You’ve gotta give it to Paul Naschy. In Hunchback of the Morgue, the Spanish horror icon casts himself as a hideous freak reviled by all, and yet still finds a way to write his character into a nude bed-down with a ready and willing hot lady, per his usual. Naschy’s sympathetic Gotho lives in a … Continue reading Hunchback of the Morgue (1973)
After reading Michael Adams’ yearlong diary of bad-movie-watching, titled Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies, I found that I enjoyed it, but not quite enough to keep it for posterity’s sake. My home office has an entire shelf devoted to books on less-than-stellar films that often are more entertaining than watching the flicks they discuss. … Continue reading 15 Great Books About Bad Movies
As recent attacks in Paris have demonstrated, the City of Lights unwillingly can be at odds with its postcard-perfect image propagated by the tourism board. Terrorism aside, Alexandra West examines the “nihilistic forces and presences” at work from within France, and how they have made their way into Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral … Continue reading Reading Material: Short Ends 6/18/2016
Not to be confused with 1970’s Carnival of Blood is Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood. Although the two are similar in subject matter and equally penny-pinching, the Pennsylvania-lensed Malatesta is the only one to feature TV’s Fantasy Island sidekick Hervé Villechaize as Bobo the dwarf. In his initial scene, Villechaize delivers what I expect is fairly … Continue reading Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973)
With Hammer Films’ Psychological Thrillers, 1950-1972, you know David Huckvale has done his job when I fill up my Amazon Wish List with titles I don’t yet own and move those that I do and haven’t seen — several found on The Icons of Suspense Collection — to the top of my DVD viewing pile. … Continue reading Hammer Films’ Psychological Thrillers, 1950-1972