The Dead Walk! A Short Guide to Zombie Movies
For a review of Romero’s Dawn of the Dead please click here! DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) George Romero’s concluding entry in his original Living Dead trilogy (1968-85) might lack the excitement of both Night and Dawn of the Dead,…
Empire of the Ants, Night of the Demon, Prison
Empire of the Ants – 1977, US 89m. Director: Bert I. Gordon. Mardi Gras Massacre – 1978, US, 95m. Director: Jack Weis. Night of the Demon – 1980, US, 96m. Director: James C. Wasson. Prison – 1987, US, 100m. Director:…
Cat O’Nine Tails, Revenge of the Dead, Spider Labyrinth
The Cat O’Nine Tails – 1971, Italy, 112m. Director: Dario Argento. Frankenstein ’80 – 1972, Italy, 85m. Director: Mario Mancini. Revenge of the Dead – 1983, Italy, 89m. Director: Pupi Avati. The Spider Labyrinth – 1988, Italy, 87m. Director: Gianfranco…
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…