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Maegan Houang's terrifying and gory new music video for Chastity Belt

Date
2 September 2014

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WARNING do not watch this if you are afraid of family members dying and then being messily devoured in front of your very eyes by OTHER members of your own family. Seriously, parts of this video were deemed unwatchable by most of the It’s Nice That editorial team, which I think is perhaps why I love it so much.

Truly pushing boundaries in music videos without using sexuality as a tool comes so rarely these days, and directors like Maegan Houang are a perfect example of how you can make a lo-fi video as effective – if not more – by using good old fashioned horror. Putting the face-clawingly disgusting cannibalism aside for a moment (is it jam, tomatoes or summer pudding?) this video is a perfect accompaniment to Chastity Belt’s lead singer Julia’s sarky give-a-shit, two-fingers-to-the-music-industry vocals and is potentially the turning point of Maegan’s filmmaking career. Now excuse me while I go and puke.

Three people in period clothing stand in a rocky, arid landscape. In the distance, a fourth person bends over, digging into the dry earth near two simple wooden crosses.
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Chastity Belt: Black Sail. Directed by Maegan Houang

A close-up portrait of a person wearing a white bonnet. They look directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
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Chastity Belt: Black Sail. Directed by Maegan Houang

Two people lie on the ground in a dusty, outdoor setting. One person in a white knitted top and red checked dress looks towards the camera, while another person rests behind them near a large wooden wagon wheel.
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Chastity Belt: Black Sail. Directed by Maegan Houang

A close-up of a person with pale, clouded eyes and blood smeared across their lower face. They look intensely at another person, whose back is turned to the camera.
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Chastity Belt: Black Sail. Directed by Maegan Houang

A person in a hooded beige dress sits on sandy ground, looking distressed. They hold their leg, which has a bloody wound on the calf, in front of a wooden cart.
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Chastity Belt: Black Sail. Directed by Maegan Houang

A person in a long dress and bonnet points a rifle at another person in a waistcoat. They stand in a dry, scrubby landscape next to a covered wagon and a fallen figure.
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Chastity Belt: Black Sail. Directed by Maegan Houang

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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