The Merits of Sin…The Book Spook du Jour alum and oddball cinema connoisseur Brennan Dortch has published his first book, which is a mighty doozy mind you, and so I figured it would behoove me to say a few words: There’s a shit ton of heart and a severe lack of narrative control which is … More The Merits of Sin…The Book
In a dystopian future ruled by a chunky dollar store Emperor Palpatine with 666 carved on his belly, an experimental super soldier by the name of Jacob Stryker has just escaped the prison center he has been held captive in. This is bad news for the head of the empire’s military (and “do-it-yourself” Darth Vader … More The Merits of Sin: Moonchild (1994) (USA)
A fine Lovecraft adaptation from Dan O’Bannon (Return of the Living Dead) offers some gooey thrills and a consistently interesting narrative. There’s a few issues witch acting but it’s easy enough to look over when everything else is firing on all cylinders. In Providence, Rhode Island a private detective by the name of John March … More The Merits of Sin: The Resurrected (1991) (Canada/USA)
I’d like to share a different sort of review today. It’s no secret that I am an avid AGFA supporter. AGFA’s upcoming release of THE FILMS OF SARAH JACOBSON may be their best release yet. While not horror or “genre”, I don’t remember the last time I spent time with a release that felt this … More Buy it or Die: The Films of Sarah Jacobson
By Ethan Mitchell Japanese Cyber Punk is a small subgenre of horror that blends visual elements of David Lynch’s Eraserhead with the body horror of David Cronenberg, but most importantly with these films there’s a sense of seclusion and anti-establishment. Most famously done in the film Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Diving deep into the … More Sick Cinema: 964 Pinocchio (1991)
Yep. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Throwing the notion of poor taste out the window and into the street to be hit by a garbage truck, L.A. AIDS Jabber was unleashed on an unsuspecting public at a time when the virus was terrifying the masses. There’s a long history involving HIV in the United … More The Merits of Sin: L.A. AIDS Jabber (1994) (USA)
directed by Mark Bessenger runtime: 87 mins Sometime around 2006 I was in college and there was this seemingly random resurgence in the fascination with ninjas and pirates. The world was forced into taking sides. I imagine many an undergrad getting laid after relating to their intoxicated coeds about ninjitsu’s superiority to swashbuckling or vice-versa. … More Schlock du Jour: Ninja Zombie (1992)
The 90s has always been the red headed stepchild of the horror genre. It’s understandable, just look at the decades that came before. Lightened censorship, creativity and violence meshed to near perfection in those golden years between 1959 and 1989. Prior to that you had the birth of the genre, genuine classics and monsters of … More The Merits of Sin: Dead Inn aka Another Evil Dead Part II (1997) (USA)
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