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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE CABLE GUY
Among the more interesting (as opposed to good) 1990s Hollywood comedies was this attempt at complexity from director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey
GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL
Think FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX meets INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS in an irresistible 1968 horror-fest from Japan’s Shochiku studios
THE GOAT AND HER THREE KIDS
A horror-tinged adaptation of an obscure (by English speaking standards) Romanian fairy tale
EXPOSURE
A nineties thriller that was wrongly heralded as the start of a Brazilian cinema renaissance
COPPERHEAD
A much-neglected but crucial entry in the shot on video revolution of the 1980s
BILLY MAJESTIC’S HUMPTY DUMPTY
B-movie delirium and pictorial audacity unite in this altogether unique concoction
ABOMINATIONS
A rare English translation of the comics of Belgium’s renowned Hermann
CODE BLUE: A LOVE STORY
An unabashedly depraved, darkly comedic short story from a longtime So Cal legend
MINE-HAHA, OR ON THE CORPORAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG GIRLS
This isn’t the first English translation of Frank Wedekind’s 1903 novella MINE-HAHA, but it is the most widely accessible
TENDER IS THE FLESH
A must-read due to its concept: a future world in which human flesh is harvested for food
THE MAKING OF DUNE
DUNE is of course the world famous science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that was turned into a hellaciously expensive 1984 Universal Pictures movie. This is the studio-approved book about the production of that film…
SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE
From one of the foremost horror scribes of all time comes perhaps the finest, most concise recounting of the genre I’ve ever encountered
STANLEY KUBRICK’S THE SHINING: STUDIES IN THE HORROR FILM
This exhaustive (and frankly exhausting) 750 page anthology can safely be termed the definitive resource on Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING
SUPERNATURAL
This slim hardback consists largely of full-color photographs of dolls, created by the noted still photographer (and evident doll enthusiast) Lindsay Brice
Horror’s Most Sacred Cows…Slaughtered!
Nosferatu and Frankenstein are classics. But there’s an inescapable fact that few are willing to acknowledge: neither movie is very good.
The Gore Boom—Is It A Bust?
Gore is back.
Tracking the Fortunes of the New Friday the 13th
It’s the week of February 13, 2009 and the hotly promoted FRIDAY THE 13th remake has opened number one at the U.S. box office.
I’LL DO ANYTHING, With Songs and Without
Amid the inexplicable success of LA LA LAND, I think it’s a good time to look back at a like-minded film whose fortunes weren’t nearly as rosy.
2016: A Look Back in Bedlam
Here we have The Bedlam Files’ first-ever “Look Back,” covering the previous year’s noteworthy happenings in the world of cult/horror film and literature.