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The Mexican horror films I’ve seen have enough thrills and chills that I felt comfortable investing in the Mexico Macabro box set from Indicator. The first one out of the box, Misterios de ultratumba or Black Pit of Dr. M (1959) did not disappoint. The crystal-clear black and white presentation and the creepy setting continue…
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Maybe it’s because I’m comparing it to Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977), but I enjoyed The Munsters’ Revenge (1981.) I mean, I really enjoyed it, surprising myself by the number of times I laughed. Even with running gags that repeat too many times, predictable punch lines, and recurring patterns of wordplay followed by…
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There are so many questions I have about Sleepaway Camp (1983), primarily having to do with its origin. What was writer/director Robert Hiltzik’s intention when making it? Was it supposed to be a Friday the 13th rip-off or was it supposed to be a spoof? Was it meant to be a serious horror film or…
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Individually and collectively, Stephen J. Cannell, Rod Holcomb, and Juanita Bartlett have worked on classic televised entertainment such as The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, Fantasy Island, Battlestar Galactica, The Greatest American Hero, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, The A-Team, and Wiseguy, to name only a few. Their combined forces on Midnight Offerings (1981)…
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The Intruder Within (1981) is Alien at sea with some terrific moments tossed as life preservers throughout a TV movie that’s otherwise drowning. At times, it has a cinematic feel, particularly when approaching and exploring Zortron Oil’s drilling rig in the ocean near Antarctica. At other times, it has a low-budget TV movie feel, particularly…
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In 1988, Frank LaLoggia wrote, produced, directed, and composed the music for his masterpiece, Lady in White. Seven years earlier, in 1981, he did all the same things for his… well, valiant effort, Fear No Evil. Not nearly as successful an achievement, Fear No Evil nevertheless shares some characteristics with Lady in White. First, he…
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Of the two 1970s Hardy Boys, I always thought it was Shaun Cassidy who was the singer. In This House Possessed (1981), though, it’s Parker Stevenson who treats us to not one, not two, but three nearly complete tunes. When Lieutenant Fletcher (Barry Corbin) in his one scene asks him if he’s a rock musician,…
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We don’t know that Janis (Joyce Molloy) is Bobby Douglas’s (Stephen White) stepsister when she continually harasses him sexually. As if to somehow justify her actions, she states loudly and clearly that he’s not her brother. Nevertheless, it’s uncomfortable to watch and is, for better or worse, not the most uncomfortable thing we’ll see in…
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Upon reflection, there’s a clue about the nature of The Babysitter (1980) in its opening moments. Young Tara Benedict (Quinn Cummings), whom we’re told is 12-years old, watches Scotty (David Wysocki), whose age we’re not told, but who is noticeably older, on the water in his sailboat. She says, “He doesn’t even know I’m alive.”…
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Does watching a bad transfer of a trashy Eurohorror film enhance the experience rather than detract from it? Does the darkness obscure effects that aren’t so special? Do the choppy edits cause us to blame the supplier of the print for its flaws rather than the creators of the movie? I’ve argued both ways in…
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