When Michael Calls (TV film)
When Michael Calls (also known as Shattered Silence) is a thriller-drama television movie directed by Philip Leacock and starring Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara and Michael Douglas. It was adapted from...
View ArticleMadhouse (1974)
Madhouse is a 1974 British horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions in association with Samuel Z. Arkoff’s American International Pictures. It stars Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter...
View ArticleThe Lifetaker
Poster art by Tom Chantrell The Lifetaker is a 1975 British pyschological horror film directed by Michael Papas and starring Terence Morgan, Lea Dregorn, and Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan. Plot...
View ArticleThe Final Cut: The Modern Mythology of the Snuff Movie (article – updated)
“Snuff videos showing scenes of murder, mutilation and cannibalism were on sale alongside Disney films at a children’s comic fair… Trading Standards officers believe the video shows genuine footage of...
View ArticleWomen’s Camp 119
Women’s Camp 119 – Italian title K.Z.9 Lager di Sterminio – is a 1977 Italian exploitation film directed by Bruno Mattei. It was released in Italy two months after Mattei’s first Nazi-themed film SS...
View ArticleThe Bride (aka The House That Cried Murder)
‘Don’t throw rice… just scream your head off!’ The Bride – aka The House That Cried Murder, No Way Out and Last House on Massacre Street – is a 1972 American horror film directed by Jean Marie...
View ArticleBloodrage (aka Never Pick Up a Stranger, 1979)
Mean-spirited US poster artwork Bloodrage (also known as Never Pick up a Stranger) is a 1979 psycho thriller exploitation film directed by Joseph Zito (under the pseudonym Joseph Bigwood) from a...
View ArticleStephanie Beacham (actress)
Stephanie Beacham (born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 28 February 1947) is an English television, radio, film and theatre actress. Her career began in modelling before she moved into television with roles...
View ArticleJennifer (film)
‘She walks in terror, stilled with fright. A trail of fear, to fill the night!’ Jennifer is a 1978 horror film directed by Brice Mack from a screenplay by Kay Cousins Johnson and a story by Steve...
View ArticleNight of the Cobra Woman
‘She sucks the life from the bodies of men’ Night of the Cobra Woman is a 1972 American horror film co-produced by New World Pictures that was shot in the Philippines. It was directed by Andrew Meyer...
View ArticleLegacy of Satan (film)
‘See the unholy feast of the damned!’ Legacy of Satan is a 1974 American horror film written and directed by adult filmmaker Gerard Damiano (The Devil in Miss Jones). It stars John Francis, Lisa...
View ArticleBud Westmore – make-up artist
Bud Westmore (13 January 1918 – 24 June 1973) was a make-up artist in Hollywood and son of George Westmore, a member of the Westmore family prominent in Hollywood make-up. He is credited on over 450...
View ArticleVampyres (1974)
‘They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!’ Vampyres – also released as Daughters of Dracula; Vampyres, Daughters of Dracula; Vampyres: Daughters of Darkness; Satan’s...
View ArticleThe Body Shop aka Doctor Gore
The Body Shop – aka Body Shop; Shrieks in the Night and later retitled Doctor Gore – is a 1973 American horror film written, directed and starring former TV horror host and magician J.G. Patterson Jr....
View ArticleA Lizard in a Woman’s Skin
US One Sheet A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin – Italian title: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna; released as Schizoid in the US – is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci. It stars Florinda...
View ArticleRuby
Ruby is a 1977 horror drama film directed by Curtis Harrington, and was one of his last horror films. It stars Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman and Roger Davis Plot Teaser In 1935, a lowlife mobster,...
View ArticleThe Pied Piper – film
The Pied Piper is a 1972 British film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence (Death Line; The Mutations; Halloween) and John Hurt and featuring Donovan and Diana Dors...
View ArticleCrowhaven Farm
‘A chilling tale of vengeance from beyond the grave.’ Crowhaven Farm is a 1970 made-for television film directed by Walter Grauman (Are You in the House Alone?) and starring Hope Lange (Death Wish; A...
View ArticleLes Baxter – composer
Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer. Although he is best know as a practitioner of exotica music, he also scored several films, many of which were...
View ArticleGuru, the Mad Monk
‘Death his religion – blood his lust!’ Guru, the Mad Monk is a 1970 American horror film written and directed by low-budget trash auteur Andy Milligan (The Body Beneath; The Rats Are Coming! The...
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