As a quick refresher to readers here the Italian cannibal film cycle started as a response to the “Mondo” film trend in the mid-70’s by a pair of films, Man from Deep River by Umberto Lenzi, and Last Cannibal World by Ruggero Deodato. It would be these 2 directors, and 2 of their subsequent films…
Shadow of Death – Blu-ray Review (Mondo Macabro)
Denise (Teresa Gimpera) is in a bad marriage! Well, her boring husband Peter and/or John (Larry Ward) is actually very boring, but for real, she’s kind of a dickweed. She’s having an affair with Peter and/or John’s brother named Peter and/or John (Larry Ward’s twin brother Larry Ward). They have concocted a preposterous scheme to…
The Wrong Door Blu-Ray [Visual Vengeance]
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…