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The Angel Guts box is a Blu-Ray set that collects together five films based on the cult/controversial manga of the same name, which follows the sexual trials and tribulations of a female protagonist Nami, who shifts characters over the manga/ films. The films featured date from between the late 70’s and the early 90’s. They all sit in the Roman Porno genre, being originally released on Nikkatsu studios, focusing on troubling sleaze and tragedy, with an often arty/ creative spin. All the films have been given new HD remasters, with commentary tracks, and a small selection of new/ archive extras. The set appears on Third Window Films, who are one of the main labels in the West focusing on releasing Japanese film.
23 Apr 2026
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.
7 Apr 2026
The Nightcomers is a mix of elegant period drama and uneasy psychological thriller- staring Malon Brando and Stephanie Beacham. The early 70’sBritish film blends a lush score, splendid costumes, and elegant countryside locations- with moments of physical & mental cruelty, sinister intentions, murder, and some rather troubling elements- which do sour the film somewhat, though this is a Michael Winner film, and his films have always been problematic. Here from Studiocanal’s Cult Classics is a new release of the film, coming as either a UHD or Blu-ray disc
Spinning Desolus' Dwellers of the Twilight Void without any knowledge of the band, one would think this is a reissue of a thirty-plus-year-old thrash album. However, this is the now four-piece's soon-to-be-released sophomore LP and follow-up to their acclaimed 2024 debut, System Shock. If one's old battle vest and bullet belt could form a band, there's a very good chance it would sound and look like Desolus. And while Dwellers of the Twilight Void may not break any new ground or end nuclear war, it's a fun thirty-six minutes of metal thrashing madness.
Olion — Tear Of Fire
21 Apr 2026Nothingdreamer — Dolomedes
21 Apr 2026Whore's Breath — This Album Is Untitled
21 Apr 2026Fugitive Images — Fugitive Images: Selected works by Andrea Luka Zimmerman
18 Apr 2026Marja Ahti/ Blutwurst — Visiting Cloud (Two Translations)
17 Apr 2026VA — The Golden Age Of Science Fiction vol 3
16 Apr 2026Watch Me Sleep — Watch Me Sleep (DVD)
16 Apr 2026The Paranormal — The Paranormal( Blu Ray)
15 Apr 2026
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.
Creepy Images Books
Of all the cult/exploitation genres, Giallo stands as one of the more visually & art-based- be it with the grand/ dramatic location, choreographed murder scenes, or great poster art. The focus of this interview is on the last of these three- looking at the two classy/ glossy full colour Giallo Posters books put out by Germany's Creepy Images. Below is an interview with Thorsten Benzel, one of the key minds behind the books. To date, there are two volumes, with a third coming next year.
