A series of bizarre murders of outsiders is taking place in the lovely, foggy town of Potter's Bluff, and Sheriff Dan Gillis is at a loss as to how to explain what's going on. Now he must face both a hidden murderous violence and his wife's unusual behavior as he uncovers the terrible truth of what's happening to his … Continue reading Dead & Buried (1981)
Also known as Stephen King's Silver Bullet, this movie is based on his novella Cycle of the Werewolf. It's significantly different from the story though, with characters and their names changed, dates changed, murders happening differently, characters left out entirely, so on and so forth. And Silver Bullet, with its focus on a pair of kids and their uncle, feels … Continue reading Silver Bullet (1985)
A fashion model named Alison Parker with a shady past and an even shadier lawyer boyfriend moves into a Brooklyn apartment owned by the Catholic church and watched over eternally by an ancient, unmoving, blind priest. And now a secret wing of the Church wants Alison to be their next guardian to the gates of Hell, as a means to save the Earth … Continue reading The Sentinel (1977)
This indie horror film from 1976 is filmed in a pseudo-documentary style. It gets a lot of facts half right and takes a lot of artistic license, but it's mostly well handled for a low budget affair. The film is based loosely on the crimes of a serial killer in Texarkana who was active in the 1940s, … Continue reading The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Take a 1970s biker film. That's a good place to start. Mix in some poorly handled New Age mumbo jumbo, some hardcore Satanism, and a pinch of gore, then for bonus effect use the same werewolf effects we've been seeing since the 1940s, and you've got Werewolves on Wheels, a film that is just as … Continue reading Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
Who doesn't love a good nunsploitation film? God knows I do. Satánico pandemonium centers on poor Sister Maria, who has been targeted by Satan to destroy her convent and lead her fellow nuns to Hell, through a combination of murder and sexuality. There's racism too, but funny enough that wasn't caused by Satan. These nuns … Continue reading Satánico pandemonium (1975)
La chute de la maison Usher is a French silent film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher. It's been years since I read the story, and of the film adaptations, the one I'm most familiar with is the Roger Corman production House of Usher, starring Vincent Price. … Continue reading La chute de la maison Usher (1928)
