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Aka Flesheaters. Bill Hinzman (the original Night Of The Living Dead zombie) directs and stars in it. Its one of those 'so bad its good' films, the acting is just so bad but i loved it, 7/10

Crawlspace -- 8.5/10; This is proof that non-narrative filmic elements can easily overcome a ridiculous narrative. Kinski looks the part.

The Mutilator -- 3/10; A generic slasher with a most unmemorable baddie.

THE MANITOU 1978

I have seen this movie before but really had forgotten a lot of it. Tony Curtis stars as a "psychic" whose girlfriend appears to be giving birth to a 400 year old medicine man via a huge tumour on her neck.

Tony Curtis appears so out of place in this movie that it oddly works. He enlists the aid of a Native American to help him try to defeat the "shaman" and save his girlfriend's life.

Without giving TMI, the manifestation of the shaman was pretty cool. Over the top, but still gave me the creeps.

Breeders -- 4/10; An alien life-form needs female human virgins to reproduce. Their mating with unchaste victims results in undue schlockiness.

The Legacy (1978) -- 4/10; Hunting a Satanist's legacy should've been much more entertaining than this. Anyway, it was good for a few laughs, as when a nurse (who has the ability to transform into a cat) is pushed down the stairs and makes cat noises all the way down.

Frogs (1972) -- 1/10; If you like repetitious close-ups of frog faces, this one's for you. At least the poster is cool.

Ghostkeeper (1981) -- 8/10; This atmospheric slow-burner makes such great use of its winter setting that I actually felt cold watching it. Although its first twist is rather clunky, its second strikes dead center and will confuse the average rube who skips to the end. The woman who played the old kook sold me from the first. If The Shining and The Skeleton Key had a low-budget love child, it would be Ghostkeeper.

Checked this out after reading your post. Found it on YouTube. I love horror in cold, isolated settings. You might like BLOOD RUNS COLD 2011.

It sounds familiar, but I'll check it out. Did Ghostkeeper have enough meat on its bones for you?

The Hand (1981) -- 7.5/10; This film is the ultimate in cat jump scares. In one scene, a black cat provides not only the cliché jump scare but proceeds to jump through a closed window. Later, in a dream, the protag (played marvelously by Michael Caine) has a flashback of the same scene.

The Curse (1987) -- 6/10; Adapted from one of Lovecraft's stories, this film takes a good 30 minutes or so to flesh out simple characters and establish its main plot point (an alien substance insidiously destroying the Earth). I was about to abort this viewing when the horror element picked up and progressed nicely to the film's satisfactory conclusion, and not without some nice makeup and FX work.

I did find it a little lacking in that department..a bit sparse..but still enjoyed it.

'Return Of The Living Dead' (1985)

Plot:
Three medical supply house workers, A mortician and a group of teenagers band together against an army of zombies.

Phantoms Review: One of the all time great horror-comedy mash ups. Plenty of scares, good FX, some fine acting and overall sense of the absurd. Love this film.

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Hands down my favorite Hammer film

The Uninvited (1988) -- 7/10; This is a great bad movie that sees a mutant cat terrorizing people on a yacht. I gut-laughed at least five times at this tenacious little bastard:

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If you end up with a "WTF?!" expression on your face, or a "What the hell did I just watch?!" thought ringing in your mind, don't worry. It's normal.

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8/10

The Exorcist: Director's Cut

This is the only movie (so far) that still makes my skin crawl. Out of all the types of horror movies that I have watched since I was a kid, the ones with creepy demonic voices are the only ones that give me the chills. Horror movies have never given me the "scare" factor except for The Exorcist. I wish there were horror movies out there that actually scared me now. ::sad::

Okay, I just finished The Brood. Has anyone else seen this?

There are parts that are like wtf??!!

That's the one with tumor munchkins, right? I enjoyed it.



Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell (1975) -- 0.5/10; It took hours upon hours of assiduous research, but I finally found a frog movie worse than FROGS.

PROPHECY (1979). Silly, but pretty decent "Nature Strikes Back " film with an awesome monster, a sentiment I can live with and some cool scenes,especially the discovery in the creek. Now, if only they had put someone else in here besides Talia Shire::confused:: ***

Elves (1989) -- 2/10; It was so poorly edited that I only recall seeing one elf, or perhaps the crew thought they could trick the audience into believing their one elf prop was several. At least the premise was good.

Read the book. It's much more atmospheric and absolutely terrifying, in comparison to the film. A TON of changes between the book & the film.

Actually have my battered old movie tie-in and you're right, it is a lot scarier than the film. Have PROPHECY and THE OMEN-do you know if David Seltzer wrote any more books and if they are worth checking out? Could google, but like The Beatles said" I'm in love, but I;m lazy".

Deathstalker (1983) -- 3.5/10; This is not the action-fantasy movie to watch if you are either a feminist or someone who likes decent action scenes. Instead of choreographing fights, the director focuses tight on one of the fighters, who is clearly fighting nothing but tedium. If you like half-naked sex slaves, however, this will please. It did make me pine for BEASTMASTER.

Madhouse (1974)

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Vincent Price plays Paul Toombes a horror actor famous for playing the character Dr. Death with Peter Cushing playing the writer of the Dr. Death film series. During a New Years Eve party Toombes' fiancee is killed. He wakes up to find her decapitated and the shock drives him to be institutionalized. Years later he decides to revive the character for a TV series and people start to die in ways similar to his films.

Far from either Cushing or Price's best film both horror icons are in good form here and there's plenty of disturbing imagery. There's also brief cameos from Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff as shown in clips from other movies. While it's not a must see film from any of those horror alums it does provide us with an interesting and exciting mystery that keeps us guessing 'who dun it'.

No other worthy horror writings.

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Why the film flopped and crippled the bank accounts of the famous Hammer Studios can be seen. The film is in no way a match to Hitchcock's original, and neither does it give off a vibe of being a Hammer film. It doesn't try to be an original in it's own right either, like Carpenter's The Thing.

I have always found Elliott Gould unbearable, and in the company of a much-amused Cybill Shepherd and her legs, doesn't give the film any sort of push. The only notable screen presence comes from Angela Lansbury who, rather ruefully, is restricted to a cameo appearance. The main question which imparts the title it's name is never answered either. Shame.

Avoid, unless you are a completist and just HAVE to see that final Hammer film of the late 70s.

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Watched Friday the 13th (1980) on SyFy channel...they edited out the decapitation scene. ::mad::

"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) 9/10

One of the best remakes ever.

Boooo

I think I like posting reviews more in the overall last seen movie area. I had to think and search for the year of this one before posting -

The Sentinel -

I don't know where I heard about this one. If it was here or another movie. Perhaps The Burbs? I'm not sure. But I saw this a few days ago. It reminded me of Rosemary's Baby in how normal, for the most part, everything seems and then you get shocked or surprised by something. I like it. It's slow but when stuff happens it hooks you. I couldn't believe the first or second reveal. I was surprised by the nudity and raunchy scenes too. Maybe this was a hippie influenced time? Because I didn't expect the scenes in the movie. Definitely a movie to check out.

Dr. Caligari (1989) -- 7.5/10; A fine example of psychosexual art-house horror.



SyFy got you again.

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Thanks for the info. Well, at least two good reads.

Semi-decent disaster flick set in an intercontinental train, with an all-star cast.

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I'm so glad I finally have this on Blu Ray now. =)

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[Not going to include short movies, but they were Treevenge (2008) and Le Queloune (2008).]

Xtro (1983)

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Oh, E.T was relevant a year ago? Let's make a weird horror rip-off out of it (not REALLY a rip-off, it had a lot to same feel to it, but it was completely different.)
It had stiff acting and horribly lifeless child actor. I cringed every time, this kid was on the screen. Relationship with his dad, was okay I guess?
Trust me, it get's really out of touch at the end. Don't want to tell any details. So... So bad is, semi-good?

Barracuda (1978)

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Oh, man... Somebody. I was going to fall a sleep, so many times while watching this movie. Actors were not great, their characters were uninteresting. Special effects were bad as i expected (rubber fish and limbs).
And plot was stupid.
Also, this VHS-cover told me that it was more "the extreme limits of tolerance" (than Jaws). Kids, never truly trust covers? 'mmmkay?

Maniac (1980)

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"Sweet! This is a classic, right?" Well, it had some great splatter scenes. Mind of the killer and his room was... Claustrophobic? But I think this movie, stretched some scenes way off. It was not that great, but I saw it.

I Drink Your Blood (1970)

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This was... I had NO expectations about this grindhouse-flick. But it was fantastic. Actors weren't the best, but the characters were there. It knew that, it was bad. So the movie acted like it and was excellent while doing it. Sadly it couldn't made to the end. Ending act seemed, confusing and didn't really build the already made expectations. Also, there was not that much splatter. Still, this was best movie of the marathon. Would watch again!

The Evil (1978) -- 5/10; A haunted house flick with an underutilized setting and a ridiculous ending. A scene of supernatural near-rape reminded me of THE ENTITY.

How wierd - I watched this a few days ago - I though it was pretty good except for that fucking ending..That was DIRE!!!