Mumblegore
October 25, 2013 9:47 AM Subscribe
( and yeah when the thing you've been working on for two years gets killed or you don't get credit, and this happens more than twice ...in a row, you really just want to throw your hands up and go study mold for a living. Or ...invent a new back to basics DIy approach to horror filmmaking.)
posted by The Whelk at 9:56 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 9:56 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Ended up being an interesting article but I'll admit I was totally sold by the title alone.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:58 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:58 AM on October 25, 2013
The article is interesting, but I want to punch whomever designed that web page.
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:59 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:59 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
Faint of Butt: "The article is interesting, but I want to punch whomever designed that web page."
You and me both. Never got around to finishing the article, despite a love of the genre.
posted by Samizdata at 10:24 AM on October 25, 2013
You and me both. Never got around to finishing the article, despite a love of the genre.
posted by Samizdata at 10:24 AM on October 25, 2013
just want to throw your hands up and go study mold for a living
Careful what careers you disparage, whelk, I'm pretty sure there's at least a couple of myxomycetologists on the Blue!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 10:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Careful what careers you disparage, whelk, I'm pretty sure there's at least a couple of myxomycetologists on the Blue!
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 10:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm pretty sure studying mold is a more honorable career then anything I've ever done
posted by The Whelk at 10:32 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 10:32 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
I think there's an AMAZING missed opportunity fusing DIY horror with Myxomycetology.
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 10:33 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 10:33 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
Cordyceps is the true horror.
posted by Justinian at 10:35 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Justinian at 10:35 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
like that episode of The X Files?
...or Hannibal...
posted by The Whelk at 10:35 AM on October 25, 2013
...or Hannibal...
posted by The Whelk at 10:35 AM on October 25, 2013
We can call it THE SPORES and its half The Crazies and half A Fruit Is A Friend
posted by The Whelk at 10:36 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by The Whelk at 10:36 AM on October 25, 2013
Makes me happy to see Mark Borchardt is making another film, maaaan.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:37 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:37 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I think there's an AMAZING missed opportunity fusing DIY horror with Myxomycetology.
Missed?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 10:37 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
Missed?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 10:37 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
I actually liked that web page design. But I worry that mentioning this will make me a target for bloodlusting Mefites wearing animal masks and brandishing machetes.
posted by painquale at 10:38 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by painquale at 10:38 AM on October 25, 2013
that's okay you'll never see us coming until it's too late
posted by The Whelk at 10:40 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by The Whelk at 10:40 AM on October 25, 2013
And don't underestimate the plant kingdom. I have a walnuts as evil-little-brain-creatures story (titled Nutmeat) in the recent Whispers from the Abyss anthology.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 10:41 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 10:41 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
What's mycomixology, is that like makin' a shiitake martini?
posted by Mister_A at 10:42 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by Mister_A at 10:42 AM on October 25, 2013
Anyway I got a horror script if anyone's got a half million dollars and a creepy girl I could borrow...
posted by Mister_A at 10:46 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by Mister_A at 10:46 AM on October 25, 2013
Casting now for "The Lotus Pods - 2015"
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:48 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:48 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I've got a video tape of a tubifex worm encystment if anybody's got a couple hundred thousand dollars, there's your diy horror film right there! No need to hire actors or scriptwriters or anything, badda-bing badda-boom done.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 10:56 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 10:56 AM on October 25, 2013
Somebody watch that video and let me know if its safe for me to watch it.
posted by Mister_A at 11:08 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by Mister_A at 11:08 AM on October 25, 2013
If you want mold and indie filmmaking, there's always Motivational Growth, featuring Jeffrey Combs as the voice of "The Mold"
The Mold has plans for the horror genre, Jack.
posted by rmd1023 at 11:11 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
The Mold has plans for the horror genre, Jack.
posted by rmd1023 at 11:11 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
What's mycomixology
It's a typo. Micromixology is the study of undersized drinks, surely a horror movie we're overdue to see.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 11:12 AM on October 25, 2013
It's a typo. Micromixology is the study of undersized drinks, surely a horror movie we're overdue to see.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 11:12 AM on October 25, 2013
They got the name of the Faye Dunaway film Jacob Gentry directed wrong. It's Last Goodbye, not The Long Goodbye.
posted by larrybob at 11:35 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by larrybob at 11:35 AM on October 25, 2013
Casting now for "The Lotus Pods - 2015"
I have great comic timing and several period Outfits
posted by The Whelk at 11:36 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I have great comic timing and several period Outfits
posted by The Whelk at 11:36 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Snape killed MumbleGore!
posted by dr_dank at 12:19 PM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by dr_dank at 12:19 PM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
It's not a mold per se, but the organism that causes all the problems in Splinter is pretty creepy-crawly. The film itself is also a great example of the kind of quality you can get from a low-budget film with practical effects. There's only one main set and a tiny number of characters, but it's a lot more harrowing than many big-budget horror films I've seen.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 12:42 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 12:42 PM on October 25, 2013
Every time I see something about 'You're Next' I think it's a film adaptation of Hotline Miami with all the neon scraped off.
We can call it THE SPORES and its half The Crazies and half A Fruit Is A Friend
Oh man, Upstream Color could have been even better with 'A Fruit' level weirdness that ramped up throughout the final part. Altho it was pretty great as is..
posted by FatherDagon at 1:56 PM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
We can call it THE SPORES and its half The Crazies and half A Fruit Is A Friend
Oh man, Upstream Color could have been even better with 'A Fruit' level weirdness that ramped up throughout the final part. Altho it was pretty great as is..
posted by FatherDagon at 1:56 PM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
This article makes me want to write a movie so badly.
posted by gucci mane at 6:12 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by gucci mane at 6:12 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
It's weird to me that this long after V/H/S was shot, I'm still seeing images of my friend Hannah's face all split open and terrifying and stuff. Weird and neat.
posted by Maaik at 8:21 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Maaik at 8:21 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
It's weird to me that this long after V/H/S was shot, I'm still seeing images of my friend Hannah's face all split open and terrifying and stuff. Weird and neat.
You're friends with Hannah Fierman? Wow.
posted by jonp72 at 11:59 AM on October 26, 2013
You're friends with Hannah Fierman? Wow.
posted by jonp72 at 11:59 AM on October 26, 2013
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