Classic ’80s: Poltergeist I-III
POLTERGEIST (1982) The Freeling family are living a blissful existence until their California tract home is invaded by malevolent spirits, turning their American dream into a nightmare. In a clever twist, the ghosts use the family’s television sets to enter…
Cat People, Nightmare, and Tales from the Quadead Zone
Cat People – 1982, US, 118m. Director: Paul Schrader. Nightmare – 1981, Italy/US, 98m. Director: Romano Scavolini. Tales from the Quadead Zone – 1987, US, 62m. Director: Chester N. Turner. CAT PEOPLE (1982) Virginal Irena, orphaned as a child, travels…
Contamination, Death Ship, and Fatal Games
Contamination – 1980, Germany/Italy, 95m. Director: Luigi Cozzi. Death Ship – 1980, Canada/UK, 93m. Director: Alvin Rakoff. Fatal Games – 1984, US, 88m. Director: Michael Elliot. CONTAMINATION (1980) (AKA: Alien Contamination) A cargo ship filled with egg-like spores drifts into…
Beast of the Yellow Night, Demon of Paradise, and The Thirsty Dead
The Beast of the Yellow Night – 1971, Philippines/US, 87m. Director: Eddie Romero. Demon of Paradise – 1987, Philippines, 87m. Director: Cirio H. Santiago. The Thirsty Dead – 1974, Philippines/US, 88m. Director: Terry Becker. THE BEAST OF THE YELLOW NIGHT…
Curse of the Crimson Altar, I Dismember Mama, and Zombie Holocaust
Curse of the Crimson Altar – 1968, UK, 85m. Director: Vernon Sewell. I Dismember Mama – 1972, US, 82m. Director: Paul Leder. Zombie Holocaust – 1980, Italy, 84m. Director: Frank Martin (Marino Girolami). CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR (1968) (AKA:…
Blood Feast 2, City of Blood, and Spontaneous Combustion
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat – 2002, US, 92m. Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis. City of Blood – 1987, South Africa, 93m. Director: Darrell Roodt. Spontaneous Combustion – 1990, US, 97m, 127m (rough cut). Director: Tobe Hooper. BLOOD FEAST…
Confessions of a Serial Killer, Dawn of the Dead, and Late Night with the Devil
Confessions of a Serial Killer – 1985, US, 89m. Director: Mark Blair. Dawn of the Dead – 1978, Italy/US, 127m, 156m (extended cut). Director: George A. Romero. Late Night with the Devil – 2024, US, 93m. Director: Cameron Cairnes, Colin…
Bug, Popcorn, and Zombie Island Massacre
Bug – 2006, Germany/US, 102m. Director: William Friedkin. Popcorn – 1991, Canada/US, 91m. Director: Mark Herrier. Zombie Island Massacre – 1984, US, 88m. Director: John Carter. BUG (2006) Damaged waitress Agnes (Ashley Judd), haunted by the disappearance of her child…
Leaving D.C., Plus an Interview with Director Joshua Criss
LEAVING D.C. (2012) Desperate to leave city life behind him, Mark Klein (writer/director Josh Criss) takes the plunge and moves from hectic Washington D.C. to serene Anole, West Virginia. Isolated country life agrees with Mark as he shares a semi-daily…