When thinking of trashy films, it is hard not to think about Point of Terror released in 1971. For the most part, it could be called awful, but it is so hilariously […]
Singing, Seduction and Murder – Point of Terror (1971)
A Final Haunting – House IV: The Repossession (1992)
With the third and final outing in the House series, or the fourth if one were to count The Horror Show, it was an attempt to capture the magic of the first […]
Within the House… – The Horror Show (1989)
While The Horror Show is not exactly a sequel to House or House II: The Second Story, it was marketed internationally outside the United States as House III: The Horror Show. Sequel […]
A New House, A New Evil – House 2: The Second Story (1987)
Where the 1986 horror film House went for a more serious tone, the first sequel, subtitled The Second Story, to be released the very next year went straight for the absurd. While […]
Fear Made Real – House (1986)
Roger is a man haunted by his past, the death of his aunt and by the strange disappearance of his son. His wife has left him and instead of writing a new […]
Stranded on the… – Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Planet of the Vampires is Mario Bava’s science-fiction extravaganza, a film pulled from the printed page and given life on the big screen, on par with any spectacle of the day. While […]
An Unusual Love – The Whip and the Body (1963)
When Christopher Lee cites The Whip and the Body as one of his favourite performances, it is easy to see why. Mario Bava’s production gave the man the chance to do something […]
The Past Comes Alive – Horror Castle (1963)
Antonio Margheriti’s The Virgin of Nuremberg which was retitled Horror Castle for American audiences, is one of his first films and also one of his best. The movie features a hooded killer, […]
Sustaining Grief – The Ghoul (1975)
Though The Ghoul may never have received the same amount of acclaim that his Hammer films did, Peter Cushing’s performance in the movie was masterful to say the least and while it […]
A Curse Indeed! – Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)
Curse of the Swamp Creature, released in 1966, is a tedious piece of hocum that wears on one’s patience and not in a good way. While the direction is not all that […]
The Telltale Mind 