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The Loreley's Grasp (1973) was first released in Madrid, Spain on June 15, 1973. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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The Loreley's Grasp (1973) is set in Germany, but was mainly shot in Spain. The only town they used in Germany was the Rhine. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow
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The Loreley's Grasp (1973) was originally rated "X" by the MPAA when released in the U.S. , the rating was lowered to "R" on appeal. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreyouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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U.S. distributor Independent Artists released The Loreley's Grasp (1973) under the title "When the Screaming Stops," adding a "Shock Notice" gimmick where red warning flashes preceded each gory murder. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreyouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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The Loreley's Grasp (1973) was released in theaters in the United States under the title The Swinging Monster on August 24, 1976, but most famously a few years later under the title When the Screaming Stops. #SplatterDay #MutantFam #TheGoreyouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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A number of pieces of the set for Dark City (1998), including those used for the rooftop chase, were sold to the production of The Matrix (1999) at the end of shooting. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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The suglasses used by Prot in K-Pax (2001) are actually a favorite pair owned and worn by Bono. Kevin Spacey asked to borrow them, which Bono agreed under the condition they were well cared for and was returned immediately upon completion of the film. #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Pulp Fiction (1994): Mickey Rourke passed on the role of Butch Coolidge in order to pursue his boxing career. He also claimed that he didn't understand the script. He later regretted this decision. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Se7en (1995): Denzel Washington turned down the role of Mills that went to Brad Pitt, telling Entertainment Weekly that the film was too "dark and evil." Washington later regretted his decision upon seeing a screening. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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When filming the fishing scene for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), all of the cast except Jack Nicholson got seasick. What made it worse for them was it took a whole week to shoot it. Danny DeVito still gets queasy thinking about it. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Marcus Koch did special effects for Extremity (2018). He has worked on films like Jakob's Wife (2021), Death House (2017), and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000). #SplatterDay2K #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Extremity (2018) is the first movie Joe Ceglio wrote and performed music for. As of this date, it is the only movie he has worked on. #SplatterDay2K #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Simon Sayce is the designer/sculptor of the character masks for Extremity (2018). He is original creator and designer of the Lament Configuration box, from Hellraiser (1987). #SplatterDay2K #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Extremity (2018) filmed in Edmonton, and Smokey Lake, Alberta, Canada. #SplatterDay2K #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Extremity (2018) received a limited theatrical release (starting with the premire on September 17, 2018) and was released on VOD and Blu-ray on 2 October 2018. #SplatterDay2K #MutantFam #TheGoreYouKnow @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Quick #TheGoreYouKnow trivia for the #MutantFam
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Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) was the first American International release to be in both color and CinemaScope. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Circus of Horrors (1960): Tony Hatch originally wrote the theme song for "Follow a Star (1959)," but it wasn't used. Hatch changed the title to "Look For A Star." #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Monsters Crash the Pajama Party (1965): The director's wife is the woman in red who is chased up the stairs. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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Kiss Me Quick! (1964) was also called Dr. Breedlove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love to cash in on the successful Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, which came out the same year. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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At its Boston premiere in 1962, House on Bare Mountain (1962) was seized by the local authorities in which the chief of police set fire to a print of the film in the street outside the theater front of local news cameras. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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In The Night House (2020) when Beth flips through photos on Owen's phone, one of the first photos shown is of two men laughing. The photo is of the film's screenwriters, Luke Piotrowski and Ben Collins. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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The instructions to the VHS game briefly shown in Beyond the Gates (2016) are actually instructions to the classic seance parlor game, Ouija. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
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The role of the wolf with maternal instincts in Wolf Devil Woman (1982) was played by a German shepherd. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social