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Welcome to my website! If you’re visiting, you’re most likely a horror movie fanatic like myself. I became obsessed with horror movies around the age of two when my mother took me to the local video store in North Reading, MA. After accidentally stopping in front of the forbidden “Horror” section, I was immediately hypnotized by all the gloriously scary VHS covers.
The Horror of Party Beach, Night of the Bloody Apes, and The Nightcomers
The Horror of Party Beach – 1964, US, 78m. Director: Len Tenney. Keep My Grave Open – 1977, US, 73m. Director: S.F. Brownrigg. Night of the Bloody Apes – 1969, Mexico, 84m. Director: René Cardona. The Nightcomers – 1971, UK,…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974-1995 🍖
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) Perhaps the perfect American horror film of its generation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre not only took the slasher movie to terrifying new levels, it gave birth to one of cinema’s most memorable (and…
Brain Dead, A Day of Judgement, Humanoids from the Deep
Blue Monkey – 1987, Canada, 96m. Director: William Fruet. Brain Dead – 1990, US, 84m. Director: Adam Simon. A Day of Judgement – 1981, US, 93m. Director: Charles Reynolds. Humanoids from the Deep – 1980, US, 80m. Director: Barbara Peeters.…
Astro-Zombies, Mind Killer, Phantom of the Mall
The Astro-Zombies – 1968, US, 93m. Director: Ted V. Mikels. Mind Killer – 1987, US, 86m. Director: Michael Krueger. Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge – 1989, US, 91m. Director: Richard Friedman. Zombie Nightmare – 1987, Canada, 83m. Director: Jack…
Boardinghouse, The Body Shop, Don’t Look in the Basement, and The Severed Arm
Boardinghouse – 1982, US, 97m. Director: John Wintergate. The Body Shop – 1972, US, 82m. Director: J.G. Patterson Jr. Don’t Look in the Basement – 1973, US, 90m. Director: S.F. Brownrigg. The Severed Arm – 1973, US, 91m. Director: Tom…
The Dead Walk! A Short Guide to Zombie Movies—Part 2
BURIAL GROUND (1981) (AKA: The Nights of Terror, Zombi 3) A professor doing research on Etruscan black magic releases a horde of zombies that descend on a nearby country estate. In a scene very reminiscent of Fulci’s Zombie, one of…
Backwoods, Bloody Birthday, The Headless Eyes
Backwoods – 1988, US, 86m. Director: Dean Crow. Bloody Birthday – 1981, US, 84m. Director: Ed Hunt. The Headless Eyes – 1971, US, 80m. Director: Kent Bateman. Hellhole – 1985, US, 95m. Director: Pierre De Moro. BACKWOODS (1988) (AKA: Geek)…
The Dead Walk! A Short Guide to Zombie Movies
For a review of Romero’s Dawn of the Dead please click here! DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) George Romero’s concluding entry in his original Living Dead trilogy (1968-85) might lack the excitement of both Night and Dawn of the Dead,…
Empire of the Ants, Night of the Demon, Prison
Empire of the Ants – 1977, US 89m. Director: Bert I. Gordon. Mardi Gras Massacre – 1978, US, 95m. Director: Jack Weis. Night of the Demon – 1980, US, 96m. Director: James C. Wasson. Prison – 1987, US, 100m. Director:…
Cat O’Nine Tails, Revenge of the Dead, Spider Labyrinth
The Cat O’Nine Tails – 1971, Italy, 112m. Director: Dario Argento. Frankenstein ’80 – 1972, Italy, 85m. Director: Mario Mancini. Revenge of the Dead – 1983, Italy, 89m. Director: Pupi Avati. The Spider Labyrinth – 1988, Italy, 87m. Director: Gianfranco…