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One of our favorite films here at Museyon is ‘American Movie,’ the 1999 documentary about one man’s quest to make the scariest film ever made. The brainchild of amateur director Mark Bochardt, the short film ‘Coven’ tells the story of a down-and-out artist with an alcohol problem, who discovers a much bigger problem when he starts going to meetings and ... Read More »

We’re gearing up for Mischief Night and here at Museyon, our minds have turned to all things spooky. In honor of the most important day of the year (Halloween, in case you weren’t paying attention) we’ve scoured the web to find some seriously spooky links.   The Scariest Movies You Haven’t Seen: Slate (via NPR) looks at some underrated horror ... Read More »

Who couldn’t use a little sexiness to spice up their Friday? Let’s transition into the weekend with some slow jams from India’s “man with the golden voice”, Gary Lawyer.     Read More »

Since Jack Nicholson taught us that all work and no play a dull boy makes, in Stanley Kubrick’s 1977 interpretation of Stephen King’s ‘The Shining‘, there’s nothing scarier than the thought of being snowed in at an empty hotel. Stranded, with no way to contact the outside world…   Most of the movie was shot on a British soundstage — ... Read More »

Big news from China’s emerging experimental music scene: For the first time ever, U.S. listeners have a chance to hear some of Beijing’s biggest names — live and in person. Record label Maybe Mars and rock club D-22 have teamed up to bring Carsick Cars, Xiao He and P.K.14 to the US shores for Maybe Mars Presents: A Showcase of ... Read More »

Dario Argento’s 1977 slasher flick ‘Suspiria‘ is one of the creepiest films of all time — and one of the most beautiful. It’s the last film ever developed at the Technicolor processing plant and ‘Suspiria’ oozes horror: the greens are more acidic, the reds bloodier and the shadows are among the creepiest ever captured on film, inspired by the rich ... Read More »

This week, our intrepid music writer James Hendicott is headed to the southern hemisphere to check out the scene in Australia. Forget the didgeridoo and check out James’s six picks — from rock superstars AC/DC to one very over-the-top pop legend.   Read More »

Our chat with Miles Marshall Lewis got us in a New York state of mind. So let’s visit one of our favorite NYC landmarks, the Broken Angel in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The site was built over 30 years by self-tought architect Arthur Wood, but it came to fame as the site of Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, a 2006 documentary film ... Read More »