Year: 2015 Director: Jason Lei Howden Cast: Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberley Crossman, Stephen Ure Themes: Heavy Metal, Demons, Splatstick, Corpse Paint, Chainsaws, Studs and Leather, \m/ Every heavy metal horror needs to start with an outsider, and Deathgasm’s central… Read More ›
Witchcraft and Satanic
Review: Starry Eyes (2014)
Year: 2014 Director: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Cast: Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese Themes: Fame, Cults, Pacts, Ambition, Hollywood “Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day El Caminante aka The Traveller (1979)
Year: 1979 Director: Paul Naschy Cast: Paul Naschy, David Rocha, Sara Lezana, Ana Harpo, Blanca Estrada Themes: Religion, Satan, Sins, The Devil, Temptation Story The Devil ascends to earth to walk among men in the guise of a lowly traveller… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day The Wicker Man (1973)
Year: 1973 Director: Robin Hardy Cast: Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Diane Cilento Themes: Occult horror, folk horror, Wiccan themes, Pagan rites, mystery Story. Things are about to wander into very strange territory for nosey… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day The Reincarnation of Isabel aka Black Magic Rites,Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento (1973)
Year: 1973 Alternate Titles: Black Magic Rites,Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento Director: Renato Polselli Cast: Rita Calderoni, Mickey Hargitay, Raul Lovecchio Themes: Satanist Vampires, Ancient Rites, Satanic Rituals, Sacrificing Virgins, Witch Burning The Story The Reincarnation of… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Blue Blood (1973)
Year: 1973 Director: Andrew Sinclair Cast: Oliver Reed, Fiona Lewis, Derek Jacobi, Anna Gael, Meg Wynn Owen Themes: Eccentric Aristocracy, Satanic Ritual, Evil Butler, Witchcraft Story. When it comes to the British aristocracy it is no secret that as a… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Queens of Evil (1970)
Year: 1970 Alternate Title: Le regine, Il delitto del diavolo Director: Tonino Cervi Cast: Ray Lovelock, Haydee Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli Themes: Witchcraft, Erotic, Surreal Horror, Psychedelic, Satire, Eurocult Story Another entry in our Witchy Wonder and Demonic Delight… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Terror (1978).
Year: 1978 Director: Norman J Warren Cast: John Nolan, Carolyn Courage, Glynis Barber, Peter Mayhew, James Aubrey, Sarah Keller Themes: Ancient Curses, Proto-slasher, Surreal horror, Britsploitation horror Story. To try and describe Terror (1978) in terms of a coherent plot… Read More ›
Mark of the Devil (1970) (UK Blu-ray/ DVD combo review)
Year: 1970 Director: Michael Armstrong Cast: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Katarina, Reggie Nalder Themes: Witchfinder General, Witch Trials, Torture, Period Horror DPP Section 3 title Mark of the Devil (1970) is the latest controversial film to see its long… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Inquisition (1976)
Year: 1976 Alternate title: Inquisición Director: Paul Naschy ( as Jacinto Molina) Cast: Paul Naschy, Daniela Giordano, Mónica Randall, Ricardo Merino Themes: Witchfinder General, Witchcraft, Occult, Torture, Period Horror The Story. Kicking off our season Witchy Wonder and Demonic Delight… Read More ›
Stiggy’s Film of the Day Robin Redbreast (1970)
Year: 1970 Director: James MacTaggart Cast: Anna Cropper, Freda Bamford, Bernard Hepton, Andy Bamford Themes: Witchcraft, Classic British Horror, Folk Horror, Psychological The BBC for many years had a fairly impressive record when it came to horror based drama. Most… 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 Ring of Darkness, Satan’s Wife aka Un’ombra nell’ombra (1979).
I recently did a survey on Twitter asking the question what was the most controversial film people had seen and apart from the odd wild card here and there the results came back as a resounding ‘A Serbian Film’ as… 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 ›
Hack ‘O’ Lantern Review (1988) aka Halloween Night, Death Mask, The Damning.
Plot. Tommy Drindel’s family aren’t like other families. His Grandfather is the leader of a Satanic cult, his father is dead, and his overprotective mother doesn’t approve of his lifestyle choices. But Tommy is destined for better things, as his… Read More ›
Black Candles (1982) aka The Sexual Rites of the Devil (Review) Jose Larraz gives Satanic softcore a bash.
No trailer but full movie streaming here Black Candles- or its more fitting title The Sexual Rites of the Devil- really has to be seen to be believed. The film in essence is an 82 minute long softcore/sexploitation film masquerading… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›