It’s a new year and We Own the Dark is covering a new pair of films that are about as dark and bleak as January has felt!! Come with Jason and Jerry as they tackle two films filled with deviant obsessions and twisted desires.

For Episode 09, Jerry chose the hauntingly meditative and brooding Red Rooms (2024) from writer director Pascal Plante. As always, Jason found the perfect pairing with Eckhart Schmidt’s 1982 German sensation Der Fan (The Fan).

Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of the pairing! If you like what you hear, give us a follow and a like!

Find Red Rooms on Blu-ray at Vinegar Syndrome here.

Find The Fan on Blu-ray at Diabolik DVD here.

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We Own the Dark is thrilled to partner with Severin Films to cover Douglas Buck’s thought-provoking and heart wrenching Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America and the surprisingly bonkers and beautiful Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker from director William Archer.

Intense and thematically daring, these two films examine all forms of family-focused trauma, resulting in our in-depth discussion and analysis on the whole gamut of mental illness and deviant behavior displayed within the storytelling. We Own the Dark loved covering these two films and were so happy to explore great special features on Severin Film’s Blu-ray releases including behind-the-scenes coverage, commentaries, and cast interviews!

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Join We Own the Dark as we abandon all hope and journey through the circles of hell with Episode 07! Jason possessed us with his choice of The Sentinel (1977), Michael Winner’s demon-laced religious horror with a star-studded cast and all the trippy, surreal vibes we could hope for from great 70s horror. Jerry couldn’t help but continue the hellscape appreciation by pairing Lars von Trier’s The House that Jack Built (2018), a deep, dark, violent dive into art vs. artist, man vs. woman, engineer vs. architect…

This is the perfect double feature for anyone seeking gorgeous, deviant imagery and philosophical musings on brutality. Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of the pairing! Also, head over to Rue Morgue and read Jerry’s editorial on The House that Jack Built for her Beautiful Filth column!

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