Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
Even though Gary Brandner, author of The Howling novels, co-wrote the screenplay to this movie, it has nothing to do with his 1979 novel The Howling II, much less the original The Howling. It tries, but this movie is just too weird to fully close the loop. There’s never been another werewolf movie like this one. […]
The Wolf Hour (2019)
June (Naomi Watts) was once a known counter-culture figure, but that was a long time ago, before she cut herself off from the outside world. Now, she now lives alone in her South Bronx apartment as the “Summer of Sam,” escalating violence and brutal summer heat threaten to turn New York City into sheer terror. […]
Brain of Blood (1971)
In 1971, drive-ins across America and the maniacs inside the cars wanted more of the Blood Island movies. But hey — the guys behind them were busy, so Hemisphere said, “What if Al Adamson made a Blood Island ripoff outside of the Philippines?” Brain of Blood is the result. The gory, ridiculous and totally awesome result. Amir (Reed Hadley, one […]
Brides of Blood (1968)
This movie, originally known as Island of Living Horror, was rereleased with Count Dracula’s Great Love. The former was retitled Cemetery Girls, and the latter was renamed Grave Desires. Much like all of these Filipino horror films, it’s completely bonkers. The tropics are the place for three Americans to find, well, complete insanity. Dr. Paul Henderson, a nuclear scientist investigating nuclear bomb tests, is […]
The Blood Drinkers (1964)
Gerry de Leon is considered the godfather of Filipino horror and was also the most awarded film director in the history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences’ FAMAS Awards. Pretty good for a guy who was arrested after World War II, charged with treason for making anti-American propaganda films for the occupying […]
The Fifth Floor (1978)
Growing up, the Saint Francis Hospital would always send people with mental issues to the fifth floor. I’ve had certain family members who would have semi-regular vacations to the fifth floor. It got to the point that whenever someone would discuss whether or not someone was acting strangely, theyd say, “Well, they’re on the fifth […]
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
It’s always intriguing to me when I look up a director and discover that I’ve watched more of their films than I realized. Case in point — Jon Amiel. As I started writing this article about The Man Who Knew Too Little, I was surprised to learn that I’d seen so many of his films, like Copycat, Entrapment […]
Sorority Row (2009)
Remember The House on Sorority Row? Somebody did. Somebody remembered a lot of slashers, after all. This is yet another in the WB era remake cycle, where a great title is remade, this time albeit made in not only my hometown of Pittsburgh, but my neighborhood of Munhall. Instead of killing their house mother, this […]
The Final Girls (2015)
Hey! Remember when I watched Isn’t It Romantic? This is the same director making the same movie, except instead of learning lessons from a romantic comedy, people are learning lessons from a slasher film. After another failed audition, Max Cartwright’s mother Amanda (Malin Akerman) worries that she’ll only be known for appearing in the 1986 slasher […]
Masked Mutilator (2019)
Back in 1994, a group of filmmakers in Eastern Pennsylvania — home of ECW — brought together some local pro wrestlers and young actors to make a horror movie. Now, 25 years later, the film is finally finished. After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, a professional wrestler once known as the Masked Mutilator […]
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