Canada has given us many fantastic things over the years: comedians, beer, embarrassing photographs of their prime ministers, hockey supremacists, more beer, the list goes on and on. And most of those things are good. But are they truly great? Well...yes, ok, Canada has given the United States some truly great stuff. Awesome job, guys. … Continue reading Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)
Did you know that in the world of genres, subgenres, and microgenres, Lesbian Vampire is a specific designation? In fact, it covers an interesting mix of film, novels, and even stage productions that range from humor to exploitation to dramatic portrayals of LGBT+ alienation. It's got pedigree in vampire literature too, both in the 1872 … Continue reading Vampyres (1974)
Let's take a minute to go in a totally different direction, to Japan, so we can focus on a "vampire" movie that doesn't really feature vampires at all. Yet it's still so well done that it wouldn't have been out of place in the midst of Hammer's gothic horror work of the 1960s. Even if … Continue reading The Vampire Doll (1970)
I can sum this movie up in two words: vampire clowns. Ok, it's more than that, but ultimately, it's vampire clowns. Do you hate vampires that act a lot like zombies? Do you hate clowns? If you said 'Yes' to either of those questions, you probably won't like this movie. For the rest of us...do … Continue reading The Night Watchmen (2017)
Some movies ooze style over substance. This movie is practically gushing with it. It's the perfect representation of what was being done in 1970s horror: violent, shocking, twisted, nightmarish. It's also an incoherent mess, but that isn't exactly unusual for 1970s horror either. Lots of horror of this decade works more as a dreamscape, particularly … Continue reading Messiah of Evil (1973)
Ah, the 1990s, when the mullets and male ponytails of the 1980s had transitioned to the bad guys, along with designer suits featuring shoulder pads. Now all the villains are massive body builders with leather do-rags, and they run in pricey restaurants and upscale hotels. It was truly a magical time, where you could spot … Continue reading Night Hunter (1996)
This movie is about beautiful space vampires that suck the life out of you. In short, yes, it is about your ex. The story of Lifeforce involves a British space mission to study Halley's Comet but discovers an enormous spacecraft hiding in its tail. The astronauts investigate and discover long dead bat creatures and three … Continue reading Lifeforce (1985)
This movie goes by the titles Dracula's Dog and Zoltan Hound of Dracula. I'm honestly not sure which one I like more. They're both ridiculous names. Who names their dog Zoltan? Soviets doing road construction in Romania accidentally blast open a tomb containing deceased members of the Dracula clan, and one of their peasant soldiers … Continue reading Dracula’s Dog (1978)
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)
I've finally see the last of the three major films based on Richard Matheson's I Am Legend: The Last Man on Earth, The Omega Man, and I Am Legend. I don't count I Am Omega from The Asylum, because its sole purpose was to be a rushed knock off of the Will Smith I Am … Continue reading The Last Man on Earth (1964)
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