Let The Right One In
In 1970s Sweden a bullied boy falls for a girl who’s been 12 for a long time. Enjoy elegant effects and nice winter shots in Let The Right One In.
Bubba Nosferatu Rises from the Grave!
Bubba Nosferatu and the Curse of the She-Vampires has risen from the grave with Ron Perlman taking over as Elvis. Or at least it’s a little closer to risen than it was. The official site’s here. Taste the blood of Bubba Nosferatu! (Yeah, I like Hammer Horror titles).
23 Variations on the Vampire
From Sesame Street’s the Count to Swamp Thing‘s aquatic vampires to The Lost Boys, hopping vampires and Richard Matheson, the AV Club has 23 variations on the vampire.
Giant Razorbacks, “Reluctant Superstuds” and Jimmy Wang Yu
Let your cursor drift to the right and all the way down for Ozploitation trailer goodness like a giant razorback, a postapocalyptic drive-in, erection jokes as well as Donald Pleasance, George Lazenby and Jimmy Wang Yu at Flyp magazine’s look at Not Quite Hollywood.
Vampirella Make-Over
Vampirella’s been needing a make-over for a long time. Project: Rooftop has original Vampirella costume designer and feminist historian Trina Robbins judge the results.
No Thanks, I’ve Had Enough
There’s lots to enjoy about romance novels. The arc of character development. The layered emotional content. The rare and welcome sense of success (otherwise known as the happy ending). A good romance novel is a singular pleasure. A bad one, on the other hand, can be excruciating.
The Cultural Gutter 