PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE: THE LOST ART OF THE VHS BOX
A gorgeously designed trade paperback that comes complete with a slipcover mimicking the VHS boxes of old
2022: Bedlam in Print
The standout books of 2022, as chosen by me
2022: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual Year in Bedlam overview
PIECES
If limb chopping and head-loppings were enough to make for a quality product then PIECES would be a masterpiece, but they aren’t and it’s not
LANDIS: THE STORY OF A REAL MAN ON 42nd STREET
A must-read due to the fact that, simply, this is the only biography that exists on SLEAZOID EXPRESS’ late Bill Landis (1959-2008)
THE FARMER
A revenge-themed grindhouse item from 1977 that appears to have had Important Cinema aspirations
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK
After CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST this is the most extreme film ever made by Italy’s Ruggero Deodato
1980: The Year in Bedlam
In this Year in Bedlam overview, highlighting 30 lesser-known and/or underappreciated film releases, I’ll be exploring 1980
THE AMAZING TRANSPLANT
Said to be the most outrageous film ever made by the 42nd Street legend Doris Wishman
CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE
A double dose of early 1980s Italo-sploitation, blending an account of crazy Vietnam veterans on the loose with cannibal movie nastiness