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Tag Archives: 1980
The Boogeyman (1980)
Reviewed by Richard Mogg Can a film be more than the sum of its parts? Heavily influenced by John Carpenter’s 1978 Halloween (and mixed with equal doses of The Amityville Horror and The Exorcist), Ulli Lommel’s sophomore venture into the … Continue reading
Prom Night (1980) Review
Definition of the word kitsch – “something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.” Kitsch was the word I had originally chosen to describe Prom Night, but now that I’ve seen the movie, … Continue reading
Maniac (1980) Review
Even after such realistic films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Last House on the Left made their way through the grindhouse circuit of the 70s, audiences still couldn’t have prepared themselves for one of the most violent films of … Continue reading
House On The Edge Of The Park (1980) Review
Director Ruggero Deodato made a name for himself when he unleashed the infamous and unforgettable Cannibal Holocaust in 1980. That same year he accepted a job on House on the Edge of the Park solely for financial reasons. He shot … Continue reading
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Terror on Tour (1980) Review
It’s all sex, drugs, and rock & roll for the Clowns, a band with Kiss’s make-up and Alice Cooper’s stage show. The party starts to sour when a slasher begins to thin out the female fan base. With dead groupies … Continue reading
Schizoid (1980) Review
A black-gloved killer armed with a pair of scissors is stalking the members of Dr. Foles’ (Klaus Kinski) group therapy sessions. Advice columnist Julie (Marianna Hill) receives threatening letters before and after the murders but no one believes the letters … Continue reading
Delusion (1980) Review
Nurse Meredith Stone (Squirm’s Patricia Pearcy) arrives at Langrock Mansion to assist an elderly inventor (Joseph Cotton). Life is good for Nurse Stone until Langrock’s grandson, Gabriel (John Dukakis), arrives following the death (or was it murder) of his parents. … Continue reading
Anthropophagus (1980) Review
A young nanny (Tisa Farrow) and friends sail to a small Greek Island only to discover the population has vanished. While investigating the mystery of the missing islanders the gang finds a terrified blind girl that screams about a monster. … Continue reading