Barbie, Movie Star?
On the Barbie headlined films SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY, BARBIE (1977), COOL KIDS HIGH and DOLLA MORTE.
FLICKER vs. ANCIENT IMAGES
I’ve always believed that in the category of movie-themed fiction horror is the ideal genre, as proven by FLICKER by Theodore Roszak and ANCIENT IMAGES by Ramsey Campbell
Cult Fiction 3: XXX Fiction
Here I’ll be turning my gaze to the most widely derided format of them all: smut, or XXX, books
Cult Fiction 2: Movie Novelizations
Movie Novelizations: the good, the bad and the hard to find!
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!
Kenneth Anger: 1927-2023
No other filmmaker has become as synonymous with Underground Film as the recently deceased Kenneth Anger
John Morghen: 1954-2023
RIP John Morghen, the sultan of 1980s Italian sleaze
Video Store Memories
Video store nostalgia is all the rage right now, so here I’ll provide some more
Ten Eccentric Films for Easter
Note that the title says films for, and not about, Easter, as it isn’t an especially cinema-friendly holiday
THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS: Anatomy of a Non-Publication
Exploring one of the most famous non-publications of our time