JENNIFER'S BODY (2009) In this comedy/horror Megan Fox stars as the title character Jennifer , a high school hotty who is kidnapped and sacrificed to Satan by an aspiring indy rock band in exchange for fame, but because shes not a virgin she comes back to life as some sort of demon who must feed on humans to stay alive. This is kind of a hard one to peg, as a horror film its almost a complete failure , not one remotely scary scene , minimal blood and with this kind of story there was potential for tons of gore . As a teen comedy its only fair , it had a few jokes that i laughed at but much like Quentin Tarantino's movies they get too caught up in trying to be witty and clever it comes off as pretentious. Now with all that being said I still cant say that I didn't like this movie , much like the movie HEATHERS it has a dumb , bitchy teenage charm , I fully understand how this could appeal to the MTV generation . The story is written by Diablo Cody , screenwriter of JUNO , if you enjoyed the humor in that you will probably get a tickle here, but as i said before there are not many scares so horror freaks use caution.


DOG SOLDIERS(2002) This mixture of the horror and action genres was given incredibly favorable reviews upon its release and while this British made film is pretty good I'm not quite sure it deserves all the accolades. As an action film its pretty damn good but as a horror film its a tad predictable and not the least bit scary. Don't get me wrong i enjoyed it but with all of the great press it received I was expecting the second coming of THE HOWLING or AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. A company of British soldiers on what is supposed to be a routine training mission in the remote forests of Scotland find out that their mission is not so routine when they come under attack by a pack of werewolves. The carnage begins , and after the first attack the remaining soldiers are rescued by a local girl and take refuge in a farmhouse where the attacks continue through the night and they fight for their lives and try to survive until dawn. The first half is fast paced and really good but once they get into the farmhouse it gets a tad dull , they try to hint at a government conspiracy but never flesh it out. Take ALIEN , NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and RAMBO mix'em up in a bowl bake for 90 min. and out comes DOG SOLDIERS , entertaining but a tad bit overrated.


DEATH WARMED UP(1984) This New Zealand produced film is a real stinker , so much so I thought my DVD player farted when I put this in. This is a disjointed mish mash of the horror , action and mad scientist genres that makes little sense . A prize winning doctor is hell bent on creating a race of mindless mutated killing machines with the use of experimental drugs he has developed , the reason why he wants to do this is never fully explained in the movie either , just a bunch of gore and chase scenes strung together without any semblance of storyline at all. Pretty worthless stuff here folks , I advise you to avoid this cinematic flatulence.

COUNT YORGA ,VAMPIRE(1970) Robert Quarry stars as the title blood sucker in this effective, somewhat underrated cult classic . Under the guise of a psychic medium Count Yorga conducts a seance with 2 young couples in attempt to contact the spirit of one of the ladies deceased mother , who we learn was a past girlfriend of the Count . He ends up falling for one of the young ladies and wishes to make her his vampire bride and proceeds to eliminate anyone who stands in his way. This is American International Pictures attempt at making a Hammer style vampire flick and for the most part they are successful. Quarry is perfect as the Yorga character and like most Hammer films its very stylish and atmospheric, it may seem a little talky and slow to some younger crowds but if your into the 60/70's drive in thing you should enjoy this.

THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA(1971) Robert Quarry is back as Yorga in this sequel to the 1970 film. The Count moves into a mansion that is near an isolated orphanage and brings along his harem of female vampires and his deformed assistant . While attending a party at the orphanage Yorga finds a beauty he falls for and intends to make her his new bride. Even though the story is basically a retread of the first film and they never explain how Count Yorga returns after his demise in the earlier flick , this is actually a litter faster paced and in my opinion a better movie than the 1st. Even with that being the case it didn't have as big a box office as COUNT YORGA , VAMPIRE and didn't garner enough interest for a 3rd in the series. If you enjoyed the original you'll like this one , they are both available on a double bill DVD from MGM that goes for a very reasonable price , I only paid $7.50 for my copy , at that price you cant go wrong.



NURSE SHERRI (1978) While attempting to raise the body of a dead disciple, a cult leader suffers a heart attack. He's taken to a hospital and dies during surgery. His spirit possesses a nurse at the hospital , Sherri and he uses her to exact revenge against the surgical team that operated on him. This is an Al Adamson INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL release and if your familiar with his films you know that your in for, some great drive in cheese . Its a hybrid of the newly developing slasher films of the day and the glut of possession/satanic films that were all the rage in the wake of THE EXORCIST. While no masterpiece this is fun and worth a look if your a b movie fanatic.


HORROR HIGH(1974) Poor Vernon Pots is a nerdy student who is picked on by just about everyone in his high school , the meathead jocks, teachers , even the janitor wont cut Vern any slack. He develops a Jekyll/Hyde formula in chemistry class he intends on using on animals in some experiments ,the Janitor forces Vernon to drink it himself and he transforms into a beast who is out to get revenge on all his tormentors. I have fond memories of watching this on late night TV some time in the late 70's early 80's under the name TWISTED BRAIN . I really liked it then and i still like it now, yes its cheap, cheezy the acting is not all that good and the make up /gore scenes are all filmed with bad lighting so its just dark enough to hide all there imperfections , in other words everything a good drive in movie should be!! I practically grew up going to the drive in just about every weekend (thanks mom) and watching lots of late night horror programs so i really enjoy this type of stuff so i recommend it.

NIGHTMARE aka NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN , BLOOD SPLASH (1981) In this Italian bloodbath a murderous schizophrenic has nightmares about the murder of his parents (a murder he committed) . He is given an experimental drug and declared cured , he is then released from the mental hospital , but of course he is not cured and before long he is back to his murderous ways littering the east coast with bodies while stalking a mother and her three kids on a road trip from New York to Florida. This gory slasher directed by Romano Scavolini , claims that make up master Tom Savini handled the special effects on the film , but Savini disputes this and states that he worked only as a consultant to the fx supervisor . Either way the effects are good 'n gory , the style and atmosphere of the movie is reminiscent of "Maniac" and "Pieces". A little slow in some spots but i feel its a must see for gore hounds.



DEATH DREAM aka DEAD OF NIGHT (1974) A family receives a letter from the department of defense telling them that thier son Andy has been killed in Vietnam , the distraught mother cries and pleads with God to not let it be true and suddenly one night her prayers are answered when Andy shows up at the front door. But soon it seems that Somethings not right with Andy , apparently he is suffering from post war depression, he doesn't sleep or eat or communicate with his family and becomes extremely irrational and violent. We soon realize that Andy is one of the undead , some sort of zombie even though he is never really called that in the film. It makes a great statement about what returning soldiers must face when trying to leed normal lives after suffering the horrors of war . This truly frightening movie is a variation of W.W Jacobs 1902 short story "THE MONKEYS PAW" , Its directed by the late great Bob Clark( BLACK CHRISTMAS , PORKYS , A CHRISTMAS STORY) and is notable as the first film that fx genius Tom Savini worked on. Recommended .


PROM NIGHT (1980) Jamie Lee Curtis' second foray into the slasher genre in no where near the film her first was (Halloween) but it is still a fun entertaining horror movie. A group of friends are responsible for the death of a playmate while playing a hide and seek type game called the killers are coming. They all make a pact to keep the truth about her death a secret , the deception is made that much easier when a known pedophile is found in the area and is convicted for her death . Six years later on the week of their senior prom they start receiving strange unsettling phone calls asking each of them to"come out and play" . They all kind of blow it off all seeming more concerned with the big night coming up . When prom night finally does arrive the group are stalked and slashed by a killer out for revenge because he knows the truth to their secret. Pretty tame in the gore department for an 80's film , the end results of the killings are shown but not the act itself, also because of the soundtrack and extended disco dance scenes this one seems very dated. Still like most early 80's slashers its fun to watch and has a certain charm not found in today's movies.


HELLO MARY LOU : PROM NIGHT 2 (1987 ) In name only sequel to PROM NIGHT , this is a tale of revenge from beyond the grave that borrows heavily from genre classics such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Carrie. Mary Lou Malony is Hamilton high prom queen of 1957 who is killed in a prank gone wrong by her jilted boyfriend Bill. 30 years later Bill is the principal of Hamilton high and his son is getting ready to attend the prom with his girlfriend Vicki , when Vicki unwittingly releases Mary Lou's ghost from a trunk hidden at the school she is possessed by the vengeful spirit and all hell breaks loose. A totally different vibe than the original PN , this is more of a supernatural comedy/horror than slasher , I really have no idea why they even used the name , they should have just called it HELLO MARY LOU, anyway its still fun to watch for what it is .


PROM NIGHT 3 : THE LAST KISS (1990 ) Mary Lou is back in the 3rd entry in the series and this one is a direct sequel to the 2nd film . Here the film makers take the whole thing into an even more comedic direction with silly humor and corny death scenes , most of the jokes fall flat on their face however and are highly derivative of the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET films with Mary Lou playing the part of the wise cracking villain. In this one Mary Lou somehow escapes from hell , returns to Hamilton High and falls for a kid named Alex , she soon starts knocking off anyone who gets in Alex's way and its up to his girlfriend Sarah to defeat the evil Mary Lou and save Alex. Juvenile and dumb , my least favorite in the series , but somehow still watchable.

PROM NIGHT IV : DELIVER US FROM EVIL (1992 ) What a franchise parts 2 and 3 have nothing to do with part 1 and part 4 has nothing to do with any of them.
Now with that out of the way this is actually a lot better than you would expect a pt. 4 to be. A priest who feels he must punish sinners , kills 2 teens on prom night in 1957 and is locked away, in 1991 he escapes and stalks 4 more teens out boozing and whoring on prom night . Its slow moving in some spots and has a pretty derivative story , but it does have some creepy and atmospheric moments , and since they moved away from the Mary Lou character and goofy attempts at humor its much better than parts 2 and 3 . Worth a watch.


THE MUTILATOR aka FALL BREAK (1985) Here's a slasher from the 80's that a lot of you probably don't remember, mainly because its not had a proper DVD release and the video was pretty hard to find .The story revolves around college friends who share a beach condo during fall break & they are killed off by a psycho who's identity is obvious but they still try to make you wonder who's behind the slayings. As with most 80's slashers the gore effects are the main highlights here , in my opinion it is one of the better slashers of the era. There is a European DVD release but other than that unless you still have a video store in your area that has old VHS stuff its going to be a hard one to find but its definitely worth seeking out .

MEGA PIRANHA(2010) This made for TV (SYFY channel) movie is ridiculous ,the acting is atrocious , the effects are really bad cgi and if your a bad movie fan as i am this is a must see! Don't think this was made by people that don't know what they are doing , the folks at THE ASYLUM who made this film knew exactly what they were doing , they made a flick to appeal to a select audience of bad cinema aficionados and they were very successful . A genetically mutated strain of piranha escape from the Amazon and eat their way toward Florida. They double in size every 2 to 4 hours and by the time they reach Florida they are the size of whales , jumping 100's of ft. into the air , crashing into hotels , eating beachcombers , battleships and helicopters , the action never lets up for a minute and the dialog is so bad its a laugh riot. Starring Barry Williams( Greg , from THE BRADY BUNCH) and former 80's teen pop star Tiffany ,this is a fun action/horror film that is totally unashamed at its cheesiness. Dumb fun that's worth a look.



CURSE OF BIGFOOT(1978) In a high school classroom a teacher and his students are having a discussion about cryptozoology , the teacher introduces a friend who tells the class a story of an encounter he and some of his students had years earlier with a creature who was responsible for several deaths and the loss of sanity for 3 of his students while on an archeology dig where they unearthed a mummy and it came back to life. This film is actually comprised of two films , the first 30 min. is the classroom lecture and some narriration about evolution , the last 60 min. is a 1958 movie titled TEENAGERS BATTLE THE THING . This has been pegged as one of the worst films ever made and rightly so, this is so slow moving its facinating to watch , the acting is wooden at best and the creature effects aint so special. If your a bad cinema fan youve got to check it out , if not you might get a headache.

MARTIN(1977) Martin is a disturbed young man who feels the need to murder and drink the blood of his victims believing himself to be a vampire. He does not however suffer from any of the supernatural trappings of a traditional vampire , garlic , crucifixes and sunlight do not have an effect on him and when he kills it is not with fangs but by injecting his victims with drugs and cuting them with razor blades.

This George Romero film is more a study of insanity and superstition than your typical vampire film , its bleek and depressing locations set a great creepy mood to the film. Some may find this a little slow and gorehounds may be somewhat dissapointed but personnally i find this to be one of Romeros best movies.

PROM NIGHT(2008) First off this has absolutly nothing in common with the 1980 slasher film of the same name except for the title and the fact it takes place at a prom. There is very little gore here but it is PG-13 so i wasnt expecting it anyway , by the way the original was kinda skimpy in the blood department also. Im absolutely sick of all of the remake /re-imaginings being released so I went into this expecting to hate it but i found found myself somewhat enjoying it , yes its flawed and has a few lapses in logic but its still not a bad movie , this was made to appeal to the teen crowd and i can see why they would enjoy it ,the characters are likable and the actors are believable in there role, it doesnt look like a bunch of 30 year olds trying to play teens and the story moves along at a pretty good pace . Ive spent 90 min. watching worse . An unrated DVD is available .

THE SCI - FI BOYS(2006) This is a wonderful documentary that is simply a homage to the monster and science fiction movie makers and writers from the 1930's - 1970's, it focuses mainly on founder and editor of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine Forest J. Akerman , special effects legend Ray Harryhausen and writer Ray Bradbury , and is filled with interviews from fx artists and directors like Peter Jackson and Rick Baker talking about how they were influenced by these pioneers. You can tell that this was a labor of love for the filmakers , its a heart warming fun look at the past for fanboys like myself who grew up on theses films and magazines .Recomended


DRACULA VS FRANKENSTEIN(1971) " The kings of horror battle to the death!" screams the poster for this Al Adamson drive in classic. Pretty typical for an Adamson film, bad acting , flimsy plot but still a fun way to spend 90 min.
This essentially is an update of the UNIVERSAL PICTURES monster mash-ups of the 40's updated for the 1960's /70's . Dracula blackmails an elderly DR. Frankenstein into resurecting his monster and so he can have the blood of the monsters victims. If for no other reason horror fans should watch this for the final screen apperances of Lon Chany Jr. and J.Carol Nash. As a bonus there is a guest apperance by Forrest J. Akerman and the goofiest Dracula ever commited to celluloid. You can watch the movie at this link . > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaZWGNVUQoI


DAUGHTERS OF SATAN(1972) Tom Selleck plays James an art buyer who purchases a painting of witches being burned at the stake , one of the witches in the painting looks very similar to his wife , after a while she starts behaving strangely and gradually she seems to become possessed by the witch , she becomes friends with two other women who are also possessed by the other witches in the painting and they begin to plan James' death, as it seems that he is a descendant of the man responsible for the witches being burned at the stake .This cheapy was shot in the Philippines by the guy who directed the 70's children's TV show HR PUFFINSTUFF. Its filled with bad acting and silly dialog and would benefit from a quicker pace but this is one of those schlock cinema classics that most B-movie fans will want to see.

WIND CHILL(2007) Two college students are on there way home for Christmas vacation when they are run off the road by a passing car into a snowbank and get stranded on a deserted road, through out the film they are haunted by the ghosts of other travelers who have died in the area. Wind chill is a decent horror film that has some suspense and decent atmosphere , it's nothing special mind you, but it is still better than alot of the other junk released in the last few years.
The film makers deserve props for trying to tell an old fashioned ghost story instead of making another torture porn style flick and even though they fall a little short its decent and worth a look.

BEYOND THE DARKNESS (1980) AKA BUIO OMEGA , BURIED ALIVE : This is the story of a necrophiliac cannibal taxidermist by Italian gore miester Joe D'Amato. When our main characters girlfriend dies he stuffs her body , keeps it in his bed, then kills and taxidermy's other woman in extremely graphic and gory scenes. This movie is so nasty me and a former roommate invited some ladies over on Halloween to watch some horror movie and after we put this one on the young ladies were so appalled they told us we were sick disgusting pieces of trash , told us to never call them again and walked out the door. We finished our movie night and drank beer . Id say we got the better end of the deal. If your a gore hound this is a must see.

THE BOOGENS(1981) 4 mine surveyors are hired to explore a silver mine that has been closed for a hundred years to see whether or not it is worth reopening. After they do some blasting they soon find out that they've released the title creatures which look kinda like turtles with tentacles and nasty sharp teeth . The monsters are pretty silly looking when finally revealed but that doesn't come until late in the film so its not a major issue . This is a fun little flick that is not very well known and kind of hard to find ( TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES aired it this past Halloween) but its worth seeking out if your into 80's cheese , it starts out slow but really picks up the pace in the second half. Dumb but fun , check it out if you can.


THE DEVILS BRIDE aka THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1968) This Hammer production is one of my favorite films of the 1960's. Christopher Lee , in one of his few roles as a hero plays a man who's Friend Simon has joined a satanic cult and plans to be baptised in the name of the dark lord. Lee with the help of 2 other Friends are on a mission to stop the ceremony and must overcome satanic obstacles along the way. This film adaption of Dennis Wheatlys novel "THE DEVIL RIDES OUT" is an absolutely wonderful atmospheric horror movie that is a must see for HAMMER fans, the screenplay is written by the great Richard Matheson. Highly recommended.


SWAMP OF THE RAVENS(1974) The swamp in the title is where mad DR. Frosta dumps bodies after he is finished conducting re-animation and mind control experiments, the only problem is they are now the undead and are ready to rise and fight with with the Doc. Made by the same people who brought us "VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST" , this all but forgotten B - movie is at times incoherent but is still worth seeking out if your into 1970's drive in movie horrors. On a double bill DVD with "THE THIRSTY DEAD" from SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO.


HORROR HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 5(1985) WOW!! Amazing! Amazing that someone would actually film crud like this and release it! I'm usually a fan of bad cinema , the so bad its good type of thing , but my goodness , you have to draw the line somewhere.
I would try to explain this thing to you but i cant , nothing here makes sense at all , no continuity to speak of , just a bunch of scenes filmed and edited together without any common ground between them,this must have been made by a schizophrenic. I cant find the right words to describe it, this is beyond bad.


A KNIFE FOR THE LADIES (1974) aka JACK THE RIPPER GOES WEST.
A psycho with a kinfe is on the lose killing women. Nothing new there but props to the makers for trying something a little different here. What sets this one apart from others is that its a mix of the horror and western genres. Its actually pretty enjoyable movie but works better as a western than a horror film. It kinda reminds me a little of tv shows like GUNSMOKE or the like with a few mildly bloody knife killings. Enjoyable.


SPOOKED:THE GHOSTS OF WAVERLY HILLS SANATORIUM(2006) A SCI-FI channel made for TV documentary about a haunted T.B hospital outside of Louisville ,Kentucky. This is very enjoyable but the scariest parts of the movie are not the evp's and ghost photos presented as evidence but the historians talking about the history and treatment of the patients at the hospital. If your into TV shows such as GHOST HUNTERS and PARANORMAL STATE you'll probably enjoy this. Recommended.


BLACK ROSES(1988) Heavy metal band Black Roses decide to start their world tour with a series of concerts in the small town of Mill Basin , the only problem is the band is really a group of demons who are there to possess the local youth and intice them to do evil deeds in attempt to litterily create a hell on earth. This was released during the era of the PMRC and when the conservitive government of the 80's were creating a huge aproar about rock music corrupting the youth of America , this is a fun response to just how silly all of it was. Filled with cheesy 80's goodness and a decent hair metal soundtrack.


THE LAUGHING DEAD(1989) A priest who is losing his faith takes a busload of people to Mexico to study" the festival of the dead" , an Aztec god of death starts sacrificing people and the priest gets possessed then the blood start to flow. This starts out as a serious horror film then deteriorates into a stupid slapstick comedy/horror hybrid then gets serious again. If they would remove the comedy parts this would be a good gore fim otherwise its only a fair , mixed bag at best.