Angst, Forbidden World, It’s Alive III
ANGST (1983) A mentally deranged man (Irwin Leder) is released from prison ten years after committing cold-blooded murder and immediately sets up shop at an isolated house where he indulges in terrorizing its inhabitants. Since the film is narrated by…
The Black Cat, Equinox, The Ripper
THE BLACK CAT (1989) (AKA: Demons 6: De Profundis) While filming a trashy adaptation of Poe’s The Black Cat, actress Anna (Florence Guérin) is cast by her director husband (Urbano Barberini) to play the witch in an upcoming remake of…
Cataclysm, House of Whipcord, Zoltan
Cataclysm – 1980, US, 94m. House of Whipcord – 1974, UK, 102m. Zoltan, Hound of Dracula – 1977, US, 87m. CATACLYSM (1980) (AKA: The Nightmare Never Ends) A Holocaust survivor (Marc Lawrence) is convinced one of his Nazi tormentors (Robert…
After Midnight, Deadly Friend, Slumber Party Massacre
After Midnight – 1989, US, 93m. Director: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat. Deadly Friend – 1986, US, 90m. Director: Wes Craven. The Slumber Party Massacre – 1982, US, 77m. Director: Amy Holden Jones. AFTER MIDNIGHT (1989) Three campfire stories told by…
Alone in the Dark, Death Spa, The Meateater
Alone in the Dark – 1982, US, 92m. Director: Jack Sholder. Death Spa – 1988, US, 88m. Director: Michael Fischa. The Meateater – 1979, US, 84m. Director: David Burton Morris. ALONE IN THE DARK (1982) A quartet of violent patients…
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…
Hack-o-Lantern, Trick or Treat, Trick or Treats
Hack-o-Lantern – 1988, US, 87m. Director: Jag Mundhra. Trick or Treat – 1986, US, 98m. Director: Charles Martin Smith. Trick or Treats – 1982, US, 90m. Director: Gary Graver. HACK-O-LANTERN (1988) Satanist and part-time pumpkin farmer, Hy Pyke, initiates his…