Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall

The Holy Mountain (1973)

Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:51 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

With the surrealist Western El Topo (1970), the Chilean-born Alejandro Jodorowsky suddenly found himself an overnight (or, rather, midnight) sensation at the age of 41. His life had been one of adventures, spiked with a few tall tales; it’s known … Continue reading →

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Trailers from Hell! Vol. 2

Posted on May 6, 2011 at 9:22 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Shout! Factory has announced the July 5th release of Trailers from Hell! Vol. 2 (yes, that’s two exclamation points in the middle of one sentence, folks), a compendium of cult film trailers with commentary by the likes of Joe Dante, … Continue reading →

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Hellraiser (1987)

Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:13 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

When I was a teenager, I thought Clive Barker was the bee’s knees.  The blood-spattered bee’s bloody, bloody knees.  I first encountered him through Weaveworld, which I’d expected to be a sex-and-violence fantasy novel; instead I was initiated into the … Continue reading →

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