DVD The First: Suspiria
Take one cup Hitchcock, a cup of Carpenter, a cup and a half of evil fairytales and 3 tablespoons of Visual Masterpiece Concentrate, and mix thoroughly.

Let sit for an hour, and then add a fresh Eerie Soundtrack. Knead and let sit for another hour.

Bake. Watch. Love. Repeat.

In case that doesn't make sense, Suspiria is a pretty freaking awesome movie. While the first genre that comes to mind is slasher horror, to label this film a mere slasher degrades it horribly.

The movie is directed by Dario Argento, an Italian filmmaker that never really got enough credit in North America, aside from the odd horror geek. What makes his movie tick, however, is color. Nighttime in this movie is a twisted, nightmarish world of red and blue, ever accented by the oh-so-twisted score by Goblin -- the soundtrack happened to come with the DVD and it just plain rules. Add in some supernatural happenings and one of the grisliest, most brutal murders on film, and you probably will end up with a movie not unlike Suspiria.

I can't recommend this movie enough, folks. Go rent it and watch it with a good sound system.  ¶ 8:50 p.m.