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And the final credits roll to the Kregg Nance song “You’re eating out my heart and soul”.

The genius of this film is that Vincent is not the usual psychotic serial killer type of cannibal. This takes care of both problems at the same time. I’m just helping out. To make Farmer Vincent’s fritters! At #7 comes a band with plenty of representation on the Shindig; perennial monster-rockers Blitzkid.. The song actually splits the difference between country and soul, starting with a piano line that comes right out of the best C&W waltz. If you want to hear what this song sounds like with a bit more of an upbeat honky-tonk feel, check out the version run ragged with pedal steel from his 1979 performance at L.A.’s legendary lost Palomino Club (the night that many people consider the dry run for Almost Blue two years later). But she develops a crush on Vincent, so we know that (murder and cannibalism aside) there’s going to be trouble. He explains to Ida how important his various traps are, because “they give me a chance to be a free agent” and his work will remain special and important. People certainly don’t like the idea of cannibalism, but they usually find it hard to articulate what is wrong with it, compared to eating other “critters”. Terry asks how Vincent got started in the meat business and he tells her of the days when they couldn’t afford an icebox, and Granny would smoke anything she could catch – chickens, rabbits, frogs. Terry ask him what right he has to play God. And there is some truth in it. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. As they reflect on the strangeness of the hippies, they chant their motto: It takes all kinds of critters Check out the many moods—and talents—of Elvis Costello below: What might have happened if Cole Porter, Tom Waits, and Elmore Leonard wrote a cheating song for George Jones.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Wings Livinryte: Your Love Keeps Me Off The Streets, Return of the 31 Days of Halloween Horror, https://halloweenshindig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/007_motel-hell.mp3. Vincent replies: Why Granny never put any distinctions on any of God’s creatures. Did Granny know she was eating a dog, asks Terry, now repulsed, although she has just been enjoying Vincent’s smoked “ham”. If you believe that each one of those hard cracks of the drum is supposed to be a gunshot, it’s pretty clear this all came crashing down in a hail of bullets. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They cleverly portray the hard work and care of farmers who really can see nothing wrong in the suffering they inflict for the sake of profit. Motel Hell is a great piece of early 80’s horror that’s funny, sometimes startling and always a blast to watch.

As far as Vincent is concerned, he is just preparing the wedding feast. Just a question of semantics – define ‘animal’. This week’s pick: “Motel Matches,” released on Get Happy!!

Vincent denies that is what he is doing. Ida doesn’t like the wheezing and hissing noises the captives make as they try to talk without vocal chords. I treat most of my stock better than farmers treat their animals. Vincent replies “They’re good animals! It quietly screams, “Nothing good can come from this!”. And define ‘unnecessary’. Vincent (Rory Calhoun) is a neo-lib dream: an entrepreneur who relishes his freedom to do whatever he likes in the name of business. She always used to say [Ida and Bruce join in the chant] MEAT’S MEAT, AND A MAN’S GOTTA EAT! Simpsons fans will know Rory Calhoun of course! At #7 comes a band with plenty of representation on the Shindig; perennial monster-rockers Blitzkid. The motel is actually called MOTEL HELLO but the “O” keeps flickering off, thus giving the sinister name, and the title of the film.
Change ). Hell is in Hello: “MOTEL HELL” (Connor, 1980) On March 10, 2019 March 9, ... And the final credits roll to the Kregg Nance song “You’re eating out my heart and soul”. In a scene that perfectly parodies slasher movies, two little girls sneak into the smoking room, and with the requisite spooky backing track, are terrified by the scenes of carnage they see there – a lot of dead pigs. People certainly don’t like the idea of cannibalism, but they usually find it hard to articulate what is wrong with it, compared to eating other “critters”. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

TRACK #7: Motel Hell by Blitzkid. I don’t feed them chemicals or hormones. From line one, this sounds like the murder confession of an obsessed man—a man who needs no more evidence of infidelity than the pack of motel matches spotted in his lover’s purse. And Rory Calhoun is terrific – or as Montgomery Burns would say: Pingback: Humans as livestock: THE FARM (Hans Stjernswärd, 2018) – The Cannibal Guy. Given the defeated mood of the song, he might just turn the gun on himself. On the upside, it’s one hell of a song. A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for. Terry finds out the truth, but it’s her version (what else could it be?) There’s some dense virtuosity in the way every line is a pun—like Smokey Robinson using his powers for evil instead of good—and how the story is told in flickers and hints while still making perfect sense. David Gorman: This might be the darkest couple of minutes (especially from an album demanding that we “Get Happy! Lee Marvin “sang” these words in the musical Paint Your Wagon: Do I know where Hell is? ( Log Out /  Ida drugs Terry, so that she and Vincent can go prepare the meat for the wedding feast. Hell is in hello…. Texas, in its own low budget way, revolutionised the horror genre, introduced slashers, and let us in on the world of the neglected, socially isolated “flyover zone” cannibal.
Motel Hell, a song by Nicotine on Spotify We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Directed by Kevin Connor. He says: Haven’t you ever cleaned a fish? So it makes total sense that if Silly Milly didn’t do time for shooting her Sammy, our perp is righteous in his conviction that he’s “an innocent man.” But don’t worry—since “Motel Matches” came out a year before Billy Joel’s “An Innocent Man,” we don’t have to draw a connection to that song too. ( Log Out /  Motel Lyrics: You're weak, broken in a motel / You blink, tears are falling down, down, down / And you're free, free inside your own hell / You speak, "Someone let me out, out, out" / And I can' Either way, you’ll be hoping this isn’t based on a true story—or at least one you’ve personally experienced. The action is interspersed with the seemingly continuous telecast of a televangelist on the TV. The shock ending: as Vincent dies, he admits to his whole life being a lie, to being the biggest hypocrite of them all. Hell is in Hello: “MOTEL HELL” (Connor, 1980), Humans as livestock: THE FARM (Hans Stjernswärd, 2018) – The Cannibal Guy. Or maybe he’s not going to face them at all. Terry is pretty upset about losing her boyfriend (to whom she was not married, the religious Vincent notes), but he convinces her that being with them is “preordained”. A man so convinced his actions were justified that he still considers himself innocent.

Also with cannibal puns: as the swingers get ready for what they expect will be a wild evening (it will, but not quite as they hoped), Ida tells them “you look good enough to eat”. As Vincent and Ida settle down to “plant” their critters and pull out the scalpels to cut their vocal chords, are they really behaving differently to the farmer who ties down a bull or hog to castrate him or to burn off his horns, or a sheep farmer who cuts hunks of skin off the backside of a lamb because it’s an easy way to avoid fly-strike (and saves money on insecticides)? And then there’s the line, “This is my conviction, that I am an innocent man,” which so perfectly describes someone torn between righteousness and guilt, where denial and self-deception around a seedy assignation/one-night stand resonate with the worst kind of aftereffects.