Moebius’ “Le Monde d’Edena”
Halcyon Realms looks at a Japanese collection of French comic artist Moebius’ series, Le Monde d’Edena.
The Secret History of the Skeleton Suit (in Japan)
I appreciate Lord Death Man’s flair, his élan, panache, the way he daringly wears brown leather gloves, belt and boots with his high-contrast black and white skeleton suit—and makes it work. Of the many skeleton suits in the criminal underworld, I would wear Lord Death Man’s.
Lovecraftian Bluegrass
Listen to French Corsican Lovecraftian bluegrass right here, if you dare. (Madness via @Propnomicon)
Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die by Your Side)
Lovely felt animation of skeleton love at the Shakespeare and Co. bookstore by Olympia Le-Tan, Spike Jonze and Simon Cahn. Scroll down from the video to read an interview with Spike Jonze about the project. Thanks, Denis!
Slate’s 25 Best Horror Films of the 2000s
Slate has a nicely ecletic and thoughtful list of the best horror films of the ’00s, including many Midnight Madness favorites and films by Rob Zombie, David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Sam Raimi, Tomas Alfredson, David Cronenberg, William Friedkin, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury.
Welcome To Hoxford
Ben Templesmith’s luminously tentacular comic, Welcome to Hoxford, is now a luminously tentacular short feature film by Julien Mokrani and Samuel Bodin.
The Cultural Gutter 