Rocky Horror – Derelict Space Sheep

Strange Journey: The Illustrated Oral History of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

by Derelict Space Sheep on August 23, 2026 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Strange Journey: The Illustrated Oral History of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

ed. Malcolm Croft (Weldon Owen, 2025)

The Official Rocky Horror Late Night Double Feature, 50^th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, Book 1

Consisting mostly of interview snippets and historical photographs, this luscious hardcover offers a remarkably coherent narrative of the Rocky Horror Show’s development and appeal, from the musical’s unlikely inception through to the film’s achieving cult status via midnight screenings and audience participation.

Shock Treatment

by Derelict Space Sheep on April 22, 2016 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

Shock Treatment

dir. Jim Sharman (1981)

Despite some quality songs and strong vocal performances, the artificiality of the society being satirised makes this Rocky Horror Picture Show sequel hard to engage with. The quirky cult appeal is there but — lacking the stage-driven evolution of its predecessor — feels undeveloped.

Rocky Horror – From Concept to Cult

by Derelict Space Sheep on January 7, 2016 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Rocky Horror: From Concept to Cult

by Scott Michaels & David Evans (Sanctuary, 2002)

An invaluable historical record, albeit of specialist interest, documenting the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show via a series of eclectic, perambulating interviews. Of the cornucopia of major and minor players tracked down from on-stage, on-set and behind-the-scenes, only Tim Curry is notably absent.