Steve Aylett
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Strange World Of...
The Strange World of… Steve Aylett
With Heart Of The Original, his radical treatise on creativity, back in print and new novel The Book Lovers out last December, cult author Steve Aylett is ripe for discovery. Aug Stone talks to him and offers ten points of entry into his back catalogue
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Remasters Of Horror: Composer And Sound Designer Alan Howarth Interviewed
Ahead of two special Halloween shows in London's Union Chapel this weekend in which he will play some of the best know of his soundtrack collaborations with John Carpenter, Alan Howarth talks to Mat Colegate about his long and distinguished career in soundtracks and sound design
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The Devils’ Double: Mother Joan Of The Angels Exhumed
Continuing the saga of the Loudun possessions made famous by The Devils, Jerzy Kawalerowicz's picture actually predates Ken Russell's masterpiece by a decade. Anthony Nield watches a landmark of Polish cinema, newly restored for DVD release later this month
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I Say We Nuke The Entire Site From Orbit: Aliens At The Royal Albert Hall
After witnessing the 1986 action movie Aliens accompanied by a live orchestra, Joel McIver nominates it as the best film of its genre ever made. For those who have been hiding in the Jungle Of Guam, waiting for WWII to end - ****Contains Spoilers****
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Shock Treatment: Piercing Director Nicolas Pesce’s Favourite Gialli
From its lurid aesthetics to its pulsing soundtrack, director Nicolas Pesce's second feature, Piercing, is a homage to the great Italian horror movies of the 1970s. Here he takes us through ten of his favourites, from Dario Argento to Lucio Fulci and beyond
