OUR LADY OF THE TURKS
This is a big deal: the premiere English translation of the only novel by Italy’s late Carmelo Bene
LISZTOMANIA, Ken Russell, Genius and Madness
LISZTOMANIA is not a widely admired film, but I say it deserves a reappraisal
TV Flashback: THE BOY WITH TWO HEADS
Here’s proof of something I’ve long believed: children’s programming is the weirdest that exists
Funnybook Flashback: The Grant Morrison DOOM PATROL
Not his best work, but certainly among his most representative
ANNETTE
The most sublimely nutty movie musical in some time, featuring songs performed by non-singer actors and a puppet
THE MATILDA MURDER HUNTER
This was the tenth novel by Harry Stephen Keeler, and the second longest
Harry Stephen Keeler in the Ramble House
Ramble House is a most unique Washington, D.C. residence where three sets of characters get caught up in outrageous tales that involve insanity, séances and time travel
HAR HAR MAHADEV
Hindi Devotional movie madness doesn’t get much madder than this 1974 epic
SAMPOONA RAMAYANA
This Hindi language oddity from 1961 is what is known in its native India as a Devotional Film
1981: The Year in Bedlam
Just what the title says.