Oh man, it's a werewolf with a 'tude! ...yeah, I'm sorry, I won't say anything like that again. That was just bad. Anyway, Big Bad Wolf is a werewolf movie, if you couldn't tell. A bunch of young college students head out to a cabin. We've got your stereotypical Frat Brother #267 and Frat Brother … Continue reading Big Bad Wolf (2006)
Yeah, this movie sets the state of Georgia back to its Deliverance days. A guy goes down to rural Georgia to spend time with a lady friend and her family. Unfortunately a storm just brought down power lines in the forest. Now those power lines are pumping electricity through the mud and freaking out a … Continue reading Squirm (1976)
This is a movie about poor little Ricky. Poor little Ricky saw his older brother Billy gunned down while in a Santa suit. Poor little Ricky also now suffers from PTSD from the murder of his parents. Poor little Ricky only got a budget of $100,000 to make a movie, and originally it was just … Continue reading Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
A weird gunslinger, a bunch of Mexican banditos, betrayal, revenge, a fuzzy timeline, and everybody's dirty. Yep, it's another Italian Western! Hole in the Forehead follows Billy Blood, a quirky cowboy with a terrible name that never likes to use his right hand for anything except shooting and always shoots people in the forehead for … Continue reading Hole in the Forehead (1968)
Oh, oh my. Well, this went in a completely different direction than I expected. Prom Night III is effectively a remake of Prom Night II, only now as a horror comedy and starring a bunch of Canadians. Mary Lou Malone still died on her prom night in 1957, but she manages to escape Hell and … Continue reading Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
Well, this series went off the rails in the best possible way. Whereas Prom Night was a slasher film with Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen, Prom Night II is a supernatural horror film starring Michael Ironside. Actually, this movie wasn't supposed to be a Prom Night at all. Instead, it was originally titled "The … Continue reading Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Sometimes you just gotta sit down and watch a slasher film. I did so with Prom Night, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen in beautiful Toronto, circa 1979. That date is important for several reasons: Curtis was only a year out from Halloween but had found considerable success through that movie, which is how … Continue reading Prom Night (1980)
Why would anyone in their right mind ever seek out the worst of the worst? Why would anyone subject themselves to the horrors of cinema, the exploitative, the ludicrous, the rip-offs and mockbusters, trash turned out to make a quick buck? What is the value in bothering to watch any of this? I ask myself … Continue reading Why Watch This Crap?
Here we go, another contender for the title of Worst Film Ever Made. Unlike the movie Mac & Me, which is a shameless means to advertise to kids by ripping off a good movie but still features some redeemable performances, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie actually earns its place on the shortlist. Who knew basing … Continue reading The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
This movie has a lamp monster. I'm gonna let that sink in for a minute. What was once a Family Guy gag about Stephen King actually happens in this movie. The evil demon haunting the Amityville house has managed to escape a pack of priests by jumping in a lamp and getting itself shipped to … Continue reading Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)
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