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CINEMA OF THE 80s DEBUTS!
With six issues of their excellent CINEMA OF THE '70s magazine under their belts, publishing dynamic duo Dawn and Jonathon Dabell have branched out into the next logical direction with the brand...
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WEREWOLF BY NIGHT
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022). This new 50-minute television special is the best thing I have seen from Marvel in a long time. It's directed by composer Michael Giacchino, who recently provided the superb...
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CHOPPED MEAT is Here!
Just in time for Christmas! Santa delivered my contributor's copy of CHOPPED MEAT, the massive new full-colour tome from editors Darrell Buxton and Eric McNaughton. I was thrilled to contribute a...
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New WE BELONG DEAD featuring Carnival Horror!
Received my contributor's copy of the new WE BELONG DEAD (#32) from the UK today. 88 glossy full-colour pages, including my nine-page article on circus, carnival and amusement park horror/exploitation...
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NEW WORK ANNOUCED!
Excited to announce I will be providing the booklet essays for these two upcoming Blu-ray sets from Umbrella Entertainment, due out in February 2023 and now up for pre-order.UMBRELLA PRE-ORDER LINK
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SUNSET CAPRI
Very much enjoyed Denise McKinney latest novel. The story of a handsome, rich British vampire and his adventures in 1982 Hollywood, SUNSET CAPRI creates a pleasing, singular voice with its mix of...
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CORMAN/POE
I take a sneak peek at Chris Alexander's excellent upcoming Headpress book, examining the eight Edgar Allan Poe film adaptations which Roger Corman directed in the 1960s. New over at FilmInk, click on...
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CINEMA OF THE 70s No. 8
Clint as Josey Wales graces the cover of CINEMA OF THE '70s No. 8, hot off the press and featuring my ten-page article on the disaster movies of that decade. Lots of other great-looking stuff in this...
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ART FOR ART'S SAKE
Umbrella's new TERRIFIER box set is now making the rounds, featuring the two films as well as the original ALL HALLOW'S EVE. I was thrilled to contribute a ten-page essay for the THIS IS ART book that...
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NEW HAMMER HORROR
Umbrella's new Hammer Blu-ray box set hit the stores a week or so ago. I was thrilled to contribute a 16-page booklet essay for this limited release, which contains PARANOIAC! (1964), NIGHTMARE (1964),...
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BOX OF BURT!
Received my contributor's copy of the new BOX OF BURT Blu-ray set from Umbrella today. I had a lot of fun writing the 32-page fanzine/booklet that comes with this set, in which I take a look at various...
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WITNESS Blu-Ray from Arrow
Super proud to be a part of this upcoming release from Arrow. Peter Weir's WITNESS (1985) is one of the great crime thrillers and character studies of the 80s, as well as a superlative "fish out of...
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A TALE OF TWO SISTERS Blu-ray Booklet Essay
Was great to work on Umbrella's lovely new deluxe edition Blu-ray release of Kim Jee-woon's beautifully haunting Korean folk ghost story, A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003). I contributed an 18-page essay,...
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HOUSEBOAT HORROR Pulls Into Port!
I can finally bar up, now that my contributor's copy of HOUSEBOAT HORROR has arrived! This notorious 1989 Australian cheapie is a very divisive one amongst horror fans...either way, the stunning job...
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New CINEMA OF THE '70s Article!
The latest issue of CINEMA OF THE '70s (#9) is now out and looks like another absolute beauty! I contributed a nine-page article on some of my fave movie magazines from that decade, but there are lots...
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ENTER THE VIDEO STORE!
Received my contributor's copy of this stunning new box set from Arrow. ENTER THE VIDEO STORE: EMPIRE OF SCREAMS collects five films from Charles Band's Empire Pictures (DOLLS, ROBOT JOX, THE...
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FROZEN TEARS: SILENCE OF THE NIGHT – DELUXE TURBO EDITION
Set your turbo engines to full speed ahead! When Frozen Tears released their Brazen Whisper album in late-2021, the Melbourne-based melodic hard rock outfit found themselves winning rave reviews and...
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HAMMER HORROR TRIPLE SHOCK Vol. 2
New work announcement! I'll be providing the 16-page booklet to be included in this new triple-set of Hammer Horror coming from Umbrella in January 2024. Containing SHADOW OF THE CAT (1961), NIGHT...
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PARALLEL LINES
New work announcement! I was recently asked by the fabulous and very talented writer/filmmaker Staci Layne Wilson to contribute a short story to the latest edition of her great ROCK & ROLL...
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MAUSOLEUM Blu-Ray
Thrilled to receive my comp copy of the stunning new Blu-ray release from Treasured Films in the UK, MAUSOLEUM (1983). For this deluxe release I contributed a 20-minute video essay on the film's...
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