ACT OF VIOLENCE IN A YOUNG JOURNALIST
This beyond-obscure 1988 feature, one of the first to receive a straight-to-video release in its native Uruguay, was given new prominence by the semi-documentary STRAIGHT TO VHS
THE SADNESS
An insanity plague, a Taiwan hospital and lots of gore–a fun film!
Anime, Insanity, and a Cursed Dress
About THE CURSED ONE-PIECE, the finest haunted dress narrative ever filmed
ON THE VERGE
A macabre anthology from France’s Maurice Sandoz that pivots on madness
2021: The Year in Bedlam
The latest edition of my Year in Bedlam overview of the movie releases of the previous twelve months
MAD SHADOWS
A much-lauded novel that offers a potent reminder that a great deal of renowned Canadian fiction tends toward the macabre
MEN, WOMEN AND RATTLESNAKES
The “Most Evil Book Ever Written”…? So claims the cover of this long forgotten 1933 shocker
THE SHADOW
A veritable master class in psycho-horror that holds up beautifully
THE FOG
Impossible though it might seem to believe nowadays, this British horror fest was once considered the height of shock
HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN
This “Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis” is one of the closest things that exists to a bestseller in the category of horror film texts