Cultural Gutter: Heavy Light, Part 2
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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Diabolique: Vadim’s Vamps
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.
Read moreI Spit On Your Grave
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.
Read moreCultural Gutter: Gods in Wigs
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.
Read moreDiabolique: A World of Wicker
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.
Read moreDiabolique: Le Ore Che Contano
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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