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- Created: 02 March 2017
- Published: 02 March 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
Released here in America as Strange Behavior, director Michael Laughlin (Two-Lane Blacktop) goes for the jugular in Dead Kids. The murderous results are indeed an Ozploitation classic that many have never seen before. The frightful flick is full of surprises for attentive viewers ...
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- Created: 02 March 2017
- Published: 02 March 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
Motorcycles and gas-gobbling b-grade movies go hand in hand. These are the high-octane flicks that cost little to make, yet remain unforgettable. Slap their images on the larger than life drive-in screen and walk away and producers can count their dollar bills all the way to ...
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- Created: 21 February 2017
- Published: 21 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
Released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1933, director Felix E. Feist’s Deluge, a super-soaker of a destruction film, was long thought lost due to neglect. It was almost as if the film never existed. For the longest time, it seemed that only a ragged Italian print remained of this special ...
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- Created: 20 February 2017
- Published: 20 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
The British go prehistoric with this wild adventure. One Million Years B.C. is a special effects bonanza with a variety of creatures created by the famed Ray Harryhausen himself. Of course, none of that matters in this film because all eyes are on the amazing special effects ...
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- Created: 17 February 2017
- Published: 17 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
A Cure for Wellness is not recommended to be a movie you just absentmindedly waltz in and watch. Its lens is far too encompassing for that. First we have the spa-based elements to deal with. Then there is the nod to the fabulous run of Hammer films that went ...
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- Created: 16 February 2017
- Published: 16 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
With stunning landscapes and a healthy dose of gore, Stake Land 2 stands tall right next to its heavily praised first outing. Not much has changed in the landscape, but the delivery is a bit more charged. In my review of the first film, I described the Stake Land atmosphere ...
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- Created: 15 February 2017
- Published: 15 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
Nipple inpalements, even in a movie, are just too painful to watch. Bloody Moon is probably director Jesús Franco’s most accessible movie. I’m not saying it is his best movie, mind you, but – considering the unique weirdness of his vast body of work – it is a relative straight shooter ...
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- Created: 12 February 2017
- Published: 12 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
“She’s not crazy, she’s being chased by a cheetah!” And in this way, Italian filmmaker Franco Prosperi brings animal attraction to a whole new level. Having broken free of the mondo documentaries he is partially responsible for, he went feral with his first horror film. Now ...
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- Created: 10 February 2017
- Published: 10 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
The Survivor has finally made its landing on blu-ray. Never heard of it, eh? Honestly, I’m not surprised as it is an interesting experiement in horror that doesn't always do what it needs to do in order to be successful. British author James Herbert’s novel might have been ...
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- Created: 09 February 2017
- Published: 09 February 2017
- Written by Loron Hays
Ah, the 1970s! There are few things more terrifying than cinematic vanity projects – especially when the results are far from fantastic. Vinegar Syndrome – now diving into Crown International’s backlog of obscure titles – presents two of actor Peter Carpenter’s more ...
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