This film came along a little late for the 50's teen craze and it is a rather slow effort, and I can recommend it ONLY if you have nothing else to watch, or really like this kind of strange movie.
For lovers of movies from the silent era to modern day with an emphasis on horror, sci-fi, exploitation, WIP, westerns and anything of the fantastic and bizarre. THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO BOB WILKINS, GEORGE ROMERO, ALAN FREED, ROGER CORMAN, HELGA LINE, CAROLINE MUNRO, JOHN FREDRIKSEN, JOHN ZACHERLE, CLEO MOORE , ROSALBA NERI, ERIKA BLANC, FEMI BENUSSI, SHIRLEY CORRIGAN, ROSANNA YANNI, MIRTA MILLER, KARIN DOR, BARBARA BOUCHET, MAMIE VAN DOREN, BARBARA STEELE and, of course, CASEY KASEM.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
TEENAGE ZOMBIES 1959 (RETROMEDIA)
Jerry Warren is best known for taking films and redubbing them into English, shooting some extra footage and then releasing the movies. This is one of his first attempts to make a genuine movie of his own. Don Sullivan stars as one of the teens who is kidnapped and help by a mad female cientist, played by Katherine Victor, who intends to use a zombie making gas on them. If this experiment works then Victor and her minions will try and take over the entire USA.
This film came along a little late for the 50's teen craze and it is a rather slow effort, and I can recommend it ONLY if you have nothing else to watch, or really like this kind of strange movie.
This film came along a little late for the 50's teen craze and it is a rather slow effort, and I can recommend it ONLY if you have nothing else to watch, or really like this kind of strange movie.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL 1957 (IMAGE)
Delightful and fun 50's horror film from Edgar Ulmer stars lovely Gloria Talbott as a young woman who finds that her father was Dr. Henry Jekyll and now she is cursed with lycanthropy!! John Agar is her fiance and Arthur Shields is her father's friend who she confides in.
Talbott is excellent in the lead and looks very, very nice and Agar and Sheilds handle their roles well too. This was a very low budget affair, but Ulmer does his usual great job with such a constriction.
The surprise twist has Shields as the real monster trying to drive Talbott mad. Highly Recommended shocker that is a lot of fun.
Talbott is excellent in the lead and looks very, very nice and Agar and Sheilds handle their roles well too. This was a very low budget affair, but Ulmer does his usual great job with such a constriction.
The surprise twist has Shields as the real monster trying to drive Talbott mad. Highly Recommended shocker that is a lot of fun.
Monday, October 24, 2011
ABBY 1974 (CINEFEAR)
Classic blaxploitation film starring Carol Speed as a young woman possessed by an ancient demon and is exorcised by her father in law played by William Marshall. Lots of interesting action and horror as Abby torments all those around her, and uses very foul language and froths at the mouth and acts like an animal!!
Austin Stoker is her brother in law who tries to help her. Directed by William Girdler who does his usual good job and makes this movie very entertaining. The ending takes place in a disco!!
I highly recommend this film for Halloween viewing and for fans Girdler.
Austin Stoker is her brother in law who tries to help her. Directed by William Girdler who does his usual good job and makes this movie very entertaining. The ending takes place in a disco!!
I highly recommend this film for Halloween viewing and for fans Girdler.
NIGHT OF THE DEMON 1980 (CODE RED)
I remember seeing this in the mid 80's on a small tape label called VCI II, and my jaw hit the floor. This is the first and only gore bigfoot movie, and it's a doozy.
A college professor and some students go into the woods to investigate some mysterious deaths and bigfoot sightings, only to be killed one by one by a raginf, hairy beast. Turns out the monster has already tried to mate with a local woman without success. The deaths are shown in flashback as the professor ealtes what happened to each victim, and the most famous one is where a biker gets his penis pulled off by the monster!!
This is a have to see film from Code Red and it is hosted by the very sexy Maria Kanellis, who is a former Playboy Playmate and WWE wrestler.
One the disc you also have her music video "Fantasy" and a few Code Red trailers. Recommended Halloween viewing.
A college professor and some students go into the woods to investigate some mysterious deaths and bigfoot sightings, only to be killed one by one by a raginf, hairy beast. Turns out the monster has already tried to mate with a local woman without success. The deaths are shown in flashback as the professor ealtes what happened to each victim, and the most famous one is where a biker gets his penis pulled off by the monster!!
This is a have to see film from Code Red and it is hosted by the very sexy Maria Kanellis, who is a former Playboy Playmate and WWE wrestler.
One the disc you also have her music video "Fantasy" and a few Code Red trailers. Recommended Halloween viewing.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Well, after losing a game to Tampa Bay which they should have won, the Saints destroyed the Indianapolis Colts 62-7. Interesting gam eot say the least.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
TELL TALE HEART 1962 (MILL CREEK)
Lawrence Payne stars as a man who falls in love with an attractive woman next door and soon he introduces her to hs friend, and she falls madly in love with the friend. Payne goes crazy and murders his friend and soon finds himself haunted by the sound of a beating heart.
Based on the story by edgar Allen Poe, this is a well made little film and one that is very haunting. Adrienne Corri is the lovely woman at the center of it all
This is a great little black and white horror film for the Halloween season and I have to admit the ending is an interesting twist.
Based on the story by edgar Allen Poe, this is a well made little film and one that is very haunting. Adrienne Corri is the lovely woman at the center of it all
This is a great little black and white horror film for the Halloween season and I have to admit the ending is an interesting twist.
MUTANT 1984 (MILL CREEK)
Underrated horror film from John Cardos stars Wings Hauser as a young man on a getaway with his brother and they are forced off the road by rednecks and then forced to stay in a very small southern town until the car gets fixed.
They soon find the town is slowly being overrun by blood hungry zombies who used to be ordinary people, but have been infected by chemicals from a nearby mysterious facility.
Bo Hopkins is the sheriff and the zombies are pretty damn good and convincing as well. There are some genuine shocks including a young child who is killed by his classmates, who are now bloodsuckers as well.
Cardos has made a lot of good films in his day and this isno exception.
All the actors are very good in their roles and the action, once it gets going never stops. If you want a good Halloween movie, this is one to watch.
They soon find the town is slowly being overrun by blood hungry zombies who used to be ordinary people, but have been infected by chemicals from a nearby mysterious facility.
Bo Hopkins is the sheriff and the zombies are pretty damn good and convincing as well. There are some genuine shocks including a young child who is killed by his classmates, who are now bloodsuckers as well.
Cardos has made a lot of good films in his day and this isno exception.
All the actors are very good in their roles and the action, once it gets going never stops. If you want a good Halloween movie, this is one to watch.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO....
Sam Raimi is 52, 'Weird Al' Yankovic is 52, Coleen Gray is 89, and Jasmin St. Claire is 41.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
MOST DANGEROUS GAME 1932 (ALPHA)
The classic story was written in 1924 and turned into a horror gem in 1932 by the same people who brought you King Kong. Joel McCrea is a young hunter who is shipwrecked on an island inhabited by Leslie Banks as a madman who likes to hunt humans.
Gorgeous Fay Wray is another person trapped on the island and soon both her and McCrea find themselves being hunted like wild animals.
This was considered a shocking film in it's day, and it still holds up well today. Wray looks simply sexy as hell and some of the jungle sets were reused when Kong was filmed a year later. One of the best horror films around and good for Halloween scares.
Gorgeous Fay Wray is another person trapped on the island and soon both her and McCrea find themselves being hunted like wild animals.
This was considered a shocking film in it's day, and it still holds up well today. Wray looks simply sexy as hell and some of the jungle sets were reused when Kong was filmed a year later. One of the best horror films around and good for Halloween scares.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO......
Jeff Goldblum is 59, Catherine Deneuve is 68, Annette Funicello is 69, and Suzanne Snyder is 49.
Friday, October 21, 2011
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE 1972 (MILL CREEK)
excellent example of 70's drive in horror as a vampire rises from his tomb and kills a man then proceeds to rape his girlfriend and leave her in a grave while he hides from the coming sunlight. The woman gives birth and soon finds her baby needs blood to survive.
Flash foward many years and the baby has grown into a young man played by Bill Smith, who is actually seeking to destroy his father.
His father is now teaching night classes at a college and is played by Michael Pataki, an excellent actor in his own right. When they finally clash it is one hell of a fight, one of the best I have seen in a movie of this type, and Smith drives a stake into Pataki's heart...but that is not the end, and if you havent seen the movie I won't spoil it.
Top notch horror for Halloween!!
Flash foward many years and the baby has grown into a young man played by Bill Smith, who is actually seeking to destroy his father.
His father is now teaching night classes at a college and is played by Michael Pataki, an excellent actor in his own right. When they finally clash it is one hell of a fight, one of the best I have seen in a movie of this type, and Smith drives a stake into Pataki's heart...but that is not the end, and if you havent seen the movie I won't spoil it.
Top notch horror for Halloween!!
BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN 1956 (DVD-R)
This is a mixture of western action and sci-fi as a giant dionsaur is discovered to be the reason for missing cattle and people outside a small mexican village.Guy Madison stars as a Texan who moved to Mexico to start a cattle ranch and has his life turned upside down by both the prehistoric terror and a young woman. played by Patricia Medina, who loves him.
Carlos Rivas is in the supporting role as madison's business partner. The special effects are unique. especially when the dinosaur begins to run after his intended meals!! I have never seen that done before or since.
The color on this print I have in simply beautiful and the Cinemascope picture is perfect. I don't know why this has never been offered on either DVD or VHS, but I am hoping it gets a disc release soon.
Recommended for fans of 50's sci-fi.
Carlos Rivas is in the supporting role as madison's business partner. The special effects are unique. especially when the dinosaur begins to run after his intended meals!! I have never seen that done before or since.
The color on this print I have in simply beautiful and the Cinemascope picture is perfect. I don't know why this has never been offered on either DVD or VHS, but I am hoping it gets a disc release soon.
Recommended for fans of 50's sci-fi.
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