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I stumbled across this image on one of my recent jogs around the internet. It is one of the most savage and arresting creations I have seen in a long time, and a beautiful representation of the Grand Guignol aesthetic (horror beyond horror, as I now call it).
Anyone with an interest in Grand Guignol, the theatre in Paris whose name is a byword for horror beyond horror, may care to know that its vicarious thrills are alive on the boards again thanks to some small dedicated theatre companies in London and indeed around the world.
Vampire Circus (UK, 1972; dir. Robert Young). Review by David Kerekes
The Comics Go to Hell: A Visual History of the Devil in Comics by Fredrik Strömberg. Review by David Kerekes
Some months ago I chanced upon a DVD called Superhero Fan Film Collection 2005 [pictured left]. Everything about it smacked of copyright genocide, from the ripped-off Alex Ross art on the front of the poorly printed sleeve, to the thumbnail images of iconic Marvel and DC characters spattered about the back.
To answer to question: “Hi—Is the new edition of Killing for Culture ever going to come out? Presumably not, just thought I’d find out for sure.”
Holywoodoo: Incredibles movie posters du Ghana (Ed. Pascal Saumade). Review by David Kerekes
Special Editions are nice, quality hardback editions of select new Headpress titles, which are available up to twelve months before the trade paperback edition is in the shops or online. But what is NO ISBN? DAVID KEREKES explains.
Power Snatched artwork by L Jamal Walton
Power Snatched artwork by L Jamal Walton
