20s, Demons, Horror?, Silent

Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)

Ah, yes, a silent horror movie that has nothing to do with Dracula. All you silent movie haters may now flee or stay and be educated. Haxan examines the nature of witchcraft, witches, and those who sought to destroy both. It’s a bit odd as it’s part documentary, part dramatization. The first is done through […]

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70's, 80s, Horror?, Monsters, Mutants

Screamers (1981)

AKA The Island of Fishmen (1979) AKA Fish Men AKA Something Waits in the Dark AKA Island of Mutations WTF? Who are you? You weren’t in my movie. Also, your disclaimer is s*&# In 1891, the survivors of a sunken prison ship find themselves marooned on an uncharted, volcanic island somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. […]

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70's, Comedy, Dead Things, Ghosts, Horror, Horror?

Hausu (1977)

AKA: House This is yet another gem that I discovered thanks to late-night viewings of TCM. I sat down for something they classified as horror, and instead I was treated to something that was a bizarre mix of horror, comedy, and action all mixed together to form some psychedelic, epileptic-inducing explosion of Japanese cinema. And, […]

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60s, Games, Horror?, Uncategorized

She Freak (1967)

TCM showed She Freak some time ago. I watched it then, but admittedly, my attention really wasn’t on it. I don’t remember what it was I was doing, but whatever it was it was more important than the movie. Anyway, when it showed back up in the schedule I was happy to sit down and give […]

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80s, Child Killers, Demons, Horror, Horror?, Supernatural

Dolly Dearest (1991)

Dolly Dearest is the story about a toy maker who uproots his family and moves to Mexico after he purchases an old derelict doll factory with the intention of mass-producing the hottest doll craze in recent memory (So, Cabbage Patch Kids?): Dolly Dearest. Unfortunately, he buys this amazing factory sight-unseen (the dumbass)… Look, ma! Actual […]

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80s, Comedy, Dead Things, Demons, Ghosts, Horror, Horror?, Monsters

House (1986)

Roger Cobb is a famous horror novelist who just moved into the house of his recently deceased aunt. Roger has a bit of a mixed history with this particular dwelling. It’s filled with fond memories, being the home his aunt raised him in after his parents died. But it’s also the home where his son […]

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80s, Bugs, Horror?, Monsters

Breeders (1986)

A NYC detective and a doctor get caught up in a surprise alien invasion after investigating a series of bizarre and violent rapes. There are some movies that are so bad they’re good. There are some movies that are so cheesy they end up being fun. But then there are some movies that are so […]

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80s, Comedy, Horror?, Slasher

Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)

Once again Angela, The Angel of Death, Baker has returned to reap vengeance upon yet another group of unsuspecting campers. This time she’s masquerading as a camper and the would-be victims are a group of upper class snobs and underprivileged hooligans who have been thrust together in an odd social experiment meant to bridge the […]

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