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French director Jean Rollin is most known for his eerier, erotic and darkly surreal vampire films, such as The Shiver Of Vampires (1971), Lips Of Blood (1975), and Fasciation (1979). Though he did helm a few non-vampiric creations, and one of the most effective/ rewarding of these is The Grapes Of Death. It regards pesticides that are altering the residents of a small rural village- it blends body horror, zombies, folk horror with a keen sense of paranoia and unease throughout, with some moments of brutal gore. Here from Powerhouse, as part of their series of reissues of Rollin’s Back catalogue. Coming as either a UHD or Blu-ray- it features a new 4k scan of the film, a new commentary track, and a selection of new & old extras.
15 May 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
Killer on the Air (2025) is a psychological thriller directed by Haylie Duff (Danger in the Countryside) and produced by Hybrid and Cartel Pictures. The film follows Sarah Williams (Jessica Morris, One Life to Live), a closed-off psychologist turned late-night radio host who receives a chilling on-air call during her broadcast. A man claims that a murder will occur by the end of her shift, forcing Sarah into a race against time to uncover his identity and motive before it's too late.
Blood Bitch Baby is somewhat of a micro low-budget fever dream/ cheapy blood-tinged cinematic trip. It brings together a large-breasted/razor-toothed Elizabeth Bathory, a baby dinosaur demon, creepily awkward/ pushy characters, ranting/paranoid monologues, nudity, and throat ripping ‘n’ eye munching gore. The 2024 production is from long-running US zero-budget horror director Donald Farmer. Here from Blood Sick Productions is a Blu-ray release of the film.
Andrew Liles — Neither Precious Nor Noble
13 May 2026Graveyard Witchcraft & Desecration Altar — Split
12 May 2026Silver Dove — No Such Thing As Love For…
12 May 2026Damien De Coene — Non-Stop Negative Enforcement
12 May 2026The Ugly — The Ugly( Blu Ray)
12 May 2026Innerspace — Innerspace (UHD/ Blu Ray)
12 May 2026Jérôme Bouve & Delphine Dora — Vents d'Aether
11 May 2026VHS Maniacs! Volume 1 — VHS Maniacs! Volume 1( DVD)
10 May 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.
