In the short term, the internet dealt a savage blow to the world of the cult movie 'zine. It allowed enthusiasts of all kinds to dispense with the costs and th...
If you are familiar with the world of old school direct-to-video horror, the name Bret McCormick might ring a bell. Between the mid-'80s and the mid-'90s, he c...
That period of time from the mid-'60s through the dawn of the '80s was perhaps the single most amazing stretch of pop culture for anyone interested in all thing...
If you didn't live through it, it's hard to express what an amazing time the '70s and '80s were for fans of horror fiction. With the advent of blockbuster horr...
One of the most reliable trends in paperback horror of the '70s and '80s was the subject of animals going wild. Virtually every species got its moment of hip-p...
If Schlockmania has a single criticism of film writing in this post-blogging era, it's that the writers often demand total ego gratification without giving back...
A cinephile's view of a filmmaker is often shaped by their first experience with the filmmaker's work, particularly if there's not a lot of information availabl...
John Carpenter once joked that after the apocalypse happens, two things will survive: "Cockroaches and Charlie Band."Â That soundbite doesn't sound kind but it'...
The death of the drive-ins and the slow fade of the video rental market took out many an exploitation mogul but they failed to break the spirit of Charles Band....
At this point in cult film culture, it's easy to feel like everything that needs to be explored has been explored. Want to buy a book on Cannibal Holocaust or ...
As Schlockmania has said before, The Journal Of Interstitial Cinema is the best cult movie mag you've never read. Unlike today's blog-driven film culture, the ...
A few years ago, Schlockmania reviewed Bronson's Loose, an excellent history of the Death Wish film series penned by Paul Talbot. It quickly became a favorite w...
