Frank Henenlotter and John Zacherle on the set of Frankenhooker. For lovers of sleazy cult cinema, writer-director Frank Henenlotter is a god... and not merely for the six whacked out films he's made in the past three decades. I can say without hesitation that there's a ton of movies that I never wo...

For those who've wondered where the hell the picture and slogan on my new site banner came from, here's your answer. It was 40 years ago today.... Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.... No wait, that's not right! (Sounds right though!) It was 40 years ago today when THE CUBE debuted on NBC's aptly ...

Skeeter the evil lawn gnome has been complaining because I've been posting too much quasi-mainstream stuff, so he's demanded that I share his favorite movie with you! And Skeeter doesn't like it when I defy him... So you think you've seen it all? Well you haven't yet... cuz I guarantee* you haven't ...

If you have a twisted sense of humor, download this album right now ! I seldom post albums that are in-print, but I'm sure there's at least a few people stumbling in today who've got the end o' the year blues. When that happens to me, I need a pick me up... and if this doesn't have you laughing out ...

"In the middle of a summer, in the middle of a park, there began a great adventure for a boy whose name was Mark..." Yes, on September 11, 1971 (whatta date!), the brothers Krofft premiered their legendary, whacked-out kiddie show, "Lidsville." The original Eddie Munster, Butch Patrick, played the a...

In November 1976, a TV special premiered that paved the way for a series the following January... and it's a series that's perhaps become more legendary than even the exec producers' kiddie series "H.R. Pufnstuf." The show featured all of the off-kilter humor, bizarre, colorful sets, wackiness and t...

You guys want music? Okay, it's time for some music... and a history lesson. Way back in June or July, I'd planned to launch a big post featuring the music from the shows of Sid and Marty Krofft... but the post soon became overwhelmingly monstrous. Somehow or other (and I don't really know how it ha...

Aylmer (Elmer), an ancient, slimy, oversized slug-like parasite escapes his captors and finds refuge in the bathtub of 20-something Brian. Soon Aylmer begins injecting Brian's brain with a hallucinogenic fluid that he secretes. Brian becomes addicted to Aylmer's juice, but in return, Aylmer demands ...

The year before THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was unleashed on an unsuspecting public, a film by Brian DePalma laid the groundwork. PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE combines elements of the story of Faust with Oscar Wild's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, and it's filt...