Frankenweenie (2012)

Frankenweenie (2012)

Directed by: Tim Burton This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the live-action short film by Tim Burton. Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is distraught when his beloved dog Sparky is killed and sets out to bring him […]

Frankenweenie (1984)

Frankenweenie (1984)

Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Young Victor Frankenstein (Barret Oliver) is distraught after losing his beloved pet dog Sparky and sets out to resurrect him. Cat Cartoon: Shots of a pet cemetery are included in the opening credits, including one which […]

Fright (1971)

Fright (1971)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Peter Collinson Synopsis: Teenage babysitter Amanda (Susan George) arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son, Tara (Tara Collinson), while they go out for a meal. A series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house soon have Amanda’s nerves on edge but the […]

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 […]

Death Game (1977)

Death Game (1977)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: The Seducers Directed by: Peter S. Traynor This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: An affluent San Francisco businessman, George Manning (Seymour Cassell), alone in his house when his wife Karen (Beth Brickell) is […]

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – “An Unlocked Window”

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – “An Unlocked Window”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: February 15, 1965 Directed by: Joseph M. Newman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A rash of brutal and inexplicable murders of young female nurses shocks the neighborhood and surrounding town where they occur. During a dark and stormy night, on […]

Crucible of Horror (1971)

Crucible of Horror (1971)

by Mark Murton Original UK Title: The Corpse Director: Viktors Ritelis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mother and daughter, Edith and Jane Eastwood (Yvonne Mitchell and Sharon Gurney) hatch a plan to murder their domineering and sadistic patriarch, Walter (Michael Gough). Cat Burglar (Scene […]

His House (2020)

His House (2020)

Directed by: Remi Weekes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bol and Rial Mujar (Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku) are South Sudan refugees granted temporary residence in London but who find themselves battling demons from their past. Kitty Cameo: The couple have an older neighbor (Vivienne […]

The Night Walker (1964)

The Night Walker (1964)

by Ted Davis Directed by: William Castle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Recently widowed, newly wealthy Irene Trent (Barbara Stanwyck) indulges in regular bouts of titanic and voluble eardrum-shattering screaming as she’s repeatedly haunted by the ghostly apparition of creepy and possessive late husband Howard […]