Arnold Masters is in prison for a crime he didn't commit. His mother who had a tumour was due to be operated on but wasn't. The doctor due to undertake the procedure was then found dead in his office by Arnold, who was then framed for his murder. He tells his backstory to a fellow …
Continue reading Day 24- 31 Days of Halloween- Psychic Killer (1974)
This Steven Spielberg-directed movie made for TV and adapted from Richard Matheson's short story still packs a punch. David Mann is a travelling businessman venturing to an appointment across California but is slowed down considerably by an ominous truck that at first inconveniences him until things suddenly take a much darker tone. This film could …
It's extremely brave to decide to make a sequel to a beloved horror classic. It can almost feel like some kind of suicide mission as critics and the general public alike will trot out the hackneyed old cliche of 'It's not as good as the first film!' as if this is an extremely original and …
Continue reading Day 22- 31 Days of Halloween- Look What’s Happened To Rosemary’s Baby (1976)
Peter Proud is having such vivid dreams about swimming in a lake but then being killed by a woman in a boat that he seeks help regarding this. His girlfriend says that whilst he's having this recurring nightmare he even starts talking in his sleep but in another man's voice! He even screams the name …
Continue reading Day 13- 31 Days of Halloween- The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Donny is a very damaged person. After an incident at work sees one of his colleagues set himself on fire, we see Danny freeze with terror at the incident. This is explained through flashbacks. We see that as a boy his mother used to punish him by burning his forearms. When he returns home from …
Continue reading Day 11- 31 Days of Halloween- Don’t Go In The House (1979)
Jazz DJ Dave Garvin (Clint Eastwood) sleeps with a woman he seemingly randomly meets in a nightclub. But unfortunately for him she turns out to be a psychopath who is textbook Cluster B and as we would say in Yorkshire a 'wrong un'. This film is cracking. It's a stunning and, with hindsight, very realistic …
Continue reading Day 9- 31 Days of Halloween- Play Misty For Me (1971)
Or Last House on the Left On A Train. Two young teenagers cross paths (or tracks) with a trio who degradate and sexually humiliate them. One of them is accidentally killed, the other jumps from the train to escape her captors. The trio then find themselves at the home of one of the teenagers. Revenge …
Continue reading Day 8- 31 Days of Halloween- Night Train Murders (1975)
You know those films that are so predictable that they have you saying 'I knew that was going to happen'? Island of Death is the exact opposite of those kind of movies. A British couple arrive on the island of Mykonos with only one thing in mind- seducing the locals then dispatching of them whilst …
Continue reading Day 7- 31 Days of Halloween- Island of Death (1976)
A far-out and thoroughly groovy tale of the swinging scene of 1970's California. But also a disturbing tale of childhood abuse. Molly has fantasies of tying up men that also involves the use of razors. Two American Football stars are found butchered. Could Molly be responsible? Have her fantasises started to overlap with reality? The …
Continue reading Day 4- 31 Days of Halloween- The Witch Who Came From The Sea (1976)
Is this- a) A beautifully acted, nuanced and sensitive portrayal of the horror of the Nazis and those unlucky enough to have crossed paths with them? or b) A badly acted slice of exploitation resplendent with terrible dubbing and almost no budget? I'll give you a clue- look at the film's name! This is also …
Continue reading Day 2- 31 Days of Halloween- The Horrifying Experiments of the SS Last Days (1977)
