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Nothing good on TV? No problem! We’re back again with more time passing low-budget goodies for you to watch at your leisure, we got some good one this time around! Be sure to check the links at the end for more lists guaranteed to fill your schedule! Robot Monster (1953) Considered to be one of the “worse movies ever made”, this low budget masterpiece of cinematic cheese tells the story of a group of human survivors who are immune to the death rays from a race of gorilla-robot aliens who are part of a hive-mind mentality. The Snake Woman (1961) A young woman (Susan Travers) can transform into a cobra-human creature and attacks the locals in her village prompting an investigator from Scotland Yard (John McCarthy) to come to investigate. The Manster (1959) An American journalist (Peter Dyneley) working in Japan becomes part of a mad scientist’s (Tetsu Nakamura) experiment where he grows a second head on his shoulder. The
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From writer-director Tommy Faircloth (Family Possessions), and starring scream queen Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp & Silent Night, Zombie Night), comes A Nun’s Curse. Discover the horrifying truth about Sister Monday this May! “On a weekend trip, a group of friends are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned prison where a nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned. During her time at the prison, Sister Monday was suspected of killing prisoners who were serving out their sentences but before she could be questioned, she disappeared. Once inside the prison, they will learn the terrifying truth.” A Nun’s Curse premieres on DVD and Digital May 12th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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This May, I Spit On Your Grave’s Camille Keaton breaks isolation to seek justice in Cry for the Bad Man. “When a small-town widow is grieving in isolation, she receives a deadly ultimatum from the privileged sons of a local land developer to sell her beloved property. With 24 hours to decide and her pleas to the town’s corrupt sheriff falling on deaf ears, she realizes she must take matters into her own hands. Her quest for justice turns into an all-out battle and grisly confrontation”. From writer-director Sam Farmer, and starring Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave, I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà vu), Karen Konzen, and Scott Peeler, Cry for the Bad Man premieres on DVD and Digital May 5th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
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Zach Galligan (Gremlins) won’t be getting much sleep this May when Evil Little Things hits town! From director Matt Green (Digging Up Graves, Dance of the Dead) and starring Hannah Fierman, Courtney Lakin, and Jonathan Horne, comes a deliciously wicked new horror anthology in the tradition of Creepshow, written by Yasmin Bakhtiari and Nancy Knight. “A young boy finds a mystical toymaker with stories to tell. The first is of a leprechaun seeking revenge on a defenseless family. The second is of a doll who works evil on her fragile owner. The toymaker gives the boy a clown named Giggles. Clowns are supposed to be the guardians of happiness, right? These Evil Little Things will cause you many sleepless nights.” . Evil Little Things will be unleashed on May 12th on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment!
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Your boredom is unacceptable! Slay your boredom with one of these films that are guaranteed to make you chuckle or feel nostalgic! Gather with those you’re closed in with and have your own fun dubbing over! Evil Brain from Outer Space (Attack from Space)(1964) Part of the Japanese Super Giant film series (also known as Starman in the US), the series superhero Super Giant/Starman (Ken Utsui) comes to Earth to save it from the followers of an evil genius who’s brain survived his assassination. The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) A criminal alien brain (voiced by Dale Tate) possesses a scientist (John Agar) wrecking terror on Earth, meanwhile, another alien brain creature (also voiced by Tate) comes to help capture him. This Island Earth (1955) Based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Raymond F. Jones, the film follows a pair of scientists (Rex Reason and Faith Domergue) who have been recruited by an alien (Jeff Morrow) to
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Following its premiere at the Monaco International Film Festival, a new teaser has arrived for Dear Guest, a Twilight Zone-esque short film. In the film, “a couple checks into a vacation rental, only to find that the anonymous host likes to play games on its guests. ” The throwback short film stars Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism) and Noureen DeWulf (Good Girls) as a couple who soon regrets renting this picturesque home for their long-awaited vacation. Megan Freels Johnston (interview), best known for her suburban nightmare The Ice Cream Truck and her break up film noir Rebound directed the short film between feature projects. With all the makings of a modern-day Hitchcock film, Dear Guest will play the festival circuit for all of 2020. Johnston though has alluded that this short could evolve into a feature. Dear Guest was produced by Freels Johnston, Michael May (Auto/Biography), and Bill Whirity (Prey). Check out the new teaser trailer.
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Miriam (The Love Witch‘s Dani Lennon) is having a shit-ass go of things lately; she’s stuck in some sort of bizarre game she can’t escape controlled by the super-villain costume attired Gamemaster (Deadpool’s main squeeze Morena Baccarin), a being tasked with making the “game” satisfying to it’s violence-lovin’ audience! To that end, Miriam is taken back in time to a meeting with her evil father (genre legend Ray Wise); a disgraced politician who’s children revealed his wrongdoings costing him a job as the Vice Prez of the U.S. of A.! So what does he do? Why traps his offspring in a never-ending existence of traps and torture populated by his henchman (as one naturally would). Of course nothing is stable in the new existence our heroine finds herself trapped in, and the rules can change on a moments notice, leading Miriam down a path of twists and turns as she battles for survival! The main point of interest concerning To
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This B-movie train is not stopping for anything may it be robots, Martians, bugs from space, or gigantic prehistoric animals! If you want more or missed out on the other articles, check the links below! The 27th Day (1957) An English woman (Valerie French), an American reporter (Gene Barry), a German scientist (George Voskovec), a Soviet soldier (Azemat Janti) and a Chinese woman (Marie Tsien) are taken by aliens and each is given a weapon that will destroy all humans on Earth if used within 27 days. Mutiny in Outer Space (1965) The crew of space station X-7 is being killed off one by one by an alien fungus that was brought back on board by a research crew exploring the ice caves of the moon. The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) A scientist (Don Sullivan) helps investigate strange deaths occurring in a seaside town and suspects that his girlfriend’s (Jeanne Carmen) father the local lighthouse keeper (John Harmon) of
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Zen Studios has announced that their latest horror strategy-RPG Dread Nautical will be coming to new platforms on April 29th and taking players on a cruise of a lifetime! Dread Nautical is a tactical turn-based RPG with roguelike elements where no playthrough is the same as every level is randomly generated. Players can pick one of four characters to play as while they try to escape the luxury cruise liner called The Hope which has suddenly been transformed by supernatural forces and monsters aim to kill all in their way. As players travel through the twenty levels of the ship they will encounter eleven unique survivors who through their interactions can get them to join the fight for survival, but like any good survival game, your choices will have consequences! Dread Nautical will be out on April 29th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store.
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As promised, here are some more B-movies to help break up your days or nights! For more films, you can check out my past entries here, here and here! Madmen of Mandoras (1963) After his Father in law and Sister in law are kidnapped, a Scientist and his wife go to the country of Mandoras to find them only to discover that Hitler is still alive and planning to take over the world! Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) An expedition to the moon uncovers a race of Cat-Women living under the surface where there once was civilization. With dwindling air, the Cat-Women plan on going to Earth to conquer it, but they have to deal with the space crew first! The Devil Bat (1940) A Chemist (Bella Lugosi) seeks to right the wrong done to him by his employers by creating large bats that attack anyone wearing a certain aftershave lotion, which he gave to his employers to try, in
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Nothing good on TV? No problem! We’re back again with more time passing low-budget goodies for you to watch at your leisure, we got some good one this time around! Be sure to check the links at the end for more lists guaranteed to fill your schedule! Robot Monster (1953) Considered to be one of the “worse movies ever made”, this low budget masterpiece of cinematic cheese tells the story of a group of human survivors who are immune to the death rays from a race of gorilla-robot aliens who are part of a hive-mind mentality. The Snake Woman (1961) A young woman (Susan Travers) can transform into a cobra-human creature and attacks the locals in her village prompting an investigator from Scotland Yard (John McCarthy) to come to investigate. The Manster (1959) An American journalist (Peter Dyneley) working in Japan becomes part of a mad scientist’s (Tetsu Nakamura) experiment where he grows a second head on his shoulder. The
Continue reading →
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From writer-director Tommy Faircloth (Family Possessions), and starring scream queen Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp & Silent Night, Zombie Night), comes A Nun’s Curse. Discover the horrifying truth about Sister Monday this May! “On a weekend trip, a group of friends are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned prison where a nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned. During her time at the prison, Sister Monday was suspected of killing prisoners who were serving out their sentences but before she could be questioned, she disappeared. Once inside the prison, they will learn the terrifying truth.” A Nun’s Curse premieres on DVD and Digital May 12th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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This May, I Spit On Your Grave’s Camille Keaton breaks isolation to seek justice in Cry for the Bad Man. “When a small-town widow is grieving in isolation, she receives a deadly ultimatum from the privileged sons of a local land developer to sell her beloved property. With 24 hours to decide and her pleas to the town’s corrupt sheriff falling on deaf ears, she realizes she must take matters into her own hands. Her quest for justice turns into an all-out battle and grisly confrontation”. From writer-director Sam Farmer, and starring Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave, I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà vu), Karen Konzen, and Scott Peeler, Cry for the Bad Man premieres on DVD and Digital May 5th from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Continue reading →
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Zach Galligan (Gremlins) won’t be getting much sleep this May when Evil Little Things hits town! From director Matt Green (Digging Up Graves, Dance of the Dead) and starring Hannah Fierman, Courtney Lakin, and Jonathan Horne, comes a deliciously wicked new horror anthology in the tradition of Creepshow, written by Yasmin Bakhtiari and Nancy Knight. “A young boy finds a mystical toymaker with stories to tell. The first is of a leprechaun seeking revenge on a defenseless family. The second is of a doll who works evil on her fragile owner. The toymaker gives the boy a clown named Giggles. Clowns are supposed to be the guardians of happiness, right? These Evil Little Things will cause you many sleepless nights.” . Evil Little Things will be unleashed on May 12th on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment!
Continue reading →
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Your boredom is unacceptable! Slay your boredom with one of these films that are guaranteed to make you chuckle or feel nostalgic! Gather with those you’re closed in with and have your own fun dubbing over! Evil Brain from Outer Space (Attack from Space)(1964) Part of the Japanese Super Giant film series (also known as Starman in the US), the series superhero Super Giant/Starman (Ken Utsui) comes to Earth to save it from the followers of an evil genius who’s brain survived his assassination. The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) A criminal alien brain (voiced by Dale Tate) possesses a scientist (John Agar) wrecking terror on Earth, meanwhile, another alien brain creature (also voiced by Tate) comes to help capture him. This Island Earth (1955) Based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Raymond F. Jones, the film follows a pair of scientists (Rex Reason and Faith Domergue) who have been recruited by an alien (Jeff Morrow) to
Continue reading →
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Following its premiere at the Monaco International Film Festival, a new teaser has arrived for Dear Guest, a Twilight Zone-esque short film. In the film, “a couple checks into a vacation rental, only to find that the anonymous host likes to play games on its guests. ” The throwback short film stars Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism) and Noureen DeWulf (Good Girls) as a couple who soon regrets renting this picturesque home for their long-awaited vacation. Megan Freels Johnston (interview), best known for her suburban nightmare The Ice Cream Truck and her break up film noir Rebound directed the short film between feature projects. With all the makings of a modern-day Hitchcock film, Dear Guest will play the festival circuit for all of 2020. Johnston though has alluded that this short could evolve into a feature. Dear Guest was produced by Freels Johnston, Michael May (Auto/Biography), and Bill Whirity (Prey). Check out the new teaser trailer.
Continue reading →
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Miriam (The Love Witch‘s Dani Lennon) is having a shit-ass go of things lately; she’s stuck in some sort of bizarre game she can’t escape controlled by the super-villain costume attired Gamemaster (Deadpool’s main squeeze Morena Baccarin), a being tasked with making the “game” satisfying to it’s violence-lovin’ audience! To that end, Miriam is taken back in time to a meeting with her evil father (genre legend Ray Wise); a disgraced politician who’s children revealed his wrongdoings costing him a job as the Vice Prez of the U.S. of A.! So what does he do? Why traps his offspring in a never-ending existence of traps and torture populated by his henchman (as one naturally would). Of course nothing is stable in the new existence our heroine finds herself trapped in, and the rules can change on a moments notice, leading Miriam down a path of twists and turns as she battles for survival! The main point of interest concerning To
Continue reading →
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This B-movie train is not stopping for anything may it be robots, Martians, bugs from space, or gigantic prehistoric animals! If you want more or missed out on the other articles, check the links below! The 27th Day (1957) An English woman (Valerie French), an American reporter (Gene Barry), a German scientist (George Voskovec), a Soviet soldier (Azemat Janti) and a Chinese woman (Marie Tsien) are taken by aliens and each is given a weapon that will destroy all humans on Earth if used within 27 days. Mutiny in Outer Space (1965) The crew of space station X-7 is being killed off one by one by an alien fungus that was brought back on board by a research crew exploring the ice caves of the moon. The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) A scientist (Don Sullivan) helps investigate strange deaths occurring in a seaside town and suspects that his girlfriend’s (Jeanne Carmen) father the local lighthouse keeper (John Harmon) of
Continue reading →
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Zen Studios has announced that their latest horror strategy-RPG Dread Nautical will be coming to new platforms on April 29th and taking players on a cruise of a lifetime! Dread Nautical is a tactical turn-based RPG with roguelike elements where no playthrough is the same as every level is randomly generated. Players can pick one of four characters to play as while they try to escape the luxury cruise liner called The Hope which has suddenly been transformed by supernatural forces and monsters aim to kill all in their way. As players travel through the twenty levels of the ship they will encounter eleven unique survivors who through their interactions can get them to join the fight for survival, but like any good survival game, your choices will have consequences! Dread Nautical will be out on April 29th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store.
Continue reading →
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As promised, here are some more B-movies to help break up your days or nights! For more films, you can check out my past entries here, here and here! Madmen of Mandoras (1963) After his Father in law and Sister in law are kidnapped, a Scientist and his wife go to the country of Mandoras to find them only to discover that Hitler is still alive and planning to take over the world! Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) An expedition to the moon uncovers a race of Cat-Women living under the surface where there once was civilization. With dwindling air, the Cat-Women plan on going to Earth to conquer it, but they have to deal with the space crew first! The Devil Bat (1940) A Chemist (Bella Lugosi) seeks to right the wrong done to him by his employers by creating large bats that attack anyone wearing a certain aftershave lotion, which he gave to his employers to try, in
Continue reading →
