I simply had to share this amazing trailer with everyone, for Borowczyk’s 1975 masterpiece, “La Bete.” It must have taken the guy who’s job it was to put in all the little black censor boxes in this trailer ages, just ages.

Recently released documents from the London defense ministry provide a glimpse into a close encounter which occurred at the height of cold war tensions, and which contains pretty much all the elements of my favorite kind of sci-fiish news stories: aircraft-carrier-sized flying object traveling at 7600mph speeds - check. US pilot ordered to shoot to kill, then told never to breathe a word to anyone by a shadowy gov’t figure - check. Debriefings by unnamed men who “look like well-dressed IBM salesmen” - awesome, check.
The Fold is waiting, indeed.

Cronenberg’s film version of The Fly is one of my favorite sci-fi thrillers of all time, and starting on September 7th, it will be transmogrified into an opera with original music by the film’s composer Howard Shore. Wish I could make it out to LA for the opera’s three-week run, but here’s hoping that the show makes it’s way to NY in the near future. In the meantime, here’s Mr. Shore giving us the low-down on how The Fly Opera went from larval stage to the big stage.

Don’t even try to tell me you’ve never fantasized about a giantess deep-throating your entire body.  Right?  I mean… I’m right, right?  Anybody?

I also have to say how impressed I am with the acting in this clip, and I’m being serious here.  Very thoughtful performances from both of them.  Wonder if they would do a cameo in THE FOLD?

(via High On Sex)

In many ways, THE FOLD can be viewed as a portal to the Realms of Bliss, a sporadically porous membrane between dimensions of euphoria.

Well, on the other side of the coin are these gateways to the Abyss, conveniently documented at the handy and fascinating website, “The Catalogue of UK Entrances to Hell.” Each gateway has its own brief description, and the list is constantly expanding to include newly discovered sites.  Enjoy!  (carefully…)

I love when life imitates science-fiction, don’t you?  Even when the overtones are sinister, it still gives me a weird thrill.  First there was last week’s Neuromancerish assault on the cyber-battlefields of Georgia, and now this awesome US Defense Intelligence report emerges on the future of psychic warfare, complete with ominous quotes from committee chairmen about bullets being replaced by “pharmological land mines.”  Quoth the Chairman:  “This is a black hole that needs to be filled with light.”

Not only is The Bindlestiff Cirkus one of the last touring Vaudeville shows in America, they’re also one of the weirdest. (read: best.) The new reality web series The Bindlestiffs follows Cirkus-founders Stephanie Monseu and Keith Nelson and their motley troupe as they struggle to keep this uniquely American dream alive. It’s no secret that we of THE FOLD are big fans of Burlesque, and many of our stars, including Julie Atlas Muz, Ambrose Martos, and Josh Matthews, have crossed paths with the Bindlestiffs over the course of their careers.

The series, produced by M.J. Loheed, does a nice job of balancing the nitty-gritty struggles of keeping the Cirkus business afloat, and the sexy glamour of things like riding motorcycles across a high-wire. The romantic personalities of subjects Stephanie and Keith don’t hurt either.