You know how some movies get lost in time, only to be resurrected later like some kind of zombie in a midnight graveyard? That’s the story of The Intruder—a 1975 horror film that somehow escaped the fate of most forgotten trash cinema by getting shelved by its distribution company and left to rot on a … Read More “The Intruder (1975): A Killer Island Adventure… or Something Close to It” »
Some films are so bad they become almost good. Others are so bad that they drag you into a dark pit of existential despair, making you question everything you thought you knew about art, humanity, and your own decision-making abilities. Frauengefängnis (aka Barbed Wire Dolls and Caged Women) is in the latter category. Directed by … Read More “Frauengefängnis (1975): A Film That Makes You Question Everything, Including Your Taste in Cinema” »
Werewolf Woman—the film that takes one part werewolf myth, adds a dash of incest, sprinkles in some over-the-top exploitation, and serves it up with an extra-large helping of “what did I just watch?” This is a masterpiece (of horror-trash cinema), a beautiful mess where the transformation from mild-mannered woman to rabid, bloodthirsty beast is less … Read More “Werewolf Woman (1976) – What Did I Just Watch?” »
Plot: It’s Definitely Bigfoot… Or Maybe Just a Drunken Bear in a Costume Let’s break down Sasquatch, also known as Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot, and ask: who needed all that expensive Bigfoot research when this film could’ve easily been made with a single blurry camera shot of a man in a cheap suit? We … Read More “Sasquatch (1976): The Legend of Bigfoot, and the Legend of Bad Filmmaking” »
Plot: A Tale of Eye-Opening (Literally) Medical Practice Mansion of the Doomed is a heartwarming story about family—specifically, a father who’s willing to go to extremelengths to restore his daughter’s sight. What lengths, you ask? Well, let’s start with kidnapping random women off the streets, performing grisly surgeries, and turning his basement into a horror … Read More “Mansion of the Doomed (1976): The Doctor Will See You Now, After He Harvests Your Eyes” »
Plot: A Supernatural Road Trip to Nowhere Land of the Minotaur starts with an innocent enough setup: a group of tourists in Greece decide to visit an archaeological site and, as expected, are promptly abducted and murdered by a cult. But it’s not just any cult—this one worships a fire-breathing Minotaur statue. Yeah, you read … Read More “Land of the Minotaur (1976): A Cult, a Minotaur, and Peter Cushing—What Could Go Wrong?” »
The Plot: Where History Meets Pure Madness Welcome to the 14th century, where ignorance is bliss, and anyone with a nice set of witchy tits can get tortured for sport. Inquisition opens with the plague sweeping through medieval France—nothing says “fun” like a pandemic! The townsfolk, naturally, point fingers at women and scream “WITCH!” And … Read More “Inquisition (1976): Torture, Witchcraft, and Naschy in a Leotard—An Absolute Bizarre Fest” »
The Plot: A Feast of Giant Pests and Bad Decisions Take one part nature’s revenge, add a pinch of giant rats, wasps, and chickens, and stir in a dash of amateur science, and you have The Food of the Gods. Directed by Bert I. Gordon, this 1976 flick takes the science fiction classic by H.G. … Read More “H.G. Wells’ The Food of the Gods (1976): A Feast of Bizarre Horror” »
The Plot: Dogs Just Wanna Kill, That’s All Ah, Dogs, the 1977 film where man’s best friend turns into man’s worst nightmare. Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff, this movie takes the age-old myth of “dogs are loyal” and gives it the middle finger. The plot is essentially Jaws with fur and four legs: a small town … Read More “Dogs (1977): A Howling Good Time (Not Really)” »
Murder, Mayhem, and the Worst Tinder Date Ever Oh, Born for Hell. What can I say about this soul-sucking tour through depravity that doesn’t immediately make you want to turn off the screen, question your existence, and maybe take up knitting? Directed by Denis Héroux, Born for Helldoesn’t just crawl under your skin; it shoves … Read More “Born for Hell (1976)” »