VIOLETS OF DAWN
Here’s a rarity: a backwoods horror novel by Asian Cult Cinema editor/Video Search of Miami founder Thomas Weisser, his first and only work of fiction
HIP POCKET SLEAZE
The vintage adult paperback community is a small one to be sure, but for those of us who are into such things John Harrison’s HIP POCKET SLEAZE is an essential acquisition
TWISTED SISTERS
A singularly pervy British made exploiter from trash movie auteur Wolfgang Büld. It’s engaging, with plenty of over-the-top gore and sex, and even somewhat artistic
THE SUCKING PIT
This novel has the distinction of being one of the most widely criticized yet least read books of all time
THE SAVAGE WOMEN
This long out of print paperback is an outrageous chunk of seventies-sploitation that must be read to be believed
Insanity, Satan Worship, Mind Control and Mass Murder: The (Later) Films of Philip Yordan
In observance of the March 24, 2003 death of screenwriter Philip Yordan, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and elusive talents, let’s take a look at some of his films
THE REAPING and GRINDHOUSE: A Tale of Two Flops
Two horror-themed would-be blockbusters have recently opened, THE REAPING and GRINDHOUSE, and in the month since their respective April 6 releases both have flopped majorly
CACHE and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Mutually Exclusive or Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Exploring the real differences between art and exploitation cinema–which, as it turns out, are pretty slim
Wolfgang and Fiona
Here we have middle-aged German schlockmeister Wolfgang Büld and young British actress Fiona Horsey — the director and the star of three mighty unique exploitation flicks
Short Hair, Beautiful Guts, Slave Girls and Vampire Loins!
You can rest assured that a novel titled THE MAN WHO HAD HIS HAIR CUT SHORT won’t ever be mistaken for (say) ENTRAILS OF THE VIRGIN