Mino Alberti (Franco Nero) is in love, and the object of his affection, Laura (Erika Blanc), is thrilled to be his bride … well, except for two things. One of them is Mino’s mother (Olga Solbelli), who exerts an unusually strong influence on her son, and the second is the Alberti family maid Marta (Gioia […]
Read more "The Cold Kiss of the Dead: The Third Eye (1966)"When Emile (Ombrerra Colli) returns home to her crumbling family estate, she arrives to bad news. Her father is dead and all the family servants she knew and loved are gone. Her brother Rodéric (Gérard Tichy) is master of the estate, and he has employed a few new faces to serve the family: Miss Eleanore […]
Read more "A Sinister Family Melodrama … With Shrieks in the Night: The Blancheville Monster (1963)"Lady Susan Blackhouse (Barbara Nellli) just wanted to be happy … unfortunately the love of her life Pierre Brissac (Michel Forain) was lost at sea near the Straights of Dover and presumed dead. So, she must succumb to the well-meaning wishes of dear old Uncle Neville Blackhouse (Carlo Kechler) and marry the family friend. Unfortunately, […]
Read more "Oh, Cruel Fate: Lady Morgan’s Vengeance"Halloween day and night, circa 1984, are the subject of Christopher Golden’s emotionally honest storytelling. During the daylight hours, Tony Barbosa and his daughter Chloe are putting together the evening’s Haunted Woods tour, a yearly tradition that finds people taking a spooky tour of their wooded grounds. As this is sadly seeing its last year, […]
Read more "This is Halloween, This is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween: Christopher Golden’s All Hallows"In a small community in Northern California, the biggest news ought to be the fundraiser/costume contest at the local church, proceeds to benefit the many orphans under that institution’s care. However, though Rev Thomas Westwood (Tom Toner) is doing his best to stay on mission, a new face is drawing all the attention. Count Yorga […]
Read more "Death to Pigs: The Return of Count Yorga (1971)"When Donna (Donna Anders) invites her besties to a séance, they have the chance to meet the enigmatic spiritualist Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), recently arrived from Bulgaria. Paul (Michael Murphy) cracks jokes, his sexy girlfriend Erica Landers (Judy Lang) is intrigued by the count’s mystique, Mike Thompson (Michael Macready) isn’t sure about the whole mess, […]
Read more "Victims of Superstition: Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)"Tucked away on a VHS video cassette containing the taped television special about one research group’s interactions with a mysterious being known as Rory, and the steady psychological decline of head researcher Dr. Spratling (Jordan Belfi), are four glimpses of the unknown and unknowable. Mike P. Nelson’s “No Wake” tells the familiar story of a […]
Read more "Just Push Play (We’re Comin’ At You Anyway): V/H/S/85"After a successful run of finding his fears and facing them (as well as a mistake or two along the way), Shawn Ruddy (Joseph Winter) got dumped by his sponsors and banned from YouTube. He has since been clawing his way back up. Now, he’s actually managed to get a new channel on Livvid, got […]
Read more "Evil Dead House Project: Deadstream (2022)"Mona (Eili Harboe) and Robby (Herman Tømmeraas) have moved into a new apartment together. Robby is most excited: he has a good job, he and Mona are happy together, and now they have a place to redecorate and potentially fill with kids. Unfortunately, Mona is not ready to have kids and may want to remain […]
Read more "This Tenant’s Baby Repulsion is a Dream Demon’s Delight: Nightmare (2022)"When he was a younger man, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid) was a gifted psychic and a talented research subject. However, When the tests administered by Doctor Paul Novotny (Max von Sydow) became too intense, he walked away. Disappeared. Turned to a life of playing horses (sure things) and wooing women by reading their surface thoughts. […]
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