Okay, I know. 1988's "Cheerleader Camp" is the predecessor of 2011's "Cheerleader Massacre 2" (click on this link to see that review Cheerleader ). After all, without the robotic creatures, "Cheerleader Camp" …
Yep....Gaylen Ross did make another good movie after starring in "Dawn of the Dead." 1982's "Madman" may be on a lower budget, a bit less ambitious, but still a memorable slasher film. Ms. Ross (aka Alexis Dubin) only appeare…
What's on your mind? Grocery shopping? Office politics? School? ....or perhaps a menacing parasite that causes homicidal behavior! In "On the Brain" (available on DVD on July 12th), it's the latter. In true icky fashion, the worm…
Rebecca Balding ("The Boogens") is that pretty coed, the perky Scotty. Peril? Oh yes. When this film came out, just after "Halloween" began the cavalcade of slasher films, both Siskel and Ebert were incensed at Scotty's plig…
We have all waited for so long for someone to create a film that blends the elements of "Women's Prison Massacre" and "Sharknado." Wait no more! 2015's "Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre" is here. Directe…
Today we largely view slasher films as harmless fun from our youth. At worst, enjoying them is a sign of our immaturity (...forgive us for not fawning over "The King's Speech"). However, back in the 1980s, critics put forth a harsher …
Before her iconic role in "Dynasty," Joan Collins graced a Bert I. Gordon epic, 1977's "Empire of the Ants." Horror film fans will be more impressed that Pamela Susan Shoop also graces this film. Ms. Shoop's death scene…
Picture this! Grouchy, wheelchair-ridden Mildred is celebrating a birthday. Her sultry nurse wheels her to the table, and Mildred nearly goes hysterical because the clown has yet to arrive. On cue, a 35 foot monster croc invades the festivity, vomi…
Lyn Thomas is not a household name, but during a short period over a half century ago she was a terrific B- movie actress. Never landing a role on any Hollywood blockbuster, Ms. Thomas would appear in TV classics such as Dragnet, Border Patrol, and…
In 1978 "Dawn of the Dead" was released in Italy as "Zombi." A year later, hoping to capitalize on the success of George Romero's film, the Lucio Fulci zombie movie was released in Rome as "Zombi 2." Quickly, this…
..okay, maybe not the common man. Our protagonist, a groundskeeper at a spooky old cemetery is hardly common. He is a loner. He is dying from a brain malady. He has memorized all the residents of his cemetery. No capes, no sleek costumes, no babe…
From Dracula to the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Universal Studios capitalized on monsters during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. As these classic creatures have been revived by Universal over the past few years, it is easy to forget that Universal did…
IMDB was not kind to 1986's "Nightmare Weekend." On that site, this film is described as "...a deadly turd of a film," and "....worthless pile of maggot ridden filth." Despite that harsh criticism, this is a much b…
1977's "Fraulein Devil" may be said to be a seedy remake of the great Burt Lancaster film, "The Train." After all, there is a train, there is French resistance seeking to blow it up, and a lot of German soldiers shooting mach…
Elite military tactical teams. Genius scientists working in super secret labs. Beautiful heroines in tight black leather body suits. Yep....we've all seen these well equipped peeps save the world from monsters and the un-dead. Appealing on fi…
With the European Union on the verge of collapse. both Russia and the U.S. have predicted World War 3. Excuse my yawn. What would a third world war look like? The answer is in today's film, 1977's "Damnation Alley." A post apoca…
Umberto Lenzi the Italian director that brought us "Cannibal Ferox" and "Eaten Alive!" also brought us a cutting edge (no pun here) murder mystery, "Knife of Ice" from 1972. The title is derived from an Edgar Allan Poe…
Most of you are not familiar with Lisa Dunsheath. After a stint on the soap opera "Santa Barbara," this lovely actress left acting, got married, and departed New Jersey for California. However, thanks to some Tom Savini magic, Ms. Dunshea…
Charles and Diana were not married when this film came out, but the British tabloids reported that their favorite date was when the two sneaked into the 1980 film "Terror Train." The love-birds laughed and laughed and fell in love (I made…
...actually, only about one hour into the future. What waits for us an hour from now? Some maniacal killer right out of "My Bloody Valentine." But wait....he's here.....now! An hour from now he will kill everyone....but that's a…
