Cenobites are people, too… I hate that I’ve started to need more out of my horror film viewing experience. I used to be fine with a movie only having gratuitous violence and nothing else. Recently, I’ve been needing a little more substance. I think it’s because of the slow burn / less violent / well-written …
Hellbound: Hellraiser II – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 11 Read More »
“So, Bughuul travels through art?” “It’s the aesthetic appreciation of violence that summons him.”
A master illusionist performs to a crowds of two dozen people, at most. His act first off with generic parlour tricks and ends with is performing an act of torture on a female volunteer from the audience. This is not good movie. I wanted to like it because I am a fan of Herschell Gordon …
The Wizard Of Gore (1970) – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 10 Read More »
“Life is a game. So fight for survival and see if you’re worth it.”
I am a big Larry Cohen fan so there is always a little bias and I’ll except things easier in his films than others. If you’re not a fan of Cohen, get out! Or maybe you just don’t realize you’re fan because you unfamiliar with his cult-laden filmography (The It’s Alive trilogy, The Stuff, Maniac …
God Told Me To – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 9 Read More »
“Shit, I’ve left Gordon’s foot on the coach… sorry mate.”
The last night of a drive-in theatre is the setting and the wraparound story for this horror/comedy anthology. This film starts with a man getting his wang bitten off by the corpse of his ex-wife, and then we’re off… I’m a big fan of horror inspired anthologies such as Creepshow, Trick ‘r Treat and Body …
Chillerama – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 8 Read More »
“Leather, it doesn’t breathe, you know? Fucking rashes are fucking killing me!”
From the future director of Dirty Harry comes the original “body snatcher” movie. You know the story. You’ve seen this or one of its three remakes. I’ve now seen all of them. I saw them in the following order: 3, 4, 2, 1. Since I grew-up on sci-fi and horror films from the 80s, I …
“Let me ask you something? If someone is killed with a Smith & Wesson revolver… Do you go and interview the president of Smith & Wesson?”
