This time, the movie poster definitely captures some of what happens, like vehicle explosions. For a mix of hixploitation and revenge cinema set in the woods, there are a surprising number of cars and trucks that get blown up. Yet there is only one rainstorm and no lightning, so I feel a little let down. […]
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Sorority Row (2009)
Sorority member, Megan, enlists the help of five of her sorority sisters to help her play a very mean spirited prank on her ex boyfriend by faking her death in front of him and making him think he’s the cause. Her sisters take her ex and her “body” to an abandoned well, with the intention […]
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Night Train Murders (1975)
Two teenage girls attending school in Germany are taking the train to Italy to spend Christmas with one of the girl’s parents. On the way there they encounter a pair of annoying thugs who grow more aggressive as the trip continues. When the train is forced to stop at a station, the girls take the opportunity to switch trains hoping that it’ll give them a quieter, more pleasant experience.
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And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
In 1975, young Catherine has just married Charles Fengriffen and moved into the young aristocrats’ stately manor. The two are clearly in love with each other and Catherine is thrilled to finally be by her husband’s side. But unfortunately for Catherine, Charles has been keeping a big, dark family secret from her about a curse placed on his bloodline thanks to the actions of his debaucherous grandfather, a curse that was immediately set into motion the moment Catherine stepped onto the premises.
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Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)
Popular African American singer Liz Wetherly (Leslie Uggams) has just finished a performance and has a full two weeks to get away from it all and relax before her next concert. Her goal is to get off the beaten path and find a nice, quiet place out in the middle of nowhere where she hopes no one will bother her. But she only gets half her wish when her car breaks down and she becomes stranded in a rural, remote southern town.
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Spider Baby (1967)
Before his death, the patriarch of the Merrye family left the care of his three children, Elizabeth, Virginia and Ralph, in the hands of the family’s ever faithful chauffeur, Bruno. Bruno does the best he can to raise the three children, but his task is made all the harder by a rare and unique familial […]
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Witchery (1988)
Off the coast of Massachusetts, there’s a small island containing an uninhabited mansion with a dubious past. The locals say it’s haunted, and there’s a rumor that it may have been used for burning witches in the distant past. Two groups of unrelated travelers, a woman and her boyfriend working on a book, and a family of prospective buyers, an architect and a real estate agent, all happen to find themselves on the deserted little island at the same time. When a horrible storm strands the mis-matched travelers on the island overnight, it slowly becomes apparent that the old home may not be as abandoned as everyone was initially led to believe.
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