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Maria Der’s Alternative Cinematic Universe

Maria Der’s wonderfully deranged visions from the tobacco cured VHS parlours of yesteryear allow us a peak and a prod at the underbelly of many beloved Hollywood favourites.

Sex And Death In The Lindner Coffin Calendars

From eroticism to extinction, the world’s most intriguing collection of art calendars.

Satanic Panic: When British TV Viewers Were Traumatised By The Omen

How the TV broadcast of the horror classic caused religious hysteria and fears of demonic possession.

The VHS Wonderland Of Portland Films

Remembering the pioneers of mail order VHS cult movie retail in the wild west days of uncensored video.

The Amazing World Of Guy N. Smith

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Remembering the unrestrained king of British pulp horror.

Miss Frankenstein: 8mm Horror-Smut From The 1960s

Classic Horror meets Sixties sexploitation in this unusual and entertaining 8mm sex film.

Heads You Lose: The Strange World Of Murder Me, Monster

A crime investigation meets an incredibly strange creature in an oddly brilliant Argentinian curio.

Pure Motorised Instinct: The Pleasure And Pain Of Dawn Of The Dead

the most beloved of horror films has never felt more timely – but it remains a film that signals its misanthropy rather too loudly for its own good.

The Nightmarish Halloween Costumes Of Yesteryear

The horrific homemade costumes and cheap masks from the pre-corporate era of trick or treating.

Arthur Brown’s Zombie Yelp

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A classic slice of retro Horror Rock from the legendary shock rocker.

Le Macabre: London’s Gothic Horror Coffee House For Ghoulish Hipsters

Remembering Soho’s pre-Goth hangout for morbidly-inclined Beatniks.

In Heaven, Everything Is Fine: Looking Back At Eraserhead

David Lynch’s exploration of dreams, nightmares and the fears of fatherhood remains as startling an experience now as it ever was.