Wed. May 1st, 2024


A tribute, long overdue in these parts, to the great Lloyd Kaufman, the head honcho at the last of the mini-majors, Troma Team Studios. Lloyd oversaw an empire of bad taste from his little corner of New York and made the world a more special and honest place in the process. Here’s a look at two of the finest films he put his weight behind when the rest of the world wasn’t in the mood. Here’s to originals and the crazies who enable them; they make the world more fun.

By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.