VALE JEAN ROLLIN

Another horror icon sadly gone...RIP poetic French director Jean Rollin, who created some of the most surreal, atmospheric, erotic and beaut...

KILLER CRABS Paperback Review

KILLER CRABS by Guy N. Smith (1978/New English Library/UK) Often downgraded as the poor man’s James Herbert ( The Rats ), Guy N. Smith was o...

THE KILLING KIND

USA/1973/Directed by Curtis Harrington Directed by one-time experimentalist filmmaker Curtis Harrington, The Killing Kind remains one of th...

MACHETE

USA/2010/Directed by Robert Rodriguez & Ethan Maniquis In 2007, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, perhaps the ultimate ‘fan boy’ ...

A TEENAGER IN BABYLON

( Note: the following short story was my entry in the 2010 'Essence of St. Kilda' short story competition. Unfortunately it didn...

COLLINS ST. STYLE?

A new pic of me snapped by Galenya K for her website Collins St. Style ... http://collinsstreetstyle.blogspot.com

BACHELOR PAD #12

Another recent article published in Bachelor Pad #12, this one devoted to classic girlie magazines of the 1950s & early-60s.

COLLECTABLES TRADER

Have recently strated writing regular articles on vintage memorabilia for the glossy Australian magazine Collectables Trader , which is avia...

UPDATE

Haven't posted here for a while, but will be updating more often from now on. Some new reviews have been posted over at DVD Holocaust, i...

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Australia/2010/Directed by David Michod Written and directed by the little-known David Michod, Animal Kingdom is...

LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS Nos. 23/24

It’s always a thrill when an issue of Dick Klemensen’s long running Hammer magazine Little Shoppe of Horrors turns up in my letterbox, and ...

PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE

PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE: THE LOST ART OF THE VHS BOX by Jacques Boyreau As an admirer and something of a collector (but by no means a completist...

GRINDHOUSE: SEX, DRUGS & ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

Director: Various Cast: John Ashley, Andrew Prine, Arch Hall, Jnr., Johnny Carrol Studio: Umbrella Entertainment Aspect Ratio: 2:3 Widescree...

BETTY PAGINATED #31

Hard to believe it's been almost TWENTY years since an issue of Betty Paginated first filtered through my mailbox. A lot has happened i...

THE CHEATER: THE KILLING OF WALTER SCOTT

“Look out for the cheater, make way for the fool hearted clown, look out for the cheater, he’s gonna build you up, just to let you down.” In...

TRAILER PARK OF TERROR

My review of TRILER PARK OF TERROR is now posted online over at DVD Holocaust at: http://dvdholocaust.com/review.php?id=499

A LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN

My review of Lucio Fulci's classic 1971 giallo A Lizard in a Woman's Skin is now posted online over at DVD Holocaust at: http://dvd...

HIP POCKET SLEAZE Update

The revised and updated edition of my book Hip Pocket Sleaze is due to be published by Headpress in the coming months, check out this link ...

THE HURT LOCKER

2009/USA/Directed by Kathryn Bigelow The war film genre has always been a continually evolving one. And it’s probably no coincidence that th...

THE WOLFMAN

2010/USA/Directed by Joe Johnston Along with Dracula, the Mummy and Frankenstein’s monster, the Wolfman was one of the ‘big four’ of horror ...

BLOOD LUST

BLOOD LUST by John Harrison Creeping tails of wispy fog slithered their way up the tall window panes, shimmering with an eerie and ethereal ...

HALFTONE HEROES

Halftone Heroes is an exhibition featuring, and paying tribute to (via the art of Matthew Dunn), the long lost work of wartime artist Willia...

VALE THE TOTE

It’s been a few years since the Tote Hotel in Collingwood was any sort of major hub for my social activities, which is one of the main reaso...

FAREWELL AUNT PEG

Golden Age adult film star Juliet Anderson, AKA Aunt Peg (one of the original mature age porn film identities), was found dead at her home ...