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Short Horror Film Friday: BAKEMONO

Welcome to this Week’s Installment of Short Horror Film Friday featuring BAKEMONO by by Sumire Takamatsu and Jorge Lucas who Wrote as well as Directed the Film.

What I found Interesting is the Evil Spirits in BAKEMONO are in fact Based on Hungry Ghosts.Hungry Ghosts is a Concept in Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Traditional Religion, Vietnamese Buddhism, Vietnamese Traditional Religion, Japanese Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism, Representing Beings Who are Driven by Intense Emotional needs in an Animalistic Way. Since the Family in the Film is Japanese I’m going to quickly Touch on Hungry Ghosts in Japanese Buddhism.

In Japanese Buddhism, Hungry Ghosts are considered to have Two Variants: the Gaki and the Jikininki. Gaki are the Spirits of Jealous or Greedy People, Who as Punishment for Their Mortal Vices. The Gaki have been Curses with an Insatiable Undying Hunger for a Particular Substance or a Specific Object. Traditionally, this is Something Revolting or Humiliating like Decaying Human Corpses or Feces, but in Recent Years it can Virtually be Anything No Matter how Bizarre it may be. Meanwhile Jikininki (People Eating Ghosts) are the Spirits of Greedy, Selfish or Impious Individuals who are Cursed After Death to seek out and Eat Human Corpses. They Feed at Night Scavenging for Recently Deceased Human Bodies, and the Food Offerings Left for the Dead. Jikininki Lament Their Curse and Hate Their Vile Craving for Feasting on the Flesh of the Dead.

Plot Summery: The Date is February 3rd, known in Japan as Setsubun, and is Supposed to be the Celebration of the Beginning of Spring. Families Celebrate by Casting out Evil Spirits from Their Homes. Although at Ayumi’s House things have become so stressful You could Cut the Tension with a Knife. This is Due to Rebellious Ayumi who once again like so many Children is Refusing to Finish Her Dinner. In an Attempt to Remedy the Problem Ayumi’s Mother Tries to Scare Her into Compliance with a Terrifying Tale. As the Story goes if Ayumi Doesn’t Finish Her Dinner then an Evil Spirit will Enter the House and Eat it instead, But Ayumi is not Convinced that All Spirits are Evil. So Ayumi decides to test Her assumption by Inviting One in for a Midnight Snack, and Learns You should Never Feed a Hungry Ghost the Hard Way.

Enjoy.

CAST:

Ayumi – Claudia Fabella
Oka-san – Shio Muramatsu
Oto-san – Daisuke Suzuki
Bakemono – Sherry Q, Erin Yuqi Yang

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Short Horror Film Friday: THE DOLLMAKER

Welcome to this Week’s Short Horror Film Friday featuring THE DOLLMAKER” Directed by Al Lougher which is a Cautionary Tale Pertaining to Death, Mourning, and Grief. Let’s Face it People have been trying/Longing to Cheat Death Indefinitely Clinging onto Life with every Fiber of Their Being.

From Juan Ponce de Leon searching Endlessly for the Mythical Fountain of Youth to The Infamous Countess Elizabeth Bathory (Who served as the ACTUAL inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Not Vlad the Impaler. Legend has it Bathory bathed in the Blood of 650 Servant Girls She had Tortured and Killed because She believed the Blood of Young Girls had Age Defying Powers). Death is the Fact of Life We all Know to be True, but Still Never Rightfully Accept.

Plot Summery: A Grieving Mother latches on to a Mystical Surrogate for Her Deceased Little Boy, but Small Miracles come with Big Consequences. “The Dollmaker Serves as a Warning Be careful What You Wish For because You might Just Get It.

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Micro Horror Movie (Sequel Edition) : SMILING WOMAN 6

Welcome to this Weeks Short Horror Film Friday featuring SMILING WOMAN 6 Written and Directed by Alex Magaña, and Co-Produced by Dawn Church. You can Find All Five Previous SMILING WOMAN Films here at FYB in the Movies Category. Each Installment of the SMILING WOMAN Start when a Digital Clock Display clicks over from 1:00 am to 1:01 am. The Premiss Remains the Same Throughout the SMILING WOMAN Series each Unique Installment Brings Us Closer to Discovering Who or What the Smiling Woman Is. When it comes to The SMILING WOMAN Series it Doesn’t take Long to Find its Legs and Take Off Running.

I as Far as I am Aware I coined the Term “Micro Horror Movie” when I posted the One Minute Long “Tuck Me In” by Ignacio Rodo on 1/29/21 (as Part of FYB’s Short Horror Film Friday). The Term Micro Horror is a Nod to one of the Unique Aspects of the Grindcore Music Genre: the Micro Song. There’re Songs by Grindcore Bands (Such as Anal Cunt, Insect Warfare, SCAT, Pig Destroyer, Brutal Truth, and Nuclear Assault for example) that are Only Seconds in Length. In Fact the British Grindcore/Death Metal Band Napalm Death hold the Guinness World Record for the Shortest Song ever Recorded with the Their One Second “You Suffer”. So I figure the Micro Horror Movie would Translate to a Short Horror Film that’s Five Minutes (Flat) or Under.

PLOT: One Late Night at an Empty Laundromat, a Young Woman is Tormented by a Menacing Smiling Woman.

CAST:

Smiling Woman – Teru Hara
Young Lady – Michelle Twarowska
Coroner – Alex Crawford
Detective – Raymond Ko
Young Lady Voice – Mandy O’shaughnessy & Lindsey Caldwell

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Micro Horror Movie Marathon: SMILING WOMAN 1,2,3, and 4!!!

Brief Synopsis: All Installments Start when a Digital Clock Display clicks over from 1:00 am to 1:01 am. The Premiss Remains the Same Throughout the SMILING WOMAN Series each Unique Installment Brings Us Closer to Discovering Who or What the Smiling Woman Is. When it comes to The SMILING WOMAN Series it Doesn’t take Long to Find its Legs and Take Off Running.

SMILING WOMAN:

Writer. Director. DP. Editor – Alex Magaña
Smiling Woman – Merlynda Sol
Runtime 2:15
On a late night at an empty train station, a Lone Traveler is Accosted by a Demented Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 2:

Writer. Director. DP. Editor – Alex Magaña Co-Writer – Jed Brian
Smiling Woman – Ariel Fullinwider
Smiling Woman ‘Body Double’ – Allison Marie Reyes
Runtime 2:13
After a Late Night at Work, a Lone Woman is Stalked by a Sinister Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 3:

Writer. Director. DP. Editor – Alex Magaña
Smiling Woman – Prathyusha
Runtime 2:09
While Home Alone, a Woman is Tormented by a Ominous Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 4:

Writer. Director. DP. Editor. Executive Producer – Alex Magaña Executive Producer. Grip – Oszkar Romé Co-Writer – Jed Brian
Mortician/Smiling Woman – Anna Dahl
Smiling Woman (Morgue) – Michelle Twarowska
Runtime 3:28
While Working the Graveyard Shift, a Nurse is Terrorized by a Creepy Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 5 SNEAK PEAK PREVIEW!

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Creepy Shit From The Dark Web: MOM.avi

This Little Bit of Creepy Footage was Allegedly Found Lurking Somewhere on The Dark Web.

The Video Starts with Someone Switching Off a Light Switch, and then the Viewer Can See a Humanoid Creature Barely Visible sitting in Almost Pitch Blackness. There is Absolutely No fucking Context Here so What is Going On and What it May Be are Limited Only by Your Own Imagination. Was The Creature a Ghoul, Ghost, Mutant, Monster, Alien, Devil, Demon, Inter Dimensional Being, or a Person Person Who the Hell Knows.

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Saying “Let Me Let You Go” Is Fucking Lame

One of My Best Friends from High School, and only one of a few People I kept in Touch Sporadically through out the Years was Bluejetski (Sad to Say Bluejetski Passed Fairly Recently). Something We had in common was We both were in Agreement People do Absurd Shit without even thinking, or at Least Thinking it Through. A Prime Example was that on of the Most Common Absurd things that People do is End Phone Conversations by Saying “Well Let Me Let You Go…..” which is Utterly Ridiculous.

If I’m the one Ending the fucking Phone Call then Why am I acting like the Person I’m talking to said They had to Go?! Also whenever Someone says “Let Me Let You Go…..” They explain what it is They have to Do Now, and that’s the Reason They’re Ending the Call. If You think about it for a Second it makes Much more Sense to say the Alternative “I Have To Go…..” since it’s Far more Accurate a Statement.

Luckily on of the Reasons Bluejetski and I were Friends in the First Place was We shared the same Absurdly Bizarre and Extremely Dark sense of Humor. So in this Case We decided as Far as We were Concerned We would always Opt for “I have to Go” over “Let Me Let You Go”, but that wasn’t all Not by a Long Shot. Next We Launch an Unofficially Official Who can Top Who with the Reason We had to Go. Since Blujetski’s Untimely Demise I’ve reflected on Our Unique Friendship to say the Least. Thus I decided to Type up a Mock List as an Example(s) of the Weird Shit We Said to Each other over Our 27 Year Friendship.

Here We Go: “I Have To Go…..”

I Just Farted Blood.
I shit so hard I Prolapsed My Rectum.
My Grandfather just Spontaneously Combusted.
My Cat Just Ate My Dog.
I got my Dick stuck in My Bong.
My Grandmother just Transformed into My Grandfather.
The Aliens are Here and want to get on with the Probing.
I was holding a Seance and Now all My Dead Relatives are here.
I just made Jam out of a Jellyfish.
A Bear is raping a Rabbit in My back Yard.

I accidentally Disemboweled Myself.
The Acid I took just Kicked and I being chased by French Fries.
A Dingo Ate My Baby. (Hats off to You if You get That Reference)
Satan is Calling.
Just started a New Crack Addiction.
I have to Pawn My Great Grandfather’s Gold Teeth.
I have to call 911 I was Masturbating and the Cock Ring is Stuck.
I was reading a Porn Magazine and got a Paper cut on My Cock.
I have to put a VooDoo curse on My Neighbors thats gives them all Herpies.
Jesus is calling Me Home I’m running Late.

I have to go watch Debbie does Nova Scotia (Hats Off if You get that Reference.
Stepped on a Needle at the Jersey Shore and Now am Addicted to Heroin.
I have to Jump Up My own Butt and Die.
I’m having a Way to Near Near Death Experience.
My Pet Hamster got Aids.
I have to Lobotomize a Stray Cat.
Drive the Sheep to the Sheep Fuckers Union Meeting.
I’m going to a Circle Jerk Hosted by an Octopus.
I have to Call Cthulhu (Hots off again if You get That Reference)
I have to find a Hooker with Grabs because I want Seafood, but I’m Broke.

I have to Impale My Boss.
I just Passed Go and Didn’t Collect $200.
Because a Riot Doesn’t start on its own.
A chicken thinks My Balls are Eggs and Won’t get off My Lap.
Have to Eat Pork’n Beans in Hell.
To Prove I’m a Real Man by Wiping My Ass with Barbwire.
I’m gonna try jerking off with Sandpaper.
I didn’t look both ways before crossing the Street.
A Bus Full of Nuns just Exploded Outside My House.
Forgot to Buy Fertilizer for My Mom’s Garden so I have to go Shit in It.

Going to Populate Antartica.
I fucked My Girlfriends brains Out and Now I have to figure out how to put them back in.
I have to figure out what to do with all these Dead Ninjas.
I have to Wax on Wax Off.
Join a Boy Band and Kill Myself.
I have to Eat Shit.
I have to get My Fuck Flying because I don’t give One.
I was scratching My ass and Accidentally Fisted Myself.
Have to Gargle with Broken Glass.
See about Aborting My Uncle.

I just went completely Deaf.
I give a Shit, But I don’t give a fuck.
Chuck Norris is here and wants to throw down.
Need to hold onto a blade of Grass to keep from falling off the Planet.
I have to go throw Airplane Liquor Bottles at My Alcoholic Aunt.
Have to get going on a Old Fashioned Bender.
I just turned inside Out.
ME, Myself, and I are in a Fight.
Swallow a Sword and shit a Dagger.
My head wasn’t fastened On so I Lost it.

My Brain fell out of My Ear and Rolled under the Refrigerator.
I have to train My Flea Circus because We’re going on a Tour.
Breed My Captive Platypuses.
I bought Guam so I have to Fill out a shit ton of Paperwork.
My Tapeworm is Hungry.
I got so High (aka Stoned) I can see My House from Here.
My brother is on PCP in the Backyard Kicking the shit out of a Squirrel.
I have to Try Bud Dry. (Hots off if You get that Reference)
Get in a Shouting Match with a Mute.
There Nazis on the Moon and Someone has to Stop them.

Moving to Chernobyl to see if I gain any Super Powers.
I have an Appointment to Pierce and Tattoo My Taint.
My 4th Cousin Removed needs an Exorcism.
I ate Shit and will Now Die.
Hack My Robots Brain to see what it’s Thinking.
Spear Fish in the Pond at the Local Golf Course.
Go to the Community Pool and Throw Rocks at People.
About to get into a Knife Fight with a Homicidal Hobo.
I’m converting to Cannibalism and a Tasty looking Jogger just went by.
I have to Just Say No. (Yup Hats Off if You got that Reference)

I have to go fuck Myself.
I got to start cooking a Rack of Spam.
I’ve gone Temporarily Insane, But I’ll Be Ok by Monday.
I got High on My own Supply.
I’m going to Start Some Anarchy in the UK (Hots off Reference)
Because I have something I need to do The Day After Yesterday.
I lost My fucking Marbles so I replaced them with Tiddly Winks and its not working out well.
I Assumed and made an Ass out of You and Me.
Disgraced My Family and am going to Commit Ritual Suicide as Penance.
I have to go See a Man about a Widget.

I just got Confirmation I’m going to be on Jerry Springer.
My Trailer Park is on Fire.
I’m upgrading from Double to Triple Wide.
My Government Cheese Just Arrived.
I’m throwing a Red Roof Party.
I just went on the Deep Web and Drowned.
I have to Pick My Teeth with a Razor Blade.
I’m not going Grave Robbing I’m Grave Spelunking.
Death comes to those who Wait and I’ve been on Hold Forever.
I just Projectile Vomited so I need to make sure I’m not Possessed.

Thanks for Reading,

By Les Sober

Life and Death in Architectural History

For the most part most of people today are well aware that during the Victorian Era (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901) Society and People in Large were absolutely OBSESSED with Death. This led to a variety of practices that can seem by todays standards to be outrageous, Bizarre, Morbid, and just plain Sick.

Some of these unusual practices pertaining to Death in the Victorian Era were as follows. Postmortem Portraits meaning ( Note: prior to 1839 all Portraits were PAINTED by hand) the relatives of the Dead would dress the Deceased and stage them in in Life Like poses for a Photograph, Especially Infants and Children.

There was also the practice of Wearing the Hair of the Dead. The hair could be put in a locket or more commonly made into a piece of Jewelry such as Brooches, Bracelets, Rings or Chains.

Another was the practice of Covering Mirrors. Once the family member died all mirrors in the House were immediately covered. This was done because if a mirror in the House fell and broke it was a sign someone else in the Household would die soon as well. Also to avoid bad luck the clock(s) in the house of the Deceased would be stopped at the exact time of their passing. Lastly when the body was removed from the premises it had to be carried out Head First so that it wouldn’t beckon other members of the Living to Follow.

Now if SEVERAL family members of the same family died EVERYONE and EVERYTHING that entered the Family Home would be wearing a Black Ribbon to PREVENT THE DEATHS FROM SPREADING FURTHER.

For my last example I will use the practice of taking all Family photos and turning them face down. This was to prevent the Deceased’s Spirit form POSSESSING Relatives and Friends alike.

Back in the Victorian Era Funeral Homes had very little to do with Death other than selling Coffins, and possibly providing the Grave Digging Service too. So when it came to such things as a Viewing/Wake it fell solely on the Families shoulder’s.

Based on what we have seen by the first example (Death Portraits) you better believe a Viewing/Wake was deemed absolutely necessary, BUT the question was “Where the hell do we Keep and Display The Dead?!” Without the services of Today’s Funeral Homes Families would hold the Viewing/Wake (which could last several days) in their house.

Since you couldn’t display a body in the kitchen, Houses when they were built had a Parlor Room. This room specific and really only purpose was to display Dead Family for the Viewing/Wake. And yes the name Parlor was a shortened version of Funeral Parlor.

Over time of course Funeral Homes realized their was a shit ton of cash they were missing out in in the Death Service Field. Slowly Funeral Homes came to resemble those of today offering a SLEW of Funeral options, but most importantly They had their own Viewing areas for Wakes. Thus Parlor’s found themselves unemployed and thrown out on their collective ass.

The issue that confronted POST Victorian Era Architects (and Society as a whole) was the lingering stigma of The Parlor. As we all can image as long as houses were built with Parlor’s the vision of Dead relatives on display would haunt the room’s reputation until the end of Time.

What comes next is NOT AN EXACT nor ANYWHERE CLOSE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE retelling of how The Parlor problem was Fixed.

One day on January 1, 1901 the American Architecture Society met for a special conference that was being held for the sole reason of coming up with a viable solution for the Prevalent Parlor Problem. The conference was held in a small town of Mortuary located on the outskirts of Death Valley in Sunny California. They unanimously agreed at the time that the Town name and Location were quite appropriate, and if your going to have a convention dealing with Death best to have it in a beautiful Sunny State full of Bleach Blonde Surfers?!!

Any who the morning was a complete wash, no one could see to come up with even a half decent answer to the Parlor Problem. By Noon everyone’s blood sugar was in their ankles so the Mediator called 60 minutes for Lunch hoping after a good meal the Men’s mental faculties might actually yield a solution.

As the Conference was breaking for Lunch a young attendy (an Architectural Student from Erroneous University in Pluskin the East end of South Dakota) by the name of Eger Herberts over heard two fellow attendees conversation on the said subject of Lunch. One Man had asked the other where exactly should they go for Lunch today. The 2nd Man replied he thought Lunch at The Lively Leprechaun Kitchen and Bar would be a good idea. To that the First Man said “Ah Food and Drink under one roof now thats Living!”

Right then Eger had his Epiphany and immediately ran over a pushed the conferences Emergency Stop Button. Once The Emergency Stop Button was pushed all in Attendance had to Stop dead in their tracks, and await instruction. Once everyone was motionless and silent Eger announced his answer.

“What’s the OPPOSITE of Death? Life! LIVING! We rename it a LIVING ROOM, Thats POSITIVE as all get out Right?!”

After the Shock and Awe wore off it was put to a vote right there on the spot and as a result the (Funeral) Parlor was REBRANDED as what we know of today as yes a Living Room.

Thanks for Reading,

Les Sober