Classic Horrors Club9 hours ago3 minHell Night (1981)Tom DeSimone (1939- ) In 1970, under the pseudonym, "Lancer Brooks," director Tom DeSimone made the first X-rated gay feature film to...
Classic Horrors ClubMay 162 minGamera: Super Monster (1980)Gamera: Super Monster (1980) is the Robot Monster (1953) of kaiju films. Both movies feature a child’s dreams and, if you look at them as...
Classic Horrors ClubApr 113 minSiege (1983)The synopsis had me worried… “A gay bar is hit by a group of sociopaths…” For a 1983 exploitation thriller, I feared the community would...
Classic Horrors ClubMar 216 minFrom Page to Screen: The Thing (1982)Written by Bill Lancaster Directed by John Carpenter Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David,...
Classic Horrors ClubMar 142 minCreepshow (1982)In 1982, a collaboration between Stephen King, hot off Carrie, Salem’s Lot, and The Shining, and George A. Romero, still hot from Night...
Classic Horrors ClubFeb 223 minGrizzly II (1983-2020)Yesterday, I ended my review of Grizzly (1976) by writing that for two years it was the highest-grossing independent movie ever. The...
Classic Horrors ClubFeb 142 minThe Comeback (1978)What do I know? My persistent thought while watching The Comeback (1978) was that, for a supposedly popular pop singer, the character of...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 31, 20213 minWhen a Stranger Calls (1979)This is the final review for my annual Countdown to Halloween. This year, I invited you to join me as I attempted to gain some space on...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 26, 20213 minThe Slumber Party Massacre (1982)I’m arriving late to this (slumber) party. As big a fan as I am of the “original” slasher films, there are several of their spawn that...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 7, 20212 minNight of the Creeps (1986)Night of the Creeps (1986) starts strong. In glorious black and white, an alien (“that experiment”) escapes its spaceship and crashes on...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 6, 20213 minChopping Mall (1986)There’s not much I feel like I can write about Chopping Mall (1986.) My instinct is to say it’s just good, dumb fun. But you know what?...
Classic Horrors ClubAug 30, 20216 minFriday the 13th (1980)Surprisingly, the only time I’ve written about Friday the 13th (1980) was when I compared it to its 2009 version in an old Remake Rewind...
Classic Horrors ClubJul 12, 20212 minHalloween: A Trip to Haddonfield... California?Driving around Los Angeles a couple weeks ago, I told my brother, "Not this trip, but sometime when I'm here I want to go to South...
Classic Horrors ClubJul 5, 20213 minSilver Bullet (1985)Silver Bullet (1985) isn’t a bad werewolf movie, but it suffers from coming near the end of a series of much better ones. After The...
Classic Horrors ClubJun 7, 20213 minThe Hunger (1983)Here’s one of those bizarre coincidences that lead me to believe I’m at least a little bit psychic… After watching The Hunger (1983)...
Classic Horrors ClubMar 22, 20212 minThe Beyond (1981)The Beyond (1981) is as straightforward a movie as any… really. In fact, it’s so simple that you might think you’re confused or missing...
Classic Horrors ClubMar 8, 20213 minHalloween II (1981)Because I am taking a different approach to discussing Halloween II (1981) it’s going to sound like I don’t like it. Let me be clear: I...
Classic Horrors ClubMar 1, 20213 minAn American Werewolf in London (1981)If you were a monster kid at the time and asked to pick your favorite werewolf movie released in 1981, you were faced with a real...
Classic Horrors ClubFeb 22, 20214 minButcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)The opening scene of Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981) was filmed with a different director and cinematographer than the rest of the...
Classic Horrors ClubSep 28, 20205 minFade to Black (1980)There I was, a still-young monster kid in the process of graduating from Famous Monsters of Filmland to Fangoria, from Universal and...