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When you’re venturing into horror entertainment, your given name happens to be Bruce Campbell, and you’re not actually the sarcastic horror hero with the trademark chainsaw appendage, it’s probably wise to find a new showbiz handle to avoid falling under the shadow of that iconic chin. That was the decision made by a certain talented and energetic artist from Vancouver, whose reputation as “Ol’ Spooks” among friends led him to adopt the title SpookhauS as he set about creating a persona for his macabre musical enterprise.

Virtually a one-man studio concocting gothic, industrial and symphonic soundscapes, SpookhauS is now developing a strong following through his power of enthusiastic self-promotion – which includes giving away tons of free tunes to his many fans – and some diverse, atmospheric and often wickedly fun sounds. His music has found a home in some very intriguing places, from indie horror films to dark-themed promotional videos. His flamboyant public image (imagine Jim Morrison channeling Lord Byron while playing Dracula) has inspired more than a few regional artists, and if you also take a look at his visual creations, you’ll quickly realize this dude lives on the dark side 24/7.

The always-busy Bruce was kind enough to lend us some of his time, and spun many fascinating stories about his work, his influences, the dark arts and the allure of fear, which is exactly what we like to rap about down in these here catacombs. His is a tale of weird wonders and dangerous explorations, so if you dare venture into the dark domain that is the creative mind of SpookhauS, then prepare yourself, click through and read on!

// Continue reading: Exclusive: SpookhauS and the Beauty of Fear

In 2005, Radical Entertainment changed the face of sandbox gaming with Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, an open-world romp that sent Marvel’s green goliath on a rampage across a heavily destructible city, completing both story missions and various other challenges.  It was a successful design that was then cribbed for last year’s Incredible Hulk movie tie-in game, albeit without its predecessor’s sense of irreverence.

It’s now 2009, and Radical has returned to the Ultimate Destruction formula with the ironically named Prototype.  Gone is the gamma-irradiated goon, replaced by Alex Mercer, a shape-shifting amnesiac dropped in the middle of Manhattan in the midst of a mutagenic viral outbreak.  Without a past, without boundaries, and seemingly without morality, how does Alex Mercer stack up against the Hulk for destructive delights?

// Continue reading: 'Prototype' - Review

July 4th weekend is upon us. With many Americans getting ready to fire up their grills to consume pounds of their favorite cuts of meat, it seemed a good time to sink our teeth into one of the more taboo sub-genres in horror: cannibalism. 

There have been handful of American films that dealt directly with cannibalism, but for true human on human munching, your best bet are the Italian "cannibals in the jungle" films released in the '70s and '80s.  The most infamous come from the two "cannibal trilogies" of Italian directors Umbert Lenzi and Ruggero Deodato.  It was practically a duel between the two directors to see who could put the most repulsive and sleazy images on the screen.  For those who dared watch, we loved every tasty minute of it. 

Here’s a look back at this most influential of sub-genres, proving that the most memorable cannibals prefer to eat Italian:

MAN FROM DEEP RIVER (1972) 
Lenzi peeled the first flesh of this genre with his sly reworking of A Man Called Horse (1970).  But instead of a captured white man (Richard Harris) enduring withering torture as he is initiated into a Sioux Indian tribe, we have a captured English photographer (Ivan Rassimov) put through various savage punishments as he is slowly accepted into a native tribe in the jungles of southeast Asia.  Compared to the cannibal films that followed, Man From Deep River seems rather tame (the actual encounter with cannibals involves an enemy tribe, not the one our photographer falls into), but it did establish two of the genre’s main features: realistic depiction of remote jungle tribes and (unfortunately) real life cruelty to animals.

// Continue reading: FEARnet's Guide to Italian Cannibal Horror

In his typically refined and understated fashion, GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus just made a bold proclamation on the band's official blog about the outcome of his recent wrestling match with IWA baddie Tracy Smothers. Beneath the headline “URUNGUS GRABS VICTORY -- CHOKES TRACY SMOTHERS THE F*** OUT,” the almighty keeper of the Cuttlefish of Cthulhu made it pretty damn clear he PWND his mouthy, fan-bashing nemesis in record time. Read more disgusting details after the jump!

// Continue reading: GWAR's Oderus Rules the Ring... Maybe

UK's monolithic metallers Cradle of Filth have announced the imminent arrival of their coolest chunk of swag ever: an epic tome entitled The Gospel of Filth: The Definitive Guide to the Realms of Darkness and Devilry. More than a document of the band's tumultuous history, the upcoming volume is something altogether different – described by the band as “the boldest, most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the realms of darkness and devilry ever published.” That's a pretty tall order, even for a group that spends a helluva lot of time exploring the dark side (and the rest of the time at the pub). Frontman Dani Filth and his creepy crew did manage to reveal some details about the book on their blog, and we've got a little taste ahead for the morbidly curious... in other words, most of you reading this. So what are you waiting for, Christmas?

// Continue reading: Cradle of Filth to Preach their 'Gospel'