Day 7, From the Boris Balkan collection

Horror is not always obvious, sometimes one must do research to find true horror. Secret societies have existed for longer then the page has held print, and many of these societies have survived to the present day. Over time a society may drift from its founders wishes, and become a parody of itself. Sometimes the truth behind a secret society was never a part of the society at all.

Johnny Depp stars in Roman Polanski thriller, The Ninth Gateas a rare book dealer hunting across Europe for the one true copy of a book reported to be written by Lucifer himself. Polanki kept many elements from the original book The Club Dumasbut removed the plotline involving a search for a rare Three Musketeers manuscript, and as such felt that the movie needed a new title. This is a movie that the advertising campaign failed to paint a proper picture of. Audiences went expecting demons and hellfire and were greeted with dramatic tension and suspense bordering on film noir.