Small town vigilantes wrongly accuse a mentally challenged man of attacking and killing a little girl. It turns out he didn’t attack her but saved her from a neighbour's vicious dog. The vigilantes find this out just after killing the innocent man who is disguised as a scarecrow. Oops. When the local courts offer no …
Continue reading Day 5- 31 Days of Halloween- Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
One sign that you’ve made a horror classic- your film spawns a slew of imitators. Sometimes one or two of these imitators are witty, knowing and innovative. Thats what happened here. Jaws made such a splash (pun intended) that there were plenty of rip-offs. Piranha was one such film but was great on its own …
Continue reading Day 4- 31 Days of Halloween- Piranha (1978)
I feel like I've grown up with this film. This was one film that I remember seeing on the shelves of video stores when I was a child but didn't get round to seeing before it mysteriously disappeared. Absence made the heart grown fonder and I knew I must see this forbidden fruit. But when …
Continue reading Day 3- 31 Days of Halloween- The Exorcist (1974)
Every day in October I will be reviewing a different horror film. Some of the criteria I've used for the choice of films are - a film from each decade from the 1920s onwards - films from a number of different countries - a Friday the 13th film as within October this year the 13th falls on a Friday!!! …
I love the fact that a movie can be so original and iconic that it can inspire other films to be made. Think of Halloween (1978) and the tidal wave of slasher films that were unleashed in its wake. This can also happen with movie posters and a film's iconography. The Breakfast Club is a …
A film I know word for word as my brother and I were obsessed with it when we were growing up. A classic but a problematic one. The cop who flaunts the law and the rules to catch his prey. Hes proud of hating everyone and all groups (the character in this film and in …
Whilst most Christmas based media is sentimental bilge there are nuggets that are worth hunting out. View Meathook Cinemas guide to Mondo Christmas. Brace yourself for festive horror, glam rock Christmas messages and LSD inspired Yuletide childrens movies. And much, much more...
Its amazing the similarities between different sources I see in my research for this page. Here is a comparison I've made between Wes Craven's gritty masterpiece Last House on the Left (1972) and a women's self defence video called Rapist Beware! (1990). Another accolade that can be attached to the legacy of Wes Craven- his …
Last film for the month- Halloween. I've made a video HERE about what I love about the film. Enjoy! A masterpiece. 5 out of 5
Last year I undertook a teaching course. At the end of said course we were required to give a presentation to the rest of the group that could last no longer than 30 mins and would be assessed. We could choose any topic and so I chose Dawn of the Dead (1978). I've now uploaded …
Continue reading Dawn of the Dead (1978) and The Return of the Repressed
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