The City Of The Dead (1960)
After listening to a lecture by Prof.Alan Driscoll, Christopher Lee, on the town of Whitewood Massachussetts back in 1692 where a local witch, Elizabeth Slwyn, was burned at the stake one of Prof. Driscoll’s students Nan Barlow, Venetia Stevenson, decided…
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
In the third and final installment of the “Creature” trilogy, it is clearer than ever that the real monsters are the scientists themselves, with their constant prodding and poking of nature. The Creature is bestial, but no more evil than…
The 27th Day (1957)
An alien ship picks up five different people from the five super powers of the world. There he gives each a device that only they can open. Each device contains three vials that have the power to annihilate every human…
Blood Theatre (1984)
I agree that Mary Woronov (Murdoch’s secretary) is one of the only good things about this film. She is my favorite actress ever, every role she plays is always done so well. Her character is sly, sarcastic, clever, light hearted,…
The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
Following a police raid on they’re house, Otis B. Driftwood, (Bill Moseley) and Baby Firefly, (Sherri Moon-Zombie) manage to escape their house, while Sheriff John Wydell, (William Forsythe) captures the rest of the family. Meeting up with Captain Spaulding, (Sig…
Fright Night (1985)
While with his girlfriend Amy Peterson (Amanda Bearse) in his bedroom, the teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) sees a coffin being transported to the house on the next door. A couple of days later, he concludes that his neighbor Jerry…
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
From Edgar G. Ulmer (director of `The Man from Planet X’ and `The Amazing Transparent Man’) comes this likable little sc-fi tale. A test pilot (Robert Clark) is catapulted into the future by a freak phenomenon, where a post World…
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
Although Dr. Phibes Rises Again is set three years after the demented organist’s original killing spree, in reality, it was only one year after the first film that this sequel saw the light of day, and one can’t help but…
Ted. V. Mikels Passes
Ted V. Mikels (born Theodore Mikacevich; April 29, 1929 – October 16, 2016) was an American independent filmmaker primarily of the horror cult film genre. Movies that he has both produced and directed include Girl in Gold Boots (1968), The…
House of Wax (1953)
House of Wax was one of the few films made in 3D which was a huge success. This may have more to do with the fact that it had a good, strong story and great acting and did not rely…
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS is a classic “good bad movie.” Big Tor Johnson is a Russian scientist who is transformed into a choke-happy maniac after an A-bomb test. With two of the blandest rangers imaginable hot on his trail,…
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Wes Craven is a director who did a lot to revive interest in the horror genre, but he also did a lot to ensure that we were unlikely to get our horror the way we used to. While I personally…
Angel Unchained (1970)
15 July 2006 Angel Unchained has the ingredients of your basic AIP picture- bikers, ‘cowboys’ (rednecks), hippies, and lots of action. Unfortunately, it isn’t entirely synthesized. Perhaps I could’ve known this by seeing it had been re-rated a PG-13 by…
They Came From Within (1975)
Shivers(1975) is a fascinating first film especially for a person who was learning to direct professionly on the job. An interesting part about this movie is that Cronenberg did Shivers(1975) without having a clue of what people in the film…
The Crazies (1973)
Just in case some stubborn people are still questioning George A. Romero’s talent after his 1968 milestone “Night of the Living Dead”, we hereby present “The Crazies”! Once again a film stuffed with subtle criticism on society and pitch black…
The Summer Of 75: The Lessons From Jaws
It is October, summer is quickly fading here in Indiana. The Canadian geese are getting restless, dew is getting denser, the trees are becoming dabbled with color. As the sleep of winter descends on us my mind looks back on…
God Forgives… I Don’t! (1967)
Before he became a film director, Giuseppe Colizzi served as Federico Fellini’s production manager on “The Swindlers.” The short-lived Colizzi helmed four of his six films with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Nevertheless, Colizzi belongs to a select handful of…
The Last House on the Left (1972)
“Night of the Living Dead” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” are two films that received a unanimous critical bashing when they were first released, but are now looked upon as ground-breaking horror masterpieces. That is also a classification that could…
Angels’ Wild Women (1972)
Al Adamson might just be the worst director of all time–perhaps even worse than Ed Wood, Hershell Gordon Lewis, Ted Mikels or Ray Dennis Steckler. But once you’ve gotten to the level of these directors, saying exactly which was the…
The Big Bird Cage (1972)
Set in an unnamed ‘banana republic’ (but shot in the Philipines), the film opens with beautiful brunette social climber Terry (the belly-licious Anitra Ford), a close personal ‘friend’ (i.e., lover) of the president, being abducted by revolutionary Django (Sid Haig)…