Blind Date, Blood Harvest, Grim Prairie Tales
BLIND DATE (1984) An American nomad (Joseph Bottoms) working in Greece goes inexplicably blind after spying on his ex-girlfriend—how’s that for a metaphor!—which subsequently grants him the ability to “see” murders committed by a serial killer through an experimental computer…
Deadly Blessing, Embrace of the Vampire, The Kindred
DEADLY BLESSING (1981) Wes Craven’s theatrical follow-up toThe Hills Have Eyes plays like an Amish version of The Omen. Battlestar Galactica‘s Maren Jensen is a widow who believes the religious farming community that neighbors her property is responsible for the…
Enter the Devil, Ganja & Hess, The Thrill Killers
ENTER THE DEVIL (1974) (AKA: The Eerie Midnight Horror Show) An art student (Stella Carnacina) is gradually terrorized/possessed by Satan (Ivan Rassimov). After the sexually repressed Carnacina purchases a life-size sculpture of Jesus on the cross (actually, the Devil in…
Carnosaur, Monkey Shines, Windows
CARNOSAUR (1993) Reptilian creatures resembling dinosaurs hatch from genetically manipulated chicken eggs and terrorize a dust bowl town that neighbors the evil genetics laboratory responsible for creating the chicken monsters. The creatures waste no time in munching on human flesh,…
Blood Mania, Devil’s Nightmare, Sweet House of Horrors
BLOOD MANIA (1970) Tight sweater-donning Vicky (Maria de Aragon) is a nympho—a female character trait frequently found in low-budget horror movies of the time period—who’s plotting the murder of her ailing father so she can inherit daddy’s fortune. After attending…
Cellar Dweller, Island of the Fishmen, Mutant
CELLAR DWELLER (1987) Using a Satanic text for inspiration, comic book artist Colin Childress (Jeffrey Combs) accidentally conjures his creation (an eight-foot tall demonic creature) into the real world and the two go up in flames. Years later, Childress’s house…
Breeders, Necropolis, The Stepford Children
BREEDERS (1986) Virginal women in New York City are being maimed and raped by an E.T. that resembles a housefly. When the alien gets the urge to mate, it takes over the body of human man only to messily break…
Daughters of Satan, Madness, Psycho III
DAUGHTERS OF SATAN (1972) Art dealer Tom Selleck becomes obsessed with a 17th century painting that features a witch who Iooks exactly like his wife (Barra Grant). Subsequent strange incidents propel him to investigate the painting’s provenance, leading him to…
Attack of the Swamp Creatures, Murder Weapon, The Video Dead
Attack of the Swamp Creatures – 1971, US, 100m. Director: Don Barton, Arnold Stevens Murder Weapon – 1989, US, 81m. Director: David DeCoteau The Video Dead – 1987, US, 90m. Director: Robert Scott ATTACK OF THE SWAMP CREATURES (1971) A…