The Driller Killer (1979) Director: Abel Ferrara Starring: Abel Ferrara Rating: 2.5/5 "Reno is a struggling artist close to the breaking point. The loud band next door practices 24 hours a day. His debts are mounting. His girlfriend is having an affair with another woman. His troubled mind triggers a violence he cannot contain." IMDB
Basket Case (1982) Director: Frank Henenlotter Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith Personal Rating: 5/5
"Carrying a mysterious wicker basket around with him, Duane Bradley arrives in Manhattan and checks into a sleazy Times Square hotel. What's in the basket, you ask? Why, Duane's hideously misshapen Siamese twin brother, Belial, of course. Originally born attached to Duane's side, the little monster was surgically removed by some quack doctors and rudely left for dead in a plastic garbage bag. But Belial survived, and Duane has hit the Big Apple with his beastly bro to wreak havoc on the surgeons who separated them. Things get complicated, however when Duane gets romantically sidetracked by the sexy, wig-wearing receptionist of one of the doomed doctors, and his jealous telepathic sibling reacts...well, poorly."
Bloody Moon (1981) Director: Jess Franco Starring: Olivia Pascal, Christoph Moosbrugger, Nadja Gerganoff Personal Rating: 2/5
"Bloody Moon is Jess Franco's entry into the 'stalk-and-slasher' genre. Miguel is a disfigured young man who was sent to a mental home for murdering a girl with a pair of scissors after a party. Five years later he is released. His sister Manuela is in a relationship with a language teacher Alvaro. Even though she loves Alvaro there is something in her relationship with her brother that is holding back her unconditional love for Alvaro. After the death of the siblings' rich wheelchair-bound aunt (who hated Manuela) gruesome murders begin happening at the school where Alvaro teaches."
I Drink Your Blood (1970) Director: David E. Durston Starring: Bhaskar, Jadine Wong, Rhonda Fultz, George Patterson, Riley Mills Personal Rating: 3.5/5
"This seminal gore-fest sees escapees from a devil-worshipping hippy cult looking for kicks in a small rural town. They slip a few tabs of LSD to an elderly local, triggering a fatal "freak-out". The victim's grandson exacts a vicious revenge by selling the hippies meat pies injected with the blood of a rabid dog and before long, the infected kids are leaping at each other's throats in a wild cannibal feeding frenzy."
Contamination (1980) Director: Luigi Cozzi Starring: Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau Personal Rating: 3/5
"A deserted ship arrives in New York City carrying its slaughtered crew and a horrific cargo: Mutant green eggs the size of footballs that pulsate with life until they spray hideous chest-bursting death. But when a government research team begins an investigation, they uncover a grisly conspiracy of murder, space monsters and coffee." IMDB Buy it from HK Flix
The Toolbox Murders (1977) Director: Dennis Donnelly Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure Personal Rating: 2.5/5
"In a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree, savagely murdering "immoral" women with the tools of his trade-claw-hammers, screwdrivers, power drills and even a deadly nail gun."
Pieces (1982) Director: Juan Piquer Simon Starring: Christopher George, Ian Sera, Edmund Purdom Personal Rating: 4/5
"A psychopathic killer stalks a Boston campus, brutally slaughtering nubile young college co-eds, collecting body parts from each victim to create the likeness of his mother who he savagely murdered with an axe when he was ten years old."
Mausoleum (1983) Director: Michael Dugan Starring: Bobbie Bresee, Marjoe Gortner Personal Rating: 2.5/5
"Susan Nomed (Bobbie Bresee) was ten when her mother died. Now thirty, blonde and beautiful, she is heiress to the family fortune. But for the women of the Nomed family there is another legacy that no one wants to remember, an ancient and evil curse. Possessed by powers that overtake her, Susan’s life becomes a nightmare of lust, terror and murder until even her husband finds himself confronting the face of evil. Only one person can help her cast away the evil, but he will have to face the prince of darkness to free Susan from the grip of Satan."
"Two girls are given free tickets to a special screening in an isolated movie theater. The film, a violent horror movie, exerts a malevolent influence over the theater patrons, who are transformed--one by bloody one--into a horde of crazed demons." IMDB Buy it from Xploited Cinema
Corpse Mania (1981) Director: Kuei Chih-Hung Starring: Tanny Tien Ni, Wang Jung, Tsao Ta-Hua Personal Rating: 3.5/5
"A maniac is on the loose, and he's working his way through the shapely employees at an upscale brothel. The stern madam is none too pleased, and soon the crafty Inspector Chang sets traps to uncover this devious defiler of female corpses. A recently-released asylum inmate accused of a similar crime looks like the number one suspect, but there's much more to this twisted tale of macabre desires than meets the eye."
Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper (1980) Director: Joe D'Amato Starring: George Eastman, Tisa Farrow Personal Rating: 3/5
"A group of tourists take a boat ride to a deserted island. Once there, they discover that most of the residents have disappeared and soon find themselves being stalked by a malevolent presence. Nothing could prepare them for what they eventually find."
Flesh Eater (1988) Director: Bill Hinzman Starring: Bill Hinzman Personal Rating: 1/5
"After terrifying millions of moviegoers for over 30 years, the original zombie (Bill Hinzman) from George Romero's classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is back and hungrier than ever! FLESHEATER follows the path of a not-quite-dead killer one dark Halloween night. Join a group of teenagers as they take the nocturnal hayride of a lifetime in a pulse-pounding, non-stop onslaught of suspense, fright and splattering gore!"
"A gang of thieves are on the run after a successful heist. They make a deal with the local yakuza to sell their stolen jewels at an abandoned army base. Little do they know the government has been experimenting on the dead. The dead rise and it's an all out war between the thieves, yakuza and the army, in a desperate attempt to not only stop the zombies but to stay alive."
Brain Damage (1988) Director: Frank Henenlotter Starring: Rick Herbst Personal Rating: 4.5/5
"A worm-like parasite named Aylmer latches into Brian’s (Rick Herbst) neck and offers to inject his brain with a hallucinogenic fluid, giving him pleasurable psychedelic experiences. But the catch is, to keep the “high”, Brian has to feed Aylmer his favorite food… human brains."
Hell of the Living Dead (1980) Director: Bruno Mattei Starring: Margit Evelyn Newton, Franco Garofalo Personal Rating: 4/5
"An accident at a chemical plant unleashes a horrific virus, and an elite SWAT team is sent to New Guinea to investigate. But when they arrive on the hellish island, they discover a plague of flesh-eating zombies as well as a beautiful female reporter who practices nude anthropology. Can the commandos survive this cannibal rampage, uncover a shocking government secret, and still find time for the occasional cross-dressing before the ravenous hordes of the living dead infect the entire world? Directed by the notorious Bruno Mattei, this ‘80s Italian gut-muncher is infamous for its eye-popping gore, jaw-dropping dialog and heart-stopping use of inappropriate stock footage."
The Driller Killer (1979)
