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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.

Dark Feed (2013)

The abandoned psychiatric hospital storyline has been wheeled out a number of times in the last few years, from the sublime Session 9, to the workable Grave Encounters. How does Dark Feed fair in this often seen scenario? Written by the guys who wrote The Ward for John Carpenter, we discover that this hospital in… Read More Dark Feed (2013)

February 3, 2016November 11, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Dario Argento’s Dracula (2012)

Mentioning Dario Argento’s output in the 21st century elicits a kind of gnarly reaction of repulsion that you’d expect if you told someone you just defecated on their lawn. Leaving the overlooked Sleepless (2001) out of the equation, Argento’s quartet of misfires that took in The Card Player (2004), Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005), Mother… Read More Dario Argento’s Dracula (2012)

February 2, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

THE CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR – late sixties British horror that ultimately frustrates more than it satisfies. Made in 1968, it was part of the first wave of features that came from Tony Tenser’s short-lived yet vital Tigon label. Already in the bag was the superb WITCHFINDER GENERAL which fell under the directorial supervision… Read More Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

February 1, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Curse of Chucky (2013)

The film opens with Nica (Fiona Dourif), wheelchair bound she is confined to sharing a home with her mother, Sarah (Chantal Quesnelle). A delivery to Sarah finds a box that contains our fabled hero Chucky, and before you can say Tiffany, Nica discovers her poor mother that evening apparently the victim or her own suicide.… Read More Curse of Chucky (2013)

January 31, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Curandero (2005)

Tackling the elephant in the room first, ‘Curandero’ has sat gathering dust on a Miramax shelf for 8 long years. It had the bad luck to be orphaned as Miramax split from parent company Disney in ‘05, but its gets a release this week via those kind adoptive folks at Lionsgate.  Was it worth the… Read More Curandero (2005)

January 30, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Crystal Lake Memories (2013)

Daniel Farrands began his career in the film industry by scripting the much derided sixth entry in the Halloween series – The Curse of Michael Myers (though admittedly I’m quite fond of it), before then adapting the horrific Jack Ketchum novel The Girl Next Door. Since then however he’s gone on to build quite a… Read More Crystal Lake Memories (2013)

January 29, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Contraband (1980)

Fulci was an Italian master who never really quite received the acclaim that here deserved during his life. He himself felt his work was always in the shadow of someone like Dario Argento, a man who Fulci occasionally aimed the odd side-swipe at. As far as I was concerned though he easily matched Argento and… Read More Contraband (1980)

January 28, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Shadow People (2013)

What causes healthy, fit people to die in their sleep ? That is the question posed by this supernatural thriller that effectively blends ‘archival footage’ with dramatic recreation. Charlie Crowe (Dallas Roberts) is a late night radio host desperate for a shot at the big time, but seemingly destined to rot in the graveyard shift… Read More Shadow People (2013)

January 27, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Code Red (2013)

Valeri Milev’s debut feature Re-Kill (2012) was all set for a UK release as part of the After Dark label, but for some reason got pulled at the last minute. It’s a shame as it was quite a lauded little picture that featured genre icon Bruce Payne. Nevertheless Milev’s second feature HAS been released on… Read More Code Red (2013)

January 26, 2016October 25, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

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