Return of the Evil Dead (1973)

The Templar Knights are back in this second installment of Amando de Ossorio's four-part horror series. This time, they arise to seek revenge on the town that burned them alive hundreds of years ago. Fans of Tombs of the Blind Dead won't be disappointed. I love this 1970 Spanish masterpiece, as the eyeless Templar Knights always give me the chills. Check out Tombs of the Blind Dead first, and if you enjoy it, you will enjoy the rest of Ossorio's films.

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Masters of Horror - Jenifer (2005)

In Jenifer, directed by Dario Argento, a cop becomes attached to Jenifer, a deformed girl whom he rescues from a man about to kill her. Giving up his family and career, he does anything to protect her...

I was sorely disappointed in this movie. I am an Argento fan and was expecting so much more than this...throughout the 51 minute movie there are far too many sex scenes which lend nothing to the story. The story is weak and I could see the ending coming from a mile away...

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Summer of Fear (1978)

Summer of Fear was worth watching just to see Linda Blair with a huge 'fro! This 1978 made-for-TV movie (I wish they had movies like this on TV nowadays!) concerns a cousin who comes to live with Rachel's (Blair) family on their ranch due to a family tragedy. Soon, Rachel comes to suspect that her cousin Julia is an evil witch! This is a fun movie to watch that has no real scares. Nonetheless, it did keep me entertained! Pure fluff...

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Man Bites Dog (1992)

Man Bites Dog - A French satire film made in documentary style. A camera crew is following around a serial killer, but soon they become involved in his killings. I was expecting a lot more satire from this film, but most of it falls flat. Perhaps it got lost in translation, but I believe this is just a weak satire. The killings are realistic and frightening in their brutality, but the rest of the film drags and goes no where.

Bottom line: I can appreciate its social commentary and shocking violence, but its artsy pretentiousness got in the way of me liking it.

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Masters of Horror - Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (2005)

From the director of Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep, Don Coscarelli, comes this entry into the Masters of Horror series. A seemingly helpless girl is captured by serial killer Moonface, but she is intent on surviving. I enjoyed this movie very much - we are told Ellen's story in flashbacks as she tries to escape from Moonface...seems like she had lots of issues at home. I highly recommend this movie...it has great set design, a cringe-inducing torture machine (watch yer eyeballs!), and good character development.

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Creep (2005)

Creep stars Franka Potente as Kate, who dozes off on a subway platform and wakes up to find she is locked in for the night...but she's not alone. A deformed killer begins to stalk her and a few homeless people living underground whom she befriends. The killer is creepy, especially his screams, but they show too much for him to be truly scary. This film reminded me of The Descent with its claustrophobic and dark atmosphere. It leaves a lot unexplained, which is fine with me. Overall, a pretty decent film!

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Ted Bundy (2002)

Ted Bundy - Only amusing for the one line - "Act like you're dead!" - the rest of this movie is flat, dull and attempts to eroticize Bundy's killings. Lots of exploitative shots of women, which does nothing to raise the terror which should be felt during the killing scenes. A meandering mess of a movie.

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