BLOG OF 1,000 CORPSES
Why Blog of 1,000 Corpses Exists
(TLDR; I just really love taboo cinema)
There is no single piece I could point to which would be the sole reason for my interests in dark, taboo, and strange media spawned. In some sense, I feel as if I were born with highly active levels of morbid curiosity.
As I grew, my creative outlet with dark subject matters became less with Barbies and more with the big screen. My obsession with camp-horror, torture-porn, and low-brow cinema was only supported throughout my academic career as I gained experience in crafting well-researched critical essays on un-conventional subjects. Many of my studies included pieces by the "weirdos" of the filmmaking industry and taking the films as seriously as any M. Night Shyamalan or Steven Spielberg production.
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My purpose and ambition with Blog of 1,000 Corpses is to provide an outlet for these interests I hold dear to my heart. Along the way, I hope to create a community of readers and peers who have similar interests in the macabre, disturbing, uncomfortable, and, of course, the campy.
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Future Reviews Include (but are not limited to):
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Pink Flamingos (1972, dir. John Waters)
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Where the Dead Go to Die (2012, dir. Jimmy ScreamerClauz)
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Escape from Tomorrowland (2013, dir. Randy Moore)
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Girl Hell 1999 (1999, dir. Daisuke Yamanouchi)
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Incident in Ghost Land (2018, dir. Pascal Laugier)
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Skinamarink (2022, dir. Kyle Ball)
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Female Trouble (1974, dir. John Waters)
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Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006, dir. Lucifer Valentine)
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The Night of the Comet (1984, dir. Thom Eberhardt)
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Criminally Insane (1975, dir. Nick Millard)
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Chopping Mall (1986, dir. Jim Wynorski)
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Suggestions?
One positive trait about myself as a reviewer is that I will sit through about any film no matter how terrible it is.
If there is a film you are interested in seeing me review, please see my Contact page for further information.
Disclaimer: Providing suggestions does not 100% guarantee my review of a film. If I find something worth discussing about the film, it will be written about.
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About the Author
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Rachel is a recent graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, WV with a B.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in English Language and Literature. During her 6 years of education, many of Rachel's critical works focused on film analysis. More recent projects include her essay "Satan's Sublime: An Argument for Sublime Theory in The Lords of Salem" presented at the Ray Browne Pop Culture Conference of 2022, video essay "Barbie, Eat Your Heart Out: Tiffany Valentine and the Performance of Abjection", and short parody film Crayola Cats (2017).
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Rachel currently resides in West Virginia with her partner and four cats. When she's not working, she enjoys crocheting, photography, and torturing Sims.
A Few Favorite & Formative Films:
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House of 1,000 Corpses (2003, dir. Rob Zombie) [DUH]
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Female Trouble (1974 , dir. John Waters)
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Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998 , dir. Terry Gilliam)
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Seed of Chucky (2004, dir. Don Mancini) [I believe this film altered my brain chemistry.]