Monkey Shines (1988)
If you’re looking for body count, blood, or bogeymen, this film is not for you. It is more of a psychological thriller than a horror film, though it was billed as horror, likely because of the pseudo-science gimmick that provides…
Abby (1974)
One of the strangest, wildest, and weirdest blaxsploitation movies, Abby is an African-American retelling of The Exorcist, with Carol Speed as the possessed title character. The chaste and devout wife of a reverend, Abby spends her time as a marriage…
The Blob (1988)
In the 1980s there were 3 remakes of Popular 1950s Horror films, first there was THE THING (1982) then THE FLY (1986) And in (1988) We got THE BLOB, which is often overlooked and considered to be the lesser of…
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
So many opportunities to laugh at this film. Where does one begin? European actors in “yellowface” playing the bad guy renegade Chinese army. (Let’s see here — the bad guy in his lair always has an eccentric pet with him…
Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark is the definitive vampire road movie. It’s the most realistic and non-traditional portrayal of vampires in my mind. They’re cruising the country…you know, just bored. And wouldn’t they be bored? I mean if you live forever, wouldn’t you…
Asylum of Satan (1972)
In the 70’s there were many films about Satan (“The Exorcist, “The Omen”) and many films about insane asylums (“One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, “The Ninth Configuration”). It’s no surprise then that someone would combine them. But it’s a…
Psych-Out (1968)
If you try and take ‘Psych-Out’ seriously you’re making a big mistake. This is Haight-Ashbury presented by Dick Clark after all! But as 60s camp it’s great fun, and dare I say it worth watching more than “real” head movies…
Three on a Meathook (1972)
As the title suggests, Three on a Meathook is a grainy and grisly slice of seventies American horror, although it offers slightly more than similar genre films. The film is apparently based on the classic and influential story of Ed…
The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)
An archaeological expedition does what archaeological expeditions in movies do best: they desecrate an Egyptian tomb and incur the wrath of a mummy. Routine mummy movie from Hammer. Helped by nice cast that includes Hammer vets Michael Ripper and Andre…
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
By turns mysoginistic and feminist, this one has some spooky metaphorical comments on marriage, virginity and lesbianism. It also has the gorgeous cinematography, splendidly dreary autumnal locations and beautiful women going absolutely demented that we’ve come to expect from European…
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Fairly good sequel of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” has the Rita II traveling back to the Amazon Basin to capture the Gill Man who survived in the earlier film from his would-be-captors or executioners. Getting the Gill Man trapped…
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
A second spaceship crashes on the planet of the apes, attempting to locate the previous ship’s crew. Only one astronaut, Brent (James Franciscus), survives the crash. Brent quickly finds himself captured by the apes but is helped to escape by…
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was the one of the big movie surprises for me of that year. With staggeringly good mo-cap for the apes and a touching and memorable story it was for me was a…
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Who knows out of what strange game of fate or as if the universe conspired upon its creation and everything that came to pass did so that Tobe Hooper would make The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Like a blood spattered, low-budget…
Cherishing The Movie Going Tradition
I am consistently baffled by our modern society. They all seem so ready to dispense of a key aspect of our culture and replace it with something that holds much less value. It is a deep shame that often society…
The Void (2016)
As much as one might try to watch each movie unconditioned, unprejudiced and ready to judge it for what it is, it’s really hard to tackle a title such us the void and not to expect another B horror movie…
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
A scientific expedition led by a Doctor (Richard Carlson ) accompanied by his girlfriend ( gorgeous Julia Adams in a mesmerizing swimsuit) along with a motley group (Richard Denning ,Nestor Paiva, Armando Moreno, Whit Bissell) goes to remote Amazon in…
The Mack (1973)
In this, one of the most popular of blaxploitation films, the charismatic Max Julien shines as Goldie, a man fresh from a stretch in prison who quickly rises to the role of top pimp in the city of Oakland. Adding…
Dolemite (1975)
1975… before Rudy Ray Moore was hailed as the “Father Of Rap Music” he was touring Black clubs around the nation doing routines from his brisk selling “Party Records”. In his spare time and when finances allowed, he would make…
The Black Alley Cats (1973)
Well well, this one was told to be lost and OOP. Until it came out on VHS in Greece. So I had to hunt down a copy and caught one, English spoken with Greece subtitles. But still it’s a hard…