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I’ve been a film programmer and film historian for over 20 years and the two film festivals I founded, the Chattanooga Film Festival and the Frightening Ass Film Fest have frequently been touted as being among the best celebrations of genre cinema in the world. Heavy Metal Vomit Party is an extension of my work with these festivals and a way to help me fight off the depression that i’ve battled for all of my adult life and finding some joy. It’s all about sharing the things I love with folks I love.

My full editions come out every other Friday with sneak peeks and bonus content releasing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Paid subscribers also get at least one bonus exclusive piece per week.

Each full issue contains three sections — Blood Streams - Where I offer up my picks and recommendations of the best new and classic horror currently streaming and where you’ll find it, Wax Museum - Where I recommend the best new metal records, cassettes, and streams that I’ve run across while still taking time out to salute and deep dive into some of the all-time classics. Finally, there is my Learnt Offerings section that lets me take my love of horror and metal beyond records and films and offer up the best in horror writing, comics, video games, and even toys.

This isn’t a costume. It’s a way of life.

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A celebration of horror cinema and heavy metal music by the creator of the Chattanooga Film Festival (one of Movie Maker Magazine’s Top 25 Bloody Best Genre Film Festivals in the World).