In Where Evil Dwells, every night is Halloween. On June 19, 1984, Long Island teenager Ricky Kasso went to the woods, smoked PCP, ate acid, and stabbed his friend Gary Lauwers…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull was a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) from 2018-22. Blood Lake is the most fascinating — and stupefying — shot-on-video slasher…
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It begins with garden-variety bullying. A little girl calls a little boy a pervert because he doesn’t have a father (pretty sure she means “bastard,” but the girl is six so…
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Every single time it rains, centipedes descend upon my apartment, much like white people heading to Burning Man. If you’ve never seen a centipede, then imagine Eugene Levy’s eyebrows, only with…
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In 1972, progressive dad-rockers Yes went on tour to promote their album Close to the Edge. This tour marked the first time that keyboardist Rick Wakeman would wear a sequined Dracula…
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Lost Faith is written by Joel D. Wynkoop, directed by Joel D. Wynkoop, produced by Joel D. Wynkoop, edited by Joel D. Wynkoop, and stars Joel D. Wynkoop. It also stars…
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Diff’rent Strokes was a 1980s sitcom about a white guy named Phillip Drummond who adopts two black kids named Willis and Arnold Jackson. Most people are familiar with the show’s famous…
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Cliff Twemlow is many things. He is first and foremost a bouncer. He is also a stuntman. And a generous lover. And an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and novelist. He…
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Black River Monster opens with this onscreen message: “This production was filmed in its entirety, using all natural settings, at the Black River Farm and Ranch in Croswell, Michigan, an operating…
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Copperhead is a movie for people who really, really hate snakes. It’s also a movie for people who really, really love guns. It’s also a movie for people who really, really…
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There is no greater horror sub-genre than the one known as “shitty kids.” And no shitty kids are shittier than the shitty kids in Blood Brothers. In the sun-bleached wasteland known…
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Wings Hauser is a god among men. A hero. A legend. A king. He is also a criminal defense attorney going up against a satanic cult that’s responsible for grisly human…
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It is an indisputable fact that Satan War is the greatest title in motion picture history next to Violent Shit. It is also an indisputable fact that someone in Satan War…
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Cocaine. The Eighties wouldn’t have happened without it. This was the sleazy, frenetic era of 24-hour parties, teased hair, trashy lingerie, and false metal. It was a time when filmmakers picked…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. “If we lose the ozone layer, we’ll all become mutants.” Well, there you go. In 1986, writer-director Bret McCormick and partner Matt…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. You might as well forego formalities and just take off your pants. Because Zombies Invade Pittsburg will enter your home, make love…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Cannibal Campout was Jon McBride’s debut shot-in-Connecticut SOV film. Someone ate a fetus in that film. Woodchipper Massacre is McBride’s direct follow-up.…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. How do you follow up the despondency of Video Violence? Exactly. COMEDY. Due to the success of Video Violence, Camp Video was…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. A woman, with her two kids in tow, grabs a copy of I Dismember Mama off the shelf of a New Jersey…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. R U ready for Freddy? “Whoever kills the bear will be the winner. It’s about showing the town who’s the best!” Say…