Tag Archives: Mondo Macabro

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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Movies Till Dawn: Chills in Springtime

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“The Bloodhound” (2020, Arrow Video) “The Fall of the House of Usher,” transposed to Middle America, where Liam Aiken accepts an invitation from oddball friend Joe Adler (the 2017 “Twin Peaks”) to visit his lonely midcentury modern home, where Adler’s … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange Must Die!

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Beast Must Die” (1974, Severin Films) Wealthy hunter Calvin Lockhart invites a gaggle of Very Suspicious-Seeming individuals – among them Michael Gambon, Charles Gray and Peter Cushing – to his English manor home in order to determine which among … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange Stays Home

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“RoboCop” (1987, Arrow Video) In a future that bears alarming similarities to our present (though pandemic-free, it should be noted), a mega-corporation enlists a criminal gang to take over Detroit for re-development while also manufacturing a robotic super-cop – created … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Secret Rites of the Saturday Morning Strange

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Peanut Butter Solution” (Severin Kids, 1985) A chance encounter with wo ghosts renders young Michael Mackay completely bald; the same said spirits attempt to rectify the situation with magical glop, comprised largely of peanut butter, which causes him to … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Hell Comes to the Saturday Morning Strange

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“House By the Cemetery” (Blue Underground, 1981) Despite constant admonitions from a young girl that only he can see, towheaded Bob (Giovanni Frezza) and his parents (Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco) not only remain in the Creepy Old New England … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: #MonsterSquadGoals2

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Us” (2019, Universal Home Video) A middle-class family – mom Lupita Nyong’o, dad Winston Duke and two kids – is beset by what appear to be their mindless, murderous doubles, who seem to be a harbinger of a larger and … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Short and Sweet and (Mostly) Brand New, Part 2

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Paul Gaita

“Skate Kitchen” (2018, Magnolia Home Entertainment) Shy New York tomboy Rachelle Vinberg finds acceptance and confidence – and considerable drama – when she joins an all-female skateboard crew. Dramatic feature debut of Crystal Moselle (“The Wolfpack“) benefits greatly from her … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Other Side of Summer Edition

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Paul Gaita

“Hot Summer Nights” (2018, Lionsgate) Lonely Timothee Chalamet finds distraction from the loss of his father in selling marijuana with small town demi-god Alex Roe and his bad-girl sister Maika Monroe (“It Follows”) on Cape Cod circa 1991. First time … Continue reading →

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