Project E.A.R. in 2019. Credit: Press
Out today (January 22), âDark Timesâ is a purposeful departure from Project E.A.R.âs more party-oriented material. Garcia wrote its lyrics hoping to uplift listeners who were struggling amid the tumultuous events of 2020, his bandmates Moots (of Malaysian band Pop Shuvit) and Dandee (of Thailandâs Bangkok Invaders) told
NME.
âDark Timesâ, which is a collaboration with lauded American producer Butch Vig (who produced Nirvanaâs âNevermindâ, among other acclaimed rock albums), stemmed from a sketch that James Dewees (formerly of My Chemical Romance and The Get Up Kids) sent the band. It serves as a preview of a five-track EP from Project E.A.R. out next month, proceeds of which will be channelled into a trust fund for Garciaâs children and partner.
(Welcome to
Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)
Matt: Happy New Year, I guess? As the calendar turned from 2020 to 2021, we all thought, “How could it possibly get worse?” Then Donald Trump encouraged and incited a coup at Capitol Hill, the day that I’m writing about which horror movies are making my resolution list. I don’t know what to do with a lot of the words in that sentence or how they fit together, but sure, here are a few streaming horror films that have been on my radar for far too long that I intend to finally watch this year. Who knows? If there’s not another tyrannical outburst tomorrow, where domestic terrorists are treated like fifth graders who don’t even need a time out, maybe I’ll muster the motivation to avoid doomscrolling into the void and watch something. Here we go again!
IMDB information:
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Description: Shy, lonely Eric Binford delivers film cassettes and film-related supplies in Los Angeles for a living. But he really exists only to watch movies and immense himself in fantasies about cinematic characters and stars. Frequently bullied and betrayed, Eric comforts himself by pretending to be one of the many tough heroes and villains who have captivated him from the silver screen. However, his sanity takes a turn for the worse and he launches grotesque murders all patterned after characters and incidents from his beloved movies. He becomes known as the Celluloid Killer, one of the most horrifying murderers the city has ever known.