The Axolotl in Fiction and Film
The Axolotl, or Mexican salamander, is one of the world’s strangest creatures
Real Life Horror
The documentary WELCOME TO LEITH, directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker, may well be the finest “horror” movie of 2015
Chas Balun and “Piece O’ Mind”
You most likely knew the late Chas Balun as the irrepressible voice of Deep Red magazine and the creator of the Gore Score, but his freelance work was equally noteworthy
Roland Topor in English
France’s Roland Topor (1938-1997) was a veritable genius of perverse and surreal literature
2015: A Look Back in Bedlam
What follows is my latest “Look Back in Horror” over the noteworthy horror movie/book related events of the past year, as well as some of my favorite literary and cinematic discoveries and noteworthy deaths.
2015: The Year in Bedlam
Here we have the latest installment of my year end horror movie round-up, in which the best and worst of 2015’s horror cinema are ranked (according to me, anyway).
2015: Bedlam in Print
As always, 2015 was a good year for readers–provided they knew where to look. While there were a number of worthwhile books put out by the big publishing houses, the majority of the really good stuff, in my view, came from the so-called small presses like Pushkin, Centipede, Eibonvale, Vertical and others.
Ten More Essential Unreleased-in-the-U.S. Horror Films
Here I have another round-up of worthwhile international horror films that have yet to be distributed (outside the festival circuit) in the United States.
Illustrated Oddments
Q: What is an Illustrated Oddment? A: It’s a book that in its gorgeous strangeness and fascination deserves some ink on this site, even if I (for whatever reason) can’t really justify writing a full review
Film Versus Digital–Which is Better?
Here we’re confronted with an issue that increasingly demands we take a side. Remember last December, when Quentin Tarantino’s HATEFUL EIGHT was released to great fanfare in a 70mm roadshow version? You may also recall the pontificating by Tarantino about the primacy of celluloid over digital cinema.