REVELRY IN HELL
A notorious 1939 pulp novella adapted into an adults-only 1990 comic
RAW DEAL: A QUESTION OF CONSENT
An absolutely astonishing 2001 doco that, in light of the Cornell University scandal, is deserving of renewed attention
CROSS COUNTRY
An X-rated thriller whose 1975 copyright date (a time when mainstream fiction was much wilder than it is now) is fully evident
Smut, Paris and Ed Wood
Two not-quite-classic Paris-set smut novels, one written by Ed Wood
VIOLATED ANGELS
A ground-breakingly gruesome example of avant-garde “pinku” (adults only) cinema
APE RAPE/WANTON WITCH
A Jim Harmon two-book compendium, one a routine potboiler and the other a gross, irresponsible, morally indefensible piece of unalloyed filth that (needless to add) I greatly enjoyed
TRUCKER FAGS IN DENIAL
A one-shot comic book, scripted by the late JIm Goad, that’s sure to offend absolutely everyone
MANIAC SIREN
From the always-irrepressible Ramble House, here’s a compendium of two early 1960s sleaze novels by the late pulp meister Jim Harmon
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE
A feature length documentary overview of exploitation filmmaking, and a strong one
James Williamson: 1959-2026
This week we bid farewell to one of the most mercurial, enigmatic, and questionable author-publishers in recent history