Sometimes, fathers and sons don’t get along. Alfred Orloff (Antonio Mayans) is trying to do what his father, Dr. Orloff (Howard Vernon) AKA Big Poppa, never could and that is to resurrect his comatose mother/lover named Melisa. Alfie employs his monstrous manservant Andros to help him snatch party girls and sex workers off the streets,…
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…
Villages of the Damned: Three Horrors from Spain – Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)
El bosque del lobo (1970) tells the tale of Benito the peddler (played by José Luis López Vázquez), an outwardly good-natured fellow who travels from village to village, selling his wares and acting as a guide to fellow travelers. What no one suspects is that Benito is a madman who, for reasons unknown even to…
The Witches Mountain – Blu-ray Review (Mondo Macabro)
A photographer named Mario (Cihangir Gaffari) goes on assignment to snap some sikk pics of a mountainous region of Spain known for its beauty. He takes along his very casual acquaintance, Delia (Patty Shepard), after creepily photographing her topless on the beach. Why she agrees to go with him is confusing to say the least….
Blu-ray Review – School of Death – Mondo Macabro
Besties, Leonore (Sandra Mozarowsky) and Sylvia (Victoria Vera), dream of getting out of their finishing school/orphanage someday. Their lives are pretty miserable thanks to the domineering headmistress, Miss Wilkins (Norma Kastel), who doles out cruel (and kinda kinky) punishments for the smallest infractions. Their best chance of happiness is becoming maids for rich people. What…
99.9 Frequency of Terror Blu-ray review
99.9 Frequency of Terror is the third film that was directed by Agusti Vallaronga, where he explores psychic horror! Lara (Maria Barronco, Tie Me Up! Tie me Down!) is the host of a radio call-in show that discusses psychic phenomena, discovers that her lover has been found dead in a small Spanish village. She learns…
Blu-ray Advance Review – Hunting Ground – Mondo Macabro
Up until last month’s Mondo Macabro Blu-ray release of Blood Ceremony (aka the Legend of Blood Castle), the only Jorge Grau film I had seen was his iconic zombie film “The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue” (aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie). This Month Mondo Macabro is back with another essential release further exposing the non-undead…