In this seemingly never-ending installment of my journey through a big ass list of horror novels, I tackled a zombie novel that harnesses the power of bloggers to chronicle a conspiracy, an austere Victorian-style gothic thriller with a dark comedic streak, a weird and funky were-something pulp novel, a fiery collection of Argentine horror short…
Samurai Girls/Samurai Bride Complete Series [Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray] Review
Our anime-loving friends at Sentai Filmworks brings us a new complete collection release of Samurai Girls and its second season Samurai Bride. They had previously been released in separate older releases that are now out of print which is good news for anyone craving some super ecchi samurai harem action! Yagyuu Muneakira is the new…
Thriller: A Cruel Picture [Synapse Blu-ray] Review
Oh boy! It’s the controversial film that keeps on giving controversy! Synapse gives us (or at least some of us who were able to get it before it was pulled from sale) a blu-ray release of the shocking Swedish grindhouse “classic” Thriller: A Cruel Picture (also known as They Call Her One Eye). How did…
Taisho Baseball Girls [Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray] Review
Sentai Filmworks has re-issued their out-of-print blu-ray release of Taisho Baseball Girls with new cover art just in time for baseball season. Batter up! The year is 1925 and Japan is in the midst of change. Women are on the verge of asserting themselves more in a culture that has historically viewed them as subservient…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: The Other Great God of Communion is Talented but Drowning
As the chill of winter gives way to warm and inviting showers of early spring, we arrive at another installment of this seemingly endless quest to consume as much horror fiction as possible. This time, we have the dark fantasies of one of the kings of weird fiction, a “true” story of horrifying alien abduction,…
Miller’s Crossing [Criterion Collection Blu-ray] Review
Criterion starts up a rumpus by bringing the Coen Brothers gangster classic to blu-ray in a nice new 2K restoration with some spiffy new extras in tow. Let’s try not to give ’em the high hat as take a walk in some dangerous woods. Prohibition is is full force and Leo O’Bannon (Albert Finney) is…
Ane Log: Complete Collection [Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray] Review
Sentai Filmworks brings to blu-ray a treatise on self-actualization via the process of transubstantiation of the mind to obtain ultimate enlightenment. Nah, I’m just kiddin’. Let’s dive into this super pervy 3-part OVA! Akira is Mayoko’s younger brother. Ever since a casual statement from Akira when they were kids that he wanted to marry Mayoko…
Kakegurui XX (Season Two) [Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray]
Sentai Filmworks bets it all on a new blu-ray of the second season of Kakegurui. Did it payoff or did they sacrifice all their votes on a bluff? Let’s dig in and find out! Hyakkaou Private Academy is a weird place where social status is determined by gambling skill and the school is populated by…
Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM [Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray] Review
Earlier this month, Sentai Filmworks released upon the world the latest season of the light, quirky slice-of-life anime Is the Order a Rabbit? to blu-ray. How does this cute and silly workplace comedy stack up? Let’s dig in to find out! If you’re just tuning in, BLOOM is the third season of the story of…
Hidamari Sketch: Graduation OVA [Sentai Filmworks Blu-Ray] Review
Sentai Filmworks has finally completed the entire run of Hidamari Sketch with this blu-ray release of the final two OVA episodes of the series. Does everything wrap up with a nice warm feeling of fun and friendship? Let’s dive in and find out! The first episode finds the oldest student residents of Hidamari Apartments, Sae…