Anti-Advent Calendar

Christmas. It’s almost here. But you already know that, and if you’re still with us then you’re probably more excited to see what we’ve got to offer you today than for any silly presents or meal tomorrow. Day 24. ‘twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,...

Christmas. It’s nearly here, with just one more Anti-Advent recommendation to go. After today’s of course. Speaking of which…  After some of the more intense entries in our calendar (and if those have been appealing to you, just wait until tomorrow’s selection…) we have Discopath. Not to be confused with- no, wait, Discopath...

Christmas. Day 22. Not long left… Possibly the most distinctive looking film on our calendar, Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears is consequently not for everybody. That said, if you’ve stuck with this list (bravo to you dear insane reader) it shouldn’t prove too...

Christmas. Only a few days till it’s time to unwrap presents. As long as you’re not unwrapping the box behind the 21st door in our calendar… Spawning a character that has far surpassed Clive Barker’s singular and infamous story in the pop culture lexicon, Hellraiser is so much more than...

Christmas. Four days of our calendar left, so on with the show… Divisive is an understatement for the work of filmmaker and musician Rob Zombie. If House of 1,000 Corpses was an insane clown posse visiting the house from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the sequel The Devil’s Rejects is...

Christmas. The perfect time to start enjoying some musicals, and day 19 is presenting you with Takashi Miike’s take on the genre… From the director of such challenging works as Ichi the Killer and Visitor Q one wouldn’t expect such a jovial film as The Happiness of the Katakuris, though the darkly surreal...

Christmas. A time for setting aside differences and bonding. Sometimes just to enjoy a meal, sometimes to battle a centuries-old demonic entity. Day 18… With one of the most hell-for-leather insane concepts in recent memory, if not in all of cinematic history, 2002’s Bubba Ho-Tep showed there was more...