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Sexual Parasite (2004)
2008-02-06 01:46:00
aka Kiseichuu: kiraa pusshii aka Sexual Parasite: Killer Pussy Writer/Director: Takao Nakano Purchase: Region 0 NTSC Unrated from FilmFiends.com Deep in the jungle some explorers find and capture a very rare and deadly parasite. They are warned by a tribal witchdoctor of the danger but before they can heed the warning, the female of the group is attacked and the parasite invades her...um,

Shrooms (2008)
2008-01-31 20:06:00
Release Date: February 1, 2008 Director: Paddy Breathnach Writer: Pearse Elliott Tagline: "Get Ready to Get Wasted" A group of American friends head off to Ireland to meet an old college chum to camp out under the stars and trip on some famous Irish mushrooms. Obviously you have your stoner, his hippie girlfriend, the pretty girl and her meathead boyfriend, the Irish guy and of course, the good

Death Sentence (2007)
2008-01-30 17:12:00
Director: James Wan Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund Purchase: Death Sentence (Unrated DVD) (NTSC Region 1) The Hume family is a very loving upper middle-class family; dad Nick (Bacon), mom Helen (Preston), and their 2 sons Luke and Brendan. Brendan is the athletic favorite and Luke is the forgotten "egghead" who desperately loves his big brother. Late one night
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Forced Entry (1974)
2008-01-26 22:42:00
Note: Everywhere I look the release date of this movie is different. IMDB has it as 1973. Wikipedia has it as 1972. My date comes directly off of the After Hours Cinema website. Writer/Director: Shaun Costello Star: Harry Reems Purchase: Forced Entry (1974) (NTSC Region 1) Harry Reems plays a no-named Vietnam Vet/rapist/serial killer with PTSD and suffers from flashbacks. Along with that comes

Silip, Daughters of Eve (1986)
2008-01-24 20:47:00
Purchase: Silip - Daughters of Eve (Mondo Macabro) (NTSC Region 1) A young woman, Tonya, lives in a small Filipino village rife with sexual frustration, confusion and worst of all, lust. She has taken the role of religious "teacher" while the village's priest is away. She teaches the children abstinence because she sees the rest of the village as sexual sinners. Her mother was stoned because she

I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
2008-01-23 20:19:00
Director: Chris Sivertson Writer: Jeff Hammond Star: Lindsay Lohan Aubrey Fleming (Lohan) is a nice teen girl from a loving, respectable upper-middle class family. She hangs out with her friends. Has a football player boyfriend who she won't let get in her skivvies. And is an aspiring writer. But one night after a football game, she disappears. Late one night she is found on the side of the road
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Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978)
2008-01-19 18:34:00
Director: Joe D'Amato Cast: Laura Gemser Purchase: Black Emanuelle's Box Vol.2 @ DiabolikDVD.com In this, the last of the D'Amato/Gemser Black Emanuelle series, we find journalist/sexpot Emanuelle (Gemser) following an Italian gangster to Kenya for an interview. But while she is there, she finds something a lot more juicy; a possible "white slavery" ring. So she heads back to New York City to
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The Slaughter (2006)
2007-12-29 22:08:00
Director/Writer: Jay LeeCast: Laura Bach, Adriana EsquivelPurchase: DiabolikDVD.comOh look, it's another group of hot teens in yet another haunted/possessed house! And check it out, the group dynamics are the same as every other movie; a sensible couple, a jock, a whore, a stoner and a nerdy guy! This has GOT to be good.The clichéd group of hotties are hired to clean up a house for a ruthless millionaire who stops by with his sexy little assistant to make sure it gets done right. The introductions are made and now it's time to recon the house to see what needs to be cleaned, etc. While looking they find some old books buried in the dirt floor of the basement, one bound in human skin. The aforementioned nerdy guy whips out his computer and does some research to find out what the books mean.Is there a proctologist in the house?BLAH BLAH BLAH, there is some convoluted back story about a coven of witches who raised the demoness Cthulha (oh puh-leeze). The chick who was the leader and...
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Hatchet (2007)
2007-12-12 20:11:00
Writer/Director: Adam GreenCast: Kane Hodder, Joel Moore, Tamara Feldman, Deon RichmondPurchase: Unrated Director's Cut @ DiabolikDVD.comTwo college guys in town for Mardi Gras decide to take a break from their buddies and the madness and go on a haunted swamp-boat tour. They find the only place in town that still does the tour and hop on board with a few other folks looking for a few non boobs-n-beads thrills. You have your old couple, a Girls-Gone-Wild-type porn producer with his 2 sluts, the quiet mystery girl and of course, the incompetent tour guide.While getting ready to start the tour an ominous warning comes from an old guy sitting in a boat, "Turn back, this swamp is closed!". Not heeding his warning, the tour continues as the fumbling guide tells erroneous tales of haunted lights, ghosts, and Victor Crowley. As he prattles on and on not impressing anyone, he runs the boat up on a rock and strands the party out in the middle of the alligator infested swamp.Only when one of...

The Girl Next Door (2007)
2007-12-06 22:22:00
Director: Gregory WilsonCast: Blythe Auffarth, Daniel Manche, Blanche BakerPurchase: DiabolikDVD.comThe 1950's. Small towns. Ice cream trucks. Neighborhood carnivals. Childhood friends. Sadistic torture. Young Davey lives in a small town with his quaint family and his neighborhood buddies. They hang out, play together and drink beer with Ruth, three of the boys' mother. Ruth is the "cool mom" on the block that talks to the boys like adults and dishes out cynical and often perverse life lessons. All is well for Davey and his friends. But things are about to change. Ruth's sister and brother-in-law have been killed in a car accident and their kids, Meg and Madeline, have been sent to live with Ruth and her boys. Meg is a beautiful teenage girl and Madeline is her crippled adolescent sister. Davey and his friends are curious about the girls, especially Meg. Unfortunately for Meg, Ruth also has decided to give her attention.Ruth's abuse begins harmlessly enough; a tongue lashing her...
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Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1974)
2007-12-03 21:57:00
aka They Call Her One Eyeaka Hooker's RevengeDirector: Bo Arne VibeniusCast: Christina Lindberg, Heinz HopfPurchase: Uncut Limited Edition or the Edited Vengeance Edition from XploitedCinema.comPoor Frigga (Lindberg). A little girl raped in the park by an old, dirty homeless man. Now mute due to the awful attack, she's a teenager being raised on a farm by her over-protective but very loving parents. One day while trying to catch the bus on her way to the psychologist, she is picked up by Tony (Hopf) who gives her a ride. But instead of taking her to the doctor, he has other more disgusting things in mind for naive little Frigga.Cute little FriggaHe wines her and dines her and home for a little nightcap. His nefarious plans start to become apparent as he drugs her and keeps her shot up with heroin for days until she is fully hooked and dependent on Tony for her fix. Tony also sends a fake letter from Frigga home to her parents that says how much she hates them so that they won't c...
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From Beyond (1986)
2007-11-30 17:44:00
Director: Stuart Gordon Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree Mad Scientist, Dr. Pretorius and his assistant, Dr. Tillinghast (Combs) have invented a machine called the Resonator. The machine creates vibrations that stimulate the pineal gland. The gland grows to abnormal size and gives you a sixth sense that allows sight into another dimension (as well as making you a horny bastard)

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)
2007-11-26 21:57:00
Director: Joe D'Amato Cast: Laura Gemser, George Eastman, Mark Shannon, Dirce Funari AKA: Sexy Nights of the Living Dead Gather around the boob tube, it's a reunion of the cast from Porno Holocaust and this time they invited the stunning Laura Gemser! OK, technically Porno came out after Erotic , but you get my drift. D'Amato has brought together the gang for, well, basically the same

Faster, Pussycat! Kill!...Kill! (1965)
2007-11-23 19:34:00
While out in the desert seeking thrills and racing their cars, three sexy and tough go-go dancers meet a nice young couple just looking to run some time trials for their car. Varla (Tura Satana), the leader of the gang of go-go dancers, wants to emasculate the guy and show how big her balls are so she challenges him to a race. Of course she cheats a little and a fight ensues in which she kills
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Abby (1974)
2007-11-20 00:23:00
Deep in the heart of Africa, Bishop Williams (Blacula's William Marshall) unearths an ancient artifact that contains the African god of sexuality, trickery, and chaos called Eshu. He unknowingly opens it and releases the demon inside and it kills his men and runs away. The evil spirit somehow finds the Bishop's son Emmett, his wife Abby , and her mother who have just moved into a new house and

The Burning (1981)
2007-11-17 21:03:00
Caretaker Cropsy at Camp Blackfoot isn't too well liked by the campers. So a group of the boys decide to pull a prank on him to get him back for being a big meanie. So they break into his hovel, place a human skull complete with maggots (where'd they get that?) and candles in it's eye sockets next to his bed, light the candles and finally bang on the window to wake him up. Their plan? To scare
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Cannibal Flesh Riot! (2007)
2007-11-15 20:01:00
" Ghoul (gool) n. 1: a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses..." - Cannibal Flesh Riot! prologue where we learn the history of ghouls from the early days to the present where we meet... Stash and Hub, a couple of hillbilly/rockabilly ghouls who go out one night for a nice dinner of dead, rotting flesh. They break into a cemetery to dig up some din-din all the while waxing

Amateur Porn Star Killer (2007)
2007-11-14 19:19:00
The "plot" is simple; Brandon drives around with his video camera until he finds a young girl on a street corner. He finds one named Stacy and talks her into taking a ride with him. They end up at a motel room where he talks to her to make her comfortable with him. Then begins one of the most uncomfortable 30-45 minutes I've ever seen on film. He slowly begins to urge her to do things for the
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Mystics in Bali (1981)
2007-11-12 19:06:00
aka Bali nese Mystic aka Mistik aka Leák Catherine, an American interested in the black arts, travels to Bali to study Leyak (pronounced like "leak"), the most powerful of the black magics. There she meets Mahendra who is to be her guide to meet the Leyak Queen. He warns her of the dangers and how powerful the magic is but she insists on learning. They then go to meet the Queen and after some

existenceofellen: August Underground
2007-11-09 23:47:00
My wife's thoughts on August Underground .
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Rapturious (2007)
2007-11-09 19:52:00
I almost didn't review this. I had no intention of even seeing it. It looked awful. From the silly name, to the lame promo/dvd cover, to the laughable premise, it just seemed unwatchable. But my friends over at DiabolikDVD.com sent me a screener so I thought "what the fuck". "What the fuck", indeed... The epilogue is set in the Old West where a small town has captured a murdering rapist and ends

Porno Holocaust (1981)
2007-11-04 17:36:00
Have you ever watched really bad (good?) 70's porn? Have you ever watched a really bad (good?) Joe D'Amato film? Have you ever thought to yourself, "Man, I really want to see a really bad (good?) pornographic horror movie by Joe D'Amato!"? Are you thinking right now that the whole "bad (good?)" thing is getting old? Me too, so let's move on... A group of scientists are chaperoned by some sailors
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Satan's Baby Doll (1982)
2007-11-03 17:42:00
aka La Bimba di Satana aka A Girl for Satan The Aguilar family - asshole patriarch Antonio (euro-sleaze veteran Aldo Sambrell), invalid uncle Ignazio, daughter Miria - live in a large Gothic castle along with servant Isidro and caretaker/soon-to-be-nun, Sol. The matriarch of the Aguilar family, Maria, dies of an apparent heart attack and while the daughter, Miria, is visiting her, she sits up
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Saw IV (2007)
2007-10-30 19:14:00
Agents Strahm and Perez are called in after Detective Kerry (the female detective from the prior Saw movies) is found tortured and murdered in the style of the series bad guy, Jigsaw. With the help of Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor), the three set out to find who is behind this grisly crime. S.W.A.T. Commander Rigg (from Saw II and III) is thrown into the sick mix because he is one of the few

Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
2007-10-27 00:31:00
A young man with amnesia, Hirosuke, awakes in a mental institution cell surrounded by half naked crazy women but is promptly taken to his own cell by a pissed off guard. He begins to remember out of context images of a seaside cliff and a dark attic with a young girl with 2 faces and also a lullaby. As he is remembering, he notices a bald man staring at him and remembers seeing him before. The

Malabimba (1979)
2007-10-24 22:42:00
AKA Mala bimba, The Malicious Whore The Karoli family has a séance in their castle to communicate with Andrea's deceased wife, Daniela. Instead they unleash the lustful spirit of Lucrezia, the promiscuous outcast sister of the family who may have been murdered by one of her many lovers. The spirit tries to take control of Sister Sofia, the housemaid, but when it doesn't succeed, it possesses the

August Underground's Penance (2007)
2007-10-23 01:24:00
The third installment of the AU trilogy is easily the most emotional and heartbreaking of the series. But don't let that statement lull you into some false sense of security. It still follows the formula of "serial killer's home movies". Killing and maiming innocence of every kind. This time we find a couple (possibly the couple from Mordum sans the brother?) recording their deranged and sadistic
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Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)
2007-10-19 19:21:00
In the further sexploits of our favorite photojournalist, Emanuelle (Laura Gemser), we find her heading to Thailand with archaeologist Roberto (real-life husband Gabriele Tinti) to photograph the King. She meets up with her contact, Prince Sanit and is soon embroiled in sexual hi-jinks and international conspiracies as Sanit plans on overthrowing the King. Emanuelle's hotel room is ransacked
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Brain Damage (1988)
2007-10-13 19:03:00
After escaping from an elderly couple's bathtub, a parasitic creature that resembles something between a dick and a turd, known as "Aylmer" or "Elmer", finds a young man named Brian and proceeds to have a pretty sick relationship with him. Elmer supplies Brian with a psychotropic drug that he injects straight into his cerebellum. In turn, Brian must feed Elmer. "Feed him what", you ask? Well,
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Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2006)
2007-10-12 22:40:00
Nicholas is a mentally disabled teen with an affinity towards Easter . His father was killed on Easter and he feels that he will one day return. His mother, Mindy, is dating a new guy, Remington, who in front of her is a swell guy. But when she isn't around, he is a sleazy, mean and nasty asshole that dislikes the "retard" and verbally abuses him (not to mention robbing and killing a store clerk).
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