Tag Archives: Madness
Messiah of Evil (1973)
“It’s like the thing that’s taking over my body no longer needs human blood…” Messiah of Evil (1973) is that rare drive-in movie which captures the mesmerizing, almost stream-of-consciousness horror of Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962). It also rises … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Cannibals, Elisha Cook, horror, Madness, Willard Huyck, Zombie
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24 Hours with Ken Russell
There is a Monty Python sketch which only lasts about twenty-five seconds, but that’s all it needs. Stately music plays on the soundtrack. It’s a simple country garden. A businessman enters the scene, pursued by a nude woman. They’re chased by … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, 70's, 80's, Amanda Donohoe, Ann-Margret, Automaton, Christ, Christopher Gable, Comedy, demons, Drama, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Frankenstein, Gabriel Byrne, Glenda Jackson, horror, Hugh Grant, Imogen Millais-Scott, Jack Nicholson, Julian Sands, Ken Russell, Liszt, Madness, Mahler, Mary Shelley, Max Adrian, Michael Gough, Musical, Natasha Richardson, Oliver Reed, Oscar Wilde, Peter Capaldi, Peter Vaughan, Pinball, Richard Chamberlain, Ringo Starr, Rock Musical, Roger Daltrey, Surreal, Tchaikovsky, The Devil, The Who, Timothy Spall, Tina Turner, Tommy Tune, Twiggy, Vanessa Redgrave
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The Pit (1981)
When I began dating my wife in the mid-90’s, she talked often of a horror film shot in her hometown of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, when she was a child. We hung out in Beaver Dam all the time on visits … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, babysitter, Canuxploitation, Halloween, horror, Madness, Neanderthal, teddy bear, Troglodyte, wheelchair
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