VAMPYRES
An almost-classic of British horror from 1974
HARDCORE
A strong film that could have been much better
THE HOUSE THAT GROANED
A graphic novel that’s plenty weird, with a narrative that leans rather heavily into the perverse and psychosexual
UGLY MUG No. 8
The latest entry in House of Harley’s “Industrial Strength Comics Compendium” that, in the words of underground comics legend Ed Pinsent, is “laced with heavy doses of insanity, wonder, and escapades inside the dream house”
2024: Bedlam in Print
Another year, another underwhelming showing from the mainstream publishing industry
TALES OF THE DUMPSTER KID
The most ambitious product of the New German Cinema was this bawdy three-and-a-half-hour epic
NECROMANIA
This XXX-rated “Tale of Weird Love” was one of the final films directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.
10 Notable Cinematic Depictions of the Inferno
My top 10 Hell-set films
PURE: THE SEXUAL REVOLUTIONS OF MARILYN CHAMBERS
The late Marilyn Chambers, was one of the most noteworthy performers to emerge from 1970s porn cinema, and this book provides a worthy epitaph
LOST SOULS
A happy birthday to the horror icon Poppy Z. Brite, whose debut novel this was