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Heart of Darkness: Cinema Wasteland, October 2012
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Last night I got home from my very first excursion west to visit Cinema Wasteland, the One True Official Convention of the Blood...
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GREYSTONE PARK (2012)
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Today’s review, a screener placed in my hands by Wes, comes to us from writer-director Sean Stone, son of the famous Oliver Stone....
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Chemical Burn Screener Triple-Feature Review
Hello, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! I recently got a stack of screeners from Wes, and it’s time to sit down and give them a good watching. Most of them are from Chemical Burn...
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Bursting with Joy: 10 Films “Inspired” By ALIEN
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Pyschotronic Video World! Congratulations are in order for our founder, Wes, and his wife Ash, who have brought a tiny, squirming loaf of bologna sausage into...
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Welcome, Roxie Lynn Allen
This morning, Ashley Allen, wife of our founder and El Presidente For Life Wes Allen, birthed a tiny humanoid by the name of Roxie Lynn Allen. Roxie Lynn weighs in at 8 lbs, 6oz and 21 inches long....
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Nipples & Palm Trees (2012): A Review
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! We’ve got another screener tonight, the stunningly-titled NIPPLES & PALM TREES. Wes was particularly interested in hearing what I...
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TROGLODYTE Releases New Album DON’T GO IN THE WOODS, I Go Apeshit For It
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Mixing things up a bit tonight and doing my very first ever music review, so if I fuck up, don’t beat me too severely. Now, y’all know...
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Great American Anthropoid
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. Today I’ve got a very special treat for you — a piece of original fiction that I penned years ago for inclusion in a Bigfoot-themed...
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Primal Scream: An Interview with Jeffrey Sisson of TROGLODYTE
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! You might remember last week when I put up my review of TROGLODYTE’s new album, Don’t Go In The Woods. Well, no one responded more...
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BANG YOUR HEAD: A Review of HELLZAPALOOZA, the Best Damned Rock Show Ever!
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Today I’ve got a special treat for you all today; a week or so back, Wes forwarded me a request we’d received here at the Blood...
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Are We Not Men?: An Appreciation of Dr. Moreau
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Now, when it comes to mad scientists, certain names ring out more forcefully then others. It seems like you can’t swing a reanimated...
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Winter Wonderland: Required Viewing When Snowed In
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! If you’re like me, you’re digging yourselves out from under the blanket of snow left by Winter Storm Nemo. Astonishingly, Buffalo...
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Touched By the Darkness: An Appreciation of Theodore London
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. You may recall me mentioning the name Teddy London before. If not, allow me to bring you up to speed. Theodore “Teddy” London is a...
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It Can Happen Here: The Legacy of Carl Kolchak
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. As I sit here, contemplating the whiskey sour I’ve mixed up, my mind drifts back to the events of the past few days. A few weeks ago,...
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The LORD OF TEARS is Coming!
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! We were recently contacted by Lawrie Brewster, an independent director (our favorite kind here at the Blood Sprayer), who wanted to let...
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Hardboiled: An Interview With CJ Henderson
Hello and welcome once again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Now, you’ve seen me talk up CJ Henderson quite a bit here lately, and none of it praise unwarranted. CJ is a great...
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Children of the Night: “Monster Kids” in the Movies
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Let’s talk about Monster Kids for a moment. No, I’m not talking about the Children of the Damned or The Bad Seed, but rather kids who...
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Rest in Peace Harry Reems (1947-2013)
Herbert Streicher, better known by his nom de porn Harry Reems, passed away yesterday (March 19th, 2013) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 65. Born August 27th, 1947, Streicher served a...
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Small And Scary: My Love of Rubber Minifigures and a Review of the OMFGs
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Today’s article is something of a trip down memory lane for me. I was born in 1987, the year EVIL DEAD 2 hit theaters. My early...
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Filth Is My Life: Cinema Wasteland, April 2013
My eyes itch, my skin feels unusually coarse-pored, my tongue is stained from repeat doses of Pepto Bismol and my liver actually aches. As for my bowels, I’ll just say, “Satan’s Splash Mountain.” Yes,...
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A Film With Bite: KISS OF THE DAMNED (2012)
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! The other day Fearless Leader Wes sent me a link to a screener copy of a new vampire film from filmmaker Alexandra “Xan” Cassavetes...
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Last of the Titans: Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013
You probably know that Ray Harryhausen, the special effects maestro behind such classic films as JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, and CLASH OF THE TITANS, passed away on Tuesday...
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ALYCE KILLS (2011)
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Wes hooked me up with a screener copy of ALYCE KILLS, a 2011 offering from director Jay Lee (who had previously directed ZOMBIE...
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The King of Blood Island: Remembering Eddie Romero (1924-2013)
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. I come to you today with some sad news – that Filipino Cinema stalwart Eddie Romero has passed away at the age of 88. A consummate...
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The Haunting of Helena (2012)
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! I’ve got another fresh screener today, so pull up a chair and we’ll take a look. Now, “tooth fairies” have become a surprisingly...
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FORESIGHT KILLER INSTINCT (Cunningham Clan Entertainment; 2013)
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Your old pal J.D. Malinger here again, reviewing a nifty little sci-fi-horror action thriller from the Land Down Under. Here’s what...
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100 Bloody Acres (Cyan Films, 2012)
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World, your old pal J.D. Malinger here with another screener for review, and wouldn’t you know it, just like FORESIGHT KILLER INSTINCT it’s an...
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Top 10 Deserted Island Flicks – J.D. Malinger
When Wes proposed that every member of the Blood Sprayer team contribute their own list of 10 “desert island” films, I was both intrigued and, to tell the truth, skeptical. I honestly didn’t know if I...
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Master of Puppets: An Interview With Dustin Mills
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! J.D. Malinger here again, having sat down (so to speak) with Dustin Mills, an exciting indie filmmaker from, like everything good in...
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Trashlight (2013, Damnation Books)
Greetings Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! J.D. Malinger here this evening with a heady little piece of literary escapism with which to enliven your humdrum day to day lives. And...
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I’ll Be Waiting For You: Remembering Karen Black (1939-2013)
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! It’s with a heavy heart that I mention what you undoubtedly already know – that Karen Black, star of such films as HOUSE OF 1000...
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No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Acting Career of Alice Cooper
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Today I wanted to talk to you about something a little off the beaten path for me — though given the strange assortment of topics I’ve...
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ANCHOR BAY GIVEAWAY: WIN A COPY OF ‘THE BLACK WATERS OF ECHO’S POND’!!
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Today I’m stepping in for Matt, who normally handles our giveaways, as his computer has, as they say, shit the bed. So Wes asked me to...
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CLASSIC CAMP: THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957)
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. A week or so ago I was discussing with Wes the possibility of getting a column going; specifically, I wanted to resurrect a column I’d...
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Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World, 2013 sucked. We lost a lot of major lights from the world of cult/exploitation cinema, leaving the flickering celluloid light a whole lot dimmer....
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The Origin of the Feces: Why I’m Loving SpikeTV’s “10 Million Dollar Bigfoot...
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. Now, when I’m stuck pushing papers at my desk at my “real” job, I like to have a playlist of podcasts to listen to, to pass the time...
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The Night HE Bored Me to Tears: Why HALLOWEEN Fails to Impress Me
John Carpenter is a brilliant filmmaker, and what’s more, I think he is a legitimate “Master of Horror,” a worthy successor to the likes of Poe, Lovecraft and King. He’s responsible for some of the...
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Pee, Meet Pants: Why I’m Excited for Legendary’s GODZILLA (2014)
Godzilla. The word conjures up images of guys in flabby rubber monster suits slugging it out for supremacy over model cities as badly-dubbed civilians flee in mock-terror. And while certainly many of...
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Forgotten Fiends: Five Monsters That Deserve To Be In The Movies
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Your old pal J.D. Malinger is back with a deliciously decadent and dark treat for you all. While most of the rest of the Blood Sprayer...
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The OTHER Beasts of the Southern Wild: Lyle Blackburn’s Cryptozoological...
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Now, I talk quite a bit about cryptozoological topics – cryptozoology being the study of hidden or mysterious animals such as Bigfoot,...
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Monkeying Around: A Fundraiser for CJ Henderson
Hello again Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World. Taking a break from our regularly scheduled shenanigans, I’d like to talk about something serious for a moment. We here at the Blood...
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Behold the Kaiju: Why Legendary’s GODZILLA (2014) Was Everything I Wanted And...
I’ve been turning this article over and over in my head for a month and a half, trying to put my thoughts into words and explain my positions as clearly and cogently as possible, without resorting to...
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Once Bitten: A Review of Kim Newman’s “Anno Dracula”
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! I’m here today with a piece of literature to recommend to you, that being the novel Anno Dracula by Mr. Kim Newman. I’d first heard...
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Burned To Light: Four Under-Appreciated Vampire Films
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! After reading Anno Dracula, it really got me thinking about all the vampire films I haven’t seen…and how many of the ones I have seen...
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Celluloid Genuflection: A Visit to the Video Store
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! I recently had an experience that I never thought I’d have, and wanted to tell you all about it. No, this isn’t a letter meant for...
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VIVA MOLINA: Why You’re Shooting Yourself in the Foot if You’re Not Watching...
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Today I want to talk about one thing in the strange, wild world of world/cult/exploitation/horror cinema fandom that’s been bothering me...
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TIGON, Take Me Away!
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World, Bill here again. Now, when anyone mentions British horror films, the first thing that springs to any horror fan’s mind is the name of...
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The Shadow Over Kaiju: Did H.P. Lovecraft Influence the Giant Monster Movie?
When I’m at my day job, I’m surrounded by gossipy old women who can’t deal with the concept of a quiet work environment, and so I spend as much time as I can with my headphones in. I end up listening...
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Seminal Influences: How My First Porn Changed My Life
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! It’s been a while since I’ve written a good, meaty, thoughtful article for the Blood Sprayer – or heck, any article at all really....
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ON THE CHEAP Offers Readers Rich Rewards
Hello again, Brothers and Sisters of the Psychotronic Video World! Now, the name Greydon Clark should be familiar to you all, but just in case, this is the man who gave us such films as BLACK SHAMPOO,...
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