Witches’ Hammer
Witchhammer (Czech: Kladivo na čarodějnice) is a 1970 Czechoslovakian drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is considered Vávra’s magnum opus. The original title, Malleus Maleficarum, is also...
View ArticleNecromentia (film)
Necromentia is a 2009 American horror film directed by Singaporean Pearry Teo (Witchville) and co-written with Stephanie Joyce. Plot teaser: Travis cares for his mentally disabled younger brother and...
View ArticleNightmare: The Outer Limits – TV episode
“Nightmare” is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 2 December 1963 – delayed from the original schedule due to the funeral service of John F. Kennedy, during...
View ArticleGuru the Mad Monk
‘Death his religion – blood his lust!’ Guru the Mad Monk is a 1970 American horror film written and directed by low-budget trash auteur Andy Milligan (The Body Beneath; The Rats Are Coming! The...
View ArticleThéâtre du Grand-Guignol – location
Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ɡiɲɔl]: “The Theatre of the Big Puppet”) – known as the Grand Guignol – was a theatre in the Pigalle area of Paris (at 20 bis, rue Chaptal)....
View ArticleHouse of the Witchdoctor
House of the Witchdoctor is a 2013 American horror film directed by Devon Mikolas, his first feature film. It stars newer names such as Callie Stephens (When the Lights Go Out) and Summer Bills as...
View ArticleEl Silbón – folklore
El Silbón (English translation: “The Whistler”) is a character appearing in both Colombian and Venezuelan folk tales, famed for terrorising men, women and children, especially the latter whom he is...
View ArticleThe Fall of the Damned – painting
click to enlarge The Fall of the Damned (circa 1450) is an oil on wood Christian religious-themed painting by Dieric Bouts, an Early Netherlandish artist. The painting depicts the torture of the damned...
View ArticleThe Raven (1963)
‘A macabre masterpiece of terror!’ The Raven is a 1963 American comedy horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of...
View ArticleIron maiden – torture device
An iron maiden is a presumed, though likely fictional, torture device, consisting of an iron cabinet with a hinged front and spike-covered interior, sufficiently tall to enclose a human being. The...
View ArticleThe Poughkeepsie Tapes
‘The last thing his victims saw… was his camera.’ The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 American documentary-style horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine; Devil; As Above, So Below) from a...
View ArticleBeyond the Darkness aka Blue Holocaust
Buio Omega – aka Beyond the Darkness, Buried Alive and Blue Holocaust – is a 1979 Italian horror/exploitation film directed by Joe D’Amato [Aristide Massacessi] from a screenplay by Ottavio Fabbri...
View ArticleMartyrs (2015)
Martyrs is a 2015 American horror film directed by The Goetz Brothers (Scenic Route) from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith (Séance; Vacancy and its sequel; The Revenant) for The Safran Company. The film...
View ArticleThe Devil’s Possessed
The Devil’s Possessed aka Devil’s Possessed – is a 1974 Spanish-Argentinian action adventure horror film directed by León Klimovsky from a screenplay by Jacinto Molina Alvarez [Paul Naschy]. The film...
View ArticleOld 37 (2015)
Old 37 is a 2015 American horror film directed pseudonymously by “Alan Smithee” from a screenplay by Joe Landes and Paul Travers. The film was previously titled Death Call. Main cast: Kane Hodder,...
View ArticleThe Thrill of a Kill (2011)
The Thrill of a Kill is a 2011 Norwegian micro-budget splatter horror film produced written, photographed, edited and directed by Lars-Erik Lie on a budget equivalent to just $5,000. Cast: Kirsten...
View ArticleThe Virgin of Nuremberg (1963)
‘Women’s virtues made him a killer!’ The Virgin of Nuremberg is a 1963 Italian horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti (Castle of Blood; Killer Fish; Cannibal Apocalypse) [as Anthony Dawson] from a...
View ArticleThe Neighbor (2016)
‘We all have our secrets’ The Neighbor – aka The Neighbour – is a 2016 American horror thriller directed by Marcus Dunstan (director of The Collection; The Collector; writer of Piranha 3DD; Saw 3D:...
View ArticleThe Door with Seven Locks aka Chamber of Horrors (1940)
‘Blonde captive enslaved in an asylum of horrors!’ The Door with Seven Locks is a 1940 British mystery horror thriller film directed by Norman Lee (The Monkey’s Paw; The Strangler) from a screenplay...
View ArticleFRAMED (2016)
FRAMED is a 2016 Spanish horror film directed by Marc Martínez Jordán from a screenplay co-written with Jaume Cuspinera. It was executive/line produced by Marc Carreté (After the Lethargy; Asmodexia)...
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