YOKAI MONSTERS: 100 MONSTERS
A floating umbrella monster, a hairy three eyed critter with no arms, a guy with no face, a woman with a looooooong neck and a walking fish creature are just a few of the 100 monsters on display here
A floating umbrella monster, a hairy three eyed critter with no arms, a guy with no face, a woman with a looooooong neck and a walking fish creature are just a few of the 100 monsters on display here
For the most part this 1965 horror/sci fi chiller is every bit as goofy as you might expect, yet worthy nonetheless for the stunning visuals, courtesy of the late, great Mario Bava
This is the notorious 1960 British sickie that ruined the career of the great Michael Powell. However, it happens to be one of the all-time great psycho thrillers
This 1962 classic is a stark and disquieting look at a socio-economic breakdown in the wake of a nuclear attack
Here’s a film that should be remade, an early sixties Roger Corman potboiler with an unusually imaginative script that utilizes ominous Lovecraftian overtones
Baffling Euro-nuttiness from the late sixties. This film probably won’t appeal to most viewers, but for those of you who (like me) enjoy psychedelic weirdness it’s a must
The highlight of the Nigel Kneale scripted Quatermass film series, a triumph of intelligence and imagination that juxtaposes Lovecraftian horror, alien invasion, telekinesis, astral projection and mass psychosis
HUCKLEBERRY FINN meets THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER?
This Hammer production features two of the studio’s biggest stars and one of its top directors. Those things, however, don’t make for one of Hammer’s better pictures!
A vintage gorefest that hasn’t dated well, but does at least contain some impressively noirish photography and lots of endearingly goofy special effects