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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
DEDICATED TO THE AEGEAN SEA
The one and only Japanese made, Italian financed, Greece set erotic drama
TWISTED ISSUES
The debut feature of SOV auteur Charles Pinion was this self-proclaimed “Psycho-Punk Splatter Comedy”
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Arguably the most interesting of William Friedkin’s pre-FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) films
BORDELLO OF BLOOD
The second, and last, TALES FROM THE CRYPT big screen spinoff
THE BUTCHER BOY
The brief acting career of the late Sinéad O’Connor reached its apex in this rancid little film from Ireland’s Neil Jordan
STRANGE OBJECTS
In the midst of near-universal adulation I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I didn’t much care for this novel
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
This, the premiere work of prose fiction by Quentin Tarantino, is in many respects just like his films
THE WATCHER
Yet another example of a book done in, commercially speaking, by poor packaging
THE DAY THE GODS DIED
A third party companion-piece to CHARIOTS OF THE GODS, and a dispatch from an era in which allegedly true revelations of incredible events were popular
BRAINSTORM
A YA novel that has a number of agreeable elements, but is done in by a simplistic treatment.
NICE GUYS DON’T WORK IN HOLLYWOOD
This posthumously published memoir is a frank and fast moving book about which my only real complaint is that, at just 197 pages, it’s far too short
VISIONS FROM WITHIN THE MECHANISM: THE INDUSTRIAL SURREALISM OF JEFFREY SCOTT
Another weird art book, and another mind-tugging triumph
YOU’RE NOT DEAD UNTIL YOU’RE FORGOTTEN
For horror/exploitation aficionados this is one of the standout publications of 2014
CUT! HORROR WRITERS ON HORROR FILM
Here we have a severely mixed bag of nonfiction pieces about horror film, all written by horror novelists
THE CONNOISSEUR’S GUIDE TO THE CONTEMPORARY HORROR FILM
This 64-page horror movie review compilation is notable as (in its original self-published 1983 edition) the first-ever book by the late Chas. Balun
A Grab-Bag of Holiday Badness!
My Christmas posts are among the most consistently popular on this site, so here’s another
1994: The Year in Bedlam
1994 was the year of PULP FICTION and HOOP DREAMS; here I’ll be concentrating here on thirty lesser-known films, which provide a plethora of genre-spanning quality cinema!
Nicolas Roeg: 1928-2018
On November 23, 2018 we lost one of the world’s greatest filmmakers
William Goldman: 1931-2018
Yet another tragic celebrity death? I’m afraid so. The dear departed this time around is the great William Goldman, one of my longtime heroes
More Scary Kid Lit
A few years ago I wrote about children’s literature of an especially dark and aberrant nature. Here I’ll be revisiting this topic..