Massage Parlor Murders! (1973)
Massage Parlor Murders! is fucking great. It delivers on sleaze and stupidity. The death scenes are filthy and crass. The nudity is rampant and gratuitous. The performances are big and stupid.
Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things – US poster
The poster for Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things is a perfect example of less is more.
Scorpio 70 – US poster
This is one of those posters I had to spend several minutes looking at to ensure I was definitely a part of waking life and not merely dreaming.
Evils of the Night – US poster
Combine that synopsis with the following beautiful poster and we could have one of the greatest films ever made on our hands. We don't, of course... but we could.
Sodomia – Spanish poster
I really don't know what I could possibly say about a poster like this to do it justice. I am still kind of dumbfounded it exists.
The Man from the Deep River – Italian poster
The joys of trashy Italian poster art is expressed perfectly here with this poster for Umberto Lenzi's The Man from the Deep River (1972) — the film that kicked off the cannibal craze of the 70s and 80s.
The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986): or My Introduction to Cinematic Breasts
While reflecting upon the scope of the ‘Destroying My Future’ posts, I couldn’t help but acknowledge the fact that many of the films that affected my childhood the most were not children’s movies. To limit myself to such strict confines would be to ignore so many formative monstrosities that damaged my psyche. The following film,...
Awakening of the Beast (1970)
What can one say about the work of director, José Mojica Marins? Better known to many as horror caricature, Coffin Joe, in his native Brazil, he is something of a staple. On the back of nasty classics such as ‘At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul’ and ‘This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse’, Marins has often...
