Life Without Skin review at The Underground Film Journal + Interview

Take a nightmare ride on the Los Angeles subway in the dark and creepy music video directed by Waylon Bacon for The Lumerians’ atmospheric tune “Life Without Skin.”

A single gal riding the rails late at night — that’s never a good idea! — is pursued by ghoulish, inhuman monsters on the train. Then, after getting deposited in a desolate area of downtown, her journey continues into even darker territory until she is virtually consumed by malevolent forces.

Bacon, known for his twisted, grotesque comedy short films such as Help Wanted and Poster Boy, goes for a full-blown horror vibe here with spectacular results. His style also proves to be a perfect match for The Lumerians’ haunting melody, creating a unique piece that works just fine as both an original short film and a music video.

It’s a very disorienting video, heightened by the fact that the protagonist, who is never seen in full, is just as vague a character as the feature-less, blobby-faced ghouls. Still, through keeping the female victim shot in such extreme close-up, we are able to identify with her on an intimate, emotional level just by bringing attention back to her big, expressive eyes.

As big fans of Bacon’s previous films, the Underground Film Journal conducted a brief interview with the filmmaker to get more info about the making of the video, which is below.

To read the whole thing, click on the link below.

Underground Film Journal.com