Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • “We Must Shoot!” The Life and Art of Gary Graver
  • Schlock & Awe
  • Physical Media Work
  • Reviews
  • Retrospectives
  • Editorials
  • Podcast: Natural Selection
  • Podcast: Flesh Noir
  • DTV Junkyard
  • Index
  • Contact

The Schlock Pit

The home of film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain who, for the best part of a decade, have parlayed their shared, lifelong obsession with horror, B-movies, and direct-to-video shenanigans into a writing career.

Author: Dave Wain

In Their Skin (2012)

The Hughes family have recently lost their six year old daughter in a tragic accident, and we join Mark Hughes (Joshua Close), his wife Mary (Selma Blair) along with their remaining child Brendon (Quinn Lord) on a picturesque drive to an isolated getaway. From the washed out palette of the film we get the overwhelming… Read More In Their Skin (2012)

March 19, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

In Fear (2013)

We join Tom (Iain De Caestecker) and Lucy (Alice Englert) as they embark upon their first getaway as a couple. Tom has booked the Kilairney Hotel for the pair to enjoy some uninterrupted time together, but as they head to their location a number of horror movie clichés rear their ugly head. From a confrontation… Read More In Fear (2013)

March 18, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

I’m going to forewarn you a little of the contents of this review. I’m concerned I come across a little, erm… I believe the phrase is ‘Tookey’ after the much maligned film critic for the Daily Fail. Chris Tookey said of Watchmen, my favourite film of 2009 “This despicable trash will find an audience among… Read More I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

March 17, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

House of Good and Evil (2013)

Having spent much of his career on the production side of things in projects as diverse as D.E.B.S (2004), and the TV show Sons of Anarchy (2008), David Mun steps into the director’s chair for this psychological horror film which was shot on a tight budget of $150,000. The movie opens with a traumatic moment… Read More House of Good and Evil (2013)

March 16, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Heretic (2012)

I’m not sure what it is about Yorkshire, but it’s currently the hotbed for British horror! With When the Lights Went Out (2012) and Before Dawn (2012) having achieved a certain level of success and critical acclaim, Heretic introduces us to the work of first time director Peter Handford. Father James Pallister’s (Andrew Squires) world… Read More Heretic (2012)

March 14, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Here Comes the Devil (2012)

Adrián García Bogliano manages to have three UK releases in as many months this year. Firstly there was his contribution to the brilliant ABCs Of Death (‘B’ is for Bigfoot), his rape / revenge thriller I’ll Never Die Alone debuts on Redemption is a couple of weeks, while this week we take a look at… Read More Here Comes the Devil (2012)

March 13, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)

Whaley House is a historical landmark in San Diego, California. Built in 1857, it was the home of one Thomas Whaley. In 2005 Life Magazine called it ‘the most haunted house in America’, and thus forms the backdrop for this latest production from those much maligned people at The Asylum. The pre-credits sequence begins with… Read More The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)

March 12, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Haunted (2012)

Having a creative team that met in kindergarten was always going to make Haunted an intriguing proposition. The dynamic of these two close friends working together in Downey (directing, writing) and Elliot (writing, acting) had been developing for years through the process of making shorts throughout their teenage years, so in the post-college days of… Read More Haunted (2012)

March 10, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Hatchet III (2013)

A lot has been said about the demise of the slasher film these last few years, coupled with regular face palm orientated head shaking at the amount of CGI gore that has crept into the horror industry. While this is true to an extent, with all darkness you’ll often find some light and here that… Read More Hatchet III (2013)

March 9, 2016November 16, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

The Schlock Pit

Scares! Skin! Action! Sci-Fi!

B-movies and all things direct-to-video with Matty Budrewicz & Dave Wain.

Featuring Reviews, Retrospectives, Podcasts and more!

All content ©️ Budrewicz/Wain

  • X
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Facebook

You can hear the seductive Northern tones and expert B-movie analysis of Matty & Dave on over thirty Blu-ray audio commentaries for Arrow Video and 88 Films

New writing from Matty & Dave accompanies select Blu-ray releases from Arrow Video and 88 Films

OUT NOW! It Came from the Video Aisle! By Dave Jay, William Wilson, Torsten Dewi, Matty Budrewicz & Dave Wain

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Action Adult Andrew Stevens Ashok Amritraj Charles Band Columbia-TriStar Comedy Concorde David DeCoteau Direct to DVD Direct to Video Drama DTV DTV Junkyard Erotic Erotic Thriller Family Fred Olen Ray Full Moon Entertainment Gary Graver Hardcore HBO Horror Jim Wynorski New Horizons Roboschlock Roger Corman Schlock & Awe Sci-Fi SyFy Thriller TVM XXX

Follow The Schlock Pit on WordPress.com

Most Read

  • Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991): Big Dick Energy
    Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991): Big Dick Energy
  • Sex Education: Private Teacher (1983)
    Sex Education: Private Teacher (1983)
  • Clownhouse (1989): No Laughing Matter
    Clownhouse (1989): No Laughing Matter
  • RIP: Nikki Fritz (1968 - 2020)
    RIP: Nikki Fritz (1968 - 2020)
  • Lube Job: Garage Girls (1980)
    Lube Job: Garage Girls (1980)
  • Spoiler (1998): Against the Clock
    Spoiler (1998): Against the Clock
  • The Wasp Woman (1995): A Sting in the Tale
    The Wasp Woman (1995): A Sting in the Tale
  • I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant: Dr. Alien (1988)
    I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant: Dr. Alien (1988)
  • Satisfactions (1983): Guaranteed
    Satisfactions (1983): Guaranteed
  • French Twist: Vicious Circles (1997)
    French Twist: Vicious Circles (1997)

Recent Posts

  • Dave Wain's avatar Dave Wain
    • Cop That: I Love a Man in Uniform (1993)
    • The Little Death (1996): Coming Close
    • Trapped (1994): Mansion of the Doomed
    • Wild Justice (1994): Welsh Rarebit
    • A Bark From Beyond: My Magic Dog (1997)
    • The Sweeper (1996): Bang! Pow! Boom!
  • Matty Budrewicz's avatar Matty Budrewicz
    • Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991): Big Dick Energy
    • Shadowchaser: The Gates of Time (1996) – The Last Dash
    • Vicious Lips (1986): Looking For a Kiss
    • Deez Nuts: Asylum (1997)
    • Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994) – Hot For Teacher
    • Sorority House Massacre (1986): Cut n’ Paste
  • theschlockpit's avatar theschlockpit
    • Finger Lickin’ Good: The Chickens, Carnies & Carnage of Luther the Geek (1990)
    • Acid Rain & Bio-Goo: A Look Back at Creepozoids (1987)
    • A Fistful of Corpses: Ghost Town (1988)

Blog Stats

  • 808,668 Visitors

Archive

Search

Translate

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • X
  • Instagram
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Schlock Pit
    • Join 158 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Schlock Pit
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...