Andrea Bianchi – Malabimba (1979)
Quote:This movie works for two reasons. The first is the director Andreas Bianchi who, though far less prolific, was a lot like Spanish auteur Jesus Franco in his ability to take irredeemably sleazy...
View ArticleAlfred Machin & Henry Wulschleger – Le manoir de la peur AKA The Manor House...
Quote: Since a mysterious stranger and his servant settled in a manor near a Provençal village, a wave of crimes has beenfall the country and spread terror among the inhabitants. Young Jean Lormeau,...
View ArticleDon Coscarelli – Phantasm (1979)
Quote:Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, is afraid to lose his brother. This fear causes him to follow his brother to a funeral, where Mike witnesses the Tall Man lift a coffin...
View ArticleDon Coscarelli – Phantasm II (1988)
Quote:The “Tall Man” and his strange little Killer Sphere return for a second round in this sequel to the 1979 cult favorite. Mike Pearson (James LeGros) is still plagued by memories of the Tall Man...
View ArticleDon Coscarelli – Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Quote:The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue...
View ArticleDon Coscarelli – Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Quote:Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy,...
View ArticleTracey Moffatt – Bedevil (1993)
BEDEVIL is the stunning debut feature from Tracey Moffatt (NIGHT CRIES, NICE COLORED GIRLS) and the first feature directed by an Australian Aboriginal woman. Inspired by ghost stories she heard as a...
View ArticleJoseph H. Lewis – The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
Synopsis:A mad scientist is forced to leave San Francisco when his experiments become known. He lands on a tropical island, takes control and terrorizes the local populace. The survivor of a shipwreck...
View ArticleDavid Hartman – Phantasm: Ravager (2016)
Quote:Small-town friends Reggie (Reggie Bannister), Mike (A. Michael Baldwin), and Jody (Bill Thornbury) continue in their quest to stop the evil, dimension-hopping schemes of The Tall Man (Angus...
View ArticleStanley Kubrick – The Shining [International Cut] (1980)
As some of you are aware, Stanley Kubrick personally re-edited The Shining after the initial US release, shortening it some 20 minutes. The original version, clocked at 144 min is only available in...
View ArticleKoreyoshi Kurahara – Kaitei kara kita onna AKA The Woman from the Sea (1959)
Quote:“A curious hybrid of taiyôzoku-eiga (“Sun Tribe”) and “girl-diver” genres, Koreyoshi Kurahara’s mermaid tale plays out like no other midnight movie in history – sinister, sensual and ethereal,...
View ArticleTakashi Miike – Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu aka Yakuza Horror Theater (2003)
Quote:One can certainly wonder why the prolific Takashi Miike is hooked on directing such nutty films. First, lactic effusion, a recurring theme in his cinema (Visitor Q), seems to obsess him, even...
View ArticleHans W. Geissendörfer – Jonathan (1970)
In a apocalyptic 19th century landscape where wealthy vampires have taken over the world, a group of humans prepare an uprising, and select an adventurous young man to track down the leader of the...
View ArticleGeorge Barry – Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)
At the edge of a grand estate, near a crumbling old mansion lies a strange stone building with just a single room. In the room there lies a bed. Born of demonic power, the bed seeks the flesh, blood...
View ArticleMartin Walz – Kondom des Grauens AKA Killer Condom (1996)
Quote:A witty and inventive gross-out comedy suggesting a synthesis of John Waters and Terry Gilliam, Martin Walz’s German film adapts Ralf Konig’s graphic comic about killer contraceptives unleashed...
View ArticleYôichi Takabayashi – Honjin satsujin jiken AKA Death at an Old Mansion (1976)
Quote:When a woman and her bridegroom are found dead in a double suicide the day after their wedding, it is up to the detective to figure out what could possibly have motivated them. Carefully and...
View ArticleNiklaus Schilling – Nachtschatten AKA Nightshade (1972)
This film was one of the few attempts of the “New German cinema” to produce something like a horror film. Not quite a successful attempt in my opinion since director Niklaus Schilling seems to be...
View ArticleStuart Gordon – From Beyond (1986)
A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately...
View ArticleCarl Boese & Paul Wegener – Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam AKA The Golem:...
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution. 2.19GB | 1h...
View ArticleAmando de Ossorio – La noche de las gaviotas aka Night of the Seagulls (1975)
The Knight Templars return in this fourth installment of the Blind Dead seris. On this outing, the Templars haunt a fishing village, where they rise seven nights every seven years to claim their...
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