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May Days 2006
 
1 Brian Froud
2 Transylvanian Desserts
3 Alex Proyas' Dark City
4 Edwardian Macabre: The Stories of Saki
5 The Blood Countess, Erzsabet Bathory
6 Sleepy Hollow: a legend you can visit!
7 H.P. Lovecraft's 'Dagon'
8 The Legacy of Creepy Magazine
9 The Evolving Horror of 'The Thing'
10 The Black Dahlia
11 'Prohibited:' The Erotic Art of Luis Royo
12 Christa Faust's Control Freak
13 Topping From Below by Laura Reese
14 The Fourth Tower of Inverness
15 Chad Michael Ward's BLACK RUST
16 Farinelli, il Castrato
17 The Master of All Desires
18 The Art of D.W. Frydendall
19 Audition: The Cinema of Takashi Miike
20 Halo: The Effect of the Killer App
21 Clive Barker's Tortured Souls
22 The Gothic Cathedral Organ
23 Nunsploitation: Sinful Sisters
24 The Art of Franz Von Stuck
25 The Jacket
26 Buckle Magazine: strap it on
27 The Art of Crab Scrambley
28 The Art of Gris Grimly
29 The Mediaeval Baebes
30 The Halfway House
31 Macabre Mealtime Recipes
 
 
May 3, 2006
 
Dark City:

One year before the release of The Matrix, Alex Proyas created his own dark world set within an alternate reality: the world of Dark City.

Proyas had already proven himself as a master filmmaker as the acclaimed director of The Crow, overcoming his grief at the death of Brandon Lee (with the support of Brandon's family), completing the classic gothic action film.

Proyas wrote and directed Dark City, a tale that includes suspense, murder, dark fantasy and surreal visions.

As the story unfolds, John Murdoch awakens in an old hotel with no memory of his identity or his previous life. He discovers that he is the suspect in a series of murders.

While evading capture, in a quest to explain the mystery of his new life, he discovers The Strangers, a frightening, hidden society that can stop time and manipulate reality.

Murdoch's final confrontation with The Strangers leads to a shocking and beautiful ending.

 
Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, The Strangers

Dark City features a brilliant cast including Jennifer Connelly, John Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland and Rufus Sewell as Murdoch. Sewell is best known for his roles in A Knight's Tale and Dangerous Beauty.

The visual style of Alex Proyas recalls the work of other great artists such as Edward Gorey, Fritz Lang and the film noir directors of the 1950's.

The Strangers were an obvious influence in the creation of The Gentlemen from 'Hush,' one of the most chilling episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

 
 
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