Category: Movie Discussions
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The Swarm (1978)
Disaster Film Checklist All-Star Cast (Oscar Winners): All-Star Cast (Oscar Nominees): All-Star Cast (Others): Multiple Lives in Danger: Threat Beyond Control: Warning Disbelieved: Difference in Opinion About How to Proceed: Dramatic Confrontations: Characters & Relationships: Mental Handicaps and Phobias: Themes: Bonuses: Thoughts Irwin Allen lost so much money on The Swarm that he forbade his…
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Disaster December!
Welcome to “Disaster December!” Starting later today, and throughout the month, all our movie discussions will pertain to 1970s disaster films, both theatrical releases and TV movies. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube for fun facts and history, and be sure to listen to this month’s episode of The Classic Horrors Club Podcast…
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Night of the Executioner (1992)
For the first time (and 30 years into his career) we hear Paul Naschy’s real voice in Night of the Executioner (1992.) Prior to this, he was always dubbed by another actor. It’s ironic, then, that for most of the movie, he doesn’t talk! That happens when thugs invade your home and cut out your…
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Howl of the Devil (1988)
It wouldn’t be precisely correct to say I was disappointed by Howl of the Devil (1988); however, it was not what I hoped it would be. This is not based on any preconceived notions of the film coming from word of mouth (or internet.) This is based on the movie itself’s opening dedication to Boris…
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Panic Beats (1983)
Although it’s a sequel to Horror Rises from the Tomb (1972), Paul Naschy moves the story into a new age of classic horror with Panic Beats (1983,) Nowhere is it more clear than during it’s opening scene when a pre-beheaded Alaric de Marnac (Naschy) pursues a naked women through the woods on horseback. The music…
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Cover Girls (1977)
Instead of three lovely ladies like Charlie’s Angels (1976-81), Cover Girls (1977) has only two. It seems to have sacrificed one actor in exchange for a higher travel budget. The adventures of models Linda Allen (Cornelia Sharpe) and Monique Lawrence (Jayne Kennedy) happen around the world. It’s been a long time, but if I recall,…
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The Frenchman’s Garden (1978)
From his long list of films, Paul Naschy once said that The Frenchman’s Garden (1978) was his favorite. It’s not mine, but I can tell you from the way it quietly sneaked up on me, slowly dropped clues about what was happening, and built to a powerful conclusion, it’s one of his best. There’s a…
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Nowhere to Run (1978)
As we resume with Nowhere to Run (1978) after putting this series about 1970s TV movies on pause, it’s a good time to remind you that not all these movies will be horror films. Most will be thrillers, but some will slip in like this one, that aren’t really either, regardless of how exciting they…
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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
October 31, 1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) is a mean little movie. Its biggest flaw is the time it takes for the thankfully little-seen monsters to dispatch its despicable characters. I don’t know what backwater town is represented, but it’s one where there are almost no redeeming characters, including our heroes. Let’s start…
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The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
October 30, 1964 The seventh film out of Roger Corman’s eight-film cycle based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death (1964) is perhaps the best, but not necessarily the most entertaining. In some ways, it’s Corman’s “art film,” with imagery that evokes The Seventh Seal (1957), a concern that…
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