The Omen vs. Omen 2

I've always dug the sequel more than the original.

The first seems one-dimensional by comparison
(strictly beheadings, as opposed to an elevator killing, for example).
It didn't hurt that in the sequel, he's protected by ravens, rather than a rottweiler.
Imho, the cemetary conversations in the sequel are more compelling than any in part one.

I also prefer the conclusion in the sequel (since he's that much closer to world-domination).

Motivational Growth (2013)

The mold knows, Jack. The mold knows.

This is one weird ass filthy movie. A man who hasn't left his filthy disgusting apartment in 16 months finally has his TV die on him. After a failed suicide attempt, a giant lump of mold (voiced by one Mr. Jeffrey Combs) in his bathroom starts talking to him and controlling his life. It's very Henenlotter-esque, and the type of movie that makes you feel like you need to take a shower. Highly recommended! Here's the trailer:

Bloodstained Butterfly

Is this worth getting on Blu-ray?

Zombie '93: Extreme Ineptitude



Todd Sheets has always gotten a lot of hate. And you're probably sitting there thinking "Well, no shit! Did you see Prehistoric Bimbos In Armageddon City?". And I'd have to answer that with an unfortunate yes. And yes. Not his finest hour and nine minutes. But I'll still go on record and say that I don't think whatever hate Sheets may get is really justified. Especially if you're only familiar with his very early stuff. Sure. These so-called films are annoying, really, really bad in every way a Horror film can possibly be bad, and they're not half as funny as they're intended to be. But the thing about Todd Sheets' early stuff is that it's not really stuff at all.

In the late 80's and early 90's, Todd sheets and pals fucked around a lot with cameras and gore FX, not so much making movies as practicing for the day he starts making movies. Little hour long gorefests that weren't really meant to be seen by anyone except Todd Sheets and pals. But one day, an offer was made to Todd to get those "movies" out there. A deal was made, and from what I've heard, this is a decision sheets now regrets, due to the fact that his entire reputation as a director has been based on these practice movies. By 1993, Todd Sheets was ready to start making something more. A legit movie he could be proud of. His first movie, as he now calls it. But unfortunately for him, many others may not realize this. Today, we're going to talk about what many do consider Todd sheets' finest hour and ten minutes. A film inspired by every zombie movie ever made, and one of the few shot-on-video Horror flicks which represent the 90's. This is Zombie Bloodbath.

As we begin, we witness an accident at a chemical plant which quickly spreads a disease, which infects everyone within seconds. Some of the FX and over acting is hilarious, and lets us know exactly what kind of movie we're getting in to, here. Exactly. A really, really bad one. But still an entertaining one. As we get a slight peak into the lives of a couple families in the suburbs, we're treated to some of the most hilarious acting the B-movie world has to offer. None more hilarious than Todd Sheets' good pal, Jerry Angell, who was a regular in Sheets' practice movies. A man with a face which screams "dim-witted white trash", Angell makes this otherwise bottom of the barrel zombie flick far more entertaining than one would expect. Not everyone can pull off a mustache and a mullet with bangs, but this man can. Take one look at him and you know in your heart that his delivery is every bit as hilarious as you would assume.

Not everyone can be Jerry Angell, but there's plenty of fun moments involving over acting and attempts at character development. Once the zombie outbreak reaches their destination, Sheets wastes no time breaking out the gore. But there's more to this movie than all that. At times, there are moments, while comically bad, are meant to be heartbreaking and powerful, as family members sob over lost loved ones, and even resorting to suicide. Not exactly as effective as The Walking Dead, but they do get points for trying. Considering the budget Sheets was working with, here, this movie really isn't as bad as it may seem at first glance. It's certainly more ambitious than a lot of shot-on-video flicks from this era or any other.

Taking your film making to a higher level is one thing. But doing so by making a zombie movie would probably be a huge pain in the ass. So respect goes to Mr. Sheets. However, I've always found it funny that he considers Zombie Bloodbath his first actual movie, discarding the seemingly hundreds of movies he did in the years leading up to this. Sure. They're clearly inferior. Some of them, unwatchable. But take a movie like 1989's Zombie Rampage, for example. Inferior, yes. But not THAT much worse than Zombie Bloodbath. Not enough to be flat out disowned. Personally, I even prefer that one over this one, myself. But like all his earlier, inferior efforts, Zombie Bloodbath is a labor of love, and a homage to the superior efforts which came before it. Zombie Bloodbath must have picked up enough success to satisfy Sheets and whoever else, as there were two sequels released over the next few years, while the popularity of these types of movies would continue to die a slow death.

After the Zombie Bloodbath Trilogy, Todd sheets would continue making movies for a short time, until finally throwing in the towel. Although, he has returned to directing these past few years. However, I still have yet to get a hold of any of them. Something that is definitely on my to do list. Todd Sheets will never be known as the master of the S.O.V. And he'll probably never get the respect he deserves as a micro-budget filmmaker who did so by his own rules. But when so many S.O.V. Horror pioneers gave up on their dreams in the late 80's, Sheets carried on the tradition throughout the 90's, making shitty movies not for the money, but because that's what he enjoyed doing. So good for him, as others never got a chance to make their Zombie Bloodbath. Love his movies or hate them. Todd sheets made movies. And nobody can take that away from him. 5/10



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2010 - Present Horror Films

I have this list for myself but figured I would post it here in case anybody is looking for modern recs. Obviously some may disagree with some listed or not listed. Here is every horror film I have liked so far from these years. I will obviously add to it as I see more films.

Absentia (2011)
All Cheerleaders Die (2013)
Attack the Block (2011)
The ABCs of Death (2012)
American Mary (2012)
Antiviral (2012)
Bad Milo (2013)
Banshee Chapter (2013)
The Battery (2012)
The Bay (2012)
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Big Ass Spider! (2013)
Black Death (2010)
Black Swan (2010)
Buried (2010)
Burke and Hare (2010)
Burying the Ex (2014)
Byzantium (2012)
Chillerama (2011)
Chop (2011)
Cockneys Vs Zombies (2012)
Contagion (2011)
Darling (2015)
The Dead (2010)
The Dead 2: India (2013)
Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2014)
Deathgasm (2015)
Devil (2010)
The Devil's Business (2011)
The Divide (2011)
Dream Home (2010)
Eddie the Sleepwalking Cannibal (2014)
Escape from Tomorrow (2013)
Exit Humanity (2011)
Father's Day (2011)
Frankenstein's Army (2013)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Grabbers (2012)
The Green Inferno (2013)
The Guest (2014)
Here Comes the Devil (2012)
Horns (2013)
Housebound (2014)
Human Centipede 2 (2011)
I Saw the Devil (2010)
The Innkeepers (2011)
It Follows (2014)
John Dies at the End (2012)
Kiss of the Damned (2012)
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)
Late Phases (2014)
The Lords of Salem (2012)
Maggie (2015)
Maniac (2012)
Odd Thomas (2013)
100 Bloody Acres (2012)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Phantasm Ravager (2016)
Rammbock (2010)
Rare Exports (2010)
Red State (2011)
Red, White, and Blue (2010)
The Reef (2010)
Ritual (2012)
Rubber (2010)
The Sacrament (2013)
Saint (2010)
A Serbian Film (2010)
The Shrine (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Stage Fright (2014)
Stake Land (2010)
Stalled (2013)
Starry Eyes (2014)
Stoker (2013)
Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013)
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
The Tall Man (2012)
The Theatre Bizzare (2011)
Trollhunter (2010)
Tucker and Dale Vs Evil (2010)
Tusk (2014)
Under the Skin (2013)
Warm Bodies (2013)
We Are Still Here (2015)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Willow Creek (2013)
Witching and Bitching (2013)
Wolfcop (2014)
The Woman (2011)
Would You Rather (2012)
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
Yellowbrick Road (2010)
Zombeavers (2014)

Blood Beach (1980)

That's what I'm talkin' about.

Birds & Bees: The History Of Bad Biology



There's nothing more American than a good comeback story. Especially by an underdog. That's what low-budget Horror filmmaker, Frank Henenlotter is. From a technical standpoint, his movies are pretty bad. Not to mention that his last film was in 1992. It seems as though the man has had very few ideas in his long career, although, the one's he has had have all been borderline genius. That is, if you happen to have an appreciation for the bizarre and the grotesque. That's what his films have been like as long as he's been making them. But more specifically, Frank Henenlotter seems to have a thing for deformities, freaks, and how they're dealt with. usually very poorly, which is where his own special brand of dark humor always shines through. The weirdness, as well as an obvious nod to 50's creature features, are consistently present and make Frank Henenlotter's body of work possibly the most distinct of any director I'm familiar with. And in that respect, the movie I'm going to talk about does not disappoint.

Although, the disappointment is there. More on that later. The movie I want to talk about today is Bad Biology. Frank Henenlotter's most recent film. Many thought he was done making movies. But in 2008, he finally returned to bring us yet another freakshow. I have some mixed feelings about this one, which I will go into, but I will say the man is smart. Because he knows that sex sells. And he came up with a fairly clever way to apply that to his weirdness. In a nutshell, Bad Biology is about a woman with a seven clits, who has a freakishly hyper-active sex drive as a result of this. What this film is really about is that AND some guy with a dick which has a mind of its own. Even the cover implies they are equals in the story, and possibly romantically connected. But this movie is mostly about this chick named Jennifer, who can't seem to get enough dick. A woman who wasn't always so comfortable with her abnormality, now embraces it all fully. Jennifer searches for dick, gets down to business, gets seven times the pleasure of normal women, usually gets carried away and kills the guy connected to said dick, all resulting in some serious pigging out. Minutes later, she pushes a freak baby out her cooter, Which is coldly discarded as non-human.

Jennifer has been hurt a lot, and her free-spirited sluttiness, as well as her disconnected view on things, is a direct result of this. And perhaps her existence has driven her a bit crazy on top of it. Although, she's not all bad. Just selfish, with some serious narcissistic qualities. It does seem as if all this is leading towards her gaining a love interest. And that love interest would obviously be a guy named Batz. Batz has a bit of a dick issue. A dick which was accidentally cut off at birth, but later reattached, and injected with all sorts of drugs in the hopes of making it work properly. But somehow, it developed a mind of its own, and has been out of control ever since, with a pussy-thirst which cannot be quenched. And the more drugs get injected into it, the more of an ugly, mutated mess it becomes. Also, any woman who gets fucked by this freak dick usually orgasms themselves to death. No poon can withstand the power of this monstrous tallywhacker... At least not a normal one. That's where Jennifer comes in. When these two find each other, it seems like a solution for them both, or at least one of them. However, nothing good could possibly come from so much freakish sexual frustration coming together.

I enjoyed this movie. Really, I did. But did it live up to my expectations? Not really. But that's only because of the level of entertainment value and legendary status of Henenlotter's earlier films, as well as the ridiculously long wait for him to finally make another film. I just expected a little more. On one hand, the story is classic Henenlotter. On the other hand, it's typical Henenlotter. Nothing new, while the charm of the earlier films are lacking. In story, as well as heart and soul. The whole thing just seems a little thrown together, with characters that aren't all that likable. And personally, I don't think the rap score did this movie any favors.

Now, I'm not one who needs romance in movies, but we have every reason to think this is all leading towards these two people finding each other, making their own existence more bearable, giving each other peace, or some shit. When the opportunity presents itself, Jennifer is merely interested in the "super dick" and nothing else. While the anti-social Batz just wants no part of her, period. Well, at least this approach wasn't predictable, but with the movie already seeming very incomplete, this lack of story and character development left me feeling very much unfulfilled. However, there are plenty of fun moments, and some pretty funny lines, as well as a hilarious ending which is classic Henenlotter at its classiest. That alone made the experience worth it. Bad Biology has its flaws, but ultimately, I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Basket Case or Brain Damage. Although, I really do hope this doesn't end up being the Henenlotter swan song. Because I feel like the man is capable of more. Yet, I can't help but be grateful that Frank Henenlotter made this comeback in the first place. But with rumors now circulating of a Basket Case 4, Let's hope Bad Biology was just a warmup. 5/10



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Podcasts

Does anyone here listen to podcasts? I listen to quite a few and I sometimes put them on when I'm cleaning. They are usually ones where they discuss horror movies. I've also got some good recs from these podcasts. Probably the most popular one I listen to is Shock Waves(which used to be Killer POV). I also listen to quite a few on horrorphilia.com. 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror, ABCs of Hidden Horror, and Exploding Heads Horror Podcast. And I also listen to Hysteria Lives. They just put up an episode where they reviewed Ax'Em.

100 Obscure Horror Trash

I was surfing the internet one day and came across this list of 100 Obscure Horror Trash. I checked them off and I have seen about half. Now I plan on tracking down and watching the rest. You can go to https://www.listchallenges.com/100-obscure-horror-trash to check them off or you can look at the list below. What do you think about the list? How many have you seen? And of the ones you have seen what do you think about them. I have Nightmare Sisters and Murder Weapon. I will be watching those two next.

# 1 Mosquito
# 2 Crystal Force
# 3 The Undertaker
# 4 Pale Blood
# 5 Night Visitor
# 6 Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
# 7 Phantom of the Mall
# 8 The Ruinestone
# 9 Alien Space Avenger (1989)
# 10 The Unborn
# 11 Alien Outlaw
# 12 I Was a Teenage Zombie
# 13 Spirits
# 14 Nightmare Weekend
# 15 Jennifer
# 16 Trapped
# 17 Blood Salvage (1990)
# 18 Mongrel
# 19 The Regenerated Man
# 20 Jack-O
# 21 Shakma
# 22 The Vagrant
# 23 Uninvited
# 24 The Chair
# 25 Without Warning
# 26 Blackout
# 27 Satan's Cheerleaders
# 28 Witchtrap
# 29 Nightmare Sisters
# 30 The Divine Enforcer
# 31 Dracula's Widow
# 32 Zombie Death House
# 33 Witchery
# 34 Night Screams
# 35 Syngenor
# 36 Stanley
# 37 Grandmothers House
# 38 Deranged
# 39 Witch Academy
# 40 Night Warning (1982)
# 41 The Pit
# 42 Garden of the Dead
# 43 Vampire Cop
# 44 Hack-O-Lantern
# 45 Hard Rock Zombies
# 46 The Hearse
# 47 Psychos in Love
# 48 Nightmare
# 49 Blood Tracks
# 50 The Baby
# 51 Sole Survivor
# 52 Rituals
# 53 The Carrier
# 54 Blood Frenzy
# 55 Vampire's Embrace
# 56 Wildman of the Navidad
# 57 Offerings
# 58 Demon Wind
# 59 Dear God No! (Big World Pictures)
# 60 Laserblast
# 61 Teen Vamp
# 62 Microwave Massacre
# 63 Murder Weapon
# 64 Breeders
# 65 Cannibal Hookers
# 66 Hellhole
# 67 There's Nothing Out There
# 68 Pledge Night
# 69 The Invisible Maniac
# 70 Satan's Blade
# 71 Curse of the Queerwolf
# 72 Ghoul School
# 73 Ticks
# 74 Bugged!
# 75 Bug
# 76 The Vineyard
# 77 Blue Monkey
# 78 Curse of the Blue Lights
# 79 The Other
# 80 Ice Cream Man
# 81 Slime City
# 82 Darkness
# 83 Blood Massacre
# 84 Head of the Family
# 85 The Supernaturals
# 86 Barn of the Naked Dead
# 87 The Black Room
# 88 Mutant
# 89 The Centerfold Girls
# 90 Ghost Dance
# 91 Trapped Alive
# 92 Nail Gun Massacre
# 93 Girls Night Out
# 94 Hard to Die (1990)
# 95 Dreamaniac
# 96 Boardinghouse
# 97 The Freeway Maniac
# 98 Night Life
# 99 The Suckling
# 100 The Brain

Remember Limp Bizkit had 2 songs in the Top 40?

Ohh early 2000's. Never change.