Maniac (2012)
This flick, like the previous Maniac, dispels the idea that psychopaths are cool or bad ass. Here, Frank (Elijah Wood) is a weirdo loner that spends his days restoring antique mannequins and his nights stalking, murdering, and scalping beautiful young…
Red Line 7000 (1965)
In Todd McCarthy’s Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood, the impetus behind RL7000 was a) Hawk’s 10-year old son Gregg was into cars, or b) Hawks wanted to prove he could make a commercial film quickly for a million…
Evil Dead II (1987)
Sequel or remake? There has always been a huge debate whether Evil Dead II is a sequel or a remake, since the second film contradicts the story that occurred in Evil Dead. Such as, the ending of Evil Dead ends…
The Ghastly Ones (1968)
Three sisters travel to their late father’s mansion where they are to spend three nights together with their respective husbands, before they are eligible to hear the will (read to them by a man wearing make-up to rival Ramses’ from…
Spaceways (1953)
I love old sci-fi films from the 1950s and because of that perhaps I am a bit more forgiving than many of the others who have seen this film. Of course the special effects are not so hot–that was pretty…
Beware Of The Blob
It is a foggy night near the famed Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. I am on my way to Phoenixville, a small town forever made famous by a famed 1950’s horror film. I blissfully ignore the history that passes me by with…
The Lords of Salem (2012)
Rob Zombie has really outdone himself with The Lords of Salem. The film plays like a throwback to the psychedelic satanic Horror Movies of the early 70s. The movie starts out with a slow build getting to know the lead…
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
By any technical standards, this film is a mess on par with Ed Wood. But what a glorious mess it is! The film’s imperfections create a camp classic, one whose reputation is certainly deserved. Despite the numerous shortcomings, I was…