The son of a mafia kingpin goes to Hollywood and ensues in a bloody rampage to get what he wants. Leading actor Duke Mitchell also wrote, produced and directed Massacre Mafia Style. Whilst the film’s detractors may describe the movie as a Temu Godfather, this is way too uncharitable. Yes, the use of non-actors sometimes …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 26- Massacre Mafia Style (1974)
A husband and wife who are both doctors buy a mansion to turn it into a drug rehabilitation centre. Unfortunately, it contains a gateway to hell. What a bad investment. But, seeing an apparition when you’re viewing a property is a red flag in any one’s book. Except Yvette Fielding, possibly. The Evil is a …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 25- The Evil (1978)
Dr Frankenstein and his assistant are in the process of reanimating their creation when they are both killed by a rival who takes the creature to his lair. The doctor’s daughter reanimates her father long enough to learn that this is the work of Cagliostro and where he has taken the creation. She heads out …
Deep in Texas, people are dying in freakish ways. The mayor thinks these are accidents. His deputy thinks these might be murders and so investigates. A satanic cult is soon discovered. Enter The Devil is a slow burn and nothing to write home about. The hybrid of a Western (really!) and religious horror film is …
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From IMDB- ‘A young woman works with a mercenary to search for her sister in the jungles of New Guinea, where they find her living with a cult in an area inhabited by cannibals.’ Yep, as you can guess, it’s another jungle-based cannibal movie. The sequences of this film that take place in the New …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 22- Eaten Alive (1980)
A Vietnam vet, part-time glamour photographer and bodybuilder is bumping off women in Los Angeles. He regularly rings a talk radio show and appears obsessed with the female host. He also holds quasi-religious ceremonies and has angry conversations with his deceased father. Don’t Answer The Phone! is a nasty, gritty and sleazy piece of film-making. …
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A woman who religious elders think is a witch, is examined and a needle inserted into her body and shown to not draw blood (a huge red flag apparently). She must be a witch/demon/devil woman (to quote Cliff Richard). She then looks straight into the camera and pulls a ‘possessed’ face that made me burst …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 20- The Demons (1973)
A young woman, Linda, is gang r*ped at a stable. This causes her to be institutionalised. She’s then released and collected from the sanitarium by her husband who, unbeknownst to her, now has a mistress who he met whilst she was convalescing. Linda has flashbacks to what happened to her previously and is having a …
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A leather-gloved serial killer is on the loose in Rome, but David Hemming's pianist and Daria Nicolodi's journalist are on the trail to try and find out who it is. Dario Argento's Deep Red is one of his best and features several signature elements that are now synonymous with his films- the innovative direction, the …
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Harry is on his way to a country holiday home with his new ex-model girlfriend, Diane when they cross paths with a rowdy car-full of drunken yahoos who try to intimidate them. After the couple run them off the road and ruin the suspension on their car, they are tracked to their country lair with …
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