$99 TouchPad: HP says tablet officially out of stock
Hewlett-Packard sent out notices today that it is officially out of TouchPads, meaning there will be no more shipments of those popular $99 tablets.
The notice says, "As you signed up for updates on the HP TouchPad, we wanted you to know that we are officially out of stock. Some retailers will have some stock available, but our online inventory is depleted."
The only other avenue for getting a TouchPad is Best Buy. The retailer announced today that it will offer a 32 GB HP TouchPad for $149.99 with purchase of an HP or Compaq Laptop, Desktop or All-in-One computer.
The official demise of the TouchPad coincides with a report Friday pointing to the end of TouchPad production. Citing sources, Asia-based Digitimes said TouchPad manufacturer Inventec had laid off 400 employees because it "has to stop production of Hewlett-Packard's...WebOS tablet PCs, and also expects no new orders for other devices."
And in related news, there was a report Friday that HP will shut down the group responsible the WebOS software. HP CEO Meg Whitman said Thursday in an conference call that the company was "going to make a decision about the long-term future of WebOS over the next couple of months." The WebOS hardware business has already been shuttered.
The HP TouchPad became a runaway bestseller in August when HP, after shutting down its WebOS device business, immediately began liquidating TouchPad inventory starting at $99.99 for the 16GB version, slashing $300 off the price.
In the ensuing days, HP's TouchPad sales site and retailers quickly sold out of stock. At that time, HP indicated that more would be available in the "coming weeks and months." In fact, there had been expectations that HP would manufacture a limited quantity of TouchPads during the fourth quarter.
Oddly, a notice still appears on HP's TouchPad sales page: "We are unfortunately sold out at this time, however a limited supply of units will be made available in the coming weeks and months." But the wording of that notice hasn't changed for months.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
iPhone battery drain
Good read from cnet
Having initially pointed out customer complaints about subpar battery life in the iPhone 4S, the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper has followed up with a report about a possible culprit and a possible temporary fix.
The Guardian said yesterday that some 4S users who had griped on Apple's support Web site about the power drain were being contacted by the company and sent diagnostic files that could be sent back to Apple for analysis. Numerous users have been saying their phones are lasting just a few hours, even with minimal use, the Guardian said.
Now the paper reports that a location-based feature in the phone that detects when you've physically moved to a different time zone and then resets the phone's clock accordingly may be the problem.
Apparently, the "Setting Time Zone" feature is polling cell phone towers constantly to determine the phone's location rather than doing so only on occasion. The phone's location-tracking setup triangulates information on the power of cell tower signals in order to situate the device.
The Guardian quotes Oliver Haslam, of iDownloadBlog:
It appears that iOS 5?s GM release introduced a bug that causes the Setting Time Zone function to keep the location tracking circuitry running constantly, draining battery power considerably. Switching it off may mean that your iPhone will no longer set its own time zone when you travel, but that's a small price to pay for having your iPhone last more than 12 hours on a full charge...We have tested this method on 4 different iPhone 4S handsets, including an iPhone 4 and an iPhone 3GS. All have reported drastically improved battery life after switching "Setting Time Zone" off.
The Guardian reported that some users have seen little difference after switching off the feature and that Apple itself has not yet weighed in on what the specific issue might be. But Haslam's temporary fix seems worth a shot.
"Setting Time Zone" is found under Settings/Location Services/System Services.
The iPhone 4S launched two weeks ago in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and several other countries, and expanded to 22 additional countries yesterday. It boasts an extra hour of 3G talk time compared with the iPhone 4, while coming in at 100 hours less of standby time, based on Apple's own testing. CNET's own iPhone 4S battery testing with a model on Sprint's network yielded 9.2 hours of talk time on the carrier's 3G EV-DO Revision A network, coming in as the strongest iPhone battery test to date.
The phone continues the trend set by previous iterations, sealing the battery inside to allow for better use of space. As a side effect, users can't swap it out with another battery, as most other phones allow.
A teardown of the iPhone 4S earlier this month by iFixit revealed that the battery in the 4S is slightly more powerful than the one in the iPhone 4 but not by much. Users get an extra .05 WHrs of juice compared with the battery that was in the iPhone 4. The big difference, of course, is that the iPhone 4S sports a dual-core a5 processor.
Having initially pointed out customer complaints about subpar battery life in the iPhone 4S, the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper has followed up with a report about a possible culprit and a possible temporary fix.
The Guardian said yesterday that some 4S users who had griped on Apple's support Web site about the power drain were being contacted by the company and sent diagnostic files that could be sent back to Apple for analysis. Numerous users have been saying their phones are lasting just a few hours, even with minimal use, the Guardian said.
Now the paper reports that a location-based feature in the phone that detects when you've physically moved to a different time zone and then resets the phone's clock accordingly may be the problem.
Apparently, the "Setting Time Zone" feature is polling cell phone towers constantly to determine the phone's location rather than doing so only on occasion. The phone's location-tracking setup triangulates information on the power of cell tower signals in order to situate the device.
The Guardian quotes Oliver Haslam, of iDownloadBlog:
It appears that iOS 5?s GM release introduced a bug that causes the Setting Time Zone function to keep the location tracking circuitry running constantly, draining battery power considerably. Switching it off may mean that your iPhone will no longer set its own time zone when you travel, but that's a small price to pay for having your iPhone last more than 12 hours on a full charge...We have tested this method on 4 different iPhone 4S handsets, including an iPhone 4 and an iPhone 3GS. All have reported drastically improved battery life after switching "Setting Time Zone" off.
The Guardian reported that some users have seen little difference after switching off the feature and that Apple itself has not yet weighed in on what the specific issue might be. But Haslam's temporary fix seems worth a shot.
"Setting Time Zone" is found under Settings/Location Services/System Services.
The iPhone 4S launched two weeks ago in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and several other countries, and expanded to 22 additional countries yesterday. It boasts an extra hour of 3G talk time compared with the iPhone 4, while coming in at 100 hours less of standby time, based on Apple's own testing. CNET's own iPhone 4S battery testing with a model on Sprint's network yielded 9.2 hours of talk time on the carrier's 3G EV-DO Revision A network, coming in as the strongest iPhone battery test to date.
The phone continues the trend set by previous iterations, sealing the battery inside to allow for better use of space. As a side effect, users can't swap it out with another battery, as most other phones allow.
A teardown of the iPhone 4S earlier this month by iFixit revealed that the battery in the 4S is slightly more powerful than the one in the iPhone 4 but not by much. Users get an extra .05 WHrs of juice compared with the battery that was in the iPhone 4. The big difference, of course, is that the iPhone 4S sports a dual-core a5 processor.
Holloween
Son of Dracula (1943)
Chris Alexander: This count may be even jowly-er than Bela Lugosi but for my dime, he's a stronger, sadder and more interesting Universal ghoul. (This) romantic and moody horror film never gets enough love.
Bekah McKendry: An atmospheric script and beautiful set design [make] it easy to see why this film should be among the Universal greatest hits.
Justin Beahm: Lon Chaney Jr. takes his sole turn as the mythic Transylvanian bloodsucker in this moody haunt. Possibly the darkest of all the Universal classics, it has a complexity that belies the cycle it is associated with.
Fun fact: Son of Dracula was the first film to show the Count's transformation from man into bat on screen!
Angel Heart (1987)
Chris Alexander: Mickey Rourke's greatest pre-boxing performance as a seedy 1950s gumshoe tangling with the devil is a full-blown masterpiece. If you have not seen this horror noir, stop reading this damn list and do so immediately. Thank me later.
Bekah McKendry: The stark, bleak filming style is accented by Rourke's moody performance. Plus, this flick features Cosby kid Lisa Bonet, who learned that nothing will get you booted from the Huxtable home faster than prancing around nude with a dead chicken.
Justin Beahm: Lisa Bonet.
Fun fact: Angel Heart director Alan Parker had a song on the Halloween III soundtrack called "Time Goes By."
Messiah of Evil (1973)
Chris Alexander: Brought to you by the couple that wrote American Graffiti and Howard the Duck, this shuddery abstract curio is a mess, but an eerie, dreamy and genuinely weird mess that has long been a very secret cult handshake due to its obscurity. It's now widely available on DVD so you have no excuse not to watch it in the dark with someone you trust.
Bekah McKendry: The first time I watched this movie I was so frustrated because I had no clue what was going on and nothing was ever explained. Upon a second viewing, I realized that may be the point. Watch with an open mind and enjoy the head trip.
Justin Beahm: Once referred to as "the American Susperia" (by Tim Lucas), Messiah is a chilling nightmare that moves slow but haunts the viewer. Dig the movie theater sequence!
Fun fact: Director Willard Huyck went on to write Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11 years after Messiah.
Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
Chris Alexander: Mariska Hargitay's buff dad Mickey doesn't just chew the scenery in this '60s Italian exploitation gem, he dry-humps it, whips it, spanks it and crushes it in an iron maiden. The best homoerotic camp sleazeball film I've seen ... not that I've seen many.
Bekah McKendry: A horror torture film with a splash of "Lucha Libre" style blended in. Based on the notorious Marquis De Sade, if the hilariously inept hero doesn't pull you into the film's charm, the overly complicated torture devices will.
Justin Beahm: The Crimson Executioner shall have his revenge! Classic Italian schlock shocker about a 17th-century maniac avenging his own death (they explain it) by abusing pinup girls with various implements of devastation.
Fun fact: The makeup effects were done by Carlo Rambaldi, who designed the werewolf costume in 1985's Silver Bullet.
Vampyres (1975)
Chris Alexander: The cornerstones of horror are sex and death, and this U.K./Spanish sleaze classic has both in bucketfuls. Two gorgeous bisexual vampires have threesomes in their castle and always end up eating the addendum. And not in a good way!
Bekah McKendry: Spanish erotic lesbian vampire film. Why aren't you watching this right now?
Justin Beahm: Erotic, sweaty and frantic, Vampyres is the godmother of the vamp-lez subgenre.
Fun fact: The exterior location used for the house is actually Oakley Court, also employed as the mansion in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Martyrs (2008)
Chris Alexander: Indefensible and ingenious full-throttle horror from French Canada, this nihilistic, obscenely cruel and merciless shocker is one you may not want to revisit, as one viewing should sufficiently destroy you proper....
Bekah McKendry: This movie not only hits the nail into your head gore-wise, but it also has a deliciously putrid mental side that will leave you questioning your own miserable existence.
Justin Beahm: Unrelentingly intense tale of abuse and revenge that makes I Spit On Your Grave look like Ernest Goes to Camp. Not literally, but you get the idea.
Fun fact: Actress Isabella Chasse ("La Créature" here) was a performer with Cirque du Soleil before Martyrs.
The Prowler (1981)
Chris Alexander: Slasher movies were a dime a dozen in the '80s but this one ... this one ... this one is the best of the lot. And not only because a young Tom Savini gooses it with some of the grossest kills ever.
Bekah McKendry: A slasher in a cool World War II getup killing people with a pitchfork. Plus, there is a sweet Scooby Doo-style killer reveal.
Justin Beahm: Joe Zito sets the stage for all slashers to follow in this effective, atmospheric and graphic shocker showcasing some jaw-dropping effects from Tom Savini that belie his youth at the time. The shower scene is worth admission in itself (not for the reasons you'd think).
Fun fact: Savini has said in numerous interviews that his work on The Prowler is his best.
Martin (1976)
Chris Alexander: Hey, I have the tattoo from Martin's U.S. one-sheet on my bicep, so yeah, I totally endorse this, George Romero's best non-Dead film.
Bekah McKendry: This vampire indie flick is not as much about vampirism as it is a troubled young man's battle to find himself in light of his uber-religious kooky surroundings. Think Catcher in the Rye with a vampire.
Justin Beahm: Romero's finest hour is sad, stunning and still shocking. John Amplas' approach to the titular character is dark, frantic, mysterious and wonderful. Bloody masterpiece.
Fun fact: Martin marked the first time Romero and legendary special effects master Tom Savini teamed up.
Antichrist (2009)
Chris Alexander: A towering, open sore ... a primal scream.... This film, yet another example of Lars von Trier's fascination with the anguish of women, is like a Boschian portrait of hell vomited on screen but with genuine emotional wallop and hugely upsetting visuals. Charlotte Gainsbourg is a goddess and this movie is a landmark horror film.
Bekah McKendry: This is not a good date movie. It's been called misogynist, but it seems the only people being tortured here are the viewers. The torture is so beautiful and lyrical that you won't be able to look away. Plus, there is an assortment of cute furry woodland critters and a fuck tree.
Justin Beahm: One of the most visceral, disturbing and mind-bending films of the last decade, Antichrist leaves you speechless. Willem Defoe and Gainsbourg boil humanity down to muscles, twisted limbs, intense convulsions and manic abuse in von Trier's parable about man's role in nature and in relationships and how it can all go so wrong for the wrong reasons. You will never forget it.
Fun fact: Because of starkly graphic content, Antichrist went to theaters unrated.
Begotten (1990)
Chris Alexander: If you really want to seek therapy, try watching this expressionist audiovisual dream on a double bill with David Lynch's Eraserhead. Send Wired the shrink bill.
Bekah McKendry: A weird little experimental film where God disembowels himself (yeah, you read that correctly). The imagery is disturbing, and the filmmaking is breathtakingly beautiful — creating a potent combination that no horror fiend should miss.
Justin Beahm: [Director] E. Elias Merhige's bleak and bizarre cinema experiment was shot and processed via methods, machinery and lenses all of his own making. No dialog, no score, no narrative as we know it, this is the story of the birth of the Earth through a dark and brilliant vision.
Fun fact: Marilyn Manson was so infatuated with this film that, while recording his seminal masterwork Antichrist Superstar, he mandated that Begotten be on 24-hour loop in all studio rooms from the album's start to its finish.
The Brood (1979)
Chris Alexander: David Cronenberg got divorced and had a custody battle and made a movie about it. Yet the presence of homicidal midgets and mothers that birth children from external wombs make you wonder where the truth lies. Another early bio-horror masterpiece form Canada's pride and joy.
Bekah McKendry: Cronenberg made a movie about killer kids. I don't know why I have this unhealthy fear of killer children, considering I have proven time and time again I could beat the crap out of any middle-schooler.
Justin Beahm: You'll never look at a little kid in a hoodie the same after this masterstroke from Cronenberg that features one of the most unforgettable final shots in horror cinema history.
Fun fact: Cronenberg stepped in front of the camera when he played "Dr. Wimmer" in Jason X (2001).
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (1959)
Chris Alexander: If you thought that kielbasa you ate last night was giving you gears, try on Caltiki, an early Italian monster movie from Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava that sees what looks like a liverwurst destroy the world.
Bekah McKendry: The sweet story of a lonely comet and his little friend the bloodthirsty Mayan blob. It's the Odd Couple of horror … or maybe the Grumpy Old Men of horror.
Justin Beahm: Technically made before 1958's similar The Blob, but released after, Caltiki has all the gore and meaty goo that the Steve McQueen starrer didn't. Another Italian groundbreaker.
Fun fact: Horror legend Mario Bava stepped in to finish the film (uncredited) when original director Freda walked away from the project.
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Chris Alexander: Forget that recent studio-sanctioned Dylan Dog: Dead of Night wank — this Italian horror black comedy is cribbed from the same source author and is the real deal. Zombies, sex and surrealism are expertly combined.
Bekah McKendry: One of the smartest zombie films ever. The dark humor reigns in this moody head trip. It's like if Stanley Kubrick and Sam Raimi had David Lynch's love baby, and the baby was a zombie.
Justin Beahm: Rupert Everett deals with the good (Anna Falci!) and the bad (the cemetery where he slaves away seems to have the habit of seeing its residents resurrected with an appetite). Funny, gory and sexy romp from Dario Argento pal and The Church director Michele Soavi.
Fun fact: One year after Cemetery Man, Rupert Everett starred in the kiddie ape flick Dunston Checks In.
Dead and Buried (1981)
Chris Alexander: One of the scariest pictures this jaded writer has ever seen. Watch it alone in the dark.
Bekah McKendry: A superb flick about a town full of murderous mobs and reanimated corpses. Plus, it's so brutal and disturbing that the film made the U.K.'s "Video Nasty" list of banned titles. That guarantees it kicks ass!
Justin Beahm: Potter's Bluff is home to some very unusual activity as bodies start disappearing, coffins turn up empty and a most unique zombie story unfolds.
Fun fact: Director Gary Sherman kept the color red out of the color palette in this film.
Deathdream (1974)
Chris Alexander: Bob (Black Christmas) Clark's second film is a 'Nam take on The Monkey's Paw; it careens between camp and full-blown terror beautifully and has one of the saddest endings of any horror film.
Bekah McKendry: Long before his warnings that we will all shoot our eyes out with Red Rider BB guns, Clark directed this political horror about a dead soldier who comes back from Vietnam. Beautifully directed and sooooo morbid.
Justin Beahm: Something is not right about Andy since he came home from 'Nam. At times, Deathdream eerily predicts George Romero's Martin, which would follow two years later. Hypodermically inclined veteran zombie!
Fun fact: Popcorn (1991) director Alan Ormsby was a writer on Deathdream.
Frightmare (1974)
Chris Alexander: Britain's baron of blood, director Pete Walker made sexploitation horror films that critics hated (see House of Whipcord, if you dare) but with his stock acting troupe, genius for pacing and ever-present social commentary, they were then and will always be a cut above the rest of the crap. Sheila Keith is fucking terrifying as the matriarch of a mentally ill rural cannibal clan in this quiet masterpiece.
Bekah McKendry: A deliciously twisted cannibal/serial killer/driller/soap opera/family drama/biker flick.
Justin Beahm: Director Pete Walker puts subtlety to bed in this garish, oppressive, Brit bleeder. Sheila Keith steals the show as Dorothy Yates, bringing dark humor to the proceedings.
Fun fact: This was actor Rupert Davies' last film.
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Chris Alexander: [Director] Dan Curtis rode the popularity of his '60s soap opera Dark Shadows to wonderful heights in this hyper-gothic romantic horror show, condensing the tale of centuries-old lovesick vamp Barnabas Collins. Watch this — if you can find it — first, before you absorb Tim Burton's deluxe remounting next year.
Bekah McKendry: Based on the Dark Shadows TV series, this movie is a tasty blend of sex and gore, and it still maintains its bloody bite.
Justin Beahm: Morbid soap opera hits the screen and, surprisingly, has been embraced as one of the best vampire films of the '70s. Man, we have lots of vampire films on this list.
Fun fact: Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins here) only made one other film after House: Oliver Stone's directorial feature debut, Seizure, in 1974. (He is, however, credited with a bit part in Burton's upcoming Shadows reboot.)
Lifeforce (1985)
Chris Alexander: Tobe Hooper's other masterpiece: a demented, operatic intergalactic vampire story that pits Scotland Yard against a hotter-than-hell naked space ghoul (Mathilda May) that is turning London into zombies. Giant budget, big music, wild special effects and psychotic pacing and logic — what's not to love? (Note: Find the obscure TriStar U.S. recut only available on VHS and 35mm; it's tighter, scarier and has amazing Michael Kamen music.)
Bekah McKendry: Gotta be honest here; when the guys first recommended putting Lifeforce on the list, I protested adamantly, as the film bored me to tears. But, I was convinced to go back and watch it again, and it was seriously good on the second viewing. I discovered there are multiple edits of Lifeforce, ranging in time from 128 minutes down to 101 minutes. Check out the 101-min TriStar version. Yes, space vampires!
Justin Beahm: Halley's Comet brought more than fast food joint memorabilia and a name for Ace Frehley's post-Kiss solo project. It also turned London into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Worth the trip for Mathilda May alone.
Fun fact: Lifeforce was written by none other than Dan Return of the Living Dead O'Bannon.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Chris Alexander: Goofy as all get out, but a rollicking good time by a director (Fred Dekker) who got kicked to the curb for no good reason. Two endings exist; stick with the one that climaxes in a graveyard for an extra-nihilistic sting.
Bekah McKendry: A fun mix of zombies, slashers and aliens — like a well-done Plan 9, but much smarter and with a much better graveyard set.
Justin Beahm: One of the best comedy-gore films of the '80s tells the story of a college campus overrun with alien slugs that, once inside their hosts (entering via various orifices), multiply and turn their bodies into stumbling zombies. With nods to classic sci-fi, great-looking contemporary special effects, an endearing duo in protagonists Chris (Jason Lively) and J.C. (Steve Marshall), and ultimate cinematic badass Tom Atkins as a one-liner-spouting cop, Creeps belongs in every horror fan's collection.
Fun fact: Two different endings were shot, one for the screen and one for television. Both are available on the DVD from Sony.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Chris Alexander: Forget Rocky Horror; the one-two punch of Brian De Palma and composer/actor/ham Paul Williams makes Phantom the most phun horror rock musical ever made. A phlop when released, it just gets better with age — sexy and flamboyant, funny and stylish.
Bekah McKendry: This Faustian tale has a killer soundtrack that earned it an Oscar nomination.
Justin Beahm: De Palma and composer Williams' love letter to The Phantom of the Opera and musical theater is perfect Halloween night viewing on a double bill with Rocky Horror.
Fun fact: Williams later wrote the music for 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Phenomena (1985)
Chris Alexander: Many of us saw this in a shorter form as Creepers, and either version delivers the demented goods. There's not enough space to unravel Dario Argento's lunatic plot, but suffice to say a teenage Jennifer Connelly and her insect friends fight matronly serial killers, evil dwarves and schoolyard bullying in Switzerland while a pissed-off chimp runs around with a straight razor is all you really need to know.
Bekah McKendry: This is one of Argento's juicer films, where the body fluids flow freely (and oftentimes are flung). This flick has a great plot and stars a very young Connelly as the psychic, bug-loving protagonist.
Justin Beahm: With one of the best opening sequences in all of horror, this is Argento at the peak of his game. Atmospheric, scary and full of memorable characters, Phenomena is essential viewing (and star Connelly's second film). The music by Goblin, Bill Wyman and Simon Boswell seals the deal.
Fun fact: Argento likes to play the killer in his movies and Phenomena is no different.
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Justin Beahm: Brazilian cine-folk hero José Mojica Marins broke taboos and boundaries in this 1967 gem about "Coffin Joe" continuing his quest for the perfect mate, which originally started in 1964's At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul. Entirely black and white until you get to hell, where the madness in Marins' art really comes to life. Sadistic, insane and gorgeous.
Bekah McKendry: This second installment of Brazil's Coffin Joe series has all the necessary elements to make a great horror film — murder, disfigurements, ghouls, killer skeletons, snakes, poison and a plot that will keep your blood pumping and your fingernails growing.
Chris Alexander: Oooooh.... Coffin Joe.... Groundbreaking, cruel, disturbing, outrageous and poetic horror film from Brazil that sparked a wave of Joe love that continues in Latin America to this day. Weird and awesome.
Fun fact: The "Coffin Joe" character last appeared in Marins' 2008 return (at 73 years old) to the genre, Embodiment of Evil.
Chris Alexander: This count may be even jowly-er than Bela Lugosi but for my dime, he's a stronger, sadder and more interesting Universal ghoul. (This) romantic and moody horror film never gets enough love.
Bekah McKendry: An atmospheric script and beautiful set design [make] it easy to see why this film should be among the Universal greatest hits.
Justin Beahm: Lon Chaney Jr. takes his sole turn as the mythic Transylvanian bloodsucker in this moody haunt. Possibly the darkest of all the Universal classics, it has a complexity that belies the cycle it is associated with.
Fun fact: Son of Dracula was the first film to show the Count's transformation from man into bat on screen!
Angel Heart (1987)
Chris Alexander: Mickey Rourke's greatest pre-boxing performance as a seedy 1950s gumshoe tangling with the devil is a full-blown masterpiece. If you have not seen this horror noir, stop reading this damn list and do so immediately. Thank me later.
Bekah McKendry: The stark, bleak filming style is accented by Rourke's moody performance. Plus, this flick features Cosby kid Lisa Bonet, who learned that nothing will get you booted from the Huxtable home faster than prancing around nude with a dead chicken.
Justin Beahm: Lisa Bonet.
Fun fact: Angel Heart director Alan Parker had a song on the Halloween III soundtrack called "Time Goes By."
Messiah of Evil (1973)
Chris Alexander: Brought to you by the couple that wrote American Graffiti and Howard the Duck, this shuddery abstract curio is a mess, but an eerie, dreamy and genuinely weird mess that has long been a very secret cult handshake due to its obscurity. It's now widely available on DVD so you have no excuse not to watch it in the dark with someone you trust.
Bekah McKendry: The first time I watched this movie I was so frustrated because I had no clue what was going on and nothing was ever explained. Upon a second viewing, I realized that may be the point. Watch with an open mind and enjoy the head trip.
Justin Beahm: Once referred to as "the American Susperia" (by Tim Lucas), Messiah is a chilling nightmare that moves slow but haunts the viewer. Dig the movie theater sequence!
Fun fact: Director Willard Huyck went on to write Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11 years after Messiah.
Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
Chris Alexander: Mariska Hargitay's buff dad Mickey doesn't just chew the scenery in this '60s Italian exploitation gem, he dry-humps it, whips it, spanks it and crushes it in an iron maiden. The best homoerotic camp sleazeball film I've seen ... not that I've seen many.
Bekah McKendry: A horror torture film with a splash of "Lucha Libre" style blended in. Based on the notorious Marquis De Sade, if the hilariously inept hero doesn't pull you into the film's charm, the overly complicated torture devices will.
Justin Beahm: The Crimson Executioner shall have his revenge! Classic Italian schlock shocker about a 17th-century maniac avenging his own death (they explain it) by abusing pinup girls with various implements of devastation.
Fun fact: The makeup effects were done by Carlo Rambaldi, who designed the werewolf costume in 1985's Silver Bullet.
Vampyres (1975)
Chris Alexander: The cornerstones of horror are sex and death, and this U.K./Spanish sleaze classic has both in bucketfuls. Two gorgeous bisexual vampires have threesomes in their castle and always end up eating the addendum. And not in a good way!
Bekah McKendry: Spanish erotic lesbian vampire film. Why aren't you watching this right now?
Justin Beahm: Erotic, sweaty and frantic, Vampyres is the godmother of the vamp-lez subgenre.
Fun fact: The exterior location used for the house is actually Oakley Court, also employed as the mansion in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Martyrs (2008)
Chris Alexander: Indefensible and ingenious full-throttle horror from French Canada, this nihilistic, obscenely cruel and merciless shocker is one you may not want to revisit, as one viewing should sufficiently destroy you proper....
Bekah McKendry: This movie not only hits the nail into your head gore-wise, but it also has a deliciously putrid mental side that will leave you questioning your own miserable existence.
Justin Beahm: Unrelentingly intense tale of abuse and revenge that makes I Spit On Your Grave look like Ernest Goes to Camp. Not literally, but you get the idea.
Fun fact: Actress Isabella Chasse ("La Créature" here) was a performer with Cirque du Soleil before Martyrs.
The Prowler (1981)
Chris Alexander: Slasher movies were a dime a dozen in the '80s but this one ... this one ... this one is the best of the lot. And not only because a young Tom Savini gooses it with some of the grossest kills ever.
Bekah McKendry: A slasher in a cool World War II getup killing people with a pitchfork. Plus, there is a sweet Scooby Doo-style killer reveal.
Justin Beahm: Joe Zito sets the stage for all slashers to follow in this effective, atmospheric and graphic shocker showcasing some jaw-dropping effects from Tom Savini that belie his youth at the time. The shower scene is worth admission in itself (not for the reasons you'd think).
Fun fact: Savini has said in numerous interviews that his work on The Prowler is his best.
Martin (1976)
Chris Alexander: Hey, I have the tattoo from Martin's U.S. one-sheet on my bicep, so yeah, I totally endorse this, George Romero's best non-Dead film.
Bekah McKendry: This vampire indie flick is not as much about vampirism as it is a troubled young man's battle to find himself in light of his uber-religious kooky surroundings. Think Catcher in the Rye with a vampire.
Justin Beahm: Romero's finest hour is sad, stunning and still shocking. John Amplas' approach to the titular character is dark, frantic, mysterious and wonderful. Bloody masterpiece.
Fun fact: Martin marked the first time Romero and legendary special effects master Tom Savini teamed up.
Antichrist (2009)
Chris Alexander: A towering, open sore ... a primal scream.... This film, yet another example of Lars von Trier's fascination with the anguish of women, is like a Boschian portrait of hell vomited on screen but with genuine emotional wallop and hugely upsetting visuals. Charlotte Gainsbourg is a goddess and this movie is a landmark horror film.
Bekah McKendry: This is not a good date movie. It's been called misogynist, but it seems the only people being tortured here are the viewers. The torture is so beautiful and lyrical that you won't be able to look away. Plus, there is an assortment of cute furry woodland critters and a fuck tree.
Justin Beahm: One of the most visceral, disturbing and mind-bending films of the last decade, Antichrist leaves you speechless. Willem Defoe and Gainsbourg boil humanity down to muscles, twisted limbs, intense convulsions and manic abuse in von Trier's parable about man's role in nature and in relationships and how it can all go so wrong for the wrong reasons. You will never forget it.
Fun fact: Because of starkly graphic content, Antichrist went to theaters unrated.
Begotten (1990)
Chris Alexander: If you really want to seek therapy, try watching this expressionist audiovisual dream on a double bill with David Lynch's Eraserhead. Send Wired the shrink bill.
Bekah McKendry: A weird little experimental film where God disembowels himself (yeah, you read that correctly). The imagery is disturbing, and the filmmaking is breathtakingly beautiful — creating a potent combination that no horror fiend should miss.
Justin Beahm: [Director] E. Elias Merhige's bleak and bizarre cinema experiment was shot and processed via methods, machinery and lenses all of his own making. No dialog, no score, no narrative as we know it, this is the story of the birth of the Earth through a dark and brilliant vision.
Fun fact: Marilyn Manson was so infatuated with this film that, while recording his seminal masterwork Antichrist Superstar, he mandated that Begotten be on 24-hour loop in all studio rooms from the album's start to its finish.
The Brood (1979)
Chris Alexander: David Cronenberg got divorced and had a custody battle and made a movie about it. Yet the presence of homicidal midgets and mothers that birth children from external wombs make you wonder where the truth lies. Another early bio-horror masterpiece form Canada's pride and joy.
Bekah McKendry: Cronenberg made a movie about killer kids. I don't know why I have this unhealthy fear of killer children, considering I have proven time and time again I could beat the crap out of any middle-schooler.
Justin Beahm: You'll never look at a little kid in a hoodie the same after this masterstroke from Cronenberg that features one of the most unforgettable final shots in horror cinema history.
Fun fact: Cronenberg stepped in front of the camera when he played "Dr. Wimmer" in Jason X (2001).
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (1959)
Chris Alexander: If you thought that kielbasa you ate last night was giving you gears, try on Caltiki, an early Italian monster movie from Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava that sees what looks like a liverwurst destroy the world.
Bekah McKendry: The sweet story of a lonely comet and his little friend the bloodthirsty Mayan blob. It's the Odd Couple of horror … or maybe the Grumpy Old Men of horror.
Justin Beahm: Technically made before 1958's similar The Blob, but released after, Caltiki has all the gore and meaty goo that the Steve McQueen starrer didn't. Another Italian groundbreaker.
Fun fact: Horror legend Mario Bava stepped in to finish the film (uncredited) when original director Freda walked away from the project.
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Chris Alexander: Forget that recent studio-sanctioned Dylan Dog: Dead of Night wank — this Italian horror black comedy is cribbed from the same source author and is the real deal. Zombies, sex and surrealism are expertly combined.
Bekah McKendry: One of the smartest zombie films ever. The dark humor reigns in this moody head trip. It's like if Stanley Kubrick and Sam Raimi had David Lynch's love baby, and the baby was a zombie.
Justin Beahm: Rupert Everett deals with the good (Anna Falci!) and the bad (the cemetery where he slaves away seems to have the habit of seeing its residents resurrected with an appetite). Funny, gory and sexy romp from Dario Argento pal and The Church director Michele Soavi.
Fun fact: One year after Cemetery Man, Rupert Everett starred in the kiddie ape flick Dunston Checks In.
Dead and Buried (1981)
Chris Alexander: One of the scariest pictures this jaded writer has ever seen. Watch it alone in the dark.
Bekah McKendry: A superb flick about a town full of murderous mobs and reanimated corpses. Plus, it's so brutal and disturbing that the film made the U.K.'s "Video Nasty" list of banned titles. That guarantees it kicks ass!
Justin Beahm: Potter's Bluff is home to some very unusual activity as bodies start disappearing, coffins turn up empty and a most unique zombie story unfolds.
Fun fact: Director Gary Sherman kept the color red out of the color palette in this film.
Deathdream (1974)
Chris Alexander: Bob (Black Christmas) Clark's second film is a 'Nam take on The Monkey's Paw; it careens between camp and full-blown terror beautifully and has one of the saddest endings of any horror film.
Bekah McKendry: Long before his warnings that we will all shoot our eyes out with Red Rider BB guns, Clark directed this political horror about a dead soldier who comes back from Vietnam. Beautifully directed and sooooo morbid.
Justin Beahm: Something is not right about Andy since he came home from 'Nam. At times, Deathdream eerily predicts George Romero's Martin, which would follow two years later. Hypodermically inclined veteran zombie!
Fun fact: Popcorn (1991) director Alan Ormsby was a writer on Deathdream.
Frightmare (1974)
Chris Alexander: Britain's baron of blood, director Pete Walker made sexploitation horror films that critics hated (see House of Whipcord, if you dare) but with his stock acting troupe, genius for pacing and ever-present social commentary, they were then and will always be a cut above the rest of the crap. Sheila Keith is fucking terrifying as the matriarch of a mentally ill rural cannibal clan in this quiet masterpiece.
Bekah McKendry: A deliciously twisted cannibal/serial killer/driller/soap opera/family drama/biker flick.
Justin Beahm: Director Pete Walker puts subtlety to bed in this garish, oppressive, Brit bleeder. Sheila Keith steals the show as Dorothy Yates, bringing dark humor to the proceedings.
Fun fact: This was actor Rupert Davies' last film.
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Chris Alexander: [Director] Dan Curtis rode the popularity of his '60s soap opera Dark Shadows to wonderful heights in this hyper-gothic romantic horror show, condensing the tale of centuries-old lovesick vamp Barnabas Collins. Watch this — if you can find it — first, before you absorb Tim Burton's deluxe remounting next year.
Bekah McKendry: Based on the Dark Shadows TV series, this movie is a tasty blend of sex and gore, and it still maintains its bloody bite.
Justin Beahm: Morbid soap opera hits the screen and, surprisingly, has been embraced as one of the best vampire films of the '70s. Man, we have lots of vampire films on this list.
Fun fact: Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins here) only made one other film after House: Oliver Stone's directorial feature debut, Seizure, in 1974. (He is, however, credited with a bit part in Burton's upcoming Shadows reboot.)
Lifeforce (1985)
Chris Alexander: Tobe Hooper's other masterpiece: a demented, operatic intergalactic vampire story that pits Scotland Yard against a hotter-than-hell naked space ghoul (Mathilda May) that is turning London into zombies. Giant budget, big music, wild special effects and psychotic pacing and logic — what's not to love? (Note: Find the obscure TriStar U.S. recut only available on VHS and 35mm; it's tighter, scarier and has amazing Michael Kamen music.)
Bekah McKendry: Gotta be honest here; when the guys first recommended putting Lifeforce on the list, I protested adamantly, as the film bored me to tears. But, I was convinced to go back and watch it again, and it was seriously good on the second viewing. I discovered there are multiple edits of Lifeforce, ranging in time from 128 minutes down to 101 minutes. Check out the 101-min TriStar version. Yes, space vampires!
Justin Beahm: Halley's Comet brought more than fast food joint memorabilia and a name for Ace Frehley's post-Kiss solo project. It also turned London into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Worth the trip for Mathilda May alone.
Fun fact: Lifeforce was written by none other than Dan Return of the Living Dead O'Bannon.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Chris Alexander: Goofy as all get out, but a rollicking good time by a director (Fred Dekker) who got kicked to the curb for no good reason. Two endings exist; stick with the one that climaxes in a graveyard for an extra-nihilistic sting.
Bekah McKendry: A fun mix of zombies, slashers and aliens — like a well-done Plan 9, but much smarter and with a much better graveyard set.
Justin Beahm: One of the best comedy-gore films of the '80s tells the story of a college campus overrun with alien slugs that, once inside their hosts (entering via various orifices), multiply and turn their bodies into stumbling zombies. With nods to classic sci-fi, great-looking contemporary special effects, an endearing duo in protagonists Chris (Jason Lively) and J.C. (Steve Marshall), and ultimate cinematic badass Tom Atkins as a one-liner-spouting cop, Creeps belongs in every horror fan's collection.
Fun fact: Two different endings were shot, one for the screen and one for television. Both are available on the DVD from Sony.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Chris Alexander: Forget Rocky Horror; the one-two punch of Brian De Palma and composer/actor/ham Paul Williams makes Phantom the most phun horror rock musical ever made. A phlop when released, it just gets better with age — sexy and flamboyant, funny and stylish.
Bekah McKendry: This Faustian tale has a killer soundtrack that earned it an Oscar nomination.
Justin Beahm: De Palma and composer Williams' love letter to The Phantom of the Opera and musical theater is perfect Halloween night viewing on a double bill with Rocky Horror.
Fun fact: Williams later wrote the music for 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Phenomena (1985)
Chris Alexander: Many of us saw this in a shorter form as Creepers, and either version delivers the demented goods. There's not enough space to unravel Dario Argento's lunatic plot, but suffice to say a teenage Jennifer Connelly and her insect friends fight matronly serial killers, evil dwarves and schoolyard bullying in Switzerland while a pissed-off chimp runs around with a straight razor is all you really need to know.
Bekah McKendry: This is one of Argento's juicer films, where the body fluids flow freely (and oftentimes are flung). This flick has a great plot and stars a very young Connelly as the psychic, bug-loving protagonist.
Justin Beahm: With one of the best opening sequences in all of horror, this is Argento at the peak of his game. Atmospheric, scary and full of memorable characters, Phenomena is essential viewing (and star Connelly's second film). The music by Goblin, Bill Wyman and Simon Boswell seals the deal.
Fun fact: Argento likes to play the killer in his movies and Phenomena is no different.
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Justin Beahm: Brazilian cine-folk hero José Mojica Marins broke taboos and boundaries in this 1967 gem about "Coffin Joe" continuing his quest for the perfect mate, which originally started in 1964's At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul. Entirely black and white until you get to hell, where the madness in Marins' art really comes to life. Sadistic, insane and gorgeous.
Bekah McKendry: This second installment of Brazil's Coffin Joe series has all the necessary elements to make a great horror film — murder, disfigurements, ghouls, killer skeletons, snakes, poison and a plot that will keep your blood pumping and your fingernails growing.
Chris Alexander: Oooooh.... Coffin Joe.... Groundbreaking, cruel, disturbing, outrageous and poetic horror film from Brazil that sparked a wave of Joe love that continues in Latin America to this day. Weird and awesome.
Fun fact: The "Coffin Joe" character last appeared in Marins' 2008 return (at 73 years old) to the genre, Embodiment of Evil.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
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25 Awesome Horror Films You Probably Haven’t Seen (But Really Should)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Chris Alexander: This count may be even jowly-er than Bela Lugosi but for my dime, he's a stronger, sadder and more interesting Universal ghoul. (This) romantic and moody horror film never gets enough love.
Bekah McKendry: An atmospheric script and beautiful set design [make] it easy to see why this film should be among the Universal greatest hits.
Justin Beahm: Lon Chaney Jr. takes his sole turn as the mythic Transylvanian bloodsucker in this moody haunt. Possibly the darkest of all the Universal classics, it has a complexity that belies the cycle it is associated with.
Fun fact: Son of Dracula was the first film to show the Count's transformation from man into bat on screen!
Angel Heart (1987)
Chris Alexander: Mickey Rourke's greatest pre-boxing performance as a seedy 1950s gumshoe tangling with the devil is a full-blown masterpiece. If you have not seen this horror noir, stop reading this damn list and do so immediately. Thank me later.
Bekah McKendry: The stark, bleak filming style is accented by Rourke's moody performance. Plus, this flick features Cosby kid Lisa Bonet, who learned that nothing will get you booted from the Huxtable home faster than prancing around nude with a dead chicken.
Justin Beahm: Lisa Bonet.
Fun fact: Angel Heart director Alan Parker had a song on the Halloween III soundtrack called "Time Goes By."
Messiah of Evil (1973)
Chris Alexander: Brought to you by the couple that wrote American Graffiti and Howard the Duck, this shuddery abstract curio is a mess, but an eerie, dreamy and genuinely weird mess that has long been a very secret cult handshake due to its obscurity. It's now widely available on DVD so you have no excuse not to watch it in the dark with someone you trust.
Bekah McKendry: The first time I watched this movie I was so frustrated because I had no clue what was going on and nothing was ever explained. Upon a second viewing, I realized that may be the point. Watch with an open mind and enjoy the head trip.
Justin Beahm: Once referred to as "the American Susperia" (by Tim Lucas), Messiah is a chilling nightmare that moves slow but haunts the viewer. Dig the movie theater sequence!
Fun fact: Director Willard Huyck went on to write Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11 years after Messiah.
Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
Chris Alexander: Mariska Hargitay's buff dad Mickey doesn't just chew the scenery in this '60s Italian exploitation gem, he dry-humps it, whips it, spanks it and crushes it in an iron maiden. The best homoerotic camp sleazeball film I've seen ... not that I've seen many.
Bekah McKendry: A horror torture film with a splash of "Lucha Libre" style blended in. Based on the notorious Marquis De Sade, if the hilariously inept hero doesn't pull you into the film's charm, the overly complicated torture devices will.
Justin Beahm: The Crimson Executioner shall have his revenge! Classic Italian schlock shocker about a 17th-century maniac avenging his own death (they explain it) by abusing pinup girls with various implements of devastation.
Fun fact: The makeup effects were done by Carlo Rambaldi, who designed the werewolf costume in 1985's Silver Bullet.
Vampyres (1975)
Chris Alexander: The cornerstones of horror are sex and death, and this U.K./Spanish sleaze classic has both in bucketfuls. Two gorgeous bisexual vampires have threesomes in their castle and always end up eating the addendum. And not in a good way!
Bekah McKendry: Spanish erotic lesbian vampire film. Why aren't you watching this right now?
Justin Beahm: Erotic, sweaty and frantic, Vampyres is the godmother of the vamp-lez subgenre.
Fun fact: The exterior location used for the house is actually Oakley Court, also employed as the mansion in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Martyrs (2008)
Chris Alexander: Indefensible and ingenious full-throttle horror from French Canada, this nihilistic, obscenely cruel and merciless shocker is one you may not want to revisit, as one viewing should sufficiently destroy you proper....
Bekah McKendry: This movie not only hits the nail into your head gore-wise, but it also has a deliciously putrid mental side that will leave you questioning your own miserable existence.
Justin Beahm: Unrelentingly intense tale of abuse and revenge that makes I Spit On Your Grave look like Ernest Goes to Camp. Not literally, but you get the idea.
Fun fact: Actress Isabella Chasse ("La Créature" here) was a performer with Cirque du Soleil before Martyrs.
The Prowler (1981)
Chris Alexander: Slasher movies were a dime a dozen in the '80s but this one ... this one ... this one is the best of the lot. And not only because a young Tom Savini gooses it with some of the grossest kills ever.
Bekah McKendry: A slasher in a cool World War II getup killing people with a pitchfork. Plus, there is a sweet Scooby Doo-style killer reveal.
Justin Beahm: Joe Zito sets the stage for all slashers to follow in this effective, atmospheric and graphic shocker showcasing some jaw-dropping effects from Tom Savini that belie his youth at the time. The shower scene is worth admission in itself (not for the reasons you'd think).
Fun fact: Savini has said in numerous interviews that his work on The Prowler is his best.
Martin (1976)
Chris Alexander: Hey, I have the tattoo from Martin's U.S. one-sheet on my bicep, so yeah, I totally endorse this, George Romero's best non-Dead film.
Bekah McKendry: This vampire indie flick is not as much about vampirism as it is a troubled young man's battle to find himself in light of his uber-religious kooky surroundings. Think Catcher in the Rye with a vampire.
Justin Beahm: Romero's finest hour is sad, stunning and still shocking. John Amplas' approach to the titular character is dark, frantic, mysterious and wonderful. Bloody masterpiece.
Fun fact: Martin marked the first time Romero and legendary special effects master Tom Savini teamed up.
Antichrist (2009)
Chris Alexander: A towering, open sore ... a primal scream.... This film, yet another example of Lars von Trier's fascination with the anguish of women, is like a Boschian portrait of hell vomited on screen but with genuine emotional wallop and hugely upsetting visuals. Charlotte Gainsbourg is a goddess and this movie is a landmark horror film.
Bekah McKendry: This is not a good date movie. It's been called misogynist, but it seems the only people being tortured here are the viewers. The torture is so beautiful and lyrical that you won't be able to look away. Plus, there is an assortment of cute furry woodland critters and a fuck tree.
Justin Beahm: One of the most visceral, disturbing and mind-bending films of the last decade, Antichrist leaves you speechless. Willem Defoe and Gainsbourg boil humanity down to muscles, twisted limbs, intense convulsions and manic abuse in von Trier's parable about man's role in nature and in relationships and how it can all go so wrong for the wrong reasons. You will never forget it.
Fun fact: Because of starkly graphic content, Antichrist went to theaters unrated.
Begotten (1990)
Chris Alexander: If you really want to seek therapy, try watching this expressionist audiovisual dream on a double bill with David Lynch's Eraserhead. Send Wired the shrink bill.
Bekah McKendry: A weird little experimental film where God disembowels himself (yeah, you read that correctly). The imagery is disturbing, and the filmmaking is breathtakingly beautiful — creating a potent combination that no horror fiend should miss.
Justin Beahm: [Director] E. Elias Merhige's bleak and bizarre cinema experiment was shot and processed via methods, machinery and lenses all of his own making. No dialog, no score, no narrative as we know it, this is the story of the birth of the Earth through a dark and brilliant vision.
Fun fact: Marilyn Manson was so infatuated with this film that, while recording his seminal masterwork Antichrist Superstar, he mandated that Begotten be on 24-hour loop in all studio rooms from the album's start to its finish.
The Brood (1979)
Chris Alexander: David Cronenberg got divorced and had a custody battle and made a movie about it. Yet the presence of homicidal midgets and mothers that birth children from external wombs make you wonder where the truth lies. Another early bio-horror masterpiece form Canada's pride and joy.
Bekah McKendry: Cronenberg made a movie about killer kids. I don't know why I have this unhealthy fear of killer children, considering I have proven time and time again I could beat the crap out of any middle-schooler.
Justin Beahm: You'll never look at a little kid in a hoodie the same after this masterstroke from Cronenberg that features one of the most unforgettable final shots in horror cinema history.
Fun fact: Cronenberg stepped in front of the camera when he played "Dr. Wimmer" in Jason X (2001).
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (1959)
Chris Alexander: If you thought that kielbasa you ate last night was giving you gears, try on Caltiki, an early Italian monster movie from Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava that sees what looks like a liverwurst destroy the world.
Bekah McKendry: The sweet story of a lonely comet and his little friend the bloodthirsty Mayan blob. It's the Odd Couple of horror … or maybe the Grumpy Old Men of horror.
Justin Beahm: Technically made before 1958's similar The Blob, but released after, Caltiki has all the gore and meaty goo that the Steve McQueen starrer didn't. Another Italian groundbreaker.
Fun fact: Horror legend Mario Bava stepped in to finish the film (uncredited) when original director Freda walked away from the project.
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Chris Alexander: Forget that recent studio-sanctioned Dylan Dog: Dead of Night wank — this Italian horror black comedy is cribbed from the same source author and is the real deal. Zombies, sex and surrealism are expertly combined.
Bekah McKendry: One of the smartest zombie films ever. The dark humor reigns in this moody head trip. It's like if Stanley Kubrick and Sam Raimi had David Lynch's love baby, and the baby was a zombie.
Justin Beahm: Rupert Everett deals with the good (Anna Falci!) and the bad (the cemetery where he slaves away seems to have the habit of seeing its residents resurrected with an appetite). Funny, gory and sexy romp from Dario Argento pal and The Church director Michele Soavi.
Fun fact: One year after Cemetery Man, Rupert Everett starred in the kiddie ape flick Dunston Checks In.
Dead and Buried (1981)
Chris Alexander: One of the scariest pictures this jaded writer has ever seen. Watch it alone in the dark.
Bekah McKendry: A superb flick about a town full of murderous mobs and reanimated corpses. Plus, it's so brutal and disturbing that the film made the U.K.'s "Video Nasty" list of banned titles. That guarantees it kicks ass!
Justin Beahm: Potter's Bluff is home to some very unusual activity as bodies start disappearing, coffins turn up empty and a most unique zombie story unfolds.
Fun fact: Director Gary Sherman kept the color red out of the color palette in this film.
Deathdream (1974)
Chris Alexander: Bob (Black Christmas) Clark's second film is a 'Nam take on The Monkey's Paw; it careens between camp and full-blown terror beautifully and has one of the saddest endings of any horror film.
Bekah McKendry: Long before his warnings that we will all shoot our eyes out with Red Rider BB guns, Clark directed this political horror about a dead soldier who comes back from Vietnam. Beautifully directed and sooooo morbid.
Justin Beahm: Something is not right about Andy since he came home from 'Nam. At times, Deathdream eerily predicts George Romero's Martin, which would follow two years later. Hypodermically inclined veteran zombie!
Fun fact: Popcorn (1991) director Alan Ormsby was a writer on Deathdream.
Frightmare (1974)
Chris Alexander: Britain's baron of blood, director Pete Walker made sexploitation horror films that critics hated (see House of Whipcord, if you dare) but with his stock acting troupe, genius for pacing and ever-present social commentary, they were then and will always be a cut above the rest of the crap. Sheila Keith is fucking terrifying as the matriarch of a mentally ill rural cannibal clan in this quiet masterpiece.
Bekah McKendry: A deliciously twisted cannibal/serial killer/driller/soap opera/family drama/biker flick.
Justin Beahm: Director Pete Walker puts subtlety to bed in this garish, oppressive, Brit bleeder. Sheila Keith steals the show as Dorothy Yates, bringing dark humor to the proceedings.
Fun fact: This was actor Rupert Davies' last film.
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Chris Alexander: [Director] Dan Curtis rode the popularity of his '60s soap opera Dark Shadows to wonderful heights in this hyper-gothic romantic horror show, condensing the tale of centuries-old lovesick vamp Barnabas Collins. Watch this — if you can find it — first, before you absorb Tim Burton's deluxe remounting next year.
Bekah McKendry: Based on the Dark Shadows TV series, this movie is a tasty blend of sex and gore, and it still maintains its bloody bite.
Justin Beahm: Morbid soap opera hits the screen and, surprisingly, has been embraced as one of the best vampire films of the '70s. Man, we have lots of vampire films on this list.
Fun fact: Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins here) only made one other film after House: Oliver Stone's directorial feature debut, Seizure, in 1974. (He is, however, credited with a bit part in Burton's upcoming Shadows reboot.)
Lifeforce (1985)
Chris Alexander: Tobe Hooper's other masterpiece: a demented, operatic intergalactic vampire story that pits Scotland Yard against a hotter-than-hell naked space ghoul (Mathilda May) that is turning London into zombies. Giant budget, big music, wild special effects and psychotic pacing and logic — what's not to love? (Note: Find the obscure TriStar U.S. recut only available on VHS and 35mm; it's tighter, scarier and has amazing Michael Kamen music.)
Bekah McKendry: Gotta be honest here; when the guys first recommended putting Lifeforce on the list, I protested adamantly, as the film bored me to tears. But, I was convinced to go back and watch it again, and it was seriously good on the second viewing. I discovered there are multiple edits of Lifeforce, ranging in time from 128 minutes down to 101 minutes. Check out the 101-min TriStar version. Yes, space vampires!
Justin Beahm: Halley's Comet brought more than fast food joint memorabilia and a name for Ace Frehley's post-Kiss solo project. It also turned London into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Worth the trip for Mathilda May alone.
Fun fact: Lifeforce was written by none other than Dan Return of the Living Dead O'Bannon.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Chris Alexander: Goofy as all get out, but a rollicking good time by a director (Fred Dekker) who got kicked to the curb for no good reason. Two endings exist; stick with the one that climaxes in a graveyard for an extra-nihilistic sting.
Bekah McKendry: A fun mix of zombies, slashers and aliens — like a well-done Plan 9, but much smarter and with a much better graveyard set.
Justin Beahm: One of the best comedy-gore films of the '80s tells the story of a college campus overrun with alien slugs that, once inside their hosts (entering via various orifices), multiply and turn their bodies into stumbling zombies. With nods to classic sci-fi, great-looking contemporary special effects, an endearing duo in protagonists Chris (Jason Lively) and J.C. (Steve Marshall), and ultimate cinematic badass Tom Atkins as a one-liner-spouting cop, Creeps belongs in every horror fan's collection.
Fun fact: Two different endings were shot, one for the screen and one for television. Both are available on the DVD from Sony.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Chris Alexander: Forget Rocky Horror; the one-two punch of Brian De Palma and composer/actor/ham Paul Williams makes Phantom the most phun horror rock musical ever made. A phlop when released, it just gets better with age — sexy and flamboyant, funny and stylish.
Bekah McKendry: This Faustian tale has a killer soundtrack that earned it an Oscar nomination.
Justin Beahm: De Palma and composer Williams' love letter to The Phantom of the Opera and musical theater is perfect Halloween night viewing on a double bill with Rocky Horror.
Fun fact: Williams later wrote the music for 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Phenomena (1985)
Chris Alexander: Many of us saw this in a shorter form as Creepers, and either version delivers the demented goods. There's not enough space to unravel Dario Argento's lunatic plot, but suffice to say a teenage Jennifer Connelly and her insect friends fight matronly serial killers, evil dwarves and schoolyard bullying in Switzerland while a pissed-off chimp runs around with a straight razor is all you really need to know.
Bekah McKendry: This is one of Argento's juicer films, where the body fluids flow freely (and oftentimes are flung). This flick has a great plot and stars a very young Connelly as the psychic, bug-loving protagonist.
Justin Beahm: With one of the best opening sequences in all of horror, this is Argento at the peak of his game. Atmospheric, scary and full of memorable characters, Phenomena is essential viewing (and star Connelly's second film). The music by Goblin, Bill Wyman and Simon Boswell seals the deal.
Fun fact: Argento likes to play the killer in his movies and Phenomena is no different.
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Justin Beahm: Brazilian cine-folk hero José Mojica Marins broke taboos and boundaries in this 1967 gem about "Coffin Joe" continuing his quest for the perfect mate, which originally started in 1964's At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul. Entirely black and white until you get to hell, where the madness in Marins' art really comes to life. Sadistic, insane and gorgeous.
Bekah McKendry: This second installment of Brazil's Coffin Joe series has all the necessary elements to make a great horror film — murder, disfigurements, ghouls, killer skeletons, snakes, poison and a plot that will keep your blood pumping and your fingernails growing.
Chris Alexander: Oooooh.... Coffin Joe.... Groundbreaking, cruel, disturbing, outrageous and poetic horror film from Brazil that sparked a wave of Joe love that continues in Latin America to this day. Weird and awesome.
Fun fact: The "Coffin Joe" character last appeared in Marins' 2008 return (at 73 years old) to the genre, Embodiment of Evil.
25 Awesome Horror Films You Probably Haven’t Seen (But Really Should)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Chris Alexander: This count may be even jowly-er than Bela Lugosi but for my dime, he's a stronger, sadder and more interesting Universal ghoul. (This) romantic and moody horror film never gets enough love.
Bekah McKendry: An atmospheric script and beautiful set design [make] it easy to see why this film should be among the Universal greatest hits.
Justin Beahm: Lon Chaney Jr. takes his sole turn as the mythic Transylvanian bloodsucker in this moody haunt. Possibly the darkest of all the Universal classics, it has a complexity that belies the cycle it is associated with.
Fun fact: Son of Dracula was the first film to show the Count's transformation from man into bat on screen!
Angel Heart (1987)
Chris Alexander: Mickey Rourke's greatest pre-boxing performance as a seedy 1950s gumshoe tangling with the devil is a full-blown masterpiece. If you have not seen this horror noir, stop reading this damn list and do so immediately. Thank me later.
Bekah McKendry: The stark, bleak filming style is accented by Rourke's moody performance. Plus, this flick features Cosby kid Lisa Bonet, who learned that nothing will get you booted from the Huxtable home faster than prancing around nude with a dead chicken.
Justin Beahm: Lisa Bonet.
Fun fact: Angel Heart director Alan Parker had a song on the Halloween III soundtrack called "Time Goes By."
Messiah of Evil (1973)
Chris Alexander: Brought to you by the couple that wrote American Graffiti and Howard the Duck, this shuddery abstract curio is a mess, but an eerie, dreamy and genuinely weird mess that has long been a very secret cult handshake due to its obscurity. It's now widely available on DVD so you have no excuse not to watch it in the dark with someone you trust.
Bekah McKendry: The first time I watched this movie I was so frustrated because I had no clue what was going on and nothing was ever explained. Upon a second viewing, I realized that may be the point. Watch with an open mind and enjoy the head trip.
Justin Beahm: Once referred to as "the American Susperia" (by Tim Lucas), Messiah is a chilling nightmare that moves slow but haunts the viewer. Dig the movie theater sequence!
Fun fact: Director Willard Huyck went on to write Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11 years after Messiah.
Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
Chris Alexander: Mariska Hargitay's buff dad Mickey doesn't just chew the scenery in this '60s Italian exploitation gem, he dry-humps it, whips it, spanks it and crushes it in an iron maiden. The best homoerotic camp sleazeball film I've seen ... not that I've seen many.
Bekah McKendry: A horror torture film with a splash of "Lucha Libre" style blended in. Based on the notorious Marquis De Sade, if the hilariously inept hero doesn't pull you into the film's charm, the overly complicated torture devices will.
Justin Beahm: The Crimson Executioner shall have his revenge! Classic Italian schlock shocker about a 17th-century maniac avenging his own death (they explain it) by abusing pinup girls with various implements of devastation.
Fun fact: The makeup effects were done by Carlo Rambaldi, who designed the werewolf costume in 1985's Silver Bullet.
Vampyres (1975)
Chris Alexander: The cornerstones of horror are sex and death, and this U.K./Spanish sleaze classic has both in bucketfuls. Two gorgeous bisexual vampires have threesomes in their castle and always end up eating the addendum. And not in a good way!
Bekah McKendry: Spanish erotic lesbian vampire film. Why aren't you watching this right now?
Justin Beahm: Erotic, sweaty and frantic, Vampyres is the godmother of the vamp-lez subgenre.
Fun fact: The exterior location used for the house is actually Oakley Court, also employed as the mansion in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Martyrs (2008)
Chris Alexander: Indefensible and ingenious full-throttle horror from French Canada, this nihilistic, obscenely cruel and merciless shocker is one you may not want to revisit, as one viewing should sufficiently destroy you proper....
Bekah McKendry: This movie not only hits the nail into your head gore-wise, but it also has a deliciously putrid mental side that will leave you questioning your own miserable existence.
Justin Beahm: Unrelentingly intense tale of abuse and revenge that makes I Spit On Your Grave look like Ernest Goes to Camp. Not literally, but you get the idea.
Fun fact: Actress Isabella Chasse ("La Créature" here) was a performer with Cirque du Soleil before Martyrs.
The Prowler (1981)
Chris Alexander: Slasher movies were a dime a dozen in the '80s but this one ... this one ... this one is the best of the lot. And not only because a young Tom Savini gooses it with some of the grossest kills ever.
Bekah McKendry: A slasher in a cool World War II getup killing people with a pitchfork. Plus, there is a sweet Scooby Doo-style killer reveal.
Justin Beahm: Joe Zito sets the stage for all slashers to follow in this effective, atmospheric and graphic shocker showcasing some jaw-dropping effects from Tom Savini that belie his youth at the time. The shower scene is worth admission in itself (not for the reasons you'd think).
Fun fact: Savini has said in numerous interviews that his work on The Prowler is his best.
Martin (1976)
Chris Alexander: Hey, I have the tattoo from Martin's U.S. one-sheet on my bicep, so yeah, I totally endorse this, George Romero's best non-Dead film.
Bekah McKendry: This vampire indie flick is not as much about vampirism as it is a troubled young man's battle to find himself in light of his uber-religious kooky surroundings. Think Catcher in the Rye with a vampire.
Justin Beahm: Romero's finest hour is sad, stunning and still shocking. John Amplas' approach to the titular character is dark, frantic, mysterious and wonderful. Bloody masterpiece.
Fun fact: Martin marked the first time Romero and legendary special effects master Tom Savini teamed up.
Antichrist (2009)
Chris Alexander: A towering, open sore ... a primal scream.... This film, yet another example of Lars von Trier's fascination with the anguish of women, is like a Boschian portrait of hell vomited on screen but with genuine emotional wallop and hugely upsetting visuals. Charlotte Gainsbourg is a goddess and this movie is a landmark horror film.
Bekah McKendry: This is not a good date movie. It's been called misogynist, but it seems the only people being tortured here are the viewers. The torture is so beautiful and lyrical that you won't be able to look away. Plus, there is an assortment of cute furry woodland critters and a fuck tree.
Justin Beahm: One of the most visceral, disturbing and mind-bending films of the last decade, Antichrist leaves you speechless. Willem Defoe and Gainsbourg boil humanity down to muscles, twisted limbs, intense convulsions and manic abuse in von Trier's parable about man's role in nature and in relationships and how it can all go so wrong for the wrong reasons. You will never forget it.
Fun fact: Because of starkly graphic content, Antichrist went to theaters unrated.
Begotten (1990)
Chris Alexander: If you really want to seek therapy, try watching this expressionist audiovisual dream on a double bill with David Lynch's Eraserhead. Send Wired the shrink bill.
Bekah McKendry: A weird little experimental film where God disembowels himself (yeah, you read that correctly). The imagery is disturbing, and the filmmaking is breathtakingly beautiful — creating a potent combination that no horror fiend should miss.
Justin Beahm: [Director] E. Elias Merhige's bleak and bizarre cinema experiment was shot and processed via methods, machinery and lenses all of his own making. No dialog, no score, no narrative as we know it, this is the story of the birth of the Earth through a dark and brilliant vision.
Fun fact: Marilyn Manson was so infatuated with this film that, while recording his seminal masterwork Antichrist Superstar, he mandated that Begotten be on 24-hour loop in all studio rooms from the album's start to its finish.
The Brood (1979)
Chris Alexander: David Cronenberg got divorced and had a custody battle and made a movie about it. Yet the presence of homicidal midgets and mothers that birth children from external wombs make you wonder where the truth lies. Another early bio-horror masterpiece form Canada's pride and joy.
Bekah McKendry: Cronenberg made a movie about killer kids. I don't know why I have this unhealthy fear of killer children, considering I have proven time and time again I could beat the crap out of any middle-schooler.
Justin Beahm: You'll never look at a little kid in a hoodie the same after this masterstroke from Cronenberg that features one of the most unforgettable final shots in horror cinema history.
Fun fact: Cronenberg stepped in front of the camera when he played "Dr. Wimmer" in Jason X (2001).
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (1959)
Chris Alexander: If you thought that kielbasa you ate last night was giving you gears, try on Caltiki, an early Italian monster movie from Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava that sees what looks like a liverwurst destroy the world.
Bekah McKendry: The sweet story of a lonely comet and his little friend the bloodthirsty Mayan blob. It's the Odd Couple of horror … or maybe the Grumpy Old Men of horror.
Justin Beahm: Technically made before 1958's similar The Blob, but released after, Caltiki has all the gore and meaty goo that the Steve McQueen starrer didn't. Another Italian groundbreaker.
Fun fact: Horror legend Mario Bava stepped in to finish the film (uncredited) when original director Freda walked away from the project.
Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Chris Alexander: Forget that recent studio-sanctioned Dylan Dog: Dead of Night wank — this Italian horror black comedy is cribbed from the same source author and is the real deal. Zombies, sex and surrealism are expertly combined.
Bekah McKendry: One of the smartest zombie films ever. The dark humor reigns in this moody head trip. It's like if Stanley Kubrick and Sam Raimi had David Lynch's love baby, and the baby was a zombie.
Justin Beahm: Rupert Everett deals with the good (Anna Falci!) and the bad (the cemetery where he slaves away seems to have the habit of seeing its residents resurrected with an appetite). Funny, gory and sexy romp from Dario Argento pal and The Church director Michele Soavi.
Fun fact: One year after Cemetery Man, Rupert Everett starred in the kiddie ape flick Dunston Checks In.
Dead and Buried (1981)
Chris Alexander: One of the scariest pictures this jaded writer has ever seen. Watch it alone in the dark.
Bekah McKendry: A superb flick about a town full of murderous mobs and reanimated corpses. Plus, it's so brutal and disturbing that the film made the U.K.'s "Video Nasty" list of banned titles. That guarantees it kicks ass!
Justin Beahm: Potter's Bluff is home to some very unusual activity as bodies start disappearing, coffins turn up empty and a most unique zombie story unfolds.
Fun fact: Director Gary Sherman kept the color red out of the color palette in this film.
Deathdream (1974)
Chris Alexander: Bob (Black Christmas) Clark's second film is a 'Nam take on The Monkey's Paw; it careens between camp and full-blown terror beautifully and has one of the saddest endings of any horror film.
Bekah McKendry: Long before his warnings that we will all shoot our eyes out with Red Rider BB guns, Clark directed this political horror about a dead soldier who comes back from Vietnam. Beautifully directed and sooooo morbid.
Justin Beahm: Something is not right about Andy since he came home from 'Nam. At times, Deathdream eerily predicts George Romero's Martin, which would follow two years later. Hypodermically inclined veteran zombie!
Fun fact: Popcorn (1991) director Alan Ormsby was a writer on Deathdream.
Frightmare (1974)
Chris Alexander: Britain's baron of blood, director Pete Walker made sexploitation horror films that critics hated (see House of Whipcord, if you dare) but with his stock acting troupe, genius for pacing and ever-present social commentary, they were then and will always be a cut above the rest of the crap. Sheila Keith is fucking terrifying as the matriarch of a mentally ill rural cannibal clan in this quiet masterpiece.
Bekah McKendry: A deliciously twisted cannibal/serial killer/driller/soap opera/family drama/biker flick.
Justin Beahm: Director Pete Walker puts subtlety to bed in this garish, oppressive, Brit bleeder. Sheila Keith steals the show as Dorothy Yates, bringing dark humor to the proceedings.
Fun fact: This was actor Rupert Davies' last film.
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Chris Alexander: [Director] Dan Curtis rode the popularity of his '60s soap opera Dark Shadows to wonderful heights in this hyper-gothic romantic horror show, condensing the tale of centuries-old lovesick vamp Barnabas Collins. Watch this — if you can find it — first, before you absorb Tim Burton's deluxe remounting next year.
Bekah McKendry: Based on the Dark Shadows TV series, this movie is a tasty blend of sex and gore, and it still maintains its bloody bite.
Justin Beahm: Morbid soap opera hits the screen and, surprisingly, has been embraced as one of the best vampire films of the '70s. Man, we have lots of vampire films on this list.
Fun fact: Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins here) only made one other film after House: Oliver Stone's directorial feature debut, Seizure, in 1974. (He is, however, credited with a bit part in Burton's upcoming Shadows reboot.)
Lifeforce (1985)
Chris Alexander: Tobe Hooper's other masterpiece: a demented, operatic intergalactic vampire story that pits Scotland Yard against a hotter-than-hell naked space ghoul (Mathilda May) that is turning London into zombies. Giant budget, big music, wild special effects and psychotic pacing and logic — what's not to love? (Note: Find the obscure TriStar U.S. recut only available on VHS and 35mm; it's tighter, scarier and has amazing Michael Kamen music.)
Bekah McKendry: Gotta be honest here; when the guys first recommended putting Lifeforce on the list, I protested adamantly, as the film bored me to tears. But, I was convinced to go back and watch it again, and it was seriously good on the second viewing. I discovered there are multiple edits of Lifeforce, ranging in time from 128 minutes down to 101 minutes. Check out the 101-min TriStar version. Yes, space vampires!
Justin Beahm: Halley's Comet brought more than fast food joint memorabilia and a name for Ace Frehley's post-Kiss solo project. It also turned London into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Worth the trip for Mathilda May alone.
Fun fact: Lifeforce was written by none other than Dan Return of the Living Dead O'Bannon.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Chris Alexander: Goofy as all get out, but a rollicking good time by a director (Fred Dekker) who got kicked to the curb for no good reason. Two endings exist; stick with the one that climaxes in a graveyard for an extra-nihilistic sting.
Bekah McKendry: A fun mix of zombies, slashers and aliens — like a well-done Plan 9, but much smarter and with a much better graveyard set.
Justin Beahm: One of the best comedy-gore films of the '80s tells the story of a college campus overrun with alien slugs that, once inside their hosts (entering via various orifices), multiply and turn their bodies into stumbling zombies. With nods to classic sci-fi, great-looking contemporary special effects, an endearing duo in protagonists Chris (Jason Lively) and J.C. (Steve Marshall), and ultimate cinematic badass Tom Atkins as a one-liner-spouting cop, Creeps belongs in every horror fan's collection.
Fun fact: Two different endings were shot, one for the screen and one for television. Both are available on the DVD from Sony.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Chris Alexander: Forget Rocky Horror; the one-two punch of Brian De Palma and composer/actor/ham Paul Williams makes Phantom the most phun horror rock musical ever made. A phlop when released, it just gets better with age — sexy and flamboyant, funny and stylish.
Bekah McKendry: This Faustian tale has a killer soundtrack that earned it an Oscar nomination.
Justin Beahm: De Palma and composer Williams' love letter to The Phantom of the Opera and musical theater is perfect Halloween night viewing on a double bill with Rocky Horror.
Fun fact: Williams later wrote the music for 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Phenomena (1985)
Chris Alexander: Many of us saw this in a shorter form as Creepers, and either version delivers the demented goods. There's not enough space to unravel Dario Argento's lunatic plot, but suffice to say a teenage Jennifer Connelly and her insect friends fight matronly serial killers, evil dwarves and schoolyard bullying in Switzerland while a pissed-off chimp runs around with a straight razor is all you really need to know.
Bekah McKendry: This is one of Argento's juicer films, where the body fluids flow freely (and oftentimes are flung). This flick has a great plot and stars a very young Connelly as the psychic, bug-loving protagonist.
Justin Beahm: With one of the best opening sequences in all of horror, this is Argento at the peak of his game. Atmospheric, scary and full of memorable characters, Phenomena is essential viewing (and star Connelly's second film). The music by Goblin, Bill Wyman and Simon Boswell seals the deal.
Fun fact: Argento likes to play the killer in his movies and Phenomena is no different.
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Justin Beahm: Brazilian cine-folk hero José Mojica Marins broke taboos and boundaries in this 1967 gem about "Coffin Joe" continuing his quest for the perfect mate, which originally started in 1964's At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul. Entirely black and white until you get to hell, where the madness in Marins' art really comes to life. Sadistic, insane and gorgeous.
Bekah McKendry: This second installment of Brazil's Coffin Joe series has all the necessary elements to make a great horror film — murder, disfigurements, ghouls, killer skeletons, snakes, poison and a plot that will keep your blood pumping and your fingernails growing.
Chris Alexander: Oooooh.... Coffin Joe.... Groundbreaking, cruel, disturbing, outrageous and poetic horror film from Brazil that sparked a wave of Joe love that continues in Latin America to this day. Weird and awesome.
Fun fact: The "Coffin Joe" character last appeared in Marins' 2008 return (at 73 years old) to the genre, Embodiment of Evil.
Hard to kill
Pumpkin Seeds
If you crave foods high in sugar and fat, your snack substitute will need to deliver taste and crunch to be satisfying. Consider pumpkin seeds, a healthy treat that’s high in iron and unsaturated fats, the kind that are good for your heart. As with any snack, the key is portion control. If you limit yourself to 2 tablespoons, you will be eating less than 5 grams of carbohydrates.
Mixed Nuts
Nuts can be high in calories so you can’t eat too many, but the good news is that just 2 ounces a day can move you toward a more healthy diet if you have diabetes. Canadian researchers divided 117 people with type 2 diabetes into three groups: one third ate muffins, another third ate mixed nuts and muffins, and the remaining third ate just the mixed nuts. After three months, the group given only the mixed nuts showed the most improvement in blood sugar levels. The researchers recommend substituting nuts for carbs for the best results.
Chia Seeds
Ch-ch-ch-Chia! Most people are aware of the popular gift Chia Pets, not chia seeds, jokes Susan Weiner, RD, MS, CDE, CDN, a diabetes educator in New York City. But if you want a healthy topping to sprinkle on foods, get to know these seeds. Chia seeds, which do come from the chia plant, are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which can lower your triglycerides and raise your good HDL cholesterol level (goals of many people with diabetes). These seeds also are rich in fiber — 10 grams per ounce — and fiber can make you feel fuller. Sprinkle chia seeds on healthy diet choices like cereal, oatmeal, and low- or no-fat yogurt and ice cream.
Lentils
Lentils, a type of legume, are another food you should add to your healthy diet to help you control your blood sugar levels. Lentils are loaded with soluble fiber, which digests slowly to keep your blood sugar from spiking. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people with diabetes who consumed 50 grams of fiber a day, especially soluble fiber, were much better at controlling their blood sugar than those who ate less fiber. Lentils also have been shown to increase your energy and improve your mood.
Sardines
Like salmon, sardines are rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and protein, plus they offer a few advantages over some other fatty fish in a diabetes diet: They’re cheap, have lower mercury levels than larger fish such as tuna, and come fresh or canned — if you never developed a taste for the canned variety, try grilling fresh sardines for their brighter flavor. You can also flake a cooked or canned filet into healthy bean soups, stews, pasta sauces, and salads for a change in flavor.
Edamame
Unless you frequent sushi restaurants, you may not know about edamame (ed-a-ma-me), another superfood for people with type 2 diabetes. Edamame are green soybeans, and they are growing in popularity — so much so that they’re now sold in the freezer departments of supermarkets and warehouse stores like Costco. Just boil them for three to five minutes and serve. They provide many healthy benefits for your diabetes diet: They’re an excellent source of protein, minerals (including potassium, magnesium, and calcium), and those all-important omega-3 fatty acids.
Beets
Beets are another healthy food you might have shied away from as a kid, but they have a sweetness that the adult palate can appreciate. They’re also high in lipoic acid, one of the many antioxidants that are believed to help prevent your cells from damage caused by aging. Some studies show that lipoic acid is also helpful in healing nerve damage that causes pain and numbness in the hands and feet of people with diabetes. Other research suggests that beets may help lower your blood cholesterol. Roast beets in the oven the way you would a sweet potato and serve as a side dish or add to a healthy salad. Another idea to add some spark to your diet is to shred the beets and add to pancake batter or bread mixes.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Vitamin C
Most people don't think of vitamin C as a controversial nutrient. But when it comes to vitamin C supplements and the role they have in preventing or treating cold and flu and in giving you an immunity boost, they stir up considerable debate and conflict.
"The role vitamin C plays, with respect to the common cold, remains controversial," says Beth Isaac, PharmD, a staff pharmacist for Everyday Health. "There is very little evidence demonstrating that vitamin C has any significant effect on the common cold." The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence, Isaac explains, and according to the National Institutes of Health, vitamin C is considered possibly effective for treating the common cold, but possibly ineffective for preventing the common cold. "Vitamin C may be effective for the common cold for specific types of people," she adds.
How Vitamin C Might Help
A review of 29 studies on vitamin C and cold and flu, involving more than 11,000 people, was conducted in 2007. After analyzing extensive data, the researchers concluded that there was no evidence that it prevented the common cold, and found only a slight amount of evidence that it reduced the duration and severity of colds. However, in five studies of people under extreme physical stress, like marathon runners and skiers, taking vitamin C appeared to reduce the occurrence of the common cold.
How Much Vitamin C Should You Take?
Though the information on vitamin C and the common cold is mixed, there are few risks in trying vitamin C and vitamin C supplements for reducing the severity or duration of cold and flu. However, Isaac doesn't recommend taking high doses of vitamin C every day — only while the cold is active. "The recommended daily allowance for vitamin C for adults is 90 milligrams for men and 75 milligrams for women, which you can get from a multivitamin," she says. "Based on scientific research, the dose for treating the common cold is 1 to 3 grams [1,000 to 3,000 milligrams] per day. Vitamin C is likely safe for most individuals when taken in recommended doses." High doses of vitamin C, greater than 2 grams per day, are considered possibly unsafe and may cause many unwanted side effects, including kidney stones, nausea, and diarrhea.
Getting Vitamin C From Foods
Vitamin C is just one of many antioxidants that you can get through food and that can play a healthy role in boosting your immunity. And though you won't get as high a dose of vitamin C from foods as you will from supplements, you will get a number of other healthy components, including other antioxidants and fiber, from eating whole fruits and vegetables. "Good sources of vitamin C include fresh fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes and leafy vegetables," says Isaac. "Most experts recommend getting vitamin C through diet, rather than supplements."
Other Tips to Prevent Cold and Flu
Finally, it should come as no surprise that to boost immunity and prevent colds and flu this season, you'll need to do much more than eat foods rich in vitamin C or take a vitamin C supplement. Here's what else you can do:
* Wash your hands. David Tayloe, MD, a pediatrician in Goldsboro, N.C., a past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, suggests washing with warm water and soap for at least 15 seconds or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that is at least 60 percent alcohol. And when your hands aren't being washed, keep them away from your face. "Hand washing is probably the best way for most of us to avoid getting common viral infections," says Dr. Tayloe.
* Get a good night's sleep. When you're not well rested, your immune system function suffers greatly. Strive for at least seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
* Clean and disinfect frequently. By using vinegar and common household cleaners, you can stop the spread of germs around your home. Focus on areas that are often touched by hands, like doorknobs, counters, and trash cans.
* Eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Both of these healthy habits have been shown to keep your immune system functioning at a higher level, Tayloe says.
* Get a flu shot. A flu shot will greatly reduce your chances of getting the flu, and lessen the severity of the flu if you do get it. Plus, you'll help protect others with weaker immune systems, such as infants and the elderly, from getting your flu.
Your best defense against the cold and flu is a healthy lifestyle, as well as these smart steps that will help boost your immune system.
"The role vitamin C plays, with respect to the common cold, remains controversial," says Beth Isaac, PharmD, a staff pharmacist for Everyday Health. "There is very little evidence demonstrating that vitamin C has any significant effect on the common cold." The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence, Isaac explains, and according to the National Institutes of Health, vitamin C is considered possibly effective for treating the common cold, but possibly ineffective for preventing the common cold. "Vitamin C may be effective for the common cold for specific types of people," she adds.
How Vitamin C Might Help
A review of 29 studies on vitamin C and cold and flu, involving more than 11,000 people, was conducted in 2007. After analyzing extensive data, the researchers concluded that there was no evidence that it prevented the common cold, and found only a slight amount of evidence that it reduced the duration and severity of colds. However, in five studies of people under extreme physical stress, like marathon runners and skiers, taking vitamin C appeared to reduce the occurrence of the common cold.
How Much Vitamin C Should You Take?
Though the information on vitamin C and the common cold is mixed, there are few risks in trying vitamin C and vitamin C supplements for reducing the severity or duration of cold and flu. However, Isaac doesn't recommend taking high doses of vitamin C every day — only while the cold is active. "The recommended daily allowance for vitamin C for adults is 90 milligrams for men and 75 milligrams for women, which you can get from a multivitamin," she says. "Based on scientific research, the dose for treating the common cold is 1 to 3 grams [1,000 to 3,000 milligrams] per day. Vitamin C is likely safe for most individuals when taken in recommended doses." High doses of vitamin C, greater than 2 grams per day, are considered possibly unsafe and may cause many unwanted side effects, including kidney stones, nausea, and diarrhea.
Getting Vitamin C From Foods
Vitamin C is just one of many antioxidants that you can get through food and that can play a healthy role in boosting your immunity. And though you won't get as high a dose of vitamin C from foods as you will from supplements, you will get a number of other healthy components, including other antioxidants and fiber, from eating whole fruits and vegetables. "Good sources of vitamin C include fresh fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes and leafy vegetables," says Isaac. "Most experts recommend getting vitamin C through diet, rather than supplements."
Other Tips to Prevent Cold and Flu
Finally, it should come as no surprise that to boost immunity and prevent colds and flu this season, you'll need to do much more than eat foods rich in vitamin C or take a vitamin C supplement. Here's what else you can do:
* Wash your hands. David Tayloe, MD, a pediatrician in Goldsboro, N.C., a past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, suggests washing with warm water and soap for at least 15 seconds or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that is at least 60 percent alcohol. And when your hands aren't being washed, keep them away from your face. "Hand washing is probably the best way for most of us to avoid getting common viral infections," says Dr. Tayloe.
* Get a good night's sleep. When you're not well rested, your immune system function suffers greatly. Strive for at least seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
* Clean and disinfect frequently. By using vinegar and common household cleaners, you can stop the spread of germs around your home. Focus on areas that are often touched by hands, like doorknobs, counters, and trash cans.
* Eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Both of these healthy habits have been shown to keep your immune system functioning at a higher level, Tayloe says.
* Get a flu shot. A flu shot will greatly reduce your chances of getting the flu, and lessen the severity of the flu if you do get it. Plus, you'll help protect others with weaker immune systems, such as infants and the elderly, from getting your flu.
Your best defense against the cold and flu is a healthy lifestyle, as well as these smart steps that will help boost your immune system.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Father of the year
Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead.
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
Pics below, Yes the dad is a Jerk.....
Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead.
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
The dad is a Jerk
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
Pics below, Yes the dad is a Jerk.....
Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead.
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
The dad is a Jerk
401k
I kind of hate target date funds.
They're supposed to make investing for retirement simple for people who don't want to choose among the options in their 401(k) plans. And, yes, picking a single fund that is (supposedly) optimized to your retirement date is easy. Sadly, it's too easy -- and people who want things easy will likely miss the many pitfalls of these funds.
Think this isn't your problem? You may unwittingly be invested in a target date fund. Many employers have been automatically enrolling workers in their 401(k) plans and putting them in a target fund, as the result of a 2006 federal law.
That's the main reason they're growing so fast. Target date funds hold $400 billion in assets now, and will grow to $2 trillion within a decade, according to a newly released report from Brightscope, a company that ranks 401(k) plans, and Target Date Analytics, which tracks target date funds.
That's a tsunami of money: To put it in perspective, it took the entire mutual fund industry 52 years to grow to $2 trillion in assets.
Before I explain why these funds are troubling, here's a look at how they work: Let's use "Edward" as our fictional worker. He is 36 and wants to retire at 65, in 2040, so he chooses a target fund labeled "2040." Let's call it the "Superstar 2040 Fund."
The Superstar 2040 manager invests Edward's money in a mix of stock and bond funds, reducing the exposure to stocks (and risk) as Edward nears retirement. (The shifting of that mix is known as a "glide path.") All Edward has to do is keep contributing to his 401(k) and let the manager take care of the rest.
Think twice, Edward! Here's why:
1. Some Funds Take Too Much Risk Too Late in the Game.
Imagine you were planning to retire in 2010, and had invested in a target date fund. On average, target date funds set to mature that year declined 37% between the market peak in October 2007 and March 2009, according to Morningstar. Ouch.
Why? Too much exposure to stocks. You would think that after a meltdown like that, fund managers would cut back on holding equities so close to maturity. Not so: The percentage of stocks that target date funds hold at their target date rose to an average of 43% in 2010 from 40% in 2007, according to the Brightscope report.
"Many fund companies failed to learn from the 2008 debacle, which failure will surely hurt participants again," the report concludes.
2. Risks Aren't Clearly Disclosed.
Why would target date funds expose older investors to that kind of risk? There's a debate over whether a target date fund should hit its most conservative allocation -- known as the "landing date" -- the year an investor retires, or provide for the rest of his life.
One camp -- known as "to" funds -- thinks a target date fund should hit the target date and landing date the same year. Thus, our friend Edward retires in 2040 at age 65, just as the Superstar 2040 Fund cuts the percentage of stock it owns to its lowest level. About 40% of funds followed this philosophy in 2010, Brightscope found.
The other 60%, known as "through" funds, think they should provide for Edward for the rest of his life. Since people run the risk of outliving their money, this camp continues to take some risk after the target date so his money has a chance to grow. Thus the Superstar 2040 Fund wouldn't minimize Edward's exposure to stocks until 2050 or later, when he's 75 or older.
In short, it's critical to understand if you have a "to" or "through" fund to gauge your risk, especially if you had planned to take your money out in a lump sum on the target date. However, it's tough to figure out a fund's philosophy by looking at the fund documents. Even the gurus at the Morningstar, which ranks mutual funds, have complained that the data is hard to find.
3. Fund Managers Have Conflicts of Interest, and Mediocre Regulatory Safeguards.
So why would target funds hold so much money in stocks as workers approach their retirement date, when they'll need the money? Answer: More profit for the companies that manage the target date fund. Investors have to pay more for actively-managed stock funds than bond funds (or index funds, which simply mimic the major indexes such as the S&P 500). That gives the managers an incentive to stuff the target date fund with the more profitable (and riskier) funds.
Unfortunately, target date funds are subject to regulation under a 1940 law, the Investment Company Act, that doesn't have to teeth to stop a fund manager from putting his interests above yours. I'd rather see target funds governed by the stricter fiduciary standard, because its transaction and conflict rules are better at protecting investors.
This is a no-brainer: Shouldn't one of the fastest-growing investments for people who aren't paying attention to their retirement money be subject to the highest levels of accountability?
4. Target Date Funds Cost Too Much.
As noted above, target date funds cost too much. On the bright side, Vanguard recently launched target funds with very low operating costs. They have an expense ratio (or operating cost) of 0.18% as a percentage of the fund's net assets. Fidelity and TIAA-CREF followed suit with target funds that costs 0.19%. That compares to an average of 0.75% across all target date funds, Brightscope found.
What does this mean for Edward? Let's say he joined his company at age 35 and contributes $10,000 a year to a target date fund in his 401(k) for the next 30 years. The money grows at an average of 7% annually. When Edward taps the money at age 65, he'll have about $977,000 in the lower-cost target fund –$99,000 more than he would have the higher-cost one.
I'm sure we can all think of something more fun to do with nearly a hundred grand than forking it over to a fund manager. Vanguard has proven that target funds can be managed cheaply with solid performance. (It ranked fifth out of 34 companies in the Brightscope report.) So why can't competitors follow suit?
5. The Largest Players Crowd Out Better-Performing Competitors.
Finally, there's the stranglehold that the big, full-service 401(k) managers have on the target date market. This can prevent investors from getting access to the best-performing funds. For example, if Vanguard manages your 401(k) plan, you're likely to be offered a Vanguard target date fund as an option.
Vanguard likely won't offer access to American Century LIVESTRONG, which Brightscope ranked No. 1 -- four spots above Vanguard. In short, it's so profitable for the largest firms to keep a lock on the target date fund market they aren't going to make an effort to welcome other fund families in the door. In the retail world, that wouldn't fly: Imagine Walmart only offering Walmart brand toilet paper.
Vanguard's response: "For our full-service program... Vanguard offers a flexible investment program that includes both Vanguard and non-Vanguard investment products. Investment committees [at the companies selecting Vanguard] aligned with our perspectives on the importance of low cost, diversification, and the advantages of indexing in retirement portfolios typically consider Vanguard's index and target-date or balanced fund offerings best-in-class. We would look for such plans to offer Vanguard proprietary funds in those categories and as the default option for the plan."
They're supposed to make investing for retirement simple for people who don't want to choose among the options in their 401(k) plans. And, yes, picking a single fund that is (supposedly) optimized to your retirement date is easy. Sadly, it's too easy -- and people who want things easy will likely miss the many pitfalls of these funds.
Think this isn't your problem? You may unwittingly be invested in a target date fund. Many employers have been automatically enrolling workers in their 401(k) plans and putting them in a target fund, as the result of a 2006 federal law.
That's the main reason they're growing so fast. Target date funds hold $400 billion in assets now, and will grow to $2 trillion within a decade, according to a newly released report from Brightscope, a company that ranks 401(k) plans, and Target Date Analytics, which tracks target date funds.
That's a tsunami of money: To put it in perspective, it took the entire mutual fund industry 52 years to grow to $2 trillion in assets.
Before I explain why these funds are troubling, here's a look at how they work: Let's use "Edward" as our fictional worker. He is 36 and wants to retire at 65, in 2040, so he chooses a target fund labeled "2040." Let's call it the "Superstar 2040 Fund."
The Superstar 2040 manager invests Edward's money in a mix of stock and bond funds, reducing the exposure to stocks (and risk) as Edward nears retirement. (The shifting of that mix is known as a "glide path.") All Edward has to do is keep contributing to his 401(k) and let the manager take care of the rest.
Think twice, Edward! Here's why:
1. Some Funds Take Too Much Risk Too Late in the Game.
Imagine you were planning to retire in 2010, and had invested in a target date fund. On average, target date funds set to mature that year declined 37% between the market peak in October 2007 and March 2009, according to Morningstar. Ouch.
Why? Too much exposure to stocks. You would think that after a meltdown like that, fund managers would cut back on holding equities so close to maturity. Not so: The percentage of stocks that target date funds hold at their target date rose to an average of 43% in 2010 from 40% in 2007, according to the Brightscope report.
"Many fund companies failed to learn from the 2008 debacle, which failure will surely hurt participants again," the report concludes.
2. Risks Aren't Clearly Disclosed.
Why would target date funds expose older investors to that kind of risk? There's a debate over whether a target date fund should hit its most conservative allocation -- known as the "landing date" -- the year an investor retires, or provide for the rest of his life.
One camp -- known as "to" funds -- thinks a target date fund should hit the target date and landing date the same year. Thus, our friend Edward retires in 2040 at age 65, just as the Superstar 2040 Fund cuts the percentage of stock it owns to its lowest level. About 40% of funds followed this philosophy in 2010, Brightscope found.
The other 60%, known as "through" funds, think they should provide for Edward for the rest of his life. Since people run the risk of outliving their money, this camp continues to take some risk after the target date so his money has a chance to grow. Thus the Superstar 2040 Fund wouldn't minimize Edward's exposure to stocks until 2050 or later, when he's 75 or older.
In short, it's critical to understand if you have a "to" or "through" fund to gauge your risk, especially if you had planned to take your money out in a lump sum on the target date. However, it's tough to figure out a fund's philosophy by looking at the fund documents. Even the gurus at the Morningstar, which ranks mutual funds, have complained that the data is hard to find.
3. Fund Managers Have Conflicts of Interest, and Mediocre Regulatory Safeguards.
So why would target funds hold so much money in stocks as workers approach their retirement date, when they'll need the money? Answer: More profit for the companies that manage the target date fund. Investors have to pay more for actively-managed stock funds than bond funds (or index funds, which simply mimic the major indexes such as the S&P 500). That gives the managers an incentive to stuff the target date fund with the more profitable (and riskier) funds.
Unfortunately, target date funds are subject to regulation under a 1940 law, the Investment Company Act, that doesn't have to teeth to stop a fund manager from putting his interests above yours. I'd rather see target funds governed by the stricter fiduciary standard, because its transaction and conflict rules are better at protecting investors.
This is a no-brainer: Shouldn't one of the fastest-growing investments for people who aren't paying attention to their retirement money be subject to the highest levels of accountability?
4. Target Date Funds Cost Too Much.
As noted above, target date funds cost too much. On the bright side, Vanguard recently launched target funds with very low operating costs. They have an expense ratio (or operating cost) of 0.18% as a percentage of the fund's net assets. Fidelity and TIAA-CREF followed suit with target funds that costs 0.19%. That compares to an average of 0.75% across all target date funds, Brightscope found.
What does this mean for Edward? Let's say he joined his company at age 35 and contributes $10,000 a year to a target date fund in his 401(k) for the next 30 years. The money grows at an average of 7% annually. When Edward taps the money at age 65, he'll have about $977,000 in the lower-cost target fund –$99,000 more than he would have the higher-cost one.
I'm sure we can all think of something more fun to do with nearly a hundred grand than forking it over to a fund manager. Vanguard has proven that target funds can be managed cheaply with solid performance. (It ranked fifth out of 34 companies in the Brightscope report.) So why can't competitors follow suit?
5. The Largest Players Crowd Out Better-Performing Competitors.
Finally, there's the stranglehold that the big, full-service 401(k) managers have on the target date market. This can prevent investors from getting access to the best-performing funds. For example, if Vanguard manages your 401(k) plan, you're likely to be offered a Vanguard target date fund as an option.
Vanguard likely won't offer access to American Century LIVESTRONG, which Brightscope ranked No. 1 -- four spots above Vanguard. In short, it's so profitable for the largest firms to keep a lock on the target date fund market they aren't going to make an effort to welcome other fund families in the door. In the retail world, that wouldn't fly: Imagine Walmart only offering Walmart brand toilet paper.
Vanguard's response: "For our full-service program... Vanguard offers a flexible investment program that includes both Vanguard and non-Vanguard investment products. Investment committees [at the companies selecting Vanguard] aligned with our perspectives on the importance of low cost, diversification, and the advantages of indexing in retirement portfolios typically consider Vanguard's index and target-date or balanced fund offerings best-in-class. We would look for such plans to offer Vanguard proprietary funds in those categories and as the default option for the plan."
Barracuda
Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead.
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
Pics below, Yes the dad is a Jerk.....
Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead.
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
The dad is a Jerk
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
Pics below, Yes the dad is a Jerk.....
Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait but bit her instead.
Koral's wound ended up needing 51 stitches, but Pops wanted to share a quick Kodak moment before heading to the hospital.
The dad is a Jerk
Jobs
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Believe it or not, a place exists where companies are hiring like crazy, and you can make $15 an hour serving tacos, $25 an hour waiting tables and $80,000 a year driving trucks.
You just have to move to North Dakota. Specifically, to one of the tiny towns surrounding the oil-rich Bakken formation, estimated to hold anywhere between 4 billion and 24 billion barrels of oil.
Oil companies have only recently discovered ways to tap this reserve. And along with the manpower needed to extract the oil, the town is now scrambling to find workers to support the new rush of labor.
Watford City is at the center of the Bakken formation. While it is home to less than 3,000 permanent residents, there are about 6,500 people there right now, as job hunters relocate to seek out high-paying jobs.
Aaron Pelton, the owner of Outlaws Bar & Grill in Watford, said his sales have been nearly doubling every year -- and it's only getting busier. Servers at his restaurant make about $25 an hour when tips are factored in, and kitchen staff employees make around $15 an hour.
Surprise six-figure salaries
Vickie McMullen and her husband were living in one of the poorest cities in North Carolina, and they knew they needed to move to dig themselves out of debt. When they looked online earlier this year and saw the number of high-paying job opportunities in Williston, North Dakota -- less than 50 miles from Watford -- they knew it was the place to jumpstart their lives.
McMullen now works as a nanny in exchange for housing. Her husband, who worked on behavior management programs for a school system in North Carolina where he took home about $1,600 a month, found a job working in the oilfields where he makes that same amount of money in one week -- adding up to an annual salary of about $77,000.
"We want to be debt-free, so we came here to play catch-up," said McMullen. "But when I came here, I thought I was on Mars. It's just so crazy that the rest of the country has no jobs, and here's this one place that doesn't have enough people to fill all the jobs."
Where jobs are booming
With oil companies paying top dollar to the new onslaught of workers they need -- doling out average salaries of $70,000, and more than $100,000 including over-time -- other local businesses are boosting their pay to compete.
Entry level jobs everywhere from restaurants and grocery stores to convenience stores and local banks pay a minimum of $12 per hour, according to the McKenzie County Job Development Authority. Truck drivers make an average of $70,000 to $80,000 a year.
Taco John's, a Western fast-food chain, has increased its pay from $8.50 an hour to $15 an hour in Williston to hold on to its workers during its busiest shifts. It's also trying to keep pace with competitors, including the Subway and Hardee's down the street, said general manager Christie Smith. The Taco John's currently has more than 15 open positions and Smith said she has only turned down one applicant this year, "because he just looked too scruffy."
If a Taco John's employee refers a friend for a job, and that friend is hired and works there at least six weeks, the employee is given a $100 bonus, and the new employee gets $150.
Heather McLaren and her boyfriend came to Watford from Fargo about a year ago. She makes $10 an hour at a local gas station and convenience store, and her boyfriend works in farming and makes $15 an hour -- up from $9.75 an hour in Fargo.
The pay bump was even bigger for Nathan Pittman, who was thinking about retiring from the trucking company he owned in Indiana, but put his plans on hold when he heard about the boom.
Pittman quickly landed at a trucking company in Watford making $20 an hour with "a lot" of overtime. In all, his salary more than doubled to about $2,225 a week in Watford.
"You can make at least a thousand dollars a week more here than anywhere else in the country," he said.
Confessions of extreme penny pinchers
Pittman was so optimistic about the opportunities in the town that he is now helping struggling companies from other parts of the country set up shop in Watford.
"There's not a business you can start in North Dakota right now that wouldn't make it," said Pittman.
Gene Veeder, executive director of McKenzie County Job Development Authority, which includes Watford City, said he gets calls every day from developers wanting to start housing projects. But for now, good luck finding a place to live.
Among the inconveniences the boom has caused for locals -- including a higher cost of living, more traffic and higher turnover rates among businesses that lose employees to the oilfields -- there's a huge housing shortage.
"It's been absolutely crazy lately -- we just can't build fast enough," said Shawn Wenko, workplace development coordinator for the city of Williston. "We've probably seen 2,200 housing units come online this year, but we probably have demand for more than 5,000."
Why you can't find a job
Wenko said one-bedroom apartments can run at around $1,500 a month, while two to three bedroom apartments are often around $3,000. Local hotels and motels are at 100% occupancy. Some companies have cashed in on the low housing supply and have built more affordable workforce units, known as "man camps", which are basically clusters of dorm-style trailers that house workers.
If you're looking for some extra cash, you could really make a killing right now by bringing an RV to the Bakken area and renting it for $2,000 a month, Pittman said.
"If you were to come up right now, you would see campers stuffed in about every corner, people sleeping in their cars in the Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) parking lot and tents popping up here and there," said Wenko. "It's best to secure housing before you come here, or else you'll be staying in your car for a while too -- and North Dakota winters tend to get pretty cold."
You'll also need to be ready to get dirty. Pelton said he sees a line every morning at the public restroom full of people waiting to sponge-bathe themselves in the bathroom sinks. Pelton even had to put a lock on the bathroom in his own restaurant because so many people were sneaking in to "wash up".
Jobs
Here is a list of some other companies to look for jobs, excuse the url formats didn't have time to reformat as a link. Hope this help those looking for a job.
Computer- various locations(PROPS TO RUKUS FOR THE INFO) software developer, consultant etc..
http://www.okayainfo.com
Employment agency from laborer, machinist, maintenance to Engineering, banking etc.
(mostly southern region) UK agency too.
http://www.hirethinking.com/home.aspx?p_PageAlias=home
Work from home call center job thru alpineaccess.com
you have to have your own land line phone (no cell, no voip) and cable modem
A&E tv channel careers
https://www.abso.com/jobboard/default.aspx?JOBBOARDID=618
http://www.aetn.com/careers.html
[B]IT COMPUTER JOBS [/B] props to [U]gcat10[/U]
http://careers.joelonsoftware.com/jobs
http://jobs.com/
hubspot hiring IT tech, software engineers,business development, etc... cambridge mass. area
http://jobs.hubspot.com/start-up-jobs-boston/
architects
http://archinect.com/jobs/
health care career nursing, etc........ many locations
http://www.miracleworkers.com/WM/Default.aspx?ff=21
IT computer jobs
http://edoors.okayainfo.com/publishReq.do
jobs embassy worldwide
http://embassyjobsearch.com/?cat=3#
u.s. department of state
http://www.careers.state.gov/hiring.html
Teaching in new york for non teachers training
https://www.nycteachingfellows.org/Default.asp
Media jobs[B][/B]
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings
Agency
www.advantageresourcing.com
https://www.advantagestaffingjobs.com/advantageportal.cfm
charter school jobs
http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/c/query/q/1565
Navy careers part-time etc.
http://jobsearch.monster.com/PowerSearch.aspx?re=106&co=xnavypost3x&ah=http://company.monster.com/navypost3&aj=U.S.+Navy&cn=U.S.+Navy
NY NON Profit jobs
http://www.camba.org/About/CareerOpportunities/tabid/302/Default.aspx
Virginia , MD areas and overseas Consultant, security, linguist, intelligence etc..various jobs
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=FEDSYSINC&cws=1
CNN TURNER TIME WARNER
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers
different locations/states mainly IT related jobs
https://gp.recruitmax.com//main/careerportal/default.cfm?szUniqueCareerPortalID=28750195-0091-437c-b65f-a6b4d40b130c&szIsJobBoard=0
IBM
https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/search.jsp
AVIS
http://www.avis.com/car-rental/html/employment
ESPN
http://jobs.espncareers.com
http://www.tmprotection.com/careers.php
RETAIL various positions
http://jbcstyle.com/jobs/index.php?keyword=&location=&category=&job-type=&dosearch=1
Satellite cable installations
http://jobs.clickonf5.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-Satellite+Tv+Installer+/+Technician
[B]Physics and engineer jobs[/B]
http://careers.physicstoday.org/jobs
PEPSI
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, ENTRY LEVEL DRIVER, ETC....
http://careers.pepsico.com/viewalljobs
MERCY CORPS
Portland and d.c area administration, accounting, non profit
https://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.allpositions&company_id=15927&version=1
[B]Time warner cable [/B]various positions NY, California, Georgia etc..
https://careers.timewarner.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_home.asp?PartnerId=391&SiteId=36
[B]Whole foods[/B]
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/careers/index.php
[B]international and united states non profit jobs, management, administration[/B],
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1
[B][U]various positions from computer tech to social worker,retail,overseas etc...[/U][/B]
select your home state
jp morgan chase VARIOUS LOCATIONS
https://jpmchase.taleo.net/careersection/2/joblist.ftl
calvin klein
retail job, administrator,I.T, to entry level various position
https://2xrecruit.kenexa.com/kr/cc/pvh/cc.html
http://civilianjobs.com/
retail , henri bendel, the body shop corporate to entry level positions
http://henribendel.jobs/hb/job_start_per.asp
select your home state
job search different states
www.job-hunt.org
[B]jobs overseas[/B]
http://www.gulftalent.com
security, police
http://www.nps.gov/uspp/recruitng.htm
Federal aviation, inspector jobs, computer, engineer, analyst, etc.. various states
http://jobs.faa.gov/announcement_summary.asp
Airport security various states around the country
www.tsa.gov
mostly tech computer related various locations
http://globalsecurity.clearancejobs.com/jobs/?N=0&RC=25&Ns=p_TimeStamp|1
engineer various locations
http://www.emcengineers.com/emc/employment.html
those with security or military backgrounds and some IT Computer
http://www.libertyparkusafd.org/lp/Hale/curriculum/List%20of%20Military%20Service%20Provider%20Companies.htm
AFRICA JOBS and some many IT computer
http://www.findajobinafrica.com/findajobinafrica
IT jobs Africa
retail pet store, entry and management, office warehouse
http://www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_careeropportunities_Nav_5.aspx
IT jobs, engineering jobs, finance jobs, science jobs, human resources jobs and more
http://careers.caci.com
bank
https://www.wellsfargo.com/careers
lowes
https://careers.lowes.com/job_search.aspx
foot locker
http://www.footlocker-inc.com/careers.cfm?page=career-center
ATT
http://att.jobs/Default.aspx
mostly tech computer related
http://www.pdstech.com
Pitney Bowes - jobs mailroom to administrative office support www.pb.com
http://www.pb.com/careers/overview.shtml?__utma=1.184198675.1278876560.1278876560.1278876560.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1278876560&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1278876560.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=pitney%20bowes%20career&__utmv=-&__utmk=96320028
overseas jobs non profit technical computer to project management, safety officer type jobs various positions and countries
NON PROFIT world jobs
http://www.reliefweb.int
Kmart
http://www.kmartcorp.com/careers/
general mostly Engineer related overseas etc.
http://www.amec.com/careers.htm
jc penney
http://www.jcpenney.net/careers/default.aspx
Boston market hourly to corporate positions
http://www.bostonmarket.com/jobs
Tiffany -hourly to corporate positions
https://www.tiffanycareers.com/home
Analyst, engineer , general etc..different states and overseas
http://www.gdit.com/default.aspx or http://www.resumeware.net/gdns_rw/gdns_web/job_list.cfm
Technical and management support agency various locations
https://jobs.aecom.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_advsearch.asp?partnerid=20052&siteid=5022
Aviation jobs, mechanic, installer, aero
http://www.jsfirm.com
general job search different states
www.Nationjob.com
LOREAL
http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/html/careers/Meet-us/Apply/Apply-now.aspx
Bulgari
http://careers.bulgari.com/en/
P&G
http://www.pg.com/en_US/careers/index.shtml
DYNACORP
http://www.dyn-intl.com/careers.aspx
Red Lobster
[url]http://www.redlobster.com/employment/[/url]
props to [COLOR="Red"][B]Philly Philly[/B][/COLOR] he posted more below this page 1`
[B][U][COLOR="Red"]every state[/COLOR][/U][/B] is represented look carefully
[url]http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/states.shtml[/url]
NORTH Carolina
[url]http://xecompany.hrmdirect.com/employment/openings.php[/url]
OVERALL INTERNET JOB LINKS 10 LINKS
[url]http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/10-job-listing-sites-with-unique-opportunities.html[/url]
Originally Posted by [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]phillyphilly [/COLOR][/B]
State Employment Sites:
[url]http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-jobs.cfm[/url]
[B]Update 6/20/2010[/B] can be used continuously because most of these sites regularly update their job search boards
Engineer related
[url]http://www.globalenergyjobs.com/central.nsf/MainHome[/url]
non profit related jobs
[url]http://www.nonprofit-jobs.org/[/url]
Retail jobs
[url]http://www.allretailjobs.com/[/url]
IT TECH RELATED JOBS
[url]http://www.iitjobs.com/[/url]
POLICY RELATED JOBS
[url]http://www.policyjobs.net/[/url]
HOSPITAL IN TEXAS hiring hospital related jobs
[url]http://www.giantcareers.com/[/url]
Kraft Foods
[url]http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/careers/Pages/index.aspx[/url]
hotel Marriott
[url]www.marriott.com/careers/jobsearch.mi[/url]
different locations (states)maily in the south virgina, tx all kind of positions tech etc..administrative careers, tech jobs
[url]http://jobs.acsicorp.com/private/myjobs/searchjobsdone_outside.jsp?a=my3lt9m82zsh5nxiv1sdn7nrfgtew6u8104nl0w5u0ptvolpds0jqj43r67vwtg6[/url]
U.S. Government jobs different states most people know about this site. Just apply and see what happens might take months so apply to many as possible.
[url]http://www.usajobs.gov/[/url]
National Park position
[url]http://www.coolworks.com/national-park-jobs/[/url]
GAP retail corporate administrative positions and entry level few states like san francisco , ny chicago
[url]http://www.gapinc.com/public/Careers/car_jobsearch.shtml[/url]
coast guard
[url]http://www.uscg.mil/top/careers.asp[/url]
different states non profit and various
[url]http://www.care.org/careers/index.asp[/url]
retail entry to high end administrative different states
[url]http://careers.bulgari.com/en/job_opportunities.htm[/url]
job search portal different states
[url]www.indeed.com[/url]
jobs worldwide
[url]http://unjobs.org/[/url]
careers in africa
[url]http://www.globalcareercompany.com/content/content_650.aspx[/url]
non profit jobs etc..
[url]http://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/about/employment/EmploymentOpportunities.pdf[/url]
for young folks jobs training program and stipend
[url]www.yearup.org[/url]
GOOGLE is hiring tech related etc. different locations including overseas
[url]http://www.google.com/intl/eo/jobs/[/url]
different states and countries various position
[url]http://www.dowjones.com/careers.asp[/url]
HALLIBURTON is HIRING
[url]https://erecruiting.halliburton.jobs/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/zhrrcf_a_unregemp_job_search_f?&sap-language=EN[/url]
social services jobs, counseling, social worker, administrative, sometimes computer techs
[url]http://socialservice.com/[/url]
NEIMAN AND MARCUS CORPORATE AND ENTRY LEVEL RETAIL different states(locations)
[url]https://genie.mynmg.com/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=17281&resp_id=23350&resp_appl_id=800&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US¶ms=Kr-bdt54dNfFXnNLoLNJc5lpPv1cc0-S5mIhQHNr.ZO7fteOs0WuVQy4h1KicBza&oas=Ha6KxFBcisFkuYDla76DAQ[/url]
hospital positons california
[url]http://www.emc.org/body-careers-healthcaresource.cfm?tag=fuseaction%EQ%search%2EjobList%AM%template%EQ%dsp%5Fjob%5Flist%2Ecfm%AM%cjobattr1%EQ%All[/url]
hospital positons. I did not check this one
[url]http://www.hospitaljobsonline.com/[/url]
go to google and search
[U]workforce dept of labor[/U] at your local unemployment insurance office.
social services, counseling,case managers, non profit jobs
[url]www.indeed[/url].
Hospital jobs different states
[url]http://hospital.jobs.topusajobs.com/[/url]
online forex brokerage company computer realted based in El Segundu California
[url]http://www.mbtrading.com/careers.aspx[/url]
IBFX online brokerage company in UTAH tech related
[url]http://www.ibfx.com/corporate/page/Interbank-FX-Careers.aspx[/url]
walmart various positions corporate to entry level to trucking to overseas positions
[url]http://walmartstores.com/careers/[/url]
CHARTER SCHOOL POSITIONS SCHOOL RELATED JOBS
[url]http://jobs.publiccharters.org/[/url]
TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD
[url]http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/[/url]
this white dude post key information check his links on the right side of the page
ANALYST TYPE FINANCIAL POSITIONS
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/resumes/?_$ja=p&source=PS:Google:trading%20careers
jobs in AFRICA
[url]http://www.findajobinafrica.com/findajobinafrica/[/url]
radio shack including corporate
[url]http://www.jobsatradioshack.com/[/url]
KFC kentucky fried chicken corporate general manager positions
[url]http://www.kfc-jobs.com/jobgrp/Restaurant-General-Manager-Jobs/234/[/url]
top 10 careers that's stable to have
[url]http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7875619[/url]
free classses
[B][url]http://www.khanacademy.org/[/url][/B]
also with senior population is growing [B]nurses aid[/B] careers are hiring check your local area for certificates and job requirement. please understand that you are working with the elderly so be kind patient and sensitive respect their property and it's not a glamorous job but lots of jobs an overtime.
[B]security guard[/B] position hire a lot too. just get your certificate easy to get the more certificate the hire the pay. 8hr, certificate, 16hour certificate, is like the minimum entry
[B][U]Air guard and national guard and airforce reserve[/U][/B]
[url]http://www.afrc.af.mil/[/url]
[url]http://www.goang.com/Calendar/[/url]
[url]http://www.nationalguard.com/car?kw=national+guard[/url]
[B][U][COLOR="Red"]urban entrepreneurs blogs[/COLOR][/U][/B][B][/B]
[url]www.riseandgrind.com[/url]
[url]www.dreamandhustle.com/[/url][/QUOTE]
http://under30ceo.com/
Peace corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
AMTRAK IS HIRING - PASS IT ON!!! EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEGREE! * PASS-ON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN USE THIS! *
*
Great jobs for young men who aren't in college and strong young women also! This is Obama money for "infrastructure" the jobs are located all over, paid training in Atlanta . This is an awesome opportunity, please pass this on. These jobs pay good wages.
*
Training: You will attend two or three weeks of training at the Railroad Education & Development Institute in Atlanta , GA. CSX will pay for travel, lodging and meals as required by collective bargaining agreement.
*
Track Worker-030702 Job Summary: Work as a member of a crew to install new railroad track, maintain existing track and right-of-way. Replace or repair track switches with specific components. Slide and align tie plates. Drill holes through rails for insertion of bolts and tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends or rails together. Correct deviations in track surface, alignment and gauge
Cut rails to specific lengths etc.
*
Pay Rate Entry Rate $19.36/hour Full Rate $21.52/hour Promotional/ Advancement Opportunities:
Under Maintenance of Way Collective Bargaining Agreement, Track Workers may be considered for advancement
or promotion to other positions within the Engineering Department if qualified.
*
Machine Operator $23.25 - $24.81/hour
Welder Helper $21.93/hour
Bridge Tender $21.93/hour
Bridge Mechanic $22.65/hour
Foreman $22.71 - $25.53/hour
Track Inspector $23.98 - $25.14/hour
*
Qualifications: High School diploma/GED; 18 years of age or older; Valid Driver's License
*
At CSX, two of the company's core values are People Make The Difference and Safety Is A Way of Life. We are committed
to offering our team members the most competitive compensation and benefits package available, unlimited opportunities
for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible.
CSX is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer that supports diversity in the workplace.
*
*Apply online to this and other positions: http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=careers.mainf
You just have to move to North Dakota. Specifically, to one of the tiny towns surrounding the oil-rich Bakken formation, estimated to hold anywhere between 4 billion and 24 billion barrels of oil.
Oil companies have only recently discovered ways to tap this reserve. And along with the manpower needed to extract the oil, the town is now scrambling to find workers to support the new rush of labor.
Watford City is at the center of the Bakken formation. While it is home to less than 3,000 permanent residents, there are about 6,500 people there right now, as job hunters relocate to seek out high-paying jobs.
Aaron Pelton, the owner of Outlaws Bar & Grill in Watford, said his sales have been nearly doubling every year -- and it's only getting busier. Servers at his restaurant make about $25 an hour when tips are factored in, and kitchen staff employees make around $15 an hour.
Surprise six-figure salaries
Vickie McMullen and her husband were living in one of the poorest cities in North Carolina, and they knew they needed to move to dig themselves out of debt. When they looked online earlier this year and saw the number of high-paying job opportunities in Williston, North Dakota -- less than 50 miles from Watford -- they knew it was the place to jumpstart their lives.
McMullen now works as a nanny in exchange for housing. Her husband, who worked on behavior management programs for a school system in North Carolina where he took home about $1,600 a month, found a job working in the oilfields where he makes that same amount of money in one week -- adding up to an annual salary of about $77,000.
"We want to be debt-free, so we came here to play catch-up," said McMullen. "But when I came here, I thought I was on Mars. It's just so crazy that the rest of the country has no jobs, and here's this one place that doesn't have enough people to fill all the jobs."
Where jobs are booming
With oil companies paying top dollar to the new onslaught of workers they need -- doling out average salaries of $70,000, and more than $100,000 including over-time -- other local businesses are boosting their pay to compete.
Entry level jobs everywhere from restaurants and grocery stores to convenience stores and local banks pay a minimum of $12 per hour, according to the McKenzie County Job Development Authority. Truck drivers make an average of $70,000 to $80,000 a year.
Taco John's, a Western fast-food chain, has increased its pay from $8.50 an hour to $15 an hour in Williston to hold on to its workers during its busiest shifts. It's also trying to keep pace with competitors, including the Subway and Hardee's down the street, said general manager Christie Smith. The Taco John's currently has more than 15 open positions and Smith said she has only turned down one applicant this year, "because he just looked too scruffy."
If a Taco John's employee refers a friend for a job, and that friend is hired and works there at least six weeks, the employee is given a $100 bonus, and the new employee gets $150.
Heather McLaren and her boyfriend came to Watford from Fargo about a year ago. She makes $10 an hour at a local gas station and convenience store, and her boyfriend works in farming and makes $15 an hour -- up from $9.75 an hour in Fargo.
The pay bump was even bigger for Nathan Pittman, who was thinking about retiring from the trucking company he owned in Indiana, but put his plans on hold when he heard about the boom.
Pittman quickly landed at a trucking company in Watford making $20 an hour with "a lot" of overtime. In all, his salary more than doubled to about $2,225 a week in Watford.
"You can make at least a thousand dollars a week more here than anywhere else in the country," he said.
Confessions of extreme penny pinchers
Pittman was so optimistic about the opportunities in the town that he is now helping struggling companies from other parts of the country set up shop in Watford.
"There's not a business you can start in North Dakota right now that wouldn't make it," said Pittman.
Gene Veeder, executive director of McKenzie County Job Development Authority, which includes Watford City, said he gets calls every day from developers wanting to start housing projects. But for now, good luck finding a place to live.
Among the inconveniences the boom has caused for locals -- including a higher cost of living, more traffic and higher turnover rates among businesses that lose employees to the oilfields -- there's a huge housing shortage.
"It's been absolutely crazy lately -- we just can't build fast enough," said Shawn Wenko, workplace development coordinator for the city of Williston. "We've probably seen 2,200 housing units come online this year, but we probably have demand for more than 5,000."
Why you can't find a job
Wenko said one-bedroom apartments can run at around $1,500 a month, while two to three bedroom apartments are often around $3,000. Local hotels and motels are at 100% occupancy. Some companies have cashed in on the low housing supply and have built more affordable workforce units, known as "man camps", which are basically clusters of dorm-style trailers that house workers.
If you're looking for some extra cash, you could really make a killing right now by bringing an RV to the Bakken area and renting it for $2,000 a month, Pittman said.
"If you were to come up right now, you would see campers stuffed in about every corner, people sleeping in their cars in the Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) parking lot and tents popping up here and there," said Wenko. "It's best to secure housing before you come here, or else you'll be staying in your car for a while too -- and North Dakota winters tend to get pretty cold."
You'll also need to be ready to get dirty. Pelton said he sees a line every morning at the public restroom full of people waiting to sponge-bathe themselves in the bathroom sinks. Pelton even had to put a lock on the bathroom in his own restaurant because so many people were sneaking in to "wash up".
Jobs
Here is a list of some other companies to look for jobs, excuse the url formats didn't have time to reformat as a link. Hope this help those looking for a job.
Computer- various locations(PROPS TO RUKUS FOR THE INFO) software developer, consultant etc..
http://www.okayainfo.com
Employment agency from laborer, machinist, maintenance to Engineering, banking etc.
(mostly southern region) UK agency too.
http://www.hirethinking.com/home.aspx?p_PageAlias=home
Work from home call center job thru alpineaccess.com
you have to have your own land line phone (no cell, no voip) and cable modem
A&E tv channel careers
https://www.abso.com/jobboard/default.aspx?JOBBOARDID=618
http://www.aetn.com/careers.html
[B]IT COMPUTER JOBS [/B] props to [U]gcat10[/U]
http://careers.joelonsoftware.com/jobs
http://jobs.com/
hubspot hiring IT tech, software engineers,business development, etc... cambridge mass. area
http://jobs.hubspot.com/start-up-jobs-boston/
architects
http://archinect.com/jobs/
health care career nursing, etc........ many locations
http://www.miracleworkers.com/WM/Default.aspx?ff=21
IT computer jobs
http://edoors.okayainfo.com/publishReq.do
jobs embassy worldwide
http://embassyjobsearch.com/?cat=3#
u.s. department of state
http://www.careers.state.gov/hiring.html
Teaching in new york for non teachers training
https://www.nycteachingfellows.org/Default.asp
Media jobs[B][/B]
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings
Agency
www.advantageresourcing.com
https://www.advantagestaffingjobs.com/advantageportal.cfm
charter school jobs
http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/c/query/q/1565
Navy careers part-time etc.
http://jobsearch.monster.com/PowerSearch.aspx?re=106&co=xnavypost3x&ah=http://company.monster.com/navypost3&aj=U.S.+Navy&cn=U.S.+Navy
NY NON Profit jobs
http://www.camba.org/About/CareerOpportunities/tabid/302/Default.aspx
Virginia , MD areas and overseas Consultant, security, linguist, intelligence etc..various jobs
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=FEDSYSINC&cws=1
CNN TURNER TIME WARNER
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/careers
different locations/states mainly IT related jobs
https://gp.recruitmax.com//main/careerportal/default.cfm?szUniqueCareerPortalID=28750195-0091-437c-b65f-a6b4d40b130c&szIsJobBoard=0
IBM
https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/search.jsp
AVIS
http://www.avis.com/car-rental/html/employment
ESPN
http://jobs.espncareers.com
http://www.tmprotection.com/careers.php
RETAIL various positions
http://jbcstyle.com/jobs/index.php?keyword=&location=&category=&job-type=&dosearch=1
Satellite cable installations
http://jobs.clickonf5.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-Satellite+Tv+Installer+/+Technician
[B]Physics and engineer jobs[/B]
http://careers.physicstoday.org/jobs
PEPSI
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, ENTRY LEVEL DRIVER, ETC....
http://careers.pepsico.com/viewalljobs
MERCY CORPS
Portland and d.c area administration, accounting, non profit
https://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.allpositions&company_id=15927&version=1
[B]Time warner cable [/B]various positions NY, California, Georgia etc..
https://careers.timewarner.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_home.asp?PartnerId=391&SiteId=36
[B]Whole foods[/B]
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/careers/index.php
[B]international and united states non profit jobs, management, administration[/B],
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1
[B][U]various positions from computer tech to social worker,retail,overseas etc...[/U][/B]
select your home state
jp morgan chase VARIOUS LOCATIONS
https://jpmchase.taleo.net/careersection/2/joblist.ftl
calvin klein
retail job, administrator,I.T, to entry level various position
https://2xrecruit.kenexa.com/kr/cc/pvh/cc.html
http://civilianjobs.com/
retail , henri bendel, the body shop corporate to entry level positions
http://henribendel.jobs/hb/job_start_per.asp
select your home state
job search different states
www.job-hunt.org
[B]jobs overseas[/B]
http://www.gulftalent.com
security, police
http://www.nps.gov/uspp/recruitng.htm
Federal aviation, inspector jobs, computer, engineer, analyst, etc.. various states
http://jobs.faa.gov/announcement_summary.asp
Airport security various states around the country
www.tsa.gov
mostly tech computer related various locations
http://globalsecurity.clearancejobs.com/jobs/?N=0&RC=25&Ns=p_TimeStamp|1
engineer various locations
http://www.emcengineers.com/emc/employment.html
those with security or military backgrounds and some IT Computer
http://www.libertyparkusafd.org/lp/Hale/curriculum/List%20of%20Military%20Service%20Provider%20Companies.htm
AFRICA JOBS and some many IT computer
http://www.findajobinafrica.com/findajobinafrica
IT jobs Africa
retail pet store, entry and management, office warehouse
http://www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_careeropportunities_Nav_5.aspx
IT jobs, engineering jobs, finance jobs, science jobs, human resources jobs and more
http://careers.caci.com
bank
https://www.wellsfargo.com/careers
lowes
https://careers.lowes.com/job_search.aspx
foot locker
http://www.footlocker-inc.com/careers.cfm?page=career-center
ATT
http://att.jobs/Default.aspx
mostly tech computer related
http://www.pdstech.com
Pitney Bowes - jobs mailroom to administrative office support www.pb.com
http://www.pb.com/careers/overview.shtml?__utma=1.184198675.1278876560.1278876560.1278876560.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1278876560&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1278876560.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=pitney%20bowes%20career&__utmv=-&__utmk=96320028
overseas jobs non profit technical computer to project management, safety officer type jobs various positions and countries
NON PROFIT world jobs
http://www.reliefweb.int
Kmart
http://www.kmartcorp.com/careers/
general mostly Engineer related overseas etc.
http://www.amec.com/careers.htm
jc penney
http://www.jcpenney.net/careers/default.aspx
Boston market hourly to corporate positions
http://www.bostonmarket.com/jobs
Tiffany -hourly to corporate positions
https://www.tiffanycareers.com/home
Analyst, engineer , general etc..different states and overseas
http://www.gdit.com/default.aspx or http://www.resumeware.net/gdns_rw/gdns_web/job_list.cfm
Technical and management support agency various locations
https://jobs.aecom.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_advsearch.asp?partnerid=20052&siteid=5022
Aviation jobs, mechanic, installer, aero
http://www.jsfirm.com
general job search different states
www.Nationjob.com
LOREAL
http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/html/careers/Meet-us/Apply/Apply-now.aspx
Bulgari
http://careers.bulgari.com/en/
P&G
http://www.pg.com/en_US/careers/index.shtml
DYNACORP
http://www.dyn-intl.com/careers.aspx
Red Lobster
[url]http://www.redlobster.com/employment/[/url]
props to [COLOR="Red"][B]Philly Philly[/B][/COLOR] he posted more below this page 1`
[B][U][COLOR="Red"]every state[/COLOR][/U][/B] is represented look carefully
[url]http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/states.shtml[/url]
NORTH Carolina
[url]http://xecompany.hrmdirect.com/employment/openings.php[/url]
OVERALL INTERNET JOB LINKS 10 LINKS
[url]http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/10-job-listing-sites-with-unique-opportunities.html[/url]
Originally Posted by [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]phillyphilly [/COLOR][/B]
State Employment Sites:
[url]http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-jobs.cfm[/url]
[B]Update 6/20/2010[/B] can be used continuously because most of these sites regularly update their job search boards
Engineer related
[url]http://www.globalenergyjobs.com/central.nsf/MainHome[/url]
non profit related jobs
[url]http://www.nonprofit-jobs.org/[/url]
Retail jobs
[url]http://www.allretailjobs.com/[/url]
IT TECH RELATED JOBS
[url]http://www.iitjobs.com/[/url]
POLICY RELATED JOBS
[url]http://www.policyjobs.net/[/url]
HOSPITAL IN TEXAS hiring hospital related jobs
[url]http://www.giantcareers.com/[/url]
Kraft Foods
[url]http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/careers/Pages/index.aspx[/url]
hotel Marriott
[url]www.marriott.com/careers/jobsearch.mi[/url]
different locations (states)maily in the south virgina, tx all kind of positions tech etc..administrative careers, tech jobs
[url]http://jobs.acsicorp.com/private/myjobs/searchjobsdone_outside.jsp?a=my3lt9m82zsh5nxiv1sdn7nrfgtew6u8104nl0w5u0ptvolpds0jqj43r67vwtg6[/url]
U.S. Government jobs different states most people know about this site. Just apply and see what happens might take months so apply to many as possible.
[url]http://www.usajobs.gov/[/url]
National Park position
[url]http://www.coolworks.com/national-park-jobs/[/url]
GAP retail corporate administrative positions and entry level few states like san francisco , ny chicago
[url]http://www.gapinc.com/public/Careers/car_jobsearch.shtml[/url]
coast guard
[url]http://www.uscg.mil/top/careers.asp[/url]
different states non profit and various
[url]http://www.care.org/careers/index.asp[/url]
retail entry to high end administrative different states
[url]http://careers.bulgari.com/en/job_opportunities.htm[/url]
job search portal different states
[url]www.indeed.com[/url]
jobs worldwide
[url]http://unjobs.org/[/url]
careers in africa
[url]http://www.globalcareercompany.com/content/content_650.aspx[/url]
non profit jobs etc..
[url]http://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/about/employment/EmploymentOpportunities.pdf[/url]
for young folks jobs training program and stipend
[url]www.yearup.org[/url]
GOOGLE is hiring tech related etc. different locations including overseas
[url]http://www.google.com/intl/eo/jobs/[/url]
different states and countries various position
[url]http://www.dowjones.com/careers.asp[/url]
HALLIBURTON is HIRING
[url]https://erecruiting.halliburton.jobs/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/zhrrcf_a_unregemp_job_search_f?&sap-language=EN[/url]
social services jobs, counseling, social worker, administrative, sometimes computer techs
[url]http://socialservice.com/[/url]
NEIMAN AND MARCUS CORPORATE AND ENTRY LEVEL RETAIL different states(locations)
[url]https://genie.mynmg.com/OA_HTML/RF.jsp?function_id=17281&resp_id=23350&resp_appl_id=800&security_group_id=0&lang_code=US¶ms=Kr-bdt54dNfFXnNLoLNJc5lpPv1cc0-S5mIhQHNr.ZO7fteOs0WuVQy4h1KicBza&oas=Ha6KxFBcisFkuYDla76DAQ[/url]
hospital positons california
[url]http://www.emc.org/body-careers-healthcaresource.cfm?tag=fuseaction%EQ%search%2EjobList%AM%template%EQ%dsp%5Fjob%5Flist%2Ecfm%AM%cjobattr1%EQ%All[/url]
hospital positons. I did not check this one
[url]http://www.hospitaljobsonline.com/[/url]
go to google and search
[U]workforce dept of labor[/U] at your local unemployment insurance office.
social services, counseling,case managers, non profit jobs
[url]www.indeed[/url].
Hospital jobs different states
[url]http://hospital.jobs.topusajobs.com/[/url]
online forex brokerage company computer realted based in El Segundu California
[url]http://www.mbtrading.com/careers.aspx[/url]
IBFX online brokerage company in UTAH tech related
[url]http://www.ibfx.com/corporate/page/Interbank-FX-Careers.aspx[/url]
walmart various positions corporate to entry level to trucking to overseas positions
[url]http://walmartstores.com/careers/[/url]
CHARTER SCHOOL POSITIONS SCHOOL RELATED JOBS
[url]http://jobs.publiccharters.org/[/url]
TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD
[url]http://www.teflnewbie.com/tefl-for-the-non-standard-person/[/url]
this white dude post key information check his links on the right side of the page
ANALYST TYPE FINANCIAL POSITIONS
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/resumes/?_$ja=p&source=PS:Google:trading%20careers
jobs in AFRICA
[url]http://www.findajobinafrica.com/findajobinafrica/[/url]
radio shack including corporate
[url]http://www.jobsatradioshack.com/[/url]
KFC kentucky fried chicken corporate general manager positions
[url]http://www.kfc-jobs.com/jobgrp/Restaurant-General-Manager-Jobs/234/[/url]
top 10 careers that's stable to have
[url]http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7875619[/url]
free classses
[B][url]http://www.khanacademy.org/[/url][/B]
also with senior population is growing [B]nurses aid[/B] careers are hiring check your local area for certificates and job requirement. please understand that you are working with the elderly so be kind patient and sensitive respect their property and it's not a glamorous job but lots of jobs an overtime.
[B]security guard[/B] position hire a lot too. just get your certificate easy to get the more certificate the hire the pay. 8hr, certificate, 16hour certificate, is like the minimum entry
[B][U]Air guard and national guard and airforce reserve[/U][/B]
[url]http://www.afrc.af.mil/[/url]
[url]http://www.goang.com/Calendar/[/url]
[url]http://www.nationalguard.com/car?kw=national+guard[/url]
[B][U][COLOR="Red"]urban entrepreneurs blogs[/COLOR][/U][/B][B][/B]
[url]www.riseandgrind.com[/url]
[url]www.dreamandhustle.com/[/url][/QUOTE]
http://under30ceo.com/
Peace corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
AMTRAK IS HIRING - PASS IT ON!!! EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEGREE! * PASS-ON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN USE THIS! *
*
Great jobs for young men who aren't in college and strong young women also! This is Obama money for "infrastructure" the jobs are located all over, paid training in Atlanta . This is an awesome opportunity, please pass this on. These jobs pay good wages.
*
Training: You will attend two or three weeks of training at the Railroad Education & Development Institute in Atlanta , GA. CSX will pay for travel, lodging and meals as required by collective bargaining agreement.
*
Track Worker-030702 Job Summary: Work as a member of a crew to install new railroad track, maintain existing track and right-of-way. Replace or repair track switches with specific components. Slide and align tie plates. Drill holes through rails for insertion of bolts and tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends or rails together. Correct deviations in track surface, alignment and gauge
Cut rails to specific lengths etc.
*
Pay Rate Entry Rate $19.36/hour Full Rate $21.52/hour Promotional/ Advancement Opportunities:
Under Maintenance of Way Collective Bargaining Agreement, Track Workers may be considered for advancement
or promotion to other positions within the Engineering Department if qualified.
*
Machine Operator $23.25 - $24.81/hour
Welder Helper $21.93/hour
Bridge Tender $21.93/hour
Bridge Mechanic $22.65/hour
Foreman $22.71 - $25.53/hour
Track Inspector $23.98 - $25.14/hour
*
Qualifications: High School diploma/GED; 18 years of age or older; Valid Driver's License
*
At CSX, two of the company's core values are People Make The Difference and Safety Is A Way of Life. We are committed
to offering our team members the most competitive compensation and benefits package available, unlimited opportunities
for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible.
CSX is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer that supports diversity in the workplace.
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