This entry into the taboo 'killer kid' horror sub-genre involves 9 year old Mikey. The first scene shows him slaughtering his entire adoptive family (yes, really) in one fell swoop. Whats more, hes videotaped the whole thing for his later entertainment. Mikey is found hiding in a closet by the police officers investigating who could …
Donny is a very damaged person. After an incident at work sees one of his colleagues set himself on fire, we see Danny freeze with terror at the incident. This is explained through flashbacks. We see that as a boy his mother used to punish him by burning his forearms. When he returns home from …
Continue reading Day 11- 31 Days of Halloween- Don’t Go In The House (1979)
Or Last House on the Left On A Train. Two young teenagers cross paths (or tracks) with a trio who degradate and sexually humiliate them. One of them is accidentally killed, the other jumps from the train to escape her captors. The trio then find themselves at the home of one of the teenagers. Revenge …
Continue reading Day 8- 31 Days of Halloween- Night Train Murders (1975)
You know those films that are so predictable that they have you saying 'I knew that was going to happen'? Island of Death is the exact opposite of those kind of movies. A British couple arrive on the island of Mykonos with only one thing in mind- seducing the locals then dispatching of them whilst …
Continue reading Day 7- 31 Days of Halloween- Island of Death (1976)
The ancient practice of witchcraft in Swinging 60's New York. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into the gothic apartment building known as The Bramford. Guy is an actor who doesn't seem to be getting the big breaks he deserves. That is until he meets the eccentric couple Minnie and Roman next door and then suddenly …
Continue reading Day 6- 31 Days of Halloween- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
This movie was on my 'must see but haven't got round to yet' list for the longest time. But whilst other titles on said list turned out to be great (take a bow Pieces and Madman) can the same be said for The Mutilator? Can a movie with such a great poster and tagline live …
Continue reading Day 5- 31 Days of Halloween- The Mutilator (1984)
A far-out and thoroughly groovy tale of the swinging scene of 1970's California. But also a disturbing tale of childhood abuse. Molly has fantasies of tying up men that also involves the use of razors. Two American Football stars are found butchered. Could Molly be responsible? Have her fantasises started to overlap with reality? The …
Continue reading Day 4- 31 Days of Halloween- The Witch Who Came From The Sea (1976)
This early Spielberg directed TV movie features a TV advertising exec (Darren McGavin) move into a country farm with his hippy drippy New Age wife (Sandy Dennis). But strange things start to occur shortly afterwards. I first saw this when it aired on UK television in the early 80's. It scared the pants off me. …
Continue reading Day 3- 31 Days of Halloween- Something Evil (1972)
I'm loving going through the Yorkshire Evening Post's archives to reveal the ads used to publicise a film's release. I fondly remember seeing these as a kid- little glimpses into a film's grittiness and sleaziness when I was too young to actually see the film. The other day I stumbled upon the original ads …
Continue reading See John Carpenter’s Halloween. Win A Toaster
I remember one of the first films my family rented when we first got a video recorder (VCR to my American buddies) in 1983 was the Charles Bronson sleaze-fest 10 To Midnight. OK, I know it sounds weird that such a lurid piece of exploitation was hired for a cosy night of family movie watching, …
Continue reading 10 To Midnight (1983)- J. Lee Thompson’s Vigilante Slasher Sleazefest
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