A bigger budget, a remake of sorts, this film was released when the video nasties furore was petering out. People were starting to see that horror movies wouldn't turn the working class oinks into bloodthirsty serial killers or even adversely affect their dogs (as Graham Bright so hilariously claimed) but could be considered as art …
Continue reading Evil Dead 2 – Day 29 – 31 Days of Halloween
A video I've just made- HERE Happy Halloween from Meathook Cinema 🙂
Yes we know the slasher film conventions. Instead of the most irritating characters to be committed to celluloid explain them to us how about integrate them into the script and make an intelligent horror classic. Instead of the mediocre franchise starter that this is. Oh and if the film wasn't bad enough Nick 'Goth for …
I've just made a video about one of my favourite films- the kickass 'Cruising' directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino. Please investigate HERE.
I've just made a video/visual and audio love letter to the genius that is Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. The videos HERE. Enjoy.
Another serious contender for the title of 'The Most Controversial Video Nasty' (the film shared that title with The Evil Dead). And whilst the film does have its shocking moments of lurid horror (yes involving an electric drill) this is more a slow and meticulous study into alienation, the descent into madness and mental illness amidst …
Continue reading The Driller Killer – Day 26 – 31 Days of Halloween
A man (called David Mann) is travelling to meet an appiontment but is stalked, driven insane (pun not intended) and almost killed by a driver in a huge battered old truck. This movie is amazing. Firstly, it was directed by Steven Spielberg for TV which makes the fruits of his labour even more staggering. So much …
A video I made. Do you agree? Top 10 John Waters Movies
I first saw this when I lived in Sydney, Australia. There was a great video store there called Dr What. Instead of replacing old titles with newer movies they just add to their collection. This is more like a movie archive than a video shop. And so I saw this entertaining, offbeat and lurid horror …
Continue reading The Forest (1982) – Day 21 – 31 Days of Halloween
I became a fan of Herschell Gordon Lewis after reading about his work in the RE:Search book Incredibly Strange Films book (if you don't own this tome then buy it NOW!!! Its been a major influence and point of reference in my cult film adoration). Around this time there was an episode of Jonathan Ross' excellent …
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