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Double Feature: Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974)/Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
It was finals week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the newly-built Union South, replete with fireplaces, restaurants, a convenience store, an ice cream vendor, and a concert stage, students were at every table, in groups or alone, staring at … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, 80's, Christmas, horror, John Carradine, Madness, Mary Woronov, Slasher
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The House on Straw Hill (1976)
Like so many exploitation films of the 70’s, this one has multiple titles – it’s best known as Exposé (as it was originally released in its native Great Britain in 1976). In certain territories it went out as either Trauma … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, horror, Linda Hayden, sexploitation, Slasher, Udo Kier
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Don’t Look Now (1973)
This is a difficult one for me to approach. Don’t Look Now (1973) – as serious as it is, as complexly designed – is not a particularly difficult film. By its end, all the mysteries are solved, all the questions … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Donald Sutherland, horror, Nicolas Roeg, Slasher, Venice
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