Preface: In honor of the 25th anniversary of SLIPKNOT‘s debut album, I’ve gone deep into my personal archives to unearth something created 15 years ago timed with the album’s 10th anniversary.
During my tenure as Director of New Media Development at FANGORIA Entertainment, one project that I very much enjoyed on the editorial side was Lists of Doom, a regular listicle column in the offshoot FANGORIA Musick in which I’d catch up with rock stars to get the scoop on their favorite horror films.
In 2009, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor was a regular fixture in the FANGORIA orbit, eventually collaborating with the famed horror lifestyle brand on a Halloween event in Las Vegas: Trinity of Terrors (a story for another time). For now, enjoy this FANGO Flashback!
LISTS OF DOOM XXI: Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT
Published: August 8, 2009
For all the Fango Fiends and Maggots in the house, we have a special treat for all of you.
For the 21st installment of FANGORIA MUSICK’s LISTS OF DOOM, we caught up with Corey Taylor — SLIPKNOT frontman, and #8.
On the eve of the 10th Anniversary reissue of the band’s landmark debut, Taylor gave Fango the rundown on the top frights that strike fear in his masked heart.
Read on my friends, and be warned – his #1 may surprise you.
9. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD – The original. So ridiculously creepy, it’s insane. Romero’s zombies look so much more horrific in black and white. I learned the hard way not to watch it in a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere.
8. CREEPSHOW – Yeah, I know it’s Romero again, but it’s Stephen King as well. This movie has a profound effect on a 10-year-old. High points are a young Ed Harris being smashed by a gravestone, King’s Mossman, and Hal Holbrook feeding Adrienne Barbeau to the thing in the box.
7. HALLOWEEN (1978) – This is the obvious all-time great. Even the trailer scared the shit out of me. I am in awe of Michael Myers and always will be. No one will EVER touch it, or even come close.
6. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN – Clooney with a crucifix drill, Savini with a crotch gun, Cheech Marin in three different roles, and enough blood and goo to choke a donkey. So good, and yet so BADASS.
5. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER – This one had everything. I liked 3, but 4 was just a better MOVIE. Jason’s face sliding down the machete is bar none the coolest thing ever. Oh, and Corey Feldman owned it.
4. TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT – Billy Zane may have given the best performance of a smart-ass demon EVER. The kill scenes were great and the cast was fantastic.
3. CLOVERFIELD – I know I may catch hell for this one, but I loved it, even though it’s a one-time watch. They could have cut half the love stuff down in the beginning, but the way it was shot was f’ing brilliant, even if you got motion sickness.
2. CHILDREN OF THE CORN – Growing up in Iowa, this movie was way too believable for me. ‘He wants you too, Malachai!’ Are you frickin kidding me?!
And my # 1 horror film…
GLITTER, starring Mariah Carey. I’ve never seen a soulless waste of flesh played more accurately in all my life, and that was based just off the trailer!
In the decade since the release of Slipknot, the band has amassed accolades that changed the face of metal. The band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, won a Grammy, headlined Madison Square Garden and Download Festival, and has numerous No. 1 and Top 5 rock tracks and videos, in addition to a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 album charts. They continue to inspire millions and are an unstoppable force.
The band is currently on tour, with a special hometown show on 9/9/09.
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Postface: Two months after this listicle was published, we continued the conversation in Las Vegas. Check out the archived live stream below!
