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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
Howling 2 Stirba Werewolfbitch (aka Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf) is an American horror film from 1985 directed by Philippe Mora. Starring Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning and Marsha Hunt. Plot After countless millennia of watching, waiting and stalking, the unholy creatures known as werewolves are poised to inherit the earth. After newswoman Karen […]
Ghoulies is an American horror comedy film from 1985 directed by Luca Bercovici. Starring Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan and Michael Des Barres. Plot At a satanic ceremony, a baby named Jonathan Graves is about to be sacrificed by his glowing-eyed father, Malcolm (Michael Des Barres). Jonathan’s mother, Anastasia, rescues the child and puts an amulet […]
The Prowler (aka known as Rosemary’s Killer) is an American slasher film from 1981 directed by Joseph Zito. Starring Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney and Cindy Weintraub. Plot In 1944, a woman named Rosemary writes a letter to her boyfriend serving as a soldier breaking up with him. A year later she attends a […]
