The Star Wars Holiday Special – USA, 1978 – review
‘A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…’ The Star Wars Holiday Special is a feature-length television programme aired once (and only once) on American television on November …
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Frankenstein: The True Story – UK | USA, 1973 – reviews and Scream Factory Blu-ray news
Scream Factory is releasing Frankenstein: The True Story on Blu-ray on March 24th 2020. As usual, the sleeve sports a choice of artwork, with a new design by Mark Maddox …
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Glass Trap – USA, 2005 – reviews of Fred Olen Ray’s giant ants movie
‘There’s no escape’ Glass Trap is a 2005 American science-fiction comedy horror feature film about an army of radioactive ants in a skyscraper. Directed by Fred Olen Ray (as Ed …
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Into the Dark: Pilgrim – USA, 2019 – now with reviews
Into the Dark: Pilgrim is a 2019 American horror feature film about a Thanksgiving dinner that turns into a nightmare. Pilgrim is the latest instalment of the second season of …
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In the Midnight Hour – TVM, USA, 1985 – reviews
‘Ghouls just want to have fun…’ In the Midnight Hour is a 1985 American made-for-TV comedy horror feature film about a witch’s curse that brings the dead back to life. …
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House of the Witch – USA, 2017 – reviews
‘This house belongs to her’ House of the Witch is a 2017 American made-for-TV horror feature film about a haunted house inhabited by a demonic witch. Directed by Alex Merkin …
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The Dead Don’t Die – USA, 1975 – reviews
The Dead Don’t Die is a 1975 made-for-television neo-noir American horror film set in the 1930s directed by Curtis Harrington (Night Tide; Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?; The Killer Bees) from a screenplay by Robert Bloch (based upon Bloch’s …
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Caved In – USA | Canada, 2006 – reviews
Caved In aka Caved In: Prehistoric Terror is a 2006 American-Canadian horror feature film about a group of criminals seeking huge emeralds in an old mine guarded by giant beetles. …
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Trilogy of Terror II – USA, 1996 – reviews and new Blu-ray news
Trilogy of Terror II is a 1996 American horror anthology made-for-cable feature film, and a sequel to the 1975 television film, Trilogy of Terror, both directed by Dan Curtis (Dead …
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Omen IV: The Awakening – Canada, USA, 1991 – reviews
‘They said it was over. They were wrong.’ Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Jorge Montesi (Night Visitors; Friday the 13th: The …
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Culture Shock aka Into the Dark: Culture Shock – USA, 2019 – reviews
‘Let freedom ring’ Culture Shock aka Into the Dark: Culture Shock is a 2019 American horror feature film directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero (making her feature debut) from a screenplay …
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The House That Would Not Die – USA, 1970 – reviews
The House That Would Not Die – aka The House That Wouldn’t Die – is a 1970 American made-for-television horror feature film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey (I, Desire; Home for …
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Ritual of Evil – USA, 1970 – reviews
Ritual of Evil is a 1970 American made-for-television horror feature film directed by Robert Day (The Initiation of Sarah; Fear No Evil; Grip of the Strangler) from a screenplay by Robert Presnell …
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When a Stranger Calls Back – USA, 1993 – reviews
‘Guess who’s back? The nightmare continues…’ When a Stranger Calls Back is a 1993 American made-for-cable-television psychological horror feature film written and directed by Fred Walton, based on characters he …
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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell – USA, 1978 – reviews
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell is a 1978 American made-for-television supernatural horror feature film directed by Curtis Harrington (Ruby; The Dead Don’t Die; The Cat Creature; Night Tide; et …
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Cruise Into Terror – USA, 1978 – reviews
Cruise Into Terror – aka Voyage Into Evil – is a 1978 American made-for-television horror feature film directed by Bruce Kessler (Deathmoon; Kolchak: The Night Stalker; Simon, King of the …
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The Possessed – USA, 1977 – reviews
The Possessed is a 1977 American made-for-TV supernatural horror feature film directed by Jerry Thorpe from a screenplay by John Sacret Young, The movie stars James Farentino, Joan Hackett, Diana …
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Canada | USA, 1968
The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1968 Canadian/American television horror film directed by Charles Jarrott based on a teleplay by Ian McLellan Hunter (The Amazing …
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Satan’s School for Girls – USA, 1973 – reviews
Satan’s School for Girls is an early example of the kitschy titling that would later bring us the likes of Satan’s Cheerleaders, and is one of the few TV movies to have been remade (in 2000, with Shannen Doherty in the lead role). The original stars Pamela Franklin as Elizabeth Sayers, a woman whose sister committed suicide under mysterious circumstances while attending Salem’s School for Girls…
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Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon – USA, 1969 – reviews
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon is a 1969 American made-for-television horror film directed by Lela Swift (Deadly Visitor; The Gift of Terror; The Satan Murders) from a screenplay by …
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Scream Pretty Peggy – USA, 1973 – reviews
‘A pretty co-ed’s part-time job leads to a bizarre payoff!’ Scream Pretty Peggy – aka Scream, Pretty Peggy – is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by Gordon Hessler (Scream and Scream Again; Cry …
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I, Desire – USA, 1982 – reviews
I, Desire – aka Desire, the Vampire – is a 1982 American made-for-TV supernatural horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey (The Night Stalker; Home for the Holidays; The City of …
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula – UK, 1973 – reviews
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a 1973 American television horror film adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s 1897 novel Dracula written by Richard Matheson and produced and directed by Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis …
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Rise of the Gargoyles – Canada, 2009 – reviews
‘They come for blood’ Rise of the Gargoyles is a 2009 Canadian made-for-TV supernatural horror film directed by Bill Corcoran (Vipers; Friday the 13th: The Series) from a screenplay by Andy Briggs. …
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Fear No Evil – USA, 1969 – reviews
‘How can you fight an abstraction? What defense can you use against the infinite?’ Fear No Evil is a 1969 American made-for-television film directed by Paul Wendkos (From the Dead of Night; …
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Satan’s Triangle – USA, 1975 – reviews
‘A tale of mounting terror’ Satan’s Triangle is a 1975 American made-for-TV horror feature film directed by Sutton Roley (The Curse of Dracula TV series; Chosen Survivors; Sweet, Sweet Rachel) from a screenplay by …
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Curse of the Black Widow – USA, 1977 – reviews
Curse of the Black Widow is a 1977 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings; Dark Shadows; The Norliss Tapes; Trilogy of Terror) from a screenplay by Earl …
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Bad Ronald – USA, 1974 – reviews
‘A disturbed teenager unleashes a night of terror’ Bad Ronald is a 1974 American TV movie directed by Buzz Kulik (Crawlspace, 1971) from a screenplay by Andrew Peter Marin. It …
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Dead of Night – USA, 1977 – reviews
Dead of Night is a 1977 American made-for-television anthology fantasy horror film directed by Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings; Dark Shadows; The Norliss Tapes; Trilogy of Terror). It originally premiered on NBC on …
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Arachnoquake – USA, 2012 – reviews
‘The world will quake in fear’ Arachnoquake is a 2012 American made-for-television horror feature film directed by prolific Griff Furst (I Am Omega; Wolvesbayne; Mask Maker; Lake Placid III; Swamp …
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