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Many fans will no doubt agree
that the highlight of The
Human Centipede II (Full
Sequence) is the silent performance
by diminutive British actor Laurence
R. Harvey as Martin, the disturbed
London car park attendant determined
to create his own 12-person human
centipede after becoming obsessed
with the original film.
“My agent thought it was a porn
film because the website said ‘Adult
Entertainment Amsterdam’, so he
turned it down,” Harvey tells STACK.
“But at least he rang me and told me
about it. I asked him what the title was
and he said, ‘The Human Centipede II’,
and I said ‘ring them back, I want to do
the audition’, because I’d heard about
the first Human Centipede which was
still playing on the festival circuit at
the time. Tom Six had been looking
for someone who was the physical
opposite of Dieter Laser, who is
tall and skinny, and I’m not,” he
laughs.
Now, four years and lots of
outraged reviews later, Harvey
has returned to Six’s
sick world with a
supporting role
in The Human
Centipede III (Final Sequence),
appearing opposite THC star Dieter
Laser, who is fashioning a 500-person
centipede using the inmates of an
American prison.
“You know that Tom is going to do
something unexpected,” Harvey offers
when asked what we can expect from
the third film. “It’s not a horror film like
the previous two were, and to call it a
comedy would be slightly misleading
as well. I think it’s closer to a very
awkward, sitcom version of There’s
Something About Mary, where all
the sets are a bit wonky and the lead
character is a sadist. That’s as close
as I can get to describing it, really. It’s
Prisoner Cell Block H with torture and
genitals.”
Given the irrepressible Laser’s
propensity for overacting, as
witnessed in The Human Centipede,
was Harvey concerned that the
other actors would pale into
insignificance in the wake of
his performance in THC3?
“He absolutely goes 101
per cent,” Harvey confirms.
“In many ways The
Human Centipede
3 is a gladiatorial
battle of acting
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Monster Fest, Australia’s
premiere cult film festival, is
about to attack Melbourne and
Brisbane on a weekly basis!
Melbourne’s brand new Lido
Cinema in Hawthorn and the
revamped New Farm Cinema
in Brisbane will be home to
Friday Fright Night – a weekly
program showcasing some of
the latest and greatest in cult
and horror cinema (including
world and local premieres),
all-time classics and rarities.
The full program of films is yet
to be finalised, but according
to the Monster Fest team,
horror fans can look forward to
seeing Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce
and Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2 on the big screen, as well as
French shocker HighTension
and homegrown cult favourite
Body Melt – the latter featuring
a cast and crew reunion.
The Human Centipede 3 is out on
DVD and Blu-ray on July 22.
The biggest centipede yet!
styles against Dieter’s huge creation.
There’s a kind of tag team with all the
other actors. Eric Roberts and I go in
for a few scenes against him... Really
take a look at what’s going on with the
acting in this film – it really works.”
Those lucky enough to have
attended one of the special Australian
cinema screenings will know exactly
what Harvey means – the rest
will have to check out the over the
top performances and assorted
grotesqueries on display when the
film hits DVD and Blu-ray this month.
Pre-order you copy online from
for your chance to
win one of three prize packs featuring
a THC3 cinema poster and lobby
card signed by
Laurence R.
Harvey, as well
as a signed
THC2 lobby
card and sick
bag, and men’s
large THC2
t-shirt.
The mesmerising and madcap LFO is a
trippy journey into sonic terror from Sweden.
A sound engineer discovers a certain
frequency can control human behaviour in
this claustrophobic black comedy.
Malaysian horror flick Claypot Curry
Killers delivers a tasty twist on the
cannibalism genre. No prizes for
guessing the secret ingredient that
makes Mrs. Chew’s famous curries to
die for. Think Motel Hell with an Asian
flavour. On DVD July 22.