On the Cultural Gutter, I’m celebrating Adele Blanc-sec, adventurous French reporter and globetrotter, getting mixed up with Dinosaurs, Gentleman Mummies, and Fabulous Hats.
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On the Cultural Gutter, I’m following up my exploration of Heavy Metal magazine with a look at Gandahar, Rene Laloux’s sci-fi epic about a horrifying totalitarian regime.
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I’m on Diabolique with a follow-up to my article about 1932’s Vampyr and Carmilla. “Vadim’s Vamps” follows the lady vampire into the 1960s, where she finds herself under the stewardship of swinger Roger Vadim.
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Adaptations of books have a history of being derided by the author, but few are as dramatic an example as J’irai cracher sur vos tombes. Minutes into the premiere screening, the author dropped dead.
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Over on the Cultural Gutter, I’m writing about the loony sci-fi epic, Hard to Be a God, a co-production between France, West Germany, and the Soviet Union made as the Berlin Wall was coming down.
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On Diabolique, I’m writing about everything to do with Emmanuelle in A World of Wicker. Part one looks at the life of the “real-life Emmanuelle,” and the infamous book attributed to her.
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On Diabolique, I’ve compiled a list of Eurocult movie soundtracks to accompany “le ore che contano.” When you are in your home, hotel, or a lean-to on a deserted beach, it behooves you to indulge in something a little sensual.
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