The Boogeyman (1980)
The Boogeyman - UK title: The Bogey Man – is a 1980 American supernatural slasher film written, produced and directed by Ulli Lommel. It stars his wife Suzanna Love, Nicholas Love, Ron James and John...
View ArticleCannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust is a 1980 Italian cannibal film directed by Ruggero Deodato (House on the Edge of the Park) from a screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici, starring Carl Gabriel Yorke, Robert Kerman,...
View ArticleThe Slayer
The Slayer – also known as Nightmare Island - is a 1982 American horror film directed by J. S. Cardone and starring Sarah Kendall, Frederick J. Flynn and Michael Holmes. The film gained notoriety and...
View ArticleButcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
‘A haunting rhyme for bedtime’ Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (aka Night Warning; Momma’s Boy; Nightmare Maker; Thrilled to Death; The Evil Protege) is a 1982 exploitation horror film directed by...
View ArticleThe Evil Dead (1981)
‘The ultimate experience in gruelling terror’ The Evil Dead is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and executive produced by Raimi and Bruce Campbell, who also stars...
View ArticleMardi Gras Massacre
US One Sheet Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 American horror film written and directed by Jack Weis and starring Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo and Laura Misch Owens. It is an unofficial...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide to Nazisploitation Cinema
It’s hardly surprising that the most notorious, indefensible, loathsome and reprehensible movies ever made are those that exploring nasty Nazi sex and violence fantasies. Even the most liberal of...
View ArticleDon’t Go in the Woods
‘Everyone has nightmares about the ugliest way to die.’ Don’t Go in the Woods – also known as Don’t Go in the Woods… Alone! - is a 1980 (released 1981) American slasher film directed by James Bryan...
View ArticleKiss of Death – song by The Lords of the New Church
Kiss of Death is a horror-themed rock song by The Lords of the New Church written by Brian James (ex-The Damned) and Stiv Bators (ex-The Dead Boys), and a track from their 1984 IRS album ‘The Method...
View ArticleDan O’Bannon – screenwriter, director, actor
Daniel Thomas “Dan” O’Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American motion-picture screenwriter, director and occasional actor, usually in the science fiction and horror genres....
View ArticleVideo Nasties Lurid Trumps – Series 3
Gods & Monsters Lurid Trumps are a card game based on the fondly remembered Top Trumps of the 1970’s and 1980’s, themselves based on an even older game called Quartets. The third in a series of...
View ArticleNightmare aka Nightmares in a Damaged Brain
‘The dream you can’t escape alive!’ Nightmare is a 1981 American slasher horror film written and directed by Italian filmmaker Romano Scavolini (Spirits of Death). It has also been released as...
View ArticleVideo Nasty – comic book
Video Nasty is a six part British comic book series, which began publication in March 2014. The story takes place in 1983, and is a mix of police mystery and horror, set against the back drop of the...
View ArticleUnhinged (2017)
Unhinged is a 2017 British horror film edited and directed by Dan Allen from a screenplay co-written with co-producer Scott Jeffrey (The House on Elm Lake; Fox Trap). A loose remake of the 1982 movie...
View ArticleHuman Experiments (1979)
Human Experiments is a 1979 American women-in-prison horror film produced and directed by Gregory Goodell from a screenplay by Richard Rothstein (Bates Motel [1987]; Invitation to Hell; Death Valley),...
View ArticleCannibal Ferox (1981)
‘Bizarre human sacrifices! The most violent film ever!’ Cannibal Ferox is a 1981 Italian exploitation horror film written and directed by Umberto Lenzi. It can be considered one of the ‘unholy...
View ArticleButcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker aka Night Warning (1982)
‘A haunting rhyme for bedtime’ Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (aka Night Warning; Momma’s Boy; Nightmare Maker; Thrilled to Death; The Evil Protege) is a 1982 American exploitation horror film...
View ArticleThe Witch Who Came from the Sea (USA, 1976)
‘Molly really knows how to cut men down to size!!’ The Witch Who Came from the Sea is a 1976 American horror film directed by Matt Cimber from a screenplay by Robert Thom. It was shot by...
View ArticleThe Toolbox Murders – USA, 1978
‘Bit by bit… by bit he carved a nightmare!’ The Toolbox Murders is a 1978 American slasher horror film directed by Dennis Donnelly from a screenplay by Robert Easter and Ann N. Kindberg. The film...
View ArticleMadhouse – Italy, 1981
‘Many people visit, few ever leave the…’ Madhouse – aka There Was a Little Girl – is a 1981 Italian horror film produced and directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis (The Visitor; Tentacles; Beyond the Door)....
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