Mondo Archives - Desperate Living

A look back at a pair of Ozploitation pseudo-documentaries that don’t quite hit the mark.

The trials and tribulations in seeking out the lost and the forgotten for the sake of completism.

The story behind one of the most notorious deaths ever to be caught on camera and its unexpected connections to an infamous adult video series.

Proving fiction to be stranger than truth, the story of the outrageous Shockumentary that spawned sequels, imitations and a cultural phenomenon.

The most notorious shockumentary of the 1970s gets an unexpected Hollywood makeover.

Looking back at the short-lived craze for topless fashion and the public outrage that it caused.

The founder of modern satanism and his experiments in organ music, easy listening and louche exotica.

The strange but true story of the 1960s glory days of the shockumentary film.

The ordinary life and extraordinary death – broadcast around the world – of a local politician.