An independent production, “Girls School Screamers” was acquired and released by Troma, who spiced it up with some gory reshoots. A group of women …continue reading The Daily Dig: Girls School Screamers (1986)
Antithetical to the usual Roger Corman productions, emo vampire flicks like “Dance of the Damned” don’t seem to be his strongest output. A vampire …continue reading The Daily Dig: Dance of the Damned (1989)
Give high-end prop-making technicians to Roger Corman, and you get “Munchies” — a riotous horror-comedy filled with puns and practical FX. Little alien terrors …continue reading The Daily Dig: Munchies (1987)
“The Shadowed Mind” trumps the girl in peril trope by dishing out a gender-neutral slasher who kills with impartiality. A woman checks into a …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Shadowed Mind (1988)
Boasting one of the best VHS covers ever, “Bloody New Year” doesn’t deliver on its promise until too late, and then only barely. On …continue reading The Daily Dig: Bloody New Year (1987)
“Intruder” is a visceral rollercoaster ride through a supermarket of horrors, delivering stellar suspense, creative kills, and practical FX. Show Notes From Drek: Intruder …continue reading Drekculas Underworld: Intruder (1989)
Depending on who you ask, “Don’t Open Till Christmas” is either a trainwreck or an entertaining sleazy slasher perfect for some merry mayhem. We …continue reading Spookshow: Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
We journey back when vampires had serious swagger and were deadly cool, discussing the 80’s classics “Fright Night” and “The Lost Boys”. Beginning a …continue reading Creepy and Geeky: “Fright Night” and “The Lost Boys”
Out of all of John Carpenter’s work, “Christine” does not get the love it deserves and is due for reappraisal on its 40th anniversary. …continue reading 40 Year Anniversary of “Christine” (1983)
Come creep out with us as we let the skin-crawlingly effective ’80s ecological horror nightmare “The Nest” get completely under our skin. … Show …continue reading Drekcula’s Underworld: The Nest (1988)
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