The first time I found out that there was a sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was when I was going through the racks of records in Track Records in York, where I grew up (York, not the record store, although I spent a lot of time there). I pored over the artwork and …
In this entry, a lamp from the original house causes mayhem in its new home after it's bought at a yard sale. This made-for-TV movie sounds camp as hell, and, quelle surprise, IS camp as hell! There are seriously 80’s daytime soap vibes here (which I quite enjoyed). But it's pretty solid, even if the …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 4- Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes (1989)
You have a horror franchise about a haunted house. The first film is pretty well made, has a great cast and occasionally dips its toe into exploitation territory. It does well at the box office. The sequel goes FULL exploitation and even has a taboo subplot that will make even the most seasoned horror fan …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 3- Amityville 3D (1983)
Oh boy. If you’ve seen Amityville 2 you’ll know what I mean. The makers of this movie must have thought that, to compete with the original film and, indeed, outgross it, they must make it as extreme as possible. And they really succeeded. A new family have moved into the infamous house and start to …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 2- Amityville 2: The Possession (1981)
Halloween 5 involves more of the same from Part 4- Michael returns to Haddonfield to try and kill his niece, Jamie Lloyd. Unfortunately, it repeats the same elements I despised from the previous film. Irritating characters, older characters who were once interesting who have been reduced to shadows of their former self (yes, I'm talking …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 5- The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
I remember I actually had the poster for Halloween 4, which I seem to recall came free with either Fangoria or Gorezone, which I used to buy religiously back in the day. This was way before the film was released here in the UK. The poster looked so cool and I was intrigued to see …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 4-Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
It surprised me to learn that fans of the Halloween series of films harshly judge Halloween 3: Season of the Witch as the runt of the litter. Yes, the film isn’t centred around Michael Myers, but is it really worthy of the scorn poured on it by fans of the rest of the franchise? I …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 3- Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
It takes a great big set of balls to make a sequel to a film that is recognised as a classic. One such film is Halloween. Is the sequel any good? Well, yes it is actually. There are many things to love. One such is that the film carries on straight after the events of …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 2- Halloween 2 (1981)
A cruise ship leaves Crystal Lake en route to New York. Jason hitches a ride. Chaos ensues. The first time I heard about this film was when there was a report on its production in the classy film magazine Premiere. I’m sure a number of their readers were disgusted to see such a piece of …
Tina Shepherd has telekinetic powers. As a child she witnesses her alcoholic father attacking her mother and goes onto Crystal Lake in a boat to escape. She uses her powers to destroy the jetty her father is on and he drowns but his body is never found. Years later, Tina returns to the lake to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 7- Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood (1988)
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