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Death Metal Zombies Review (1995), Zombiefied (2012) and an Interview with Todd Jason Falcon Cook.
For anyone that knows me they will tell you not only do I have an absolute passion for horror movies, but there is something else which I am just as avid about, HEAVY METAL, and in keeping with how I… Read More ›
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Bloody Moon Review (1981) Jess Franco does 80’s slasher in Euro vein…
Todays offering another movie which got the BBFC’s knickers in a twist Jess Franco’s take on an American Slasher ‘Bloody Moon’, also known as The Bloody Moon Murders, and under its German title Die Säge des Todes, which translates to… Read More ›
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The Untold Story (Hong Kong, 1993)
BY GAV ELLINGER. Lovers of Hong Kong Category 3 cinema will be familiar with this gory masterpiece (Category 3 being the Hong Kong equivalent of a UK 18 rating for sex and violence). The Untold Story (1993), affectionately known to… Read More ›
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Video Tribute to Spider Baby…
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Trash Corner: Splatter Farm Review (1986). Polonia Brother’s Debut is a real shocker…
While we always strive to bring some of the trashiest gore to this site some films just really do deserve their own category for being ultra trashy, low-budget and z-grade, not that this is necessarily a bad thing mind you…. Read More ›
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A-Z Retro Euro Horror (Video)
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Mardi Gras Massacre Review (1978). Still Banned in the UK, Tame Slasher in the Vein of HG Lewis…
Mardi Gras Massacre, directed and written by Jack Weis, would be one of those titles which should be put in the ‘movies that time forgot and they really need to stay there’ vault had it not been for the hoo-ha… Read More ›
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The Gore Splattered Corner presents: An A-Z of Retro Euro Horror
Over at The Gore Splattered Corner we just love retro Euro horror, in a class of its own without the content limits of mainstream financing some of the most shocking, nastiest, goriest, and controversial horror came out of Europe during… Read More ›
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Daughters of Darkness Review (1971). Dark, erotic and Brooding Goth Euro Chiller…
One for the goths Daughters of Darkness just oozes an understated gothic charm which instantly captured my heart. In a movie which my co-blogger described as ‘too arty’ for his tastes, I found that the stylistic quality of this film… Read More ›
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Raining Blood: A Tribute to J-Splatter (Video)
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The Brotherhood of Satan Review (1971). Satan Comes to a Sleepy Town to Steal Children…
In the wake of Roman Polanski’s seminal Rosemary’s Baby there was a surge of ‘witchcraft/ satanist’ movies to come out of the late 60’s early 70’s, not all were good, take my last review for Virgin Witch for example, but… Read More ›
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Our Tribute to the Lovely Vampire Ladies of 60’s & 70’s cinema.
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Top 20 Memorable Deaths in Horror Movies (Video)
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The Gore Splattered Corner 20 most memorable death scenes…
There is nothing like a good old gruesome and gory demise in a horror film for me it can make or break a movie. The more graphic, innovative and gory the better I say! After much deliberation The Gore Splattered… Read More ›
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Virgin Witch (1972)
Tigon, Tigon, Tigon, oh dear what were you thinking? For anyone not associated with the name Tigon they were possible contenders for the crown of British Horror making some spectacular films back in the day like Blood on Satan’s Claw… Read More ›
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Jess Franco – A Tribute. 12th May 1930- 2nd April 2013
‘People call me an amateur and I say thank-you very much, for it means in the true sense of the word I am a real lover of film’… Jess Franco. Quoted from Eurotika- Diabolical Mr Franco (1999) (documentary, aired on… Read More ›
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Axe (1977) (Lisa, Lisa) (California Axe Massacre).
‘Pretty Lisa took an axe, gave her captor 40 whacks, when she saw what she had done she gave his partner 41’ The inspiration for the title of this movie, as described by purveyor of sleaze and exploitation king Harry… Read More ›
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Black Sheep Review (2006)- Ewe Would be Maaaaddd to miss this…
Next up in our horror/comedy theme, ‘Who’s Laughing now?!’ is Kiwi gem Black Sheep. You know that any film sporting terrible puns such as ‘the violence of the lambs’, and ‘Let’s get the flock out of here’, is going to… Read More ›
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The Child (1977)
The Child is brought to us by exploitation king and purveyor of sleaze Harry Novak, in one of his attempts to steam onto the horror boat. However this movie lacks the usual gratuitous sex, nudity and violence of some of… Read More ›
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Mutant Girls Squad (2010)
In line with the flamboyant nature of this feature Mutant Girls Squad has no less than three directors. Comprising of three sections, each director took a turn with a segment each. However it still makes for a fairly coherent piece… Read More ›
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White (Melody of the curse) (Melody of Death) Review (2011)
This Korean ghost movie directed by twins Kim Gok and Kim Sun and co-written by the directors and Shin Kwang-Ho, offers up the same old curse of a murder victim formula rampant in modern day Asian Horror. That is not… Read More ›
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A Beginner’s Guide to the New Wave of J-Splatstick/ J-Splatter
For anyone who has seen Peter Jackon’s mental 1992 splat-fest Braindead, you would think there was really nowhere else to go in terms of full on gore with black comedy mixed in. However in recent years our Asian cousins over… Read More ›
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Introducing Salad Fingers… an episode guide.
We love this creepy little guy over at the Gore Splattered Corner, twisted brainchild of David Firth and Christian Crust Pickup, and voiced by Firth, Salad Fingers was an Internet sensation when first released with episodes dated 2004-2011. Living in a… Read More ›
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Bad Taste (1987) meets Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992)
Carrying on with our Who’s laughing now?! theme, we have two horror comedy gems. It is hard to imagine after the Bored of the Rings trilogy (apologies not, I have not managed to get through one of these films without… Read More ›
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The Children (1980) aka The Children of Ravensback.
A group of children on a school bus are turned into killer zombies when a cloud of strange gas leaks from a chemical plant, and engulfs them on their journey, what can go wrong with such a promising premise? As… Read More ›
