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Remembering Alan Frank

Looking back at the life and work of one of the iconic figures of British horror film criticism.

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Ersatz Metal: The NWOBHM Magazine Copycats

The strange world of cash-in heavy metal music magazines at the start of the 1980s.

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Britain’s New Found And Hypocritical Love For Eurovision

Britain has finally fallen in love with Eurovision – but for how long?

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The Ubiquity Of Popular Culture

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When movies and TV shows are everywhere all the time, they lose the sense of scarcity and importance that originally made them so special.

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A Krown Jewels Update

The song designed to show just how much opposition to the royal coronation will be buried hits the top 20 and is, predictably, ignored.

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Scream Queens On The Word

The stars of American straight-to-video horror appear on the infamous Friday night Channel 4 show.

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Welcome To The House Of Pain – Exploring The Island of Lost Souls

Looking back at one of the most brilliantly subversive horror films of the 1930s.

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Ken Russell In Search Of The English Folk Song

An unexpectedly sweet documentary from the enfant terrible of British cinema.

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The Krown Jewels Want To Scrap The Monarchy

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Britain’s foremost minor internet hit singer returns with another protest song.

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TV News Reports On The Execution Of John Wayne Gacy

British and American news reports from 1994 covering the death of the infamous serial killer.

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Abby And The Violator – A Demented Double Bill

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A pair of 1974 AIP shockers get a UK cinema release with the ugliest movie poster of all time.

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20 Years Of Domination: DomCon Celebrates Two Decades

America’s premier kink convention returns for its 20th anniversary.

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