Ken Russell Has Died
The visionary and prolific British filmmaker Ken Russell, who left us on November 27, 2011, remains an enigma.
2011: A Look Back In Horror
2011? It was a crappy year for horror movies and a so-so one for horror novels.
10 Films That Should Be Cult Classics
The phrase “cult film” has taken on a very definite meaning, referring to movies too offbeat and/or audacious for mainstream audiences.
GOTHIC
I’m one of the very few people who’ll admit to liking this movie, an ostensible historical rendering of the conception of FRANKENSTEIN, filtered through the mad vision of the one and only Ken Russell
2014: Bedlam in Print
2014 was an above-average year for books in my view. Quite a few terrific titles turned up from both established and debuting authors, with a few, I’m certain, that will go on to become classics
THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
Goofy eighties horror-comedy from Ken Russell, whose finest work this definitely isn’t
THE DEVILS
Almost certainly director Ken Russell’s finest achievement, and definitely one of the most significant British productions of the seventies (if not ever)
PHALLIC FRENZY: KEN RUSSELL AND HIS FILMS
This isn’t the first book about the English cinema’s premiere enfant terrible Ken Russell, but it is very likely the best
2012: Bedlam in Print
Publishing-wise 2012 contained more than its share of good, and sometimes even great, books
2007: Bedlam in Print
2007 is over. A good year? For horror literature I’d say yes, it was