God Told Me To (dir. Larry Cohen, 1976) Q: The Winged Serpent (dir. Larry Cohen, 1982) New York City in the 1970s more than earned Henry Miller’s sobriquet as “that old shithole.” The decade saw a near total economic collapse, budget cuts across all city services, and rocketing crime rates. The only thing unique about … Continue reading God Told Me To (1976) & Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

Nightmare City (dir. Umberto Lenzi, 1980) Umberto Lenzi is sometimes credited with the invention of the “fast zombie” in his 1980 sci-fi horror feature. This is contradicted by the facts that George A. Romero’s The Crazies--the clear antecedent to Lenzi’s film--came out in 1973 and that neither Romero’s nor Lenzi’s creations can strictly speaking be … Continue reading Nightmare City (1980)

The Devil Inside (dir. William Brent Bell, 2012) Totally unwatchable piece of shit that somehow grossed 100 million dollars on a 1 million dollar budget. I don’t know whether to respect that or join a Maoist cell, because capitalism is clearly not working.  It has no ending, but instead redirects you to a now defunct … Continue reading The Devil Inside (2012)

The Prowler (dir. Joseph Zito, 1981) Have you seen My Bloody Valentine? Okay, replace a vengeful miner with a WWII vintage GI and a Valentine’s dance with a college graduation party, and then drain of all that Canadian charm, and you have The Prowler. Have you seen the end of Friday the 13th where the … Continue reading The Prowler (1981)

Chopping Mall (dir. Jim Wynorski, 1986) What isn’t there to love about Chopping Mall? It’s directed by Jim Wynorski, the auteur behind such indelible classics as The Return of Swamp Thing, House IV, Ghoulies IV, and Busty Cops Go Hawaiian. It has all your favorite B-movie actors: Barbara Crampton; one of the leads from The … Continue reading Chopping Mall (1986)