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THE KILLING KIND: Stylish Psychosis In The Land Of Quiet Desperation

DonMarch 12, 2019

If you're looking for an esoteric auteur of cult cinema to obsess over, you'd do well to check out the work of Curtis Harrington. He's still not as well-known ...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 03/08/19: Hard Tales Of Hanzo, Small Town Troubles And A Pinky Violence Plethora

DonMarch 8, 2019

March is an action-packed month: you've got St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Passover to get through. Thus, you'll need some exciting flicks to rev you up - and he...

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CRIMINALLY INSANE: Millard’s Macabre Masterstroke

DonMarch 5, 2019

Nick Millard is a grindhouse auteur who was truly born into the profession: his father, S.S. Millard, was a producer of sexploitation-themed films in the late '...

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ALL THE YOUNG DROOGS: Junkshop Glam To The Third Power

DonMarch 2, 2019

Back in 2003, a compilation entitled Velvet Tinmine opened up a rich, unheralded vein of retro-rock nostalgia. It's called "junkshop glam" and that moniker ref...

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PENITENTIARY II: Grindhouse Goes Funhouse In The Fanaka Style

DonFebruary 26, 2019

Penitentiary was the kind of hit that came out of nowhere, a film that was successful because it was so utterly unique and filled a niche that Hollywood either ...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 02/22/18: Malcolm Goes Mad, Bronson Blasts ‘Em And Slaughter Shoots You Down

DonFebruary 22, 2019

It's been over a week since Valentine's Day but Schlockmania has saved you a special gift to get you through the end of the month: a bouquet of dozen eclectic c...

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MANIAC (1980): A Serial Killer Prototype Infiltrates The Slash-Pack

DonFebruary 19, 2019

Maniac spent many years being considered the odd man out of the slasher genre, the kind of film that even made gorehounds squirm with discomfort. The reason for...

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I’M A FREAK, BABY: The Freaky, Fuzzy, Psyched-Out Origins Of Hard Rock

DonFebruary 15, 2019

Starting in the late '60s and continuing into the dawn of the '70s, the music business saw the musical style known as "rock & roll" mutating into what would...

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PENITENTIARY: Bustin’ Out With Jamaa Fanaka

DonFebruary 12, 2019

Jamaa Fanaka isn't thought of as a top name in black filmmaking history, perhaps because he made films that could be considered exploitation fare, but he was a ...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 02/08/19: Revenge Of The Shaw Brothers Special Edition

DonFebruary 8, 2019

February has begun and that means it's time for another installment of the AMG Dirty Dozen at Schlockmania. This one gets delivered with two fists and a flurry ...

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WATERWORLD: THE ULYSSES CUT: Pulp Goes Epic Aquapunk

DonFebruary 5, 2019

At some point in history, the entertainment press decided to become the journalistic equivalent of Las Vegas bookies and handicap the potential success of films...

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OH YES WE CAN LOVE: The Deep Reach Of The Glittering And Glamorous

DonFebruary 1, 2019

Forget psychedelia or progressive rock: the most ambitious subgenre of rock and roll was glam rock. It's primarily thought of as a primarily English movement f...

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SATAN’S BLACK WEDDING: Surreal Madness For The 3 A.M. Mindset

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 04/19/19: Two Of Mr. Big’s Biggies, Triple Savageness And Gals With Guns Galore

Schlockmania’s Favorite Episodes From STARSKY & HUTCH: Season 1 – Part 1

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Schlock-Wire: PAGE-JUMPER, A Short Film Written By Schlockmania, Is Coming To Atlanta And NYC!

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I’M A FREAK 2 BABY: Deeper Into The Pursuit Of Amplified Weirdness

ALL THE YOUNG DROOGS: Junkshop Glam To The Third Power

I’M A FREAK, BABY: The Freaky, Fuzzy, Psyched-Out Origins Of Hard Rock

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RIFF RAFF: THE TOP 250 HEAVY METAL SONGS OF THE ’70s: Romp Through The Retro Riffs With Popoff

DRIVE-IN ASYLUM #’s 1-3: Establishing An Ad-Mat Aesthetic

DEEP RED VOL. 4, ISSUE #1: Reviving The Righteous And Rowdy In Horror

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 04/05/19: Ozsploitation Special Plus Bonus Hindi Horrors And Teen Toughs

Schlockmania’s Five Favorite Larry Cohen Movies

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 03/23/19: An Easter Assortment Of Zombies, Cops And Kung Fu

THE KILLING KIND: Stylish Psychosis In The Land Of Quiet Desperation

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 03/08/19: Hard Tales Of Hanzo, Small Town Troubles And A Pinky Violence Plethora

CRIMINALLY INSANE: Millard’s Macabre Masterstroke

ALL THE YOUNG DROOGS: Junkshop Glam To The Third Power

PENITENTIARY II: Grindhouse Goes Funhouse In The Fanaka Style

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 02/22/18: Malcolm Goes Mad, Bronson Blasts ‘Em And Slaughter Shoots You Down

MANIAC (1980): A Serial Killer Prototype Infiltrates The Slash-Pack

I’M A FREAK, BABY: The Freaky, Fuzzy, Psyched-Out Origins Of Hard Rock

PENITENTIARY: Bustin’ Out With Jamaa Fanaka

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 02/08/19: Revenge Of The Shaw Brothers Special Edition

WATERWORLD: THE ULYSSES CUT: Pulp Goes Epic Aquapunk

OH YES WE CAN LOVE: The Deep Reach Of The Glittering And Glamorous

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