If a film had the ability to pass a venereal disease onto you, this would be that film. So wrap on up and exercise precaution…it’s about to get itchy. The corpses of a young married couple are discovered near a canal in Venice. The man has been repeatedly stabbed and it looks as if the … More The Merits of Sin (NSFW): Giallo in Venice (1979) (Italy)
Spaghetti nightmares have always held a special place in my heart. Argento crafted some jaw droppingly beautiful carnage throughout his career, Bruno Mattei is one the greatest gifts ever bestowed upon trash films and Fulci remains one of my all time favorite filmmakers (yes, even his frowned upon later output is held in high regard … More The Merits of Sin: Mask of Satan aka Demons 5: The Devil’s Veil (1990) (Italy/France/Portugal/Spain/West Germany)
I’d like to share a different sort of review today. It’s no secret that I am an avid AGFA supporter. AGFA’s upcoming release of THE FILMS OF SARAH JACOBSON may be their best release yet. While not horror or “genre”, I don’t remember the last time I spent time with a release that felt this … More Buy it or Die: The Films of Sarah Jacobson
I’m not sure where my love of sleazy movies came from. I know my dad used to program the VCR to record whatever horror flicks would be playing on our local channel 66 at whatever ungodly hour of the night and ask me to tell him how the movies were. It’s where I discovered Fulci … More The Merits of Sin: Nightmare aka Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981) (USA/Italy)
As soon as the opening credits hit, I pretty much knew I was going to enjoy this flick. “Block of Ice” by Thee Oh Sees blasts its way into your head as the characters are introduced in color bleached freeze frames and I’m just sitting here with a big old smile on my stupid face. … More The Merits of Sin: Fever Night aka Band of Satanic Outsiders (2009) (USA)
Candidly I sit here evacuating my bowels on a Monday morning, thinking about 80’s Italian B-grade trash-horror. As my sphincter sputters I am thinking about that third door to hell flung wide by the voodoo priest, and the hooded zombies therein that would soon escape. As it becomes evident that I’ve recently eaten something spicy, I … More Schlock du Jour: Zombie 4 (1989)
47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)Directed By: Johannes RobertsWritten By: Ernest Riera, Johannes Roberts 47 Meters Down took me by surprise. I hadn’t heard of it before stumbling upon it on Netflix one lazy afternoon and I was impressed with the film. It was an interesting take on the shark movie and a lot of fun. … More In Theaters: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
Do you have qualms with sexy babes playing in a cemetery, sexual acts, or vhs fetishism? How about bootlicking, lesbian vampires, and pervy sex demons with 18 inch ding-dongs? If you answered yes to one or more of these things, you’d be better off avoiding NAUGHTY DIRTY NASTY, as it’s a medley of the same. … More Schlock du Jour: Naughty Dirty Nasty (2014)
Utilizing much of the same cast and crew from Spookies, that crap classic’s co-writer and co-director Brendan Faulkner also made this somewhat enjoyable but more-so rambling comedy/horror hybrid. It’s not great but offers some odd duck characters and charmingly cheap special effects. Vinnie Nicko ( Peter Iasillo JR who played the puppet loving Rich in … More The Merits of Sin: Non-Vegetarian Zombies from Outer Space aka Killer Dead (1992) (USA)
A lot can happen in twenty three minutes. I just had no idea that this much could happen in under a half hour. May the trash Gods bless Germany and all the weirdo backyard filmmakers from Deutschland. A chunk of exploded asteroid crash lands on earth, drawing the attention of two pleasant young German men. … More The Merits of Sin: Attack of the Dangerous Disgusting Black Worms From an Unknown Planet That No One Knows About (1999) (Germany)
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