Rating

8/10

"If you think Lionel seems ok, then you haven't met his family! Mother's boy Lionel Cosgrave is 25 and has never been kissed. Then one fateful day in 1957, Lionel's uneventful existence changes forever. Drawn to the lovely Paquita, a young Spanish girl from the local corner shop, the couple plan a tryst at the nearby zoo. Thinking themselves alone at last, the young lovers are unaware that their every move is being observed from the bushes by Lionel's possessive mum. Sneaking close, mum stumbles against a cage which contains a vicious Sumatran Rat Monkey which duly sinks its toxic fangs deep into her flesh. When the strange wound transforms into a putrefying virus, Lionel and the unwitting Paquita are sent spiralling into endless nightmare."

Well, well, well.... What an interesting way to use a Flymo.

Directed by
Peter Jackson

Tagline:
Some things won't stay down... even after they die.

Cast overview

Timothy Balme
Diana Peñalver
Elizabeth Moody
Ian Watkin
Brenda Kendall
Stuart Devenie
Jed Brophy
Stephen Papps
Murray Keane
Glenis Levesiam
Lewis Rowe
Elizabeth Mulfaxe
Harry Sinclair
Davina Whitehouse
Silvio Fumularo

Rating

7/10

"Lord Crumb and his army of aliens have landed on Earth. Already a small town has been packed in boxes ready to become the latest taste sensation to hit the galaxy..... Earth's Government issue a full-scale alert and unleash their first line of defence, 'The Boys' - Derek, Frank, Oz and Barry... Will Lord Crumb succeed in turning the human race into 'Crumbs Crunchy Delights'? Or will the Boys stop him?"

This really is Bad Taste. Directed by the same person that did Brain Dead I think?

Directed by
Peter Jackson

Tagline:
Watch out Aliens... here comes Derek!

Cast overview

Terry Potter
Pete O'Herne
Craig Smith
Mike Minett
Peter Jackson
Doug Wren
Dean Lawrie
Peter Vere-Jones
Ken Hammon
Robin Griggs
Michael Gooch
Peter Gooch
Laurie Yarrall
Shane Yarrall
Philip Lamey

Rating

3/10

Unfortunately I lost the cover to this exotic horror movie so you can't have the usual run-down of whats going on from the back of the box... So I will make up an alternate back cover story.
"Platinum pictures presents BAD BLOOD - no other film wanted to associate itself with this one so there are no trailers. A health freak office worker gets drawn into an artists fantasy nightmare when he discovers a portrait of himself created by an artist before he was born. The artist then proclaims to be his mother. Strange night walking scenes, carrot weilding maids, mystery illnesses and uncomfortable looking campbeds make up the rest of this disturbing chiller."

Sick film, but don't get too excited.

Directed by
Chuck Vincent

Cast overview

Georgina Spelvin
Gregory Patrick
Linda Blair
Troy Donahue
Carolyn Van
Bellinghen
Wanda-Gayle
Marion Backman
Haskell Phillips
Frank Stewart
Miriam Zucker
Christina Veronica
Harvey Siegel
Scott Baker
Veronica Hart
Tony Gigante

Rating

2/10

"Why does he feed it hamburgers and frankfurters? (Whatever it is, it certainly has no table manners!) Why does he speak softly through the wickerwork and then occasionally turn it loose to wreak bloody revenge on unscrupulous doctors? One of the funniest black comedy horror films to come out of Hollywood for years, with elements of Psycho, King Kong and Blood Sisters, it was shot mainly on location around Times Square, New York and features what is possibly the most bizarrely realised monster yet to splatter your screen!"

Well, if you believe the stuff written on the cover it's great - shot in Times Square don't you know. Actually it's less like the movies it mentioned and more like a bad Blue Peter creation. Too predictable, too tame.

Directed by
Frank Henenlotter

Tagline:
The tenant in room 7 is very small, very twisted and very mad.

Cast overview

Kevin VanHentenryck
Terri Susan Smith
Beverly Bonner
Robert Vogel
Diana Browne
Lloyd Pace
Bill Freeman
Joe Clarke
Ruth Neuman
Richard Pierce
Sean McCabe
Dorothy Strongin
Ilze Balodis
Kerry Buff
Tom Robinson

Rating

7/10

"Grab a table at BLOOD DINER - a cut above the rest! Everythings fresh, every day. Slice and dice your way to a horrifyingly good time in this spicy delight with more than a dash of humour. The Tutman brothers run the most popular restaurant in town. Popular, that is, if you're the county coroner. The chef has a real human touch with his recipes - he's grilling up a storm at the restaurant that serves the best 'brainfood in town'. No one is safe, as the brothers attempt to ressurect Sheetar, the ancient and deadly Goddess of blood and lust. Will her eventual return bring the brothers their just deserts?"

This is a must for anyone who likes a mix of horror and comedy. You will
laugh, you may even laugh lots. Great deep fat fryer scene.

Directed by
Jackie Kong

Tagline:
First they greet you, then the eat you.

Cast overview

Alisa Álvarez
Cynthia Baker
Michael Barton
Brad Biggart
Effie Bilbrey
Rick Burks
Samuel Cambell
Alan Corona
Carl Crew
Roxanne Cybelle
Roger Dauer
Drew Godderis
Lisa Guggenheim
Laurie Guzda
Karen Hazelwood
Tanya Papanicolas

Rating

5/10

"A blood bath of terrifying violence is created when a group of rock musicians and their film crew venture deep into the snowy mountains to shoot scenes for their latest video. The group are left stranded after being cut off by a series of avalanches, and are forced to take refuge in a remote mountain cabin. The crew decide on a nearby disused power station as the next shooting location, but soon discover that they are not alone as they and the group fall into the clutches of the wild, mutant like creatures that inhabit the power station. Fearing that their territory and existence is being threatened they unleash a bloody reign of terror upon their unsuspecting victims."

Great story line - great naked snow scenes! As for the "mutant like creatures", they look more like scruffy human beings, but the idea was there.

Directed by
Mats Helge
Derek Ford

Tagline:
The mountains echoed with the screams of terror.

Cast overview

Jeff Harding
Naomi Kaneda
Michael Fitzpatrick
Brad Powell
Peter Merrill
Harriet Robinson
Tina Shaw
Frances Kelly
Karina Lee
Helena Jacks
Mats Helge
Frederick Offrein

Rating

4/10

"No one was safe. At first only beautiful young women fell prey to ghastly aliens who drifted down to earth as deadly spores, taking over the minds and bodies of their victims. This unearthly menace will stop at nothing in a deadly race to breed and ensure its survival. In a secret lair, in a place hidden well away from prying eyes, the alien creatures hold their victims in a state of suspended animation. Unless the aliens are stopped the human race will become hosts to the alien's parasitic invasion and only two people know the secret of stopping them."

"...They must be stopped!" from making any more films. Low budget horror yarn. Blame it on the aliens type thing. Interesting use of a disused railway line.

Directed by
Tim Kincaid

Cast overview

Teresa Farley
Lance Lewman
Frances Raines
Natalie O'Connell
Amy Brentano
LeeAnne Baker
Matt Mitler
Adriane Lee
Mae Cerar
Mark Legan
Dan Geffen
Pat Rizzolino
Derek Dupont
Owen Flynn
Raheim Grier