On Halloween eve we take the opportunity to listen to our favourite horror soundtracks. Music and score plays such a huge part of the genre; with music able to change a scene from shocking and graphic to comedic with the change of a note. Many hugely talented composers and musicians have contributed to the genre over the years and here we have chose five of our favourites and discuss why they have such a lasting impact; even beyond the films that they accompanied.
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Alfred Hitchcock Classics 4K Release Announced
Universal has announced the release of The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection, a 4K Ultra HD set that’ll include classic horror films Psycho and The Birds.
Psycho getting 60th Anniversary 4K BluRay steelbook release
Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal 1960 horror film Psycho is getting a special 60th Anniversary release. It is available as BluRay and for the first time a very special 4K UHD SteelBook BluRay.
One of the most shocking films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho changed the thriller genre forever. After its original release in 1960, the film was censored for decades… until now. Join the Master of Suspense on a chilling journey as an unsuspecting victim (Janet Leigh) visits the Bates Motel and falls prey to one of cinema’s most notorious psychopaths – Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Featuring one of the most iconic scenes in film history – the famous “shower scene,” Psycho is “still terrifying after all these years” (Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide).
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Women In Horror Month 2016! Your Top 3
Throughout the month of February here at Indie Mac User we have been celebrating the 7th annual Women in Horror Month. To help celebrate the great women of the horror genre we have been running a survey to find out who YOUR favourite Women in Horror is !!!!
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Horror Month: 10 Horrifically Brilliant Horror Scores
Horror Month – June 2015
A films score plays and important part in drawing the audience in to the dramatic unfoldings. Here at Indie Mac User we have picked out top 10 horror scores – and as always drop your favourite in the comment box !!!!
“Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that’s true.” – Martin Scorcese
Horror Month: Horror Shows on TV
Horror Month – June 2015
To celebrate the premiere of Hannibal Season 3 we look at some current & upcoming horror shows. An exciting year time indeed for TV Horror!
Written by Lewis Mainwaring & Benjamin Gummery – The IndieMacUser Team
Bates Motel (2013 – Present)
This series which is a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho made its triumphant return with Season 3. The story revolves around young Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) still living with his mother Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga) at the Bates Motel. Without giving too many spoilers this series gets into a lot more of what we know and love about the Norman character from the films and is a true TV masterpiece. Continue reading
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