In the Red Corner: Housecore Horror Film Festival: The new kids on the block ...

There's a new beast on the Austin film-gathering scene. Heavy metal legend Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) and author/film critic Corey Mitchell unleash a monster with three days and nights of horror, grindhouse, true crime, and gruesome exploitation both fresh and arcane, all with a live metal soundtrack. Possessing the whole Emo's/Antone's complex and converting it into their own little hell on Earth, they've summoned the blackest souls of the genre, including Ruggero ( Cannibal Holocaust) and Jörg Buttgereit ( Nekromantik). From the cerebral to the spine-ripping, from classics like Maniac to world premieres - including Kyle Kuchta's examination of horror conventions, Fantasm - there's plenty of killing to be done around the farm. We've picked 10 must-see events below, but you can also check out our interviews (see sidebar) and our coverage of the music component of Housecore.

1) Birth of the Living Dead: George A. Romero's little indie horror reshaped the world, and its impact is caught, part in interviews and part in animation.(Friday, 9am, Grindhouse Tent)

2) The Profane Exhibit: A who's who of gore icons like Deodato and new bloods such as Nacho Vigalondo ( Timecrimes) gather in coven for this anthology flick of the malicious and powerful. (Friday 11:45pm, Antone's)

6) Goblin perform Suspiria: The ultimate Italian horror soundtrack band re-create the shrieking audio ceremony for Dario Argento's bloodcurdling psychedelic slayer. Check the Music blog Friday morning for an interview with keyboardist Maurizio Guarini. (Sunday, 10:40pm, Emo's)

8) Decibel Magazine's 100th Issue Show: The Movie: If there's not enough live metal for you, there's always this concert film for Decibel, the bible of extreme metal, featuring enough rumbling terror to see off a graboid. (Saturday, 11:45am, Grindhouse Tent)

9) Stranglehold: In the Shadow of the Boston Strangler: Documentarian Myles Jewell grew up with his grandfather Phil DiNatale's case files on the Boston Strangler around the house. Now he tries to finish the job and identify the murderer. (Saturday, 11:59am, Zombie Room)

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