Thursday, May 30, 2024

The Ghost

1963
d: Riccardo Freda
c: Barbara Steele, Elio Jotta


A woman and her lover murder her husband, but like an toxic relationship, shit goes south fast as the toxi lover turn on one another. Pretty sure the house keeper is the same from Dr Hitchcock.

Monday, May 27, 2024

Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb

1971

d: Seath Holt, Michael Carreras
c: Valerie Leon, Andrew Kier


A British archaeologist and his team bring an embalmed Egyptian royal back from their latest expedition, and trouble ensues when the archaeologist's daughter is possessed.



Queen of Blood

1966
d: Curtis Harrington
c: John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith


Green alien queen vampire bee-plant lady in SPACE! Artichoke Hair and glowing eyes!
Bewitching.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Barbara Steele Flicks to Find


Bachelor of Hearts 1958
A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.



Upstairs and Downstairs 1959 - Aquainted-
SCARECROW
On marrying the boss’s daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law’s advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-ins follow with dipsomaniacs, bank robbers, a Welsh lass who takes one look at London and runs, and an Italian charmer who turns the place into a bawdy house. Then when Ingrid arrives from Sweden things actually start to get complicated.


Sapphire 1959
SCARECROW
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects – including the girl’s white boyfriend and his disapproving parents – the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.


Your Money or Your Wife 1960
SCAREWCROW
A domestic comedy about a couple who take in boarders to pay the rent on their large house

The Iron Captain 1962 or Il capitano di ferro Directed by Sergio Grieco
After his village is burned down, Captain Furio sets out for revenge.



The Hours of Love 1963 or Le ore dell'amore Directed by Luciano Salce
Gianni and Marietta get along wonderfully as lovers, but not as a couple. Despite being married, they agree to become lovers again.









The Ghost 1963 or Lo spettro Directed by Riccardo Freda
SCARECROW
A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.


A Sentimental Attempt 1963 or Un tentativo sentimentale Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa
Carla and Dino, both in a matrimonail crisis, fall in love. But life will not help this love story.









The Maniacs 1964 or I maniaci Directed by Lucio Fulci - Aquainted
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.


White Voices 1964 Le voci bianche Directed by Massimo Franciosa, Pasquale Festa Campanile
In 17th-century Rome, a young man in a choir of castrati falls for the beautiful wife of a powerful aristocrat. Comedy that makes you blush.


The Monocle’s Sour Laugh 1964 or Le monocle rit jaune Directed by Georges Lautner
SCARECROW
A French agent goes after a gang of Asian terrorists who plan to blow up an American nuclear aircraft carrier.


Easy Love 1964 or Amore facile Directed by Gianni Puccini


Money 1965 or I soldi Directed by Gianni Puccini
SCARECROW
Episodic comedy about the corrupting influence of money.


Young Törless 1966 or Der junge Törless Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
SCARECROW
At an Austrian boys’ boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil’s acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics’ Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff.


For Love and Gold 1966 or L'armata Brancaleone Directed by Mario Monicelli
A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.








Honeymoon with a Stranger 1969 Directed by John Peyser
While on honeymoon with her husband in Spain, a woman wakes up one morning to find he has disappeared. After reporting it to the police, a man shows up claiming to be her husband. But he’s not the man she married and no one will believe her


Stop the World… I Want to Get Off! 1970 Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! Directed by Giancarlo Cobelli
This lysergically madcap Italian flick largely eschews any traditional plot. The most noticeable thread involves ventriloquist Ricky becoming a TV star, dressed up as a superhero with an “impish robot” dummy.








Caged Heat 1974 Directed by Jonathan Demme
WOMEN’S PRISON U.S.A. - RAPE RIOT AND REVENGE! WHITE HOT DESIRES MELTING COLD PRISON STEEL!
A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women’s penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison’s sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal “therapeutic” experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.

Shivers 1975 Directed by David Cronenberg
SCARECROW
GOING MAD IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE TERROR …
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact

Pretty Baby 1978 Directed by Louis Malle
SCARECROW
THE IMAGE OF AN ADULT WORLD SEEN THROUGH A CHILD’S EYES.
Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother’s madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.

Piranha 1978 Directed by Joe Dante
SCARECROW
A HIDEOUS DEATH LURKED UNSEEN IN THE RIVER…
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort’s rivers, the guests become their next meal.

The Key Is in the Door 1978 La clé sur la porte Directed by Yves Boisset
Marie (Annie Girardot) teaches high school and has a 16-year-old daughter in her class. Divorced some years previously, she has some vague egalitarian notions about friendship with her students and leaves her door open to them. One of her protégés is found beaten up just outside her door, and an emergency physician comes by to treat her. When her daughter starts seeing someone she doesn’t much like, and she begins having a brief affair (her first since the divorce) with the ER doctor, she begins to reconsider her policy.

Silent Scream 1979 Directed by Denny Harris
TERROR SO SUDDEN THERE IS NO TIME TO SCREAM.
Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels’ seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The policemen on the case begin uncovering the Engels family secret as the remaining students become endangered

Deep Above 1994 Tief oben Directed by Willi Hengstler
In the 16th century, young men put themselves in great danger to look for mysterious crystals in a tunnel in the Styrian Erzberg. Some of them never returned from searching for this symbol of perfect love. In the 20th century, the student Barbara tries to pursue this legend of her home town.

The Capitol Conspiracy 1998 Directed by Fred Olen Ray
WHEN THEY ARE IN YOUR HEAD, HOW DO YOU WATCH YOUR BACK
Martial arts star Don “The Dragon” Wilson stars in this action/suspense story. A child is recruited to take part in a secret government experiment which results in him being able to see into the future. Years later, the child is an adult and is working for the government; his latest assignment is to find the other people who were part of the same project. Before long, he discovers the other test subjects usually pop up murdered shortly before he can talk to them, and he realizes he may well be the next target.

Her Morbid Desires 2009 Directed by Edward L. Plumb

The Butterfly Room 2012 Directed by Jonathan Zarantonello
KIDS SHOULD NEVER GROW UP
A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.

Lost River 2014 Directed by Ryan Gosling
SCARECROW
DIVE DEEP INTO THE UNDERWATER TOWN
A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

The Shutterbug Man 2014 Directed by Chris Walsh
The Shutterbug Man tells the tale of a very twisted man, whose only passion in life is taking pictures. This passion takes him to terrible and wicked places.

The Mill at Calder’s End 2015 Directed by Kevin McTurk
In the remote village of Calder’s End stands an old windmill, a repository of dark secrets. Nicholas Grimshaw has returned to this haunted place, his childhood home, intent on breaking a generations old family curse. Grimshaw’s journey takes him deep below the decaying mill,into mysterious, forgotten catacombs, where upon he confronts the very source of the evil that has corrupted his family. The Mill at Calder’s End is a gothic tale inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and M.R. James and is told with the use of 36 inch tall bunraku rod puppets operated by puppeteers dressed in black.

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Nothing But the Night

1973
d: Peter Sasdy
c: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee


Scottish castle hosts 'orphans' who have been body snached by a bunch of crazy old rich folks... they end up leaping to their deaths!
Christopher Lee's first and only film production.

Danza Macabra Vol 2 : The Italian Gothic Collection






CONTENT & SPECIAL FEATURES / SPECS:
(DANZA MACABRA: 91 min), (CASTLE OF BLOOD: 83 min) DANZA MACABRA Audio: Italian Mono, Partial English Mono / Optional English Subtitles, Closed Captions CASTLE OF BLOOD Audio: English Mono / Closed Captions Region A / Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DISC ONE: CASTLE OF BLOOD - 4K ULTRA HD DISC (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary W/ Rod Barnett Of NaschyCast and The Bloody Pit & Adrian Smith Trailer & TV Spot
DISC TWO: CASTLE OF BLOOD - BLU-RAY DISC (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary w/ Rod Barnett & Adrian Smith Selected Scene Commentary w/ Barbara Steele & archivist Russ Lanier Exploring The Castle Of Blood – Interview w/ Stephen Thrower
DISC THREE: CASTLE OF BLOOD - BLU-RAY (Supplemental Material):
The Director Who Didn't Like Blood – Interview w/ Edoardo Margheriti, Son of Director Antonio Margheriti Enigmatic Elegance: Unveiling The Haunting Legacy Of Barbara Steele In The Italian Gothic – Video Essay Return To The Castle – Location Featurette Antonio Margheriti Remembers CASTLE OF BLOOD & Barbara Steele Trailer & TV Spot
DISCS FOUR & FIVE: JEKYLL (1969, 262 min) – BLU-RAY (Film + Special Features):
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Albertazzi – Interview w/ Actor Giuliano Disperati Building The World Of JEKYLL – Interview w/ Set Designer Emanuele Taglietti The Double Spiral Staircase Of Jekyll And Hyde – Video Essay Audio: Italian Mono / Optional English Subtitles Region A/B/C - Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DISC SIX: THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACE (1971, 96 min) - BLU-RAY (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary w/ Director Corrado Farina Moderated by Alberto Farina Audio Commentary w/ Kat Ellinger, Author of Daughters Of Darkness The Farina Method – Interview w/ Film Critic Alberto Farina Bloodsucking Capitalists – Interview w/ Actor Giuliano Disperati & Screenwriter Giulio Berruti Outtakes of De Sade Short Films By Corrado Farina IL FIGLIO DI DRACULA (THE SON OF DRACULA) + GIRO GIRO TONDO (RING AROUND THE ROSIE) + IL CANTICO DELLE CREATURE (THE CANTICLE OF THE CREATURES) PRAISED BE MY LORD – Documentary Directed By Corrado Farina (84 mins) + Commercials Directed By Corrado Farina Audio: Italian Mono / Optional English Subtitles Region A - Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DISC SEVEN: THE DEVIL'S LOVER (1972, 78 min) - BLU-RAY (Film + Special Features):
Audio Commentary w/ film scholar Annie Rose Malamet Lady Of The Night: The Feminism of Rosalba Neri (Video Essay) Out Of The Woods – Interview w/ Actor Robert Woods Audio: Italian Mono / Optional English Subtitles Region A - Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DISC EIGHT: THE DEVIL'S LOVER – CD

50 Sci-Fi Invasion

Includes:

984: Prisoner of the Future
Abraxas Guardian of the Universe
The Alien Factor
Alien Prey
Assassin
The Bat (1959)
Battle Beyond the Sun
Beyond the Moon
Brain Twisters
The Brother from Another Planet
The Crater Lake Monster
The Creeping Terror
The Day Time Ended
Death Machines
Escape from Galaxy 3
Evil Brain from Outer Space
Extraterrestrial Visitors
The Eyes Behind The Stars
Fugitive Alien
Future Hunters
Future Women
Galaxina
The Giant of Metropolis
The Gypsy Moon
Hands of Steel
The Head
Horror High
Hundra
Hyper Sapien: People From Another Star
Invaders From Space
It's Alive
Life Returns
The Manster
Mission Stardust
Morons from Outer Space
Night Fright
Night of the Blood Beast
Primal Impulse
R.O.T.O.R.
Raiders of Atlantis
Robo Vampire
Rocket Attack U.S.A.
Silver Needle in the Sky
Slipstream
Star Knight
Star Pilot
Top Line
Trapped by Television
War of the Robots
Welcome To Blood City



50 Nightmare Worlds

Titles in chronological order, with disk number, side and track number.

Maciste in Hell (1925) [8A2]
The Lost World (1925) [7B1]
The Mistress of Atlantis (1932) [8B1]
The Lost City Part 1 (1935) [7A1]
The Lost City Part 2 (1935) [7A2]
Shadow of Chinatown (1936) [5B1]
The Phantom Creeps (1939) [9B2]
Purple Death From Outer Space (1940) [10A1]
Radio Ranch (1940) [10B1]
Robot Pilot (1941) [11A1]
Counterblast (1948) [3A2]
Unknown World (1951) [12B1]
Evil Brain from Outer Space (1956) [5A2]
Menace from Outer Space (1956) [8A1]
The Day the Sky Exploded (1958) [3B2]
Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) [10B2]
Ring of Terror (1962) [11A2]
The Manster (1962) [12A1]
This is Not a Test (1962) [7B2]
Atomic Rulers of the World (1964) [1B1]
Attack from Space (1964) [2A1]
The War Game (1965) [5B2]
Frozen Alive (1966) [11A3]
Night Fright (1968) [8B2]
How Awful About Alan (1970) [9A1]
Beast of the Yellow Night (1971) [2A2]
Fury of the Wolf Man (1972) [6B1]
Piranha, Piranha (1972) [9B1]
Terror at the Red Wolf Inn (1972) [11B2]
The Doomsday Machine (1972) [4A2]
House of the Living Dead (1973) [6B2]
Idaho Transfer (1973) [5B3]
All The Kind Strangers (1974) [3B1]
They (1974) [12A2]
UFO: Target Earth (1974) [12B2]
Embryo (1976) [4B1]
Panic (1976) [9A2]
Werewolf Woman (1976) [2B2]
End of the World (1977) [4B2]
Good Against Evil (1977) [6A1]
The Alpha Incident (1977) [1B2]
Alien Zone (1978) [6A2]
Star Odyssey (1979) [11B1]
The Nightmare Never Ends (1980) [3A1]
Alien Contamination (1981) [1A1]
Warriors of the Wasteland (1983) [2B1]
Death Warmed Up (1984) [4A1]
Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1984) [10A2]
Eternal Evil (1985) [5A1]
Alien Species (1996) [1A2]



50 Sci-Fi Classics

Includes:
The Alpha Incident
The Amazing Transparent Man
Assignment: Outer Space
The Astral Factor
The Atomic Brain
Attack of the Monsters
Blood Tide
The Brain Machine
Bride of the Gorilla
Colossus and the Amazon Queen
Cosmos: War of the Planets
Crash of the Moons
Destroy All Planets
Eegah
First Spaceship on Venus
The Galaxy Invader
Gamera the Invincible
Giants of Rome
Hercules Against the Moon Men
Hercules and the Captive Women
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Hercules Unchained
Horrors of Spider Island
The Incredible Petrified World
Killers From Space
Kong Island
Laser Mission
The Lost Jungle
Menace from Outer Space
Mesa of Lost Women
Moon of the Wolf
Phantom From Space
The Phantom Planet
Planet Outlaws
Prehistoric Women
Queen of the Amazons
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
She Gods of Shark Reef
The Snow Creature
Snowbeast
Son of Hercules: The Land of Darkness
Teenagers From Outer Space
They Came From Beyond Space
Unknown World
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Warning From Space
The Wasp Woman
White Pongo
The Wild Women of Wongo


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Possession

1981
d: Andrzej Zulawski
c: Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani


Worlds most toxic relationship unravels on screen... body horror galore and a breakdown/miscarriage of epic proportions in a subway tunnel all culminating in the end of the world.



The Lost Continent

1968
d Michael Carreras, Leslie Normal
c Suzanna Leigh, Eric Porter

Questionable ship full of questionable folks meets an unfortunate 'hard time'... Did we change dementions? Find some weird, deadly, uncharted waters? Who knows! But only these weirdos bring exposives that react to water on a shitty old boat! Also... weird runs ins with the Spanish KKK....


The Horrible Dr Hitchcock

1962
d Riccardo Freda
c Barbara Steele


In 1897 London (no seriously we ARE in London!), a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.


City of the Dead

1960 d John Llewellyn Moxey c Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts to...