Latest Shame
Before Fulci’s zombies, there were … red-haired hippies?
Before Italian director/writer Lucio Fulci made a name for himself in low-budget (but compelling) early-80s zombie sleaze, he reinvented the giallo genre with his influential and surprisingly well-made LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN.
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DVD Reviews
Gather around the campfire to die! »
We ARE watching an early-1980s slasher right? Nearly an hour into THE BURNING, and the body count hasn’t even started. But when the excrement finally hits the oscillating ventilator, it’s well worth the wait.
Shameful Shorties
Welcome to the Grindhouse: Malibu High / Trip with the Teacher »
How’s this for a fun double feature? A high school student sleeps her way to the top of the faculty, becomes an assassin and goes on a killing spree. Still intrigued? How about a busload of schoolgirls on a road trip straight to hell?
Soundtrack Reviews
Brutal, uncompromising, “Chato’s Land” soundtrack is a winner! »
CHATO’S LAND (1972) marks the first time tough-guy Charles Bronson acted for British film director Michael Winner, an association that led to five additional features, including the hit-man classic THE MECHANIC and the controversial revenge drama DEATH WISH.
Rants and Raves
If you are thinking of buying this movie … DON’T! »
Homage to real grindhouse, or an annoying knock-off of PLANET TERROR? You decide.
Roundtable Reviews
Goblins wage war on bologna sandwiches in TROLL 2 »
This week at the House of Shame we watched TROLL 2 (1990), that legendary train wreck of a movie from Italian exploitation potentate Joe D’Amato. In true Italian spirit, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the original TROLL. But the defiance doesn’t end there …
