“Giallo” is slang for “stylish Italian slasher.” Giallo movies are a lot like cannibal movies. They’re repetitive, simplistic, and defined by over-the-top sleaze. If you watch enough of them, they become…
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It’s the middle of nowhere. A watch stops. A car dies. It’s twenty to midnight and a thunderstorm approaches. So sets the stage for Three on a Meathook, the wavering, semi-sparkling…
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Spending a few minutes with The Thrill Killers is like leafing through a vintage copy of Monster World in your parents’ attic, watching an old VHS of The Beatles on Ed…
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Listen, there’s a lot of stuff America is good at: freedom of the press, Yosemite National Park, Golden Retrievers, ranch dressing, type 2 diabetes. And there’s a whole lot of stuff…
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The movie opens on a dark bedroom. There’s some hot and heavy breathing. Already, I am interested. A girl is in bed. She’s naked. She’s moaning, “Daddy . . . Daddy…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. R U ready for Freddy? “Whoever kills the bear will be the winner. It’s about showing the town who’s the best!” Say…
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The story goes like this: William Lee made Treasure of the Ninja in 1987 while he was a student at Ohio State University. It was a labor of love; he wrote,…
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Halfway through Twilight Syndrome: Deadly Theme Park, I shuddered. The movie reminded me of a recurring nightmare I have when I get overwhelmed. In the dream, I’ve parked my car in…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Skate or die. I mean it. Twisted Issues is the debut film from underground art-barf filmmaker Charles Pinion. It has a killer…
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It’s 2 a.m. You are awoken from a sound sleep by a green light emanating from the window. You step outside to investigate. The glow is coming from a dense group…
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In 1972, progressive dad-rockers Yes went on tour to promote their album Close to the Edge. This tour marked the first time that keyboardist Rick Wakeman would wear a sequined Dracula…
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You can ask Alexa pretty much anything: the weather in Chicago (cold), the speed of light (fast), the age of the oldest person in the world (122). You can ask her…
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Fantasies can get you into trouble. But what’s trouble in the face of some vampiric menstruation? Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders has a lot going on. At its base, the…
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Reminiscing about her 1950s escapades in Hollywood, Maila Nurmi (aka Vampira) turns to the camera and says, “Of course, I thought I was from another planet.” That’s why we love her.…
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This is an updated version of a review that was originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey. Exploring the innermost fantasies of anonymous strangers has never been more fascinating.…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. A woman, with her two kids in tow, grabs a copy of I Dismember Mama off the shelf of a New Jersey…
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Originally published in Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey. How do you follow up the despondency of Video Violence? Exactly. COMEDY. Due to the success of Video Violence, Camp Video was…
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To the normal person, sweat and zits are anything but attractive. Thankfully, normal people have no business watching Warlock Moon. Mystery is a beautiful thing. For Warlock Moon aka Bloody Spa,…
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A smooth-talking skirt-chaser. A beautiful woman. A jealous ex. Fractured lives. Extortion. Revenge. You can find all of this in Don Giovanni, one of the many operas about a womanizing asshole.…
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Among the moldy cardboard and layers of dust in the back corner of your attic lies a box of mysterious old Super 8 reels, all shot way before you were born…