Confluence of Cult was born in January 2021 as a place for discussion of all things cult film. It leans horror, but all films weird, transgressive, trashy, and challenging have a place here. Confluence of Cult is primarily a genre brain dump, without any set schedule for when specific content might drop. We find the whole “news and schmooze” model of film journalism exhausting, so time- and access-sensitive stuff likely won’t end up on the site.

Just a note (January 17, 2023): Although there hasn’t been any new content for about 6 months, the site is not dead! I had taken a hiatus to write a book (Hand-Held Hell: The Outbreak of Homemade Horror, an examination of how consumer-level equipment like Super 8, video, and digital cameras has enabled non-professionals to shape the horror genre over the last 40 years), and then some personal stuff derailed me further. I plan on finishing the first draft of the book in the first half of 2023, then devoting some energy to this site again. (Justin)

Staff:

Justin Burning, Editor-in-Chief

New on the Site
(Last Update: September 29, 2024):

Review: Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990)
Review: Pater Noster and the Mission of Light (2024)
Review: Mosquito (1995)
Review: Slime City (1988)
Review: Demon Queen (1987)