Severin has unleashed another box set of tasty Spanish gothic morsels to devour! How does each film stack up though? Let’s dig in to find out! In Necrophagous, Michael Sherrington has been away on business but returns to his ancestral home to discover that his wife died during childbirth and his child was stillborn. While…
Cathy’s Curse [Severin] 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
Poor George… After his mom leaves his dad, she takes him with her and leaves his dad and little sister behind, and he later finds out that his dad and sister were killed in a terrible car accident. We then flash forward about 30 years. George is now married to a mentally unwell woman and…
LOLA [Severin Films] Blu-ray Review
Thomasina (“Thom”) and Martha (“Mars”) are orphaned sisters living in a remote house in the English countryside in 1941. Thom has invented a revolutionary invention nicknamed “Lola” which is able to receive video and audio transmissions from the future. At first, they just use it to listen to rock and roll innovations in the years…
Hot Spur [Severin Films] Blu-ray Review
We open with a group of bored, horny cowboys getting drunk in a bar and then raping a woman while her younger brother Carlo, who works on the same ranch that the cowboys do, watches helplessly. It’s later revealed in flashback that this isn’t even the first time that Carlo has witnessed his sister being…
Bloodmoon (Severin) Blu-ray Review
This late period Ozsploitation slasher arrives on blu-ray courtesy of Severin in a spiffy new edition. The all-girls school Saint Elizabeth’s has a history of hooking up with both locals and horny, young gents from the nearby all-boys Winchester School. Amidst a rivalry between the Winchester boys and the local guys, students from both schools…
Blu-ray Review – Dracula – Prisoner of Frankenstein (Severin)
My name is Scott MacDonald, and I am a Jess Franco-phile. I have more films in my collection by Franco than any other director, granted most directors do not have 207 films plus alternate versions to their name, and thus it is easier to have a lot of Jess Franco films than say Stanley Kubrick…
UHD Review – Burial Ground – Nights of Terror (Severin Films)
It could be argued that Burial Ground – Nights of Terror is the greatest film of all time.I am willing to make that argument.Also, the following review refers to Severin’s prior 2016 restoration (which was already excellent). Skip to the bottom for 4K notes. Screw your Avatars, The Blu-ray format was made for Burial Ground,…
Cushing Curiosities – Blu-ray Boxset Review (Severin Films)
Peter Cushing is not my dad. Please stop asking. I know that he and I have the same bone structure and body type AND level of success/talent, but I checked the DNA and it just ain’t matchin’. Despite not being my father, Peter Cushing was just great. I know you already know it, so let’s…
UHD Review – Zombie Holocaust (Dr. Butcher MD) – Severin Films
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…
Danza Macabra Vol. One: The Italian Gothic Collection – Blu-ray Review (Severin Films)
If you’re anything like me -and for your sake, I hope you’re not- then you’re a fan of Italian gothic horror, a devotee of the candelabra, a Babs Steele stan, a see-through gown in a moonlit graveyard enthusiast, etc. The Italian gothics can be enjoyed on a dark and stormy night or a lazy Sunday…