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Slime – toy, 1976

Slime was a toy product manufactured by Mattel, sold in a plastic rubbish bin and introduced in the winter of 1976. It consisting of a non-toxic viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar …

THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN (1971) TV series

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian children’s television series produced by Hamilton, Ontario’s independent station CHCH-TV in 1971. It was syndicated to TV stations across Canada and the USA. The producers were fortunate enough to get horror icon Vincent Price to …

DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973) Reviews and free to watch online

Don’t Look in the Basement is a 1973 American horror film written and directed by S.F. Brownrigg. It is also known as The Snake Pit, Death Ward No.13, Beyond Help …

HALLOWEEN WITH THE NEW ADDAMS FAMILY (1977) Reviews

Halloween with the New Addams Family was a 1977 comedy horror film. This NBC TV-movie was directed by David Steinmetz and George Tibbles from a screenplay by Davy Levy. It stars John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted …

Dave Allen – comedian

David Tynan O’Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian and actor. He had a BBC TV series in the 1970s, in …

EVIL COME EVIL GO Reviews and overview

Evil Come Evil Go is a 1972 American exploitation horror film written and directed by Walt Davis (Widow Blue) for producer Bob Chinn. The movie stars Cleo O’Hara, Sandra Henderson, Jane Tsentas …

The Hounds of the Baskervilles: Holmesian Horror in Film and TV – article

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories – and the ongoing industry spun off from them – have a curious connection to the horror genre. The image of the master …

Lynn Lowry – actress

Lynn Lowry is an American actress, best known for her appearances in cult horror and exploitation films during the 1970s. Born Linda Kay Lowry on October 15th, 1947, she made …

SCREAM BLOODY MURDER (1972) Reviews and overview

‘The first motion picture to called gore-nography!!!’ Scream Bloody Murder is a 1972 American horror film written, directed and produced by Marc B. Ray (The Severed Arm; Stepfather III storylines) …

ENTER THE DEVIL (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Then it’s too late for exorcism!’ Enter the Devil is a 1972 American horror film directed by Frank Q. Dobbs from a screenplay co-written with David S. Cass Sr, who …

Alan Ormsby – filmmaker

Alan Ormsby has been something of a jack-of-all-trades in the film industry: not only a highly successful and award-winning screenwriter but also director, actor, make-up effects technician and author. And …

Bob Clark – director

Benjamin ‘Bob’ Clark could have been one of the leading lights of the horror genre after making a series of popular and critically acclaimed shockers during the 1970’s. Yet despite …

LOKIS (1970) Reviews and overview

Lokis Rękopis profesora Wittembacha (often called simply Lokis) is a 1970 Polish horror film directed by Janusz Majewski. It stars Józef Duriasz, Edmund Fetting, Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Małgorzata Braunek, Zofia Mrozowska …

Pocket Chiller Library – comic book

Pocket Chiller Library was a horror and crime themed small-format digest-size comic book published in the UK between 1971 and 1977 by Top Sellers Ltd, an imprint of Thorpe and …

Ho, Ho, Horror! Christmas Festive Fright Films – article

Christmas is generally seen as a jolly old time for the whole family – if you are to believe the TV commercials, everyone gets together for huge communal feasts while …

Jungle Holocaust: Cannibal Tribes in Exploitation Cinema – Article

The 1970s saw many old cinematic taboos falling away, and few horror film sub-genres benefited from the relaxation in censorship more than the cannibal film. In fact, this is a …

GROOVIE GOOLIES Animated TV show

Groovie Goolies (originally Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies) is an American animated television show that had its original run on network television between 1970 and 1972. Produced by Filmation, Groovie Goolies was a spinoff of Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show (itself …

VAMPIRES (1979) BBC TV play

Vampires is a 1979 made-for-television play, broadcast by the BBC as part of their Play For Today strand. Concerning the obsessions of two school boys who suspect their neighbourhood is inhabited …

Zygons – Doctor Who monsters

The Zygons are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. They first appeared in the Fourth Doctor serial Terror of the Zygons. The Zygons have shape-shifting abilities, allowing them to replicate the appearance …

THE RAT SAVIOUR (1976) Reviews and overview

Izbavitelj – also known as The Rat Saviour – is a 1976 Yugoslavian horror science-fiction fantasy film directed by Krsto Papić. Based on Russian Alexander Grin’s 1920’s novel Pacolovac (“The Ratcatcher”), Izbavitelj …

“From Hell…” Jack the Ripper on Screen – article

Jack the Ripper. The very name conjures up clichéd images of fog-shrouded streets, grisly murder and chirpy, voluptuous Cockney street girls spilling out of East End dens of inequity to …

Kali: Devil Bride of Dracula; Vampirella; Nessie; Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls – Unfilmed ’70s Hammer projects

In the mid-1970s, as Michael Carreras struggled to keep British company Hammer Films afloat, they announced a number of projects that, unfortunately, never went into production. With promotional advance sales …

GOODBYE GEMINI (1970) Reviews and overview

‘You’ll feel four hands reaching for you… when the Gemini twins arrive!’ Goodbye Gemini is a 1970 British psychological horror thriller directed by Alan Gibson (Dracula A.D. 1972, The Satanic Rites of …

THE TRANSPLANT aka NIGHT OF THE BLOODY TRANSPLANT (1970) Reviews and overview

The Transplant – aka Night of the Bloody Transplant – is a 1970 American horror film produced, directed and co-written by David W. Hanson (Judy). The movie stars Dick Grimm, Ann Antell, David …

SO SAD ABOUT GLORIA aka VISIONS OF EVIL (1973) Reviews and overview

‘The romance of Love Story – the terror of Psycho!!’ So Sad About Gloria is a 1973 American horror film produced and directed by Harry Thomason (Encounter with the Unknown) …

THE FLINTSTONES MEET ROCKULA AND FRANKENSTONE (1979) Reviews and overview

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone is a 45-minute Halloween television special featuring the Flintstones. It was produced in 1979 by Hanna-Barbera Productions. When Fred Flintstone wins the big prize on the “Make A Deal or …

THE DEMON LOVER (1976) Reviews and overview

‘At last! The truth about demons!’ The Demon Lover is a 1976 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Jerry Younkins and Donald G. Jackson (Hell Comes to Frogtown, The Devil’s …

Black Park, Buckinghamshire, England – film location

Black Park is a country park in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England. Covering roughly 530 acres of woodland, heathland and grassland, the park includes an imposing avenue of mature pine trees and …

Monty Python: Horrific Humour – article

It would be fair to say that British comedy team Monty Python – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michel Palin – are not usually …

LEPTIRICA (1973) Reviews and overview

Also known as She-Butterfly and The Moth (and indeed Лептирица in the original Serbian cyrillic), Leptirica (“Butterfly”) is a 1973 Yugoslavian horror TV movie based on the story After Ninety Years (1880) written by Serbian writer Milovan Glišić. Leptirica was the first Serbian …

Creature Features: The Game of Horror! – board game, 1975

Creature Features is a board game released in the United States in 1975 by Research Games, Inc. Based around the format used by Monopoly, the game replaces streets and property …

A SHADOW IN THE DARK (1979) Overview

Una Sombra en la Oscuridad (“”) is a 1979 Spanish horror film directed by Argentinian Diego Santillán. The movie stars Javier Illain, Pilar Leonor, Isabel Pisano, Mariano Vidal Molina and Emilio Álvarez. Saul (Molina) is …

UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO (1971) Reviews and overview

‘If you’re curious about terror…’ Unman, Wittering and Zigo is a 1971 British macabre thriller film directed by John Mackenzie and co-produced and starring David Hemmings, Douglas Wilmer and Tony Haygarth. It was adapted by Simon Raven (Incense for the Damned/Bloodsuckers) …