Redrum

"Redrum" is the word "murder" spelled backwards. It was used in "The Shining" by Stephen King and in both the film "The Shining" and the miniseries "The Shining" based on the book. It can also mean "re-drum," which has been interpreted to mean "to play over again" or "to repeat;" in the instance of "The Shining", past events repeat themselves at the Overlook Hotel.

Redrum in popular culture

Movies

* Stephen King also uses "Redrum" in other books and movies, such as in "Desperation" where on the wall "REDRUM DOG" (God Murder) appears.
* The scene from the movie "The Shining" where Wendy looks at Danny's writing of "REDRUM" in the mirror can be briefly seen in the drive-in scene in "Twister" (1996).
* In the first "Toy Story" movie, "Redrum" is said by a doll/metal spider scaring Sid.
* In the 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic film "UHF", George Newman responds to a threat on his life by saying, "Redrum! Redrum!"
* "Redrum" is mentioned in the film Survive Style 5+.
* "Redrum" is a 2007 film starring Kenny Young and Jill Marie Jones.
* "Redrum" is mentioned in Scary Movie while 'the killer' is in the locker room with his victim, Buffy Gilmore.
* In the MTV animation Daria, "redrum" was frequently quoted by Daria to gal pal Jane whenever the plot began to thicken.

Music

Redrum is a popular theme in music, and has proven a popular name for bands, songs, albums, and even nightclubs.

Bands

* REDRUM is an independent Japanese trip-hop/rock/pop band.
* Redrum was the name of a short-lived Bulgarian metal band (2003-2006).
* Redrum was the name of a thrash metal band in the eighties (1983-1992).
* RedRum was the name of an Oxford-based rock band popular in the early eighties.
* Redrum is the name of a Russian experimental/rock/electronic band.
* Redrum is a Greek hard rock band with the German singer Michael Bormann.
* Redrum is an independent rapper from San Francisco.
* [http://myspace.com/deejayraw Re-Drum] is the name of a French electronica/down-tempo producer.
* Redrum is a Polish hard rock/metal band.

Albums

* It is the name of a Nick Cave live CD, subtitled "Live at the Bizarre Festival in Cologne, Germany, on August 17 1996".
* "Redrum" is a 2006 Dark Psytrance compilation album.

ongs

* "Red Rum" is a song on the heavy metal band Lizzy Borden's album Love You to Pieces.
* "Redrum" is mentioned in the chorus of the song Murder Murder Murder by Psychopathic Records rap group Twiztid.
* The word "redrum" is extensively used in the music of rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, most notably in the song "Ready 4 War" from the album "The Art of War".
* "Iron Gland," the unlisted track on Alice in Chains' second LP Dirt, uses the word "redrum."
* "Redrum" is a song on the album Inhumane Amusement by the Dutch hard EBM act Grendel.
* "Redrum" is a song on the album "The Entity" by Icelandic death metal band "Sororicide".
* "Redrum" is a song by brutal death metal band Mortician on the album Mortal Massacre. Mortician also has their own record label named Redrum Records.
* "Redrum" is the name of a song by Project Pat, which features Three Six Mafia.
* "Redrum" is also a song by Tom Waits.
* The phrase "Redrum! Redrum!" can be heard at the beginning of the song "Red" by the punk band Ninety Pound Wuss.
* The phrase "Redrum! Redrum!" can also be heard in the song "Frl. Deutsch" by the German dark metal band Bethlehem.
* "Blood Redrum" was the title of Insane Clown Posse's 2006 Halloween track, given away at that year's Hallowicked event.
* "Redrum" is the name of a song by the rap artist Esham on his debut, Boomin' Words from Hell.
* "Redrum Were I'm From" is the first single by Axe Murder Boyz from their upcoming album God's Hand.
* Redrum is the name of a Dutch DJ, who is also known by the name DJ Defekt.
* "Redrum" is mentioned in The Game's debut album about a minute into the first track.
* "REDRUM" is the name of a song on the Norwegian band Shining's album "In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster."
* "Redrum" is the name of a song on Jim Jone's mixtape, Members of Byrdgang 2.
* "Redrum" is a song by Immediate Music.
* "Redrum" is a unreleased track by Project Pat
* "Redrum" is a song by Ugress from Unicorn'2008 album.

Technology

* "Redrum" (pronunciation: "ree-druhm") is the name of the virtual hardware drum machine (based on the Roland TR-808 classic drum machines) found in Reason, a virtual music studio program for PC and Mac. (Perhaps as a double reference as "Re-Drum" to ReBirth RB-338.)

Television

* "Redrum" was used by the character Xander in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as a joke in the first season episode "The Puppet Show."
* Stewie uses blocks to spell the word "redrum" in the episode "Love Thy Trophy" of the cartoon series "Family Guy". Maggie does the same in the "Simpsons" episode "Treehouse of Horror V". Also, in the episode "Realty Bites", Rodd Flanders says "Red room, red room, over there!" to Marge after she finds the Flanders apparently dead in their new home.
* The "Drawn Together" episode "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree" features a killing spree by Billy of "The Family Circus". In one of the rooms in the house, the burning corpse of Not Me can be seen next to a mirror with "redrum" written on it in blood.
* "Redrum" is the name of an "X-files" episode in season eight in which the story of a murder is told backwards, from the killing of the primary suspect several days after the murder back to the murder itself.
* In the "Supernatural" episode "The Usual Suspects," "redrum" is referenced by Dean Winchester, who explains in a mock video confession that the message the spirit featured in the episode was trying to communicate, DANASCHULPS, was similar to "redrum."
* "Redrum" is the name of a "" episode in season seven, the title referring to the use of "reverse forensics".
* In the episode "I Don't" from the second season of the animated series "Daria", Daria Morgendorffer intones "Redrum, redrum" as the family approaches the hotel where a wedding ceremony is being held.
* In one episode of "Trading Spaces", one of the rooms is painted red, and the designer nicknames the room "red room" in reference to the famous line.
* Both the scene of Danny saying "redrum" (making the famous gesture with his finger) and the racing horse are referenced in the fourth episode of the first season of "Life on Mars".
* "REDRUM" is a gimmick used by professional wrestler John Hugger.
* In the "NCIS" episode "Bloodbath," there's a card in the hotel room that reads "RedRum".
* In the "Home Movies" episode "Camp," Coach McGirk has a vision of Walter and Perry (two students that he coaches in soccer) as the Grady Twins from "The Shining" with "reccos" written above them in red.
* In one episode of Yes, Dear Kim repeatedly says "redrum" in order to scare Greg.

Games

* "Redrum" is a monster in the Square RPG "Xenogears" who is blamed for many murders happening in the sewers.
* "Redrum" appears in the PlayStation game "Silent Hill", written on a garage door.
* In the video game "", "Redrum" is written on a wall inside of a funhouse.
* In the video game "", in the haunted mansion level the word REDRUM can be seen on a chalkboard. The word RUDREM is written on one of the walls of the multiplayer version of the haunted mansion level.
* In the 3D fighting game "Last Bronx", one gang is called "Redrum."
* "Redrum", along with "Stendek", is used as a command line parameter for the game "Aquanox" to access the debug mode and activate cheat codes.
* "Redrum" is the name of the third chapter of the parody Mod for "Half-Life 2", "DayHard".
* In the video game "Road Rash: Jailbreak", the player can taunt other racers. One of the "taunt-lines" is "Redrum, REDRUM!"
* In the mech fighting game "", victims dying under mysterious circumstances repeat "Red rum red rum red rum... Trick or treat." in red text before signing off.
* "Redrum" is a cocktail in the "Kingdom of Loathing" made by mixing cranberries and a bottle of rum.
* In the game "Gex 2", on the scream TV stages, Gex will occasionally say, "Redrum, redrum."
* Redrum is a high-level guild in the game "Fly for Fun".
* In "Resident Evil 2", within the east wing of the Raccoon City Police Department, "Redrum" can be seen scribbled on one of the planks boarding up the windows in the corridor adjacent to the interrogation room.

Others

* In the "Kindaichi Case Files", the mastermind in the episode "Mystery at the Wax Museum" called himself "Redrum".
* Dick Tracy villain The Blank is actually a man named Redrum.
* "Redrum" is a brand of flavored rum packaged in a red bottle.
* "Redrum" is the name of a deep-sea fishing charter business in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
* "Redrum Cafe & Bar" is located in the Norwegian city of Hammerfest.
* "Redrum Radio" is the name of a Freeform Internet Radio Station founded around 1999 and currently broadcasted using the Live365.com service. The station broadcasts a live show every Saturday night, from 9 pm to midnight (US Mountain Standard Time).
* "Redrum" is the name of a nightclub in Helsinki, Finland.
* Redrum was the name of Casagrande & Rintala's architectonic installation in Anchorage, Alaska in 2003.
* "Redrum" is the name of a men's soccer team in Salt Lake City, UT formed in 2000.
* "Redrum" is the name of the drum machine in the music software Reason.
* "Redrum" is the name of a rum manufacturer that produces a line of spiced and flavored rums.
* "Redrum" was the street name of a batch of high-powered synthetic heroin that killed a few people in New York City in 1996.
* "Redrum" as spoken in "The Shining" is one of the audio clips often used to lampoon "Howard Stern Show" "Wack Pack" member Eric the Midget whenever he calls into the show, since Eric's voice bears a striking similarity to Tony's voice in the film.

External links

* [http://www.redrumcabo.com/ Redrum Fishing in Cabo San Lucas]
* [http://www.redrumradio.net/ Redrum Radio Official Website]
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* [http://www.redrum.com/ Redrum, flavored rum]