The teens on Elm Street seem to be dreaming of the same grotesque man in their dreams (or should that be nightmares). In their dreams, he uses as a weapon a leather glove that he has fashioned with long, sharp blades. When one girl, Tina Grey, actually dies horribly during one of her nightmares, it’s presumed …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 14- N- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
William Lustig’s depraved classic Maniac was massively controversial when it was first released in 1980. It garnered the ultimate accolades for an exploitation film- it was HATED by Siskel and Ebert (Gene Siskel said he made it to the shotgun murder then had to leave the preview screening as he couldn’t stomach anymore!) and was …
A film for everyone who finds clowns really sinister and scary (or sexy because of that). A young couple are busy making out at Make Out Point when they see what looks like a falling star and, so, go to investigate. It’s there that they find, of all things, a circus tent. The alien beings …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 11- K- Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
A recap as to how I would rate the previous films in the Halloween franchise- -Halloween (1978)- 5 out of 5 stars -Halloween 2 (1981)- 4.5 out of 5 stars -Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)- 4.5 out of 5 stars -Halloween 4: The Return of Micheal Myers (1988)- 1 out of 5 stars …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 8- H- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Micheal Myers (1989)
This film depicts three kids who are left alone for three days and the carnage that can happen when such an event happens. They see that an uprooted tree has left in its place a gateway for demons previously buried beneath to enter the outside world. This is a great horror film that seems more …
The Evil Dead is just as infamous for the furore surrounding the film as it is for the actual content. I grew up in the midst of the Video Nasties storm in a teacup in which the Tory government led by Herr Thatcher thought that the commoners who watched certain horror movies would grab a …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 5- E- The Evil Dead (1981)
A recently widowed mother gives her son a new toy- a doll that just so happens to be possessed by a serial killer. Child’s Play is a very effective late 80’s horror movie that has the right balance of horror and dark humour, thanks to the very funny dialogue spouted by the murderous Chucky doll. …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 3- C- Childs Play (1988)
Cropsey, a summer camp caretaker is burnt alive as an unfortunate consequence of a prank that goes horribly wrong. After five years he returns to the summer camp with vengeance in mind. This is the slasher movie that helped form Miramax Films and gave a young Harvey Weinstein a career as a film producer. The …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 2- B- The Burning (1981)
A dramatisation of The Fitzgerald Inquiry which looked into illegal prostitution and gambling aided by corrupt police. Stalwart Bill Hunter stars as star witness Graeme Parker. He won Best Actor at the Australian Film Institute for his role. And for good reason as he’s excellent. Police State is a fantastic TV movie. It’s well made, …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 31- Police State (1989)
I first saw The Howling 3 in 1989 on home video and thought ‘What the hell was that?!’ I saw it again today and thought the same. The film is a curio for sure. It bears no relation (except by name) to the other films in the franchise and feels more like a standalone movie. …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 29- The Howling 3 (1988)
