Slasher Month, er, ah . . . 2021 Scarecrow Video Psychotronic Challenge Day 9: Nigel the Psychopath (1994)
DAY 9: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: One with a misunderstood freak/mutant/abomination, etc., (or in this case: a fatherless child with farm implements). Oy, this movie . . . this friggin’ movie! Just like a Wim Vink joint, such as Half Past Midnight, a Jim Larsen joint takes its punches for being repetitive and plotless, with […]
2021 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 9: Ogroff (1983)
9. SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: One with a misunderstood freak/mutant/abomination etc. Written, directed by and starring Norbert Moutier (as N. G. Mount), a man who loved horror, Ogroff somehow has Jess Franco-star Howard Vernon show up in it. That’s some feat, as this is as grimy and low end as a shot on video French slasher gets. […]
SLASHER MONTH: Shadows Run Black (1984)
There’s a serial killer called The Black Angel out there doing his or her thing. This movie is listed as an erotic thriller on Wikipedia, but that sounds like a giallo, but it’s slasher month and hey — this movie sat on shelves for years until Kevin Costner became a big name. Rydell King is […]
ARROW STREAMING: Dementer (2020)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We first posted about the movie on March 3, 2021. Now that it’s streaming on the Arrow Player, we felt that we should bring it back to your attention. Head over to ARROW to start your 30-day free trial. Subscriptions are available for $4.99 monthly or $49.99 yearly. ARROW is available in the US, Canada, […]
SLASHER MONTH: Mania Killer (1987)
This movie is so delightfully strange that I wondered, “Who would have made something this odd and tone deaf?” That someone would be Andrea Bianchi, the director of Cry of a Prostitute, Strip Nude for Your Killer and Burial Ground, three movies that pretty much set the strandard for either sleaze, strangeness or a combination platter of both. […]
SLASHER MONTH: Mahakaal (1993)
There are people that are just going to watch this movie — which combines Freddy Kreuger, Michael Jackson, Bollywood song and dance numbers and a low budget — just to laugh. And you know, I kind of dislike that foreign remix cinema is seen as such a joke. You try making a movie that lives […]
SALEM HORROR FEST: What Happens Next Will Scare You (2020)
Earlier this week, I shared my love for the WNUF Halloween Special. I’m happy to report that there’s a spiritual follow-up that goes from the wonder of UHF to the magic of found footage VHS tape trading and the start of viral videos. A few weeks before Halloween, the crew at Click Clique — a click […]
SALEM HORROR FEST: If She Screams (2021)
Kassi (Romy Boloix) needs money, so she starts working in a weed greenhouse, but the owner is soon murdered and she goes on the run directly into the curse — that we learn about in a flashback to the 1800s that has prominent cell phone towers present — that haunts the mountain. Director Stephen Garnett’s […]
SALEM HORROR FEST: Witch Hunt (2021)
It’s kind of perfect that a movie called Witch Hunt is playing at the Salem Horror Fest. In this short, directed and written by Evan Gorski — who has yet to make a full-length movie but let’s hope that happens soon — a vengeful keyboard warrior named Jeff suddenly finds a mysterious woman from out the […]
SALEM HORROR FEST: So Vam (2021)
Alice Maio Mackay has been making movies since her teens — she got a Stephen King Dollar Baby film, A Tale of the Laundry Game, at 13 — and this Australian film — made as she turns 16 — is all about Kurt, an outcast in a conservative town who dreams of moving to the […]
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