Heights

Does being up somewhere high ever give you the urge to jump? I'm afraid of heights, but I always have this little desire to jump.

Are any of these movies worth searching for?

A Certain Sacrifice (1979)
Atrocious (2015)
What Have They Done to Your Daughters (1974)
Collector's Item (1985)
Death Occurred Last Night (1970)

I don't think I ever saw any mention of them on the old horror board. What Have They Done to Your Daughters has a Blu-ray release coming up, but the others seem to be pretty obscure.

Shot-On-Shiteo: I Drink Yo Kool-Aid



There is a lot that can be said about the films of Andreas Schnaas. OK, maybe not a hell of a lot, but take my word for it. These are some important movies. Schnaas' German atrocities are exactly what the shot-on-video market was needing, come the late-80's. I wouldn't say they were any better, quality-wise, than their American counterparts. Actually, they were far worse than most, but the Schnaas brand of SOV brought a little something different to the table: Horriblly disgusting gore! Torture, depravity, and sick, sick shit! Violent Shit, actually. In the late 80's and early 90's, Andreas Schnaas brought us Violent Shit 1 and 2. Very rough films which offer little else than amazing gore fx. But really. What else do we need from this era of video? Well, a story might help. That is why I'm going to skip Schnaas' first two films and head straight for the good shit. Today, we're going to talk about Violent Shit III, aka Zombie Doom.

You know those people who can't seem to take a foreign film seriously if the dialogue has been dubbed? Well, I'm not one of those people. However, today, I am. Of course, I've only seen the dubbed version, as it's still the only one available in my country, as far as I know. Sure. I've heard better dubbing, but don't let that ruin it for you. I mean, how seriously were you planning on taking this movie, anyway? So, the main characters: Three guys. One older guy and two younger guys, all sailing onto an island, looking for older guy's nephew... for some reason.

This nephew guy is probably missing, but then, we're informed as to how his uncle feels, as he mutters the words "fuck my nephew! He should die!". So, who knows what the story is here? That statement, though, pretty much sums up the entire story. So, these three jerkoffs don't seem to care much for each other, and the two younger guys may not even know this nephew, for all we know. However, finding him must be awfully important if they are way the hell out here. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we never actually learn the truth behind this mission, or if the nephew was ever here to begin with. As soon as these guys set foot on land, they are immediately sucked into a hell like they've never imagined. And a hell from which they will never return.

This island is the home of a bloodthirsty, militarized cult, who are possibly preparing for world domination. Or maybe they just hang around, training, so they can kill anyone who happens to drop by. Either way, we are led to believe that what they are doing is super important, at least to them. It should also be pointed out that there are experiments being conducted to reanimate the dead, hence the title. This cult is led by Karl Jr. and his daddy, Karl Sr. from Violent Shit 1 and 2 fame. Aren't they supposed to be dead? I can't remember, it's been so long. And I certainly don't remember Karl Jr. looking like the hound from Game Of Thrones, but OK. Well, this seems to be it for the three mystery guys, as they're now surprisingly accepting that their lives are coming to an end, shortly.

After showing their new guests some examples of excruciating ways to die, Karl Jr. is feeling extra sporty this afternoon, and lets two of the guys go, with the understanding that they will soon be hunted. The third one is slaughtered and replaced by a Ninja, who, I guess, is now the main character. As long as the other two listen to Leon, yes, Leon, they might live, after all. Probably not, but we'll see. This Leon guy was once part of the cult, but after expressing discontent over having to rape his wife's corpse, he's naturally been on the outs.

And of course, the two knuckleheads end up getting themselves killed before they can get anywhere. Just as well, as Leon soon meets up with his two Ninja pals who also very much want off this island. So, the three main characters have officially been replaced by Ninjas. And together, they form a plan to take out the Karls and their Army of gorehounds, before they get taken out in far worse ways.

Did I mention how unbelievably gory this movie gets? Holy fuck!! And this isn't just excessive gore, but really painful-looking killings which includes ferocious, soul-crushing gore that will make you hit the rewind button at least once. Not exactly the type of pink, watery stuff you would expect to see in a movie of this caliber. As always, Andreas Schnaas puts so much thought and care into his gore, making it the top priority, just like good ol' H.G. Not to say gore is all Zombie Doom has going for it, because it is quite the ambitious project compared to previous Violent Shit entries. The premise and character development might still be kind of a joke, but there's also plenty of action and plenty of laughs. And not to mention, an adventurous little score that may or may not remind one of Troma classic, Cannibal: The Musical. Little things like that just warms the heart, doesn't it? Seriously. If you love shitty movies which offers constant pain and suffering of the innocent, you will love this! 5/10



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What movies did you watch or buy this week? (8-26)

I haven't had much time the last few weeks, so just a few.

Braven
Novemeber Criminals
Dark Crimes
American Gothic (Blu-ray)

Also ordered Leonor on Blu-ray. That's a blind buy, but the director is Luis Bunuel and Ornella Muti is in it.

Is April Fool's Day (1986) a Slasher Film?

Troma and I discussed this recently.

Considering the ending of this movie, is it a slasher film? What about Return to Horror High (1987)?

The Curious Case of Amityville


There have been so many great haunted house horrors through the years, and The Amityville Horror is the quintessential movie of its kind. Haunted house movies can be extremely creepy and atmospheric when done right, the tension builds and builds, they grab you and don't let you go. They can also be a hell of a lot of fun. The Amityville Horror has all this in abundance. What makes it even the more intriguing is the fact that it is supposedly based on real events.

Now I have read everything there is to read about what happened in Amityville, Long Island, New York. I do believe that some real shit did happen in that house. The DeFeo's moved in. Ronald DeFeo Jr killed six members of his family. They were found by police in their beds, lying on their stomachs. It's estimated that the whole thing took a mere 15 minutes from start to finish. The police determined that the rifle hadn't been fitted with a silencer, so the gunshots should hypothetically have woken the DeFeos up; however, there was no sign of a struggle. He was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters.


The Lutzes moved in next. George and Kathy Lutz married in July 1975 and each had their own homes, but they wanted to start fresh with a new property. Much of the DeFeo family's furniture was still in the house. They lived in the house for less than a month. George Lutz was one evil son of a bitch. He practised the black arts and drove whatever entities were in the house to begin with - haywire. Daniel Lutz (his step-son) claimed he witnessed George practicing telekinesis in the garage one day, and that he has a ton of books on "sacrificing virgins".



Some weird shit went on in that house. That boy you see in the photo - he wasn't there when that photo was taken. A priest was blessing the house when he heard a masculine voice demand that he "get out." The house was plagued by swarms of flies despite the winter weather. Kathy had vivid nightmares about the murders. The Lutzes' 5-year-old daughter, Missy, developed an imaginary friend named "Jodie," a demonic pig-like creature with glowing red eyes. George and Kathy saw the image of a demon with half his head blown out. It was burned into the soot in the back of the fireplace. George saw Kathy transform into an old woman of 90: "the hair wild a shocking white, the face a mass of wrinkles and ugly lines, and saliva dripping from the toothless mouth." Ed and Lorraine Warren visited the house. They were among the very first to investigate the Lutz's claims, corroborating the evil presence in the house with their expertise in demonology and clairvoyance.

Anyway, it is one of my favorite haunted house horrors, up there with Don't Go to Sleep (1982), Ghosthouse (1988), Burnt Offerings (1976), The Shining (1980), The Woman in Black (1989), The Innocents (1961), House of Lost Souls (1989) and others.

Walking Toilet Bowl (1990)

I'm not made squeamish very easily. When it comes to watching anything on a tv/computer screen, it almost never phases me. But it does happen. Most recently when I watched a scat porno called Walking Toilet Bowl. It was pretty much what I expected. But I didn't expect it to be so... I don't know. fucked up, I guess. Anyway. I have officially been phased.

I'm not a huge fan of porn of any kind, but intrigued by all that is extreme and/or fucked up. But this shit is officially too much. So, Jamie Gillis (of Water Power fame) has put out a number scat fetish porno flicks which seem to put an emphasis on the degredation of women. This particular woman was given the luxury of having a drink before enduring the atrocities which lie before her. And I can say with all honesty that she needed it. The look on Carol's face from the very beginning is proof of that.

Mr. Gillis starts off by whipping this woman's ass and pussy as a warm up. He then convinces his lady friend to get off the motel room bed and come over to him and get on her hands and knees and lick his shoes. The bottom of his shoes, which he claims has dog shit on them. I assume he's not kidding. Carol seems to be pretty miserable right off the bat, doing a poor job of acting enthused. She lays on the floor and touches herself while Mr. Gillis hocks loogies on her and in her mouth all the while berating her for being a toilet bowel. Carol is not pleased by this. Nor is she pleased when he starts punching her in the ass and slapping her in the face. Yet, she still seems very hungry for balls. Her hunger would not last.

And finally, Mr. Gillis takes a big fat shit all over Carol's chest. which is actually when this shit finally starts getting good. She lays on the floor, crying while he stands over her and masturbates, ordering her to do stuff with his shit. Such as rub it all over herself, On her crotch, in her vagina, and yes. In her mouth. She actually managed to suck down a turd or two. As miserable as this poor woman seemed, there is a point where she apparently snaps and starts laughing hysterically at what was going on. The laughter would not last, however.

She would then be forced to suck on poopy-dildo, and rub shit all over her teeth and use what was left as lipstick. She's informed that she's allowed to throw up if she needs to, but miraculously never does. Even the inevitable salad tossing wasn't enough to make her toss her cookies. Kinda dissappointing, yet, equally impressive. All I know is, This chick must have needed the (crack) money really, really bad! This is true bottom the of the barrel porn. For men who hate women and love shit only! 1/10



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Asia Argento in the news

Ho....ly.... crap. How embarrassing. I seriously don't mean this is in a political way at all, I just feel bad for her. I've had a crush on her, off and on, for ages, as many people here also have. But... she blew it! What a nightmare.

Megalomania: The History of Summer Camp Nightmare



I never went to summer Camp. I just wasn't the type of kid that would have enjoyed it. Yet, looking back, I kind of wish I had been. All these 80's summer Camp Slashers make it all look pretty cool. Minus the obvious, of course. But there's just something about Summer Camp Horror, isn't there? Yeah, it's great. However, there will be no Horror talk, today. Plenty of Summer Camp talk, though. Today, I'm going to talk about a film with one of the most misleading titles in all of cinema. Summer Camp Nightmare was disqualified from the Horror genre a long time ago, regardless of what section I originally rented it from. Yep, it was right there between Slumber Party Massacre III and Terror Train, just waiting to be rented by an unsuspecting Slasher fan. So, yeah. Not a Horror movie. Not at all. It turned out to be more of a summer Camp Thriller. With that said, I can't say I was the least bit disappointed.

Now, we come awfully close to Horror in this story, but ultimately, things never get quite dangerous enough. Summer Camp Nightmare is about one guy's thirst for power and his manipulation of everyone elses thirst for a reasonably fun summer. Let me start from the beginning: Some pushy, religious fanatic (Chuck Connors) has taken over as camp director, practically making this once fun place a "Christian Camp". Not that there's anything wrong with Christian Camps, but if that's closer to what this guy had in mind, a heads up would have been appreciated. Of course, I don't know how that would have gone. Maybe everyone would have headed to Camp Arawak instead, but the point is, Mr. Warren needs to back off because nobody signed up for this shit.

In the fall, Franklin Reilly will be headed to Millitary school, but for now, he's merely a counselor at Camp North Pines. Franklin looks forward to having some fun, getting some fresh air, looking after the younger campers, studying everyone and learning their weaknesses. Franklin isn't like everyone else. He seems like he is, but what Franklin is really after is a little complicated. Franklin wants to take over. Actually, let me rephrase that: Franklin is taking over!

After establishing himself while getting as many people on his side as possible, Franklin makes little remarks about Mr. Warren's rules, riling everyone up. Then, he oh so cleverly convinces them that Mr. Warren molested one of the younger kids. This ensures that no one will side with the Jesus freak once the revolution gets started. Oh, and by the way. There is going to be a Revolution at Camp North Pines. With a gun in hand, Franklin locks up all authority figures while promising his regime in the making that the cops will be called within a day or two ... or three. We'll see how it goes. So, with no (adult) authority figures around, why not do some hardcore, PG-13 partying in the meantime?

Well, Franklin is not fucking around, obviously, because he has already had the authority figures, over at the nearby girls Camp, locked up, as well. And yes, at gunpoint. The girls are, of course, invited over, officially beginning summer for the older kids. Camp North Pines quickly becomes one, big, chaotic party, but chaos is fine with Franklin as long as it's on his watch. Now might be a good time for someone to point out that everyone has pretty much traded one authority figure for another. And the new one seems to be one order away from becoming a cult leader. What's scary is that this is all coming together way too easily for him Things don't get too out of hand until Mr. Warren is accidentally killed, which is kept from everyone. Franklin isn't about to let anything or anybody come in the way of his control over this Camp, and anyone suspected of disloyalty will be dealt with.

A bit of a Lord Of The Flies ripoff, isn't it? Not too much, but some elements are borrowed but used wisely. Most notably, everyone's tendency to forget that there are laws outside their new society. Both stories show what isolation can do to a person's mind, but it just doesn't work as well here, because these kids are only about a week or two into their stay. Summer Camp Nightmare has all the makins for a fantastic 80's slasher, but without those Horror elements, ends up being far more story-heavy. There was one intentional murder but it was done off screen and was more or less deserved, so, this movie can never be accused of being anything more than a hard Thriller. The character of Franklin was an interesting one. We never really get to know him or how he ended up that way, but that boy must have had some damn fine parents to end up with such issues. Something tells me Franklin had a session or two with a shrink ahead of him, though. Kids like that need to be fixed before being allowed to enter society. We certainly have more than our share of sociopaths out there as it is. As for Summer Camp Nightmare, any fan of 80's Camp Slashers should be able to easily cut it some slack once it gets going. Personally, I am proud to have this misplaced Thriller in my Horror collection, whether it belongs there or not. 7/10



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Maximum Overdrive Coming to Blu-ray in the US (Finally!)

This was actually a rumor last week after an image appeared of a purported featurette for the Blu-ray, but now it's official https://dailydead.com/stephen-kings-maximum-overdrive-is-coming-to-blu-ray-from-vestron-video/. On October 23rd, Maximum Overdrive will be released as part of Lionsgate's Vestron Video series. For the first time, the movie will include some extras besides the trailer.

- Interview with Producer Martha DeLaurentiis
- Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator Dean Gates
- On-Set Vintage Interviews with Stephen King, Emilio Estevez, and Laura Harrington
- Behind-The-Scenes Footage
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Still Gallery

Strangely, not listed is the featurette I mentioned before, which was supposed to be something with John Short and Yeardley Smith. Hopefully they just don't want to mention it yet for some reason because it sounds like hardly anyone connected to the movie is involved with this release. And none of the footage that was removed to appease the MPAA? That's disappointing. Stills of that footage have popped up over the years, so it definitely existed at some point.

Don't get me wrong though. As a huge fan of Maximum Overdrive, I'm glad this is happening. I own a few of those Vestron Video Blu-rays and they're nice. Lionsgate has come a long way since the days of their 4:3, almost bare bones DVDs. Remember those? I'm still convinced they were using VHS as their source.