Scarecrows (1988): Field of Screams
Matty reflects on William Wesley’s still underrated hair-raiser.… Read More Scarecrows (1988): Field of Screams
Tag: 88 Films
Rough, Ready, Surreal & Nasty: Fred Olen Ray’s Scalps (1983)
Matty extols the virtues of Fred Olen Ray’s most atypical movie.… Read More Rough, Ready, Surreal & Nasty: Fred Olen Ray’s Scalps (1983)
The Junkyard Vault
DTV Junkyard: Bastion of the maligned and champion of the neglected. With a clear remit that stipulates no screeners, no favours, and no kowtowing to film companies, the Junkyard was established in January 2015 to provide spin-free opinion on the UK’s direct-to-video industry. Here’s a handy index to discover each of the 327 schlocky delights… Read More The Junkyard Vault
DTV Junkyard 107
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… We Brits have always been a little contemptuous of low budget filmmaking, spending our time littering the review sections of Amazon with one-star diatribes peppered with the usual embarrassing clichés like “I could have done it better myself.” Perhaps… Read More DTV Junkyard 107
Blu-Ray Review: The Suckling (1990)
A decent if barren Blu-ray for a superlative low-budget monster flick. … Read More Blu-Ray Review: The Suckling (1990)
Blu-Ray Review: 88 Films’ Children of the Corn Trilogy
The first three films in the sprawling Stephen King-based franchise get the Blu-ray treatment in a boxset to be approached with caution. … Read More Blu-Ray Review: 88 Films’ Children of the Corn Trilogy
Blu-Ray Review: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
Fred Olen Ray’s cult classic gets a near definitive version from 88 Films.… Read More Blu-Ray Review: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
Blu-Ray Review: Trancers (1985)
88 Films’ ace Blu-ray of this B-movie gem gets the thumbs up. … Read More Blu-Ray Review: Trancers (1985)
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Evil Clergyman (1988)
A short, Lovecraft-based shocker from the Empire Pictures vault, finally made available to British fans on 88 Films’ Castle Freak Blu-ray. … Read More H.P. Lovecraft’s The Evil Clergyman (1988)
The Schlock Pit 