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DIONYSOS SPEED

A visionary concoction that can be categorized as surrealist poetry or avant-garde science fiction

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FUTURE WITHOUT FUTURE

A collection of six science fiction stories from an uncommonly skilled wordsmith and surrealist

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THE COMMITTED MEN

The apocalypse-themed first novel by England’s enormously gifted M. John Harrison, who in more recent years has all-but disowned it

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BELLFLOWER

Easily one of the strongest “horror” movies of 2011

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BANNED FROM BROADCAST: SAIKO! THE LARGE FAMILY

What this altogether fascinating found footage horror movie from Japan proves is that the land of the rising sun was and is the epicenter of the format

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THE BLACK GESTAPO

If not for some misguided elements this would be a classic of the blaxploitaiton genre. Maybe it is anyway.

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SEXUALIS ’95

A very accurate (not!) portrayal of the year 1995 was offered up in this novel, one of two available English translations by Belgium’s Jacques Sternberg

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JE T’AIME JE T’AIME vs. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

Was ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004) directly inspired by JE T’AIME JE T’AIME (1968)? Most likely.

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Roger Corman: 1926-2024

R.I.P.

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BLOODSTONE

In an occurrence that should surprise no one, this US-Bollywood RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK wannabe flopped spectacularly

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR (1994)

What is Roger Corman’s greatest folly?  I’d say that designation goes to THE FANTASTIC FOUR

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LOST SOULS

A happy birthday to the horror icon Poppy Z. Brite, whose debut novel this was

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PURE: THE SEXUAL REVOLUTIONS OF MARILYN CHAMBERS

The late Marilyn Chambers, was one of the most noteworthy performers to emerge from 1970s porn cinema, and this book provides a worthy epitaph

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13 GHOSTS

Another goofy production by the incomparable William Castle, the king of movie gimmicks

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LYCHEE LIGHT CLUB

A manga one-shot involving perversion and psychosis amid a group of middle schoolers. It's much better than you might expect.

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SPARES

From the UK's Michael Marshall Smith, a diusturbing sci fi dystopia that was supposed to be adapted for film by Dreamworks, but wasn't

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On A FELADAT and BLINDPASSASJER

It’s a fact that much of the world’s most vital televised science fiction emerges from outside the US, and here are two examples

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Horror Novels About Making Movies: A Ranking

Ten standout moviemaking-themed horror novels

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TRANSFORMATION

Heavy reading this novel isn't, but in terms of sheer grossness it's a standout.

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DEFENDING YOUR LIFE

One of the best afterlife comedies on the market

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