A WOMAN POSSESSED
A pompously psychedelic, nudity-filled account of witchcraft in the French countryside, A WOMAN POSSESSED was banned for many years in its native land, which is pretty hard to believe these days
WOLFGUY: ENRAGED LYCANTHROPE
Kung Fu and lycanthropy: an irresistible combination if you ask me, and this fun Sonny Chiba movie proves it!
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN?
A uniquely stylish horror fest from the late Curtis Harrington. WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? contains little in the way of terror or suspense, but is a wildly enjoyable romp through old Hollywood
THE WATER SPIDER
This oddity, hailing from early 1970s France, is the only movie about a tiny water spider transforming into a full-sized woman that I know of
WAKE IN FRIGHT
This Australian film, also known as OUTBACK, is at once a uniquely insightful, intelligent character study and probably the darkest, grittiest—and, I’m told, most realistic—depiction of rural Australia ever committed to celluloid
MY FRIENDS NEED KILLING
A cheap, tawdry and, ultimately, extremely powerful exploitation film from the seventies
MOSQUITO
The full title of this 1976 Swiss curio is MOSQUITO DER SCHAENDER (MOSQUITO THE RAPIST), meaning it is NOT to be confused 1995’s big bug bummer MOSQUITO
MORGIANA
A memorable exercise in gothic excess whose fabulously baroque visuals and a deliriously melodramatic storyline make for an interesting and enjoyable viewing experience
THE MONK (1972)
A fumbled French made attempt at adapting Matthew Lewis’s gothic classic THE MONK to the screen
THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN
An agreeably trashy Hong Kong production from the seventies, THE MIGHT PEKING MAN was a remake of KING KONG that’s as exploitive and ridiculous as anyone could possibly desire