Some horror films entertain. Some horror films scare. Witchfinder General just fixes its gaze on you, mutters “you’re doomed,” and slaps you across the face with raw cruelty. Vincent Price, usually the maestro of gothic camp, here gives one of his coldest and most viciously restrained performances. No cobwebby castles or spooky theatrics; just a…
Tag: American International Pictures
Reptilicus (1961) – Review
Oh, Reptilicus, where do we even begin? Imagine if someone took a Godzilla movie, stripped away any semblance of quality, and then sprinkled it with just enough 1960s charm to make it hilariously bad. This is the movie that dares to ask the question, “What if a giant rubber dragon, fresh from a 50% off…
War of the Colossal Beast (1958) – Review
Producer Bert I. Gordon was never one to let a good idea die – or a bad idea for that matter – so after the mild success of his film The Amazing Colossal Man it stood to reason that a sequel would be a foregone conclusion, of course, there was the small problem of the…