That Girl – “Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid”

That Girl – “Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid”

Original Air Date: December 22, 1966 Directed by: John Erman Synopsis: Working as a teacher before becoming an actress, Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) feels sorry for one student named Tommy (Chris Shea) whose parents can’t make it home to spend Christmas with their son, so she volunteers to spend the holidays at the empty school […]

House of Mortal Sin (1976)

House of Mortal Sin (1976)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: The Confessional; The Confessional Murders (video title) Directed by: Pete Walker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A sexually frustrated priest, Father Xavier Meldrum (Anthony Sharp), develops an unhealthy obsession with young Jenny Welch (Susan Penhaligon) after she visits his […]

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Directed by: Anne Fletcher Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Sanderson Sisters, Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy) and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) are accidentally summoned by two teenage girls, Becca (Whitney Peak) and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo), who must think of a way to stop […]

The Sadist (1963)

The Sadist (1963)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Sweet Baby Charlie Directed by: James Landis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A trio of teaching colleagues, Doris Page (Helen Hovey), Ed Stiles (Richard Alden), and Carl Oliver (Don Russell), are driving to Los Angeles for a Dodgers game. […]

Night of Violence (1965)

Night of Violence (1965)

Original Title: Le notti della violenza Directed by: Roberto Mauri Synopsis: A mysterious masked man is killing women Purr Blur: A call girl named Carla Pratesi (Hélène Chanel) nervously leaves her home after receiving mysterious phone calls. As she walks to her car she is startled by a Poor Cat Screech and a white cat […]

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

Directed by: André De Toth Synopsis: Federal Army Captain David Porter (Randolph Scott) finds himself caught between his duty to protect greedy carpetbaggers and his own down on their luck townspeople being taken advantage of by them. Purr Blur: One of the Robin Hood gang who are helping the poor, Walter Morgan (Trevor Bardette), is […]

Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

by Mark Murton Original Title: La Noche del Terror Ciego (The Night of the Blind Terror). Directed by: Armando de Ossorio Synopsis: Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals (and left for the crows to peck out their eyes) come back as zombies to torment those who stray into the abandoned medieval town of […]

Blood Harvest (1987)

Blood Harvest (1987)

Directed by: Bill Rebane Synopsis: Jill (Itonia Salchek) returns to her small home town to find her parents missing and then is seemingly stalked by the local oddball, Marvelous Mervo (Tiny Tim). Purr Blur: Already on edge from finding her childhood home vandalized, Jill goes to put some clothes in her dresser. As she opens […]

Scream Time (1983)

Scream Time (1983)

by Mark Murton Directors: Michael Armstrong and Stanley A. Long Synopsis: This horror anthology film comprises three tales. The second of which, Dreamhouse, is of interest to us and concerns a young married couple who move into a new house where the wife begins to see grisly visions of a murder that seems to have […]

Hell Of The Living Dead (1980)

Hell Of The Living Dead (1980)

by Mark Murton Italian Title: L’inferno dei Morti Viventi Also Known As: Virus; Night of the Zombies Director: Bruno Mattei Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film. Synopsis: After an experiment has gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea while a female […]