Tag Archives: Mondo Macabro

Movies Till Dawn: All Points on the Map

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to rent, purchase from, or stream on various platforms. “Black Circle” (2018, Synapse Films*) A self-help record from the 1970s which promises to reduce the negative elements in the listener’s life proves accurate … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Scare Tactics

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or purchase on various streaming platforms. “Dark Nature” (2022, Epic Pictures*) Joy (Emily Hannah Anderson) hopes to put a relationship with an abusive ex in the past through through a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: “Women’s Pictures”

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Paul Gaita

“A Woman Kills” (1968, Radiance Films) A string of murders involving prostitutes in Paris appears to come to an end with the execution of one of their own for the crimes, but the murders continue unabated, and serve as the … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: House of the Saturday Morning Strange

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Paul Gaita

“House of Terrors” (1965, Mondo Macabro) In the wake of her husband’s mysterious death, Yuko Kusunoki inherits the titular manse, a gloomy country estate on a mountain side with a hunchbacked caretaker (Ko Nishimura) and spirits intent on doing harm … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Haunted Castle (Halloween 2022, Part 2)

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1931, Warner Archives Collection) Frustrated by a request by the father (Halliwell Hobbes) of his fiancée (Rose Hobart) to hold off on their wedding, kindly Victorian scientist Henry Jekyll (Fredric March) finds an outlet for … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Cracked

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Straight to VHS” (2021, Indiepix) Willfully odd but often compelling documentary about an obscure 1988 Uruguayan film, “Act of Violence in a Young Journalist,” and its hold on filmmaker Emilio Silva Torres, who attempts to not only root out information … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Velour

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“The Naked Ape” (1973, Code Red) Vintage curiosity produced by Playboy Enterprises attempts to deliver a “now” interpretation of anthropologist Desmond Morris’s 1967 book on human evolution but instead offers up a fragmented mix of psychedelic animation, tame sex comedy, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Peanut Butter Frankencup (Halloween 2021)

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Yokai Monsters Collection” (1968-69/2005, Arrow Video) Trio of period supernatural fantasies from Daiei, home of Gamera and Majin, concerning Japan’s rich and bizarre tradition of ghosts and monsters, as well as a newer take from cult director Takashi Miike. The … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Horror Business (Global Terror Network)

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Paul Gaita

Boilerplate: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own.  “The Awakening” (2011, Cohen Media Group) Writer Rebecca Hall’s skepticism in regard to … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Horror Business (Slaying in the Seventies)

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Grizzly” (1976, Severin Films) “Jaws” in a nature park, essentially, with ranger Christopher George, helicopter pilot Andrew Prine, and scientist Richard Jaeckel battling “18 feet of gut-crunching, man-eating terror” (to the quote the one-sheet, featuring art by Neal Adams). William … Continue reading →

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