Lars Andersen: I live in Copenhagen, Denmark, and I've been into movies since I saw Dracula impaled in a dungeon, at the age of 5 (still haven't found the movie). Growing up in the suburbs, but still connected to the capital, I quickly found places to buy culture that was a bit on the edge, and soon a passion grew for edgy movies, music, literature, and comics. After having finished my main goal for education, I chose to become a postman for a year, yet now I've continued educating myself, specialising in library and information science at The Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen. As for From Below, my function is mainly that of a webmaster, updating, administrating, editing reviews, and gathering contributors for the site. As I love spreading the more obscure culture that I enjoy, to other people, I could hope this site functions like a stretched hand to those who want some different culture, yet don't know where to start. I also plan on contributing more reviews in the future, but for now, I'm trying to make the staff grow.

Movies/TV I've seen recently: Quatermass and the Pit Dark Tales of Japan (2004) The Mothman Prophecies (2002) The Reptile (1966) One Missed Call (2008) Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (1962) Scoop (2006) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Michael Clayton (2007) Battlestar Galactica (2003) Scary Movie 4 (2006) Short Cuts (1993)

Troy Howarth: Born in Johnstown, PA, in 1977, I've been a horror film buff for as long as I can remember. Film, for me, is more than just a hobby - it's a borderline obsession. I also have a love of literature and an interest in world events, but at the end of the day it's my interest in film that drives me the most. Seeing Bram Stoker's Dracula while I was in high school made me branch out from the horror genre to embrace other types of film - as I progressed from seeing Francis Coppola's other non-genre work, I began to open myself up to all manner of subject manner. In a given year I'll likely go through half a dozen "phases," exploring the works of new filmmakers or reassessing old ones. This coupled with my writing - criticism and fiction, when I feel inspired - keeps me busy enough, but I also spend much time with my closest friends, some of whom share my love of film and some of whom connect on different levels or interests. My first book, The Haunted World of Mario Bava, garnered good reviews and won me several awards - looking at it now, I'm embarassed by its shortcomings, but it accomplished what I wanted it to do. I've had trouble settling on a definitive topic for my second book, resulting in several half-started projects currently gathering dust. But rest assured, a second book will surface eventually.

Movies currently on my mind: The Departed The Conversation The Holy Mountain Pan's Labyrinth Lisa and the Devil Writings: Reviews: 1 Articles: 1

Jonas Tarestad: Born and raised in Helsingborg, Sweden. I've always been into movies and hope to make a living connected to cinema someday. The last three years I've been studying media in the small town of Skövde. I've made three short films and a couple of animations. The first one was a quite terrible comedy called Perfect Day. The second movie was a giallo tribute called House by The Weeping Trees which turned out ok and last spring I made a ghost story (Där Blodrosor Växa). At the moment I'm working on a trilogy of animations based on old bluegrass and folk murder ballads. The first one I made during a After Effects course and can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB-W3pygCsg I'm interested in movies in general (except musicals). My favorite genres are spaghetti westerns, euro crime, giallo, blaxploitation, silent films and horror movies. I'm also very fond of cheesy Conan rip-offs and have seen most of them by now (A friend and I swore to see them all). I'm currently trying to catch up with Asian cinema. My favorite directors are: Sergio Leone, Sergio Sollima, Sergio Corbucci, Sam Peckinpah, Stanley Kubrick and Umberto Lenzi (his 70's crime flicks) Besides movies I enjoy visits to the pub with my friends and spending time in the Swedish mountains.

Movies currently on my mind: The Offence (1973) Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) Dead of Night (1945) The Night of the Hunter (1955) Ett Anständigt Liv (1979) Movies you have to see: Across 110th Street (1972) Mill of the Stone Women (1960) Face To Face (1967) Almost Human (1974) Writings: Reviews: 1

Mitch: Life details: Growing up I found myself bewitched by Horror & Silent-Era pictures, but what I didn't know was that these fantastic images emanating from the television sets and theatre screens of the world would become the cornerstone of my habitual indulgence. At the age four I was introduced to the likes of Universal Studios horror flicks (Dracula, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, etc...), which served as the catalyst for further exploration into cinema. Notably: Hammer studios films (Taste the blood of Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, etc...); To be followed by exposure to Euro-Horror luminaries (such as Argento, Fulci, Franco, Naschy, etc...), whilst stumbling into the "Arthouse" (e.g. Bergman, Tarkovsky, Godard etc...) sometime after. I was born in Hood River Oregon in 1982. A scenic, mountainous, forested region of the Columbia Gorge. It's a lovely place, really... My other great passion in life is Music. I play guitar and listen to lots of Metal, Classical, and Electronic sounds. I even play piano & keyboard occasionally. And longterm--I hope to release my own songs someday. Other than that, I'm seeking employment in the medical field, and wish to return to Oregon very soon... Location: Vancouver Washington. South of Seattle, North of Portland. Favorite films/Directors: Films: Sato's "Naked Blood". Zulawski's "Diabel". Bergman's "Persona". Tsukamoto's "Snake of June". Tarr's "Damnation". Murnau's "Nosferatu. Browning's "Dracula". Argento's "Suspiria". -Directors: Andrzej Zulawski, Hisayasu Sato, Ingmar Bergman, Aki Kaurismäki, Shinya Tsukamoto, Agustí Villaronga, F.W. Murnau, Tod Browning, Dario Argento.

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Chris Sacks: "Oh my, oh my, what a wretched life, I was born on the day that my poor mama died, I was cut from her belly with a Stanley knife, My daddy did a jig with the drunk mid-wife..." Point in fact, none of that happened. I'm just a guy who liked watching way too many movies in high school. I was suppose to be a comic book artist, then I saw "Shoot the Piano Player" and I new I had to make movies my life. This year I graduated from CSUN with a Master's degree in film and an currently working on scripts for low budget horror films. I live just north of Los Angeles where I subject my fiance and our pet dogs to an obscene amount of Gialli, Spaghetti Westerns and Pinky Violence flicks. Favorite films: Once Upon a Time in the West Heat Paths of Glory Sex and Fury Blast of Silence The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh The Dark Knight Favorite Books: The Cold Six Thousand American Tabloid The Stand Blood Meridian

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