Black Shampoo (1976)
Right before director Greydon Clark did “Satan’s Cheerleaders”, he made this 1976 violent blaxploitation cheese ball about a salon owner/gigolo, Mr. Johnathan (John Daniels, who looks like a smaller, african american Lou Ferrigno) getting revenge on the white mobsters who…
Alone in the Dark (1982)
“Alone in the Dark” centers on a small New Jersey community, where Dr. Dan Potter is assigned to work as a new doctor at “The Haven”, a mental institution outside of town, run by Dr. Leo Bain (Donald Pleasance). The…
The Boogey Man (1980)
“The Boogeyman”, directed by Ulli Lommel, is quite a unique and strange ‘slasher’ film if you will. The story of a brother and a sister named Willy and Lacey (who are actually in real life both brother and sister as…
Death of a Snowman (1976)
DEATH OF A SNOWMAN is a slow and rather unengaging blaxploitation thriller made in South Africa, of all places. Imported British actor Nigel Davenport teams up with a black cop to bring down a gang of drug smugglers, and events…
Bug (1975)
Viewers who may be having some insect problems in their own abode may feel a bit better about their domestic situation when they see what the residents of a small California desert town have to contend with, in 1975’s “Bug.”…
The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1962)
It was a very interesting coincidence that I watched this film when I did–right after seeing “Ramona” (1936). That’s because Kent Taylor was one of the stars in both films. However, here in “The Day Mars Invaded the Earth”, he…
The Barn (2016)
Judging by the recent plenitude of (horror) movies – and even entire TV-series – that are either taking place during OR unmistakably paying tribute to the 1980s, I think it’s safe to say that a whole new generation of filmmakers…
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
“The Magnetic Monster” was a superior sci-fi B movie of the 1950’s. Rarely seen these days, it hasn’t gotten the appreciation it deserves as an unusual sci-fi classic. Two scientist-detectives from the Government “Office of Scientific Investigation (O.S.I.)” are sent…
My World Dies Screaming (1958)
Adding the review because no one seems to have noted that this is a pure Gothic romance story: a relative-less, advocate-less female with what may or may not be mental illness, two men, one of whom is good and the…
Blood Freak (1972)
After hearing about Blood Freak for years, after preparing myself by collecting over two hundred of the worst movies ever made, after nearly resigning myself to paying a fortune for a copy, I found Blood Freak sitting on a shelf…
It’s about The Movie Stupid
A man decides to open a restaurant. He takes a lease for a space in a high traffic part of town. He renovates the space and gives it a very high-class appearance. He purchases expensive cutlery and china. He spends…
Return to Horror High (1987)
Albeit confusing at times, this movie is definitely worth a watch. The directing/editting is certainly reminiscent of _Perfect Blue (1997/I)_ (or more likely the other way around, with Perfect Blue being released a full decade after Return to Horror High)….
X-Ray (1981)
Hospital Massacre seems like one of those movies that an alien from a different planet would make about humans. So many characters behave in such ridiculously bizarre ways that no one seems like a real person. It’s probably best to…
The Harder They Come (1972)
Ivan is a country boy in Jamaica who comes to see his Grandmother and `make it big’ by recording a record. However when he finds himself exploited by a record producer he turns to drug running to make money. When…
The Curse of the Screaming Dead (1982)
When one sits down to watch a movie with a name such as ‘Curse of the Cannibal Confederates’, it is quite safe to assume that the film that the viewer is about to watch is not exactly Oscar material. However,…
The Brain (1988)
The Brain reprises familiar cliches well known to B-movie audiences. All we need to say is an alien brain uses TV, along with self-serving humans (of course), to try to control a small town, then, hopefully the world. It’s up…
Nightmare Beach (1989)
Nightmare Beach is known as a Giallo in some circles, but I think it’s quite clear that the main inspiration has come from the overpopulated slasher genre. I’m not a big fan of this type of film, but Nightmare Beach…
Starhops (1978)
Now here’s an interesting by-product of the 1970’s… the “feminist” drive-in exploitation fare, which featured female protagonists making their way in a man’s world. Courtesy director Barbara Peeters (BURY ME AN ANGEL) and screenwriter Stephanie Rothman (GROUP MARRIAGE), both specialists…
Cycle Vixens (1978)
Three young girls living in a small Colorado town decide to take a trip on their motorbikes to California “to see the ocean”. Two of the girls are sisters and go with the blessing of their widower father. The third…
Wild Riders (1971)
This low budget b-movie is very much on the sleazier end of the exploitation spectrum. It was released by those dependable purveyors of good time schlock, Crown International Pictures. In advance, this one looks like it’s another in the biker…