Electro-Industrial artist Tyler Milchmann is known for his fairly humorous but dark lyrics and imagery. On this day, he takes the time to give us the rundown of four of his favorite horror movies, and one game that he couldn't help but mention. Read on below to discover more about this musician:

“Funny Games” by Michael Haneke

"Well, it’s not exactly a horror movie in a general sense, but since I have a rather specific notion of what real horror means, I prefer movies containing a psychological aspect, too. So Haneke’s “Funny Games” is a true anthem and dissection of sadism, which always begins with a psychological, sometimes imperceptible, pressure and then goes farthest if it doesn’t meet any tangible resistance. The hope that a sadist can just satisfy his hunger for violence and then go away is illusive, pathetic and stupid. A sadist will never stop his “funny game” until it’s stopped by someone else."


“Jacob's Ladder” by Adrian Lyne 

"And this is another great psychological movie. The considered idea, the dark paranoiac atmosphere, the stunning ending…  It’s a delicious dish! It happens really seldom nowadays that the main idea of a horror film is so unusual, stylish and unambiguous at the same time!"






“The Mist” by Frank Darabont

"Being a huge fan of Stephen King, I was delighted with his novella, 'The Mist,' since I read it for the first time. I missed the Darabont film in 2007 and suddenly decided to watch it a few years later (well, it was my wise girlfriend who persuaded me to do so). I wasn’t impressed by the beginning of the film, as the first monsters didn’t scare me at all, so I was just eating my popcorn and thinking about how cool 'Funny Games' and 'Jacob's Ladder' are. But suddenly the gates of hell opened and I sank into the mist myself. And then I saw one of the most powerful finales in the history of cinematography, a finale I haven’t been able to forget."

“The Exorcist” by William Friedkin

"The classics. I watched this film late at night with the lights out, wearing my headphones, and when Regan began to shout with her new Pazuzu voice, I just asked the Lord to make this horror go away. Probably it’s one of the most frightening films in history (excluding modern Russian comedies, of course)."





“Dark Souls II” by FromSoftware

"Yes, I know. It’s not a film at all. And even among games, it’s far from the scariest. But I can’t just ignore this piece of art. An almost silent world of decay; the characters, whose memory and humanity are slowly dying out; the corrupting dead man as a protagonist; and death catching you everywhere in this damned place. The whole game world is similar to a viscid, endless nightmare where there are no obvious logical solutions. Where you kill and die. Again and again. Again and again. "


Tyler Milchmann's Four Favorite Horror Films...And A Game
October 28, 2015
Brutal Resonance

Tyler Milchmann's Four Favorite Horror Films...And A Game

Electro-Industrial artist Tyler Milchmann is known for his fairly humorous but dark lyrics and imagery. On this day, he takes the time to give us the rundown of four of his favorite horror movies, and one game that he couldn't help but mention. Read on below to discover more about this musician:

“Funny Games” by Michael Haneke

"Well, it’s not exactly a horror movie in a general sense, but since I have a rather specific notion of what real horror means, I prefer movies containing a psychological aspect, too. So Haneke’s “Funny Games” is a true anthem and dissection of sadism, which always begins with a psychological, sometimes imperceptible, pressure and then goes farthest if it doesn’t meet any tangible resistance. The hope that a sadist can just satisfy his hunger for violence and then go away is illusive, pathetic and stupid. A sadist will never stop his “funny game” until it’s stopped by someone else."


“Jacob's Ladder” by Adrian Lyne 

"And this is another great psychological movie. The considered idea, the dark paranoiac atmosphere, the stunning ending…  It’s a delicious dish! It happens really seldom nowadays that the main idea of a horror film is so unusual, stylish and unambiguous at the same time!"






“The Mist” by Frank Darabont

"Being a huge fan of Stephen King, I was delighted with his novella, 'The Mist,' since I read it for the first time. I missed the Darabont film in 2007 and suddenly decided to watch it a few years later (well, it was my wise girlfriend who persuaded me to do so). I wasn’t impressed by the beginning of the film, as the first monsters didn’t scare me at all, so I was just eating my popcorn and thinking about how cool 'Funny Games' and 'Jacob's Ladder' are. But suddenly the gates of hell opened and I sank into the mist myself. And then I saw one of the most powerful finales in the history of cinematography, a finale I haven’t been able to forget."

“The Exorcist” by William Friedkin

"The classics. I watched this film late at night with the lights out, wearing my headphones, and when Regan began to shout with her new Pazuzu voice, I just asked the Lord to make this horror go away. Probably it’s one of the most frightening films in history (excluding modern Russian comedies, of course)."





“Dark Souls II” by FromSoftware

"Yes, I know. It’s not a film at all. And even among games, it’s far from the scariest. But I can’t just ignore this piece of art. An almost silent world of decay; the characters, whose memory and humanity are slowly dying out; the corrupting dead man as a protagonist; and death catching you everywhere in this damned place. The whole game world is similar to a viscid, endless nightmare where there are no obvious logical solutions. Where you kill and die. Again and again. Again and again. "


Oct 28 2015

Steven Gullotta

info@brutalresonance.com
I've been writing for Brutal Resonance since November of 2012 and now serve as the editor-in-chief. I love the dark electronic underground and usually have too much to listen to at once but I love it. I am also an editor at Aggressive Deprivation, a digital/physical magazine since March of 2016. I support the scene as much as I can from my humble laptop.

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