SLASHER MONTH: Shiryô no wana (1988)
Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda (Sex Hunter) from a script by Takashi Ishii (the Angel Guts series), the title of this in Japanese translates as Trap of The Dead Spirits. The co-star was a bigger name than any of the stars in this movie. Rei Sugiura is one of the most important Japanese AV (Adult Video) idols of […]
Fugue (2018)
When Malcolm wakes up, he has no idea where — or even who — he is. A woman who tells him that she is his wife Helen reassures and reminds himself of his identity and that he’s recovering for an accident. But as others arrive, like Ian and a masked group that wants something that Malcolm has […]
Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 25: Playing for Keeps (1986)
Day 25: Hey, Baby, Can You Dance to It? This one has to have at least one substantial dancing scene in it. We spoke of this feature film writing and directing debut from the Weinstein brothers Harvey and Bob for their Miramax Pictures imprint in passing during our review for the somewhat similarly-premised Rock ‘N’ […]
2020 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 25: Etoile (1989)
DAY 25. HEY BABY, CAN YOU DANCE TO IT?: This one has to have one substantial dancing scene in it. For this day of the Scarecrow Challenge, I decided to do that Italian movie about ghosts and murder in a dance academy. Oh, there’s more than one? You know, the Italian horror movie that Jennifer […]
2020 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 25: The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
Day 25: Hey, Baby, Can You Dance to It? This one has to have at least one substantial dancing scene in it. (And this one has a LOT!) “Where Sex and Laughter Run Riot.”“Make your reservation for an explosive time at . . . The Rosebud Beach Hotel.”— From the Harry Tampa-employed copywriter’s department Remember […]
SLASHER MONTH: Splatter: The Architects of Fear (1986)
In the year 2002, amazons and mutants battle one another, which mainly consists of women lying in beds and being butchered or alternatively screwing out the brains — literally — of said mutants. But no, really, we’re just watching a movie being made by special effects experts — a phrase I should have written as […]
SLASHER MONTH: Demonwarp (1988)
Woah boy, Demonwarp. Originally meant to be directed by John Carl Buechler and star Jack Palance, budget woes changed things up and this ended up being made by Emmett Alston (Nine Deaths of the Ninja, New Year’s Evil) on board and George Kennedy — who stipulated that his daughter Shannon must have a role, that he’d only […]
Don’t Look Back (2020)
After several people watch a man get killed in the park — and do nothing — they learn that each of them are being hunted and killed by a supernatural force. If that sounds somewhat like a reimagined Final Destination — one act uniting the deaths of multiple people — that’s because this was written and directed […]
By Night’s End (2020)
A couple wakes up in the middle of the night to discover a strange man searching for something in their house. After they are forced to kill him in self-defense, they decide to spend an hour before calling the police. That’s because they decide to hunt for whatever that man was looking for, which very […]
2020 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 24: The Alien Factor (1978)
DAY 24. AT THE GIG: Something with live band scenes. Man, I have so many movies with live band scenes that I’ve already used for this challenge, but I decided to look for something that has a band appearance that doesn’t fit into the actual narrative of the film, which is one of my favorite […]
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