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Pendulous Wood

Ed Wood and Pendulum Books: a match made in Hell?

An oral history made up entirely of quotes from people who knew Mr. Wood

A prestige film that is, conversely, every bit as trashy and exploitive as anyone could desire

This “Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis” is one of the closest things that exists to a bestseller in the category of horror film texts

A true oddity from the UK that has been called the “British answer to LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT”

In this Year in Bedlam overview, highlighting 30 lesser-known and/or underappreciated film releases, I’ll be exploring 1980

A stand-out graphic novel from Eibon Press and the team of scripter Stephen Romano and artist Pat Carbajal

Said to be the most outrageous film ever made by the 42nd Street legend Doris Wishman

Here we have the fictional equivalent of those Nazi-sploitation movies prevalent in the 1970s

There’s something about a multi-part crime movie, particularly a Shaw Brothers crime movie, that compels