I was never in a band growing up, but if I had been, I probably wouldn't have found a weird monster to drive me around in a van. But if I had, I definitely would have written a song about it. Uncle Peckerhead is the tale of one such band, joyfully named Duh, that does … Continue reading Uncle Peckerhead (2020)
Hey look, it's Rear Window meets Boggy Creek! Abominable is the story of Preston Rogers, a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair after a terrible climbing accident that killed his wife. You know, like in Cliffhanger or something. Maybe you shouldn't have tried climbing something called Suicide Rock, but what do I know? I'm not big … Continue reading Abominable (2006)
Milpitas, California, has a terrible relationship with its trash. They dump it all into a big nasty landfill, which has polluted and poisoned their waterways and left a nasty smell about the place. Now their trash is striking back in the form of a 50-foot-tall mothman monster that steals garbage cans and leaves huge footprints … Continue reading The Milpitas Monster (1976)
This is actually the third film in the five Boggy Creek films, though it is the only other film done by the original's director, Charles B. Pierce, which is why it is Boggy Creek II. It's bad enough to have been successfully turned into an Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode during the Mike run, and … Continue reading Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1985)
Hey, it's Demi Moore! This is her second film, and she was only 20 at the time. But she's not the hero of the film, she's a young woman with a passion for growing lemons and wearing baggy pants. Instead, our hero is Bob Glaudini, who plays Dr. Paul Dean. Instead of cooking up things … Continue reading Parasite (1982)
It's a simple idea: you have sex with someone, and the creature passes along to you. It takes many forms, but only people who have been affected can see it. It never stops following the most recent victim until they are dead or pass it along. If you pass it along but that person is … Continue reading It Follows (2014)
Spookies was originally supposed to be a very different movie called Twisted Souls, a film that comes off as much more of an Evil Dead wannabe. Unfortunately once filming wrapped, the financial backer developed creative differences with everyone involved and hired a new producer, who in turn brought in a new editor/director, new camera crew, … Continue reading Spookies (1986)
I've seen the full Basket Case trilogy by Frank Henenlotter, but I gotta say, I think I like Brain Damage even more. Definitely more than Basket Case and Basket Case 3, although 2 is my favorite of the trilogy. It's tough to say whether I like BD or BC2 more. I guess I'll just have … Continue reading Brain Damage (1988)
It's unfortunate when you run across a film that you want to like a whole lot more than you end up actually enjoying. But this movie is a lot like its poster: it screams "WAY AWESOME" but then fails to hold up once under scrutiny. For instance, why are the twin towers there? The movie … Continue reading Neon Maniacs (1986)
1989 had multiple underwater horror/sci-fi movies come out, the most popular of which was The Abyss. I've always been partial to the movie Leviathan, which isn't as good but sports Peter Weller, Daniel Stern, and Meg Foster. DeepStar Six is probably middle-of-the-pack for this set of movies; while it's an obviously cheaper production with less … Continue reading DeepStar Six (1989)
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