Dork Art: Mondo's Vinyl Halloween

In the last year or so, Mondo has been trickling out a rather varied array of vinyl releases.  Stuff like The Deadly Spawn, Oblivion, the recent Maniac, and Drive have all seen their soundtracks blessed with the Mondo exclusivity treatment.  I haven't bothered in the past, but I may make an exception for their upcoming release of John Carpenter's Halloween.  Apparently this is the first time the entire score has been provided on vinyl, and considering it's a masterpiece of simplicity akin to John Williams' JAWS, I'm shocked by that very notion.  Naturally, the record will hit the internet on October 31st.  The art is supplied by Phantom City Creative, We Buy Your Kids, and Jeff Proctor.  It's doubtful you'll be able to score one from Mondo, but I'm sure ebay will have them for a few hundred dollars seconds after Twitter announces the random sale time.  If you want a more detailed rundown, check out GQ.  Yes, Mondo is so popular now that GQ writes about their releases.  So bizarre.

--Brad

Dork Art: Escape From New York

I'm about halfway through my Martin Scorsese-a-thon and I'm already thinking that John Carpenter is gonna be my next director obsession.  Having devoured They Live twice already this year, and thumping my car stereo with the Assault on Precinct 13 soundtrack, my brain is simply ready for his pop cowboy aesthetic.  Anyway, it's late at night and I just stumbled upon this kickass dork art from Big Ode Ideias.  Bravo sir, you gotta em all in there.

--Brad

Dork Art: Prince of Darkness

Oh yeah!  Scream Factory is bringing another Carpenter classic back to life in Blu Ray this September; Prince of Darkness may not strike the heart of pop culture in the same fashion as The Thing, Escape From New York, or even They Live but it certainly takes a solid stab at the End of the World sub-genre.   Donald Pleasence certainly captures the proper grandiose dread, and it's fun to see Simon & Simon's Jameson Parker making his break for startdom - should have ditched that 'stache man.  And along with the stunning HD transfer we're also getting this nifty bit of art from Justin Osbourn.  Never thought this flick would get such a nice treatment.  Well done, Shout Factory.

--Brad

Dork Art: Mondo Halloween

Ooooooooo, now these are pretty.  Ken Taylor & Mondo Tees have partnered up for these poster prints celebrating the October 16th & 27th screenings of John Carpenter's Halloween at the New Beverly Cinema.  It's all part of a Debra Hill retrospective being put on by the Producer's Guild of America.  Sigh.  I love the AFI Silver and all, but I really wish we got big marathon events like this.

--Brad

Dork Art: Rob Kelly's Monster PSAs

I've seen a few of Rob Kelly's Monster PSA floating around the internet for a while, and I thought it was time to give them their proper spotlight.  Absolutely love the Lee Van Cleef and the Jenny Agutter, but they're all quite cool.  Would make for a great series of magnets.

--Brad