Leader of the Red Helmet Gang Sachiko (Miki Suigimoto of Terrifying Girls’ High School) rides into Kyoto with her gang. They beat a competing girl gang lead by Nami (Reiko Ike) but then discover that the Tsutsui mob group want to make money from the gang’s operations.
Spanish horror star Paul Naschy’s four collaborations with young director Carlos Aured (a former assistant to Leon Klimovsky) were all made during the peak of his career, with 1973’s Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (Los Ojos azules de la muñeca rota) being a favorite among diehard
Zombies rule the USA, except for a small group of scientists and military personnel who reside in an underground bunker in Florida. The scientists are using the undead in gruesome experiments; much to the chagrin of the military.
The initial concept of Dawn Of The Dead birthed when Romero and his (then) girlfriend Christine were visiting a newly opened shopping mall that one of his friends opened in Pittsburgh. Monroeville Mall, which is now a well known tourist attraction in the city of Pittsburgh. Soon after Romero’s vision was heightened
Toshiya Fujita’s “Shura-yuki-hime: Urami Renga” aka. “Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song Of Vengeance” of 1974 is a quite different, but more than decent sequel to Fujita’s blood-soaked and beautiful 1973 gem “Shurayukihime” (aka. “Lady Snowblood”).
Professor Ayres discovers a secret in an ancient stone and when he opens a crypt, he revives zombies that kill him. He had invited three couples to visit him in his manor to reveal his discovery. However, they never get around to meeting the professor.
Yuki’s family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive.
A documentary is shown on TV of group of teens who investigate the legendary forbidden zone, in which once took place a Demon infestation (see Demoni I). When finding a lifeless corps of a demon, one of the teens causes the resurrection it, and the demon makes it’s way into the nearby world by TV-broadcast…
Art imitating art is the basis of this demonic tale of a group of invited guests who are granted a free lunch in the form of a screening of a horror film that brings naturalism to life. Baited and penned in, this walled-in feeling quickly turns to screams and fear as those who are dead lust after the flesh
Given how much I enjoy Russ Meyer‘s films, there’s certainly a lack of them in these pages. One review for Faster Pussycat, kill, kill! really isn’t enough. I aim to rectify this shortfall in the coming years. If only they weren’t so damned expensive to buy!