There are two things that surpass even the strongest chemical intoxicant high: great conversation & art. This is one of the key reasons...

You are a voyeur. But that's okay, because deep down, so is everyone else. The very nature of watching a movie is voyeurism of the safest...

Many things divide us a species. Religious, politics, science, status quo expectations, etc etc. But there is one thing that should unite...

Terror knows many forms. It could be the ghost in your bed (or head), the leering Uncle, the power-mad authority figure, the religious...

There are two key parts that move the vast majority of my nonfiction: heart & preservation. I'm a deeper dive writer, which probably...

One of the biggest and best perks of podcasting is the rich art of connection. It's like that one really long "begat" section in the...

My first brand new film article in months is up and live over at Diabolique! This time around I delve into Brandon Colvin's 2020 indie...

Romanticism is one of the deadliest nightshades and nowhere does it bleed brightest than the arts. The doomed writer. The drug addled...

If you love fine art, controversy, Hungarian/Italian models-adult film stars-politicians-pop stars, and amour itself, then grab a...

If music be the food of love; Give me excess of it “Twelfth Night” Shakespeare Let the revels begin Let the fire be started We're dancing...

Very few films post-sexual revolution have captured even a mere prism of the such heady cultural reverb in suburban America like Anna...

This is a chapter excerpt from the 2019 book, The Bizarro Encyclopedia of Film Volume 1, penned by myself & John Skipp. Enjoy! Good art...

Cultural memory is something that is shaky. Much like our own individual memory, it can be hard enough trying to navigate life when our...

Back in 2015, I was blessed enough to be a part of the second volume of the Dream Date With a Villain series. Published by the...

There is a PTSD to being financially insecure. Tied to that, there's another level to it when you live in a slum. Black mold and enough...

The art of the power play and what levels one is willing to sink to sell their soul, or at the very least, their sense of moral self, is...

In the backwoods of America, many a secret is held. Nestled in the woods, desert landscapes, the brick and wood of farms, homes and...

“When you're all alone, what do you want to do? Do you want to die or is it the strangeness in me?” -The Cramps The melancholia of a...

Even in the wild wild west days of adult filmmaking, few directors were as bold and frankly, at times, batshit, as Alex de Renzy. Outre...

Nothing was supposed to go wrong... If ever there was a halcyon era for the B movie, it was the 1980s. Part of this boon was due, no...