Sugar Hill (1974)

I have a personal rule: don't fuck with voodoo. This movie is a perfect example of why. Sugar Hill's boyfriend owns a successful club, but the local Houston mob want it, so they murder him. Since Sugar desires revenge, she reaches out to Mama Maitresse, a voodoo priestess who manages to summon up Baron Samedi. … Continue reading Sugar Hill (1974) →

Blacula (1972)

I always thought this would be a campy blaxploitation piece of cheese, and it certainly delivers at that, but Blacula is a surprising piece of effective horror cinema with some genuinely freaky moments that I did not expect. It's also got some distasteful ones, for sure, but there's a rough edginess to it and how … Continue reading Blacula (1972) →