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P. 002 Masthead P. 003 Editor’s Letter P. 006 Creator’s Corner: The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema by Michael Vaughn P. 012 The Real Thrill: Survival Of The Film Freaks by Bill Fulkerson & Kyle Kuchta P. 016 Passion Story: The Henenlotter Case by Todd Rigney P. 026 Le Boudoir: Rude, Most Stylish Parisian Tattoo Artist P. 040 Identikit: Dedicated to Luigi Cozzi’s work and his upcoming Little Wizards of Oz

Interview with Luigi Cozzi by Maria Cristina Mastrangeli P. 072 Inception: Gerardo Preciado, Comic Books Writer & Composer P. 102 Vault of Creation: The Himalayan Devil Woman an exploitation tale by Christopher Zisi P. 146 Tribute: The Exorcist by Laura MacLeod / Artworks by Chantal Handley P. 154 Showroom: Sooz’ Jukebox: Chapel of Abhorrence by Carnation

Annihilation of Mankind by Stillbirth P. 160

Tony Newton’s Video Shop: A mini guide to collecting in 2018

The Cult Horror VHS Halloween P. 174 Inspiration Box: It’s about Time by Chic | Dario Argento’s autobiography: Fear

Kreatur by Shasha Waltz | Bonus Track: Peace by PRAIA P. 189 Stimulus: Suspiria by Dustin Siegwarth Creators Unite 05 Cult Issue

THE REAL THRILL

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THE REAL THRILL

by Kyle Kuchta and Bill Fulkerson All Photos Courtesy: OTC Industries, Kyle Kuchta and Bill Fulkerson Two years of filmmaking, eleven years of cult film reviewing, a lifetime of film watching and what does it get you? Survival Of The Film Freaks, the story of cult cinema’s growth from underground buzz to full-blown phenomenon by way of our technological advances. Film Freaks explores how the definition of “cult” as changed over the decades up until the present, from theaters to home video and from cable TV to streaming services. At the helm of the film are Kyle Kuchta and Bill Fulkerson, with Fulkerson making his directorial debut. As the host of the podcast Outside The Cinema for eleven years (and counting), Fulkerson has experienced the ever-changing way film lovers obtain their cult cinema. Bill tapped Kyle Kuchta, a filmmaking friend with the documentary Fantasm under his belt, to make Film Freaks into a different type of cult documentary; one that explores not only the past, but also the present and future of these films. Survival Of The Film Freaks, which debuted at HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival this past August, has already made a splash during its festival run, winning awards at the Shawna Shea Film Festival (Best of the Fest), Knoxville Horror Film Fest (Special Jury Prize: Most Connection With Audience), Sin City Horror Fest (Best Editing), and UNDO Divergent Film Awards (Best Movie and Best Documentary).

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PASSION STORY

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by Todd Rigney Visual Conception: Emilie Flory Photos Courtesy Basket Case Productions /Palisades Partners/ Levins-Henenlotter & Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment/ Something Weird Video (SWV)/ Bad Biology/ Severin Films / Frank Henenlotter It's funny what sticks with you over the years. I've gone through many different "phases" as a movie buff. Once upon a time, I wanted to see every single Oscar contender/winner, and I wouldn't rest until I'd accomplished my mission. After Pulp Fiction arrived, all I wanted to watch were motion pictures directed by indie mavericks, game-changers, and visionaries. The genre didn't matter; as long as the filmmaker attempted to break new ground, I wanted to be there to experience the fallout. My love for different styles and directors swung far and wide, but as the years passed, I discovered that some remained while others fell by the wayside. Despite the way my tastes have changed, one filmmaker remains constant: Frank Henenlotter. I didn't know he'd become one of my favorite filmmakers of all time when I stumbled across Basket Case late one night on cable, but I knew I'd discovered something unique and wholly original. It kind of felt like a dirty secret, one I could only share with certain friends. At the time, I'd never seen anything quite like it -- and to be honest, I really don't think I have since. Sure, other Henenlotter movies have come and gone, and they each have their own quirks and idiosyncrasies, but Basket Case has that special something. As goofy, grotesque, and gory as the movie is at times, there's an undercurrent of sadness there that holds the whole thing together.

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LE BOUDOIR

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LE BOUDOIR

INTERVIEW WITH RUDE CUM: Hello, Rudy. Thanks for your welcome. We are delighted to present your work to our readers; you raised tattoo art to a new level even though tattoos are still not recognized as an art in Europe. But precisely what, in your opinion, prevents our contemporaries from studying and legitimizing the work of great tattoo artists as they do with the work of great painters? Probably the ephemeral nature of this art; skin is a live media. The difference comes also because most of the time we ensure and satisfy the wishes of each client. CUM: This craze for the old school style and “shit tattoos”, isn’t it a brake to the impulses of democratization or even of ennoblement of tattoo art? Shit tattoos, that’s special; this is not really what we call the old school [traditional American style]. In recent years we saw these prison style tattoos reappear... not especially well inked, kinda simple. I am part of a generation of tattoo artists who have tried to develop tattoo art towards more elaborate graphic styles, so yes indeed, I think it's a little backwards. And at the same time, I feel quite an affection for the kind of tattoos which contain the sailors' and gangsters’ codes… what the tattoo art was before I touched a tattoo machine. Rogue’s world has always fascinated… now to say it puts a curb on the ennoblement of tattoo art, I don't think so. That’s a style among many others and a little bit anecdotal. CUM: What are, at the present time, the subjects that inspire you the most? I don't have a particular topic, I've always loved to draw animals, humanized or not, floral elements. These are still my favorite themes.

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Things changed over those last 10 years. Getting a tattoo has become very popular. The way we communicate about our work has also changed a lot. It sounds like an old fuddy-duddy saying that, but social networks revolutionized everything. Now you can have 2 years of experience and thousands of â€œlikesâ€? on each of your pictures, which was unthinkable not so long ago. Everything goes faster, the appeal and the perception on tattoos... There are good things and bad things in all this, but as in a lot of fields. I have some trouble with this "zapping" culture and at the same time I am also forced to play the game... maybe that's what bothers me in the end ;)))

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IDENTIKIT

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SPECIAL FEATURE

by Maria Cristina Mastrangeli Photographer: Andrea Galeazzi | Editor: Laura MacLeod | Translators: Biscuit C & Lorenza Florida | Photos Courtesy: ©Andrea Galeazzi, Luigi Cozzi | On the cover: painting by Chantal Handley featuring Caroline Munroe as Stella Star

Interview with Luigi Cozzi by his actress Maria Cristina Mastrangeli on the occasion of the release of Little Wizards of Oz, his latest movie which has been acclaimed at festivals and is coming out soon on DVD. Rome, Italy, September 2018

In this still summery day, the meeting is set up at the Profondo Rosso store in Rome. This store, that Luigi Cozzi founded with Dario Argento a long time ago, is located in a central area of Rome called Prati (“The meadow” in Italian, Ed), but the shop is far from ordinary.

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IDENTIKIT A den for fans of horror and fantasy films, you can find masks, props, DVDs and rare posters there as well as niche books. Many of these books are written by Luigi himself. In the basement there is even a tiny museum of horrors, though its smallness doesn’t make it any less terrifying... I am well placed to know; we had turned one of the dungeons into a lodge during the shooting of Little Wizards of Oz! Being an actress who interviews her director, puts me at once in an unusual position. Moreover, even after three films with him, I still feel that Luigi is a discreet and secret being. I wondered how to get him to talk about himself. And I ended up using an exercise that I usually use with young actresses and actors- it so happens that in another part of my life I direct plays! So, I put three identically folded little notes in front of our director. Maria Cristina Mastrangeli: On each note you’ll find a question. There is no particular order. You pick a note, you open it, you answer the question and then you go to the next. You can take all the time you need. Luigi Cozzi: Should I start? MCM: Whenever you want.

LC: Who am I? He's taken aback. LC: Who am I, me? Well, I'm Luigi Cozzi, a sci-fi enthusiast who's been trying to make science fiction movies for many years. It's pretty hard. I directed many films, I wrote many others… I worked for a long time with Dario Argento, then I made my own films as a director and screenwriter. Some have worked very well around the world, so I still have fans everywhere! In addition to that, for a number of years, I have run with Dario Argento this store, Profondo Rosso, dedicated to genre movies (Horror, Science

Fiction and Fantasy films, Ed).

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INCEPTION

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GERARDO PRECIADO, Comic Books Writer & Composer Interview: Nikki Brett | Editor: Laura MacLeod | Visual Conception: Emilie Flory | Photos Courtesy: Gerardo Preciado, Daniel Bayliss, David Marquez, Eleonora Carlini, Rob Preciado, Jose Coba, OLD SKULL COMICS, MOONHEAD PRESS, ZENESOPE ENTERTAINMENT.

INTERVIEW WITH GERARDO PRECIADO

Hot on the heels of the release of the latest installment of the Terrore! franchise - a series of soundtracks to nonexistent 80's Italian slasher films - we caught up with the CEO (and secretary) of MUSIKE DI DIABLE Gerardo Preciado to talk about the past, present and future of his "One Man Record Label". Let’s start with an easy question, then work our way from there. What do you think is the meaning of the universe? Art, that would be the answer, to me at least. You see, to me Art = God, which is funny coming from me since I’m not a religious person at all, in many ways I am opposed to religion. I should clarify that I mean ‘organized’ religion, because when people ask me what is my religion, my answer is “all of them”, I believe in everything, I believe that everything or anything can be both true and untrue at the same time. Creators Unite 05 Cult Issue

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Somalin Three peaks of destiny. Deep in the Himalayas, on an isolated peak, near a disputed border, lay a Pakistani army unit, torn to shreds by some unimaginable force… Several kilometers to the north, on a peak shrouded permanently by soupy fog, the crimson blood of a herd of yaks stained the icy snow… On a yet undiscovered peak, purloined in a dark cave, dwelt a wild woman, known only as Somalin. Hanging on the wall of this cave were Chinese throwing stars, created by the legendary wild woman from the femur bones of the corpses of soldiers. Four miles below the ominous cave, Dr. Chandra Proudushar struggled to calm his local guides and chirpas. When planning this expedition in the hallowed halls of Bengaluru University, he never foresaw the horror of the local population toward what law awaiting on the targeted peak. What eventually proved to be a fatal calculation, Dr. Proudushar assumed the humble population were paralyzed by the horror of the Yeti. Creators Unite 05 Cult Issue

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VAULT OF CREATION It hugged her posterior nicely and pushed up her bust appropriately. As host of this year’s Miss World Pageant, Natalya was having the time of her life. Two weeks at a beach resort surrounded by 73 of the most luscious babes on the planet. As the beauty queen from Russia left the elevator on the sixth floor, she had made up her mind. Departing the rehearsal for the swimsuit (bikini, actually) competition, Natalya could not make up her mind… Miss Guatemala or Miss Sweden? Both perhaps? No, one at a time. It would be Miss Sweden… Inga something… the last name didn’t matter. Yep, the Swede would do for tonight. Before winning the pageant a decade ago, Natalya had to partake in this rite. She never forgot being summoned up to the hotel room of the pageant’s host where she was told the unofficial rules. Natalya didn’t mind, as winning the Miss World Pageant would have its benefits. With only token opposition, for the next three hours the Russian beauty became the sex-slave for the pageant’s host and his dominatrix wife. A few bruises, some bondage, and a lot of humiliation, Natalya completed the hazing and went on to service the other five judges, as well. Success! Her dominatrix outfit and riding crop were more help to her than the harmonica she utilized during the talent competition of the pageant. She was awarded the Miss World title. Now inside room 604, a luxury suite with a great big bathtub, Natalya scanned a folder for the room number and cell number of Inga the Swede. The blonde, blue-eyed vixen would have her chance to claim the title, but only if she submitted to the Russian’s requests (demands, actually). The Swede would take this honor in one of two ways. Inga might be repulsed, cry a lot, and beg Natalya to spare her. The Russian hoped for this as physical force, straps, and humiliation was a turn-on to her. Or, Inga would be thrilled sensing that this was her unofficial notification that Natalya had chosen her as Miss World.

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TRIBUTE THE EXORCIST

THE EXORCIST Special Tribute by Laura MacLeod

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros & Hoya Productions Visual Conception: Emilie Flory | Paintings: Laura Handley

Directed by William Friedkin Written by William Peter Blatty Starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb Plot: Something beyond evil is happening in a little girl's room. Regan has brutally changed both in the way she looks and the way she acts, with violent outbursts on everyone who comes in contact with her. Her worried mother gets in contact with a priest who comes to the conclusion that Regan is possessed. The top priest who can deal with an exorcism, Father Merrin, is called in to help save Regan from the demon inside her. FilmFanUk You might not know the name "Tubular Bells", but hearing a few notes will almost certainly make you think of The Exorcist. There's very little music used in the film, heightening the sense of stark realism that makes the supernatural aspects that much more startling, but Mike Oldfield's instrumental classic will forever be associated with William Friedkin's equally classic horror film, based on William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name. Inspired by the tale of a 1949 exorcism, the story of Regan MacNeil's possession has become part of the fabric of the horror genre.

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SHOWROOM

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by Tony Newton Visual Conception: Dub Meter & Emilie Flory | Images Courtesy of Interstar, Lisa-Film, Metro Film, Rapid Film, Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions, Vice Press, Larry Franco, Debra Hill, John Carpenter, Matt Ferguson, & Vestra Pictures

Welcome to the cult corner of the universe where VHS is still king and where magnetic tape rules the home video entertainment market! In this Issue I will be talking about collecting VHS tapes and talking on the cult horror VHS Halloween. Creators Unite 05 Cult Issue

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DIR E C T IO N CH O R EO G R A P H Y : SA S H A WA LT Z | CO S T U M E DE S IG N : IR IS VA N HER P E N | SO U N D : SO U N D W A LK CO LLE C TIV E | LIG H T DESIGN: URS SCHÖNEBAUM | DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY: LIZA ALP ÍZAR AG U ILA R , JIR Í BA R T O VA N E C , DAV ID E CA M P LA N I , CLÉ MENTINE DELUY, CLAUDIA DE SERPA SOARES, PEGGY GRELAT-DUPONT, HWANHEE HWANG, ANNAPAOLA LESO, NICOLA MASCIA, THUSNELDA MERCY, VIRGIS PUODZIUNAS, ZARATIANA RA N D R IA N A N T EN A IN A , CO R E Y SC O T T -GILB E R T , YA E L SC H N E LL .

Kreatur is the first collaboration of Sasha Waltz with Iris van Herpen, Urs Schönebaum and

Soundwalk Collective – all four of them do interdisciplinary work and seek exchange across artistic and academic fields. The dutch artist and fashion designer Iris van Herpen combines traditional craftsmanship with innovative digital technologies to produce her visionary art. Her sculptural creations, which are simultaneously organic and technological, sometimes appear to combine with the body like a second skin, at other times cover the body like a suit of armor or a shell. With his light designs, Urs Schönebaum creates spaces for theater and opera productions, exhibitions, performances and installations around the world for Marina Abramovic, Robert Wilson, Michael Haneke and others. The international art and music trio Soundwalk Collective (Berlin/New York) combines anthropology, ethnography, psycho-geography, the observation of nature, and explorations in recording and synthesis in their genre-bending sound compositions, for Kreatur e.g. from Berghain Berlin and the Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. For Kreatur Sasha Waltz with her 14 dancers examines the phenomena of existence against the background of a disrupted society: power and a lack of power, dominance and weakness, freedom and control, community and isolation. Creators Unite 05 Cult Issue

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