Opening our preview of Mayhem Film Festival highlights with a look at an extraordinary and forgotten Japanese study in obsession and psychosis.
Tag: 1980s
Sleepwalker And The Insomniac – Buried Treasures Of The Full Supporting Feature
A once-lost, now beloved British short that is perhaps not quite the masterpiece that some would claim.
Bronson And The Punk Rock Creeps
The cartoon punk street gangs of 1980s Hollywood and the ultra-obscure record that mocked it all.
Divine’s Disco Ball
The new edition of Divine’s classic tunes comes on a lavishly packaged dead tape format – the ultimate in eccentric collectability.
Gore Blimey: The Zombie Holocaust World Of Dr Butcher
One of the more outrageous films from the Golden Age of Italian exploitation cinema.
2001: A UHD Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece has been waiting for the arrival of 4K and big-screen TVs to finally be able to be appreciated in the home.
One Shocking Day In August
As FrightFest 2023 gets underway, we look back and recreate the first annual Shock Around the Clock film festival, the place where it all started.
Satan Wants You: The Story Of Michelle Remembers And The Birth Of The Satanic Panic
A new documentary exploring the origins and the ongoing effects of the biggest religious moral panic of the 1980s and beyond.
The Reprobate Movie Night: Terror In The Aisles
The unexpectedly popular 1980s horror compilation might be almost forgotten today, but it still packs a punch.
Auto Erotic: The World Of Glamour Girls And Glamour Cars
The lost world of scantily-clad women draped across automobiles at car shows and motor racing events.
The Happylife Home: Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt
Exploring the lesser-known film and TV adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s disturbingly prophetic tale of virtual reality and smart homes.
Stage Fright – The Last Gasp Of Classic Italian Genre Cinema
Michele Soavi’s theatrical slasher film feels like an extravagant end-of-an-era production.