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Category Archives: Exploitation films
New Trailer for Mold!
Mold, muck, blood and mayhem! It’s the latest trailer from Neil Meschino’s ’80s-styled horror flick, Mold! embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct In classic 1980′s fashion, Mold! is to be released on VHS tape, at least initially. This will be accompanied … Continue reading
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Tagged exploitation, Horror, mold, neil meschino
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Watch out! The Muckman’s Here
Earlier this year I reviewed Brett Piper’s latest b-monster epic, the swamp-stained, ooze-splattered Muckman — from a screener copy. I liked it, despite its low-budget limitations, or maybe because of them. Anyway, now I find that my name appears on … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Monsters in general, Posters, Trailers, Update
Tagged alison whitney, anju mcintyre, brett piper, mark polonia, muckman
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Exclusive! First Look at Maggots!
Bobby Bragg has been in the film business for quite a while now, mostly as a stuntman and actor, but also in other major roles from writer to director and producer. In a career that spans several decades from the … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Horror, Monsters in general
Tagged bobby bragg, exploitation, fred olen ray, Giant Monsters, Horror, Maggots
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Exclusive Release News: Dino Wolf
We just heard from Fred Olen Ray that his film Dino Wolf — formerly known as Dire Wolf but now having embraced the current monster throwback conceit, in the tradition of Dino-Shark – will be out on October 18 on the … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Monsters in general, News, Trailers
Tagged dinowolf, dire wolf, fred olen ray, gil gerard, mexwell caulfield
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Exclusive Images: Empress Vampire
Ah, vampire movies! There’s been so many — and they’re so varied. Well, this one’s got fangs, blood, bare flesh, blood on bare flesh, entrails, lots of cleavage, gaudily lavish costumes, beautiful female vampires, and a van Helsing or two. … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News, Trailers, Vampires
Tagged ange maya, empress vampire, exploitation cinema, female vamps, horror cinema, Vampires
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Exclusive: Jurassic Shark
Giant and/or mutant sharks aren’t showing any sign of abandoning their attack on our cultural sensibilities! Latest news from the irrepressible Brett Kelly — B-film exploitation dynamo — is that he has begun pre-production on Jurassic Shark, the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monster Sharks, Monsters in general, News, Zombies
Tagged brett kelly, jurassic shark, monster sharks
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New El Monstro Trailer
Ah, murderous femmes, exploitation violence, an aging seer (of the Aussie kind) and a huge tentacled monster. It’s multiple festival award winner El Monstro del Mar (Australia-2010; dir. Stuart Simpson) — and while we’re waiting for the DVD, here’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Horror, Independent film, Trailers, Update
Tagged australian horror, bloodshed, dames, el monstro del mar, stuart simpson, tentacles
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Exclusive: First Image of the New Killer Shrews
Okay, so I’d just finished putting up some video material shot on the location set of Return of the Killer Shrews (US-2011; dir. Steve Latshaw) — the sequel to the 1959 exploitation horror cheapie, The Killer Shrews — when the … Continue reading
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Tagged James Best, killer shrews, return of the killer shrews
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Another Imprecise Stab at Feeding the Gods
H.G. Wells’ brilliant genetic-manipulation novel, Food of the Gods, has been rather indifferently filmed over the years. The 1976 version by Mr B.I.G. (Bert I. Gordon) is, well, a Bert I. Gordon film. It’s set on a remote island off … Continue reading
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Tagged bert I. gordon, david decoteau, food of the gods, giant bees, h.g. wells
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Mega Piranha and Giant Anaconda in Monster Mash-up
There’s a new monster mash-up on the way. Once upon a time, a “monster mash-up” referred to a film that featured two or more monsters taking part in a head-to-head punch-up. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (US-1943; dir. Roy William … Continue reading
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Tagged jim wynorski, michael madsen, monster mash-up, piranhaconda, rachel hunter, roger corman, sharktopus
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