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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." Which in the instance of The Shining, past events repeat themselves at the Overlook Hotel.

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[edit] Redrum in popular culture

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[edit] 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 Shining where Wendy looks at Danny's writing of "REDRUM" in the mirror as "MURDER" 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.

[edit] Music

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

[edit] 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 Russian music band (Experimental/Rock/Electronics )
  • Redrum is a Greek hardrock band with the German singer Michael Bormann
  • Redrum is an independent rapper from San Francisco.
  • Redrum is also a song by project pat and three 6 mafia
  • Redrum is also a song by Tom Waits.
  • Re-Drum is the name of a French electronica/Down-tempo producer
  • Redrum is a Polish hard rock/metal band

[edit] Albums

[edit] Songs

  • "Red Rum" is a song on the heavy metal band Lizzy Borden's album Love You To Pieces.
  • In the chorus of Psychopathic Records rap group Twiztid, the chorus of the song Murder Murder Murder(which appears on many albums most well known on psychopathics from outer space) The chorus says

"Murder Murder Murder Murder you never heard of redruM in reverse"

  • The word redrum is extensively used in the music of rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. One instance is in the song Ready 4 War, from the album The Art of War, where Layzie Bone chants: "My nigga now Majesty, these niggas is after me, murder redrum redrum redrum...."
  • Redrum is the secret track on Alice in Chains' second L.P. "Dirt" The song is also known as Iron Gland.
  • Redrum is a song on the second album (Inhumane Amusement) of 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 from their album Mortal Massacre. Mortician also have their own record label named Redrum Records
  • "Redrum" is the name of a song by Project Pat which features Three Six Mafia
  • 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 the 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 Im From" is the name of the first single by Axe Murder Boyz off of there upcoming album Gods 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. It can be heard about a minute into the track. "If a ----- step on my white Air, Ones/Since red, rum /Ready here I, come"
  • "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.

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Television

  • Redrum was used in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, by the character Xander as a joke in Episode 9 of season 1, "The Puppet Show"
  • The word is spelled out by Stewie using blocks in the episode "Love Thy Trophy" of the cartoon series Family Guy, as well as The Simpsons' Maggie in the episode "Treehouse of Horror V".
  • 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 on 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.
  • The Supernatural episode, "The Usual Suspects" Redrum is referenced by Dean Winchester, explaining in a mock video confession that the message the spirit featured in the episode is trying to communicate, DANASCHULPS, is similar to "Redrum"
  • Redrum is the name of a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode on season seven, the title referring to the use, within the episode's plot-line, 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 nicknamed the room "redroom" 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 series of Life on Mars.
  • In the futurama episode, The Honking Bender is alarmed to see the binary number 0101100101 (357 in decimal mode) in a mirror, resulting in 1010011010 when reflected. 1010011010 is the binary representation of 666, the Number of the Beast.
  • REDRUM is one gimmick used by professional wrestler John Hugger.
  • In the TV series NCIS the episode Bloodbath in the hotel room there's a card that reads RedRum.

[edit] Games

  • Redrum is a monster in the Square RPG, Xenogears. At that point in the game, the monster is blamed for many murders happening in the sewers.
  • Redrum is used in the PlayStation game Silent Hill in a street written on a garage door.
  • In the video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, "Redrum" is written on a wall inside of a funhouse.
  • In the video game Timesplitters: Future Perfect, there is a haunted mansion level where the word REDRUM can be seen on a chalkboard.
  • In the 3D fighting game Last Bronx, one gang is called "Redrum".
  • Redrum, along with Stendek, is used as command line parameters for the game Aquanox to access the debug mode, and activate the cheat codes.
  • "Redrum" is the name of the third chapter of the parody Mod for Half-Life 2, DayHard. The level is dark hotel with some horror moments, as well as a spoof on the horror movie, The Ring
  • In the videogame "Road Rash: Jailbreak", the player can taunt other racers. One of the "taunt-lines" is "Redrum, REDRUM!"
  • In the mech fighting game S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International, 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.
  • "Red Rum"[1] is a survivor player-killing group in the Zombie Apocalypse MMORPG Urban Dead.
  • 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.

[edit] 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, 2003.
  • "Redrum" is the current gimmick of pro wrestler John Hugger. He is currently under contract with TNA
  • "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.
  • In the Webcomic SkullBoy by William J. Gregory "Redrum is repeated over and over after the

title character eats a bowl of Count Chocula cereal

  • "Redrum" was the street name of a batch of high powered synthetic herion that killed a few people in NYC in 1996.

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