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Hobo with a shotgun title screen with Rutger Hauer - directed by Jason Eisner.

Hobo With A Shotgun is Rife With Guns and Gore [Retrospective]

The titular character in Hobo with a Shotgun rides the rail to a place called Scum Town. He intends to save up enough money to purchase a lawnmower and start over. Unfortunately Hobo’s dreams are put ...

The ridge

Cult Corner: The Ridge

Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick…Brett Haley’s The Ridge. The Ridge starts off with a pretty familia...

Cult Corner: Bloody Mary (2006)

Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick…Richard Valentine’s Bloody Mary. I’m assuming that you’ve heard of ...

Great White 1981. Overlooked exploitation films.

Overlooked Exploitation Films You Need to Rediscover

The grindhouse era exploitation movie is a fascinating thing. The term exploitation film is both incredibly niche and at the same time all-encompassing. Under the umbrella of exploitation, you’ll find...

A Beginner’s Guide to Troma

When you think of horror what comes to mind? Masked slashers hiding in the darkness? Terrified victims being tortured in a warehouse? Horror is a genre that can be dark and disturbing, but that’s not ...

Hobo With a Shotgun poster

Five Modern Exploitation Films to Tide You Over Until the Release of WolfCop

Are you excited for Wolfcop? Good. You should be. It’s a fantastic little slice of Teen Wolf meets Robocop viewed through an old-school splatter film lens. Ever since the release of the much-bel...

Basket Case

Cult Corner: Basket Case

[soliloquy id=”17630″] Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick… Frank Henenlotter’s Baske...