LA TUMBA DE LA ISLA MALDITA (“The Tomb On Accursed Island”) Production: Spain/USA, 1973 Director: Julio Salvador & Ray Danton English-language release titles: Hannah, Queen Of The Vampires; Crypt Of The Living Dead Category: Horror/Vampire Posted by Moonchild Zero
UNTITLED [TUOL SLENG PRISON, CAMBODIA]
UNTITLED [TUOL SLENG PRISON, CAMBODIA] Production: Cambodia, 1979 Director: Dinh Phong, Ho Van Tay Category: Atrocity Army cameramen Phong and Tay were with the Vietnamese troops that drove back the Khmer Rouge in a sweeping January 1979 offensive, and were the first to film inside the abandoned Tuol Sleng prison/torture/extermination camp, Continue Reading
IO MONACA… PER TRE CAROGNE E SETTE PECCATRICI
IO MONACA… PER TRE CAROGNE E SETTE PECCATRICI (“One Nun – For Three Squealers And Seven Sinners”) Production: Italy/Germany, 1972 Director: Ernst Ritter von Theumer US release title: The Big Bust-Out Category: Women-In-Prison A cross-over between the WIP and nun exploitation genres, with nuns in charge of seven women convicts. The prisoners Continue Reading
L’ÉTERNITÉ POUR NOUS
L’ÉTERNITÉ POUR NOUS Production: France, 1962/3 Director: José Bénazéraf Category: Sex Exploitation Posted by Neuro-Toxx
TOWERS OPEN FIRE
TOWERS OPEN FIRE Production: UK, 1963 Director: Antony Balch Category: Experimental The first experimental film collaboration between Balch and writer William S. Burroughs, with input from Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville, is seemingly inspired by the section “Towers Open Fire” from Burroughs’ key SF/cut-up novel, Nova Express. Running at around 12 minutes, Continue Reading
UNTITLED [THE TORTURE VIDEOS OF LEONARD LAKE & CHARLES NG]
UNTITLED [THE TORTURE VIDEOS OF LEONARD LAKE & CHARLES NG] Production: USA, c.1983-85 Director: Lake & Ng Category: Atrocity There is no doubt that numerous sadists, paedophiles and serial killers have filmed or videotaped their crimes – not for profit, but for their own personal gratification (a perversion so vividly depicted in Continue Reading
THE DUNWICH HORROR
THE DUNWICH HORROR Production: USA, 1969 Director: Daniel Haller Category: Horror/H.P. Lovecraft One of the first screen adaptations of Lovecraft, directed by former Corman art director Haller with an eye towards psychedelic ritual sequences (including nudity and bird-masks) as much as horror. Attempting to transpose the ambience of their successful Poe films Continue Reading
TONGUE
TONGUE Production: USA, 1975-76 Director: K.B. Category: Pornography/Blaxploitation Grotesque, gloomy, existential black freak pornography from the enigmatic “K.B.” (possibly actress Niva Ruschell), featuring Al Poe as Quasi, a mute with a 12-inch tongue. Quasi lives in solitude with a pet frog, and plays chess. He has voices and visions of Continue Reading
SUPERARGO CONTRA DIABOLIKUS
SUPERARGO CONTRA DIABOLIKUS Production: Italy, 1966 Director: Nicola Nostro Category: Crime/Superhero Posted by Tomb Star
TO HEX WITH SEX
TO HEX WITH SEX Production: USA, 1969 Director: Simon Nuchtern Category: Softcore Pornography/Satanism An early example of Satanic erotica, in which the Devil incarnates as a voluptuous woman (named Lucibel) and promises an orgy of erotic delight to an introverted young man in exchange for his soul. When he accepts, the film shows Continue Reading