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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
DIABOLIQUE
The most iconic film made by France’s Henri-Georges Clouzot, DIABOLIQUE was the reason he was branded the “Gallic Hitchcock.”
DR. RENAULT’S SECRET
Forgotten, but worthwhile, horrors from 1942
FAREWELL
A key film of Russia’s Elem Klimov, and an interesting failure
MISERY
A highly skilled, if somewhat bland, Stephen King adaptation
EYES OF LAURA MARS
One of the foremost examples of American made giallo, but not without its faults
THE HAUNTED DOLLHOUSE
This kiddie picture book is more ambitious than most
THE SENTINEL
This novel is considered a classic among horror buffs. Trust me: THE SENTINEL is no classic
SHELLA
Any post-1990 work claiming to “revitalize the hard-boiled tradition” can be dismissed, as, quite simply, SHELLA is the state of the art in neo-noir
GHOST DOLL
The book isn’t much, but has a haunting resonance
OUR TWISTED HERO
An uncompromising account of bullying and conformity in a Korean school, a novel that favorably recalls LORD OF THE FLIES
GODS IN SPANDEX
A sequel to the well received seventies-sploitation anthology GODS IN POLYESTER. GODS IN SPANDEX is a similarly formatted compilation that focuses on obscure exploitation films from the 1980s
GODS IN POLYESTER
One of the greatest (and most difficult to locate) film books of the ‘00s was this massive collection of first-person recollections by participants in the horror-exploitation movie scene of the 1970s
THE GHASTLY ONE
This book, one of the more fascinating and unorthodox moviemaker bios I’ve read, has already garnered praise from seemingly every media outlet in the universe. I’ll be adding to that praise.
UNUTTERABLE HORROR
This two-volume study has already attained iconic status, and may well go on to become the premiere resource for devotees of supernatural fiction
ULTRAVIOLENT MOVIES
The subject of ultraviolet cinema is a compelling one, especially for horror fans, and this 1996 publication profiles many of the ultraviolent movies that have been released since the late 1960s. Yet the book ultimately falls far short for a variety of reasons
Jack Ketchum: 1946-2018
This one hurt. Certainly there have been a lot of famous people deaths that have affected me, but this one impacted me especially
2017: Bedlam in Print
Assembling a best-books-of-the-year list is always a dicey proposition. Quite simply, nobody can be expected to track down and read every worthwhile book printed over the course of the previous year…
2017: The Year in Bedlam
What follows is the latest installment of the Year in Bedlam overview of the previous year’s best and worst movies, according to yours-truly
2017: A Look Back in Bedlam
Here we have the latest installment of my Look Back in Bedlam end-of-the-year overview of topics that are of particular interest to this site–and Bedlam, it turns out, was indeed the word for 2017
Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies
Hallmark Channel Christmas movies: over the past decade such films have become mainstays on the Hallmark Channel cable network