THE NIGHT STALKERProduction: USA, 1972Director: John MoxeyCategory: HorrorOne of the best-ever TV horror movies, scripted by Richard Matheson and starring Darren McGavin as Kolchak, a reporter who is relentless in his pursuit of unusual or supernatural news stories. Here he is in Las Vegas on the trail of a reported vampire, Skorzeny, Continue Reading
FURANKENSHUTAIN TAI CHITEI KAIJU BARAGON
FURANKENSHUTAIN TAI CHITEI KAIJU BARAGON(“Frankenstein Versus Deep-Sea Monster Baragon”)Production: Japan, 1965Director: Honda IshiroCategory: Science Fiction/KaijuWhen Toho decided to produce the first ever Japanese Frankenstein film, instead of a straight horror movie they elected to place the character in the realm of kaiju eiga, pitching it against a typical giant sea-monster; atomic Continue Reading
CAIN’S FILM + 1
CAIN’S FILM Production: UK, 1969 Director: Jamie Wadhawan Category: Documentary Biographical documentary on Scottish beat/junkie writer Alexander Trocchi, author of Cain’s Book, which deals with drug addiction. The film details how the book was banned for its sex and drug references, and features commentary from William S. Burroughs, who described Trocchi’s Continue Reading
MIAO JIE HUANG HOU
MIAO JIE HUANG HOU(“Queen Of Temple Street”)Production: Hong Kong, 1977Director: Kuei Chih-Hung & Sun ChungEnglish release title: Assault: The Criminals Part IVCategory: Crime/HorrorFilm #4 of a violent, exploitational 5-film series from Shaw Brothers, known collectively as The Criminals, which commenced in 1976 with the 3-episode Xiang Gang Qi An (“A Continue Reading