Shock cinema

Quarterly

Web: http://www.shockcinemamagazine.com

 

Shock Cinema has been one of the longest running cult film magazine in the industry, publishing since 1990.

 

It is published quarterly and the editor, Steven Puchalski is also the author of Slimetime, a Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies. Each issue has a colour cover and high quality internal printing.

 

Issues of Shock Cinema come in at around 50 pages and all include three or four major features.  These tend to be focus articles and interviews with actors and figures within the world of “genre” cinema. In Issue 37 there were interviews with Dick Anthony Williams (illustrated with photos from throughout his career), Francine York, James Hampton and Jorge Rivero. Issue 35 included interviews with Sy Richardson, Suzanna Love, Tony Musante and Stuntman and Director, Chuck Ball.

 

Each issue includes around 70 DVD and Book reviews. The Film Reviews section cover all manner of weirdness, many of which are only available on DVD-R. The companies who quirky titles are listed so you can contact them to purchase. The DVD-R industry is small in Australia, but in the U.S. there are a large number of firms offering rare DVD’s via this medium and it is great to see such coverage.

 

DVD Dementia covers releases through mainstream companies but still has a very strong genre cinema focus, from cult to exploitation, horror to adult. Underground Oddities looks at indie films and includes reviews of a small select number of titles. Shocking Books covers books within the field.

 

Shock Cinema is an exceptional magazine, beautifully present, heavy with content and offering unique interviews. Its reviews are comprehensive and every issue is a delight.

 

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This review will appear in Volume 3 No.2 of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.

 

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