Really Awful Movies: Ep 165 – Brain Damage

Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case follow up, the equally fascinating Brain Damage. “Aylmer” is a slug-like creature which injects a liquid into its host, giving them psychedelic highs. When our hero Brian gets “attached” to the thing, it starts to give him visions…and they’re addictive ones to boot. However, there’s a catch. For in the pharmaceutical […]

Really Awful Movies: Ep 164 – Freddy vs. Jason

The coming together of two forces in the world of horror: Freddy vs. Jason! The gloved one has seen his power wane. And he needs to get kids scared of their dreams again. Why not bring the fear back? But again, he cannot get his strength back. So he enlists the help of none other […]

Really Awful Movies: Ep 163 – Psychomania

This week, a look at the odd British cult horror, Psychomania. Tom is a shaggy-haired and quite amiable psychopath and the leader of a violent British teen gang, a la the Droogs from A Clockwork Orange. Tom barrels around on his motorcycle with his girlfriend and loves his doting mother. The gang, The Living Dead, dabble […]