Vincent Price stars in this British horror film as Lord Edward Whitman, a witchfinder. A local witch places a curse on Whitman for his brutal witch-finding ways. This involves taking possession of Roderick, a loyal servant of Whitman. Roderick starts to bump off all of the Whitman clan one by one. The first notable aspect …
Continue reading Day 6- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Cry of the Banshee (1970)
I don't remember seeing Psycho on the rental video shelves in the early to mid-80s and had to wait until the late '80s when the film was released on sell thru before I could see it. Its inclusion in the compilation Terror In The Aisles certainly whetted my appetite. I also remember buying a book …
Continue reading Day 5- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Psycho (1960)
Two teenage girls venture into the big bad city to go to a concert. They try to score some pot but quickly discover that the gang they are trying to score from are, in fact, a gang of psychopaths. As expected, things go from bad to worse for the girls as they are humiliated, tortured …
Continue reading Day 4- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Last House on the Left (1972)
Artist Adam finds that his paintings are so much better when he starts to use human blood on his canvases as well as paint. Ironically the gallery owner who sells his work and the art buyers now love his new artworks not knowing that he's using blood and bumping people off to make sure he …
Continue reading Day 3- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Color Me Blood Red (1965)
A remake of the 1987 film. Sometimes remakes are so bad that it's almost like they were made to make the original film seem even more brilliant. This is the case with The Stepfather. This retread is a brilliant example of how to make a film that has no suspense, no characters the audience actually …
Continue reading Day 2- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- The Stepfather (2009)
William Lustig's depraved classic Maniac was massively controversial when it was first released in 1980. It garnered the ultimate accolades for an exploitation film- it was HATED by Siskel and Ebert (Gene Siskel said he made it to the shotgun murder then had to leave the preview screening as he couldn't stomach anymore!) and was …
Continue reading Day 1- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Maniac (1980)
Here are the films I will be reviewing throughout October for the annual 31 Days of Halloween- Maniac (1980) The Stepfather (2010) Color Me Blood Red (1965) Last House on the Left (1972) Psycho (1960) Cry of the Banshee (1970) Peeping Tom (1959) Mantram (2017) Ek Thi Daayan (2013) Mondo Keyhole (1966) I Spit on …
Scott Thorsen is a film set animal trainer. On meeting Bob Black in a gay bar he is then taken to a performance by Liberace. Black knows the flamboyant performer and so takes Scott to meet him backstage. Liberace is taken with Thorsen and employs him but they quickly become lovers with Thorsen then becoming …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Behind The Candelabra (2013)
10. The Boston Strangler (1968) 9. Zodiac (2007) 8. Silence of the Lambs (1991) 7. Helter Skelter (1976) 6. The Deliberate Stranger (1986) 5. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) 4. The Black Panther (1977) 3. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) 2. Psycho (1960) 1. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
As I had recently watched The Wicker Man from 1973, I thought it only fair to rewatch the remake. I remembered very little about the film from when I first saw it when it was released in 2006 apart from the 'bees' scene that became a meme years later. Would the film be worthy of reappraisal? …
Continue reading Is It Really That Bad?- The Wicker Man (2006)
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