JESS FRANCO MONTH: Sola ante el terror (1983)
Melissa (Lina Romay) is a paralyzed woman who is being taken care of by her two sisters, who all lost their father (Antonio Mayans) at a young age. However, only Melissa can still speak to the father, who guides her to kill those who killed him. A remix remake of The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: El sádico de Notre-Dame (1979)
How many times can you make one movie? Well, if you’re Jess Franco, the answer is a bunch, because there’s 1975’s L’éventreur de Notre-Dame AKA Exorcism which was also remade as the adult Sexorcismes. There’s also another cut called Demoniac, because Franco realized that some day weirdos would obsess over his movies online. Four years later, Franco Xeroxed his […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Mansion of the Living Dead (1982)
I know it’s not exact, but I was struck by a moment in this film that recalls Messiah of Evil as a character stans in a hallway and we’re struck by just how alone she is in spite of being in a very public place. It’s not a perfect match, but the feeling is right and I’m […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Exorcism (1974)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jess Franco is an acquired taste. As of January 19, 2018, when I wrote the original review of this film, I had not yet learned to love his movies. So here’s an experiment: the 2018 take on the film and the 2022 version. Let’s see if we learn anything. 2018 version Anne (Lina […]
Trouble Sleeping (2018)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Perry writes for the film websites Gruesome Magazine, The Scariest Things, Horror Fuel and Diabolique Magazine; for the film magazines Phantom of the Movies’ VideoScope and Drive-In Asylum; and for the pop culture websites When It Was Cool and Uphill Both Ways. He is also one of the hosts of When […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: Faceless (1988)
EDITOR’S NOTE: I think this was the movie — we first watched it on January 2, 2018 — where I started to understand Jess Franco. And here we are, many movies and zooms later. Sure, Jess Franco is just making a new version of The Awful Dr. Orloff with this film, but with bigger stars and plenty […]
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