Begotten: Once Seen Never Forgotten - Often described as one of the most disturbing films ever made, Begotten is an utterly stunning piece of film-making. A must see for any cult film fan.
Chillin' With Godzilla Behind The Scenes - The King Of The Monsters, in his down-time between filming the Godzilla series of movies from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Hype & Hysteria: The Gory Story Of Video Nasties - Early 80s UK, as home video machine became popular, there was moral outcry at the horror titles that were hitting the shelves.
Saul Bass: The Genius Of Movie Poster Design - Graphic designer and film-maker, Bass created some of the most iconic movie posters of the 20th century.
Special Discretion Required: The Controversial Channel 4 Film Season - Between 1986 and 1987 Channel 4 screened the "red triangle" season of controversial films. Here's the list.
Stoned On Screen: Drugs In The Movies (Part 2) - A trip through the drug culture of cinema from the 1950s to the almost ubiquitous use of drugs in late 60s counter-culture cinema.
Tentacle Sex In The Movies - From Japanese historical drama, via Lovecraft inspired b-movie nonsense, to possession and alien abduction. A slip and slide through movie tentacle sex.
The Greatest Film Never Made: Jodorowsky's Dune - One of the most influential sci-fi movies in history. Yet it was never brought to the screen.
The Naked Screen: Sex & Nudity In Cinema (Part 2) - The 1930s saw the introduction of the Hays Code, which prohibited sex and nudity on screen, so film-makers had to get inventive.
Top Ten: Freaky Frankenstein Movies - Bad art-house, B-movie cash-ins, comedies, blaxpolitation, horror and as much marvellously monstrous madness to satisfy everyone's Frankenstein needs.
Top Ten: Horror Of Movie Musicals - A bizarre countdown of some of the worst and the best of weird and way-out movie musicals based on the themes of horror and sci-fi.
Top Ten: Weird Alice In Wonderland Movies - From the early days of silent cinema, via musical porn and surrealist European cinema to Japanese anime. We certainly ain't talking Disney here.
Why Modern Extreme Cinema Has Nothing On European Arthouse - The most disturbing films ever made aren't from the new wave of Extreme Cinema, but old from European arthouse.
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Bloody Good Scenes Of Mass Murder - When horror decides to turn it up to 11. Gallons of blood and high body counts. We present some of the bloodiest horror movie scenes ever.
Copy-Cat Cinema: The Turkish Superman Movies - The crazy world of Turkish low-budget movies that attempted to copy Hollywood movies. We look at the many Superman variations.
Rocksploitation Horror Of The 80s: Big Hair Gone Bad - In the 80s film-makers had the idea of slamming horror and rock music together. The result? Well read for yourself!
Schlock-O-Rama: The Gimmicks Of William Castle - The king of the gimmick, Castle used outrageous ballyhoo and tricks to draw in audiences to see his hokum horror movies.
Stoned On Screen: Drugs In The Movies (Part 1) - Since the dawn of motion pictures, the portrayal of illegal drug use or references to drugs at all has been a controversial one in the United States.
Ten Lovecraft Movies You May Not Know - There are plenty of movies out there that are based on or inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Here's a few that you many not of come across.
The Best Of The Worst Weird Christmas Movies - Let this be a warning to you. Clicking on this link means you are exposing yourself to some of the worst movies of all time. Happy Christmas!
The Naked Screen: Sex & Nudity In Cinema (Part 1) - Since the first movie cameras were cranked into action, sex & nudity has been a provocative subject for film-makers.
Top Ten: Exploitation Cinema Documentaries - Weird Retro presents its Top Ten of the best documentaries about exploitation and Grindhouse cinema.
Top Ten: Christmas Slasher Movies - A festive season sub-genre of the slasher movie genre. And one that in many ways started it all with 1974's Black Christmas.
Top Ten: Really Undervalued Robots - Side-lined by the more famous movie robots, we present a top ten of some of the most underrated robots in movie history. In my opinion anyway!
Where Have All the Midnight Movies Gone? - Midnight movies had their hey-day in the 70s, but what would be on your list of modern midnight movies? Take the Weird Retro survey!
Yongary vs Pulgasari: The Korean Movie Monsters - The truly weird story of the movie monsters of North and South Korea.
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