directed by: Michael Keeneruntime: 99 mins I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a heap of shit-matted fur on a rat’s diseased asshole. Not only are thousands of people needlessly dying, but one of our primary means of escaping reality has been quelled. I’m talking of course about going to the cinema. … More Schlock du Jour: The Head (2019)
Gallery of Horror aka Dr. Terror’s Gallery of Horrors (1967) (USA) **1/2 Lame ass anthology is not without its cheapjack charms. John Carradine rambles on in a tuxedo and introduces five tales of minimal terror. The Witches Clock finds a young married couple moving into a Massachusetts house that belonged to an executed witch. They … More (Amazon) Prime Grime: A Rogues Gallery of Crap Part Two
Direct to dvd madness was in full swing as the millennium kicked in the door like a drunk daddy on a cocaine binge. Video stores were stocked to high hell with bottom shelf loveliness mass produced for a hungry horror market. Slashers were cheap as hell to make, giant animals rendered to life with defunct … More (Amazon) Prime Grime: A Rogues Gallery of Crap Part One
The fresh smell of stupidity is in the air and the only reason I’m not excusing myself from the room is because that familiar stank was not released on purpose. Nothing makes me give up on a film quicker than a purposefully bad output. It always just seems like the filmmakers are saying “we know … More The Merits of Sin: D-Railed (2018) (USA)
There’s a point in one’s fandom where they really need to take a good look at the thing in the mirror gazing back at them. I’ve loved horror for as long as I can remember and I’ve always been game to give anything a chance. Somewhere down the line cinematic artistry became the least of … More The Merits of Sin: Lycanthrope (1999) (USA)
In the years before YouTube was a thing or had garnered much popularity, there were a handful of creepy ass videos circulating the internet. Most have been proven to be the creations of aspiring filmmakers or talented pranksters but some still remain upsetting obscurities haunting a mostly forgotten corner of my dusty brain. The handful … More The Merits of Sin: 1972 Yellow House (2013) (USA)
I had some fairly low expectations going into Kaalo. From what I had read it was a semi-remake of Jeepers Creepers II (2003) with some minor Indian flourishes. While there is barely any dancing and singing, Kaalo still manages to retain enough of that classic psychotronic Western cinema vibe to keep me smiling. It’s cheap … More The Merits of Sin: Kaalo (2010) (India)
A small group of “youngsters” are filming an extremely low budget (one handheld camera, beer and friends as actors) horror flick in the woods. As they make their swamp monster creature feature, a group of furries are having a little get together in the very same stretch of forest. All would have probably been fine … More Fresh Cuts: Furry Nights (2016) (USA)
I’m not sure how to go about this. I’ll let Saint Nicolas of Cage start me off. “Weirdo hippie types” “Bikers and gnarly psychos” I’ll warn you right off the bat that there will be major SPOILERS in this review. I highly recommend checking the film out and then coming back if you want to … More Fresh Cuts: Mandy (2018) (USA/Belgium)
The creative team behind the wonderful Turbo Kid have hit the hungry public with a far more restrained affair. Tension replaces slapstick and they prove they’re just as apt at handling grounded dread as cartoonish insanity. Lazy summer days get a mighty fine level of excitement when a young conspiracy minded teen comes to believe … More Fresh Cuts: Summer of 84 (2018) (Canada/USA)
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