Commentary, Year in Review
As always, 2015 was a good year for readers–provided they knew where to look. While there were a number of worthwhile books put out by the big publishing houses, the majority of the really good stuff, in my view, came from the so-called small presses like Pushkin, Centipede, Eibonvale, Vertical and others.
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Here I have another round-up of worthwhile international horror films that have yet to be distributed (outside the festival circuit) in the United States.
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It’s a fact that South Africa isn’t exactly known for quality cinema. The “best” South African film, after all, is widely reputed to be Jamie Uys’ patronizing and nonsensical comedy THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY. With that in mind it’s hardly a surprise that when choosing worthwhile South African horror flicks the pickings tend to be slim…
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What twenty selections have in common is that, simply, all are well worth your time to read and/or track down
Film, Video Clip
A cannibal-themed comedy-horror movie originally released in 1972, predating similar films such as MOTEL HELL and PARENTS
Commentary, Year in Review
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
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By now it seems there’s not a whole lot left to say about Stephen King, the world’s bestselling horror writer. In fact, there is one facet that has never been told, namely my own relationship with Mr. King’s fiction
Commentary, Year in Review
Here we have the latest (admittedly quite belayed) installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s horror-minded publications
Commentary, Year in Review
Publishing-wise 2012 contained more than its share of good, and sometimes even great, books
Commentary, Year in Review
For fiction, 2011 was an only slightly better year than it was for movies—and cinematically it was a pretty rotten year