“Go and find the old well with the witch mark. Bring a blood sacrifice to the well. Blood. Lots of blood. Descend into the well and on the other side of it you will become, with the help from the dark forces, an eternal heavenly life.” Did you memorize that quote? No? That’s okay. You’re … More The Merits of Sin: Heaven is Only in Hell (1994) (Netherlands)
“Thats the thing about almost dying Emily. It’s a real buzzkill.” Shark week is upon us once again! For many of us, shark week isn’t just something that happens annually on Discovery, as we are out here living our best shark lives—but the majority of the population get their fill from the outlined portion comprising … More Schlock du Jour: Shark Exorcist (2016)
The Blood Corrodes Inside Trilogy is a series of extreme horror fetish films released by A Baroque House and all three directed by Akiko Janos. Spit: Spit follows a woman’s decent into depravity after receiving a book of erotica, what follows is a film full of fetishistic madness. Spit runs at around 30 minutes and … More Sick Cinema: The Blood Corrodes Inside Trilogy
Over the next couple of days I am going to be making my way through the entire A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise (including Freddy vs. Jason) and giving my thoughts on each film. I’ve done this for other franchises. You can find my Halloween marathon here and Friday the 13th here. I’m working under … More Franchise Fun: A Nightmare On Elm Street
There’s magic happening in Wakaliga, Uganda. For those of you who don’t know, Wakaliga is an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT UNIVERSE that makes unhinged action movies that are not concerned with making you escape reality. The VJ constantly reminds you that you are indeed watching a movie, and movies are awesome. You will however escape reality as … More Schlock du Jour: Bad Black (2016)
Shem-ham-forash! Hail Satan! A few weeks ago I hailed the sinful merits of SATAN’S CHILDREN. Today I discuss the other film on that wonderful release from AGFA, SATANIS: THE DEVIL’S MASS. SATANIS gives an appetizer of a gaze into the burgeoning world of 1960’s Satanism in San Francisco. No narration exists in this documentary, rather … More Satan du Jour: Satanis: The Devil’s Mass (1970)
There’s a clown masked psychopath doing away with Toronto pornographers. Producers, porn stars and prostitutes are turning up dead and a few folks are taking notice. There’s Mr. Blake, a beer guzzling reporter who the killer calls and makes some demands of. He wants the porno theaters shut down and the filthy smut off the … More The Merits of Sin: The Porn Murders aka Blue Murder (1985) (Canada)
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)Directed By: Jim JarmuschWritten By: Jim Jarmusch This movie claims to have the greatest cast ever assembled for a zombie film and they’re probably not wrong. Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, RZA, Selena Gomez and Tom Waits. That’s quite a … More In Theaters: The Dead Don’t Die
I have always been intrigued by the films of mysterious director Marian Dora. Dora’s reputation in the underground horror scene is unmatched, few directors have come close to filming the atrocities that are seen in his movies. So when I got the chance to watch and review Cannibal, Marian Dora’s second feature film, I couldn’t … More Sick Cinema: Cannibal (2006)
Sometimes “little” films can really hit the spot. No frills, just a neat idea anchored by a capable cast and a talented creator. The Witch in the Window never feels extravagant and it’s better off for it. Simon has just grabbed up his son from the over protective (kinda) arms of his ex-wife. Not illegally … More Fresh Cuts: The Witch in the Window (2018) (USA)
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