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The House That Dripped Blood (1971) – Review

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After a slow start (for a 60s horror studio at least), what would eventually become known as Amicus Productions portmanteau series finally shifted into a

Tales From The Crypt (1972) – Review

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No one could quite line ’em up and knock ’em down like an EC Comics story, those gloriously nasty comic book morality tales that hit

The Devil’s Rain (1975) – Review

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Oh sure, the horror subgenre known as Satanic Panic may have made a bit of a resurgence in the last couple of years with Exorcist

The Return Of Count Yorga (1971) – Review

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In the annals of iconic Vampire beings, there’s only a few big names that truly stand out. There’s Count Orlork of course; there’s obviously the

Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) – Review

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Thanks to the iconic efforts of both Universal Studios and Hammer, the domain of the Vampire had comfortably been established since the 30s as lush

Frenzy (1972) – Review

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Alfred Hitchcock is usually considered the purveyor of the classy thriller, giving his complex scenarios an air of respectability regardless of having his movies packed

Foxy Brown (1974) – Review

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In 1973, actress Pam Grier and director Jack Hill poured some Coffy onto the blaxploitation genre with awesomely sleazy results as socially conscious nurse, Flower

Coffy (1973) – Review

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70s exploitation cinema is nothing to fuck around with. If you’re of a nervous disposition and prefer your heroes more clean cut and virtuous, then

Tourist Trap (1979) – Review

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The 70s certainly knew how to hold it’s own when it came to the realms of weird-ass horror. Don Coscerelli’s gloriously trippy Phantasm effortlessly turned

When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970) – Review

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Hammer obviously still saw gold in the whole prehistoric fantasy thing after the sight of Raquel Welch fleeing stop-motion thunder lizards in One Million Years

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) – Review

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Every actor makes the odd baffling decision every now and then, but I suppose it’s a fairly natural thing when you want to tale a

Deliverance (1972) – Review

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For such a seemingly “normal” director as John Boorman, he didn’t half go all in when it came to cramming cinema full of batshit, crazy.

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) – Review

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Despite making more vampire movies than you can shake a rubber bat at, Hammer Studio could never be accused of resting on their laurels. Be

The Shape Of Things To Come (1979) – Review

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While George Lucas shouldn’t really be blamed for every cut price, dollar store, sci-fi rip-off he inflicted on history after birthing Star Wars onto a