THE RETURNING

A product of the Hong Kong “Ghostly Romance” subgenre, and a decent one

Cult Fiction 1: Horror

Until just a few years ago one of the major plusses of collecting horror fiction was that it was incredibly easy, and inexpensive, to acquire. Not anymore!

AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION

I say this is the best of the AMITYVILLE movies.  No, AMITYVILLE II isn’t particularly good, but it is superior to its overrated predecessor and the innumerable follow-ups

INVISIBLE ADVERSARIES

The debut feature by the Austrian performance artist Valie Export was this avant-garde take on INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

THE EXERCISER

The 1970s parody novel is a format that deserves at least a glance.  Case in point: THE EXERCISER

THE VOICE OF THE CLOWN

For much of its existence this novel was just another of the countless undistinguished horror paperbacks that cluttered the 1980s fiction market