A mysterious death in a Carpathian village prompts a coroner and a medical student to try and investigate what is behind it. Meanwhile, a ghostly little girl haunts the village as some kind of portent of impending doom. This 1966 Mario Bava film is fantastic and very important. Firstly, as a film, it's beautiful to …
Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween 2024- Day 1- Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
Here is the list of the horror fare I will be watching and reviewing throughout October in 2024. Almost all of these films can be seen on YouTube so that you can watch them also and agree/disagree with my reviews (although my opinion is never wrong, obviously haha) Kill Baby Kill House By The Cemetary …
Beware- there are spoilers ahead! Mary Henry is in a car with two of her friends when another car full of youths challenges them to a race. Whilst both cars are next to each other on a bridge, the vehicle containing the young women is rammed over the side and into the river down below. …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Carnival of Souls (1962)
The first time I learnt about The Exorcist 2: The Heretic was when my family bought our first VCR. There were trailer compilation tapes that could be rented for free from our local video library and so as well as renting Basket Case (what a great first videotape to rent!) we also took out these …
Continue reading Is It Really That Bad?- The Exorcist 2: The Heretic (1977)
My friend excitedly told me about a new film that he had seen on Shudder recently and said the kills were something else! In fact, he said the film felt like a breath of fresh air especially as it was basically a slasher film made for a new audience. I finally got to see the film …
The Fanatic aka The Last Horror Movie was a film that I was always intrigued by but was one of those horror films I just hadn’t gotten around to seeing for reasons unknown. That was until yesterday. I found the film on a cheap DVD in a charity shop and so thought 'What the hell' …
This article is the first in a series I'm calling the Trash Triptych in which I'll be looking at the John Waters movies Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trouble (1974) and Polyester (1981). My introduction to John Waters was actually an indirect one. It's Thursday 19th of July 1984 and I'm watching Top of the Pops. …
A totalitarian government have a novel idea to try and curb juvenile delinquency- to send a random class to an island where they will have to kill each other. Whoever is left is the winner. They have three days to complete the task. They are given provisions and a different weapon each. They also have …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Battle Royale (2000)
Visitors to this page will know that I'm a MASSIVE John Waters fan. When his latest opus, A Dirty Shame was released I eagerly sought out one of the few cinemas that was showing the film in London where I lived at the time after graduating with a degree in Film Studies. There was a …
Continue reading Is It Really That Bad?- A Dirty Shame (2004)
10. The Breakfast Club 9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 8. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 7. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 6. Deadpool 5. Freddy vs Jason 4. Wolf of Wall Street 3. Halloween (2018) 2. Hereditary 1. Scream
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