A disgruntled prehistoric ape-man wakes from his thousand year slumber and wreaks havoc on a small California town and their bumbling police department.
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Shivers (1975)
A luxury apartment complex is thrown into chaos when a rogue parasite gets loose, multiplies and starts turning the inhabitants into sex-crazed zombies.
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Dr. Jekyll’s Dungeon of Death (1979)
Dr. Jekyll’s Dungeon of Death AKA: The Dungeon Dr. Henry Jekyll is the great grandson of his namesake, and is currently living in San Francisco. But though he might be a couple of generations removed, it turns out that the apple didn’t fall far from the crazy tree. The new Jekyll is just as intent […]
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The Driller Killer (1979)
The Driller Killer A struggling New York artist, increasingly troubled by the seemingly easy success of those around him and frustrated by his own failures, slowly goes insane while he and his roommates struggle to pay their mounting bills. He continues to hold his mounting anger inside and doesn’t talk about his dark and violent […]
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Carnival of Blood (1970)
Carnival of Blood A dingy carnival becomes the location for a grisly crime when a woman ends up beheaded on one of the rides. But this wasn’t an accident, this was a deliberate act by an unknown killer. Dan, a newly promoted Assistant District Attorney, wants to investigate the crime scene, and drags his very […]
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Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973)
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood The three members of the Norris family get a job at Malatesta’s Carnival, an old run-down amusement park with low attendance that has clearly seen better days. But they’re not there because they’re desperate for a paycheck. Their employment is just an easy way to infiltrate the park and search for […]
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Gargoyles (1972)
Gargoyles Anthropologist Dr. Mercer Boley and his daughter Diana visit a small Arizona town, after being summoned there for Dr. Boley to inspect a mysterious skeleton that had been found somewhere out in the desert. When they arrive, the doctor and his daughter are greeted by an eccentric shopkeeper calling himself Uncle Willie, who leads […]
Read moreSeven Deaths in the Cat’s Eye (1973) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
If you read the title and immediately asked whether there is a cat in this giallo, I’m happy to inform you that yes, there is indeed a cat. Often times gialli have animals referenced in their titles but don’t actually use them; that’s not the case here. There’s a cat walking around, and guess how […]
Read morePhase IV (1974) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
I love when a movie poster is totally wrong. There are no giant ants, the earth is not turned into a cemetery, the shiny dome does not catch on fire, and ants do not climb out of a bloody hole in a person’s hand. The hole isn’t bloody when they do that. Yeah, it’s a […]
Read moreDay of the Animals (1977) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
This movie is not to be confused with the never released Grizzly II. It may seem strange that the two get compared, but Day of the Animals and Grizzly both featured much of the same crew, including the same director and producer, as well as both actors Christopher George and Richard Jaeckel. Only instead of fighting a single giant bear […] […]
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