Weekly Comp - Deadly Blessing - 20/11/2011 - FINISHED
 

I can't believe it's ALREADY the 20th of Nov! :faint: Jeeez - I haven't even sorted out one Xmas pressie!

Anyway, whilst I worry about that here's this week's competition...


Starring a stunningly youthful and beautiful Sharon Stone (Casino; Basic Instinct; Total Recall) in her first ever speaking role, alongside Ernest Borgnine (Escape From New York;[B] The Wild Bunch), Michael Berryman (The Devil's Rejects; The Hills Have Eyes) and Maren Jensen (Battlestar Galactica), Deadly Blessing sees director Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street; Scream) moving away from the uncompromising ferocity of his first two features (The Last House On The Left and The Hills Have Eyes) and instead focusing on a far more brooding and atmospheric kind of terror.

In an attempt to distance himself from the strict religious Hittite community in which he was raised – one that rejects all the trappings of modern life – Jim Schmidt (Douglas Barr) has married a headstrong city girl, Martha (Maren Jensen), and left the sect. When Jim is involved in a tragic and highly mysterious accident, the close-knit community shuns Martha leaving her to seek the comfort of two old college friends, Lana (Sharon Stone) and Vicky (Susan Buckner), who come to stay with her during her time of mourning. As the three friends begin to unlock the mystery surrounding Jim's death, it becomes apparent there is a diabolical killer in their midst who may be hiding deep within the local God-fearing community.

Fondly remembered by horror fans for its many key set-pieces (particularly one featuring a snake in a bathtub and a terrifying waking-dream sequence involving a very large spider and a wide-open mouth that serves as a notable precursor to Craven's masterful A Nightmare On Elm Street), Deadly Blessing is a tense and thrilling old-school horror film that is ripe for reassessment in an age when horror fans are more-often-than-not simply being bludgeoned into submission by barrages of grisly images served up as entertainment.

Deadly Blessing (cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£15.99) by Arrow Video on 14th November 2011.

Special Features
Introduction by star Michael Berryman; “Craven Images: The Horror Hits of Michael Berryman” – an interview with Deadly Blessing’s iconic star; “Deadly Desires” – an interview with screenwriter Glenn M. Benest; original trailer; Easter eggs; reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Rue Morgue art director Gary Pullin; double-sided fold-out artwork poster; collectors’ booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by author and critic Kim Newman; original 1.78:1 anamorphic aspect ratio presentation; original mono 1.0 audio.


DEADLY BLESSING IS OUT ON DVD ON THE 28TH NOVEMBER! PRE-ORDER YOURS HERE!

Details on how to win will follow shortly!

Kyle

I want to win this because i've never won anything :(

Rightio, here's how to win this incredible film...

This here comp is influenced by the http://www.cult-labs.com/forums/dead...g-artwork.html thread so swing by there if you haven't already.

Everyone's heard of the 'There was an old woman who shallowed a fly...' rhyme. Right? If not here's a reminder as only The Muppets could do it -

JUDY COLLINS - "Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly" Muppet Show 1977 - YouTube

But the rhyme left one important fact out. After each thing she swallowed she answered a question! Questions that got tougher as they went along.


The competition will work like this -

Here's the first modified Deadly Blessing poster...


And the question to go with it (the easiest of them all)...

Q: Name the John Hughes film one of the most recognised Deadly Blessing actors stared in.

If you know the answer, simply PM me it!

Once someone has PMed me the correct answer, I'll post up the next picture (There was an old woman who swallowed a bird...) with a tougher question.

Then do the same for that. And so on.

Note - you have to answer each question before you can move onto the next.

There's 7 rounds in total. The three winners will either be randomly picked from the three who managed to make it past #7 or the three who get the furthest.

Hope that makes sense,

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

Kyle

Great idea for a comp Kyle, should be a lot of fun! :)

Oh and remember, don't post your answer on here! :p PM me

Well let's see if we can change that! There's always comps going on CLs, so plenty of chances to win BOF :) GOOD LUCK!


Ha! Lets hope so!

Never seen this film

sent my first answer! :)
and was correct :lol:

count me in!

Quite a few people got the first Question correct already! (If you haven't yet entered, fear not, there's no time limit to these questions).

So let's crank up the toughness with the next stage...


Q2: Carrying on with the bird theme (Craven is a bird watcher), what film of his does this section of a poster belong to?


Remember for your answer to this question to count, you must have gotten the previous answer correct too.

And don't forget, the internet is your friend.

That's what Dec.24th is for

So if Bringer of Funerals wins its obviously a fix up.:rolleyes: :tsk:

:pound: If he wins, he's very lucky! No fixes on the Cult Labs Comps! :nono:

Here's round three...


:laugh: Yes, that cat is being held up via a rope from its arse.

Q3) In keeping with the cat theme, what is the name of the film who's main characters include Max, Winnie, Alison, Sarah, Dani and Mary?

You do know i was kidding don't you. ;)

I dangled the worm and you bit with a serious answer.

Loving this comp so far, I'm sure I won't as the questions get harder though, ha ha :)




"They all float down here, they allll floaaaattt!!!"

You mean a bit like this Dem? :S

Get a room you two!

Next round:



Q4) I have fought Dracula, zombies, aliens, Frankenstein's offspring and more all whilst wearing a masked costume. Who am I?

Nice one. :pound::pound::pound:

Next up...


Q5) What film is this screenshot from that's been turned upside down?

Second to last round...


It seems people are pretty good at this - so here's a bitch of question:

Q6)In keeping with the Mary Whitehouse theme of this stage, What is the name of the film that the below segment from the back of the VHS release is from?


Remember, you don't have to get all 7 answers correct to win if you cant. You could still win this if you are one of those who got the furthest (most correct in order).

And the final question...


Q7) What the hell do these lyrics have to do with Deadly Blessing:

"You know that I've seen too many romantic dreams
Up in lights falling on the silver screen
My heart's like an open book for the whole world to read
Sometimes nothing keeps me together at the seams"

Great quiz format

Here's to more in this style! :clap:

Ditto:nod:

:cool: I'll keep that in mind for future comps then :)

I agree, I'm all for more of this type :)




"They all float down here, they allll floaaaattt!!!"

Ditto!

Much prefer this to comps where there's a time limit to get answers in as you can do this at your own pace. Really enjoyed this one. Fiendishly difficult at times too.

got all answers correct!
*fingers crossed*

Yeah it has been a fun comp but I enjoy most of the comps anyway :)

Most? MOST?! Mr. Nekromantik, don't you mean youd enjoy ALL of my comps! Each and every one! Even the lame ones I throw together when I run out of ideas! :pound: *shifty eyes* :p

:lol:
you know what I meant!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Time's up.

Well done to those who entered this week, the 7 correct answers were....

1) Weird Science

2) My Soul To Take

3) Hocus Pocus

4) El Santo

5) Ghostbusters

6) Blood Rites

7) Michael Berryman is in the intro of the Motley Crue video those lyrics are from.

I put all those who managed to make it past the 7th question into a hat and will now randomly select a winner. So GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

:first: place goes to PaulD!

In :second: we have Bedorca!

And :third: place goes to Zombiematt!

:woot: Well done to all three of the winners - you've each won yourself Deadly Blessing which you should recieve early next week :)

Kyle

Congratulations to ZombieMatt - you're first Cult Labs competition win! I don't have your address so I'll PM you in a sec :)

Congratulations to all three of you :clap:

Congrats to the winners. Really enjoyable comp.

Congrats!

well done to everybody!

Well done everybody :)


Well hello Mister Fancypants.

And thanks again to Kyle - loved this comp, more like it please...

Woo! As I said in the Deadly Blessing Announcement thread this is the only Wes Craven film I've not seen so am really looking forward to it. Congrats to the other winners too and thanks to Kyle for an enjoyable comp!

Competition Winner
 

hey

received the dvd today! i am well happy!

thanks for all the congratulations

zombiematt