Yep. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Throwing the notion of poor taste out the window and into the street to be hit by a garbage truck, L.A. AIDS Jabber was unleashed on an unsuspecting public at a time when the virus was terrifying the masses. There’s a long history involving HIV in the United … More The Merits of Sin: L.A. AIDS Jabber (1994) (USA)
There’s an issue at the heart of the Friday the 13th remake which doomed it from the start. It’s not the only issue but it’s so damn noticeable that it cuts deeper than a machete swung by a buff psychopath with mommy issues. That’s not to say it’s a bad flick, I happen to enjoy … More The Merits of Sin: Friday the 13th (2009) (USA)
Another winner from south of the border successfully combines police work, mad science and wrestling and even throws in a delightful monster for good measure. Some of Mexico’s finest athletes are dropping dead. Making matters worse, their bodies are being snatched from their final resting place within a couple of days. Confusion plagues the Mexico … More Forgotten Nightmares: Ladrón de Cadáveres aka The Body Snatcher (1957) (Mexico)
CHAPTER ONE A DEPRESSING START I don’t believe I’ve ever passed up a budget boxset. The thing is, I’ll buy them, get moderately excited and then completely forget about them. There are spaces in my collection that work as a phantom zone for genre films. You’ll find the Mill Creek 50 packs along with the … More Box Set Purgatory
Call me old fashioned, but if I were invited to an isolated island occupied by a man named Baron Von Weser and his botanical gardens, I would most likely jump right on the boat and go. Which is why I can sympathize with the six poor saps that head on out to witness the Baron’s … More The Merits of Sin: Maneater of Hydra (1967) (Spain/Germany)
I’ll make a quick confession right at the start; out of all the eighties horror flicks to follow in the wake of the Slasher boom, Sleepaway Camp is my favorite. It gets thrown in with the subgenre although it has never really felt like one to me. The setting may be what breeds familiarity but … More The Merits of Sin: Sleepaway Camp (1983) (USA)
Beer stained breath mingles with a thick blanket of cigarette smoke but the bright lights of sleazy Mexploitation will guide ya home. Watch your wallet, watch your beer and be extra careful about who you bump into. Christmas dinner is ruined for a happy family when three scuzzballs make their way in and decide to … More The Merits of Sin: Venganza Suicida (1987) (Mexico)
