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    Dimension of the Damned: The DTV Children of the Corn Sequels
    Brett Gallman
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 8 min

    Dimension of the Damned: The DTV Children of the Corn Sequels

    Brett Gallman is back and is walking behind the rows with these Dimension CHILDREN OF THE CORN sequels.
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    Kill Like a Man: Night Warning (1981)
    Preston Fassel
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 16 min

    Kill Like a Man: Night Warning (1981)

    Preston returns to SH with one of the most bonkers camp slasher films of all time.
    122 views0 comments
    The Westerner: An Interview With SUPERNORMAL Cinematographer Laurie Gilbert
    Simon Abrams
    • Aug 25, 2021
    • 11 min

    The Westerner: An Interview With SUPERNORMAL Cinematographer Laurie Gilbert

    Simon Abrams sits down with the cinematographer of the black magic Hong Kong Mondo doc.
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    Choice Cuts: Body Parts & The Unapologetic Entertainments of Eric Red
    Brett Gallman
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 6 min

    Choice Cuts: Body Parts & The Unapologetic Entertainments of Eric Red

    Brett Gallman returns to SH and delivers some words on Eric Red's deranged Frankenstein splatter picture.
    79 views0 comments
    Casual Fridays: Slasher Cinema's Brutal Basics
    Brian Collins
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 7 min

    Casual Fridays: Slasher Cinema's Brutal Basics

    Body count guru Brian Collins stops by to comment on possibly the most important slasher element: the killer's mask!
    158 views0 comments
    I Kill For Love: Kinji Fukasaku's Black Lizard (1968)
    Simon Abrams
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 10 min

    I Kill For Love: Kinji Fukasaku's Black Lizard (1968)

    Simon Abrams returns to SH, dissecting the seminal queer smash that breathed new life to Fukasaku's career.
    225 views0 comments
    Rent-A-Pal: A Cult Film For Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
    Preston Fassel
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 10 min

    Rent-A-Pal: A Cult Film For Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

    Preston makes his case for why this tale of analog loneliness should already be in our modern cult canon.
    83 views0 comments
    Forgotten Gialli: Volume One
    Jacob Knight
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    Forgotten Gialli: Volume One

    Jacob slips on his black gloves to prowl through Vinegar Syndrome's first volume of yellow murder mystery obscurities.
    104 views0 comments
    Time Is Luck: The Tragic Romanticism of Michael Mann
    Marten Carlson
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 7 min

    Time Is Luck: The Tragic Romanticism of Michael Mann

    Marten examines the one inevitable truth in Michael Mann's sprawling filmography.
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     Shooting Blanks: Back In Action ('94) + Tough and Deadly ('95)
    Jacob Knight
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 8 min

    Shooting Blanks: Back In Action ('94) + Tough and Deadly ('95)

    Jacob blows a bunch of shit up with two of the most underrated buddy actioners of all time.
    46 views0 comments
    The Last Dragon: Michael Schultz & The Glow of '70s Black Cinema
    Mike W. O'Brien
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 20 min

    The Last Dragon: Michael Schultz & The Glow of '70s Black Cinema

    Mike O'Brien places Michael Schultz and THE LAST DRAGON in the timeline of Black pop history.
    92 views0 comments
    Nothing Really Counts, Does It?: Cutter's Way (1981)
    Travis Woods
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 16 min

    Nothing Really Counts, Does It?: Cutter's Way (1981)

    Travis Woods dives into the despair of Cutter's Way and wonders if anything we do really matters.
    1,664 views0 comments
    The Busted Flush: Darker Than Amber (1970)
    Jacob Knight
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Busted Flush: Darker Than Amber (1970)

    Jacob runs down the sordid details of Travis McGee's only big screen outing to date.
    133 views0 comments
    Death By 1000 Cuts: John Woo's Hard Target (1993)
    Simon Abrams
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 9 min

    Death By 1000 Cuts: John Woo's Hard Target (1993)

    Simon Abrams grew a greasy mullet to flex on John Woo and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
    779 views0 comments
    My Friend, Dolph Lundgren
    Marten Carlson
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 8 min

    My Friend, Dolph Lundgren

    Marten reveals his ultimate Secret Handsake: just mention Dolph.
    207 views0 comments
    Radioactive Dreams: Six-String Samurai & Post Apocalyptic Cult Cinema
    Jacob Knight
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 7 min

    Radioactive Dreams: Six-String Samurai & Post Apocalyptic Cult Cinema

    Jacob on Lance Mungia's hipster swordplay epic and the End of All Things.
    169 views1 comment
    Field Guides To Evil: Suspiria (1977) and My Cult Cinema Journey
    Brett Gallman
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 7 min

    Field Guides To Evil: Suspiria (1977) and My Cult Cinema Journey

    Brett Gallman uses sacred cult cinema texts to navigate memory lane.
    81 views0 comments
    When I Was Alive: Rolling Thunder (1977)
    Jacob Knight
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 9 min

    When I Was Alive: Rolling Thunder (1977)

    In which Jacob teaches you to learn to love the rope.
    201 views1 comment
    "Life's a Pain and God's a Sadist": Alan Ormsby's DERANGED (1974)
    Anya Stanley
    • Jan 5, 2021
    • 12 min

    "Life's a Pain and God's a Sadist": Alan Ormsby's DERANGED (1974)

    Anya Stanley dives into American desolation.
    287 views0 comments
    An Invocation (Of Sorts)
    Jacob Knight
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    An Invocation (Of Sorts)

    Jacob welcomes you to the jungle. We've got punch and pie.
    351 views0 comments
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