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 …
I've just created a video of my Top 10 Prisoner Cell Block H characters. The videos here. For those of you who don't know I'm a huge Prisoner fan. I actually think its the best TV programme ever made. Yes, this is Meathook Cinema but with Prisoner being Cult TV at its finest I have …
Probably Argento's best movie in my opinion. A successful writer Peter Neal is visiting Rome from America. He becomes aware that a serial killer is on the loose and strongly influenced by his work. This film is staggeringly good. Prepare to be astounded by the tracking shot of the outside of the apartment block- one of the …
Just made a video of my Top 10 Horror Movies from the 70s. The videos HERE. Do you agree? Get discussing horror fiends 🙂 Either leave a comment under the video or join the Meathook Cinema Facebook page.
A documentary recalling the rise and fall and rise again of the slasher film genre. Whilst the main players are here (John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Sean Cunningham) there aren't any major revelations or anecdotes that haven't been heard before. Also key works are omitted that had an influence on the genre- where is Blood Feast? This doc is …
Continue reading Going To Pieces – Day 23 – 31 Days of Halloween
A video I made. Do you agree? Top 10 John Waters Movies
I remember loving this as a kid and renting it out from my local video store on numerous occasions. Michael Beck (yes, Swan from The Warriors and accomplice to Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu) is cryogenically frozen. His freezer pod at the plant that holds his body malfunctions and he starts to thaw. His mother is …
Continue reading Wes Craven’s Chiller – Day 22 – 31 Days of Halloween
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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