Geoffrey Radcliffe is on death row, sentenced to hang for a murder. But when he mysteriously disappears from his cell, it’s discovered that he’s the brother of the original Invisible Man and was given the same formula. It’s now a race against time for Geoffrey to find the real killer. Another sequel but this time …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 14- The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
From IMDB- ‘Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.’ Any film that stars Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff has …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 12- Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Dracula is dead, as is Renfield as this film continues straight after the ending of the original movie. We get to meet an enigmatic woman who wants to see the Count’s body at the scene of the crime as she claims she is his daughter. Dracula’s Daughter is an interesting follow-up which isn’t some anaemic …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 11- Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
From IMDB- ‘Baron Henry Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil-experiment business, but when mad scientist Dr. Pretorius kidnaps his wife, Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster.’ …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 9- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Fifty years after the events of the first film, we find a group of young people arriving in a near-deserted Texas town, looking to buy properties to renovate and transform the town into something more vibrant. When they force an old woman out of her home, she dies from the trauma. But they pay for …
Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reviewed- Day 9- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Teenaged Leatherface and his pals escape from a mental institution and take a nurse with them against her will. A sheriff is following in hot pursuit. Another prequel but this time with two actors of name who I actually like (Stephen Dorff and Lili Taylor). And kudos to them for signing up to a TCM …
Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reviewed- Day 8- Leatherface (2016)
A young woman finds out she has been left property in Texas in a relative’s will. Her and her friends travel down to check it out. But they encounter more than they banked on (i.e. a chainsaw-wielding psychopath). I somehow didn’t go to see this film when it was released. I think that even with …
Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reviewed- Day 7- Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
A young woman dies whilst giving birth at her place of work which is a slaughterhouse. Her unscrupulous boss dumps the newborn child in an industrial wastebin outside where he is discovered and rescued by Luda Mae Hewitt who names the child Thomas…And that’s as much as I can bear to type. I hate prequels. …
Two prom night couples accidentally crash into a car and then cross paths with you know who when they go for help for the driver of the hit car. The Next Generation was directed by Kim Henkel who wrote the original. This entry ranges from mildly interesting (the first ten minutes) through to generic tedium …
I remember having a poster of Leatherface which came free with an issue of Gorezone. I asked my teacher if I could put it on my school common room wall which got a muted reaction to say the least. Here, a couple who are travelling through Texas take a wrong turn and…you can guess the …
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