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‘Stranger Things’ Actor, Jamie Campbell-Bower Who Played Vecna Sings in a Hardcore Band

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When Vecna wasn’t out looking for souls to collect and bodies to mangle in Hawkins, he was apparently blowing off steam in a hardcore rock band. Actor Jamie Campbell-Bower who plays Vecna in Stranger Things has been really quiet about it, but Bower is the vocalist in a band called Counterfeit.

During an interview with Consequence of Sound Bower admitted that he was was very into listening to heavy black metal bands in order to get into the character of Vecna. The actor would get into makeup and then listen to a long list of black metal artists. Sun 0))), Carpathian Forest, Darkthrone and Mayhem were all some serious black metal that the actor would saturate himself in to get in the headspace of Vecna. If you have heard those bands before, you would know that it makes a lot of sense. These bands all have songs that resemble what Vecna looks like and what Vecna plans for. It fits the end of Hawkins and the end of the world.

Campbell’s band put out 1 full length studio album and 3 EP’s over the course of their career. In 2020, the band appears to have split up however, it is always possible that they get back together in the future. I’m sure fans would certainly love to see Vecna singing in the band if they were to tour again. Fingers crossed Counterfeit finds a way to get back together for more music.

Stranger Things has become all about the music in season 4. We had a Kate Bush song that saved Max and re-popularize the song again. We also had Metallica’s Master of Puppets see an huge increase of downloads of the song. In addition, Metallica joined a Tik Tok video in order to duet with Eddie Munson in his famous scene in which Munson shreds Master of Puppets to helps save the world. There is all that great music and now we discover Bower is in a band and that Vecna found inspiration in black metal. All of that is insanely gnarly.

You can check out Bower playing and singing in Counterfeit below.

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“The Lost Boys” – A Classic Film Reimagined as a Musical [Teaser Trailer]

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The iconic 1987 horror-comedy “The Lost Boys” is set for a reimagining, this time as a stage musical. This ambitious project, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Arden, is bringing the vampire classic to the world of musical theatre. The show’s development is spearheaded by an impressive creative team including producers James Carpinello, Marcus Chait, and Patrick Wilson, known for his roles in “The Conjuring” and “Aquaman” films.

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The musical’s book is penned by David Hornsby, notable for his work on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, and Chris Hoch. Adding to the allure is the music and lyrics by The Rescues, comprised of Kyler England, AG, and Gabriel Mann, with Tony Award nominee Ethan Popp (“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”) as the Music Supervisor.

The show’s development has reached an exciting phase with an industry presentation set for February 23, 2024. This invitation-only event will showcase the talents of Caissie Levy, known for her role in “Frozen,” as Lucy Emerson, Nathan Levy from “Dear Evan Hansen” as Sam Emerson, and Lorna Courtney from “& Juliet” as Star. This adaptation promises to bring a fresh perspective to the beloved film, which was a significant box office success, earning over $32 million against its production budget.

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Rock Music & Goopy Practical Effects in ‘Destroy All Neighbors’ Trailer

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The heart of rock and roll is still beating in the Shudder original Destroy All Neighbors. Over-the-top practical effects are also alive in this release coming to the platform on January 12. The streamer released the official trailer and it has some pretty big names behind it.

Directed by Josh Forbes the movie stars Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Alex Winter, and Kiran Deol.

Rodrigues plays William Brown, “a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad (Alex Winter). Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla. Destroy All Neighbors is a twisted splatter-comedy about a deranged journey of self-discovery full of goopy practical FX, a well-known ensemble cast, and LOTS of blood.”

Take a look at the trailer and let us know what you think!

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A Boy Band Kills Our Favorite Reindeer in “I Think I Killed Rudolph”

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The new movie There’s Something in the Barn seems like a tongue-in-cheek holiday horror movie. It’s like Gremlins but bloodier and with gnomes. Now there is a song on the soundtrack that captures the humor and horror of the movie called I Think I Killed Rudolph.

The ditty is a collab between two Norwegian boy bands: Subwoofer and A1.

Subwoofer was s Eurovision entrant in 2022. A1 is a popular act from the same country. Together they killed poor Rudolph in a hit-and-run. The humorous song is a part of the film which follows a family fulfilling their dream, “of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.” Of course, the title gives away the rest of the movie and it turns into a home invasion — or — a gnome invasion.

There’s Something in the Barn releases in cinemas and On Demand December 1.

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