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Joseph A. Ziemba

  • Theatrical Catalog

    Blonde Death (1984)

    Book Now Shot for $2000 on video by “James Dillinger” (aka author James Robert Baker) and produced by Los Angeles art collective EZTV, Blonde Death is a savage blast of underground…

  • Reviews

    The Oracle (1985)

    It’s not easy being a Roberta Findlay fan. In an interview that appears on the Blu-ray of The Oracle, Findlay admits that she hates horror movies (“I don’t like them at…

  • Reviews

    Beasties (1991)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. There isn’t a science to success. But projects are more likely to…

  • Features

    Shorts That Tore Our Heads Off: Volume 8

    Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…

  • Reviews

    Terror on Tape (1985)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Here’s even more proof that everyone involved in the early 1980s home…

  • Reviews

    The Shape (2004)

    If nothing else, fan films like The Shape prove that the music of White Zombie will outlive us all. SOB. Michael Myers is dead . . . but his mask sure…

  • Reviews

    UFO Kidnapped (1984)

    It’s 2 a.m. You are awoken from a sound sleep by a green light emanating from the window. You step outside to investigate. The glow is coming from a dense group…

  • Reviews

    Bugged (1996)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. My co-worker’s sister graduated from college last year. I can’t remember what…

  • Reviews

    Creatures From the Abyss (1994)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Italians and Floridians are responsible for the most inconceivable trash-horror movies to…

  • Reviews

    HERENCIA DIABÓLICA (1994)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Everything is better in Mexico, including Child’s Play. Tony and Annie are…

  • Reviews

    Terror on Tour (1980)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. The end credits just rolled on Terror on Tour. I think I…

  • Reviews

    Das Buch Der Blutigen Geschichten (1987-91)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. I haven’t seen every movie starring Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, but…

  • Reviews

    Evil Night (1992)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. A skater named Todd Cook gets some major air off of a…

  • Reviews

    Darkness (1993)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Sometimes, all you need out of life is to see a dummy…

  • Reviews

    Ritual of Death (1990)

    This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. In 1976, the theatrical release of Snuff was promoted with this tagline:…

  • Reviews

    Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (1987)

    Everyone remembers the first time that a personal computer changed their life. From obsessing over Minesweeper on Windows 3.1 to video chatting on an iMac G3, these moments are seared into…

  • Features

    Shorts That Tore Our Heads Off: Volume 7

    Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…

  • Reviews

    Into the Black (1983)

    At one point during Into the Black, a roundhouse kick is intercut with a close-up of someone cracking a can of Stroh’s beer. It feels so nice to be back in…

  • Reviews

    The Curse of Kazuo Umezu (1990)

    Not since Ogroff have children been dismembered with such spectacular gusto as in The Curse of Kazuo Umezu. But that tracks. Kazuo Umezu’s The Drifting Classroom is my favorite horror manga…

  • Reviews

    1974: The Possession of Altair (2016)

    1974: The Possession of Altair proves once again that every horror movie would be better if it was shot on Super 8 film. Somewhere in Mexico, Altair and Manuel celebrate their…

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