Tag: 1970s

Legacy of Satan (1974) – BY Baron Craze

The 1970s was a very interesting decade in the horror cinema, so many subgenres opened for filmmakers, with the exploitation and grindhouse circuit had a short-lived stint, the impact was still meaningful, it also led to dreadful almost unwatchable movies, this is one of those. Director Gerard Damiano who was known for his adult entertainment…


Kolchak “The Ripper” Season 1 Episode 1 – By Baron Craze

As some might recall from the Kolchak Television Series article, I stated I would be taking the time to review individual episodes of this series, and no better way to start than with the first show entitled The Ripper which aired on Friday, September 13, 1974 directed by Allen Baron (who would go on to…


The House of Seven Corpses (1973) – By Baron Craze

Sometimes in the horror genre’s history you’ll find a film that has an interesting backstory concerning its true date of release, this is one of those movies. The classification according to IMDb it was released in 1974, but in true reality it was unleashed in December 1973, which is proved by two different sources first…


Alice Cooper: Love It to Death (1971) Music Review – By Baron Craze

Alice Cooper is favorite among horror and metal fans, and during his lengthy legendary career as both band and solo artist, he’s had many hit albums and somewhat forgettable ones too. Now 2021 marks 50-years since ‘Love It To Death’ (known as LITD, for the remainder of this review) was originally released in March of…


Race with the Devil (1975) – By Baron Craze

  Often in the horror genre, a viewer will discover an unseen rough gem, something that became hidden away for one reason or another, and hence here is this flick that starred the talented Peter Fonda, who had made a handful of horror movies among them the fan cherished Spirits of the Dead (1968), but…


Bug (1975) – By Baron Craze

This was the last film William Castle (House on Haunted Hill [1959]), who admired the simplistic concept of nature attacking the human race, and then seeing his favorite director Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963), but wouldn’t engage in the topic until the mid-seventies, well after producing Rosemary’s Baby (1968) his most successful film. For those unaware of…


Drive In Massacre (1976) – By Baron Craze

The mid 1970s brought together an interesting brand of horror, in an era that likely never to exist again, while the larger studios dealt themselves winning hands with The Exorcist [1973] and The Omen [1976], the independent films kept the hammer down and turned out their own well to do horror flicks. The exploitation market…


Piranha (1978) – By Baron Craze

If one named Twilight Zone: The Movie (1980), The Howling (1981), and Piranha to many of the hardcore horror elites and fans, they likely beam a fun grin, when asked what they have in common, some stating cool b-movies, then throw in Gremlins (1984) and overwhelmingly retort with Joe Dante. Yes! That man has created…


Crowhaven Farm (1970) – By Baron Craze

In 1970, Crowhaven Farm, became the ABC Movie of the Week, presenting itself as an eerie supernatural tale, made in the vein of Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby, which proceeded this movie by 2-years, but heavily influenced many movies both in the United States and overseas.  Screenwriter John McGreevey, who also served as a producer, had many television…