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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.

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Girls, Ghouls, Giggles: Sorority House Massacre II (1990), Evil Toons (1992) & Hard to Die (1990)

Matty waxes poetic about three similar films by two B-movie masters. … Read More Girls, Ghouls, Giggles: Sorority House Massacre II (1990), Evil Toons (1992) & Hard to Die (1990)

September 30, 2023December 13, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Alienator (1990): The Babe Who Fell to Earth

Matty surrenders to the charms of Fred Olen Ray’s compelling sci-fi action quickie. … Read More Alienator (1990): The Babe Who Fell to Earth

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Matty Budrewicz1 Comment

Blu-Ray Review: Angel Eyes (1993)

Matty thinks Retromedia’s swanky new disc of Gary Graver’s salacious shocker is well worth picking up. … Read More Blu-Ray Review: Angel Eyes (1993)

March 21, 2022June 21, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Bikini Drive-In (1995): You Got a Friend in B

Matty looks back at Fred Olen Ray’s tasty T&A comedy. … Read More Bikini Drive-In (1995): You Got a Friend in B

October 3, 2021April 7, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Blu-Ray Review: Haunting Fear (1990)

Matty gives the thumbs up to a damn fine disc of a damn fine Fred Olen Ray movie.… Read More Blu-Ray Review: Haunting Fear (1990)

March 4, 2021June 21, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Warlords (1988): Doing the Post-Nuke Nasty

Matty gets to the mean-spirited centre of Fred Olen Ray’s ho-hum future-shocker. … Read More Warlords (1988): Doing the Post-Nuke Nasty

October 21, 2020August 17, 2025 Matty Budrewicz1 Comment

The Convoluted Tale of Evil Spawn (1987)

Matty chronicles the weird history of Fred Olen Ray and Kenneth J. Hall’s lurid B-shocker. … Read More The Convoluted Tale of Evil Spawn (1987)

August 26, 2020June 26, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Phantom Empire (1988): Hanging Out at the Centre of the Earth

Matty gets rambling with Fred Olen Ray’s easygoing fantasy adventure. … Read More The Phantom Empire (1988): Hanging Out at the Centre of the Earth

August 20, 2020June 21, 2023 Matty Budrewicz2 Comments

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)

March 24, 2015March 6, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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