Contents Charles Darwin and the Suppressed Science of Dr. Mirakle

Robert Guffey examines how Universal's eerie Poe adaptation MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932) was informed by Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution and the racial tensions and insecurities of the day!

How's Bayou? A Look at the Original POOR WHITE TRASH

Heather Drain compares the 1960s drive-in hit POOR WHITE TRASH to the obscure 1950s B-picture that provided most of its footage: William Daniels' BAYOU! A must for Timothy Carey fans!

DVD reviews, including... :

THE 39 STEPS,
ALICE GOODBODY,
THE BABY,
THE BAD BUNCH,
BAD GIRLS OF FILM NOIR, VOLUME 1,
A CHINESE GHOST STORY,
THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK,
DADDY, DARLING,
DEEP END,
DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 3: B MOVIE COLLECTION,
FORBIDDEN WORLD,
GALAXY OF TERROR,
HEREAFTER,
HI-RIDERS ,
THE HILLS RUN RED,
THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY,
INVITATION TO THE DANCE,
MANIAC,
MARCY,
MIRANDA,
THE REEF,
THE STEPFATHER: UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT

Ramsey's Rambles: Ramsey Campbell on OUTCAST.

Audio Watchdog: Douglas E. Winter on ROME, SONO STATO UN AGENTE CIA, X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES, and BREAKDOWN.

Biblio Watchdog: Tim Lucas reviews RAY HARRYHAUSEN MASTER OF THE MAJICKS VOLUMES 2 and 3.

Contents What Lies Behind Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND

David Kalat is pushed by daughter Ann down a rabbit hole of illuminations concerning Burton's film and its Disney, Paramount and literary antecedents.


Joseph Middleton: Reflections on THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

On a more adult note, Neil Jackson converses with the director of one of the darkest and most ambitious examples of 1970s porn chic.

Lina Romay 1954-2012

Tim Lucas eulogizes the actress, wife and muse of Jess Franco.

DVD reviews, including...:
ACT OF VENGEANCE,
THE AURORA MONSTERS: THE MODEL CRAZE THAT GRIPPED THE WORLD,
BAD GIRLS OF FILM NOIR, VOLUME 2,
THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR,
BLACK ZOO,
THE BLOOD TRILOGY,
CAPERUCITA Y PULGARCITO CONTRO LOS MONSTRUOS,
CASE 39,
COBRA WOMAN,
COOL IT BABY,
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS,
FRANKENHOOKER,
HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS: THE GODFATHER OF GORE,
MINI-SKIRT LOVE,
NEVER LET ME GO,
PARADOX,
THE SCARLET BLADE,
SCREAM 4,
A SERBIAN FILM,
VAMPIRE CIRCUS,
VENUS IN FURS,
THE WOMEN IN CAGES COLLECTION

Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell reviews WOODEN CROSSES.

Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on le voyage dans la lune (a trip to the moon), THE NAKED AND THE DEAD, TORA! TORA! TORA! and 55 DAYS AT PEKING.

Biblio Watchdog

STUDIES IN TERROR, FRIGHT NIGHT ON CHANNEL 9 AND MONSTERS IN THE MOVIES are featured.

Contents The Irreplaceable Mr. Fuest

Justin Humphreys offers a personal reminisce of the late Robert Fuest,
the visionary filmmaker responsible for THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, AND SOON THE DARKNESS
and THE FINAL PROGRAMME.


CONTINENTAL OP

They've been called Retro, Pop, even Space Age Bachelor Pad movies,
but what are they really? Tim Lucas takes a stab at a more secure definition
of the most visual of film genres, tracing its origins, its highlights, and its contemporary incarnations.



DVD reviews, including...


THE 27TH DAY,
THE BASEMENT,
CAGED HEAT,
CAMPBELL'S KINGDOM,
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL,
DIARY OF A MADMAN,
THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD,
THE FALCON MYSTERY MOVIE COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE,
THE GEORGE SANDERS SAINT MOVIE COLLECTION,
GOG,
HARRY BROWN,
THE HOWLING REBORN,
JACKSON COUNTY JAIL,
LADIES IN RETIREMENT,
THE LAST DINOSAUR,
THE MAD ROOM,
THE MAGNETIC MONSTER,
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS,
THE MILL & THE CROSS,
PERMISSIVE,
RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP,
RITUAL,
SEDDOK, L'EREDE DI SATANA,
THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS,
YOLANDA AND THE THIEF,
ZOMBIE


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on the THE LEGEND OF HARROW WOODS.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, THE MECHANIC, and WATCH THE THRONE.

Contents DARK SHADOWS: A Round Table Discussion of the original ABC-TV series,
featuring filmmaker Robert Tinnell, TCM writer Richard Harland Smith, film critic Maitland McDonagh, educator Chris Herzog, reviewer/blogger Heather Drain, DARK SHADOWS historian and audio drama director Darren Gross, novelist-critic Kim Newman, and VW editor Tim Lucas!!

DVD reviews, including:
2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK,
AFTERWARDS,
ANOTHER EARTH,
BEWITCHED,
DEVIL'S ANGELS,
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK,
DR. BLACK MR. HYDE,
HOSTEL PART III,
I SAW THE DEVIL,
THE IMAGE,
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS,
JOHNNY COOL,
JOHNNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE,
KILLER'S MOON,
THE KILLING,
THE LIVING GHOST,
THE MANCHU EAGLE MURDER CAPER MYSTERY,
MELANCHOLIA,
METROPIA,
MORE BRAINS!,
OLD DRACULA,
A RETURN TO THE LIVING DEAD,
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES,
TRILOQUIST,
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES,
VIRGIN WITCH,
ZARAK.


Ramsey's Rambles:Ramsey Campbell on THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS.


Audio Watchdog: Douglas E. Winter shares the details of a recent hospital stay and the soundtracks that helped him recover.


Biblio Watchdog: Reviews of REYNOLD BROWN: A LIFE IN PICTURES, THE BIGFOOT FILMOGRAPHY and VOICES IN THE DARK