TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS **** U.K. 1973 Dir: Freddie Francis. 87 mins A long-derided, but highly enjoyable, facsimile of the Amicus horror anthology format, directed by the man who made their biggest hits. The framing story apes ASYLUM, as Jack Hawkins arrives at a hi-tech (for 1973) psychiatric facility and…
Browsing: 1970s Horror
Garagehouse Pictures are set to release WEB OF THE SPIDER, the classic Italian gothic horror ghost story directed by Antonio Margheriti to Blu-ray in October! Edgar Allan Poe invites you to spend one night in the WEB OF THE SPIDER! Synopsis: An intrepid reporter by the name of Alan Foster…
Two 1970’s classic horrors make their U.K. home entertainment debut this year and they are none other then WILLARD and its sequel BEN. Second Sight Films will be releasing these two rats on the rampage movies in a limited edition Blu-ray boxset and as individual DVD and Blu-ray releases as…
VENOM (a.k.a. The Legend Of Spider Forest) *** U.K. 1971 Dir: Peter Sykes. 91 mins A fascinating oddity from one of the more curious directors to work in 70’s British horror: Australian filmmaker Peter Sykes also made the long-underrated Hammer movies DEMONS OF THE MIND and TO THE DEVIL A…
Garagehouse Pictures has recently released THE INTRUDER, a lost, never-before-released horror thriller starring Mickey Rooney, Yvonne DeCarlo and Ted Cassidy to Blu-ray! THE BACKSTORY In 1975, actor-director-producer Chris (STANLEY, TWELVE O’ CLOCK HIGH) Robinson accepted an offer from his brother to make a film for $25,000 dollars – but he had…