Mike Cavender

How many movies and comics can one man consume in a lifetime? Mike intends to find out. Occasionally, he'll tell you about it. Whether you want to hear about it or not.

Knives, Kinks, and Killers: Charles Forsman’s ‘Slasher’ – Graphic Novel Review

I just finished up my third reading of writer/artist Charles Forsman’s graphic novel, Slasher (Floating World Comics 2018), and I’m honestly not sure the narrative completely works. I’m also not sure I care, as it adds to the queasy disorientation of the piece. I can legitimately say it’s one of …

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Have A Nice Day! Celebrating The 35th Anniversary Of Jim Wynorski’s ‘Chopping Mall’ (1986)

As a kid, I remember seeing Corey Wolfe’s awesome VHS box art for director Jim Wynorski’s 1986 film, Chopping Mall, at the numerous visits my family paid to various mom and pop rental shops. Along with Maniac (1980), it’s the art I remember most from that timeframe as I was …

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Accidental Seagal: Interview With Writer Mathew Klickstein

I had very little interest in seeing Richard Crudo’s Against the Dark (2009) until recently. Way past his prime Steven Seagal (Above the Law 1988) fighting vampires in a direct-to-video release? However, over the last several months, I’ve gotten to know Mathew Klickstein, the guy credited for the script. Mathew Klickstein …

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Four Color Craven: A Look Back at 1982’s ‘Swamp Thing’

Created by comic book gods Len Wein (who also co-created Marvel’s Wolverine) and Bernie Wrightson (illustrator of Stephen King’s Cycle of the Werewolf 1983), horror icon Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982) loosely adapts the early part of their published run. Finding a balance between camp and horror, Craven (A Nightmare on …

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Madcap Mayhem: A Look At Steven Kostanski’s ‘Psycho Goreman’ – Movie Review

Filmmaking collective Astron-6—Adam Brooks, Jeremy Gillespie, Matt Kennedy, Conor Sweeney, and Steven Kostanski—have produced some highly entertaining flicks in the last decade. Though now dissolved, members of the group have continued to produce quality content. For example, 2016’s The Void (read our review here), co-directed by Gillespie and Kostanski, was …

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