Really Awful Movies: Ep 187 – The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror has spawned a seemingly countless number of both sequels and imitators. All the stuff we’ve come to expect from the genre is here: the devil, cat scares, warnings, strange doings, a wigged out pet, creepy dolls, the works… The 1979 American supernatural horror film, directed by Stuart Rosenberg (who is best known for Cool Hand Luke), […]

Really Awful Movies: Ep 174 – The Sentinel

The Sentinel is a 1977 American horror film based on the 1974 novel of the same name (which we haven’t read). The source material is courtesy of author Jeffrey Konvitz (who assisted penning the screenplay). His co-writer was the film’s director Michael Winner. Winner wowed us with, if you’ll excuse us, a real “winner” in […]

Really Awful Movies: Ep 143 – Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter

A swashbuckling vampire hunter? Sign us up. Check out Captain Kronos, a late-era Hammer Horror production that is heaps of fun and well worth a look. Directed by Brian Clemens (best known for the 60s Brit spy series The Avengers), it co-stars Caroline Munro, the lovely and talented star of Starcrash and Maniac. The tale […]