A boat sails into New York but the only person onboard happens to be a morbidly obese zombie who seems to be pissed off and hungry. The daughter of the boat’s owner decides to venture to where her father had been, a Caribbean island called Matul. She takes along with her a journalist who smells …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 26- Z- Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
A very religious policeman (Edward ‘Equalizer’ Woodward) arrives at the Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a child, Rowan Morrison. Whilst he makes enquiries regarding the missing child he witnesses first-hand the pagan lifestyles of the inhabitants which shock him and clash severely with his staunchly Christian and somewhat puritanical beliefs. I …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 23- W- The Wicker Man (1973)
After a horrific motorcycle accident, Rose Miller awakens from a coma in the mysterious Keloid Clinic that specialises in plastic surgery. She now has an insatiable thirst for blood and a 'stinger' in her armpit that she uses to 'feed' off the blood of other humans. This, in turn, transforms them into rabid zombies. Rabid …
I first heard of Phantasm when its sequel came out. Barry Norman reviewed it and admitted that he hadn’t even heard of the first film. Neither had I. Fortunately, my sister in law had a friend who had closed down their video business, and so gave her a lot of the videos he used to …
Jessica, her husband Duncan and their friend Woody arrive at a new house in the country that Jessica and Duncan have bought. When they arrive they are surprised to find someone squatting there. They ask this person, Emily to join them for their evening meal and then to sleep there for the night. The next …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 12- L- Let’s Scare Jessica To Death (1971)
New York writer Jennifer Hills relocates temporarily to a lakeside idyll in Connecticut to write her first novel. A local gang of four men attack, humiliate and r*pe her. They then order one of the gang to go back and kill her. He lies to them and says he has but they then learn that …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 9- I- I Spit On Your Grave (1978)
Dawn of the Dead takes place ten years after the events of Night of the Living Dead. The mysterious phenomenon of the dead coming back to life to feed off the living has continued unabated. Social order is dissipating and the situation is becoming worse. Fran, a TV producer is planning to escape with her …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 4- D- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
I was nominated by Zachary P. Stahlman to participate in The ABC of Horror where I pick a different horror film every day starting with the next letter of the alphabet. So, here it is! One of the first video sleeves I ever saw was for The Amityville Horror which just so happened to be …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 1- A- The Amityville Horror (1979)
Inspector Plugg is hired to watch the Pussycat escort agency. Inspector Closer is in close pursuit. This is an Aussie cross between a sex comedy and a Pink Panther parody. It’s also about as funny and/or sexy as a dose of the clap. Whoever wrote these gags should have been arrested for crimes to comedy. …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 30- Plugg (1975)
Doug works in a factory job that he hates whilst braving the cold in a city he hates- Melbourne. He dreams of moving to Queensland (hence the title). Not a lot happens in this TV movie but I still enjoyed it as a time capsule of mid-70’s Oz. It also holds the distinction of an …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 22- Queensland Dreaming (1976)
