I first heard of this Yuletide horror flick as John Waters spoke about it as being his favourite seasonal cinematic shocker. With such high praise from The Prince of Puke I later heard it was being shown at a local cinema in Sydney, Australia where I lived for a year (it was actually shown as …
I first saw Children of the Corn when it was first shown on UK TV in the mid 80's. The following day it would appear that most of my school friends had seen the movie too as we all recalled the events of the film in grisly and lurid detail. On watching the film again …
A few things about this film should attract cult film aficionados. Firstly, it stars John Saxon and Lynda Day George. It was also released on the infamous video label VIPCO (home of Zombie Flesh Eaters and Shogun Assassin in the early 80's). It's also features some of the cheapest special effects I've ever seen which …
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I remember seeing this on video shortly after it was released way back when. The original Hills Have Eyes wasn't on video at that time and so seeing this was the next best thing especially in hindsight as there are LOADS of flashbacks to the first film. Yes, even a dog from the first movie …
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Giorgio Moroder's soundtrack for Paul Schrader's 1980 movie about a highly sought after male escort played amazingly by Richard Gere is perfection. Just as the movie portrays high living, sophistication but with a gritty menacing underbelly, so does the music. Tracks Night Drive, Palm Springs Drive and Night Drive (Reprise) all effortlessly convey a decadence …
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There's a video for this list here. 10. Monkey Shines When an athlete (Allan) is hit by a truck and left a quadriplegic, a scientist friend recruits a monkey that has been trained to help assist disabled people to fully carry out their lives. Ella, the monkey, starts to bond well with Allan, but soon, …
There's a video for this list here. 10. Beware! Children At Play A Troma movie that pushes the boundaries- even for Troma! Children are disappearing in a small town in America. Rather than being abducted, they are, in fact, being recruited to join a religious cult that practices cannibalism. This is Children of the Corn …
There's a video for this list here. 10. Rabid Grannies A group of relatives meet to celebrate their elderly relations' birthday (but have disclosed that they are only there so that they may be left something in the old duck's inheritances when they pop their clogs). A black-sheep nephew of the octogenarians who practices the …
There's a video for this list here. 10. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives Jason was killed in Part 4. But just as that instalment was supposed to be the literal 'Final Chapter', it had been such a success that Paramount made another film. Part 5: A New Beginning involved Tommy Jarvis still seeing …
There's a video for this list here. 10. The Mutilator Family horror here! Teenager Ed accidentally kills his mother whilst cleaning a rifle for his father (imagine what a headfuck that would be). After his father (Big Ed) discovers his dead wife's body, he has a breakdown. Fast forward a few years, and Big Ed …
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