new poster for the upcoming flick, Chastity Bites, and it's from the quite terrific Nathan Thomas Milliner. If you haven't seen any of his previous work (HorrorHound, Scream! Factory etc) you must have been living under a rock! The film will have its World Premiere on June 1st at the Dance with Films festival in Hollywood. Read on for more info and the teaser trailer.

Victor Crowley gets all up in your grill, in the theatrical poster for 'Hatchet III'

The first Hatchet flick, I will admit to enjoying quite a bit. It was good honest splattery fun. The sequel, however, pissed me right off. Aside from the wonderful gore, and a couple wink, wink, nudge, nudge moments, it really wasn't very good. Plus, I stayed up til midnight and paid $10 for the privilege of watching it. Ah well. Despite this, I am eager to see what BJ McDonnell, who takes over the directing reins, comes up with in Hatchet 3. The film hits theaters and VOD on June 14th, and as you can see it has a shiny new poster!

Filthy Music Review - 'Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies: Mens Animvs Corpvs'

Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies - MENS ANIMVS CORPVS

Van Records

Review by Wayne Simmons

When Dutch occult rockers, The Devil’s Blood, called it a day in January 2013, fans were devastated. This was a band in their prime, big things ahead of them what with Ghost BC hitting the (relative) big time with a similarly accessible brand of Satanic Panic.

Filthy Music Review - 'Grime: Deteriorate'

Grime – Deteriorate (2013)

Forcefield Records/ Mordgrimm

Review by Jude Felton

There’s no point beating around the bush, when it comes to certain albums, instead it’s best to get straight to the point. Such is the case with Grime’s second album, Deteriorate. With this album the Italian sludge-meisters have delivered filth-laden journey into the ugliest recesses of humanity. This sure ain’t pretty; it won’t pound you into the ground, it’ll drag you in feet first and screaming.

Filthy Music Review - 'Undersmile: A sea of Dead Snakes'

Undersmile - A Sea of Dead Snakes (2010)

Blindsight Records

Review by Wayne Simmons

Undersmile are not your average doom metal band. With their dual female vocal, they borrow as much from acts such as Throwing Muses and Sonic Youth as they do from anything doomy. But doom they are: their gigging says so; their label says so too and, hell, with so much genre-splicing going on of late within the various sub-genres of underground metal, why can’t this be doom?

Filthy Music Review - 'Beyond Creation: The Aura'

Beyond Creation – The Aura (2013)

Season of Mist

Review by Jude Felton

Technical death metal, it has to be said, when done poorly can sound like an angry two-year old throwing a tantrum in a music store. However, on the flipside, when it is done well, it can be a thing of beauty, albeit a complex and aggressive beauty, but a thing of beauty nonetheless. This brings us to Canada’s Beyond Creation, a relatively new band, having formed in 2005 yet only released the one demo in 2010. This was followed by a self-release of The Aura in 2011, which now has a full release courtesy of Season of the Mist.

Filthy Music Review - 'My Dying Bride: The Manuscript'

My Dying Bride - The Manuscript (2013)

Peaceville Records

Review by Wayne Simmons

Doom/ death veterans, My Dying Bride, return with their latest work, THE MANUSCRIPT, released this week through Peaceville. It’s an EP containing 4 new tracks, weighing in at around 30 minutes running time. The record was recorded and mixed at Futureworks Studios in Manchester, UK with the band’s long-time producer, Mags.

Filthy Review - 'Dexter: The Seventh Season'

Dexter: The Seventh Season (2013)

Review by Jude Felton

When reviewing a seventh season of any show, there’s a fine line to tread. Chances are that the majority of fans will already have seen the show on television, and as such will know exactly what is going on, whereas newcomers to the show, or those that chose to wait for the Blu-ray or DVD, will not want any of it spoiled. With this in mind I’m not going to give very much at all away in terms of the plot of this season, although you might want to look away if you haven’t seen Season 6.

Filthy Review - 'Mama'

Mama (2013)

Review by Jude Felton

It seems that everywhere you look; Guillermo Del Toro is involved with another new film. Not only is he directing his own work though, he is also heavily involved in helping out new directors and supporting the independent scene, such as Jovanka Vukovic’s The Captured Bird. The latest to hit the big screen, and now Blu-ray and DVD, is Mama, which was written and directed by Andy Muschietti.

Filthy Review - 'The Wrong House'

The Wrong House (2013)

Review by Jude Felton

The Wrong House, which was directed by Eric Hurt, is also known as House Hunting, and whilst I prefer the new title, it should not be confused with Shawn French’s Wrong House from a couple of years back. As it happens though, both are good films and couldn’t really be any further apart in terms of content.

Filthy Review- 'Texas Chainsaw'

Texas Chainsaw (2013)

Review by Jude Felton

Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre had sequels, in fact it had quite a few, and of varying quality it must be said. Then there was the remake, which itself spawned a prequel, a few years back. Now we have a new film, Texas Chainsaw, which is a direct sequel to the Hooper’s 1974 film. Confused? Don’t be, as this film does what the Halloween franchise did, and ignored the original sequels when it hit Halloween H20.

Filthy Music Review - 'Stygian Ascent: Memories'

Stygian Ascent – Memories (2013)

Review by Jude Felton

There’s definitely something in the water over in Sweden, when it comes to the music that comes out of this Scandinavian country. It seems that they just can’t help themselves. Enter Stygian Ascent, a band that up until a few days ago I had no idea existed. Mind you, there’s a good reason for that, with the fact that they have only been around for a couple of years, and this is their debut release.

Filthy Giveaway - 'Sister Sin' Dance of the Wicked CD, Posters and T-Shirts

Metal!! Get ready for some good old-fashioned no frills rock n' roll, boys and girls, because on June 25th Victory Records will be releasing the remixed and re-mastered debut album from Sweden's Sister Sin. Dance of the Wicked is set to get your head banging and your fist pumping, and I have some swag to give away to coincide with this release.

Autonomy Pictures to unleash 'Adam Chaplin: Violent Avenger' on DVD

Autonomy Pictures have just announced that they will be bringing the gorefest, Adam Chaplin: Violent Avenger, to DVD on June 4th (US) and France on June 19th. Having already released the controversial The Bunny Game, and an upcoming release of Blood for Irina, Autonomy are definitely delivering the goods. Full details on the Adam Chaplin release can be found below.

Filthy Giveaway - 'Flu/Fever' Audiobooks

We do like ourselves a good, tasty giveaway here at the Lair, and this one in particular is a cracker! To coincide with Zombie Awareness Month we have copies of both Flu and Fever, by Lair contributor and all around diamond geezer Wayne Simmons, on audiobook to giveaway courtesy of the fine folk at Tantor Media. I've read both novels, and they are an absolute blinding read, so they are highly recommended. Now you'll get the chance to turn the lights out, slap these bad boys on and scare yourself shitless with the novels in audio form.

'Skull World' Blu-ray/DVD full release details and special features

Justin McConnell's documentary, Skull World, has had a lot of coverage on these pages, and for good reason; it's a fucking blast! The film, which follows Skull Man aka Greg Sommer and his Box Wars exploits, will be coming to Blu-ray (in the Warrior Edition) and DVD on June 18th. The release will be through Indiecan Entertainment and Unstable Ground and will feature alternate artwork on the Blu and DVD version. Full details can be found below. You won't to check this movie out!

Second Sight Films to bring the 'Static' to DVD

Second Sight Films will be releasing the creepy horror flick, Static, on DVD on July 15th. The film stars Milo Ventimiglia and sara Paxton, and was directed by Todd Levin. More info, plus the trailer, can be found below.

Filthy Music Review - 'Darkall Slaves: Abysses of Seclusion'

Darkall Slaves – Abysses of Seclusion (2013)

Kaotoxin Records

Review by Jude Felton

Some bands are happy to churn out an album, EP or single every year, and if you’re a fan that can be great, if the quality is up to par. Darkall Slaves are not quite so prolific, with only a self-released EP, back in 2008, seeing the light of day prior to this single release. Fans of crushing death metal should rejoice though, as this is 10 minutes of utter savagery.

Filthy Music Review - 'Duncan Evans: Bird of Prey'

Duncan Evans - Bird of Prey (2013)

Prophecy Records

Review by Wayne Simmons

When Duncan Evans, aka Henry Hyde Bronsdon from the Gentlemen's Club of A Forest Of Stars, signed a 5 album solo deal, the end product must have surprised fans.

Filthy Music Review - 'Lychgate: Lychgate'

Lychgate – Lychgate (2013)

Mordgrimm Records

Review by Jude Felton

It’s all too easy to focus on facts that aren’t directly in correlation to the music, when approaching some albums. Lychgate, for example, comprise of members of Omega Centuari, Lunar Aurora and Esoteric, which can be helpful, in as much as you might get a general idea of what to maybe expect from the music. However, Lychgate is very much its own entity, and that entity is massive and crushing, unleashing an album that most certainly delivers.