Year: 1964 Director: Mario Bava Cast: Cameron Mitchell,Eva Bartok,Thomas Reiner,Luciano Pigozzi, Massimo Righi, Dante Di Paolo Themes: Murder, Giallo, Thriller, Black Gloved Killer When expectations are high, there is always the possibility that things can go horribly wrong. On that… Read More ›
60’s horror
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Witchcraft (1964)
Year: 1964 Director: Don Sharp Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Hedley, Jill Dixon, Viola Keats Themes: Ancient Family Curses, Ancient Family Feuds, British Witchcraft Story Duelling families The Whitlocks and the Laniers have been arguing since the 17th Century. Landowners… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Eye of the Devil (1966)
Year: 1966 Director: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Sharon Tate, David Hemmings, Donald Pleasence Themes: Pagan Rites, Black Mass, Ancient Tradition, Witchcraft Thriller Story The de Montfaucon family appear to be living the perfect life in suburban… Read More ›
Horrors of Malformed Men aka Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû (1969).
The Story. Imagine what would happen if you threw Poe inspired Japanese writer Edogawa Rampo (the story here is apparently influenced by his work), Todd Browning’s Freaks, a melodrama about lost love and revenge and The Island of Doctor Moreau… Read More ›
12 hours with Ted V Mikels- Mikels movie marathon madness.
In honour of cult UK label 88 Films releasing two Ted V Mikels films in the same week, The Doll Squad and The Corpse Grinders, I woke up with possibly one of my most inspired/ or silliest (depending on what… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Devil Doll (1964).
Devil Doll (1964). The story. After discovering director Lindsay Shonteff’s gloriously degrading Night After Night After Night recently and being suitably impressed I decided it was time to set about visiting some of his other horror/exploitation ventures, and came across… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day… Night After Night After Night (1969).
12th January 2014- Night after Night after Night (1969). Oh joy of joys what a little retro trashy Brit gem I uncovered here, Lindsay Shonteff’s Night After Night After Night. Even though prior to watching I researched this and discovered… Read More ›
The Whip and The Body (La Frusta e il Corpo) (1963)
Plot. Kurt Menliff, the son of a Count, has been ostracised from his family after casting shame on the Menliff name. When he returns to the family home he learns his brother Christian has married his former lover Nevenka, but… Read More ›
Viy: Spirit of Evil (1967)
Plot. When young religious scholar Khoma and his friends are stuck for somewhere to stay for the night they stumble on the home of an elderly witch which could provide them shelter. However Khoma soon finds himself getting unwanted attention… Read More ›
Five films in the Public Domain you really need to see…
In this age where most material is available in digital format either legally or by otherwise shadier sources we have never been more spoiled when it comes to choosing what to watch. With the introduction of video on demand services… Read More ›
At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul Review (1964). Creepy effort for Brazil’s first ever horror, Coffin Joe is born…
For anyone not familiar with the fabulously bonkers world of curled fingernailed Coffin Joe (his English title taken losely from the Brazilian Ze do Caixaoall) all I can say is you are missing out. At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul… Read More ›
Spider Baby Review (1968), The Maddest Story Ever Told, aka Cannibal Orgy, The Liver Eaters.
I have to admit I have a deep affection for this film as it carries a sad story with a happy ending, and I am a sucker for the underdog. Jack Hill’s debut attempt into full length feature making almost… Read More ›
The Ghastly Ones Review (1968) aka Blood Rites. Andy Milligan’s trash movie which got banned in the UK…
Hilarity abounds in this 1968 ‘what the hell did I just watch?’ schlockfest which was banned as a video nasty in the UK under the title Blood Rites. This film earned director Andy Milligan the title of one of the… Read More ›