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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE ANIMAL (1968)
An especially intriguing trash-fest combining period-specific sexploitation with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER-esque psycho-horror
TALES OF THE DUMPSTER KID
The most ambitious product of the New German Cinema was this bawdy three-and-a-half-hour epic
THE END OF THE WORLD (1916)
A 1916 Danish made depiction of Earth threatened by a rogue comet
THE SPIDER WILL KILL YOU
Writer-director David Schmoeller had an obsession with mannequins, showcased in this 30-minute University of Texas thesis film
FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN
One of the most memorable films made by the late Paul Morrissey, an altogether outrageous riff on you-know-what
THE NAUGHTY GIRLS
Not actually a horror novel, but a mainstreamy thriller about a most evil little girl
DINNER AT DEVIANT’S PALACE
A post-apocalyptic fantasy with a difference
GOLEM
Horror ficiton trash about the legendary golem. Don’t expect much.
BLOOD: A TALE
A four-part comic book saga that appeared in 1987, a boom time for adult comics
GEORGE’S RUN: A WRITER’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE TWILIGHT ZONE
A graphic novel that dramatizes the life of writer George Clayton Johnson, of OCEAN’S ELEVEN, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, STAR TREK and LOGAN’S RUN.
WILLIAM GOLDMAN: THE RELUCTANT STORYTELLER
As of late 2018 this is the only book-length study that exists of the life and work of the late William Goldman
DEATH MAKES A HOLIDAY: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
The second of David J. Skal’s “Cultural Histories.” The first was 1993’s THE MONSTER SHOW, which took a rambling yet thoroughly enjoyable look at horror media
TRUE INDIE
TRUE INDIE is filmmaker Don Coscarelli’s long-in-coming autobiography, and it’s a good one
STAGE MANAGING CHAOS
An irresistible read for theater buffs, Fernando Arrabal fans and just about everyone else
LOW-BUDGET HELL: MAKING UNDERGROUND MOVIES WITH JOHN WATERS
An interesting and, I think, vital take on John Waters and the underground film scene in which he thrived during the 1970s and early 80s
On DARK FORCES
To many this is THE standout anthology. But is DARK FORCES really that great a book? Let’s see.
2020: Bedlam in Print
Here, in the early days of 2021, is the latest edition of my annual Bedlam in Print overview
2020: The Year in Bedlam
2020 was a hell of a year
2020: A Look Back in Bedlam
Bedlam was indeed the word for 2020 and (as of January 10) 2021 as well
Horror Novels by Horror Moviemakers
The director-novelist: it’s a rare combination, but it does exist