The horror genre is rife with mad scientists – it’s the most popular occupation to hold in this genre – and today we will be looking at another macabre gem from the golden age of horror cinema. But what is surprising about this entry is that with a cast that includes Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi,…
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The Bat Woman (1968) – Review
By 1968 the Adam West-led Batman television series was already coming to a close, with Batmania fading as fast as it had exploded, but down in Mexico director René Cardona decided to bring to life his own version of “The Caped Crusader” only this offering would have a bit of a twist and some nice…
The Lawnmower Man (1992) – Review
When it comes to movie adaptations straying from the source material no author has suffered more than Stephen King – even Kubrick’s amazing adaptation of The Shining earned the ire of the author – but in the annals of adaptations none are as far off the mark as the 1992 adaptation “The Lawnmower Man” which…
Bug (1975) – Review
The “Nature Attacks” genre exploded in the 1970s but to a widely varying quality, from Spielberg’s masterpiece Jaws to such offerings as Kingdom of the Spiders we’ve had quite the spectrum, but as in the latter example the killer insect was clearly dominant – the killer bee almost became its own genre – and today…
Curse of the Fly (1965) – Review
If 20th Century Fox’s Return of the Fly was a sequel that didn’t need to exist – the ending of the original movie didn’t exactly lend itself to a follow-up – then the existence of a third installment is even more baffling. But Hollywood has never been known for letting a nickel escape their coffers…