Commentary | The Bedlam Files

Racial Apocalypse Novels: Science Fiction or Prophetic Fact?

Racially motivated science fiction? It definitely exists

This is one actor you simply will not mistake for anyone else

To many this is THE standout anthology. But is DARK FORCES really that great a book? Let’s see.

Here, in the early days of 2021, is the latest edition of my annual Bedlam in Print overview

2020 was a hell of a year

Bedlam was indeed the word for 2020 and (as of January 10) 2021 as well

The director-novelist: it’s a rare combination, but it does exist

A much-needed addendum to a previous essay, with an overview of weird holiday-themed films emerging from around the world

What follows are the type of little-known films that tend to comprise my “Look Back in Bedlam” listings, of which this is the 1982 entry

If ever a show shouldn’t have worked it was this one, yet somehow MAX HEADROOM emerged as one of the great American TV programs of the decade