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VAMPYROS LESBOS (1971) Blu-ray review
Vampyros Lesbos (1971) d. Jess Franco (West Germany/Spain) Lesbianism in horror films had been teased at as early as Dracula’s Daughter (1936), becoming slightly more overt in the ’60s with Claire...
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SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY (1971) Blu-ray Review
She Killed in Ecstasy (1971) d. Jess Franco (West Germany/Spain) For his daring experiments in genetically modifying human embryos to eliminate birth defects and disease, an ambitious young doctor...
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SCARECROWS (1988) Blu-ray review
Scarecrows (1988) d. William Wesley (USA) A small group of military mercenaries decide to rip off the government, making off with $3.5 million and hijacking a small aircraft to Mexico. When one of...
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SAMURAI AVENGER: THE BLIND WOLF (2009) Blu-ray review
Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf (2009) d. Kurando Mitsutake (USA) A mysterious blind Samurai-With-No-Name (producer/director/co-writer Mitsutake) ventures to a desert prison to greet Nathan Flesher...
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THE HOUSE WITH 100 EYES (2013) DVD Review
The House with 100 Eyes (2013) d. Jay Lee / Jim Roof (USA) Susan (Shannon Malone) and Ed (Jim Roof) are a happily married, all-American couple with a dream: to make the ultimate snuff film. They desire...
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DER SAMURAI (2014) Blu-ray Review
Der Samurai (2014) d.Till Kleinert (Germany) Police officer Jakob (Michel Diercks) feels trapped in the small rural village he reluctantly calls home. Nights are spent playing cards with his...
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SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS (1988) Blu-ray Review
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) d. Michael A. Simpson (USA) Five years after the tragic events of the first film, Angela Baker, er, Johnson (Pamela Springsteen) is back in action, having...
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SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND (1989) Blu-ray Review
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) d. Michael A. Simpson (USA) The second sequel to 1983’s Sleepaway Camp– shot back to back with its immediate predecessor (reviewed here) – sees Angela...
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SPIDER BABY (1967) Blu-ray Review
Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) d. Jack Hill (USA) Horror fans only familiar with Sid Haig from his millennial Rob Zombie flicks or with Lon Chaney, Jr. from his hairy heyday of The...
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REPTILICUS (1961) Blu-ray Review
Reptilicus (1961) d. Sidney W. Pink (Denmark/USA) A copper drilling expedition “somewhere in the forbidding tundra mountains of Lapland, above the Arctic Circle” unearths the bloody remains of a...
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TENTACLES (1977) Blu-ray Review
Tentacles (1977) d. Ovidio G. Assonitis (Italy/USA) A drunk old fisherman and a 10-month-old infant both go mysteriously missing in separate incidents in the same week near Solana Beach, a seaside...
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LET US PREY (2014) Blu-ray review
Let Us Prey (2014) d. Brian O’Malley (UK/Ireland) Her first night in the sleepy burg to which she’s been reassigned, Constable Rachel Heggie (Pollyanna McIntosh) arrives just in time to witness a...
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DOG SOLDIERS (2002) Blu-ray Review
Dog Soldiers (2002) d. Neil Marshall (UK) Dispatched to the Scottish Highlands, a half-dozen soldiers find their special training maneuver exercises interrupted by a S.O.S. signal flare. Upon arrival...
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HORSEHEAD (2014) Blu-ray Review
Horsehead (2014) d. (France) Estranged from her mother (Catriona MacColl) for many years, Jessica (Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux) is called home for her grandmother’s wake. The reception is chilly to say the...
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EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) Blu-ray Review
Empire of the Ants (1977) d. Bert I. Gordon (USA) A random batch of civilians charters a short boat trip to investigate and potentially invest in time-shares for Dreamland Estates, a soon-to-be-opening...
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GHOSTHOUSE (1988) and WITCHERY (1988) Blu-ray Review
GhostHouse (1988) d. Umberto Lenzi (as Humphrey Humbert) (Italy) Witchery (1988) d. Fabrizio Laurenti (as Martin Newlin) (Italy) When Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead and Evil Dead II were released in Italy, they...
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THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (2001) Blu-ray Review
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) d. Takashi Miike (Japan) Former shoe salesman Masao Katakuri (Kenji Sawada) purchases a bed & breakfast in a remote hiking area in the shadow of Mt. Fuji where...
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CONTAMINATION (1980) Blu-ray Review
Contamination (aka Alien Contamination) (1980) d. Luigi Cozzi (as Lewis Coates) (Italy) One of the more flamboyant examples of ’80s Italian rip-offs, director/co-writer Cozzi borrows heavily from...
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PIT STOP, STRAY CAT ROCK and CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES Blu-ray Reviews
If there’s one thing I recognize from exploring the horror genre over the past 15 years, subjecting myself to everything from the slickest Hollywood remake to the barest-of-bones backyard indie...
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THE OUTING (1987) / THE GODSEND (1980) Blu-ray Reviews
The Outing (aka The Lamp) (1987) d. Tom Daley (USA) The Godsend (1980) d. Gabrielle Beaumont (UK) If you’ve been paying attention at all, you know Shout! Factory’s specialty arm Scream Factory has been...
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