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Bleeding Skull

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About Me

It's midnight. The cabinet door opens, revealing the scent of dusty cardboard. A mountain of big box VHS tapes lurch forth, demanding to be watched, appreciated, and most of all, never forgotten. Beware...they may rip out your guts!

Bleeding Skull launched in January of 2004. Why? Because life is too short, simple pleasures are easily overlooked, and the world doesn't have to be as serious as we think it does. It was time to express a lifelong obsession with all films spooky and trashy; to provide a haven for like-minded individuals that enjoy these films for what they are. Within these pages, clinical criticisms and schooled expertise will forever bow down to the savoir-faire that each film holds within. From the blissful to the torturous, there's no room for sulks. We're too busy having fun.

With an eye on functional design and both feet in the gutter, Bleeding Skull is dedicated to exploring the bizarre and obscure in vintage low budget cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s. Bags of hot air must be checked at the door.

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Spooky Trash From Beyond The Grave!

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Vintage trailer archives!

My Interests

Saunas, Camaros, fake blood

I'd like to meet:


Music:

The Beatles, Françoise Hardy, The Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson, Buddy Holly, Electric Light Orchestra, The Everly Brothers, The Zombies, Os Mutantes, Arthur Alexander, Guided By Voices, France Gall, Elvis Presley, The Kinks, Mary Hopkin, Vintage Surf, Joe Meek

Movies:

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Television:

Freaks And Geeks, SCTV, What's Happening?!, The Office, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras

Books:

Love 'em.

Heroes:

Harpo Marx

My Blog

FEATURE: Bret McCormick

Bret McCormick's The Abomination and Ozone! are benchmark examples of determination, creativity, and incessant bedlam in 1980s American trash filmmaking. Now, we can find out why: Abominatis Personae:...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:26:00 PST

FEATURE: Spooky Trash ’07

Life stinks. And then you watch Meatcleaver Massacre. Please open your arms to Bleeding Skull's ten most exquisite trash film discoveries of 2007:SPOOKY TRASH '07: Films Of the YearGet massacre'd with...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:07:00 PST

FEATURE: Video Store Memories II

The videos, they call!Dan Budnik returns to the must 'n' mold, but this time, it's personal. Don't get rid of your VCR. VIDEO STORE MEMORIES II: The ViewingDear Chris, B.S....
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:21:00 PST

FEATURE: The Abomination

Touché, The Abomination. This game is over. Join us on a cross-country journey for life, love, and the fruits of the "popcorn machine" video store. Beautiful.GUTS ON THE ROAD: My Hunt For The Abominat...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:11:00 PST

VIDEO VIOLENCE: DVD Liner Notes

In a town of 300 people, "They all have VCRs."On April 10, 2007, Camp Motion Pictures will unleash the long-awaited double feature DVD of Video Violence and Video Violence 2...The Exploitation! The la...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:18:00 PST

FEATURE: My Fat Sheriff

An alarming common denominator surfaces within the Slasher film's depiction of the man deemed "Sheriff." More often than not, this agent of the law is characterized by what is euphemistically referred...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:16:00 PST

FEATURE: Andy Milligan

The old guard of self-centered, pants-too-tight film critics have had their day. This is now. Let's celebrate the hate.A CELEBRATION OF HATE: The Horror Films Of Andy MilliganBe good to your neighbor,...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:59:00 PST

FEATURE: Spooky Trash '06

It's December! Be merry! While you're at it, please join me in celebrating the most excellent spooky trash film discoveries of 2006:SPOOKY TRASH '06: Films Of The Year-- B.S....
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:17:00 PST

FEATURE: Video Store Memories

All hail the good old days.Join Mr. Dan Budnik on a journey through the wonderful must 'n' mold that surrounds the mystique of Old Video Stores.VIDEO STORE MEMORIES: The Golden Age Of Good Time Rental...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:59:00 PST

FEATURE: Demon Lover Diary

Look deep into Lavall's eyes. You might be scared of what you see.Joel DeMott turns her camera on and The Devil Master will never be the same:WE'RE MAKING A MASTERPIECE: Truth & Consequence In Demon L...
Posted by Bleeding Skull on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:15:00 PST