It's midnight. The cabinet door opens, revealing the scent of dusty cardboard. A mountain of big box VHS tapes lurch forth, demanding to be watched, appreciated, and most of all, never forgotten. Beware...they may rip out your guts!

Bleeding Skull launched in January of 2004. Why? Because life is too short, simple pleasures are easily overlooked, and the world doesn't have to be as serious as we think it does. It was time to express a lifelong obsession with all films spooky and trashy; to provide a haven for like-minded individuals that enjoy these films for what they are. Within these pages, clinical criticisms and schooled expertise will forever bow down to the savoir-faire that each film holds within. From the blissful to the torturous, there's no room for sulks. We're too busy having fun.

With an eye on functional design and both feet in the gutter, Bleeding Skull is dedicated to exploring the bizarre and obscure in vintage low budget cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s. Bags of hot air must be checked at the door.

Joseph A. Ziemba
Site creator, head writer & designer; Chicago, IL

Dan Budnik
Contributing writer; North Hollywood, CA

Eric Robitaille
VHS kingpin; Canton, MI