Musicalia #110: Who Is There?
You can get this week’s poem, playlist, and links at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #110: Who Is There?
Month: January 2025
Marginalia #54: Nobody’s Fool, Yor, and Bisk
Bill Griffith, the cartoonist of Zippy the Pinhead fame, wrote and drew this biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead, which also covers the history of the sideshow tradition in America. If Schlitzie didn’t capture your heart and imagination in Tod Browning’s Freaks, he will undoubtedly do so here. I found this in the Fangoria archive in … Continue reading Marginalia #54: Nobody’s Fool, Yor, and Bisk
At Horror DNA: Session 9: The Official Novelization
My review is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Session 9: The Official Novelization
Musicalia #109: It’s About the Absurd Mystery of the Strange Forces of Existence
Musicalia #109 celebrates David Lynch’s music and sound worlds. The poem, a tribute to Lynch, can be read at The Drunken Odyssey. The playlist and links are also available there. Continue reading Musicalia #109: It’s About the Absurd Mystery of the Strange Forces of Existence
Marginalia #53: Off Season, Darkness, Anthology Resource Vol. 1
Based on the Sawney Bean story like The Hills Have Eyes, Off Season is a blast and is considered one of the first extreme horror books. It resembles a mix of Hills, Night of the Living Dead, and Last House on the Left. Off Season is gory but well-written. Ketchum writes from multiple perspectives and lulls you … Continue reading Marginalia #53: Off Season, Darkness, Anthology Resource Vol. 1
McClurg’s Musicalia #108: The Chalky Hands of Fate
You can get the poem, playlist and links at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading McClurg’s Musicalia #108: The Chalky Hands of Fate
At Horror DNA: Catherine the Ghost
My review for Kathe Koja’s “Gothic punk remix” of Wuthering Heights is over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Catherine the Ghost
McClurg’s Musicalia #107: The Street Is a Dull Knife
You can get the poem, playlist, and links at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading McClurg’s Musicalia #107: The Street Is a Dull Knife
At Horror DNA: Get Away
My review for the folk horror comedy Get Away is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Get Away
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