Director: Walerian Borowczyk Year: 1981 Cast: Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, Howard Vernon Themes: Classic Gothic, Avant Garde, Art Horror, Erotica, Rape and Pillage, Dark Fantasy With well over one hundred (and counting) adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic… Read More ›
80’s horror
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Runaway Nightmare (1982)
This review has been amended in light of the differences found between the newly restored DVD/BD print (presented as the main feature for that release) and the VHS edition. The DVD print has no nudity, all nudity is missing. This… Read More ›
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) (UK Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review)
Year: 1986 Director: Stephen Chiodo Cast: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon Themes: 50’s Throwback, Drive-in Sci-fi, Comedy Horror Roll up, Roll up- unless you suffer from coulrophobia then feel free to run away quickly… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Year: 1982 Director: Tommy Lee Wallace Cast: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Nancy Keys Themes: Mad Pagans, Mad Scientists, Killer Robots, Halloween Themed-Horror Every horror fan has their own little Halloween rituals, especially when it comes to movies. For… Read More ›
Stage Fright (1987) (UK Blu-ray/DVD Combo review)
Year: 1987 Alternate Title: Stage Fright: Aquarius, Deliria, Bloody Bird Director: Michele Soavi Cast: Barbara Cupisti , Giovanni Lombardo Radice, David Brandon, Mary Sellers, Robert Gligorov Themes: Slasher, Giallo, Murder, Masked Killer, Murderous Owls To be fair late eighties genre… Read More ›
The Toxic Avenger (1984) (UK Blu-ray review).
Year: 1984 Director: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz Cast: Mitch Cohen, Pat Ryan Jr., Andree Maranda, Mark Torgl Themes: Splatstick, Gross-out Horror/Comedy, Low-budget fun, Cult 80’s horror I would barter that it is almost impossible to be a horror fan and… Read More ›
Bloody Birthday (1981) (UK Blu-ray Review).
Year: 1981 Director: Ed Hunt Cast: Lori Lethin, Elizabeth Hoy, Julie Brown, K.C Martel, Billy Jayne, Andy Freeman Themes: Murderous kids, Slasher, Weird Eclipses, Stabbings, Shooting Disc specifications: Picture: 1080p 1.85:1, Audio: LPCM 2.0 Stereo 1981 was a cracking year… Read More ›