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Tag Archives: Chicago
October Chicago marathon of marathons
A Halloween Massacre Box? Last weekend I was in a packed house at the Music Box Theater for their annual Music Box of Horrors event, a 24-hour marathon of horror films. The parade of terrors was spiced with personal appearances by … Continue reading
Devil Ant 2
Devil Ant 2: Devil Ant Rises from the Grave David “The Rock” Nelson is still the only working filmmaker that really puts his own blood into his cinema. It’s true! He frequently sells his own plasma to buy videotape and … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review, VHS
Tagged backyard, blood, Chicago, Conrad Brooks, David "the Rock" Nelson, DVD, Forrest J Ackerman, Fred Olen Ray, horror, insect, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Movie, mutant clone, mutants, Review, Roger Corman, sequel, Svengoolie, Ted Bohus, Tom Savini, VHS
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The Gore Gore Girls DVD
Take my liver, please After the unsatisfying release of The Wizard of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis took some time off from blood. The next couple of years found him dabbling in sex comedy (Miss Nymphet’s Zap-In), more hillbilly shenanigans for … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review
Tagged blood, Chicago, comedy, commentrak, DVD, gore, heads roll, Herschell Gordon Lewis, horror, injury to eye, Mike Vraney, Movie, murder, psycho killer, ray, Review, Something Weird
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Miss Werewolf VHS
Furry Femme causes Freakout! David “the Rock” Nelson spells out a warning right on the busy collage cover of his latest video: “…may strip touchy critics of their dignity.” Well, I’ve reviewed more of Nelson’s crazy little monster films than … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review, VHS
Tagged action, backyard, Chicago, Conrad Brooks, David "the Rock" Nelson, drive-in, Forrest J Ackerman, horror, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, Review, Roger Corman, VHS, werewolves
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2
Yeah, I Killed My Momma. Then I Killed Everybody Else’s Momma. This 1996 follow-up to one of the most harrowing horror films of the past 20 years is getting a belated (but limited) theatrical release in some cities, though it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged arson, blood, Chicago, Chuck Parello, explosions, gore, gun fu, heads roll, horror, Movie, psycho killer, Review, sequel, true crime
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Chain Reaction
A Big Bomb Chicago residents who were disappointed that our city was destroyed off-screen in Independence Day can find some consolation in this new Andrew Davis thriller, in which a big chunk of the south side is flattened by an … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged action, Andrew Davis, Brian Cox, Chicago, conspiracy, disaster, explosions, Fred Ward, gadgetry, Joanna Cassidy, Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Movie, Neil Flynn, Rachel Weisz, Review, sci-fi
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Vampire Woman VHS
David “the Rock” Nelson’s “magnum oops-us” is a 4-hour Suck-athon This is perhaps the toughest review I’ve ever had to write. How to describe the latest – and by far the longest – work of one of the most psychotronic … Continue reading
Something Weird DVD
Psychotronic man Some time in the mid-1960s, Herschell Gordon Lewis met James F. Hurley, a teacher at Triton College and a firm believer in psychic phenomena. Hurley wanted to promote his theories via film, and convinced Lewis to use his … Continue reading →