Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania (2017)
16 gallons of blood went into making the last thing that Herschell Gordon Lewis would direct which would be this movie. His two tales — “Gory Story” and “The Night Hag” — aren’t great, but they have lots of blood and Lewis hosting them. “Attack of Conscience” is completely unrelated to the feel of the […]
Holidays (2016)
Some people love holidays and decorate their homes based on them. Others, well, they pretty much hate the idea of celebrations that bring people together. My wife would be the former, I’d be the latter, but we both agreed that we didn’t enjoy this. In the first story, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer (who made the […]
Troublesome Night (1997)
Imagine my surprise as I started putting together anthology week to learn that there weren’t just a few Yam Yueng Lo or Troublesome Night movies. From 1997 to 2003, they made 19 of these movies and a 20th edition to celebrate the 20th anniversary in 2017. The streets of Hong Kong are haunted, as we learn […]
Screamtime (1983)
Screamtime goes from New York City — the wrapround story is about two guys stealing the videos that we’re about to watch — to London, which is kind of jarring, as the stories play out. “That’s the Way to Do It” is about the personal pain of a Punch and Judy puppeteer whose stage and […]
After Midnight (1989)
In a class called The Psychology of Fear, Allison and Cheryl (Pamela Segall, the voice of Bobby Hill!) learn all about being scared by Professor Edward Derek, who teaches class with a loaded revolver that causes a jock to wet himself. The college shuts him down after that, but he still offers private lessons in his home […]
Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)
H. P. Lovecraft (Jeffrey Combs!) tells his cabby (Brian Yuzna) to wait outside the monastery — he’s got a Necronomicon to find. As he races to find a copy before the monks stop him, he’s locked inside a room where he gets to discover the future through the book. The first story, “The Drowned,” is loosely […]
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