Paracinema Magazine [2008] - Various Authors

"At the precise moment when Captain Quint hears the tick of the clicker on his reel engage, he knows what's coming. His face says it all. He's going to grind whatever's on the other end into a million pieces. Beat it to death. Make it wish it was never born."

Bono once referred to Johnny Cash as "an oak tree in a garden of weeds." I felt the same way as I flipped through the latest issue of Paracinema magazine. This slick new independent film magazine TOWERS over anything comparable you would find on the rack at your local Borders bookstore. Come to think of it, there is nothing comparable to the incredible features, offbeat interviews and original art packed into the first two issues of Paracinema. Covering "B-Movies, Cult Classics, Indie, Horror, Science Fiction, Exploitation, Underground and Asian Films from Past & Present," Paracinema definitely offers something for any cult movie aficionado. The only magazine I can possibly compare it to is early Film Threat—I mean really early, like the mid-80s when they actually printed a magazine and Chris Gore was in charge. Slightly anarchic, totally original and immensely entertaining. Paracinema fills that void . . .

For instance, Issue 2 of Paracinema (Winter 2008) boasts such features as "Pasolini: Art or Exploitation?" , "Dreaming in Red: The Pornographication of Death and Violence in the Films of Dario Argento," "Basket Case: Comparing Notes, Belial Style," "Super 8 Rot: The Legacy of Nekromantik," "Quint: Is the Word for God on the Lips of All Fishermen" and "The Unfilmable: Bringing Lovecraft to the Screen." And much more including articles on Tales from the Dead, Black Devil Doll, Brain of Blood, Scanner, Delicatessen and The Neverending Story. Last but certainly not least, there's a highly entertaining interview with Joanna Angel, the "Queen of Altporn," who discusses such hardcore versions of horror classics as The XXXorcist and Re-Penetrator: "I just watch movies and think to myself, I wish people were having sex in this movie, wouldn't that be cool."

Paracinema is a quarterly publication. For more information about Paracinema magazine, visit www.paracinema.net. Or check out the Paracinema MySpace page.