“What the Hell’s Going On Around Here?”: The Twilight People (1972)Deep in the heart of darkness, or at least some secluded lair in a Philippine jungle, mad scientist Dr. Gordon, with his blank-faced and…Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Of Art Spoons and Egg Chairs — The Functional Future of Architect Arne JacobsenHey!Sep 4, 2022Sep 4, 2022
“The cosmic radar has picked up an unidentified spacecraft”- There is no escape from Escape from…A long time ago in a galaxy far, far a…Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
“Always Crashing in the Same Car” — JG Ballard’s 1971 Crash!The finest works of science fiction or horror are always nothing more than reflections of the society from which they spring. They do not…Jun 12, 20221Jun 12, 20221
Dreamscape — Government Nightmares From the 1980s You Weren’t Warned AboutWhy are these people having such terrible dreams?Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
“Help, I’m a Rock” — Meteors, Comets, and Body Snatchers in 1957’s The Monolith MonstersConsider, if you will…Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022
“If we just floated down the river, it would find us” — 1983’s mystifying folk horror Eyes of FireAbout 20 minutes into this film, I had forgotten what it was called, which–it must be confessed–was probably the result of an extreme dose…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
“These are difficult times”: The Legend of the 7 Golden VampiresBillionaire entrepreneur philanthropist filmmaker Run Run Shaw died on January 7, 2014. He was 106 years old, although some sources…Aug 1, 2021Aug 1, 2021
Viggo Mortensen is The Last American Hero in 1997’s Vanishing PointVanishing Point 1997 is totally kickass, with awesome chase sequences and cool car carnage.Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
A Disturbing and Unpredictable Day in the 40 Year Career of Tobe HooperIt is somehow fitting that Tobe Hooper listened to Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Lou Reed’s Berlin on autoplay while he was…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020