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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.

Stirred and a Little Shaken: Don’t Talk to Strangers (1994)

Dave takes on a USA Network original that has more twists than a pretzel.… Read More Stirred and a Little Shaken: Don’t Talk to Strangers (1994)

July 9, 2022July 8, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Voodoo Academy (2000): One From the (Rapid) Heart

Matty explores David DeCoteau’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+ chiller and the impact it had on the auteur’s remarkable career.… Read More Voodoo Academy (2000): One From the (Rapid) Heart

July 7, 2022November 13, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Trading Mom (1994): Be Careful What You Wish For

Barely gracing the inside of cinemas, this Sissy Spacek star vehicle has long been consigned to obscurity. Dave finds out why. … Read More Trading Mom (1994): Be Careful What You Wish For

July 5, 2022July 4, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Death Racers (2008): Clown Car

Dreck without question, but closet Juggalo Matty would still watch this shambolic Asylum cash-in again. Maybe.… Read More Death Racers (2008): Clown Car

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Light Bite: Vampire Cop (1993)

Dave chats to Ken Lamplugh again and discovers what it took for the screenwriter and his co-scribe, John Weidner, to get their budget-priced bloodsucking epic in front of the camera. … Read More Light Bite: Vampire Cop (1993)

July 1, 2022July 3, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994) — The Pyungilist

Matty savours Albert Pyun’s criminally overlooked sequel.… Read More Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994) — The Pyungilist

June 29, 2022August 31, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Lost and Found: Catherine’s Grove (1997)

The story of Tony and Robyn DiTocco, their quest to make a movie, and how it became an underseen classic of the ’90s video store era. … Read More Lost and Found: Catherine’s Grove (1997)

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Dave Wain3 Comments

The Fangover: Vampire in Vegas (2009)

Matty dissects Jim Wynorski’s other flick about ghouls at large in the neon capital. … Read More The Fangover: Vampire in Vegas (2009)

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

In the Rough: Golfballs! (1999)

Dave chats to Florida native Steve Procko about his sole venture into the movie business. … Read More In the Rough: Golfballs! (1999)

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Dave Wain1 Comment

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