2026 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 25: Guinea Pig Part 5: Android of Notre Dame (1989)
25. LET’S GET DIGITAL: For the more graphically inclined viewers amongst us, seek one out with calculator font on the box art or movie poster. If you know what Guinea Pig is, you already know we aren’t talking about standard multiplex popcorn fare. We’re talking about the deep end of Japanese home video shockers—the kind […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Driving Force (1989)
Week 14 (Sept. 20 – 26) – THE END! Post-Apocalyptic Cinema: Make sure to pull the ladder up on the way out At the end of the world, we will all have to be part of the high-stakes, white-knuckle world of aggressive corporate towing. Yes, it’s Driving Force, a bizarre sci-fi action hybrid directed by A.J. Prowse. […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
Monte Hellman started his career by directing Roger Corman’s Beast from Haunted Cave before working with Jack Nicholson on the westerns The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind, as well as creating the films Two-Lane Blacktop and Cockfighter. He also shot second unit on RoboCop and executive produced Reservoir Dogs. The original script was thrown out and rewritten in one week, with […]
USA UP ALL NIGHT: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death was on USA Up All Night on April 19 and November 23 1991; May 1 and December 5, 1992 and March 5, 13 and 19, 1993. How weird is it when Bill Maher shows up in a movie and you don’t expect it? Which of his […]
USA UP ALL NIGHT: Princess Warrior (1989)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Princess Warrior was on USA Up All Night on November 15, 1991; October 17 and November 1, 1992; January 10 and November 6, 1993; April 9 and December 30, 1994; May 6 and November 15, 1995. Ovule (Sharon Lee Jones, 9 1/2 Ninjas!), a princess from the matriarchal planet Vulkaria, should be queen upon the […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE BLU-RAY RELEASE: Scream Dream (1989)
How did I get this far into SOV movies without more Donald Farmer? The band Rikk-O-Shay is trying to get big in the heavy metal business, and you know what would help? If their lead singer Michelle Shock (Carol Carr) wasn’t woshipping Satan and biting off their male groupies’ cocks to drain them of their […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE BLU-RAY RELEASE: Laurin (1989)
Lately, I’ve noticed that several of my favorite films fit into a very specific genre with no prescribed name. If it had one, it would probably be something like, “coming of age while the supernatural lurks around the corner.” The best examples of this very unique genre include the Czechoslovakian surrealist film Valerie and Her […]
JUNESPLOITATION: See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
DAY 30: ‘80s Comedy! Sometimes, the chemistry between two legends is enough to carry a movie. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is the definition of that sentence: a high-concept, low-brow collision that remains a mandatory watch for anyone obsessed with the glory days of the Pryor and Wilder pairing. Directed by Arthur Hiller, this […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1989)
Week 1 (June 21 – 27) – Welcome to HELL The summer’s here, so get ready to broil! Prom Night may be just alright, but Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II is amazing and Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil is actually OK. Notably, none of those movies relate to one another. So go figure: the one […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Satan’s Storybook (1989)
Week 1 (June 21 – 27) – Welcome to HELL The summer’s here, so get ready to broil! Satan’s Storybook prefigures the streaming horror anthology films that litter our streaming services today, yet it’s miles above them, not just in its two tales, but in a connecting story that makes you want even more. Directed and co-written […]
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