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Cradle of Fear
Cradle of Filth became a sensation in America shortly after the Scandinavian “black metal” became trendy. While the Nords adopted a childish Satanic theme (basically going by childish notions), or going after folklore, Cradle of Filth focused more on Gothic tales. Bram Stoker versus Tolkien (or childish Satanism). One last note about the silly Satanism, there were bands that wrote Satanic lyrics in a horror style that was atmospheric and chilling, so there were some exceptions to the sillier-than-thou approach).
Many black metal bands banked on the sensationalism of one guy who stabbed an effeminate bandmate in his underwear, and another guy who stabbed a homosexual for hitting on him, or whatever, and the various arson stories of churches being destroyed. The story of the band was more important than the music, which resembled punk rock more than metal, but some bands had good musicians.
Cradle of Filth was one of the bands that boasted musicianship as well as atmosphere, and they enjoyed a surge of popularity for those aspects. While there was also a fair share of metal fans who ridiculed the band, including my reviews and interviews, there is no question that the band rose to the top at one time.
In later years, the fervor abated.
During the period when the band was riding high, one of my fans sent me a VHS bootleg of “Cradle of Fear.” When I watched the first ten minutes, I thought it was shot on a camcorder. Back then, I did not know why some footage looked like movies while other footage looked amateurish, but I later discovered that cinematic motion results from 24 frames per second, while 30 or 60 frames per second looks bad. Sports fans might like it, but movie fans see garbage, even if they don’t know why.
When I heard this was to be released on Blu(e)ray, I held hope that there would be frame rate interpolation, but the cheesy camcorder look was preserved. I asked one of the people at Unearthed Films, and he explained that he did not want to interpolate the footage because he was worried about gliches. It seemed he didn’t know that the digital tools these days are not like those of yesteryear. It’s too late to do anything, but I wanted to tell him that even if there were gliches, the digital artifacts would be worth the cinematic improvement.
I had to turn off that part of my mind that kept complaining about the cheesiness of the frame rate. The move would have looked much better. Maybe there will one day be a special edition with both frame rates, ha ha.
Ignoring my intense dislike of the camcorder look, I tried to look for the good things. Those things were boobs. No matter how bad a movie is, boobs can reverse the frustration. There is an ample amount of ample bosoms.
People who love gore might like that aspect of this movie. There are some digital effects too, but they have more to do with action shots. The bloody stuff is mostly what is called “practical” which is a gay way of saying “real world with fake stuff.” Some fans get very gay about gore effects that are made with computer effects.
The story has a “Tales From the Dark Side” flavor. There is also some dark comedy in some scenes.
This is a fun look into the past. You might not have been around for the Cradle of Filth craze, but you knew what those days were like. If you are too young, then you might still enjoy seeing what life was like. For instance, there are telephones in this movie.
Support Bill Zebub’s new project
Bill Zebub launched a Kickstarter for “Never Make a Movie in Texas” which you can support here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/billzebub/never-make-a-movie-in-texas
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Bill Zebub November 2025
There will be a Black Friday sale for 30-packs of Bill Zebub movies. Supply is limited, so email bill@billzebub.com and let him know you would like to be personally notified.
DICKNADO will be re-edited by the end of December. There was a Kickstarter for it. Funders get exclusive discs. Everyone else can get a censored version on Bill Zebub’s vimeo page.
Bill Zebub completed his narration for NEVER MAKE A MOVIE IN TEXAS, which is his personal documentary about what it was like to make movies during extreme culture shock. It might anger southerners, but the testimonials are from Bill Zebub’s point of view, without politeness. (Of course, that is rare in the southern regions where blunt truth is considered to be rude). It’s not meant to affect your opinion; rather, the personal views of Bill Zebub flavor his torment, which you might consider funny. There will be a Kickstarter for it By January. You can email bill@billzebub.com to be notified, or simply visit this site often.
The book “Fanzine Editor, Radio Host, and Movie Maker” will be taken out of circulation when Bill Zebub finishes the manuscript for the second edition, which might be re-titled “Fanzine Editor and Radio Host” or something like that, although it might be a tagline instead. Some fans are completists, so this is a warning that the first edition is going out of print.
“Movie Maker and Madman” is also getting revised for a second edition, and there will be a version without pictures. You see, the book with pictures is very costly because of the full color pages. A black and white version with no pictures will be easier for some fans to obtain. Both books (the second edition) will have more chapters. If you are a collector, you might want to get the first edition as an investment, but Bill Zebub’s intention is simply to give you an entertaining book, and the second edition will be the superior one, with more chapters.
If you did not know, you can catch Bill Zebub’s radio show every Thursday from noon until 3pm (NY time zone, so adjust your underwear) at wfmu/sheena – the shows are also archived for later streaming in case you are unable to catch the show live. The radio show is called “The Vortex of Chaos.”
Bill Zebub streams on https://www.twitch.tv/bill_zebub randomly, usually in the evening. The streaming is not really about him playing games like Elden Ring; it’s more about him answering your questions, and you can insult him in the chat.
Bill Zebub News July 2025
Bill Zebub is re-editing DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE (also known as DO UNTO OTHERS) for a more sinister presentation. A short private crowdfunder was launched to make sure that fans love this idea. The same offers are available to you until August 11, chiefly a BD-R of the movie for $25 and a BD-R of Behind-the-scenes for $30. Shipping is $5 per for USA and $15 per for non-USA. After that date, either disc will be $40. Each has uncensored art that is hand-numbered and autographed. Also, a box of 30 Bill Zebub movies is available.
Email bill@billzebub.com for inquiries.
QUANTUM LEAP OF FAITH is a re-edit of JESUS, THE DAUGHTER OF GOD. This also has two BD-Rs (the movie, and the bloops). Same pricing as above (will become $40 each on July 21)
The re-edits help fund upcoming movies, like FANZINE EDITOR, GRAMMAR NAZI, and STABBED IN THE ASS. Each of those will have specific crowdfunders after lesser scenes have been filmed so that goals can be lower and completion can be faster.
In addition to those new movies, there is a roughie called DON’T GET IN THAT CAR which is a dark exploration into the behavior of a depraved criminal. Nadine Stevens from SCIENCELESS FICTION and ERICA LEIGH BOSESKI from EXPLOITATION and DICKNADO have shot scenes, as did ANDREA HALL who starred in numerous other Bill Zebub movies.
If you see warnings while loading Bill Zebub’s various sites, it doesn’t mean that anything bad happened. It’s just a matter of a huge pain in the ass trying to apply the safety cerificate, which is pretty much a scam to extort money from web hosts. Bill Zebub’s sites are information-only. There is no sales and no commerce, so it’s safe even if you see a picture of Bill naked. Well, you might want to go to therapy after that.
Bill Zebub is also contributing footage and stories to a documentary called “NEVER MAKE A MOVIE IN TEXAS.” It’s a personal account of his suffering in a land of backward thinking, low education, laziness, religious superstition, subliteracy, boring geography, and unbearable temperatures. Of course, this is his opinion, which is not told to insult others but rather to share his experiences. Other people may not agree with his views, but at least he makes it clear that this is only his opinion.
Bill Zebub’s first memoir, “FANZINE EDITOR, RADIO HOST, AND MOVIE MAKER” is being proofread for a second edition, and more chapters will be added, so this is your chance to nab the remaining books. The book was written during the beginning of the epidemic when Bill Zebub thought he was surely going to die, so he wrote day and night until his last testament was finished. As humorous as you may find his bad luck and constant misadventures, even more bad things happened to him, which will be available in the newly added chapters. It’s unknown if the first edition will grow in value, but you might want to see how something written by a retard can actually get published.
Slayer Parody by Bill Zebub
Enjoy this parody of Slayer’s “Post Mortem” (Post Raisin Brand) by Bill Zebub. Youtube age-restricted this because the community standards are those of Puritans, but you can just sign in to youtube and free yourself from the imbeciles.
Fleshgod Apocalypse interview by Bill Zebub
Bill Zebub’s FLASH SALE
You can obtain 30 Bill Zebub movies for $200. Each will be autographed. Only five such boxes are available for the next three days.
In other news, Bill Zebub will launch a Kickstarter for the re-edit of DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE.
Email bill@billzebub.com for information.
Play it Cool
The synopsis was compelling, but when I watched the movie I felt like I was fooled like a person at a carnival who believed that for the price of a ticket I can see a six-legged sheep.
To put it bluntly, this movie is afraid of its subject matter. The synopsis warned of a scene in which a man violently forces himself on his stepdaughter, but the scene is so bad that it;s comical. The “violence” is him slapping her, which knocks her out. This actually made me laugh out loud, especially with the slapstick sound effect.
In case you’re not aware, this is a Japaneses movie, which makes the failure more ridiculous because there are many Japanese movies that handle this subject matter masterfully. The only visceral thing about this movie was trying to resist ejecting it from my player. That was a constant struggle.
The dialogue is so bad that you can derive more drama from an old Godzilla movie. I tried to imagine that the writing was stylized so as to give it a chance, but it was impossible. It truly seems like whoever wrote the screenplay had no social interactions in real life and definitely conducted no research into anything depicted in the movie.
I wasn’t kidding about the acting being so bad it was funny. The sexual scenes are hilarious, especially when an old man is trying to pleasure the young woman with a massage, and she looks like she is having an epileptic seizure, all while hiding her nipples and being engulfed in a blanket from the waist down.
In addition to desperately hide breasts at all costs by the characters themselves, the cop-out technique of having nudity obscured by objects in the scene being at the right place in front of the camera is aggravating, not artistic.
Nothing is accomplished through acting. Rather; dialogue replaces action. Instead of the woman being seductive, a co-start says. “You are seductive.” You can place the voices over two rolls of toilet paper side-by-side and you would have the same performance.
Every character is either a caricature or a a lifeless prop.
Don’t trust any of the sales points or the synopsis. It is pure deception.
Scald – Ancient Doom Metal
This album reminds me of the first time I head Manowar, which was the “Into Glory Ride.” That is not to say that SCALD is in any way similar in style. It’s the feeling of discovering something amazing and being unable to shed the music from my consciousness.
Every song on “Epic Doom Metal” is solid, and much of it is so memorable that ear worms will haunt you for a long time.
The title is a bit of a misnomer because the musical style isn’t doom, although there is a bit of ’70s flavor and the spirit of the greats from that era.
I am unsure if the vocalist is a permanent member or a sessions player, but his voice is a major reason why these songs are extremely enjoyable. It’s hard for me to compare him to anyone else. Suffice it to say that the vocals are clean, with a notable passion that delivers the lyrics in a heartfelt performance.
Manowar unified many factions of metal, and this album will do the same, whether you favor Power Metal, Death Metal, Doom, or the myriad other styles. There is no way that you will fail to respect this music. I foresee that this album will become legendary.
Ancient Doom Metal is extremely recommended.
