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Ornaments of Gold: A Night at The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula World Tour

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 4 Tour at The Novo in LA was a night of drag, horror, and glamour. From Sigourney Beaver’s bloody striptease to Biqtch Puddin’s campy final girl act, the Final Four and special guests delivered an unforgettable spectacle.

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Outside The Novo in Downtown Los Angeles, it’s the Met Gala of the Mad, and the air is steamy with anticipation. Some are grinning ear to ear, while other unbothered Monsters are strutting through security decked out like Final Fantasy baddies on their path to the final boss. For many, seeing the Boulet Brothers and their Uglies live is the point of no return. It’s the evening of May 3rd, 2022, and I am here to bear witness to the unholy Season 4 World Tour. The small screen of Shudder will soon transpose into reality, and my wildest fantasies will be made incarnate.

Not to sound like an overly enthused Maddelynn Hatter, but…are you fucking kidding me?!  Drinks are flowing, and the crowd’s energy is electric when the lights dim. A familiar score begins to play, and the Boulets speak: “Calling all misfits and witches, and monsters and outcasts….” A night of drag, horror, filth, and glamour has begun.

Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 4 Tour: A Night of Unholy Spectacle

In addition to our malevolent hosts and the Final Four of the season (Dahli, Sigourney Beaver, Saint, and Hoso Terra Toma), the US tour features special appearances by franchise Monsters who are local to each city; this means LA is blessed with the presence of Season 2’s Kendra Onixxx & it’s winner Biqtch Puddin, as well as Bitter Betty of Season 4. Between these seven legends and the Boulets themselves, it’s no wonder the night is brimming with such an eclectic setlist ranging from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Carly Rae Jepsen and Megan Thee Stallion.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to watch one of the show’s entrance floor shows firsthand, this tour is your answer – you are in it and almost feel like one of the many guest judges who have had a seat at the table. This is not only attributed to the otherworldly performances but also to the sleek and sexy production values that animate the stage. Audio/visual spectacles introduce each act and often play a part in the action, props, and special effects are used in artful ways. Even something as simple as seeing “SIGOURNEY BEAVER” plastered onscreen behind the glamazon herself is beyond.

Dracmorda and Swanthula: Iconic Hosts Steal the Show

Following a heartwarming introduction by Dracmorda and Swanthula – clad in their classic black and red latex with head fixtures that would make Medusa blush – the festivities are underway. The Boulets bookend the show’s major acts with performances of their own, and what a privilege it is to finally see them in the flesh. To watch them traipse around the stage and drop fireballs in a baroque Siouxsie-accompanied number, and let literal sparks fly in their post-apocalyptic outfits from Season 2 is a dream come true.
In this way, the tour is also a living museum, showcasing iconic outfits – and even performances – from the show and its Monsters that any viewer will immediately recognize and applaud.

Final Four Performances: Dahli, Sigourney, Saint, and Hoso Shine

Each of the Final Four is introduced with a clip package highlighting memorable moments and quotes from the season before performing lip-syncs in their quintessential styles. Sigourney catapults the show into action with a bloody striptease and later slays the house down to a remix of “Heads Will Roll” in her Marie Antoinette-inspired dress from the Monsters of Rock floor show; Saint elicits screams of ecstasy from the crowd as a luscious Leatherface vibing her “body-ody-ody” on full display; Hoso is a deranged popstar from the wrong side of Sesame Street performing “Daisy” by Ashnikko; Dahli serves a hellish version of Freddy Mercury while they slink around the stage as Sweet Tooth to Wax Fang’s “Majestic” only to eventually perform the sexiest undead rap anyone’s ever seen.
We’re even treated to wild reenactments of the show’s Nosferatu Beach Party and Monsters of Rock challenges. This is truly a night for the fans.

LA’s Special Guests: Bitter Betty, Kendra Onixxx, and Biqtch Puddin

And while much can be said about the illustrious Final Four, the special guests unique to LA did not hold back, either. First up is Bitter Betty, who ravages the crowd in her Terminator gone to Westworld lewk from Season 4’s “Weird Wild West” floor show. Not many can pull off a transition from Dolly Parton to Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazytrain,” yet Betty’s schizophrenic presence pulls it off with ease.

Her time on Season 4 may have been polarizing, but it’s clear why she’s one of the Boulets’ chosen few. Kendra Onixxx likewise shocks the crowd, making love to the stage and the audience as a bloody bride who begins her honeymoon early. I’m not quite sure what sticky substance is on her head after she snatches off her wig, but she uses the stringy goo to great effect, giving her performance some filthy texture. Finally, Season 2 winner Biqtch Puddin becomes that final girl in one of my favorite performances of the night.

Backlit with scenes featuring the women of horror we all adore, Biqtch simultaneously defeats a hunky and hulking Michael Myers while lip-syncing “Cut to the Feeling.” It’s pure camp and has the crowd absolutely gagging.

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Why the Dragula World Tour Is a Must-See for Horror and Drag Fans

Fifteen sublime performances later, the Boulets bid adieu to their Monsters and ravenous fans in bulging and bloody nightgowns appropriately reminiscent of an Old Hollywood boudoir, and I finally catch my breath. Having already completed a UK leg, it’s clear everyone involved has this production on lock, and I cannot commend them enough. As a massive fan of the show, the Boulet Brothers’ Dragula World Tour is a spectacle like no other and no doubt worth the price of admission.
Even for those who’ve never watched a single episode, it’s like seeing a Vegas revue in Hell – what’s not to love? And so, as I walk out of The Novo clutching my “Hello Uglies” fan, I realize all of my screaming has altered my voice to somewhere in the middle of Kathleen Turner and Lindsay Lohan. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Alex Warrick is a film lover and gaymer living the Los Angeles fantasy by way of an East Coast attitude. Interested in all things curious and silly, he was fearless until a fateful viewing of Poltergeist at a young age changed everything. That encounter nurtured a morbid fascination with all things horror that continues today. When not engrossed in a movie, show or game he can usually be found on a rollercoaster, at a drag show, or texting his friends about smurfs.

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‘The Fly’ Movies Ranked (There’s More Than You Think)

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When people talk about the 1980s’ great horror remakes, they always bring up three titles updating 1950s sci-fi classics. Those would be John Carpenter’s The Thing, David Cronenberg’s The Fly, and Chuck Russell’s The Blob. It is generally recognized that both the originals and the remakes are pretty great in all three cases. However, when it came time to bring you good folks a ranking for Horror Press’ sci-fi month, one emerged victorious. Now, each franchise has at least three movies. 1958’s The Blob has a sequel (Beware! The Blob, from 1972). And 1982’s The Thing has a prequel (2011’s The Thing). However, The Fly franchise actually has five movies altogether. The extended Fly franchise isn’t talked about as much as it should be, and it’s highly deserving of a ranking. So let’s take a deeper look at this oh-so underrated series.

The Fly Movies Ranked

#5 The Fly II (1989)

The sequel to David Cronenberg’s The Fly gets a bad rap, because it’s not David Cronenberg’s The Fly. In The Fly II, Eric Stoltz plays Seth Brundle’s son, Martin. In the tradition of many a puberty metaphor, his dormant fly DNA triggers a transformation when he reaches sexual maturity. All in all, this movie is actually pretty good. It has a decently emotional narrative centered on the idea of parents passing a disease to their children. It has a bombastic score by Christopher Young. And it’s pretty gooey and gross, in the grand tradition of fun 1980s horror. However, it’s still a bit goofy and repetitive in a way that prevents it from climbing higher up the list. Plus, the only actor from the original 1986 movie who comes back (outside of archive footage) is John Getz. No shade on Getz, but he’s no Jeff Goldblum or Geena Davis.

#4 Curse of the Fly (1965)

On the other hand, Curse of the Fly wields goofiness as its most memorable strength. It gets away with it because it is never ever boring. However, the third Fly movie goes totally off the rails as far as the franchise is concerned. So it’s not going to be that satisfying as the third stepping stone of a larger marathon. It basically forgets that these movies are about scientists accidentally blending their DNA with houseflies. Instead, it expands its scope to a broader “mad science” realm. Primarily, it follows a young woman discovering the sinister secrets harbored by the rich family she hastily married into. It’s part Rebecca, part The Island of Dr. Moreau, and all weird. In a very good way.

#3 Return of the Fly (1959)

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The son of the guy from 1958’s The Fly finds himself caught up in the aftermath of his father’s experiment. Unfortunately, the human-fly hybrid stuff here isn’t that interesting. It plays more like a generic 1950s monster movie than any of the other installments. However, that bit only comes in the third act, after an hour of pure mayhem! We’re talking even more experiments gone wrong (a guinea pig is given human hands in one memorably surreal moment). We’re talking juicy family melodrama. We’re talking backstabbing, duplicity, and Vincent Price. Overall, it’s a pretty good time! Also the male lead, Brett Halsey, is a total babe. You know, if that helps.

#2 The Fly (1958)

The Fly could easily have been terrible. It’s quite obviously cheap, and some of its special effects are dodgy. It’s not particularly action-packed, either. It mostly focuses on the investigation of the mysterious death of the brother of François Delambre (Vincent Price). Given that this is a movie called The Fly, you get no points for guessing what happened to him. However, even if you’re several steps ahead of the mystery, it’s still a rock-solid thrill ride. Both in the present and in flashbacks, the movie largely focuses on the dead man’s wife, Helene (Patricia Owens). This allows it to revel in watching her cozy domestic life swiftly unravel, which requires no special effects at all. It’s a hell of a satisfying watch that swivels between nihilistic horror movie and charming 1950s sci-fi romp. And I like both of those things very much!

#1 The Fly (1986)

I sometimes break from tradition with my No. 1 picks, but that will not be the case here. No way, no how! Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly does everything you want a remake to do. First, it amps up the special effects something fierce. His The Fly is a gruesome, gut-churning adventure. It constantly asks, “Could the human body get any grosser?” and always answers that question with a firm yes. However, it also takes the bare-bones plot of the original and adds a huge amount of depth. While both movies follow couples being challenged by the man becoming a fly-human hybrid, the remake’s romance is infinitely richer. The Fly is not only a great remake, but the ultimate auteur horror film. It feels like nothing less than David Cronenberg cracking open his skull and smearing his brain across the camera lens.
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The Krampus-Is-Coming Giveaway!

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Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, the Holiday season has REALLY kicked off. We’ve covered our fair share of Holiday horror from underappreciated gems like Christmas Bloody Christmas and Dial Code Santa Claus to Black Christmas and Krampus! In the hopes of spreading some Holiday cheer (and fear!), the curator of all things Horror Press, James-Michael, has decided to bring the cloven-foot killer that is Krampus into your homes! But this isn’t your ordinary Krampus…this Krampus is chock full of special features and gift wrapped in 4K!

If you haven’t seen Krampus, then what are you doing with your life? For those unfamiliar, Krampus follows a large family gathering of frustrating people who all get snowed in three days before Christmas. One by one, the family gets picked off by Christmas-themed creatures. Sometimes, the holidays truly are killer.

Enter Our Holiday Giveaway!

How to Enter:

Step 1. Make sure to FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!

Step 2. LIKE the giveaway post!

Step 3. TAG A FRIEND who you think Krampus should visit!

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The winner will be announced on Monday, December 15th and notified via direct message. If the winner does not respond within 24 hours, we’ll randomly select another winner.

WHAT YOU’LL WIN

What’s included in Krampus: The Naughty Cut? Let’s unwrap it and look:

  • Audio commentary with director/co-writer Michael Dougherty, and co-writers Todd Casey and Zach Shields
  • NEW interviews with Michael Dougherty, Visual Effects Artist Richard Taylor, Actors Allison Tolman, David Koechner and Emjay Anthony, Co-Writer/Co-Producer Todd Casey and more…
  • Alternate ending
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • Gag reel
  • Krampus Comes Alive! – Five-part featurette including Dougherty’s Vision, The Naughty Ones: Meet the Cast, Krampus and his Minions, Practical Danger, and Inside the Snowglobe: Production Design
  • Behind the scenes at WETA Workshop: Krampus
  • And more!

So head over to our Instagram, follow our account, like our giveaway post, and tag a friend who you think Krampus should go visit!

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