Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Hellbox (2021)
Week 10 (Aug 23 – 29) – Mill Creek’s Mausoleum of Mumblegore: The indie wing of low-budget horror or the horror wing of low-budget indie. Spanning five centuries, Hellbox revolves around a mysterious, ancient metal box rumored to contain a literal piece of Hell. The cursed artifact weaves together intersecting storylines across time, dragging an eclectic mix of […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Slaughter Hotel (1971)
La bestia uccide a sangue freddo (The Beast Kills In Cold Blood) was made by a director — Fernando Di Leo (Blood And Diamonds) — who claimed that he “didn’t have Dario Argento’s talent of believing in the absurd” and claimed that as he written the script himself “…I knew it would not be a […]
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Ninja Warriors (1985)
When the 1980s ninja boom swept across the globe, it didn’t just entertain audiences—it birthed a distinct cinematic art form. Directed by Teddy Page (under the alias John Lloyd) and written by its own principal villain, Ninja Warriors stands as a magnificent monument to international action filmmaking. Shot against the lush, sun-drenched backdrop of the […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)
No less an authority than Jaclyn Smith described Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace as “Studio 54 on wheels.” For the two years it was open (1979-1981), this West Hollywood spot was inside a golden-domed Art Deco building on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega. It was the kind of place where The Go-Go’s […]
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