Bedlam on BBC America Premieres Saturday October 1st!

The previews look spooky good and the subject matter along gives me the wiggins.

Horror DVD Jukebox: Ultraviolet...No, not the craptacular Milla Jovovich film...

So I picked up the BBC miniseries Ultraviolet.  What's that you say?  Well my gentle blog readers...I had no idea either.  I bought it for several reasons: the fact that it is the BBC (which means the actors are capable of stringing words together in a coherent manner) and that it had Idris Elba and Susannah Harker on the cover (who the hell is that you ask...well, any self-respecting Austenite would know her as Jane Bennett from the BBC Pride and Prejudice mini-series of LEGEND).  Also, the word VAMPIRE was on it.  And it was $4.99.  So how could I lose right?

Since it is like a hell dimension outside, I got home, grabbed the cats and holed up in the a/c cooled bedroom.  I watched two episodes.  It's less horror and more sci-fi...closer to X-files in tone and style.  You've got a detective type, a military type, and the doctor type...also irrelevant girlfriend type who will inevitably be used as bait and/or be killed.  Plus v. handsome partner turned vampire who I was super surprised to find out was a very young and long-haired Stephen Moyer (True Blood's Bill Compton).  Yum.

So, I have taken in two episodes.  Like all BBC drama...it is a bit of a plod-a-long...mostly because they do crazy stuff like plot and character development...shock.  There is some gore every now and again.  I am enjoying what I have seen so far and there are a few interesting new takes on the vampire thing.  You lucky dogs can watch it on ye olde hulu!

Kitley's Krypt MYSTERY PHOTO #40

Another week, another MYSTERY PHOTO!

Jon Kitley, pillar of the Chicago Horror Community and head honcho over at KITLEY'S KRYPT, wants to challenge your horror knowledge. Week in, week out, he posts a Mystery Photo - sometimes from an obscure horror title, sometimes just an unusual shot from a well-known classic. We figured our faithful Claw readers would enjoy the challenge!

Last week's photo was a bit of a twist, as it certainly resembled imagery that one might have found in a classic Hammer flick. This is probably not a coincidence either, being that it did come from Britian, land of the Studio That Dripped Blood. However, the shot is from the BBC's 1977 production of COUNT DRACULA, starring Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, and Louis Jourdan as the Count. Releaed on DVD a couple years ago, it's well worth checking out for the classic bloodsucker completists out there.


Let's see how well you fare with this week's offering:


Send your guesses to: jon@kitleyskrypt.com

If you provide the correct answer, your name will be announced next week on the Kitley's Krypt website (http://www.kitleyskrypt.com), along with a new photo. Even if you don't know the answer, we welcome any sorta-kinda educated guess! So, send in your emails today and good luck!

New BBC Horror Fare: Being Human

So...I am psyched for this new show from BBC America...werewolf, ghost, and vamp as flat mates. Sold. It starts on saturday...watch it and let us know what you think.


Here's the scoop from the source:

About Being Human

Being Human, a BBC AMERICA co-production, is a witty and extraordinary look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives - as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. They struggle to live normal lives, despite their strange and dark secrets.

George (Russell Tovey) and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) work in anonymous drudgery as hospital porters in Bristol, England. They lead lives of quiet desperation under the burden of a terrible secret - Mitchell's a vampire and George a werewolf. Deciding to start life afresh and leave behind the dark side, they move into a house, only to find that Annie (Lenora Crichlow), the ghost of a woman killed in mysterious circumstances, haunts it. As the monster threesome deal with the challenges of their new life together, they're united in their desire to blend in with their human neighbors.

But with unwelcome intruders into their world, a threatened revolution from the vampire underworld, constant threats of exposure, and the day-to-day issues faced by young people - the only thing they may be able to rely on is each other.

NOTE: Saturday premieres of Being Human will air in 75-minute blocks.

Fascinating BBC documentary that might interest you folks.