John Morghen: 1954-2023
RIP John Morghen, the sultan of 1980s Italian sleaze
MANIAC
One of the sickest surprises of December 2020 was the release of this graphic novel, which breaks new ground in splatterific excess
1985: The Year in Bedlam
It makes sense that, in what is universally acknowledged as the worst-ever decade for film, the midpoint of that decade marks its low point
LUCIO FULCI’S THE GATES OF HELL
I’ve been interested in this comic series, adapted from Lucio Fulci’s anti-classic CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, ever since first hearing about it in the late nineties
2019: Bedlam in Print
Concluding my 2019 overviews is this, the latest edition of Bedlam in Print, exploring the noteworthy publications of the previous twelve months
2018: The Year in Bedlam
Welcome to the 2018 edition of my annual Year in Bedlam THE BEST movie round-up
THE BEYOND
This is the graphic novel adaptation of Lucio Fulci’s 1981 splatter masterpiece THE BEYOND
CONTAMINATION
Fun, hyper-gory Italian trash!
THE CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD
Fun zombie gore madness from the one and only Lucio Fulci!
THE BEYOND
The undoubted masterpiece of Lucio Fulci, a crazed and surreal gorefest that’s irresistible, even if it doesn’t make much sense