Rating

9/10

"From the mind of master horror maker Clive Barker comes a new nightmare - CANDYMAN. Virginia Madsen takes on the terror as myth meets monstrous reality in this critically acclaimed chiller. Bred from legend and born from blood, the hook-handed demon has travelled the centuries in search of his ultimate victim. Now Helen Lyle has broken the myth. She has spoken the name five times. And in a terrifying void between reason and insanity, the horror is about to begin. CANDYMAN, say it five times and pray..."

Superb film, lots of tension. Big bloke with a hook hand killing people, what more could you want. Oh yeah and the damsel (Helen) turns real nasty, as most Helens do.

Directed by
Bernard Rose

Tagline:
You don't have to believe... just beware.

Cast overview

Virginia Madsen
Tony Todd
Xander Berkeley
Kasi Lemmons
Vanessa Williams
DeJuan Guy
Marianna Elliott
Ted Raimi
Ria Pavia
Mark Daniels
Lisa Ann Poggi
Adam Philipson
Eric Edwards
Carolyn Lowery
Barbara Alston

Rating

4/10

"The 'Cycle Sluts', a wild bunch of female bikers, will stop at nothing to get what they want. That is, until they roar into Zombietown where they get more than they bargained for...."

What a pile of pants. Billy Bob Thornton is in it. Why?

Directed by
Dan Hoskins

Cast overview

Jamie Rose
Catherine Carlen
Lycia Naff
Vicki Frederick
Kristina Loggia
Gretchen Palmer
Nina Peterson
Whitney Reis
Ed Gale
Don Calfa
Martha Quinn
Earl Boen
Billy Bob Thornton
Dave Adams
Lewis Arquette

Rating

6/10

"Screen favourite Kurt Russell teams up with funnyman Martin Short in CAPTAIN RON, an outrageously wild comedy that's sure to drive you overboard! Russell plays hilariously laid-back Captain Ron - a vagabond seaman who skippers the newly inherited Caribbean yacht of coporate executive Martin Harvey and his family. With his dubious nautical skills, Captain Ron leads the Harveys on a wildly amusing ocean voyage - all the while, driving well meaning Martin Harvey off the deep end!"

To be honest this film is only made bearable because of Kurt Russell. However, there are some great comedy moments.

Directed by
Thom Eberhardt

Tagline:
Martin just wanted a nice, quiet family vacation. Instead, he got... Captain Ron

Cast overview

Kurt Russell
Martin Short
Mary Kay Place
Benjamin Salisbury
Meadow Sisto
Emannuel Logrono
Jorge Luis Ramos
J.A. Preston
Tanya Soler
Raúl Estela
Jainardo Batista
Dan Butler
Tom McGowan
Katherine Franco
C.M. Talkington

Rating

5/10

"What's really down there in the dark recesses of the subways, in the maze of tunnels beneath New Yorks sidewalks, in abandoned underground train stations? - C.H.U.D. has a couple of pretty entertaining answers within its title. Contamination Hazard Urban Disposal is part of the answer - some very hot radioactive waste has been deposited under the city by the Nuclear Reglatory Commission who are trying to conceal the danger. The after effects of all this radiation provide the other part of the answer: Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. CHUD's special effects are the real stars and true horror fans will be delighted to see some real monsters on the rampage. C.H.U.D. a gruesome evenings entertainment."

More like an average evenings entertainment in my part of the world. Very good. Watch this back to back with C.H.U.D. II and you will have difficulty sleeping. (Due to too much laughing). Look out for John Goodman though.

Directed by
Douglas Cheek

Tagline:
Ugly. Slobbering. Ferocious. Carnivorous.

Cast overview

John Heard
Daniel Stern
Christopher Curry
Kim Greist
Laure Mattos
Brenda Currin
Justin Hall
Michael O'Hare
Cordis Heard
Vic Polizos
Eddie Jones
Sam McMurray
Frank Adu
Ruth Maleczech
J.C. Quinn

Rating

6/10

"Kevin, Steve and Katie are an inseperable trio of friends doing some extracurricular snooping in the school science lab when, among the test tubes and beakers, they discover a corpse! But before they can say "Abra Cadaver", the body disappears, rolling down Route 51 strapped to a gurney. The kids need a spare stiff, and fast. At a local hospital, they find one - but this is no ordinary corpse - this is "Bud the Chud"! The result of a military experiment gone haywire."

CHUD 2 is definately better than CHUD, simply because it is less serious and therefore more of a relaxing horror laugh.

Directed by
David Irving

Cast overview

Brian Robbins
Bill Calvert
Tricia Leigh Fisher
Gerrit Graham
Robert Vaughn
Larry Cedar
Bianca Jagger
Larry Linville
Judd Omen
Jack Riley
Sandra Kerns
June Lockhart
Norman Fell
Rich Hall
Robert Symonds

Rating

5/10

"The ship drifting in the harbour holds a hideous secret. Mutilated corpses litter the gangways. Nobody is left alive to explain the revolting, pulsating pods that devour human flesh!!! The contamination of our planet has begun. The total destruction of the human race is all that lies between the Aliens and their new home! How on earth can we destroy this bilios CONTAMINTAION???"

Apparently this film "reaches beyond Alien to new extremes of suspense and terror." Maybe - it does star Louise Marleau afterall(?). Worth seeing.

Directed by
Luigi Cozzi

Tagline:
You can feel them in your blood!

Cast overview

Ian McCulloch
Louise Marleau
Marino Masé
Siegfried Rauch
Gisela Hahn
Carlo De Mejo
Carlo Monni

Rating

6/10

"These girls will do anything to get into the Zama Gata Bata Sorority. Their initiation is to dress up as a couple of Hollywood hookers, pick up two johns and bring them back to the sorority. All the while the sisters of the Zama Gata Bata are waiting to have a little fresh meat when they get there! There is no shortage of blood and guts in this tale of two babes lost in the bright lights of Hollywood!"

Well, what can I say? With a title like Cannibal Hookers, it deserves some space in my collection.

Directed by
Donald Farmer

Tagline:
Killer Bimbos From Hell!

Cast overview

Katina Garner
Sheila Best
Matt Borlenghi
Eric Caidin
Douglas Dunning
Marya Gant
Drew Godderis
Gary J. Levinson

Rating

6/10

"A desperate band of nuclear survivors stumble into a dissused shelter, seeking refuge from deadly acid rain. But any dreams of safety are soon shattered as it becomes apparent that the shelter is not unoccupied. They may be safe from the dangers outside, but they are far from safe from the horror within."

I really liked this film. It wasn't a very convincing attempt at post nuclear war though but the rest was great. The video claims to have the first appearance of 'ultra slime'.

Directed by
David DeCoteau

Tagline:
Move over, Aliens, here come the Creepozoids. Even if you kill them, they're still deadly.

Cast overview

Linnea Quigley
Ken Abraham
Michael Aranda
Richard L. Hawkins
Kim McKamy
Joi Wilson

Rating

8/10

"Francesco Dellamorte has a bit of a problem. He's the live-in watchman at the Buffalora Cemetery in northern Italy, where the corpses are crawling back out of their graves after spending a mere week in the ground. As you can imagine, that's something of a nuisance, but if he reports it to the authorities, they'll shut down the cemetery to investigate, and Francesco will be out of a job."

Good film. As this was recommended by someone who doesn't even like horror films, it took me a little while to finally watch it, but I'm glad I did!

Directed by
Michelle Soavi

Cast overview

Rupert Everett
Francois Hadji Lazaro
Anna Falchi

Rating

3/10

"On his crusade to the Holy Land during the Twelfth Century, King Louis VII buried his beautiful bride, Hannah, alive in the secret caves of Vampire island. Now, 700 years later on, Professor Bolton discovers her burial site but is crushed to death beneath her crumbling tomb. Bolton's son, Chris arrives to raise the tomb and meet the Professor's assistant, Peter. The fear-stricken islanders refuse to help as they are terrified by Hannah's legend which says she will change into a wolf, suck blood and be transformed into a vampire again. Peter's sister Mary warns him not to meddle with the tomb. A dog and a sailor are found dead, their bodies sucked dry of blood. Horrified, Mary watches her brother perform a service at a devil's alta dedicated to reincarnate Hannah. Peter's wish is to be united with Hannah, who finally sucks his blood. The villagers drive a stake through Peter's heart. Chris finds the rampaging Hannah, sets her alight and she falls over a cliff. Not yet dead, her beauty crumbles as she ages 700 years. Chris drives his stake through Hannah's heart, hoping to free the island of vampires forever."

Why watch the film when the entire plot is on the back cover? A mediocre film, no really gory bits, no fun.

Directed by
Ray Danton
Julio Salvador

Tagline:
THE UNDEAD DIES...AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN!

Cast overview

Andrew Prine
Patty Shepard
Mark Damon
Frank Braña
Ihsan Gedik
Teresa Gimpera
Edward Walsh
Jack La Rue Jr.
John Alderman
Shera Osmans
Jem Osmanogiu
Mariano García Rey