Brain that Wouldn’t Die, The (1959) Cast: Herb Evers, Virginia Leith, Leslie Daniel, Eddie Carmel Director: Joseph Green Synopsis: fiance’s head kept alive in a tray as mad surgeon hubby seeks a body! “developed a cult following among weirdos” Creature Features “sleazy horror favourite” Psychotronic…
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Title: The Beast Within Cast: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong Director: Philippe Mora Nutshell: A twisted metaphor on the nightmare of rape? Maybe not, but a fun twist on the usual werewolf routine with a showstopping transformation scene. Whacky and…
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Omen, The (1976)Cast: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Billie Whitelaw, David WarnerDirector: Richard DonnerSynopsis: Spawn of Satan is unleashed onto earth – smash hit horror film is good rollicking old-fashioned fun Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 7.3/10 “excellent acting and deft script” Time Out “a supernatural tale of sensational…
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Bloody Birthday (1981) Cast: Elizabeth Hey, Andy Freeman, Michael Dudikoff, Erica Hope, Billy Jayne Director: Ed Hunt Synopsis: Three bad seeds wreak havoc on a hapless community! Pretty tame fare! Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9/10 The film arrived in 1981 hoping to ride the crest of the…
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Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 8.1/10 Curse of the Doll People, The (Los Munecos Infernales) (1961) Cast: Ramon Gay, Elvira Quintana, Quintin Bulnes, Roberto Rivera, Luis Aragon Directors: Benito Alazraki, Paul Nagle Synopsis: An eerie little chiller involving a sinister voodoo curse and murderous killer dolls. Over the…
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Le Corbeau (1943) Cast: Pierre Fresnay, Ginette LeClerc, Micheline Francey, Helena Manson, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Sylvie Director: Henri- George Clouzot Nutshell: a village in an anonymous community, “Anywhere”, is besieged with suspicion and mistrust as a series of letters bring various dwellers’ darkest and ugliest secrets…
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Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 6/10 Leeches (2003) Cast: Matthew Twining, Josh Henderson, Stacey Nelson, Tony Carroccio Director: David DeCoteau Synopsis: Steroid-pumped leeches mutate into humungous huge and nasty bastards! A modern-day killer leech film – now there is a bit of a turn-up. This creature feature by…
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Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.4/10 Sssssss (1973) Cast: Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies Director: Bernard L. Kowalski Nutshell: obsessed mad doctor yearns to create a disease-free man of the future using his expertise with snake venom. Sssssss (1973) arrived when Creature Features had virtually lost the…
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Wasp Woman, The (1959) Cast: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris, Michael Mark, William Roerick, Leo Gordon, Roger Corman Director: Roger Corman Nutshell: Susan Cabot’s cosmetics firm struggles as she ages, yet she is determined to turn things around, even if she takes some drastic…
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Wasp Woman (1995) Cast: Jennifer Ruben, Doug Wert, Maria Ford, Melissa Braselle Director: Jim Wynorski Synopsis: Unbelievably cheesy and tacky remake of Roger Corman’s cult classic. Very bad indeed, it can be enjoyed when in the right frame of mind! Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 2/10 Silliness directed…