DIONYSOS SPEED
A visionary concoction that can be categorized as surrealist poetry or avant-garde science fiction
SURVIVING LIFE
A standout effort from the incomparable Jan Svankmajer
2023: Bedlam in Print
Looking back over last year’s books!
SPA
This unforgettably gross and surreal graphic novel hails from Sweden, and I say this 2023 English translation is an absolute necessity
BLOOD: A TALE
A four-part comic book saga that appeared in 1987, a boom time for adult comics
Ten Eccentric Films for Easter
Note that the title says films for, and not about, Easter, as it isn’t an especially cinema-friendly holiday
2022: Bedlam in Print
The standout books of 2022, as chosen by me
2022: The Year in Bedlam
The latest installment of my annual Year in Bedlam overview
TOYS
An allegedly kid-friendly fantasia that works best as a grown-up spectacle viewed with appropriate chemical enhancement
EYES WITHOUT A FACE vs. THE HORROR CHAMBER OF DR. FAUSTUS
In which I make the heretical confession that I prefer the Americanized recut of EYES WITHOUT A FACE to the original version