Things II (1998)
Things II is not a sequel to 1989’s Things. No, it’s a sequel to 1993’s Things and how about the fact that there are two SOV movies called Things? Well, Dennis Devine, who directed and wrote this with Steve Jarvis and Mike Bowler, also directed Fatal Images, Don’t Look In the Cellar and Demon Kiss (want to learn more? Check out Drive-In Friday: Dennis Devine […]
Nightmare Asylum (1992)
Todd Sheets has disavowed this movie but it’s still got its charms. Lisa (Lori Hassel) wanders through, well, a Nightmare Asylum for around an hour. There’s a creepy family, some killers, a Leatherface-like big boss and a zombie pit at the end, all in a movie that was shot at various points with several different groups […]
Sandy Hook Lingerie Party Massacre (2000)
Yes, before you become outraged, keep in mind that this was made 12 years before Sandy Hook and doesn’t take place in Newtown, Connecticut, but instead Sandy Hook, New Jersey, a beach town where seven strippers all decide to have a weekend party. Tim Beckley, who directed, wrote and stars in this as Mr. Creepo […]
Tubi picks 29
Tubi picks are back. There’s so much on this streaming channel and it’s my duty to tell you the weird stuff. 1. Rondo and Bob: TUBI LINK A wonderful documentary about Robert A. Burns and his connection to Rondo Hatton and what he did for filmmaking. 2. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only […]
Paura il diavolo (1992)
Darren Ward, who directed and wrote this SOV horror film, called his studio — well, as much a studio as SOV gets — Giallo Films. He went on from this to make the movie Sudden Fury (the last movie of David Warbeck), Three Tickets to Hell, Nightmares, A Day of Violence (which has Italian star Giovanni Lombardo Radice in […]
Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (1999)
Made just four months after the tragedy at Columbine High School, Duck! The Carbine High Massacre was made by William Helfire, who was on painkillers due to cancer pain, and Joey Smack on consumer-grade VHS cameras, a broadcast Super VHS camcorder, a standard handheld RCA and another unidentified camcorder for $3,000. Hellfire said, “Like I don’t remember […]
Detroit Rock Movie (1999)
No, not Detroit Rock City. Detroit Rock Movie was shot on video because filmmaker Benjamin Hernandez, said “We were kind of rushing to make that movie because we all felt that this whole garage-rock thing was about to become played out and this was going to fade. Amusingly enough, now people are starting to notice.” Bands and […]
GET WEIRD! THE DIA DOUBLE FEATURE THIS SATURDAY WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY!
Bill and Sam are joined by John McDevitt from FACETS in Chicago will be with us, live here in the DIA studio to discuss our latest two fantastic films. You can join us Saturday at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube pages. Here’s how it works: We give you the links for the films. You watch […]
Savage Vows (1995)
Shot in a house — the home of director Bob Dennis and writer Carol Dennis — and a cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Savage Vows confirms my theory that shot on video is a relative of the regional films that we all know and love. Much in the same way that so many regional films were made […]
Way Bad Stone (1991)
I thought The Song of the Sword was the only SOV LARP movie, but between Masters of Magic and this movie, I’ve discovered that just because horror made up the majority of camcorder-made movies, the sword and sorcery genre was big enough in the late 80s and early 90s for people to try and make some themselves. […]
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