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O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown – Creep Creepersin, USA, 2008 Oasis of the Zombies – Jesús Franco, France/Spain, 1982 The Occultist aka The Ritual – Novin Shakiba, USA, 2009 …

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Dangerous Attraction – Bruno Mattei, Italy, 1993 Dark Heritage – David McCormick, USA, 1989 The Dark Side of Midnight aka The Creeper – Wes Olsen, USA, 1984 Dark Universe – Steve Latshaw, USA, …

The Fu Manchu Cycle, 1965 – 1969 – Powerhouse Indicator Blu-ray box set announced

The Fu Manchu Cycle 1965 – 1969 – Powerhouse Indicator limited edition box set has been announced as it was immediately propelled to the No.1 Blu-ray seller top spot …

SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY (1970) Reviews and overview

She Killed in Ecstasy is a 1970 West German-Spanish horror thriller film directed by Jesús Franco. The production staff included many cast members and nearly the same crew as his previous film Vampyros …

OASIS OF THE ZOMBIES (1981) Reviews and overview

Oasis of the Zombies is a 1981 French horror film directed by Jesús Franco [as A. M. Frank] from a screenplay co-written with Ramón Llidó for producer Marius Lesoeur. The …

COUNT DRACULA (1970) Reviews and overview

Count Dracula is a 1970 European horror film, directed by Jesús Franco and based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The movie stars Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski (later in Nosferatu the Vampyre), Maria Rohm, Herbert …

FACELESS (2021) Review of hospital horror with release news

‘When the face in the mirror wants you dead’ Faceless is a 2021 American horror film about a man that wakes up in hospital shocked to find he has been …

DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN Reviews of Jesus Franco’s monster mash

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein is a 1972 European horror film written and directed by Jesús Franco. The movie stars Dennis Price, Howard Vernon, Paca Gabaldón and Alberto Dalbés. Plot: Dracula …

SOUND OF HORROR (1965) Reviews and overview

‘Makes you quiver and quake!’ Sound of Horror is a 1965 Spanish horror film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde from a screenplay co-written with Sam X. Abarbanel (also storyline), …

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THE SHARK HUNTER (1979) Reviews and overview

The Shark Hunter is a 1979 Italian-Mexican-Spanish action film about a recluse who seems to scratch a living selling sharks’ teeth. But his real goal is to recover millions of …

ON THE BRAIN (2016) Reviews and now free to watch online

‘Death is certain, life is not.’ On the Brain is a 2016 American zombie horror film about a new Sheriff who discovers there is something very wrong in his small …

Worst Movies

The following is a listing of movies that are generally regarded as the worst films of all time. Additionally, we have added many more of our own choices. People asked …

BLOODY MOON (1981) Reviews and overview

Bloody Moon is a 1981 West German slasher horror film directed by Jesús Franco from a screenplay written by co-producer Erich Tomek [as Rayo Casablanca] (Contamination; Dracula Blows His Cool). …

THE DEVIL’S MACHINE (2018) Reviews and overview

‘What has died, lives again.’ The Devil’s Machine is a 2018 British/United Arab Emirates horror film directed by Lawrie Brewster (The Black Gloves; For We Are Many; The Unkindness of …

TABERNACLE 101 (2019) Reviews and overview

‘The nightmare has just begun’ Tabernacle 101 is a 2019 Australian supernatural horror film about an atheist who sets out to disprove the afterlife but opens a portal between the …

THE VISITOR (1978) Reviews and free to watch online

‘They know we are here.’ The Visitor – aka Stridulum – is a 1978 Italian/American science fiction horror film directed by Giulio Paradisi (Michael J. Paradise) from a screenplay by Luciano Comici …

CANNIBALS aka WHITE CANNIBAL QUEEN (1980) Reviews and overview

Cannibals is a 1980 French/Spanish horror film directed by prolific Spanish exploitation director Jesús Franco starring Sabrina Siani. It is one of two cannibal films directed by Franco featuring Al Cliver, the other being Devil Hunter. …

VAMPYROS LESBOS (1970) Reviews and overview

Vampyros Lesbos – aka Las Vampiras – is a 1970 West German-Spanish horror film directed and co-written by Jesús Franco. It is, arguably, Franco’s best-known film today, having reached a certain cult …

Nightmare USA – Book by Stephen Thrower

Nightmare USA is a huge (528 pages) tome by musician and author Stephen Thrower (Eyeball Compendium; Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci; Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco and …

THE EMBALMER (1965) Reviews and overview

‘Beauty after beauty dragged to a sunken crypt… Petrified play-captives of’ The Embalmer is the English release title for Il mostro di Venezia (“The Monster of Venice”), a 1965 Italian mystery …

CANNIBAL TERROR (1980) Reviews and overview

Cannibal Terror is a 1980 French-Spanish horror film directed by Alain Deruelle [as A.W. Steeve], Olivier Mathot and Julio Pérez Tabernero (Sexy Cat; Las Alegres Vampiras de Vögel) from a screenplay by …

Phil Hardy – writer

Phil Hardy, who died on 8th April 2014, was a film and music industry writer. Born in Yorkshire in 1945, Hardy studied at the University of Sussex and the University of California, …

HIERRO (2009) Reviews and overview

Hierro – English translation: “Iron” – is a 2009 Spanish horror film directed and co-written by Gabe Ibáñez.The movie stars Elena Anaya, Bea Segura, Mar Sodupe, Miriam Correa, Andrés Herrera, and …

The Synth of Fear: Horror and Sci-Fi Films with Synthesizer Scores – Article

Electronically produced sound has been available to adventurous film composers since the silent era. Among the earliest electronic instruments were the Ondes-Martenot (invented in 1928), which produced a characteristic quivering …

THE DIABOLICAL DR. Z (1965) Reviews and overview

The Diabolical Doctor Z is a 1965 Spanish/French science fiction horror film, originally titled Miss Muerte (“Miss Death”) and Dans les griffes du maniaque (“In the Grip of the Maniac”). It …

DEVIL HUNTER (1980) Reviews and overview

Devil Hunter is a 1980 Spanish/West German horror film directed by Jesus Franco [as Clifford Brown]; it has also been released as The Devil Hunter, Chasseurs d’Hommes, Jungfrau under Kannibalen, The Man Hunter, Mandingo Manhunter. …

Tribute to Spanish film director Jess Franco

Jesús Franco, commonly known as Jess Franco, the Spanish director of nearly 200 horror, fantasy, exploitation and adult films has died today aged 82 year-old. Franco was also a screenwriter, …

THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU (1968) Reviews and overview

The Blood of Fu Manchu, also known as Fu Manchu and the Kiss of Death, Kiss of Death, Kiss and Kill and Against All Odds, is a 1968 horror/adventure film based on the fictional Asian villain Fu Manchu, …

Death Rides a Horse: Horror Westerns – Overview by Kevin Grant

Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each …

THE SKIN I LIVE IN (2011) Reviews and overview

The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La piel que habito) is a 2011 Spanish psychological thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It is based on Thierry Jonquet’s novel Mygale, …

BLACK MAGIC RITES (1972) Reviews and overview

Black Magic Rites aka The Reincarnation of Isabel and Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento… is a 1972 Italian psychedelic horror film directed by Renato Polselli (Mania; Delirium). The movie stars Mickey Hargitay, …

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