In honor of Alien Day we present Magus Peter H. Gilmore’s film treatment for the Alien/Prometheus franchise, first published in 2018. “I quite enjoyed the possibilities offered by Ridley Scott’s ALIEN prequel which set my mind in motion with thoughts for where things could go to eventually bring us around to the opening of the original film. I read one of the early drafts for the finished film, which purposely left much open to speculation. I’ve offered possible answers. Scott had mentioned in interviews that in addition to doing a sequel to BLADE RUNNER that he thought of his ALIEN […]
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Today, Christians celebrate their well-worn myth of a savior risen from the dead. Some neo-pagans might esteem the relatively obscure female deity, Ēostre. Satanists note that traditions for this day stem from aspects of the Spring season and thus tend to enjoy the rising of dormant vegetation. There is much beauty in the early flowers now abounding. Since we are free of any holiday obligations, we might choose to ignore this date altogether. Yet, we diabolists may enjoy whatever we find to be pleasing from festivities associated with this time of year. Why not indulge in things that might bring us […]
THE FIRST TASTE OF HORROR: DAVID INGRAM Spend some time with David Ingram, one of the shows resident musicians as he discusses first becoming involved with the troupe. When he had his first encounter with Alien and his appreciation for James Herbert. He also reads a specially prepared version of his lyrics “Child of Sin.”
H.R. Giger’s powerfully surrealist images shall remain as testaments to the potency of his imagination as well as the skill he possessed to bring these dark vistas into existence. His biomechanical style is instantly recognizable and it has conjured a host of imitators. After viewing his NECRONOMICON, Ridley Scott wisely approached Giger to design the xenomorph in all of its insectile, predatory glory for ALIEN (1979) and the derelict craft and environments he crafted for LV-426 have haunted film makers and viewers ever since. His body of work stands as one of the most personal and influential collections of images […]