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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A few thoughts on how I approach life. Your pop culture totems can be more useful to survival than you might think… schlockmania.substack.com/p/private-wo...

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Private Worlds

The Inner Sanctuary Method For Modern Living

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

BURIAL GROUND has always been critically vilified but it’s got a peculiar allure for fans of sleazy Italian horror. It’s lurid, rule-breaking, completely bent in many ways and relentless enough to break down any objections, particularly when watched late at night youtube.com/shorts/IhpCx...

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BURIAL GROUND: The Zombie Flick That Eats Your Brain #cultmovie #zombie #horror

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

After the last show is over in innerspace, your mind turns to the kind of personalities who are most alluring after midnight. Case in point: Laura Gemser, who once brought a dreamlike elegance to wild Italian films best viewed after dark. youtube.com/shorts/BsAJ6...

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Laura Gemser: A Diamond In The Grindhouse #cultmovie #severinfilms

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The ideas that inspired this video are laid out here: www.facebook.com/share/r/1bpr...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

If you want to go deeper on the thoughts influence by these images, I wrote a short essay here www.facebook.com/share/p/1e1C...

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

And if you haven't seen EUROCRIME!, this trailer will whet your appetite youtu.be/mn6jDlQOKm0?...

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EUROCRIME Documentary Trailer

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

There are only 1500 copies of this limited edition, so start saving up your lira. Your home video shelves will thank you. Here's a trailer for EMERGENCY SQUAD. youtu.be/RlHNaetjszQ?...

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Emergency Squad (1974) Cauldron Films Blu-ray Promo Trailer

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

However, the limited edition doubles the value by adding a second disc with the amazing EUROCRIME!, a modern-classic documentary about Italy’s poliziotteschi genre. It was helmed by Mike Malloy, a top expert on tough-guy cinema and a longtime friend of Schlockmania.

A promo ad for the EMERGENCY SQUAD/EUROCRIME! 2 blu-ray set

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Boutique Label Alert: Buy EMERGENCY SQUAD From Cauldron Films And Get EUROCRIME! In High-Def A major transmission here, connected to one of Schlockmania’s earthbound associates. Cauldron Films has a blu-ray edition of Italian crime flick EMERGENCY SQUAD set for release on 8/26.

Cover art for the limited edition 2 blu-ray set of EMERGENCY SQUAD and EUROCRIME!, coming from Cauldron Films

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Now THIS is how we finish off a Friday night in the Outsider Zone. Many thanks to @cauldronfilms.bsky.social for giving CONQUEST such a royal 4K release.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

When you put together your 50-something dads hardcore band, I want you to call your debut album CRIBBAGE AND BEER

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

George Eastman was one of the great faces of Italian genre cinema from the late ‘60s through the ‘80s. He has passed away, but leaves behind a string of commanding performances in some of the wildest cult films Italy ever produced. I wrote a tribute at Schlockmania Facebook.

George Eastman ready for a gundown in a spaghetti western from the 60s

George Eastman bracing for an arm wrestling match in the movie Hands Of Steel.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’m thinking of George Eastman today. He was one of the Titans of Italian genre film during the 70s and 80s and us veterans of the Outsider Zone know his work well. I encourage you to remember him by watching one of his most entertaining performances: Kurt Karnak in ENDGAME. youtu.be/LdvC8kY1H5A?...

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Endgame

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Laura Gemser starred in the wildest, most lurid movies Italy produced as the 70s gave way to the 80s… but she always exuded, cool, elegance, and a quiet strength. At Schlockmania, she is queen. #FilmSky #MovieSky #Schlockmania 🎬 #eurocult

Laura Gemser poolside in the 70s, sipping a tropical drink

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Schlockmania will continue to provide an example of how it can be done. In the meantime, here's a little theme music for everyone creating their private worlds. youtu.be/WyIhEMg_zvM?... #schlockmania #cultmovies #outsiderzone #retroscifi #privateworlds #scifisky

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Private World

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

When you find that personal sanctum sanctorum, the attitudes and opinions of the everyday world cease to exist. It’s just you, your objects of fascination and a sense of satisfaction. This practice has a subtle power that can carry you along. I encourage you to pursue it.

Original painting used for the cover of DESTROYER by Kiss. It's just the painted image with no text.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Extract all the marrow you can from these experiences, and keep the resulting worlds you generate close to your heart. It doesn’t matter if the things you choose are out of fashion, or strange, or rejected by others. If it matters to you, understand why and revel in what you find.

Poster art for WARRIORS OF THE WASTELAND, the 1983 American release version of THE NEW BARBARIANS.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I’ve been doing this since childhood. If what you see here interests you, you probably have done the same thing without knowing it. My suggestion is you make the practice intentional. Don’t just collect your chosen pop culture totems. Dig into them, learn why they fascinate.

Cover for the first issue of KAMANDI: THE LAST BOY ON EARTH. It's very PLANET OF THE APES influenced.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The Schlockmania way is to create private worlds made up of favorite treasured media. They offer a universe of solace and inspiration when the everyday world can’t or won’t provide. I travel deep into the Outsider Zone, finding the forgotten, the unusual, the forbidden.

VHS cover art for THE OMEGA MAN, depicting Charlton Heston and Rosalind Cash ready to face down apocalyptic ghouls against the backdrop of a burning city.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I’ve never felt at home in the everyday world. It makes nonstop demands and is always testing your limits. Too often, all you get in return is weariness as you brace for the next curveball. But surrender is not an option. You've got to find a way to push forward while protecting yourself.

Lobby card from THE GAUNTLET using an image from the bullet-riddled finale.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

@cauldronfilms.bsky.social announced on Friday they will be releasing a blu-ray of SUPERSONIC MAN, a fun knock off of SUPERMAN from the director of PIECES that feels like an old comic book. Check out their new promo trailer youtu.be/CrQCk9mzi-Y?... #schlockmania #MovieSky #FilmSky #ScifiSky 🎬 🍿

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Supersonic Man (1979) - Cauldron Crypt Blu-ray Promo Trailer

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Gaze upon these images and listen to the attached links for both versions. You need some of this sparkle in your life.

American single label for "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" by Donna Summer.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Each component phrase - “try me,” “I know,” and “we can make it” – becomes a movement within a symphony that carries you closer to heaven with each transition. The “we can make it” climax is emotional and musical transcendence at 120 b.p.m.

Japanese single sleeve, front cover, for "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" by Donna Summer.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

In both versions, Summer takes you by the hand as strings soar and beats thump like a heartbeat. She offers a manifesto of romantic self-determination that is both seductive and spirit-lifting.

Dutch single sleeve, front cover, for "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" by Donna Summer.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Schlockmania’s dark-horse favorite is “Try Me, I Know We Can Make It,” the follow-up to her breakout hit “Love To Love You Baby.” It took up a full side of vinyl on the album but worked just as beautifully in a slick, judicious single edit.

French single sleeve, back cover, for "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" by Donna Summer.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

But the mirrorball set knows these are like scriptures for the dancefloor, something that deserves periodic revisits for replenishment of your musical soul.

French single sleeve, front cover, for "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" by Donna Summer.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Oldies radio only plays a handful of her hits today so it’s easy to forget what a gold rush of classics that Donna Summer created with producers/co-writers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Belotte in the 2nd half of the ‘70s.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Late Night Vibes: as the evening winds down in Outsider Zone, meditate on this killer frame from STARCRASH. You've got scream queen Caroline Munro in a jam right out of a Saturday morning serial, only it's tarted up with late '70s Eurodisco sexy-chic. #schlockmania #latenightvibes #scifisky 🎬📽️🍿

Caroline Munro as Stella Star in STARCRASH. She's flanked by a quartet of lady soldiers out to imprison her... but don't count her out. She's been in worse situations and she's got a universe to save.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Bonus: here's a newer trailer that was done for @imprintfilms.bsky.social limited release blu-ray by @chrisoneill99.bsky.social. It captures the subtleties, mood shifts and different modes of atmosphere in a way the old-school trailer could not. youtu.be/SpZApvgrv6s?...

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Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) | NEW HD Trailer

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If you haven’t seen it, track it down. Its mixture of lurid excess and hidden emotional complexity perfectly captures the kinds of surprises waiting on the road to Schlockmania.

Warren Oates, Isela Vega and Sam Peckinpah relaxing between setups on the set of BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Here’s the trailer. It boils down the film’s unpredictable terrain into something sellable to the action crowd, but it still delivers vibe by the pound in every frame. youtu.be/wYfP4Y940Ew?...

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Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It’s Sam at his most brutal, darkly funny, and tragically romantic — all wrapped up in one bullet-riddled package. And on the passenger seat rides a severed head, serving as mute witness in this hellish road movie that also doubles as a metaphor for Peckinpah’s feelings about his own career.

Warren Oates standing on a dusty Mexican road with a gun in one hand and a bag containing a severed head in the other. A classic image from BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ask a more mainstream film buff what the definitive Sam Peckinpah film is and you’ll probably hear THE WILD BUNCH. But the real 'heads know BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA is the true champ of that division.

A distinctive collage-style Japanese poster for BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA. It captures the threat of violence, the oft-overlooked romance, and all the grit.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

So grab a bag of popcorn and keep an eye on your Bluesky feed. We’ll do our best to expand your horizons and warp your consciousness. Stop in, schlock up, rock on. #schlockmania #horrorsky #scifisky

a carhop (or in this case, a starhop) makes the rounds on a drive-in lot - but the cars look different. They're futuristic, maybe even post-apocalyptic. We're not in Kansas anymore.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The best news is that you’ve arrived during a chrysalis phase. Schlockmania is always mutating, and it now stands on the verge of its latest rebirth — one where video and audio merge with the written word to create a more direct connection and take you deeper into this glittering vortex.

An eye catching close-up of the Collinson Twins in a publicity still for the Hammer vampire movie TWINS OF EVIL. Both where the same white lace gown but the twin on the right has prominent vampire fangs.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

And still there is more... best part of the concept: This is a place to let your mind run free and develop that “innerspace” where your favorite movies, records, books, and cultural totems combine to create a private world that sustains you through the stormy seas of the real world.

Imagery from a movie poster for DEATH RACE 2000. Frankenstein sits at the wheel in the center flanked by Sylvester Stallone on the left and his nubile navigator on the right. Car crash imagery is hinted at the the bottom of the frame.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Music is another fixation, with special focus on the explosion of styles that ran riot from the mid-’60s into the mid-’80s. Hard rock, disco, AOR, funk, surf, glam — the ears should be dazzled as much as the eyes.

Cover art for DESOLATION BOULEVARD by Sweet. The four members of the band stand against a busy streetscape of '70s Los Angeles.

Cover art for the classic disco album BAD GIRL by Donna Summer. She looms in the foreground and the background shows her leaning against a streetlight with a pink neon light as a beat cop looks on.

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The wildest and weirdest B-movies, horror in all its arcane flavors, the history of exploitation cinema, and countless other genres and distinctions form the bedrock of this place. Cult, camp, sleeper — it’s all worthy of exploration here. And that’s just the core.

A slimy one-eyed alien loops a tentacle around a gorgeous woman astronaut in a silver spacesuit. Imagery from the poster for THE GREEN SLIME

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

You now stand at the outer reaches of Schlockmania. Is it a destination, a philosophy, an altered state of being? Yes to all of the above. The easiest way to explain things is this: you can explore the fringes of popular culture here without snark or pretension.

Poster art for Schlockmania, based on the classic poster art for THE STREET FIGHTER with Sonny Chiba

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Schlockmania! @schlockmania.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Disco people take note: there’s a home video set in the works that is designed just for you www.facebook.com/share/v/1CYw...

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