3/12/23 at 11p from NJ
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2023/03/13/baron-crazes-visions-of-horror-ep9
Ground Meat – Pathological Silence
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February 26, 2023 – Sunday
The Devil’s Daughter [1973] (TV Movie)
Unrated – 1h 14m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068481/
Also saw Undead [2003]
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Horror
Director: Jeannot Szwarc known for directing Bug [1975]
Writer: Colin Higgins
Stars: Shelley Winters, Belinda Montgomery, Robert Foxworth, Jonathan Frid, Martha Scott, Joseph Cotten, Diane Ladd, Ian Wolfe
Co: American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Summary: A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon.
Out of: 5.8/10
Release Date: 1/9/73 – Tuesday
Tagline: Satan Has Returned For Her!
Reference in: The Devil’s Child (TV Movie 1997)
References: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Spoofs: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Private
Satanic Overdrive – Hail Satan
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https://satanicoverdrive.bandcamp.com/
***** ***** *****
The Fright – The Hills Have Eyes
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February 27, 2023 – Monday
Devil’s Pass [2013]
R – 1h 40m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905040/
Also saw Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers [1988]
Anniversary:19-years
Genre: Horror/ Mystery Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin – also directed: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Writer: Vikram Weet
Stars: Holly Goss, Luke Albright, Ryan Hawley, Gemma Atkinson
Co: Budapest Film
Summary: A group of students go to the location of the infamous Dyatlov pass incident to make a documentary, but things take a turn for the worse as the secret of what happened there is revealed.
Out of: 5.7/10
Release Date: 2/28/13 – Kazakhstan
Note: Yuri Yefimovich Yudin only survivor of the original expedition died on 4/27/13
Gross: $5,217,347
Trivia:
- Director Renny Harlin spent time in Moscow researching the government archives. His own theory of what happened
- It is shot in the style of found footage.
- Renny Harlin’s mother passed away during filming at 91. The crew held a moment of silence in her memory.
- Originally titled The Dyatlov Pass Incident)
Reference in: “Expedition Unknown” Mystery of Dead Mountain (TV Episode 2019)
Reference: Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (TV Series 1969–1970) Scooby Doo mentioned
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Tubi
Cadaver Club – Hellhounds on Your Trail
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https://www.instagram.com/cadaverclubofficial/
***** ***** *****
Grave Robber – Haunted House
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February 28, 2023 – Tuesday
The Legacy [1978]
R – 1h 42m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079450/
Also saw Twice-Told Tales [1963] and The Haunted Palace [1963]
Anniversary: 45-years
Genre: Horror
Director: Richard Marquand
Writer: Patrick Tilley, Paul Wheeler, Jimmy Sangster
Stars: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, John Standing, Ian Hogg, Charles Gray, Lee Montague, Roger Daltrey
Co: Columbia-EMI-Warner
Summary: An American couple in England stumble upon a rambling mansion where a number of powerful individuals have been summoned by its patriarch regarding the home’s legacy.
Out of: 5.7/10
Release Date: 9/29/78
Taglines:
- There is horror…there is terror…beyond them, there is THE LEGACY.
- It is an evil beyond exorcism.
- WE DARE YOU to discover “The Legacy”!
- It is a birthright of living death…
- Six came to claim it…
Budget: $2,500,000 (estimated)
Gross: $11,364,985
Trivia:
- Jimmy Sangster originally wrote a supernatural script set in a run-down hospital in downtown Detroit. Much to his dismay, the script was altered to more closely resemble other Hammer movies. Although keeping the American protagonists, events were manipulated to allow the story instead to take place in an English country estate featuring a collection of stereotypical butlers, chauffeurs and curtseying maids
- One of two movies in which Charles Gray (Karl Liebnecht) played a Satanist, the other being The Devil Rides Out (1968).
Reference in: Fade to Black (1980)
Featured in: Terror in the Aisles (1984)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
John Coyne was asked to write a novelization in six weeks to promote the movie. Reviews unanimously prefer the novelization over the movie, and the book was briefly a best-seller.
Found: Blu-ray
***** ***** *****
Arkham Witch – Bloodthirst
https://arkhamwitch.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VampireDeath.band/
https://www.facebook.com/ArkhamWitch/
March 1, 2023 – Wednesday
Crypt of the Living Dead (1973)
R – 1h 15m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069933/
Also saw Demonwarp [1988]
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Horror
Director: Julio Salvado, Ray Danton
Writer: Ricardo Ferrer, Lois Gibson, Julio Salvador, Lou Shaw
Stars: Andrew Prine, Mark Damon, Patty Shepard, Frank Braña, Daniel Martín
Co: Atlas Films
Summary: Two archaeologists on a scientific dig come across a vampire burial ground and discover that the creatures are about to awaken and attack a nearby village.
Out of: 4.6/10
Release Date: March – 1973
Taglines:
- Have you ever done it the Transylvanian way …?
- … At last, a movie that you can really sink your teeth into!
- She’s 700 years old and still going strong!
- Not for people who might be shocked by ghoulish fiends!
- Trapped on an island … Doomed to Die One by One, Victims of the KILLER QUEEN!
- THE UNDEAD DIES…AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN!
Trivia: Wolfbane (used to ward off vampires) is referred to as dog-bane.
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Found: Tubi
Cadaver Club – Vampires Ain’t What They Used To Be
***** ***** *****
Robin Brock – Monsters [No Info Available]
March 2, 2023 – Thursday
King Kong (1933)
Passed – 1h 40m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/
Anniversary: 90-years
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-fi
Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writer: Merian C. Cooper, James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose, Edgar Wallace, Leon Gordon
Stars: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Sam Hardy, King Kong
Co: RKO Radio Pictures
Summary: A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition.
Out of: 7.9/10
Release Date: 3/2/33
Taglines:
- A Monster of Creation’s Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!
- King Kong Comes.
- A thundering box office giant! His footsteps thundering a reborn showmanship.
- Most startling picture since the talkies!
- Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!
- The strangest story ever conceived by man.
Budget: $670,000
Reference:
- Edited Into:
- The Ghost Ship (1943) – One shot of the boat traveling toward camera is a flipped shot of the Venture from King Kong.
- Followed By:
- Son of Kong (1933)
- Remade As:
- Konga (1961)
- King Kong (1976)
- The Mighty Kong (1998)
- King Kong (2005)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Spin-Off:
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
- King Kong (TV Series 1966)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Kong: The Animated Series (TV Series 2000–2001)
- Kong (2000)
- Kong: King of Atlantis (Video 2005)
My Opinion: ~Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Special Steelbook Edition
The Crimson Ghosts – The King of Skull Island
***** ***** *****
The Crimson Ghosts – There Will Be Blood
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March 3, 2023 – Friday
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
R – 1h 33m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078405/
Anniversary: 45-years
Genre: Horror/ Mystery/ Thriller
Director: Dennis Donnelly
Writer: Neva Friedenn, Robert Easter, Ann Kindberg
Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Tim Donnelly, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure, Kelly Nichols, Don Diamond
Co: Cal-Am Artists
Summary: A ski-masked maniac kills apartment complex tenants with the contents of a toolbox.
Out of: 5.2/10
Release Date: 3/3/78
Taglines:
- What he does to your nerves is almost as frightening as what he does to his victims!
- Bit by bit..By bit he carved a nightmare!
Trivia:
- In 2004, Tobe Hooper directed a remake simply entitled Toolbox Murders
Reference: SINCE ITS RELEASED MANY HAVE NOTED THE FILM
- The Driller Killer (1979)
- Final Exam (1981)
- The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
- Body Double (1984)
- The Nail Gun Massacre (Video 1985)
- Chainsaw Sally (2004)
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
- Razor (Video 2007)
- Antichrist (2009)
- Mom and Dad (2017)
- Terrifier (2016)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Pluto TV/ Tubi
***** ***** *****
Death By Neon – Alien 2 On Earth – Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
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March 4, 2023 – Saturday
Laserblast (1978)
PG – 1h 25m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077834/
Anniversary: 45-years
Genre: Horror/ Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Rae
Writer: Franne Schacht, Frank Ray Perilli
Stars: Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni Russo, Dennis Burkley, Barry Cutler, Ron Masak, Roddy McDowall
Co: Irwin Yablans Company
Summary: A teenager stumbles upon an alien weapon, which transforms him into a grotesque killer.
Out of: 2.8/10
Release Date: 3/1/78
Taglines:
- Billy was a kid who got pushed around… Then he found the power
- The Original Sci-Fi Classic!
Trivia:
- According to the producer Charles Band, the movie was filmed over three weekends for basically no money.
- The debut film for composers Richard Band and Joel Goldsmith.
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
- But noted not worse that’ll be Shark Exorcist [2015] or Amityville Exorcism [2017]
Found: Freevee/ Plex/ Tubi/Blu-ray
***** ***** *****
Motorzombis – Monster Rockers
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