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Little Stabs of Happiness
Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and friend(and Horror)

Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

These "stabs" are affectionately dedicated to — and modeled on — the pithy capsule film reviews pioneered by Calvin T. Beck's deservedly legendary Castle of Frankenstein magazine in the 1960s. Thanks, Cal, wherever the hell you are!

in issue 65

Little Stabs of Queer Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old School Cinema
"A seemingly average person continually surprises and unsettles us by doing something strange and following it up with something even more spectacularly strange."
By Gary Morris

in issue 64

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent Cinema — "As soon as my health is in jeopardy, everybody shows up to lick my ass!"

in issue 63

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent Cinema and TV — "Heterosexual brides-to-be are one of the demographics that arrive by the busloads to partake of Darcelle's mad mix of risqué zingers, over-the-top musical routines, and mother-hen reassurances."

in issue 62

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent Cinema and TV — "Don't these children deserve the respect of a beautiful film?"

in issue 61

Little Stabs of Homo Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent Queer TV and Cinema — "The gays — they make too much big crazy!"

in issue 59

Little Stabs of Happiness and Horror: Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema — "Don't know, don't care. Beads for boobs!"

in issue 55

Little Stabs of Happiness and Horror: Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema — "I just want to hear 'I love you' instead of 'Take it you tight little snatch!'"

in issue 53

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema
"Turn towards me. I'll make do with your heart beating next to mine."

in issue 51

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema
"Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine for all the chicks?"

in issue 49

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema
"It's a spring break party 24/7 365 days a year!"

in issue 48

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the Worthy and
the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

“Here's to lost beauty. May it always be nearby with the potential to keep you warm."

in issue 47

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

“God made us all perfect, truly he did!"

in issue 46

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

“Ah'm no freak! They ah disgustin'!"

in issue 45

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

"Old fruit, you've got IT!"

in issue 44

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

“Love tramps — seduced by creatures from the grave! Yesterday they were cold and dead — today they're hot and bothered!"

in issue 43

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

Tormented Christians, hacker boyz, cannibal queers, fish people — you know, all those folks who keep it real

in issue 42

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

"I love people reading things with hearts!"

in issue 41

Little Stabs of Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

"All that's missing is a death-bed blowjob"

in issue 40

Little Stabs of Homo Happiness (and Horror): Random Short Reviews of the
Worthy and the Worthless in Recent and Old-School Cinema

Hits and misses from the arthouse to the grindhouse

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