Category: 1980

MOTEL HELL: Farmer Vincent’s Winning Recipe is Satire (And People)

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Cannibalism, Film, Horror Comedy, Kevin Connor, Rory Calhoun, ThrillerLeave a comment

MOTEL HELL is one horror's best satires, of other movies in the genre, as well as food, the industry surrounding it, and the people who eat it.

The Shining: Kubrickian Horror v. Stephen King’s Supernatural Evil

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Diane Johnson, Drama, Film, Horror, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-B_bbkEfS0 The Shining. 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Kubrick & Diane Johnson; based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, & Tony Burton. Warner Bros./Hawk Films/Peregrine/Producers Circle. Rated R. 146 minutes. Drama/Horror ★★★★ …

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Cannibal Holocaust: A Documentary of Hell on Earth

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibals, Found Footage, Horror Movies, Review, Ruggero Deodato1 Comment

Cannibal Holocaust. 1980. Directed by Ruggero Deodato. Story by Gianfranco Clerici. Starring Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi, Salvatore Basile, Ricardo Fuentes, and Carl Gabriel Yorke. F.D Cinematografica. Rated R. 95 minutes. Adventure/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Grindhouse Releasing DVD) Nearly two decades before The Blair Witch Project horrified audiences with its low budget realistic …

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The Changeling is Pure Haunted House Terror

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Film, George C. Scott, Haunted House, Horror Movies, Mystery, Review, The Changeling2 Comments

THE CHANGELING a.k.a one of the great haunted house horror movies of all time.

Santa Needs Psychiatric Help in CHRISTMAS EVIL

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Blogs, Blood, Christmas Evil, Christmas Horror, Film, Horror, Killer Santa, Movies, Psychological horror, Reviews, Slasher, Slasher Film, Thriller, You Better Watch OutLeave a comment

Santa goes psycho in this 1980s slasher: a terrifying look at one man's breakdown.

William Friedkin’s Cruising: Serial Murder on the Margins

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, Cruising, Directors, Drama, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Gay Bar, Joe Spinell, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, S&M, Serial Killer, Thriller, William FriedkinLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJ5K8Vt5V8 Cruising. 1980. Directed & Written by William Friedkin; adapted from the novel by Gerald Walker. Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, and Joe Spinell. Warner Brothers. Rated R. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★1/2 (DVD release) Cruising came about for William Friedkin in a number of ways: through his own observations …

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