When the Video Warehouse in Chanute, Kansas, was one of the locations I managed in the 1990s, I distinctly remember two movies we could not keep on the shelf. These were not blockbuster titles by any means, so it was always odd for me at the time when someone asked about Embrace of the Vampire…

For years, I’ve tried to watch The Omega Man (1971) and haven’t been able to get through it. I thought it was slow… I kept dozing… I was distracted… For whatever reason each time, I was unable to finish it. I’m not a quitter, though, and the umpteenth time is a charm because I not…

Mike Hodges has directed only 10 feature films in a career that began for him in 1971 with Get Carter. This includes being uncredited for his scenes in Damien: Omen II (1978) that remain in the movie after he was fired over “creative differences.” Stanley Kubrick admired him, and Terrence Malick wrote to him to…

At some point during my years, I developed an unexplained aversion to watching The Honeymoon Killers (1970.) Who knows, then, what finally triggered me to watch it. Whoever or whatever pulled that trigger, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Considering that it originated by unconventional means and was made during a somewhat…

The Devil Within (1975), aka I Don’t Want to be Born, aka Sharon’s Baby, aka The Monster, is one of those movies that I didn’t find to be as bad as its reputation. However, that doesn’t mean it deserves a glowing endorsement. While it plays like a twisted sequel to Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and a…

Following the affection I felt toward Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), as I’m sure you all heard on this month’s episode of The Classic Horrors Club Podcast, I was eager to watch its direct sequel, Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975.) While I don’t want to get into a point by point comparison of the two movies, I…

While constructing last week’s post, I noticed a movie called, Fragment of Fear (1970), that at one point was exhibited as a double feature with The Brotherhood of Satan (see poster above.) A cursory glance at IMDb told me it wasn’t a horror film, but there is a murder, so I decided to feature it…

Wow, I don’t know where to start with this one. As good as any place, I’ll say that the sheriff’s deputy, Tobey, in The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), looked awfully familiar to me. Sure enough, it’s Alvy Moore, none other than Hank Kimball from Green Acres! I guess for your first project after a six-year…

This review originally appeared on October 15, 2017 as part of the annual Countdown to Halloween. After reading and hearing about Daughters of Darkness (1971) for many years, I have now finally seen it… and I’m glad about that. Although it isn’t as lurid as I imagined it would be, it’s still one very sexy…

This review originally appeared on the old WordPress site on October 8, 2017 as part of the annual Countdown to Halloween. Island of Death (1976) is the kind of movie I don’t really want to tell anyone I watched. When you’re a horror fan, you see a lot of films that push the boundaries of…