Verotika is a 2019 American anthologyhorror film written, directed and scored by Glenn Danzig.[1] Based on a line of comic books published by Danzig's company Verotik, the film stars Rachel Alig, Alice Haig, Natalia Borowsky, Sean Kanan, Scotch Hopkins, Ashley Wisdom, and Kayden Kross.
The film consists of three segments. The first segment, "The Albino Spider of Dajette", is about a Parisian sex worker with eyeballs for nipples named Dajette and an albino spider that takes the form of an eight-armed humanoid, the latter of whom murders sex workers by breaking their necks. The second segment, "Change of Face", concerns a mysterious stripper who collects the faces of other women. The final segment, "Drukija Contessa of Blood", follows a countess who kills virgin women and bathes in their blood.
Verotika is based on comic books by published by Verotik, a company owned by writer-director Glenn Danzig.[2][3] Danzig has referred to Verotika as a tribute to horror anthology films such as Black Sabbath and Trilogy of Terror.[1][2]
The third segment in the film, "Drukija Contessa of Blood", has been described as "a take" on historical figure and murderer Elizabeth Báthory.[1][4][5]
Release and receptionedit
Verotika premiered on June 13, 2019 at the Cinepocalypse film festival in Chicago, Illinois.[6] Throughout the screening, the film elicited laughter from the audience.[1][2][7] In a Q&A session following the showing, Danzig asserted that he did not intend for the film to be comedic, stating that viewers laughed at parts that "[he] wouldn't have".[2][6]
Verotika was panned by critics, with multiple publications comparing it to the 2003 film The Room,[1][3][6] which is commonly considered to be one of the worst films ever made. Patrick Bromley of Bloody Disgusting wrote that "the audience reaction at Cinepocalypse suggests that Verotika has a future as a midnight movie in the same vein as The Room. There's plenty of entertainment and plenty of laughs to be had, even if I'm not sure it's what director Danzig originally intended. Creating a new horror cult favorite might just be the most punk rock thing he could have done."[1] Nick Allen of Vulture wrote that Verotika "[follows] in the tradition of Ed Wood and Tommy Wiseau", and noted that Danzig may have unwittingly created "the horror-comedy of the year".[2] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club called the film "funny on a level that most comedies can't achieve. It's that rare fusion of painstakingly expressed love and total lack of ability that deliver the best of bad cinema, and [Danzig] should be proud."[6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 21% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 3/10.[9]
^ abcdefBromley, Patrick (March 10, 2020). "[Review] Glenn Danzig's 'Verotika' is the Horror Equivalent of 'The Room'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ abcdefgAllen, Nick (June 14, 2019). "Glenn Danzig Accidentally Made the Year's Best Horror-Comedy". Vulture. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ abcCollis, Clark (January 14, 2020). "Watch the extreme trailer for Glenn Danzig's horror anthology Verotika". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^"Verotika (Blu-ray + DVD + CD)". Cleopatra Records. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ abcdMcLevy, Alex (June 13, 2019). "Holy hell, Glenn Danzig might've just made The Room of horror anthologies". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^McLevy, Alex; Colburn, Randall (June 24, 2019). "The best, worst, and weirdest of this year's Cinepocalypse film festival". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^Wiederhorn, Jon (May 5, 2020). "Glenn Danzig Gives the King a Dark Revamp on 'Danzig Sings Elvis'". Billboard.
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Verotika is a 2019 American anthology horror film written directed and scored by Glenn Danzig 1 Based on a line of comic books published by Danzig s company Verotik the film stars Rachel Alig Alice Haig Natalia Borowsky Sean Kanan Scotch Hopkins Ashley Wisdom and Kayden Kross VerotikaPromotional release posterDirected byGlenn DanzigWritten byGlenn DanzigProduced byJames Cullen Bressack Jarrett FurstStarringRachel Alig Alice Haig Natalia Borowsky Sean Kanan Scotch Hopkins Ashley Wisdom Kayden KrossCinematographyDavid Newbert Glenn DanzigEdited byBrian CoxMusic byGlenn DanzigProductioncompaniesDark Risen Pictures UFO PicturesDistributed byCleopatra EntertainmentRelease dateJune 13 2019 2019 06 13 Cinepocalypse Running time90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 2 1 The Albino Spider of Dajette 2 2 Change of Face 2 3 Drukija Contessa of Blood 3 Production 4 Release and reception 5 Home media 6 References 7 External linksPremise editThe film consists of three segments The first segment The Albino Spider of Dajette is about a Parisian sex worker with eyeballs for nipples named Dajette and an albino spider that takes the form of an eight armed humanoid the latter of whom murders sex workers by breaking their necks The second segment Change of Face concerns a mysterious stripper who collects the faces of other women The final segment Drukija Contessa of Blood follows a countess who kills virgin women and bathes in their blood Cast edit The Albino Spider of Dajette edit Ashley Wisdom as Dajette 2 Scotch Hopkins as the Albino Spider Paul Vandervort as Francois James Cullen Bressack as Passerby Tonya Kay as Platinum Model Change of Face edit Rachel Alig as Mystery Girl 2 Sean Kanan as Sgt Anders Courtney Stodden as Pretty Blonde Sean Waltman as Counter Person Drukija Contessa of Blood edit Alice Haig as Drukija Kayden Kross as Morella Natalia Borowsky as Sheska Caroline Williams 3 as Peasant Woman Kansas Bowling as Young Peasant Girl Brennah Black as Blonde GirlProduction editVerotika is based on comic books by published by Verotik a company owned by writer director Glenn Danzig 2 3 Danzig has referred to Verotika as a tribute to horror anthology films such as Black Sabbath and Trilogy of Terror 1 2 The third segment in the film Drukija Contessa of Blood has been described as a take on historical figure and murderer Elizabeth Bathory 1 4 5 Release and reception editVerotika premiered on June 13 2019 at the Cinepocalypse film festival in Chicago Illinois 6 Throughout the screening the film elicited laughter from the audience 1 2 7 In a Q amp A session following the showing Danzig asserted that he did not intend for the film to be comedic stating that viewers laughed at parts that he wouldn t have 2 6 The film had its international premiere at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Catalonia Spain on October 4 2019 8 Verotika was panned by critics with multiple publications comparing it to the 2003 film The Room 1 3 6 which is commonly considered to be one of the worst films ever made Patrick Bromley of Bloody Disgusting wrote that the audience reaction at Cinepocalypse suggests that Verotika has a future as a midnight movie in the same vein as The Room There s plenty of entertainment and plenty of laughs to be had even if I m not sure it s what director Danzig originally intended Creating a new horror cult favorite might just be the most punk rock thing he could have done 1 Nick Allen of Vulture wrote that Verotika follows in the tradition of Ed Wood and Tommy Wiseau and noted that Danzig may have unwittingly created the horror comedy of the year 2 Alex McLevy of The A V Club called the film funny on a level that most comedies can t achieve It s that rare fusion of painstakingly expressed love and total lack of ability that deliver the best of bad cinema and Danzig should be proud 6 On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 21 based on 19 reviews with an average rating of 3 10 9 Home media editThe film was released on Blu ray and DVD in March 2020 5 10 11 References edit a b c d e f Bromley Patrick March 10 2020 Review Glenn Danzig s Verotika is the Horror Equivalent of The Room Bloody Disgusting Retrieved April 7 2020 a b c d e f g Allen Nick June 14 2019 Glenn Danzig Accidentally Made the Year s Best Horror Comedy Vulture Retrieved April 7 2020 a b c Collis Clark January 14 2020 Watch the extreme trailer for Glenn Danzig s horror anthology Verotika Entertainment Weekly Retrieved April 7 2020 Verotika Blu ray DVD CD Cleopatra Records Retrieved April 8 2020 a b Miska Brad March 10 2020 Win Glenn Danzig s Verotika 3 Disc Blu ray DVD Set Bloody Disgusting Retrieved April 8 2020 a b c d McLevy Alex June 13 2019 Holy hell Glenn Danzig might ve just made The Room of horror anthologies The A V Club Retrieved April 7 2020 McLevy Alex Colburn Randall June 24 2019 The best worst and weirdest of this year s Cinepocalypse film festival The A V Club Retrieved April 7 2020 Wiederhorn Jon May 5 2020 Glenn Danzig Gives the King a Dark Revamp on Danzig Sings Elvis Billboard Verotika 2019 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Retrieved October 30 2021 Terry Josh January 15 2020 Glenn Danzig s Horror Movie Verotika Looks Hilariously Bad Vice Retrieved April 7 2020 Verotika Blu ray DVD Soundtrack CD Amazon com Retrieved April 7 2020 External links editVerotika at IMDb Verotika at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verotika amp oldid 1179383691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
