Music
Spencer Charnas of INK Discusses New ‘Terrifier 3’ Music Video
In case you haven’t heard, Ice Nine Kills has a new music video coming out for Terrifier 3!
The video features music by the band, as well as several cast members of the film, including Art the Clown himself! It also features the acting premiere of the “Metal Ambassador,” Jose Mangin from Liquid Metal, and High Octane, on Sirius XM.
We’ve seen the video, and both INK and Terrifier fans are going to love it! It’s basically a mini-movie, and yes, it’s gloriously brutal. We had the chance to chat with Spencer, singer and leader of Ice Nine Kills, about this seemingly perfect marriage, and how it came about!
iHorror: Hey, Spencer! How are you doing?
Spencer Charnas: I’m doing great, man! Super excited. I’m always excited when we have new music or a new video coming out, but the fact that it’s tied to something I love so much, the Terrifier franchise, adds like a whole new level of excitement.
You guys (INK) just wrapped up the Silver Scream Con 3, out in Worcester, MA. That seemed like a huge success.
It was awesome, dude! It was our third year doing it, and we sold 2,500 more tickets than we did last year. We did it at a bigger venue. It was amazing to see the growth of the con in a few short years. It’s really exciting to now look forward to that weekend every year.
So, let’s talk about this new INK song and video. “A Work of Art.” What can you tell us about it, without spoiling too much?
I’ve been a fan of the Terrifier franchise ever since it came out. I became even more obsessed with it when part two came out. I became very friendly with Damien (Leone) and David (Howard Thornton) and other stars from the movie like Catherine (Corcoran) and Leah (Voysey), and getting to meet Eliot (Fullam) and Lauren (LaVera), and all these great people. It just seemed natural, because I noticed that there was such an overlap between INK fans, and Terrifier fans. I started to do a lot of horror conventions and I see so many INK shirts, and so many Terrifier shirts that it just seemed like such a natural thing to go out there and try to do a “Dream Warriors”, or a “Man Behind the Mask” (type of song) for Terrifier.
I pitched the idea to Damien, he loved it and the whole team was so cool about opening up their sandbox to us. This is a big film franchise, and to be given the reins to play with such an iconic character and lore is such an honor. I can’t wait for people to see it!
Now, when you say “given the reins,” is that because there’s some actual characters from the Terrifier franchise in the video?
Yeah, I don’t want to spoil too much, but I think it’s public knowledge. Obviously David plays Art the Clown. Catherine Corcoran, and Leah Voysey, and also a couple friends of mine. From Sirius radio, Jose Mangin, who has been an unbelievable supporter of the band and he’s such a great radio personality. He’s such a huge horror fan, and a huge metal fan, and we bonded over that on many occasions, and I wanted to involve him. I was blown away by how good he was on camera. I think everyone was. I think he has a real future in acting. We brought in Richard Christy from Sirius Radio, the drummer of the band Death. He’s a huge Art the Clown fan. Vinny the program director from Sirius, just so many little cameos. We’re incredibly excited.
There’s also a 14-minute supercut, a seven-minute extension to the original video, with some unbelievable cameos that I can’t talk about yet, but all will be unveiled soon. That won’t be in the theatre with the film, it will be released online. It kind of plays up more of the comedic edge of the band.
Now, the video releases to the public the day after the premier of the film?
Correct, but if you want to see it on the big screen the only opportunity will be the preview night of October 10th, exclusively with the Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 double feature. If you’re looking to see where it’s playing you can go to Iceninekills.com and we break it down by state. It’s in 350 Marcus and AMC theatres, so you should be able to find one that’s relatively close to you.
The video was written by you, as well as Andrew Justin Smith and Paul Soter?
Correct. I have a very impressive team working with me making me look good. I’ve been friends with Andrew since I was a little kid, we’ve written together since elementary school. Paul Soter (Broken Lizard) is someone that I’ve looked up to for a long time. I became aware of his work with Super Troopers, and just kind of fell in love with Broken Lizard. Especially Club Dread, which is so underrated. I became friendly with him through The Silver Scream Con, and we kind of hit it off and then started to work together professionally.
Okay, so who came up with the awesome kills and the storyline in the video? Was it a team effort?
Yeah, it was a super collaborative effort. Andrew and I tackled the opening scene together, and we worked with an amazing team. Jensen Noen, who is an incredible director, has been working with us since The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood. He’s done all of our videos since “Hip to Be Scared.” We had great producers and DP’s. Then Paul (Soter) really helped us tackle the seven-minute extension.
Also, Chris Nelson, who is one of the best special effects guys in the game, has become a friend of mine over the last couple years and he very generously lent us his talents, and that’s why the special effects look so incredible. He brought with him that level of expertise with him, which ended up guiding the storyline of the video, which I thought was interesting. To have the special effects and kills dictate where the story goes, and I’m really glad we listened to him in terms of showing some restraint. You know, sometimes less is more, in terms of suspense and putting the audience on the edge of their seats, and I hope we accomplished that.
INK has been so busy! You guys were on tour with Metallica, then The Silver Scream Con, the video, plus numerous other things. Are you guys taking some downtime after this, or? What’s next for INK?
I don’t have any downtime, man. Even when I’m off, I’m never off. It’s definitely a good problem to have. I’m looking forward to not playing shows for a little bit. We’re going to Australia with The Amity Affliction and We Came as Romans in November, but then from around Thanksgiving to April, we are off from touring. Then we hit the road again with Metallica and Limp Bizkit. It’s going to be insane.
Well, I hope you get to rest a little bit, man. Thank you so much for your time, Spencer!
Thank you!
You can see “A Work of Art” after the double feature premiere of Terrifier 3 on October 10th, or the next day online! If you’re a Terrifier or an INK fan, you’re not going to want to miss this one! It’s bloody awesome!
Music
The Vampire Lestat Releases Cover of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself”
Dance on, the Beautiful Unwell, because The Vampire Lestat’s newest single has officially arrived on all streaming platforms!
The Vampire Lestat — the newest rock band taking over the world — has released a cover of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself” as the third single ahead of their full album release coming this summer.
Originally recorded in 1980 by Generation X, the punk rock band fronted by Billy Idol, the song didn’t gain major traction until Idol rereleased it as a solo artist in 1981. That version climbed to number. 27 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, cementing its place as an ‘80s staple.
Now, 46 years later, the track has been resurrected once again — and honestly, it couldn’t be more fitting for a band led by someone who claims to be an immortal vampire.
Yes, for those just tuning in: the frontman of The Vampire Lestat, Lestat de Lioncourt, insists he’s the real deal.
Whether you believe him or not, this cover marks a strong and deliberate direction for the band. Lestat’s voice slides effortlessly into Idol’s range, capturing that same sneering, electric energy while still making the song feel like his own. The new wave influence meshes perfectly with the aesthetic the band has been cultivating, something nostalgic, stylish, and entirely original all at once.
More importantly, the lyrics land differently in the context of the band’s previous singles, “Long Face” and “All Fall Down.” There’s a throughline of loneliness here that feels intentional.
Lines like “Well, I wait so long for my love vibration / And I’m dancing with myself,” and “If I looked all over the world… but your empty eyes seem to pass me by,” feel rather personal. There’s a lingering sense of longing that suggests Lestat isn’t just performing just for a crowd, but rather for someone in particular.
And that someone? Possibly not as absent as he’d like us to think.
Between the emotional undercurrent of “Long Face” and the beautiful man that’s been spotted at multiple concerts — someone who seems to command both Lestat’s attention and the audience’s in a lot of ways — it’s hard not to suspect there’s some very messy, very compelling relationship drama unfolding behind the scenes of The Vampire Lestat.
This is all speculative, of course, but it’s starting to feel like a pattern given everything we’ve seen from the band thus far.
But if you’re curious what an “immortal vampire” sounds like covering one of the most iconic songs of the ‘80s, you can stream The Vampire Lestat’s “Dancing With Myself” now wherever you listen to music.
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We here at iHorror will be covering the full album release once it’s out this summer. And we’ll also be keeping you updated on who that love with the “empty eyes that seem to pass [him] by” could be 👀
Music
Ice Nine Kills’ “Twisting the Knife” On ‘Scream 7’ Soundtrack
Ice Nine Kills officially enters the canon of one of the most iconic horror franchises with ‘Twisting the Knife,’ featured in the forthcoming film Scream 7 (Feb.27). Cast member McKenna Grace joins the band on the new single, a rare, high-impact crossover between one of modern metal’s most ambitious bands and one of horror cinema’s most enduring properties.
Take a look at the video for Twisting the Knife Below, then read what lead singer Spencer Charnas has to say about his contribution.
Charnas says of his musical involvement in the film:
“Twisting the Knife is our tribute to Wes Craven and the Scream franchise, which means so much to us. Scream is baked into the DNA of who I am and of Ice Nine Kills—my love of horror, comedy, and the collision between the two. I was already obsessed with Halloween and Friday the 13th, but Scream was the first I saw in theaters. Hearing the killer talk about horror movies, in that distinctively pop-culture savvy Kevin Williamson way, blew my mind.
In recent years, we’ve gotten to know and work with Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy, Lee Waddell, and others in different capacities. We announced the collaboration with Scream 7 at Wembley Arena, with Ghostface and Rose McGowan, which was surreal in itself.
When we learned that Mckenna Grace is a fan of our band, it made perfect sense to invite her to sing. She recorded her part in my home studio, in the same room where I keep my screen-used Scream knife prop, one of the four rubber knives made for the first movie.
Marco Beltrami’s Scream scores are just as influential to me as any other component of the films. In our song, there are echoes of the moody atmospheres he’s created, with our own INK twist.”
Scream 7 opens in theatres on Friday, February 27th.
Per the press release:
“Twenty years on from the release of their debut album, Ice Nine Kills are one of the most intentional and commercially successful bands in modern heavy music, driven by immersive cinematic world-building and a deep fusion of melody and bombast. Their two breakthrough albums, The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, generated over 1.5 billion streams alone and positioned the band as a rare crossover force.”
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Straight Through The Heart: Movies Where Love Turns Dangerous
We’ve all taken the plunge at one time or another in the name of love, or at least the prospect of it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
The movies below all deal with that topic; only the characters in these films might die during their courtships. If you’re sour about love, indulge your cynical side and give any one of these a watch. Find them by searching Just Watch.
Possession
A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
Audition
A widower has his film producer friend organize a fake audition as a means of helping him find a new girlfriend, but the woman he selects is not who she appears to be.
Fresh
After quitting dating apps, a woman meets the supposedly perfect man and accepts his invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.
Bones and All
A young woman embarks on a 1000-mile odyssey through America, where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.
Fatal Attraction
A married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
The Loved Ones
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola’s invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
Spring
Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci, Evil Dead, Thumbsucker) is a young American fleeing to Europe to escape his past. While backpacking along the Italian coast, everything changes during a stop at an idyllic Italian village, where he meets and instantly connects with the enchanting and mysterious Louise. A flirtatious romance begins to bloom between the two — however, Evan soon realizes that Louise has been harboring a monstrous, primordial secret that puts both their relationship and their lives in jeopardy.
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