The Elementals (1981) - Great Southern Gothic Literature
A haunted house story unlike any other, Michael McDowell’s The Elementals (1981) was one of the finest novels to come…
The Thicket - Gothic Western Adaptation
When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer…
The Devil All the Time - Hillbilly Gothic
The Devil All the Time is the debut novel by American writer Donald Ray Pollock. Its plot follows desperate characters in post-World War II Southern Ohio and West Virginia, including…Continue Reading →
A Black and Endless Sky - Dark, Hard-luck Characters
A Black and Endless Sky by Matthew Lyons is a gritty, frantic sojourn through a lot of dark territory. Filled…
Fundraising For The New Alex Cox Film "My Last Movie"
The following is from the Kickstarter for the new Alex Cox film “My Last Movie”, check it out HERE– My…
Cormac McCarthy's Child of God
Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard – a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee – is released from jail and allowed to roam at will,…Continue Reading →
The Hunger (1983) - Erotic Horror Film
The Hunger is a 1983 erotic horror film directed by Tony Scott in his directorial debut, starring Catherine Deneuve, David…
Nick Cave - The Birthday Party Documentary ‘Mutiny in Heaven’
Formed in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1970s The Birthday Party were one of the most influential acts of their…
Cormac McCarthy Has Died of Natural Causes
Cormac McCarthy has died of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. McCarthy, long considered one of the great novelists of American literature, was 89. His death was…Continue Reading →
Slim Cessna's Auto Club Tour 2023
Wallace Stenger may have captured the spirit of the west in his 1971 novel Angle of Repose. Jim Thompson surely…