Contagion:Saving The Movies
What a week. Things are changing and changing fast. The vulnerabilities that have been woven into the fabric of the business of motion picture exhibition are rising to the forefront. Exhibition giants are in deep jeopardy as a result of…
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987)
Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity is a must for all low budget movie fans. It blatantly exploits the ‘Most Dangerous Game’ script and embellishes on it by having cast Brinke Stevens and Elizabeth Cayton (otherwise known as Elizabeth Kaitan) in…
Killer! (1990)
Thats right, This film was made on a budget of 9,500 dollars. Shot on super 8mm film only adds to the realistic, gritty atmosphere shot in the Carolina backwoods. I originally saw this movie on late night cable television (Showtime…
The Alchemist (1983)
1871- Robert Ginty’s wife is hexed by an evil magician, and a duel ensues. Tragically, the wife ends up dead, and Ginty is cursed to eternal life as a Jeckyll/Hyde type beast. 1955- A woman en route and her male…
Girls School Screamers (1986)
7 girls from the local Catholic school are chosen to go inventory the Wells estate, which has been left to their school by one Tyler Welles. It sounds like a fun weekend (I guess) until the girls hold a séance…
Girls Nite Out (1982)
The early ’80s was a boom-time for slasher films, which is how a cheesy-kill fest like this one made it to the big screen. Girls Nite Out is about the average expectation of a low-budget 80’s slasher. It’s a dark…
Evil Laugh (1986)
You will have more fun watching the reaction on the faces when they find out who the killer is. I cannot STAND people who would spoil that, because there’s not a lot of slasher movies where the killer reveals themselves…
The Willies (1990)
“The Willies” is sort of an “Urban Legend” for kids trying to gross each other out. Sean Astin and two other boys are camping out and tell each other a bunch of nasty stories. This was actually the first time…
The Crawlers (1993)
They say lightening doesn’t strike twice but check out Crawlers. This film is produced by the people who brought you that masterpiece known as Troll 2. Honestly this film doesn’t match the pure genius of Troll 2 but it sure…
Persecution (1974)
Also shown under the titles THE GRAVEYARD and THE TERROR OF SHEBA, this Gothic British horror movie stars Lana Turner as a maniacal mother who delights in making life miserable for her spineless son(Ralph Bates) who is slowly, but surly,…
Popcorn (1991)
This may look very much like a redundant and unpleasant horror comedy about the umpteenth serial killer wasting a group of film students but, if you give it a chance, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. The premise is quite creative, the…
Manhattan Baby (1982)
Hey – it’s 1980 and Mr. Fulci wishes to do something ‘not so horror’. So he created this tale about an Egyptian amulet which brings terrible tragedy to a New York family. I’ve seen about 15 of these Italian post-giallo…
Crypt of the Living Dead (1973)
Atmospheric, eerie little Spanish thriller starring Andrew Prine as a man who travels to a remote island off Turkey after his archaeologist father dies in an apparent accident after discovering an ancient tomb. Writer (Damon) and his sister (Shepard) who…
A Virus Goes To The Movies
Casey Schuler: I hate this bug. Sam Daniels: Oh, come on, Casey. You have to admire its simplicity. It’s one billionth our size and it’s beating us. Casey Schuler: So, what do you want to do, take it to dinner?…
Neon Maniacs (1986)
This is the infamous low-budget horror flick from 1985 that boasts a gaggle of weird, oozing monsters–each with a different look and method of killing–who come out at night, ready for action. The movie takes place in San Francisco–and the…
Deathmoon (1978)
In the 1970s, Robert Foxworth made a mini-career out of starring in such horror films as Prophecy, Incident at Lakewood Manor, The Omen II, and Invisible Strangler. Death Moon was his foray into classic monster film territory, and the film…
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
This movie is a prime example of the work of one of the masters of stop-motion animation, a form of art that is rapidly being supplanted by CGI. Ray Harryhausen was the ultimate master of this technique, having trained under…
The Brain Eaters (1958)
A strange seemingly destructible cone-shaped object is found in the town of Riverdale, Illinois. This comes following reports of strange lights in the sky, mysterious deaths and disappearances. Senator Walter K. Powers is sent to investigate and meets the town’s…
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Ray Harryhausen developed the flying saucers for this film, and they are worth seeing to be sure. The story is about how a space creature has contacted a professor on Earth, played nicely by Hugh Marlowe, and wants him to…
Honeymoon of Horror (1964)
It would be most difficult for a viewer to determine a reason why this decidedly economical production was made, as it includes no strata of horror, suspense, or indeed anything at all of abiding interest upon any page of its…