70's, Horror, Killer Children, Thriller

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

Mrs. Rosie Forrest is a wealthy, but very lonely woman. Her husband has died, and her daughter, Catherine, disappeared mysteriously some time ago. The only real joy she seems to have anymore is hosting an annual Christmas party at her mansion each year for several children at a nearby orphanage. Things change one year when […]

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80s, Horror, Slasher

The Mutilator (1984)

AKA Fall Break Poor Ed Jr. has a troubling past. When he was but a wee lad, a gun-cleaning mishap with his father’s rifle resulted in him accidentally shooting his mother in the back. After that his father, Big Ed, was never the same. Fast forward a few years and Ed Jr. is now in […]

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70's, Comedy, Horror, Horror?, Slasher

Theatre of Blood (1973)

Edward Lionheart, a classically trained actor, takes sinister revenge on the guild of critics whose reviews savaged him, causing him to loose the Best Actor of the Year award to a young upstart. He’s going to make them pay, damn it. And he’s going to do it via the most relevant and horrible theatrical device […]

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Horror, Modern, Slasher, Thriller

I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

I Know Who Killed Me is about a young student named Aubrey Fleming. She’s a small town girl living a peaceful little life until the day she gets abducted by a creepy killer who likes to wear blue. Miraculously, unlike the unfortunate previous victim, Aubrey turns up alive and well, minus a couple of appendages. […]

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80s, Horror, Monsters

DeepStar Six (1989)

A small group of US civilians and Naval engineers are hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, stationed in a makeshift base on the seafloor. They’ve spent the last six months down there pulling double duty, trying to a) prove that a colony of people can live underwater for a prolonged amount of time and […]

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70's, Aliens, Dead Things, Horror, Horror?, Monsters, Sci-Fi

Horror Express (1973)

AKA Pánico en el TransiberianoAKA Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express Ah ha! Now we’re talking, TCM! After the dud that was She Freak this was a breath of fresh air. Don’t show me bland grindhouse remakes. Show me campy and fun horror and science fiction hybrids instead. I like those. It’s 1906 on some god-forsaken mountaintop […]

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80s, Horror, Thriller

The Vanishing (1988)

AKA Spoorloos AKA L’homme qui voulait savoir AKA The movie whose title they seemed to change for every country it showed in Yes. Another movie brought to you by TCM. You all should really be watching more of this channel. They’ve really got some good stuff on. Anyway, The Vanishing is yet another Critierion release […]

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70's, Dead Things, Horror

The Iron Rose (1973)

AKA La rose de fer Okay, this is sort of funny. So I’m watching this on TCM. It’s about 10 minutes in and the two main characters are on their first date and biking around town (and I am incredibly bored. More-so because it’s late and I didn’t know I’d be watching subtitles, but I […]

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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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