Dec 31, 2017
Dec 30, 2017
Dec 28, 2017
Mausoleum (1983)
Playboy Bunny Bobbie Bresee is possessed by a demon. Satanic shenanigans ensue. Let's have a look...
The Sister of Ursula (1978)
Italian director Enzo Milioni takes a giallo and amps up the sex and violence to unprecedented levels. The sleaze is definitely strong with this one - but is it any good? Let's have a look...
Dec 27, 2017
Dec 26, 2017
Dec 25, 2017
Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Black Belly of the Tarantula (original title: La tarantola dal ventre nero) is a giallo which boasts three Bond girls: Claudine Auger (Thunderball -1965), Barbara Bach, (The Spy Who Loved Me -1977) and Barbara Bouchet (Casino Royale -1967). Often touted as the best giallo ever - let's see if it lives up to the hype...
Dec 11, 2017
Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
Jesús Franco does the Women in Prison genre - so, you know you're in for gobs of nudity and precious little plot. Let's press play...
Candy Stripe Nurses (1974)
From the man who brought us School Spirit, comes a pretty lightweight sexploitation flick from Roger Corman's New World Pictures. I'm sure it was fun at the drive-in in '74; let's see if it holds up...
Dec 6, 2017
Dec 4, 2017
Black Candles (1982)
Director José Ramón Larraz disowned this film after its release and the lead actress never worked again. When you see how dark and sleazy this film is, it's not exactly a surprise. The seventies were ablaze with satanic sleazefests - while this one seems a little late to the game, coming out in '83 - it definitely still has that seventies Euro satansploitation vibe in full effect. So, let's have a look at what Larraz disowned, shall we?
Dec 3, 2017
The Nude Vampire (1970)
Jean Rollin, a French director known for stylish and erotic horror flicks, delivers a dreamlike vampire tale. Let's have a look...
Dec 1, 2017
Nov 28, 2017
Nov 27, 2017
Norma (1970)
From the golden days of drive-in sleaze and adult movie houses, comes this forgotten flick featuring all the "taboos": lesbianism, sadomasochism, nymphomania, cross dressing, orgies... yet, somehow manages to ineptly stay safe and boring enough to be considered tame by today's standards. Let's press play...
Legacy of Satan (1974)
The director of Deep Throat, Gerard Damiano, tries his hand at the satansploitation genre. Let's see how it goes...
Nov 26, 2017
The Body Beneath (1970)
Director Andy Milligan (The Ghastly Ones, Guru the Mad Monk, The Naked Witch) delivers a tale about a vampire family. Let's have a look...
With These Hands... (1972)
This British sexed up soap opera is actually directed by Don Chaffey, the man behind Jason and the Argonauts. While no stop-motion monster battles are to be found here, I'm still interested to see what Chaffey does with material that couldn't be more different.
The script is via Hazel Adair, best known as co-creator of the soaps Compact and the long-running Crossroads, tries her hand at a film noir/soap opera which deals with the taboo topic of homosexuality, still illegal in UK cinema.
Nov 24, 2017
Calendar Girls (1971)
Let's take a look at each seducer's story... and by "story" I mean weak premise to show nudity. Enjoy.
Magdalena, Possessed by the Devil (1974)
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Nov 23, 2017
Nov 21, 2017
Escape from Brothel (1992)
One of the best surprises I've had in a long time. I was looking for a martial arts flick and more-or-less randomly landed on this wonderfully odd, over-the-time, and genuinely absorbing Hong Kong action movie. Brimming with violence, nudity, and bad taste, the film also includes a touching romantic story and numerous comedic moments. A welcome breath of fresh air that I was not expecting. Let's dive in...
Nov 13, 2017
The Perverse Countess (1974)
In the French film, La comtesse perverse, Jesús Franco tries his hand at The Most Dangerous Game trope. Let's press play and see how he does...
Nov 10, 2017
Dracula: The Dirty Old Man (1969)
When an already terrible movie has to redub the entire film from scratch (because the original sound was so poor and didn't line up), it starts to transcend the "terrible" and enter into the murky waters of "train wreck". Add the fact that the film is beyond tasteless, mean spirited, and tacky to the fullest extent of the word, and you now have left the realm of "train wreck" and entered the realm of "dumpster fire".
So, if you're in the mood for something akin to burning garbage, then this may be for you. It's inept, poorly executed, and without any redeeming quality... other than its shameless bad taste which it revels in. When I saw it for the first time, I was slack jawed amazed..... when I saw it the fifth time, I realized that I obviously have very bad taste in films, because here I go again.
But, hey - tasteless incompetence can be fun when it's done wrong.... horribly, horribly wrong. And I love every minute of it. This is a 45+ year old dumpster fire that still smells like shit. Take a whiff and see for yourself, if you dare.
Nov 8, 2017
Nov 7, 2017
Frankenstein General Hospital (1988)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) has long been among my favorite horror comedies, so I just had to check out Mark Blankfield's sequel of sorts.
The Playgirls and the Vampire (1960)/ The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960)
These two Italian B&W vampire movies couldn't be more alike. Both involve a troupe of lovely showgirls stranded in a castle with a mysterious vampire lurking about.
I'd love to know the backstory to these two films, as to how such carbon copies came to exist. The actors, the directors, the writers, and the production companies are all different; yet, somehow, two identical films came to be in 1960. Enjoy.
The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
The Pit and the Pendulum is loosely based on Poe's story, with a few of his other works blended in. It's directed by Stuart Gordon, the guy behind such classics as Castle Freak (1995), Robot Jox (1989), From Beyond (1986) and Re-Animator (1985) - so, you know you're not in for a faithful Merchant-Ivory adaptation. Let's press play...
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