If ever there was a film more aptly subtitled “The Maddest Story Ever Told” than Jack Hill’s Spider Baby I’m not unaware of it, and to be sure, there are many crazy movies out there but with this entry, Jack Hill brought to the screen a collection of wonderful oddball characters in a story that…
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Beginning of the End (1957) – Review
How will our world come to its inevitable end? Will it be from an asteroid similar to the one that killed the dinosaurs? Could a manmade plague wipe out all of humanity? Or will our end come from gigantic rampaging mutant locusts? In 1957 Republic Pictures and producer/director Bert I. Gordon would bring to fruition…
Jaws of Satan (1982) – Review
When it comes to horror films the “Nature Attacks” subgenre is rife with both good and bad examples, from Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster Jaws to Irwin Allen’s hilariously bad The Swarm, but in 1982 director Bob Claver helmed a little gem called Jaws of Satan, where druids and curses were brought into the mix to add…
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022) – Review
What kind of Halloween is it without a new Scooby-Doo seasonal mystery to enjoy? In this outing, the Scooby gang uncover a startling revelation that throws all their past mysteries in a new light and could possibly lead to a new and even more dangerous threat to Mystery Incorporated.
Scream of the Wolf (1974) – Review
The 70s were a great place for made-for-television horror movies and the king of these outings was director Dan Curtis, the man behind the long-running Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, but Curtis was also notable for his collaborations with legendary horror author Richard Matheson that resulted in such gems as The Night Stalker and The…