Dull-unease. Yep. That’s the word for this flick. Duneasy? Can we use that so I can stop using hyphens? I’m gonna go with duneasy and I suggest you start using it too. Seriously, this movie is the epitome of duneasy. The dullness part of the equation comes through like a brick half heartedly lobbed at … More The Merits of Sin: Warlock Moon aka Blood Spa (1973) (USA)
If you were ever curious as to what would happen if the mysterious sticky awfulness which plagues many a movie theater floor became sentient and transformed into an 84 minute film, well, Bubba, the answer is here. In a world populated with unlikable humans and covered in a few feet of grime stands The Crest … More The Merits of Sin: The Meateater (1979) (USA)
Mexico’s legendary Headless Rider returns and this time there’s many a dangerous secrets spelling out trouble with a capital T. A tight knit group of soldiers who once served under General Villa are called to their comrades home by his doctor. There they get sworn to an oath of protection by their dying friend. He … More Forgotten Nightmares: The Head of Pancho Villa (1957) (Mexico)
I’ll never understand why this movie didn’t get the love it so deserved. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people bitching about there being no good grindhouse style cinema anymore. Exploitation sorely lacking in what was being spat out, No One Lives was a refreshing breath of scuzzy air. Could it be … More The Merits of Sin: No One Lives (2012) (USA/UK)
Michael Stanford gets a bit too into a scene on the set of his new movie. The strangulation of his costar (lovely Laura Gemser) unsettles him and gets him thinking about his past. Michael has himself some mama issues and in a quick flash we see that at a young age he appears to have … More The Merits of Sin: Murder Obsession aka Fear aka Murder Syndrome (1981) (Italy/France)
It’s 1987 and slasher flicks are nearing the end of the boom period. Various killers and horny “teens” have met and all sorts of sharp objects have done ungodly things to human flesh. It’s been done. That is why I can forgive people for brushing off Twisted Nightmare. Young(ish) folks head to a camp and … More The Merits of Sin: Twisted Nightmare (1987) (USA)
There’s an old saying about two dollar hookers, I’m not sure what it is but I guarantee it applies to Will MacMillan’s shot in LA trash fire. Less than ten minutes in and we’ve already been treated to gun point nipple play, swastika chin tattoos and facial disfigurement via cheese slicer. All of it shot … More The Merits of Sin: Cards of Death (1986) (USA)
