Halfway through Twilight Syndrome: Deadly Theme Park, I shuddered. The movie reminded me of a recurring nightmare I have when I get overwhelmed. In the dream, I’ve parked my car in…
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Unfortunately for me, the name Janie will forever be linked to that Aerosmith song—you know the one. It’s a full diaper of a song by a band who’s major contribution to…
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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…
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“Death could never be so cold.” Reggie is a nerd. You can tell because he wears glasses and because he’s “studying physics, biology, computers, and . . . also studying martial…
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Cats. You either love them or love them. Evil Cat begins like all the best stories: An unearthing of a mysterious tomb at a construction site and a rancid smell in…
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In issue seven of Eightball, Daniel Clowes gifted the world with “Chicago” — a four page comic strip that satirized the bravado and pride of the Windy City circa 1991: “When…
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Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water, here comes Aatank, the Bollywood version of Jaws. In the first five minutes, an illegitimate child and his friend…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull was a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) from 2018-22. Purchase the Treasure of the Ninja and the Films of William Lee…
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Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey, our second book, was published by Fantagraphics on June 15, 2021. The book has sold through its initial print run and may reprinted in the…
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Some of the most outrageous and memorable horror comic books that I’ve ever read were published by Skywald Publications in the 1970s. “Frankenstein: Book II” was an ongoing story in Skywald’s…
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Some zombie ghosts are having a party in a decrepit flat. They’re listening to music and eating soup while a zombie ghost child beats a lady tied to a bedpost. This…
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A newscaster delivers an opening line that says it all: “Was it a pretty face that made this gaping, jagged hole in the windshield?” Sandy is bummed. After breaking up with…
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In Wim Vink’s Heaven is Only in Hell, you literally watch people eat cheese and drink wine at a very civilized dinner party. In Wim Vink’s Half Past Midnight, you literally…
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Into the Spider-Verse! Somewhere in Ghana, a psychic named Ladyspider and a little person named Oracle guard an ancient bowl. This isn’t a bowl that you can smoke or use to…
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At its heart, They Don’t Cut the Grass Anymore is a film about class. We’ve got the richie riches with their grand suburban homes, perfectly manicured lawns, and cocaine. And then…
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In the early 2000s, it wasn’t easy being a fan of trash-horror movies from the outer limits. Admitting that you watched Las Vegas Bloodbath to a co-worker was like saying that…
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If there’s one thing movies have taught us about love, it is this: You can’t make someone love you, no matter how many potions you give or how many spells you…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull was a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) from 2018-22. Purchase the Jungle Trap + Run Coyote Run Special Edition Blu-ray here.…
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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…
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A very naked woman is hogtied while disemboweled, gory bodies hang around her. A demon with giant white eyes and a 90s skater haircut ambles through a door with a sign…