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Gothic Western - August 1, 2025
“High Plains Drifter” is a 1973 American Dark Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, the film blends traditional Western tropes with darker, more surreal and even horror-like aspects. [ … ]
Gothic Western - July 11, 2025
Alfred Mulock is best known for his roles in Spaghetti Western films, most notably in his two collaborations with Sergio Leone, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once [ … ]
Gothic Western - July 2, 2025
Alex Cox’s “Straight to Hell Returns” is a re-release of his 1987 cult-classic, punk rock, Spaghetti Western comedy, “Straight to Hell.” Cox, co-wrote the script with Dick Rude, who also [ … ]
Gothic Western - June 15, 2025
The late, great Cormac McCarthy’s masterfully violent 1985 novel “Blood Meridian” is a tough read but also an essential American novel. It’s surely the author’s best work. John Hillcoat is [ … ]
Gothic Western - May 30, 2025
“Coffin For The Nail” is from the Heathen Apostles’ seventh album “The In Between” (Ratchet Blade Records). The Heavy Americana music video features co-lead vocals from lead singer Mather Louth [ … ]
Gothic Western - May 14, 2025
Coming out on June 20th is Jeymes Samuel’s Spaghetti Western Collection, a selection of rare cuts from Italian Western film soundtracks (1963-1972) thoroughly curated by the acclaimed BAFTA-winner director (The [ … ]