Jack the Ripper Goes West aka A Knife for the Ladies (1974)
I was torn about whether or not I should write about this borefest from 1974. There’s really very little going for it, and although it’s less than an hour long, the time drags intolerably. Originally known by it’s much better title, ‘A Knife for the Ladies’, the film was rebranded ‘Jack the Ripper Goes West’...
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,...
EEGAH (1962)
It must have been about ten years ago now, when I was perusing the DVDs in a bargain bin at my local newsagency. One doesn’t expect to find the cream of cinema’s crop in a newsagency bargain bin. I don’t know how they obtain their peculiar selection on Z-grade DVDs, but I assume money laundering...
Return to Oz (1985)
Microscopic tendrils of anxiety have started worming their way into each pore on my body. I’m on the cusp of something… something that has wreaked havoc deep within my psyche for many, many years. From where I am now, they’re little more than abstract fragments of horror – fragments wired into my brain, sending shocks...
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...
