C.H.U.D., 1984 (directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime)—very spoilery, btw. Ah, the 80s. The decade of the deep divide between the haves and have-nots. When the film opens, a woman, Flora Bosch (Laure Mattos, real-life wife of co-star Daniel Stern), walks her Westie down a gritty New York street....
Okay, so I have to say, right off the top, A LOT about this film—the kinds of filmmaking errors made, the convoluted plot, and especially the scriptwriting—totally remind me of the collected works of Edward D. Wood Jr. Directors Bill Rebane and later Hershell Gordon Lewis (uncredited—he’s the guy...
DAVE BATTAMS HAS REVIEWED SPACE ZOMBIES! DVD EXTRA, SHORT FILM THE SCARY BITCH PROJECT Ye Olde Scribe here. You might remember me from my rave review of the super fantabulous SPACE ZOMBIES: 13 MONTHS OF BRAIN SPINNING MAYHEM! DVD. Today, I come to you with my tail between my legs,...
Reptilicus, 1961 Danish/American film (directed by Poul Bang, Denmark version, released in 1961, Sidney W. Pink in the US for American International Pictures, of course, released in the States in 1962 after being extensively reworked). Highly recommended for fans of old monster movies with giant anythings in them, lovers of...
"Betsy, the secretary, is a dreamer, and she dreams of Dr. Vic McNaughton; longs for him like a delicate flower longs for sustaining sun, to deliver her from the drab, dusty darkness of her own sad, day to day life. Hoping he will transport her; Hoping he will transform...
May the remainder of your 2021 be wondrous, and your New Year bright with possibilities... I am taking the remainder of the year, as well as January 2022, off from social media and posting in general (for the most part). Like our groundhog, Wiarton Willy, I will emerge again in...
Okay…so I’m really late to the table with this one. For whatever reason, I was avoiding it…even though it starred Vincent Price…even though it was an American International “higher budget” film…even though everyone who loves this sort of thing has been raving about it ever since it first came...
Kirk Haviland is one of the Programmers at Toronto's Blood in the Snow Film Festival. We talk about all sorts of genre favs, as well as how the line-up for the 2021 Blood in the Snow Festival is shaping up! https://youtu.be/37iai4sN0z4 The Blood in the Snow Film Festival Line-up for 2021: EDMONTON/TORONTO...
It is Day 2 of the 13 Horrifically Silly Days goodness, and today I have as my guest author and publisher Justine Alley Dowsett, who was actually my guest in a written interview on Day 2 of my 13 Days blog series back in 2019! This time, we chat...
There’s a press release I absolutely must share with you… Who’s pink and furry and full of fury? IndustryWorks Studios is pleased to announce the release of the award-winning horror comedy feature film ‘Puppet Killer’ exclusively at Regal September 21st. The film features a powerhouse of Award-winning Actors including Aleks Paunovic, Richard Harmon, Lisa Durupt,...
