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SATURN 3 (1980) DVD/Blu-ray Review
Saturn 3 (1980) d. Stanley Donen (UK) A pair of botanists (Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas), manning an experimental agricultural outpost on one of Saturn’s moons, is visited by a stiff-necked military...
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THE ATOMIC BRAIN (1963) movie review
Atomic Brain, The (aka Monstrosity) (1963) d. Mascelli, Joseph (USA)A mysterious scientist (Frank Gerstle) is revealed to be messing around with mysterious practices in his aging landlady’s Los Angeles...
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DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972) movie review
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (aka Dracula contra Frankenstein) (1972) d. Franco, Jess (Spain) This is Franco in his “I ain’t got no money, but I got some actors and a castle to play in” prime. The...
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FRANKENSTEIN'S ISLAND (1981) movie review
Frankenstein's Island (1981) d. Jerry Warren (USA) When you see a cast list comprised of Steve Brodie (The Giant Spider Invasion), Robert Clarke (The Hideous Sun Demon), Cameron Mitchell (Toolbox...
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THE LOCH NESS HORROR (1981) movie review
Loch Ness Horror, The (1981) d. Larry Buchanan (USA) Buchanan, having given us The Eye Creatures, The Naked Witch, and Zontar, the Thing from Venus, rings down the curtain on his genre efforts with...
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Fool's Views (11/25 - 12/1) (with Turkey!)
Howdy, folks, With HIDDEN HORROR is about to take flight, Noises Off destroying Milwaukee audiences with unfettered hilarity, and a certain holiday celebrating thankfulness (followed by the annual...
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THE INITIATION OF SARAH (1978) DVD review
Initiation of Sarah, The (1978) d. Robert Day (USA) It's easy to see why this this late-'70s TV-movie has been historically categorized as a low-fi rip-off of Brian De Palma's stellar screen version of...
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THE BEAST WITHIN (1982) Blu-ray Review
Beast Within, The (1982) d. Philippe Mora (USA) Lensed before (but released after) the shapeshifting one-two punch of The Howling and An American Werewolf in London, this bladder-blasting freakshow...
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CRAWLSPACE (1986) Blu-ray review
Crawlspace (1986) d. David Schmoeller (USA) Despite having the estimable FX talents of John Carl Beuchler and John Vulich among the ranks, the greatest special effect in this mid-80s shocker from...
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Interview with THE BATTERY director Jeremy Gardner!!
Every so often, horror fans encounter an independent venture that make us want to collectively stand up and cheer. Writer/star Jeremy Gardner’s directorial debut, The Battery, is one of those films....
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HERE COMES THE DEVIL (2012) movie review
Here Comes the Devil (2012) d. Adrián García Bogliano (Mexico/US) A young Mexican couple (Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro) takes a weekend jaunt to Tijuana with their two adolescent children (Alan...
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RAZE (2013) movie review
Raze (2013) d. Josh C. Waller (USA) Two attractive women clad in white tank tops and gray sweatpants stand opposite one another inside a cylindrical brick room. The blinking red lights of surveillance...
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ZOMBIE HAMLET (2012) movie review
Zombie Hamlet (2012) d. John Murlowski (USA) First time director Osric Taylor (Travis Wester), hot off the success of his Planet of the Apes-inspired fast food chicken commercial, lands a deal to helm...
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Fool's Views (12/2 – 12/15)
"You've only watched HOW many movie this year??? Get ON with it..."Howdy folks, Running out of 2013 to work with here, so I'm going to keep the preambling to a minimum. These two weeks represented a...
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THE SEDUCTION (1982) movie review
Seduction, The (1982) d. David Schmoeller (USA) This overheated tale of an obsessed fan (Andrew Stevens) stalking the local bombshell news anchorwoman (Morgan Fairchild, at her plastic, soft-porn best)...
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CANDYMAN (1992) movie review
Candyman (1992) d. Bernard Rose (USA) Chicago grad student Virginia Madsen is working on her “urban legends” thesis and uncovers the tale of Candyman, a wrongfully murdered black artist with a hook for...
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Fool's Views (12/16 – 12/31)
So long, farewell, adios, auf weinerschnitzel...And so 2013 comes to a close, but we managed to get some flicks watched in the final lap, pushing up over the 300+ mark. Next, the annual year-end...
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Dr. AC's 2013 Horror Wrap-up Extravaganza!
Greetings, monster kids of all ages, After two consecutive years of watching over 600 films, 2013 settled back down to a much more reasonable pace, clocking in with a final total of 306 features....
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Civilian 2013 Wrap-Up and Year-End Stats!
Back again!Having addressed the horror genre in the previous entry(hey, this is HORROR 101 after all), it’s now time to give the civilian flicks a moment in the sun. As before, all titles listed were...
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7TH DAY (2012) movie review
7th Day (2012) d. Jason M. Koch (USA) Allen (Mark S. Sanders) is an active serial killer finally receiving his 15 minutes of fame. Accompanied by a documentary news team, he discusses the philosophy...
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