TV Flashback: ARABELA
Of the imposing achievements of Czech fantasy television, the 1979 miniseries ARABELA is at the forefront
Exotic Dancers and the Devil in the Swinging Sixties
Exotic Dancers and the devil: a curiously appropriate pairing, especially in Europe
Blood Letters and Trashy Movies in the South Sea
On December 19, 1978 the so-called “Blood Letter from Nanhai” made its bow in the Taiwanese Central Daily News
1983: The Year in Bedlam
If this year proves anything it’s that the rosy view of the eighties that has taken hold is complete bullcrap
On FILM AS A SUBVERSIVE ART
I believe FILM AS A SUBVERSIVE ART is the most exciting and comprehensive film book I’ve seen, period
L’ENFER and the Fascination for the Unfinished
The fascination exerted by aborted film projects has reached a fever pitch in recent years, and a large part of the reason, I believe, was the partial reconstruction of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s L’ENFER
Zombie Media in the 1990s
By the advent of the nineties the zombie floodgates, contrary to what you might have heard, were wide open in fiction, and certainly film
Alan Parker: 1944-2020
I’m very sorry to bid farewell to Sir Alan Parker, who passed on July 31
1984: The Year in Bedlam
Continuing with my Year in Bedlam year-end overviews, we arrive at 1984
HOUSE OF LEAVES at 20
In the modern horror pantheon there are a handful of books so revered their publications have been touted as Major Events. HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski deserves a place in that pantheon.