I don't watch much in the way of romance movies. It's one of those genres I have a major blindspot for, like teen movies or dance movies not about break dancers in the 1980s. Hell, I've seen more episodes of Manimal than I have some of these genres, and there's only eight of those. Why … Continue reading Harold and Maude (1971)
It really can't be a good sign if the movie poster has to reference a much better film to try and drum up an audience. No, this film has absolutely nothing to do with The Last House on the Left. In fact, the only real connection is being distributed by American International Pictures, and while … Continue reading Don’t Look in the Basement (1973)
The early 1970s was a wild time. American confidence in the military was hugely eroded thanks to the war in Vietnam. Our opinion of government had been shot to shit by years of political failure regarding the war, the Cold War, and Nixon's illegitimate reelection tactics. The Civil Rights movement had ended in perceived victory … Continue reading The Crazies (1973)
You knew the instant I finished the Slumber Party Massacre film series, I was gonna have to do these too. Anyhoo, continuing on with the Massacre series and venturing into the Sorority House side of things, I was pleasantly surprised with this entry. Sorority House Massacre definitely pulls from its progenitors and cribs heavily from … Continue reading Sorority House Massacre (1987)
That's pretty funny, the movie poster giving away one of the big secrets of the film like that. Sisters is a Brian De Palma film from early in his career. It cribs heavily from Hitchcock, especially films like Rear Window and Psycho, but there's also a touch of The Snake Pit in there for good … Continue reading Sisters (1973)
Once again, a movie poster that conveys way more action than is actually in this movie. Bloody Wednesday is ostensibly based on the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre in 1984, in which a man named James Huberty opened fire in a McDonald's for 77 minutes, killing 21 people and injuring 19 more before being killed by … Continue reading Bloody Wednesday (1988)
A guy, his blind date, and a couple that he is friends with go on a picnic and decide to swing by an old professor's rustic cabin on the way. When they arrive, they find the cabin in ruins, a mysterious castle, a sheriff named Asmodeus, and a laughing man in a cave who gives … Continue reading Equinox (1970)
I watched this movie because it was filmed in Six Flags here in Georgia. Once I started it up, I discovered Jan Hooks of Saturday Night Live fame happened to have a small part in it. Excellent. An amusement park named Funland is bought out by the mafia, and they decide to make some changes. … Continue reading Funland (1987)
Woo, portmanteau movies! Only horror ever seems to do these. That's a shame, as they're a great way to convey a series of shorts together. Asylum is one of these films. The framing story features a new doctor going through a job interview at a mental institution where one of the previous doctors went insane. … Continue reading Asylum (1972)
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