Monthly Archives: December 2020

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(tv series) 50 States of Fright Seasons 1 and 2 offer lots of fun to horror fiends!

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From executive producer Sam Raimi comes two seasons of this horror anthology tv series and it quickly went under my skin and I watched both seasons in couple of days time. Why? First, because episodes are short, there are no episodes over ten minutes long. Second, because the stories in this horror anthology are great, okay there are some fillers or less good ones, but in all, most of the stories are wonderful gory tour de force of horror. This is short episodes series based on premise that every state in the USA has some urban spooky legends and creepy story that deserves filming. That is fact, rest is writers freedom how to write a screenplay. This anthology features guest performances of many known faces such as Christina Ricci, Taissa Farmiga, Karen Allen, Travis Fimmel, Rory Culkin and many more. Some episodes are filled with paranormal, ghosts, demons,  but some remind us that real horror lies in ourselves and may lie in our next door neighbor we think that we know and to whom we say hello every single day. Great series. Go see this one if you love horror.

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(review) Robby Bloodshed – Running Out of Time

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Robby Bloodshed is in no way stranger to the pages of Kraykulla. This New Jersey based artist has already graced the pages of my zine when I reviewed his last record a while ago. Now, it took two years to prepare the world for releasing these monster babies. Robby Bloodshed does such fantastic music, his work is original horror punk rock, ultra melodic and having that vibe I miss so much in nowadays scene. It reminds me of the original work Nim Vind does with his music, yet they are both different each in his own unique way. This record owes equal to Misfits or Blitzkid legacy as also the glamour of Queen. From the anthem like The Last Grin to piano pop infused Dying Is Easy, this is a record that just invites you and makes you listening to it again and again. Also, Robby paid beautiful homage to late and never forgotten Freddy Mercury with superb rendition of It´s a Hard Life on this record.

The lyrics are not horror per se, like in many other horrorpunk bands, but they are rather personal, every boy and ghoul can relate to in the pictures this lyrics provide and some of them really made my skin crawl with goosebumps how good they are. Almost like they remind you that real horrors await in real life you have to face and deal with it every day. The vocal lines, melodies and backing vocal harmonies are sweet and take you to another level of mind scape and provide for you a sweet refuge while this record lasts. This record is a keeper, from light Everything to night colored Fly By Night it is too hard to say which my personal favorites are because this whole release is probably contender for one of the best this year.

https://robbybloodshed.bandcamp.com

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Some things never die – a tribute to j-sin trioxin.

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I never knew or got to meet Jason in person to thank him for being there for me. Not being there for me personally but through his music and lyrics.

Like many kids I got into horrorpunk through The Misfits. Afterwards I learned about Blitzkid and all that wonderful extended family around that scene, bands like Darrow Chemical Company, Cryptkeeper Five, Shadow Windhawk and especially one band, Mister Monster. When I first heard one of their songs it was Amy Sue and This Night I Call Bad Luck. I immediately fell in love with this band. Why? Because they are unique. Jason´s voice was so beautiful, so emotional, combining doo wop which I love so much and punk rock into one gripping combination. The melodies, the lyrics, the lifestyle, it was something which helped me through dark times of twenty year long lasting depression which I fight to this day. Every day is a struggle for people who fight with depression. You must always be at least half a step ahead of it, otherwise you will lose the battle and that might mean you lose war, believe me, I lost couple of battles and also couple of times being an inch to lose war if you can read what I mean by that.

All that time Jason´s music and lyrics were there for me, expressing through all that horrorpunk imagery and lyrics in fact the horrors of real life we all must fight and experience every single day. These horrors are more scary than every movie, story, legend or song. I buried my brothers with his music, loved laughed and smiled with his music. I still smile when I hear his songs. They remind me of what he has done for me and I love to believe his music and legacy made me a better man, that I am today, 43 years old and being in this scene for 28 years now.

I wanted to express my gratitude with this column in my zine, because I will never get to meet Jason and tell him in person all that. His legacy lives on!

SKELETON CREW 4EVER!

NEVER SAY GOODBYE, ONLY SAY GOODNIGHT!

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