Ted Farrell’s night takes a turn for the worse when he peers into his rearview mirror and discovers the dead body of a girl he had met earlier. Ted’s love of mysteries and thrillers is palpable, particularly when he is immersed in his job of sound design on films. But getting pulled into his own…
Devil’s Partner / Creature from the Haunted Sea Blu-ray review
The Film Masters label continues the B-movie double-feature craze with a new Blu-ray release featuring another pair of obscure films in Devil’s Partner (the film title has no “the” next to Devil’s) and Creature from the Haunted Sea. Back in the day, Roger and Gene Corman’s company, Filmgroup, purchased Devil’s Partner be part of a…
Killer Condom – 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)
If you haven’t seen Killer Condom before, you should skip my paragraph of plot description because my enjoyment of the film was greatly increased by going in as cold and limp as possible. Detective Luigi Mackeroni (Udo Samel) is known for two things on the filthy and naughty streets of New York City: his big…
Evil Judgement – Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)
Waitress/dancer Janet (Pamela Collyer) is dating a world class cheesefart of a man named Dino (Jack Langedijk). One night, they get into an argument, and he throws her out of his apartment (before she has a chance to get dressed!), and she turns to her sex worker pal named April (Nanette Workman) for help. April…
The Terror / The Little Shop of Horrors (Film Masters) Blu-ray review
Film Masters has released another Roger Corman classic double-feature on Blu-ray! This time around it’s The Terror and The Little Shop of Horrors. Both films feature the iconic actor Jack Nicholson along with Corman regulars Dick Miller and Jonathan Haze. Taking place in 1906, The Terror has André Duvalier (Jack Nicholson, Batman, The Shining, Chinatown),…
Tombs of the Blind Dead – Blu-ray Review (Synapse Films)
As any historian will tell you, the Knights Templar were thirsty bros. They were into some decidedly not nice things like witchcraft (the bad kind), flaying people alive, and blood drinking. After they were convicted of these things and tied to stakes, some birds pecked out their damn eyes. Don’t judge! A bird is gonna…
Stella Maris (1918 film) Blu-ray review
VCI Entertainment has once again dug into the Mary Pickford vaults, releasing another great silent starring the legendary actress. Stella Maris is a 1918 classic silent drama where she plays two completely different characters, and both happen to fall in love with a married man! The film is based on William John Locke’s 1913 novel…
Horrors of the Black Museum Blu-ray review
Horrors of the Black Museum is a British horror film which stars legendary horror actor Michael Gough doing what he does best- playing a charming, yet sinister villain who is behind a series of murders which he then writes books about them! In this picture, Michael Gough (Horror of Dracula, Konga, Trog) is Edmund…
Ghost Nursing – Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)
Jackie (Shirley Yim) is a gambling addict who got herself into some serious trouble when her boyfriend’s jewel heist went awry. Now she’s on the run and heads to Thailand where her pal hooks her up with a job as a sex worker, which she is absolutely not into. When that too goes completely wrong,…
Dracula (The Dirty Old Man) – Blu-ray Review (AGFA/Vinegar Syndrome)
One night, Dracula wakes up thirsty for blood but also, he’s horny as hell. He hypnotizes Mike Waters, a newspaperman or lawyer or something (who looks vaguely like Wayne Newton), enslaves him, and then turns the guy into Irving Jackalman, a werewolf or werejackal. Dracula then commands Irving to bring him some lovely ladies so…