Tag Archives: 1970s

SHOCKTOBER HORRORTHON films 13 – 15

Posted on October 14, 2016 by paperbacksandpugs

13. Cannibal Girls (1973, Ivan Reitman) Cannibal Girls is the most melancholy comedy I think I’ve ever seen. The wintry, desolate landscapes. The aching piano score that sounds like Erik Satie composed it while drunk. The general feeling of existential … Continue reading →

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SHOCKTOBER HORRORTHON films 10-12

Posted on October 11, 2016 by paperbacksandpugs

10. All The Colors of the Dark (1972, Sergio Martino) All The Colours of the Dark, Or ‘Colours’ if you’re in the UK like me, is a master filmmaker at the top of his game. It’s really a shame that … Continue reading →

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SHOCKTOBER HORRORTHON films 7-9

Posted on October 8, 2016 by paperbacksandpugs

7. The Werewolf vs The Vampire Woman (1971, León Klimovsky) Before Batman vs Superman, before Alien vs Predator, before all that garbage, Spanish horror movie legend Paul Naschy gave us the classic monster mash up of WEREWOLF against VAMPIRE WOMAN. … Continue reading →

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MESSIAH OF EVIL (1973, Willard Hyuck & Gloria Katz)

Posted on September 25, 2016 by paperbacksandpugs

Messiah of Evil is the kind of surreal, low-key oddity that doesn’t really get made anymore. Thankfully, once upon a time (the 1970s to be exact), there were not only people making these films, but there was a market for … Continue reading →

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HALLOWEEN by Curtis Richards (1979)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by paperbacksandpugs

I love movie novelisations, though they don’t always make it easy for me to do so. Lumpen prose and slavish adherence to the source material can make for a frustrating and, frankly, boring read. I’ve seen the film. I want … Continue reading →

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