THE UNNAMABLE *** U.S.A. 1988 Dir: Jean-Paul Ouellette 87 mins Based on the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft comes this 1988 movie from director Jean-Paul Ouellette. Randolph Carter and Miskatonic University would feature in many of H.P. Lovecraft’s work, so it is nice to see the character…
Browsing: 1980s Horror
Directed by William Lustig (MANIAC COP 2, VIGILANTE) and featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD, FRIDAY THE 13th), this relentlessly shocking and disturbing film was originally banned or censored all over the world due to its graphic violence. Now Blue Underground is thrilled to present…
PSYCHO COP ** USA 1989 Dir: Wallace Potts 87 mins A no-budget riff on MANIAC COP, with Bobby Ray Shafer as a wide-eyed Satanic serial killer who changed his identity to infiltrate the police force. Following brutality charges, he stalks a red convertible full of sub-FRIDAY THE 13TH denim-clad 28-year-old…
As any self-respecting slasher buff will know, Paramount Pictures hit pay-dirt with their all-time teen-kill classic FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980). Yet, when the time came to capitalise on the same cycle that the studio instigated, the brain-trust opted to take a more satirical turn and the result was STUDENT BODIES…
When people think of VHS-era SCREAM QUEENS three names come to mind: Linnea Quigley, Michelle Bauer and Brinke Stevens – the threesome of fear that sliced and seduced a generation of gorehounds and whose greatest hits can finally be seen in HD from the schlock-lovers at 88 Films! In this…