SYNOPSIS: A young boy murders his mother and her lover with a hammer. Ten years later, a wave of teenage murders plagues the same area. REVIEW: The early 80’s saw a wave of horror films produced by filmmakers working with no budget and a camcorder. These efforts, called “Shot-on-Video (SOV) movies”, favored buckets of blood over coherent storytelling and were …
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Film Review: Aerobicide (1987)
SYNOPSIS: Two years ago, a young woman named Valerie was burned after entering a tanning salon. Now, her twin sister, Rhonda runs a local gym where all of a sudden, people are being murdered. REVIEW: Written and Directed by David A. Prior Starring: Marcia Karr, David James Campbell, Fritz Matthews Aerobicide, aka Killer Workout, is an awful movie with one …
Read More »Film Review: Deadly Prey (1987)
SYNOPSIS: A group of sadistic mercenaries kidnap people off the streets and set them loose on the grounds of their secret camp, so the “students” at the camp can learn how to track down and kill their prey. REVIEW: Deadly Prey is the epitome of ‘80s action flicks. From the mullets to the techno drum beats to the insane action …
Read More »Film Review: Night Claws (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Sheriff Kelly (Reb Brown) runs into trouble when the murder of a young couple is suspected of being committed by a Sasquatch. Is there really a Bigfoot roaming in the woods? As he fights to close the local National Park preserve, he is joined by a scientist (Leilani Sarelle) that has an agenda of her own and hunter named …
Read More »‘Night Claws’ sinking deep in 80’s tradition
Night Claws comes to us grounded in old school 80’s traditions created by David A Prior (Deadly Prey, Zombie Wars, Mutant Species) Practical effects by being handled by Bill “Splat” Johnson (The Walking Dead, Zombieland, Halloween II) and Bruce Larsen (The Patriot, Dead Birds). Here is the synopsis: A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that …
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