Knightriders (1981)
This, quite possibly, may be my favorite of Romero’s films. I adore Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, but this one is quite special and is a complete surprise, even to Romero’s hardcore fans. I remember…
A Knife for the Ladies (1974)
A giallo-style murder mystery with a wild West setting, Knife For The Ladies stars Jeff Cooper as private detective Burns, who is hired to investigate the murder of several prostitutes in the once prosperous mining town of Mescal. Wild-eyed Jack…
The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)
Wow! Miracles like this film never cease to amaze me that they were ever produced. A trio of motorcyclist killers break into various apartments of beautiful, scantily clad females for the express purpose of butchering them with their knives, amputating…
A Cold And Hard Reality
There was jubilation in the air; “Black Window” did 80 million in the domestic market, theaters were saved, people had gone to the movies. Then came the following weekend. The joy which washed over the business of exhibition quickly receded…
The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)
Wow! Miracles like this film never cease to amaze me that they were ever produced. A trio of motorcyclist killers break into various apartments of beautiful, scantily clad females for the express purpose of butchering them with their knives, amputating…
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)
The Million Eyes of Sumuru is another movie produced by exploitation maven Harry Alan Towers. Like quite a few of his others it has a unique combination of low budget with exotic location shooting. In this case the action takes…
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
Despite lots of musclemen in the supporting cast, “Muscle Beach Party” could maybe use some steroids. The first follow-up to “Beach Party” is a bit lackluster and talky, and the pacing drags. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dee Dee (Annette Funicello,…
The Mighty Peking Man (1977)
Man, these B gems are fun to watch. Shaw Bros Studios definitely pay homage to the King….Kong that is. Beware the Mighty Gorilla suit! This movie teaches you so much! When heartbroken, sign up for a dangerous, life threatening expedition…
Mean Mother (1973)
“Mean Mother” is very different from those other exploitation films of the 70’s. This one takes place in Europe. It’s about two Vietnam war buddies who go AWOL and go to Europe; the African-American goes to Spain, the Caucasian goes…
Village of the Giants (1965)
A group of teenagers become giant sized. Before this film, we had other “giant movies”, such as The Incredible Shrinking Man, but a recent YouTube viewing of Village Of The Giants has made me wonder if “Village” is the best…
Vault Of Horror (1973)
First of the spate of British portmanteau horror films which sprung up in the 1960’s/early 70’s (there had of course been ‘Dead of Night’ much earlier). Five men in a train carriage have their tarot cards read by the mysterious…
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)
First of the spate of British portmanteau horror films which sprung up in the 1960’s/early 70’s (there had of course been ‘Dead of Night’ much earlier). Five men in a train carriage have their tarot cards read by the mysterious…
The Creeping Flesh (1973)
Throw in Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hammer director Freddie Francis, a wonderful story about the found remains of a giant beast, gothic, Victorian sets and costumes, an eerie score, a wonderfully ironic and unexpected ending, and the philosophical question about…
Circus of Horrors (1960)
One of the best horror films of the 1960s is this entry with its interesting mix of suspense, sex and mysterious deaths that has the benefit of real circus settings and fine work by Anton Diffring as the outlaw plastic…
The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
How do you not like a film that has seven murders while the opening credits are rolling? Even the fact that the director write many episodes of the Saturday morning kids show H.R. PUFNSTUF does not detract from the fun…
Sudden Death 1985
A tale from the vile city about rape & revenge. The gorgeous Denise Coward gets brutally raped by two crazed criminals in a stolen taxi. She barely survives. With the police investigation slacking, she decides to go after the criminals…
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
Recently viewed this little gem as “The Torture Chamber of Dr. sadism”. Originally released in the US and UK as “The Blood Demon”, while it’s German title was “Die Schlangengrube und Das Pendel”. An odd film that seemed to be…
Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator (1989)
A PG-13 Troma movie? Yeah, and it’s actually a pretty good one at that. So, obviously Stuff Stephanie In The Incinerator isn’t “Decampitated good”, or “Blood Sucking Freaks good”, but rather “why is this a Troma movie good”. Don’t worry,…
Inn of the Damned (1975)
Read anything about “Inn of the Damned” and you’ll doubtlessly come across a description of the way the movie was intended as a one-hour long episode of a TV series that was to begin with the director’s earlier “Night of…
Autopsy (1975)
I must admit, the cover, the stars, and the gruesome story description will grab you. But that’s just one more wrench thrown into the confusion of the film known in English as Autopsy. For me, three things convinced me to…