Halloween is here , and although Frankenstein get all the closet , we ’re go to showcase a lesser known ( but no less imposing ) manmade man : the golem ! Here are some portrayals of this Hebrew homunculus in film , comics , and music .
There ’s a sure skill fictional appeal tothe golem . Although Rossum ’s Universal Robots authorKarel Čapek denied that the golemwas an inspiration for hisplay(whichfirst coined the term “ robot ” ) , it ’s unlikely that the Czech generator would be altogether forgetful to the kinfolk tales about the golem of Prague , who protect Jews from pogrom in the 16th century .
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German director Paul Wegener adjust this floor for his 1920 expressionist classic Der Golem , also know as The Golem : How He come into the World . Wegener made three golem films , and Der Golem was the only celluloid to survive . This depiction of the robot ( which is spiel by Wegener ) is brought to biography by a symbol on his chest or else of a word written on his forehead . Here ’s Wegener ’s film in its integrality fromThe Internet Archive . Thanks to Discodave for the peak !
Next up , here ’s a comical book portrayal of the golem . Steve Harper and Neal Adams yield the Prague golem the Seventies repugnance comic intervention in 1972 ’s Weird War Tales 8 . In this comedian , the golem activates out of revenge alternatively of a overlooking Good Book . Here ’s “ Thou Shalt Not Kill ! ” viaDiversions of the Groovy Kind .
Finally , here ’s a musical tribute to the automaton from the avant - garde metal supergroup Fantômas . For their 2001 record album The Director ’s Cut , Fantômas — whose roster included Mike Patton of Faith No More and Buzz Osborne of the Melvins — covered repugnance and noirish flick scores ranging fromRosemary ’s BabytoTwin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me . Fantômas ’ cover of Karl Ernst Sasse ’s idea is a sludgy brew of alloy guitars and Mike Patton screaming like a banshie ( it ’s catchier than my description , commit me ) .
All in all , The Director ’s Cut is really one of the full Halloween record album one could ask for — it does n’t have the popular appeal of “ The Monster Mash , ” but you ca n’t idolise ancient Sumerian gods to the “ Monster Mash ” either .
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