MAD GOD
A dialogue-free depiction of an otherworldly hellscape, peopled almost entirely with stop motion creatures
TV Flashback: MANUEL ON THE ISLAND OF WONDERS
A “children’s film” that’s less-than-childish in its orientation
THE LINNEA QUIGLEY BIO & CHAINSAW BOOK
My exploration of the literary output of Linnea Quigley continues with this, her first publication
LINNEA QUIGLEY’S HORROR WORKOUT
A time-capsule from an era in which such monumental silliness wasn’t merely tolerated but embraced wholeheartedly
2021: Bedlam in Print
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s Bedlam Files-friendly publications
YOU’VE GOT RED ON YOU: HOW SHAUN OF THE DEAD WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE
The making of SHAUN OF THE DEAD is covered with admirable thoroughness in this beautifully designed book
I WAS FLESH GORDON
FLESH GORDON is a film whose behind-the-scenes drama was arguably more compelling than what ended up onscreen, as proven by this book
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Film 2021)
The second film to be adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s classic novel was this ambitious production by the inimitable Guillermo Del Toro
TWO
A Spanish made Netflixer about a man and a woman who awaken in a strange room with their stomachs stitched together
I AM NOT ASHAMED
This shouldn’t be taken as a definitive biographical resource, but as an unabashedly sensationalistic Old Hollywood expose it’s pretty damn compelling