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The Hazing is an entertaining ‘n’ fast-moving mix of horror, dark fantasy, and comedy. The early 2000’s film regards a group of pledges being sent to a creepy mansion for an initiation. But instead of pranks & tricks, they come face-to-face with a body jumping demon, that is focused on killing them all….think like if Hell Night and The Evil Dead had a straight-to-VHS baby. Here from Wild Eye Releasing is a bare bones DVD release of the film.
4 Jun 2026
Jasper Sharp interview
In the year 1971, Nikkatsu, the oldest/ at one point, the biggest film production company in Japan. Did something quite daring/ some would say crazy- they completely switched over their production to softcore adult films, which would become known as Roman Porno. Between 1971 and 1988, the company produced around 850 of these titles. The thing that made these films stand out from general softcore films is the often creative & inventive choices made- yes, the films primal focus is sleaze, but great examples of the genre are so much more than that. In the last year or so, there has been a spate of reissues of films in the genre from labels such as 88 Films, Third Window Films, and Klubb Super 8. One of the key figures/contributors behind these releases is Jasper Sharp- one of the world's experts on the genre, and the wider Pink genre it’s connected to. Jasper kindly agreed to give us an email interview discussing his history with the genre, his contributions to releases, and the new/updated edition of his book Behind The Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema on Fab Press.
4 Jun 2026
Forbidden World (Mutant) is an early 80’s shot of camp, gooey, gory, and sleazy Sci-fi horror. It’s largely set within the confines of a science facility on a desert alien planet. The film has a great breakneck pace, with moments of jerky/ jarring visual collage- flashing back & forth through the picture's timeline. From 88 Films, here’s a new dual UHD and Blu-Ray release of the movie. It features two versions of the film, three commentary tracks, and a good selection of extras.
Released in the early 70’s, Desire First Sex Experience ( aka Yokujô Shotaiken) was the first of six roman porno films filmed in Sweden by Japanese studio Nikkatsu- making for a curious blend of Scandinavian and Asian takes on softcore erotica.
Special Effects — Special Effects(Blu Ray)
2 Jun 2026Cécile is Dead — Cécile is Dead (Blu Ray)
1 Jun 2026Woken — Woken (VOD)
30 May 2026Vacant Align — 51926
29 May 2026RDKPL — XXX
29 May 2026Tribe — Tribe(VOD)
29 May 202613 Souls — 13 souls( VOD)
29 May 2026Children’s Film Foundation Bumper Box Vol 6 — Children’s Film Foundation Bumper Box Vol 6( DVD boxset)
27 May 2026
King Futile Interview
King Futile is the new project from Scotland-based Lea Cummings( Kylie Minoise, Official Music Team, etc), and it’s a big departure from his normal noise or retro sample & electronica sound. It's lo-fi acoustic music, with an outsider feel, and often quite tongue-in-cheek/ sharply sarcastic tone to the lyrics. So far, the project has put out three albums- Casual Misery, How To Have Fun, and Zen As Fuck. I tracked down Lea for an email interview.
Cliff Twemlow On Severin
One of last year’s real big surprises in the world of Blu-ray box sets was Bloody Legend: The Complete Twemlow Collection, as it was a wholly entertaining, fascinating, and at times heart-warming set. The Severin released boxset brought together the work of one of the UK’s unlikeliest movie moguls- Cliff Twemlow, a Mancunian bouncer/ body builder, who went on to write/star in/produce a series of low-budget/ largely SOV films in the early 80s to early 90s- these moved between action, thriller, sci-fi, and horror. His most notable/notorious film was 1983’s G.B.H., which landed on the video nasty list, though he was connected to other ten feature films, many of which got their first real full/proper release on the boxset. Opening up the set was the excellent 2023 documentary Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow, which really pulls you into the set. I caught up with Severn’s David Gregory and Jake West, director of Mancunian Man, to discuss the boxset and all things cliff.
The Fall
MES( Mark E Smith- The Falls main creator) possessed the ability to cram phrases into impossible spaces - “I’m hunting and I’m trying to find” delivered as “hut’na tryna find”; the eight-syllable “mere pseud mag editor’s father” hastily squeezed into a manipulation of time and space, heralded by the prior line “twice each at least”, the latter naturally repeated thrice.
Crude ‘n’ Hope-corroding Walled Noise
Back in 2024, I got my first taste of Absurd Reality, and I was so impressed by how crude and nasty its take on walled noise was. Behind the project is South Carolina-based Krys Marshall, who also runs the Filthy Sounds Recording label. He’s since gone on to form No Fun HNW, which pushes the levels of nasty crudeness even more. Krys kindly agreed to an email interview.
