gonzo

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Like so many horror trends, these gonzo cat-and-mouse games are a unique product of our time.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

This is a gonzo genre picture, a horror-romance painted with comic-book hyperbole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On the James Whale Radio Show, the presenter was a cross between a shock jock, talk show host, gonzo roving reporter and working men's club MC.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

As gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson quipped in 1988, “Yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why.”

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2025

His reputation as a president conversant in rocker counterculture, though, was noticed by the era’s preeminent gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024