The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

Directed by: John Hough Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dark Disney film about a family who moves into an eerie country house only to find mysteries and strange forces in residence. Kitty Cameo: The older daughter Jan (Lynn-Holly Johnson) visits the small cabin of the […]

Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Directed by: Barbara Peeters Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mutated fishmen wreak havoc on a small California coastal town. Purr Blur: At one point Carol Hill (Cindy Weintraub) is looking for the family dog (which, unknown to her, ran afoul of the creatures the night […]

Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen (1981)

Directed by: Michael Wadleigh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: New York police officer Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) investigates some unusual murders which appear to have been carried out by animals. Kitty Cameo: Dewey is partnered with criminal psychologist Rebecca Neff (Diane Venora) who lives in […]

The One (2001)

The One (2001)

Directed by: James Wong Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A renegade named Gabriel Yulaw (Jet Li) discovers he can grow stronger by killing other versions of himself. If he can just kill Gabe Law (also Jet Li) then Yulaw will become The One. Kitty Cameo: […]

Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

Directed by: John Carl Buechler Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder) is back chopping teens but faces a challenge with a telekinetic girl named Tina (Lar Park-Lincoln) who just may be his match. Kitty Cameo: Late in the film a girl named […]

Switchback (1997)

Switchback (1997)

Directed by: Jeb Stuart Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ex-FBI agent Frank LaCrosse (Dennis Quaid) is on the trail of a serial killer who kidnapped his son. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film a babysitter named Missy (Claudia Stedelin) is seen sitting with […]

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

Directed by: Lew Landers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mystery writer Kenneth Magee (Phillip Terry) arrives at the resort called Baldpate which is supposed to be deserted during the winter. So why are there so many people showing up and with sinister motives? Purr Blurs: […]

Forty Guns (1957)

Forty Guns (1957)

Directed by: Samuel Fuller This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Griff Bonell (Barry Sullivan) is one of the last of the old-school marshalls who arrives in an Arizona county with his brothers only to come up against a tough rancher (Barbara Stanwyck) who wants the man on her side. Kitty Cameo: This […]

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

Santa Fe Productions Starring: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille Directed by: Amy Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of high school girls find themselves the target of a driller killer during a slumber party. Kitty Cameos: The girls all play on the school’s basketball team and the new […]

Halloween II (1981)

Universal Pictures Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Cliff Emmich Directed by: Rick Rosenthal Synopsis: Picking up from where the first movie left off, Michael Meyers continues his killing spree while searching for Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis). Purr Blur: Michael’s search takes him to the hospital where Laurie has been admitted. In one scene a security guard named Mr. Garrett (Cliff […]