Few films capture the eerie blend of psychological horror and deep emotional trauma quite like The Mafu Cage (1978). This disturbing yet mesmerizing film, directed by Karen Arthur, is an unsettling tale of madness, obsession, and sisterly dependence. With its unique atmosphere and intense performances, the movie stands out as an overlooked gem from the […]
Treasure of the Four Crowns is a 1983 action -adventure film by Ferdinando Baldi. The film is a Raiders of the Lost Ark ripoff. It delivers a treasure-hunting quest filled with over-the-top stunts, elaborate set pieces, and 3D objects flying directly at the audience. While it didn’t achieve the blockbuster status of its inspiration, the […]
Terror Squad is a low-budget action thriller directed by Peter Maris from 1987. The film follows a group of Libyan terrorists who launch an attack on a small American town. Though largely overlooked in mainstream cinema, Terror Squad has gained a cult following due to its over-the-top action, unique setting, and campy yet entertaining execution. […]
The Hostage Tower is an American Crime film directed by Claudio Guzmán. Starring starring Peter Fonda, Keir Dulles, Billy Dee Williams and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Plot the Hostage Tower Mr. Smith (Keir Dullea) is a criminal mastermind Smith draws together a team for a heist including weapons expert Mike Graham (ex-CIA) and Thieles Sabrina and […]
Scarab is an American occult film from 1983 directed by Steven-Charles Jaffe, and starring Robert Ginty and Rip Thorn. Plot A former Nazi scientist awakens an Egyptian entity. The scientist becomes the evil guru of a sect of killer fanatics who’s goal is to eliminate the most powerful men in the world. A reporter(Robert Ginty) […]
The Burning is an American slasher film from 1981 directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. Plot One night, five campers of the Camp Blackfoot decide to play a prank on the caretaker Cropsy. however, the joke goes wrong and Cropsy is totally burned. Five […]
Histoire d’O (Story of O) is a 1975 erotic drama film directed by Just Jaeckin from a screenplay by Sébastien Japrisot, based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Pauline Réage. Starring Corinne Cléry and Udo Kier. Plot Rene takes his lover, the photographer O, to a manor in the isolated area of […]
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is an American black comedy slasher film from 1988 directed by Fred Olen Ray. Starring Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay Richardson and Michelle Bauer. It is known as a B-movie. Plot A detective embarks on a mission to track down a woman in L.A.’s seedy nightclubs, only to come face-to-face with a […]
Coma is an American mystery medical thriller film from 1978 directed by Michael Crichton. It is based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. Starring Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Richard Widmark, and Rip Torn. Among the actors in smaller roles are Tom Selleck, Lois Chiles, and Ed Harris. Plot A […]
Nocturna (aka Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula) is an American gothic comedy-horror film from 1979 written and directed by Harry Hurwitz, who was credited as “Harry Tampa”. And starring Vietnamese / French actress Nai Bonet Plot Geriatric Dracula owes taxes, so he turns his castle into Hotel Transylvania. His granddaughter Nocturna, books a disco band, learns […]
