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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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Ghost Writer (1989): Hall in the Family

Matty has a nice time with a supernatural comedy/vanity vehicle from the makers of Nightmare Sisters.… Read More Ghost Writer (1989): Hall in the Family

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Murder Weapon (1989): Bleed For the Artist

Hunks, trunks, blood n’ guts – Matty dissects David DeCoteau’s succulently splattery carve-’em-up. … Read More Murder Weapon (1989): Bleed For the Artist

October 23, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Deadly Embrace (1989): Three-Way Dance

Matty gets grubby with David DeCoteau’s wonderfully weird erotic thriller.  … Read More Deadly Embrace (1989): Three-Way Dance

October 9, 2025October 10, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Acid Rain & Bio-Goo: A Look Back at Creepozoids (1987)

From the vault: a revised version of Matty and Dave’s look at David DeCoteau’s cheap n’ cheerful sci-shocker, as originally published in 88 Films’ now out-of-print Blu-ray. Featuring interviews with screenwriter Dave Eisenstark and production designer Royce Mathew!… Read More Acid Rain & Bio-Goo: A Look Back at Creepozoids (1987)

June 17, 2023March 24, 2025 theschlockpitLeave a comment

Sizzling Softcore: David DeCoteau’s Naked Instinct (1993)

Matty revisits the cult auteur’s potent erotic programmer.… Read More Sizzling Softcore: David DeCoteau’s Naked Instinct (1993)

June 18, 2020August 6, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Romania or Bust: DeCoteau by Torchlight IV

Matty looks at Petticoat Planet (1995) and Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen (1995) – the final films David DeCoteau would craft for Torchlight Entertainment – before giving the skinny on the helmer’s own spin-off, Bikini Goddesses (1996).… Read More Romania or Bust: DeCoteau by Torchlight IV

May 27, 2020June 27, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Madness Behind the Mask: In Praise of Robot Ninja (1989)

Matty gives the nod to grassroots guru J.R. Bookwalter’s sophomore feature.… Read More The Madness Behind the Mask: In Praise of Robot Ninja (1989)

March 29, 2020June 13, 2020 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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