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The Devil's Rejects (2005)

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Rob Zombie + Matthew McGrory and Dennis Fimple - House of 1000 Corpses

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"House of 1,000 Corpses"

Dir. Rob Zombie, 2003

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Remembering #MatthewMcGrory (May 17, 1973 - August 9, 2005).🕯

#horror

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Watched Big Fish

Familiar themes, but the symbolism and allusion is impressively dense, multifaceted, and potent. Within the stories, the blown out lights and the warm, round dialog make it seem like every frame and every line is dripping with syrup. Burton constructs the ultimately comforting fantasy, in its interest in gesture over substance and its familiar American-idyllic aesthetic, but especially in its assurance of survival. Experience, in Burton's eye, is particular, fearful, and unassociated. Memory, however, is instantly and powerfully symbolic, as it shapes that which we imagine our life to represent. Tall tales about one's past are then not false, in that they properly (even more so than factual accounts) represent what a life has come to mean to the one who has lived it. This is complicated by Burton's obsession with death, which can be made symbolic in abstract but not in memory, at least not to the one who experiences it directly. The one story that Edward cannot tell, the one he so confidently claims to know, is that of his own death, and his son is able to convey it only by extrapolation from what he knows his fathers life to represent.

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House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

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Born 50 Years Ago Today: Matthew McGrory, the World's Tallest Actor

BOTD 50 years ago, Matthew McGrory (1973-2005), certified by the Guinness Book of World Records to have been the tallest professional actor in its annals (7′ 6″). Sadly, as you see, he is not here to share the celebration with us today, as he was felled by the same acromegaly that gave him that extraordinary size. By the time he was in kindergarten he was already five feet tall. McGrory did not…

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House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

House of 1000 Corpses. What a great title for a horror film. It follows that with a terrific opening scene thanks to a memorable performance by Sid Haig. That’s about all this production has going for it - unless you count the odds to other horror or horror-adjacent properties you'd rather be watching. The plot is a mish-mash of ideas, the characters are uninteresting – even to the director - and the visuals will either intrigue you or make the film a headache to watch.

Jerry (Chris Hardwick), his girlfriend Denise (Erin Daniels), Bill (Rainn Wilson) and his girlfriend Mary (Jennifer Jostyn) are on the road, collecting material for a book on offbeat roadside attractions when they’re told the legend of Dr. Satan (Walter Phelan) by Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig). They decide to investigate. Along the way, they encounter Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon) and soon after, the rest of her murderous family.

Though I can’t endorse the film, it's still a compelling directorial debut from Rob Zombie. Some of it looks like a music video. Most of the time, it accurately recreates the kind of wild concept, gore/violence-drenched horror movies a certain slice of moviegoers eat up, which explains why House of 1000 Corpses has developed a cult following. The film has more than a few memorable scenes and/or visuals. Love it or hate it, this movie has style.

House of 1000 Corpses frequently cuts away from the action to imply its characters’ fates with disconnected images of violence or nudity upon which he’s applied various filters or shot using unusual techniques. Black-and-white shots, negative images, clips of classic horror films and/or TV shows, most of which fit the mood. A part of me wonders if some of these were inserted to pad out the running time. The movie runs 89 minutes and towards the conclusion, turns into a completely different kind of horror film. In a way, the killer cyborg and underground maze come out of nowhere but in another, they perfectly fit because so much of what came before felt like Zombie saying “Hey, what if we did THIS now instead?”.

Part of the reason why the story feels like such a hodge-podge is that our protagonists all feel like afterthoughts. Initially, we don’t really like Bill or Jerry, who both seem pretty dopey and/or way too enthusiastic about this Dr. Satan thing. Their girlfriends, on the other hand, are complete wet blankets. You have trouble imagining what bizarre circumstances could’ve caused the four of them to agree on this extended field trip. At several points, you’ll yell “No, don’t do that!” or “Don’t say that!” but these people are meat for the grinder. The movie wants to get them into a position where they can be tortured and killed – only then will Rob Zombie get to show off the creations he actually cares about: The Firefly family. There’s the cackling Baby, with her high-pitched voice and flirty nature, her equally lusty mother (Karen Black), Tiny (Matthew McGrory), a badly burned giant, Rufus (Robert Allen Mukes), who makes up for his lack of physical deformations and wild rants by dressing like someone who lives in a cave, would-be comedian Grandpa Hugo (Dennis Fimple) and absolutely loopy Otis (Bill Moseley), whose rantings and ravings must make sense to his household, but not to anyone else.

In at least three scenes, I thought the Firefly family had killed one of their captives, only for them to open their eyes again and enable more wild reactions from the crazies in charge. It gets pretty monotonous after a while because you know the young adults have no chance of making it out alive and the sub-plot of Denise’s father, Don (Harrison Young), and several police officers searching for them is just more filler. There are revelations about characters’ past that are supposed to make you go “Oh!” but will instead make you say “Who cares?” and all the while, you’re wondering if the opening scene with Captain Spaulding will pay off in any way. Don’t get me wrong, the moments with Sid Haig’s character are when the movie is at its best but there are so many threads that go nowhere that most of what happens feels like something included “just because”.

House of 1000 Corpses is deliberately ugly. I’d also call it appropriately disturbing and bleak. In a movie like this, those are strengths. It’s got a distinct look and feel, with some intense and memorable performances from Bill Moseley, Sherri Moon and Sid Haig. At the end of the day, however, the narrative is so weak and the events so easy to predict that it tests your patience. What this made me think of was a really well-made, professionally produced version of the worst kind of horror movies I’ve seen; the kinds that are made by a bunch of amateurs who think they can make a horror movie because they’ve seen a thousand of them at home. This is a thousand times better than Krampus, the Christmas Devil or Snowshark: Ancient Snow Beast but deep down, it shares a lot of DNA with those zero-star productions. Still, I am curious to see what Rob Zombie’s other filmography looks like. There’s a lot of potential here. (February 27, 2025)

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2024 olympics Ireland roster

Athletics

Mark English (Letterkenny)

Andrew Coscoran (Balbriggan)

Cathal Doyle (Bettystown)

Luke McCann (Dublin)

Brian Fay (Dublin)

Thomas Barr (Waterford)

Christopher O'Donnell (Loughborough, U.K.)

Eric Favors (Haverstraw, New York)

Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport)

Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght)

Sophie Becker (Ballykelly)

Ciara Mageean (Portaferry)

Sophie Bideau-O'Sullivan (Melbourne, Australia)

Sarah Healey (Monkstown)

Jodie McCann (Dublin)

Sarah Lavin (Lisnagry)

Fionnuala McCormick (Wicklow)

Philippa Healy (Ballineen)

Kelly McGrory (Laghy)

Nicola Tuthill (Kilbrittain)

Kate O'Connor (Dundalk)

Badminton

Nguyen Nhat (Dublin)

Rachael Darragh (Letterkenny)

Boxing

Jude Gallagher (Newton Stewart, U.K.)

Dean Clancy (Sligo)

Aidan Walsh (Belfast, U.K.)

Jack Marley (Dublin)

Daina Moorehouse (Dublin)

Jenny Lehane (Ashbourne)

Michaela Walsh (Belfast, U.K.)

Kellie Harrington (Dublin)

Gráinne Walsh (Tullamore)

Aoife O'Rourke (Castlerea)

Canoeing

Liam Jegou (Huningue, France)

Noel Hendrick (Dunadea)

Michaela Corcoran (Montgomery County, Maryland)

Madison Corcoran (Montgomery County, Maryland)

Cycling

Ben Healy (Kingswinford, U.K.)

Ryan Mullen (Colwyn Bay, U.K.)

Megan Armitage (Tullamore)

Erin Creighton (Belfast, U.K.)

Mia Griffin (Glenmore)

Alice Sharpe (Cambridge, U.K.)

Kelly Murphy (London, U.K.)

Lara Gillespie (Dublin)

Diving

Jake Passmore (Leeds, U.K.)

Ciara McGing (London, U.K.)

Equestrian

Austin O'Connor (Mallow)

Cian O'Connor (Dublin)

Shane Sweetnam (Cork)

Daniel Coyle (Ardmore, U.K.)

Abigail Lyle (Bangor, U.K.)

Susie Berry (Dromore)

Sarah Ennis (Howth)

Aoife Clark (Dublin)

Field hockey

Kyle Marshall (Markethill)

Peter McKibbin (Belfast, U.K.)

Jonny Lynch (Lisburn)

Peter Brown (Banbridge)

Nick Page (London, U.K.)

David Harte (Ballinspittle)

Tim Cross (Melbourne, Australia)

John McKee (Banbridge, U.K.)

Matthew Nelson (Belfast, U.K.)

Daragh Walsh (Dublin)

Shane O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Sean Murray (Lisburn, U.K.)

Jeremy Duncan (Kilkenny)

Michael Robson (Belfast, U.K.)

Ben Walker (Glenageary)

Lee Cole (Shankill)

Ben Johnson (Waterford)

Golf

Rory McIlroy (Jupiter, Florida)

Shane Lowry (Dublin)

Stephanie Kallan (Phoenix, Arizona)

Leona Maguire (Cavan)

Gymnastics

Rhys McClenaghan (Dublin)

Rowing

Daire Lynch (Clonmel)

Philip Doyle (Banbridge, U.K.)

Fintan McCarthy (Skibbereen)

Paul O'Donovan (Lisheen)

Ross Corrigan (Enniskillen, U.K.)

Nathan Timoney (Enniskillen, U.K.)

Holly Davis (Bollincollig)

Alison Bergin (Cork)

Zoe Hyde (Killorglin)

Margaret Cremen (Rochestown)

Aofie Casey (Skibbereen)

Aifric Keogh (Furbo)

Fiona Murtagh (Galway)

Emily Hegarty (Skibbereen)

Natalie Long (Cobh)

Eimear Lambe (Dublin)

Imogen Magner (Ely, U.K.)

Rugby

Jack Kelly (Dublin)

Andrew Smith (Dublin)

Harry McNulty (Cashel)

Mark Roche (Glenageary)

Zac Ward (Downpatrick)

Chay Mullins (Bristol, U.K.)

Jordan Conroy (Tullamore)

Hugo Keenan (Dublin)

Hugo Lennox (Skerries)

Terry Kennedy (Dublin)

Gavin Mullin (Blackrock)

Niall Comerford (Dublin)

Sean Cribbin (Dublin)

Bryan Mollen (Glasthule)

Kathy Baker (Navan)

Megan Burns (Tullamore)

Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe (Dublin)

Alanna Fitzpatrick (Portarlington)

Stacey Flood (Dublin)

Eve Higgins (Kilcock)

Erin King (Wicklow)

Vicky Elmes-Kinlan (Rathnew)

Emily Lane (Cork)

Ashleigh Orchard (Belfast, U.K.)

Beibhinn Parsons (Ballinasloe)

Lucy Mulhall (Wicklow)

Sailing

Finn Lynch (Bennekerry)

Robert Dickson (Sutton)

Sean Waddilove (Howth)

Eve McMahon (Howth)

Swimming

Max McCusker (Harlow, U.K.)

Thomas Fannon (Torquay, U.K.)

Shane Ryan (Haverford Township, Pennsylvania)

Daniel Wiffen (Magheralin, U.K.)

Darragh Greene (Longford)

Conor Ferguson (Belfast, U.K.)

Grace Davison (Bangor, U.K.)

Victoria Catterson (Belfast, U.K.)

Erin Riordan (Whitegate)

Danielle Hill (Newtonabbey, U.K.)

Mona McSharry (Grange)

Ellen Walshe (Dublin)

Taekwondo

Jack Woolley (Dublin)

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Top 9 TV Shows

Thank you so much @guardian-of-time-if for the tag! ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁) I’m not normally one to watch TV shows (YouTube, and sometimes movies, are more my thing nowadays), so this was tough! Also, wow, this was a bit of a revelation towards my fondness for comedic shows, haha!

Fun Fact (1): Steve Buscemi (mentioned due to his starring role in Boardwalk Empire which my mom knowingly used as a major draw in her recommendation for it) was one of my earliest crushes! My goodness, my childhood self always fawned and internally blushed at the vague memories I had of him in Big Fish (2003)— and I’ve been stuck with this celebrity crush since, haha! (I also had a less world-shaking crush on Matthew McGrory in the film . . . and just realized he was the same height as Fyodor while googling about the movie. 100% unintentional connection I swear—!) Also, uh, Boardwalk Empire had me crushing real hard on Michael Shannon in his role and I have no explanation as to why he had me blushing and fangirling like he did but I’ve never recovered from it since, haha! (And, later in the show, that crushing extended to Jack Huston in his role as well!)

Fun Fact (2): Playful Kiss (the Korean adaptation) had to make its way onto this list before other shows I’ve lovingly rewatch or had a strong dedication to for years simply because it was one of the most fun, hilarious, and dramatic group watching experiences I’ve ever had and remains a deeply beloved bag of memories with my sisters! Laughing to the point of pain and tears, pausing to run around yelling and gasping, and having long post-episode discussions together with debates and jokes alike was such a treasure thanks to this show! It’s been years since then (back in my high school days) but it still makes us all smile when we remember our shared experience watching it together.

Fun Fact (3): I struggled horribly to resist adding One Piece to the list, but alas . . . though it may be my favorite combination of story, characters, and impact the pacing of the show itself held me back—still a strong recommendation from me though!

Ah, I’m not certain about who has and hasn’t yet been tagged for this game, so I’ll forgo tagging any specific others and leave this post as an open invitation for any who wish to join in!

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impromptu movie review again but i just watched the 2017 released The Evil Within. the soundtrack was preddy good and of course the absolutely insane visuals and special effects were fantastic - that's why i specificed "2017 released" since it had technically been in production since the early 2000s. which shows. in both good (sfx) and bad (i'll get to that in a second) ways.

ive only read a tiny bit about the production but from what i can tell A Lot happened - including the direction passing away and the film needing to be released 2 years posthumously.

its interesting that so much criticism about this movie is about the "unrealisticness" of the dialogue; i thought 1) the weird looney toon bizarro world dialogue in the last third with all the people in the town was great and really fitting for such a dream logic movie and 2) half the the dialogue wasnt even that weird it just wasnt like the hyperrealistic movie dialogue. like how some sculptural traditions (ancient roman? art history education save me) seem realistic because they're like wrinkly and stuff but half of it was an invention of the sculptor, deepening wrinkles to look wise, exaggerating scars and everything, making things more real than real life. movie dialogue is like that to me. im getting distracted. i thought the dialogue worked

wait i wanna talk about another unrelated thing. i wonder why they changed the name to the evil within. i think the storyteller (original title) was way better, more fitting, and didnt have the SEO messiness between this and the video game. yeah sure evil within 2 wouldnt be released for like half a year but evil within 1 was out. i mean its not the biggest game on earth but it makes searching for this movie really hard LOL maybe the original name didnt test well at festivals? it seems like the name change may have been really late, like during distribution? crazy

back to the actual movie. so. how this movie handles disability. okay. um.

neurotypical actor playing someone with a disability: not good but also expected for 2002 and also unfortunately even now.

the whole twist about dennis's disability in the first place - kind of incomprehensible but again 2002

interestingly dennis's reactions to having killed were horrifying and heartwrenching because while the actor was trying to do an impression of a disabled person he actually was just doing what most people regardless of disability would do if they killed someone. again movie dialogue "realism" is not super realistic after all <3

MOST IMPORTANT PART the ableism from the abled characters was where the real actual harrowing horror was for me. dennis's self hatred was also painful. i do wonder how much of it was intended as horror from empathy/sympathy and how much was horror from abled condescension and gawking: its often really hard to tell with movies like this. the clapback matthew mcgrory's character gets against john about physical differences was preddy great and makes it feel like the former (almost even feels like its talking directly to the audience!), same with the violence and loss of agency dennis experiences from john as his caretaker in the beginning. but im never sure. i dont know if i'll ever be sure. how can you account for what the audience sees even if the director is sympathetic. im just never sure.

it did make me realize in general ableism is like the scariest thing i can see in a horror movie. thats why i can never watch hereditery again LOL im not scared of demons or whatever. but not to be all ableism is the real horror but ableism is like. the real horror. to me.

ANYWAY yeah preddy good movie A LOT DID NOT AGE WELL not in the slightest BUT the awesome visuals and bizarre structure make me very glad it was able to be released at all. despite ratings making it seem like 60% 6/10 stars type deal i think thats because its a very divisive movie. i dont think its a movie that will make you bored. i dont think its a movie you'll forget. i think its a movie that will make you feel something. make you feel what? that is the question

the other question: is the evil within ableist or not ableist? and the answer is yes

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World Records!

The world's longest burp is 1 minute and 13 seconds and 57 milliseconds, achieved by Michele Forgione in 2009. Forgione, also known as Rutt Mysterio, set the record at the Hard Rock Beer festival's "Ruttosound" competition in Reggiolo, Italy.

Matthew McGrory (1973-2005) held the record for the longest toe on a person, with his big toe measuring 12.7 cm (5 in) long. His little toes were 3.81 cm (1.5 in) long,

This man from India grew his fingernails for 66 years, setting a Guinness World Record for the longest fingernails. His nails reached a total length of 909.6 centimeters. However, the weight of his nails caused physical challenges, including nerve damage and disfigurement of his fingers. (Look him up, he really do be looking disgusting, #no hate.)

Mudit holds the world record for the fastest recitation of the alphabet, reciting it in 1.63 seconds.

The world’s ugliest bug is Dobsonflies.

At 28, Lucky Diamond Rich got his first full-body suit of black ink, which he would later go over with a layer of white ink as well as multiple layers of color. – Most Tattooed Person Ever.

Superchicken: In 1984, Biellier created a "superchicken" hen that laid an egg every day for 448 days.

Sinister (2012) is considered by some to be the scariest movie of all time.

Jerome Abramovitch holds the Guinness World Record for the largest forehead inflation. Abramovitch is a Canadian who injects 250 ml (8.7 fl oz) of saline into his forehead as part of his performance art. He also injects 150 ml (5.2 fl oz) into his cheeks at the same time.

According to the latest edition of Guinness Book of World Records, which devotes a half-page to Josh, this mixed terrier from Glen Burnie has been petted 408,127 times.

4 millimeters * Challenge It! Albert Yung built a paper airplane that measures 4mm in length.

The world record for the longest beard on a living man is held by Sarwan Singh of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, whose beard measures 8 ft 3 in (2.54 m).

-Love, Google. <3

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DarkPlace from SPOOKEDtv on Vimeo.

Locked inside an ancient box in the backwoods of Appalachia, a young boy must face his demons unleashing a terrifying evil upon the small town of Darkwood. Matthew McGrory (House of a 1000 corpses) Katherine Boecher (Lucifer, Supernatural).

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The Devil's Rejects (Rob Zombie, 2005)

[horrororman]

Remembering...

#SharonTate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969).

#RobertShaw (August 9, 1927 - August 28, 1978).

#Jaws

#MatthewMcGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005).

#horror

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

Matthew McGrory as Karl the Giant shakes hands with Ewan McGregor in a scene from Big Fish (2003). Matt was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and stood 7'6".

He had 17 acting credits, from a 1999 Marilyn Manson video to a posthumous 2017 feature. His other notable credits include an episode of Malcom in the Middle, Men in Black II, House of 1000 Corpses, and three episodes of Carnivale.