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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE BURNING BUDDHA MAN
Cut-out animation, H.R. Giger-esque grotesquerie and Buddhism—an irresistible combination, I say
VIOLENCE VOYAGER
The second feature by Japan’s Ujicha, following the mind-roasting BURNING BUDDHA MAN
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
In which Edgar Wright does Dario Argento, with London’s Soho district standing in for Turin in DEEP RED and Munich in SUSPIRIA
LADY EXTERMINATOR
Shaw Brothers action movie madness!
CYCLOPS
Japanese grue from 1987 that’s better than BIOTHERAPY.
HOLY TERROR
Here we have what is perhaps the most widely hated work of comics legend Frank Miller
THE RED SNAKE
This was the first entry in DH Publishing’s “Hino Horror” collection of English language mangas by Japan’s Hideshi Hino
POEM STRIP
Here we have what in my view is one of the most vital publications of the 00s: the first English translation of POEM STRIP, a graphic novel written and illustrated by Dino Buzzati
READY PLAYER ONE
People have been raving about READY PLAYER ONE since it first appeared, and now, with the film adaptation about to be released, it’s once again overtaken the public consciousness
BLAZE OF EMBERS
This collection of seven erotic-surreal stories, initially published back in 1959 (in French), was apparently quite the shocker in its day
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My Favorite Year: 1994
There will never be another year like 1994
2004: A Look Back
Having just aired my feelings about the pop culture output of 1994, my favorite year, I’ll now turn my attention to 2004
Horror and Schizophrenia
The inspiration for the following was an old newsgroup posting about the 2001 film FRAILTY
On DARK ROMANCES and Early 90’s SOV Horror
The video underground of the early 1990s produced its share of groundbreaking horror films.
Moviegoing Memories
“Dream it in your living room, live it in the theater.” So read the VHS tagline of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, but that slogan could adorn any horror movie