Those of you unfamiliar with Mondo may want to take note that it is most certainly not going to be everybody’s cup o’ tea as it is typically filled with bizarre rituals, nudity, sex and graphic, bloody violence from around the world. Often overflowing with gruesome sequences depicting mutilated animals and the human casualties of war, execution and accidents; watching a Mondo film is like settling in for a night of National Geographic edited by sadistic perverts. It cannot be stressed enough that while many Mondo films feature facts of zoological and anthropological interest, they’re still exploitation films and should never be mistaken for anything remotely educational. You’d think most would know that but some folks might be tempted to see this thinking they’ll learn something of worth. Trust me, you’ll not Continue reading »
The Eternal Evil of Asia is another wonderfully produced category III horror/voodoo/sex/comedy romp produced by legendary Wong Jing. Being one of the most prolific filmmakers in Hong Kong, anyone who knows what Wong is capable of, will have an inkling as to what they should expect in this hilarious tale.
Four friends travel to Thailand on a bachelor party excursion, but the trip goes awry when they befriend a local wizard and accidentally kill his sister. They return to Hong Kong, but the wizard follows and begins picking them off one by one. The wife to be has to decide to make a personal sacrifice to save the man she loves and her brother Continue reading »
I’ve learned something today. Evil Thai mummy brains aren’t something you should mess about with; it’s as simple as that. And if you do feel like keeping them for your own personal gain, make sure you feed them regularly. They tend to get rather mad if they are hungry. Like any other pet really. That’s something the protagonist of low budget Hong Kong sleaze Black Magic with Buddha learns when he goes to Thailand, takes home a brain with magic powers to use for his own personal gain. You see, our hero is somewhat of a looser. Only somewhat though, for a CAT III hero he is actually fairly likeable. He means well I suppose, he just doesn’t seem to think of the consequences of what he is doing, and the fact that it kills his sister and his wife’s family, well, he never seems to care that much about it. He comes off as Continue reading »
After a meteorite makes impact with Japan, it sends alien spores into the atmosphere, infecting humans with a virus that mutates them into flesh-eating fiends with little horns protruding from their foreheads. Japan, as the world knows it, ceases to exist and in its place is an island nation divided into two parts by a massive wall, effectively separating the living from the infected (read: zombies). To make matters worse, the horns of the dead are being illegally harvested, dried, ground up and sold on the black market as a new drug.
Factions within the current Japanese government are intent on halting the advance of the horde by putting together a special team, lead by Kika, and sending them into the infected zone. Their mission Continue reading »
When the gorgeous Daly makes an appointment to see a shady jewel dealer named Luker (as in filthy?), she has no intention of purchasing precious gems, she’s out for cold-hard revenge. Armed with righteous fury and a machine gun, Daly weaves a tale of terror on a jungle island that Luker will never forget!
Let’s be upfront here, this isn’t a “grindhouse” film, despite the label being slapped on the front of the DVD case. These days pretty much everybody uses the words “grindhouse” and “cult classic” for whatever the hell they please, almost to the point of stripping the words of any real meaning. It was bound to happen, there’s no sense whining about it as, eventually, the trend will burn itself out. Until Continue reading »
I can imagine the filmmakers having a meeting before the shoot, before a script is presented. They want to make a western, that has been decided, but the writer is seething with anger. He has probably just gotten through a nasty divorce and is angry. They want a movie without heroes. They want everyone that dies to die in the most brutal way possible and the mood should be uncomfortable and filthy.
Boy did they succeed.
A group of soldiers are on their way to a fort with a number of chained Continue reading »

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While I was waiting outside the theater waiting to be let in for the Las Vegas PollyGrind Festival screening of Dear God No!, a hairy, drunken, tattooed biker detached himself from a large group of hairy, drunken tattooed bikers and staggered over to me. He threw his arm around my shoulders and slurred, “You’re a beautiful man. Just a…beautiful man.” Unsure of the correct Emily Post-approved response in this particular social situation, I smiled politely and replied, “Thanks.” He then leaned in closer and declared, “What is it with glory holes these days? There are no glory holes anywhere any more…not even in Vegas. What’s with that shit?” It was at that moment that I thought to myself, Am I about to be raped by a biker?
My fear was slightly diminished when he continued with, “I’m gonna Continue reading »

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*Heavy Spoilers Ahead*
The Human Centipede was fairly underwhelming. It wasn’t terrible and it wasn’t fantastic, but it wasn’t this monstrously absurd and gory movie you may have expected from the concept and promotional materials. The concept itself was probably the most disturbing and interesting aspect of the movie. Imagining yourself in that situation was more horrific than anything that made it on-screen. It didn’t even feel like people had enough time to fully process the first film before writer/director Tom Six began hyping the second film in a proposed trilogy. The sequel was then banned in the UK (before the ban was lifted recently) and censored in the US, which probably only piqued curiosity even further. Tom Six has gone on record as saying The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) Continue reading »

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Chillerama is a new horror film anthology by four writer/directors who came together to recreate the old drive-in experience, without the fear of running your battery dry listening to the radio.
The film starts out with a guy who gets bitten by a corpse (I will not spoil this gem of an opening), and goes back to work at the drive-in for the final night before it gets torn down and turned into a strip mall. There, the man’s infected bodily fluid goes into the popcorn butter thereby turning the theatergoers into zombies. This is the main plot for the film Zom-B-Movie, that runs throughout the picture tying the other three shorts together and ends as a full blown zombie film.
Cecil Kaufman (Richard Riehle of Office Space fame) plays the drive-in owner ready to unleash three films locked away for years, one final spin Continue reading »

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George Rossi (Demetri Kallas) is a Vietnam vet who lives in Astoria Queens, and is the super of an apartment building that has been in his family for over 40 years. It’s a station he’s proud of, and he treats his tenants with respect and warmth, trying to provide the best life possible for his wheelchair-bound wife, Maureen (Lynn Lowry), and their withdrawn daughter, Helen (Logan De Sisto). Oh, sure, some of the tenants take advantage of his kindness, as Maureen never hesitates to point out, and some of them are downright disrespectful, but George does his best to take these things in stride.
George’s job carries a lot of pressure. Russian dominatrix Continue reading »

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When a small child loudly protests her mother’s infidelity during a car ride, she distracts the woman for a split second, causing a terrible car accident and the gruesome death of her mother. Years later, after being released from a mental health facility, little Cathy is now all grown up, struggling as a stage actress and going under the name Helen Selleck. Naturally the vivid, bloody memories of her past still haunt her and only intensify when people begin dying on the set of a stage play she’s preparing for.
Is Helen to blame for the terrible murders being committed or is somebody else stalking the thespians and punishing them Continue reading »

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Tommy Gamble, a seaman on suspension, finds himself grounded indefinitely in New York City as he awaits word from his union when his next departure might be. Wasting no time securing a small apartment in a crime-infested slum and making friends with some of the residents, Tommy ends up running afoul of the neighborhood street gang, Savage Souls.
With the Souls gunning for him and the cops unwilling to make any move on the gang without official complaints filed, there seems to be no other alternative but to pressure the union into placing him on the next ship leaving port. Will Tommy turn his back on friends and to the mercy of the Souls and their brutal strong-arm tactics Continue reading »




