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About Me

Founded in 1990, SHOCK CINEMA is an essential guide for any fan of bizarre films and dvds, and each issue is crammed with no-bullshit movie reviews, in-depth interviews with cult celebrities and filmmakers, and original poster art. Published and edited by Steven Puchalski , this proudly-independent magazine covers a mind-bending array of celluloid obscurities -- horror, blaxploitation, sexploitation, demented art films, long-lost drive-in gems, obscure TV, documentaries, sci-fi, musical misfires, mondo movies, and everything else in between.
"Some of the best bizarre film commentary going...with sharp, no-nonsense verdicts."
- Manohla Dargis, The Village Voice
"One of the few review zines you can actually read and learn from... You need this."
- Joe Bob Briggs
Check out our website at: www.shockcinemamagazine.com
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"Plenty of well-informed film reviews... Wildly opinionated."
- Film Threat
"Shock Cinema is like riding the A train in the summer from the George Washington Bridge to the Deuce to see "Bucktown"...This is the only magazine I can totally relate to."
- William Lustig, director of MANIAC

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My Interests

In alphabetical order: Bushmills, My Cat and My Wife.

I'd like to meet:

Movies:

Head , Taxi Driver, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, The World's Greatest Sinner , 2001: A Space Odyssey, Phantom of the Paradise, A Bucket of Blood, The Yakuza, The Bed Sitting Room, Je T'Aime Je T'Aime , Easy Rider, Brian De Palma's Home Movies, Get Crazy, Apocalypse Pooh, Murder a la Mod , Hollywood Boulevard, The Holy Mountain, The Crazy Family , It's a Wonderful Life, Sonny Boy, Psych-Out, The Gong Show Movie , Drugstore Cowboy, Yellow Submarine, Forbidden Zone, The Phynx , Eraserhead, Privilege, Darktown Strutters, Tiny Tim in Street of Dreams , The Conversation, Sorcerer, Skidoo , The Wild Angels, The Reflecting Skin, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Coonskin, The Trip, Barfly, Mister Freedom , Love is a Dog From Hell, Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space, O Lucky Man!, The Apple , End of the Road, Nothing Lasts Forever , The Ninth Configuration, Work is a Four Letter Word , Possession, Punishment Park, Shakes the Clown, My Neighbor Totoro

Television:

The Prisoner, U.F.O., Spaced, The Monkees, Mad Men, Lookwell, Deadwood, Johnny Staccato, The Paul Lynde Halloween Special , The Office (UK & US), Trailer Park Boys, Naked City, The Banana Splits, Twin Peaks, Jonny Quest, The Last Chapter, Batman

Books:

Slimetime (of course)

Heroes:

Actors and filmmakers interviewed in past issues include:
* Michael Ironside
* William Forsythe
* Malcolm McDowell
* Sy Richardson
* Tim Thomerson
* Fred Williamson
* Bo Svenson
* Kurtwood Smith
* Ron Perlman

* Austin Pendleton
* Lee Ving
* Lance Henriksen
* Eric Bogosian
* Enrico Colantoni
* Tom Noonan
* M. Emmet Walsh
* Michael Moriarty
* Fred Ward
* Clint Howard
* Bradford Dillman
* Tony Musante
* James Remar
* Robert Forster

* Powers Boothe
* Bill Duke
* Andrew Prine
* Rosanne Katon
* Gregg Henry
* Barry Primus
* Don Gordon
* Vilmos Zsigmond
* Keith David
* Matt Cimber
* Irvin Kershner
* William Atherton
* Victor Argo
* Belinda Balaski

* William Sanderson
* Suzanna Love
* Nick Mancuso
* Jon Finch
* Michael ParÃ©
* Isela Vega
* Per Oscarsson
* John Flynn
* Carol Speed
* Michael Chapman
* Lorenzo Semple Jr.
* William Smith
* Eddie Deezen
* Paul Maslansky
* Marilyn Joi
* Edmund Purdom
* Ted Raimi
* Lee Frost
* Don Stroud
* Bill McKinney
* Ronny Cox

* Gus Trikonis
* Gary Sherman
* Steve Carver
* W.D. Richter
* Chuck Bail
* Joe Cortese
* Arthur Marks
* Greydon Clark
* Julius W. Harris
* Paul Koslo
* Paul Morrissey
* Sig Shore
* Vic Diaz
* Joe Turkel
* Bob Minor
* Ken Russell
* Bud Smith
* Shinya Tsukamoto
* Jesse Vint
* Hugh Keays-Byrne
* Philip D'Antoni
* Sid Haig
* Kinji Fukasaku
* Igo Kantor
* Haji
* Russ Meyer

My Blog

SHOCK CINEMA 35... "Whens it comin out?"

I've recently received several emails from longtime subscribers -- each chomping at the bit for the next issue -- so I'm glad to announce that SHOCK CINEMA 35 is going to the printer next week. If all...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:37:00 PST

Adios, Shocking Videos

I’ve received several dozen emails over the past week, asking the same question: "Do you know what happened to Shocking Videos?" Because on March 30, all of their sites -- www.revengeismydestin...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:09:00 PST

SLIMETIME: R.I.P. (Almost).

All good things must eventually come to an end, and after a healthy lifespan of nearly six years, it looks like my SLIMETIME book (published by the good folks at Headpress) is almost sold out. It&rsq...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:15:00 PST

SHOCK CINEMA 34... Done!... Plus kudos to E! Online.

The new issue of SHOCK CINEMA has been shipped out to subscribers, and should be appearing in stores sometime next week! In other news, the mag's circulation has also taken a nice jump, with 100 addi...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:28:00 PST

SHOCK CINEMA 34... Now at the printer!

Just a quick update: I've completed the new issue of SHOCK CINEMA and everything is currently at the printer. There's been a bit of a slowdown due to the holidays, but I hope to have finished magazin...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:12:00 PST

Rick Sullivan and the GORE GAZETTE

Without question, Rick Sullivan's GORE GAZETTE was one of the greatest grindhouse-film 'zines of all time. Throughout the '80s and early-'90s -- back when Times Square was still a beloved cesspool -- ...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:15:00 PST

SHOCK CINEMA in Tarantinos DEATH PROOF

I've been notified by two good friends (thanks, Lee and Matt!) that the upcoming DVD release of Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF -- due out on September 18, in an extended version -- contains a cameo a...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:23:00 PST

SHOCK CINEMA 33... Now available!

The new issue of SHOCK CINEMA has been shipped out to subscribers and wholesalers, so look for it in the mailbox or at your favorite bookstore soon. You can check out the contents of SHOCK CINEMA 33 a...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:50:00 PST

SHOCK CINEMA 33... Coming soon!

At long last, the new issue of SHOCK CINEMA is at the printer! I expect to have finished magazines in my hands before August 10th -- with subscription copies and pre-orders shipping two or three days...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:53:00 PST

Massive website overhaul

The weather was gorgeous this week. The sun was shining. The air was fresh (a rarity for Jersey City). And it was one of those all-too-rare doses of springtime before the humid horrors of a typical NY...
Posted by Shock Cinema Magazine on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:36:00 PST