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Tag Archives: horror
Cave of the Living Dead DVD
Spelunking for vampires A “Butchers Film release” this German weird menace horror, originally titled The Curse of the Green Eyes, was imported to Britain and America by producer Richard Gordon. He released it to theaters and drive-ins as part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Hoven, black & white, cave, DVD, Eurotrash, Germany, horror, Movie, Review, Richard Gordon, vampire, witchcraft, Wolfgang Preiss
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Hollow Man
Don’t get sleepy! I used to consider H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man to be more fantasy than science fiction, especially since Wells’ villain attained his state via injection. Now I read that biomedical engineers at the University of Texas have … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged action, adaptation, blood, Elisabeth Shue, explosions, gadgetry, gore, gorilla, horror, invisible, Josh Brolin, Kevin Bacon, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, Paul Verhoeven, psycho killer, remake, Review, sci-fi, skeleton, supervillain, William Devane
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The Awful Dr. Orlof DVD
Jesus saves Released as part of Image Entertainment’s “Euroshock” series, this DVD presents one of Spanish director Jess Franco’s earliest, most accessible features. Franco had directed several musical comedies in Spain, but yearned for meatier work. A voracious film fan, … Continue reading
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Tagged black & white, chicks in chains, DVD, Eurotrash, horror, Howard Vernon, Jesus Franco, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, psycho killer, Review, surgery
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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
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Tagged action, blood, Chicago, commentrak, DVD, electrocution, ghost, ghosts, gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, horror, Jeffrey Allen, kung fu, Movie, murder, psychic phenomena, psycho killer, Review, Something Weird, telepathy, Tony McCabe
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Martin DVD
Vampire without a cause George Romero caused a sensation with his first feature film, Night of the Living Dead, and changed horror films forever, but he and his partners failed to receive the financial rewards due them. He went on to … Continue reading
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Tagged action, black & white, blood, commentrak, DVD, fantasy, George Romero, gore, gun fu, horror, John Amplas, Movie, murder, Pennsylvania, psycho killer, Review, Tom Savini, vampire
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Carnival of Souls DVD
The Ghosts of Saltair In 1961, after years of directing and acting in hundreds of educational and industrial films for the Centron Corporation of Lawrence, Kansas, Herk Harvey was itching to do something more creative. While driving back from an … Continue reading
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Tagged black & white, carnival, commentrak, DVD, ghosts, horror, Kansas, Movie, organ, Review
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Frankenstein Stalks
Rock Ransacks R-kives! Canny Creator Cannibalizes Cache for Current Concoction When we last left David “The Rock” Nelson, he was throwing a rubber insect at unwilling participants and videotaping the results (see Devil Ant). This time, Nelson revisits his old … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review, VHS
Tagged backyard, comedy, Conrad Brooks, David "the Rock" Nelson, Forrest J Ackerman, Frankenstein, horror, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, Review, sci-fi, sequel, VHS
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She Freak DVD
Carnival of carnies After dissolving his partnership with director Herschell Gordon Lewis, producer Dave Friedman headed out to California. Before long he’d formed a new filmmaking partnership with showman Dan Sonney. Together they produced and distributed a long string of … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, Byron Mabe, carnival, commentrak, David Friedman, DVD, dwarf, Felix Silla, freak, horror, Mike Vraney, monster, Movie, murder, mutants, Review, Something Weird
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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
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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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Black Sabbath on DVD
Karloff and Bava’s trilogy of terror The liner notes for this DVD presentation of Mario Bava’s contribution to the anthology film flap of the early ’60s are provided by Tim Lucas. This is so fitting it’s almost ironic. If not … Continue reading →