SNUFF ** USA / Argentina / Canada 1976 Dir: Michael Findlay 80 mins A notorious “nasty” and among the silliest movies to ever earn such a level of controversy, this movie’s enduring legacy is that it brought wide attention to the concept of the “snuff” movie, even though anyone lured…
Browsing: 1970s Horror
THE NIGHT CHILD *** Italy / UK 1975 Dir: Massimo Dallamano. 90 mins A modest but haunting picture from the highly talented director of WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? set to a typically beautiful, bewitching score by Stelvio Cipriani. Documentary filmmaker Richard Johnson, working on a project about “diabolical…
DOOMWATCH **** U.K. 1972 89 mins Dir : Peter Sasdy Based on the hit BBC series ‘DOOMWATCH’ which ran from 1970 -1972 (reviews for series 1, series 2 and series 3) which followed a government environment monitoring organisation, this Tigon British film production would carry on what the T.V. series…
DEATH WALTZ RELEASES ‘DRACULA A.D. 1972’ SOUNDTRACK You can always rely on Death Waltz Recording Company to release something special and this time they have gone back to 70’s British horror. Now out to buy from their website and all other good retailers is the soundtrack to the 1972 Hammer…
TALES FROM THE CRYPT ***** UK 1972 Dir: Freddie Francis. 92 Mins There are five stories in this deservedly admired Amicus anthology, and all of them are exceptional cinematic translations of the EC Comics’ tradition of doling out grisly justice to foolish / unpleasant people. The one everyone remembers, however,…