80s, Horror, Monsters, Slasher

Basket Case (1982)

Duane Bradley arrives in New York with little more in his possession beyond a suspiciously large, wicker basket. Duane is clearly an awkward, naive soul. He smiles and engages with strangers, checks into the first motel he can find and, surrounded by seedy looking people, produces a huge wad of cash out of his pocket […]

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80s, Child Killers, Movies, Slasher, Thriller

Daughter of Death (1983)

AKA, Julie Darling Julie Wilding is an atypical teen in a dysfunctional family. She has an unnatural obsession with her father, even brushing off opportunities for dates and outings with friends and classmates in order to spend time with him. On top of that, she seems to be at constant odds with her mother, much […]

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80s, Games, Kids Film, Movies

The Wizard (1989)

The Wizard is about a kid named Jimmy and his brother. Jimmy is a child with problems. What they are is never clearly explained, but it is implied that he has some sort of mental disorder, most likely autism. All Jimmy wants to do is go to California, but his constant efforts to run away and do so land him in an institution. Wanting to give his brother what he wants, older brother Cory breaks him out…

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*shrugs*, 80s, Dance Dance Dance, Movies

Heavenly Bodies (1984)

I’m pretty sure there’s not an official DVD. I just liked thiscover better than the one for the VHS. So I was watching TCM at o’dark-thirty in the morning one night, when it tricked me. At the time, they typically liked to show strange horror/sci-fi shows in that particular time slot. So when I saw […]

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80s, Horror, Movies, Occult, Supernatural

Evilspeak (1981)

In 15th Century Spain, a monk named Estaban and his followers are excommunicated from the church for being devil worshipers. As a final epic FU to the inquisitors, he sacrifices some poor, nameless lass on a beach. Cut to present day and we’re introduced to poor social outcast Stanley Coopersmith. Stanley is not only unpopular […]

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80s, Dead Things, Horror, Movies, Zombies

Nightmare City (1980)

AKA City of the Walking Dead AKA INCUBO Sulla Citta Contaminata Television reporter Dean Miller is sent to the airport to interview a scientist about a recent nuclear disaster. But when he and his cameraman get there the airport is in the middle of an emergency situation. An unmarked, and seemingly unmanned military aircraft is […]

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80s, Movies, Slasher, Thriller

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Kate Miller seems to have a good life. She’s got a handsome husband and is a loving mother to a kind, brilliant, highly motivated teenage son. Yet she’s also a sexually frustrated housewife who yearns for more passion in her life (don’t we all). After a talk with her therapist, Kate decides to take a […]

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