Tales From The Crypt was released in 1972- a horror movie made up of five different tales of terror. One of these vignettes was '...And All Through The House' a Christmas based story regarding a woman who has just bumped off her hubby for his insurance. But she has more to content with...You can watch …
The 70s and 80s were a scary place in the UK. Least not because of the terrifying Public information Films being shown at all hours of the day. Whilst there will be a Meathook Cinema Top 10 video of these at a later date heres a video I've made of the scariest firework safety videos …
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A video I've just made- HERE Happy Halloween from Meathook Cinema 🙂
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 …
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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 film set in London Underground. A cannibal is the last of a generation of cannibals who live in the tunnels of Russell Square tube station. He hunts for food ie passengers as the late night trains are running. This film is obviously based on the supposedly true story of Sawney Beane and his family- …
Continue reading Death Line (1972) – Day 20 – 31 Days of Halloween
An American diplomat adopts an orphaned child whose mother died at birth unbeknownst to his wife, who has just given birth to their (supposedly) stillborn son. Their new child, however is the Antichrist. Hilarity ensues. Just kidding. This film is perfect in many ways. Direction, cast, cinematography, music, screenplay. If ever it feels like the …
Continue reading The Omen (1976) – Day 18 – 31 Days of Halloween
A young schoolteacher trues to escape small town Australia and reach Sydney...but gets waylayed in the darkest possible way. This is an amazing examination of small town madness, the unspoken madness of such a life and the brutality and destruction undertaken by men. Its also an amazing portrayal of cabin fever being caused by nothing …
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I first saw this classic when I was a late teen and studying for my A-levels in college in 1994. My friend taped this for me on the same tape as Last House on the Left. With it being copied from a copy the picture and audio were crappy but somehow this added to the …
Continue reading The Texas Chain Saw Massacre- 31 Days of Halloween- Day 1
The telephone has always held sinister connotations for me. I grew up in a time before mobile phones when everyone had a landline and telephone systems were positively archaic. This primitive system meant that calls couldn't be traced easily. This was perfect for every nutjob, crank or serial killer to call you. And this happened …
Continue reading Hanging On The Telephone- How The Telephone Has Been Used To Terrify In Film
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