On CITY ZERO and VERNANDA
Here we’re going back to a very particular time and place: the Soviet Union, circa 1988
Joe Kane: 1947-2020
In an age filled with self-anointed “B-movie historians” the now-deceased Joe Kane remains one of the very few writers who can truly be said to have earned that designation
On THE WHITE HOTEL
THE WHITE HOTEL is one of the few examples of literary fiction that can truly be said to have just about everything
The Halloween Issue
Here we’re going to explore the phenomenon of the Halloween issue
Funnybook Flashback: FLINCH
It’s impossible not to be struck by the range of artwork and subject matter of this Vertigo horror comics anthology
THE CELL at 20
On THE CELL (2000) and the effects, pro and con, of controversy
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