Combat Shock, Scared to Death, Vamp
Combat Shock – 1984, US, 91m. Director: Buddy Giovinazzo. Scared to Death – 1980, US, 95m. Director: William Malone. Vamp – 1986, US, 92m. Director: Richard Wenk. COMBAT SHOCK (1984) There have been many films dealing with the repercussions the…
The Demon, Flavia the Heretic, Link
The Demon – 1981, South Africa, 92m. Director: Percival Rubens Flavia, the Heretic – 1974, France/Italy, 94m. Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi Link – 1986, UK, 103m. Director: Richard Franklin THE DEMON (1981) A silly South African maniac-on-the-loose Halloween clone in which…
Cameron’s Closet, Night of the Zombies, Stagefright
Cameron’s Closet – 1989, UK/US, 88m. Director: Armand Mastroianni Night of the Zombies – 1981, US, 86m. Director: Joel M. Reed Stagefright – 1987, Italy, 90m. Director: Michael Soavi CAMERON’S CLOSET (1989) Young Cameron (Scott Curtis) accidentally summons a demon…
Bloodrage, Open House, Prime Evil
Bloodrage – 1980, US, 78m. Director: Joseph Zito. Open House – 1987, US, 95m. Director: Jag Mundhra. Prime Evil – 1988, US, 87m. Director: Roberta Findlay. BLOODRAGE (1980) (AKA: Never Pick Up a Stranger) A high-strung loser (Ian Scott) discovers…
Prom Night and Sequels
PROM NIGHT (1980) A group of snotty seniors at prestigious Hamilton High are being targeted by a balaclava-wearing madman, the victims all having a secret connection to the accidental death of a childhood friend. The main suspect is an escaped murderer…
The Alien Factor, Ghostkeeper, Swingers Massacre
The Alien Factor – 1978, US, 80m. Director: Don Dohler. Ghostkeeper – 1981, Canada, 89m. DirectorL: Jim Makichuk. Swingers Massacre – 1974, US, 100m. Director: Ronald Victor Garcia. THE ALIEN FACTOR (1978) Inhabitants of a small town are stalked and…
The Beast Within, Graduation Day, TerrorVision
The Beast Within – 1982, US, 98m. Director: Philippe Mora. Graduation Day – 1981, US, 95m. Director: Herb Freed. TerrorVision – 1986, Italy/US, 85m. Director: Ted Nicolaou. THE BEAST WITHIN (1982) The rape of a woman by some kind of…
Alien 2, Faceless, New Year’s Evil
Alien 2: On Earth – 1980, Italy, 91m. Director: Ciro Ippolito. Faceless – 1988, France, 97m. Director: Jess Franco. New Year’s Evil – 1980, US, 85m. Director: Emmett Alston. ALIEN 2: ON EARTH (1980) (AKA: Alien Terror) An excruciatingly bad…
Frankenstein Unbound, Lady in White, Nightbeast
Frankenstein Unbound – 1990, Italy/US, 85m. Director: Roger Corman. Lady in White – 1988, US, 113m. Director: Frank LaLoggia. Nightbeast – 1982, US, 81m. Director: Don Dohler. FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (1990) A ridiculous interpretation of the Mary Shelley novel (based on…