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The Brain that Wouldn't Die

Tall Dwarfs , Music Video – 1984

from the album Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster (1984)

The video for this track from the Slugbucket Hairybreath Monster EP features expressionist shadows, odd science experiments in the basement, Frankenstein-like freaks, a flickering TV set, and an amateur brain transplant — demonstrating clearly that grunge-master Chris Knox is a major horror fan.

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