For a while it looked like Fantastic Fest 2010 had set a new level of insanity with the now-famous RZA-enhanced Chaos Reigns karaoke party.

Whatever.
Six words.
Closing party. Elijah Wood. Tesla Coils.

Just to confirm for anyone who wasn’t there (and for some who were but are now convinced that it must have been some tequila-enhanced fever dream), that’s the star of The Lord of the Rings in a Faraday cage with Timecrimes director Nacho Vigalondo thrashing out to some Slayer performed by the singing Tesla coils of electrical art collective ArcAttack!.

Science? It’s fantastic.

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This article appears in October 1 • 2010.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.