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James Quinn’s “Temple of Lilith” Gives a Taste of “Sulphur for Leviathan”

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There is something darkly elegant about The Temple of Lilith, the new arthouse horror short from James Quinn.

Perhaps it is the stark black and white 16mm footage.  Perhaps it is the beautiful and alluring Hex Suicide of the Suicide Girls in the title role.  But perhaps, and I think this is the key, it is the utter and completely deceptive simplicity of it all.

Released as a companion and precursor to Sodom & Chimera’s upcoming short film, Sulphur for Leviathan, The Temple of Lilith‘s official synopsis reads:

After the last witch of the south became ashes, never to be remembered, the mother of darkness, Lilith, rises from the ground to harvest the fruits of deadly sin, and set an end to the holocaust of the saints, the religious pandemic that tried to enslave and ultimately annihilate her kind. Planting the seeds of the goat into her skull, she goes her way, on a quest of darkness, to open the gates of hell, become one with the lord of flies.

For those unfamiliar with the legend and mythos of Lilith, she first appears in the Babylonian Talmud and is said to have been the first wife of Adam in the Garden of Eden.  However, she was made as an equal to Adam and would not be subservient to him in the way that he wanted.

Depending upon which version of her story you read, she was either cast out of Eden by God or left of her own free will, and from that point she was painted as an evil creature who would steal babies to feast upon their flesh.  She has been called a demon of the night, a vampire, and an evil sorceress who actually had sex with the angel Sammael before leaving Eden to further assert her own power.

While most of religious history has portrayed her as the picture of evil, many modern pagans and witches have embraced Lilith as an archetype of feminine power.

This power is firmly in hand in Quinn’s short film.  As Lilith rises from the earth and is confronted by a Christian hangman, his rope falls limp before her and she uses it to leash him to her will.  She is then joined by Baphomet and they stand together looking out over the forest.

With atmospheric music by Stephen Ortlepp’s Musica Non Grata alongside Canadian doom metal band, Dopethrone, The Temple of Lilith is an interesting and thought provoking work.

If this piece is any indication, I think we can expect interesting things from Sulphur for Leviathan, which reportedly centers on a nun who begins to have strange fantasies which come to blasphemous reality.  That 13 minute short is scheduled for release in 2018 with no precise date, as of this time.

Check out The Temple of Lilith below and keep an eye out for Sulphur for Leviathan next year!

The Temple of Lilith – Arthouse Horror Short Film (2017) from Sodom & Chimera Productions on Vimeo.

 

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.” 

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

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If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

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Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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BET Releasing New Original Thriller: The Deadly Getaway

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BET will soon be offering horror fans a rare treat. The studio has announced the official release date for their new original thriller, The Deadly Getaway. Directed by Charles Long (The Trophy Wife), this thriller sets up a heart racing game of cat and mouse for audiences to sink their teeth into.

Wanting to break up the monotony of their routine, Hope and Jacob set off to spend their vacation at a simple cabin in the woods. However, things go sideways when Hope’s ex-boyfriend shows up with a new girl at the same campsite. Things soon spiral out of control. Hope and Jacob must now work together to escape the woods with their lives.

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The Deadly Getaway is written by Eric Dickens (Makeup X Breakup) and Chad Quinn (Reflections of US). The Film stars, Yandy Smith-Harris (Two Days in Harlem), Jason Weaver (The Jacksons: An American Dream), and Jeff Logan (My Valentine Wedding).

Showrunner Tressa Azarel Smallwood had the following to say about the project. “The Deadly Getaway is the perfect reintroduction to classic thrillers, which encompass dramatic twists, and spine-chilling moments. It showcases the range and diversity of emerging Black writers across genres of film and television.”

The Deadly Getaway will premiere on 5.9.2024, exclusively ion BET+.

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