On DOGRA MAGRA
“Whoever reads this book will become insane at least once”
2024: Bedlam in Print
Another year, another underwhelming showing from the mainstream publishing industry
COMBAT SHOCK (Novelization)
A unique entry in Severin’s grindhouse novelization line: a 40-years-after-the-fact novelization of Buddy Giovinazzo’s notorious 1984 no-budgeter COMBAT SHOCK, written by the filmmaker himself
THE SPIDER WILL KILL YOU
Writer-director David Schmoeller had an obsession with mannequins, showcased in this 30-minute University of Texas thesis film
COYOTE
COYOTE may be an extended hallucination or an eccentric first-person crime saga; either way, it’s a deeply chilly and upsetting book
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
A film that plays like it was made by the Joker himself and, I say, a worthwhile effort
SERIE NOIRE
A 1979 French language take on Jim Thompson’s A HELL OF A WOMAN, directed by the talented Alain Corneau
HORROR MOVIE
The field of horror movie themed horror novels is a crowded one in which HORROR MOVIE by Paul Tramblay ranks as mid
FEAR AND DESIRE
Yes, this was the first feature film made by 22-year-old Stanley Kubrick, and not exactly a monumental debut
JE T’AIME JE T’AIME vs. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Was ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004) directly inspired by JE T’AIME JE T’AIME (1968)? Most likely.