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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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Mama’s Boy — Possession: Until Death Do You Part (1987)

Matty looks back at a scuzzy, straight-to-video Canuxploiter from Lloyd Simandl and John A. Curtis’ North American Pictures.… Read More Mama’s Boy — Possession: Until Death Do You Part (1987)

November 14, 2020November 9, 2020 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Less Child’s Play, More Magic: Kevin S. Tenney’s Pinocchio’s Revenge (1996)

Matty gets to grips with the Night of the Demons helmer’s primo puppet shocker.… Read More Less Child’s Play, More Magic: Kevin S. Tenney’s Pinocchio’s Revenge (1996)

November 6, 2020July 2, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Podcast: Natural Selection Episode 012 – A Nu Breed of Predator

The final episode of mine and Dave’s creature feature podcast is now live.… Read More Podcast: Natural Selection Episode 012 – A Nu Breed of Predator

November 5, 2020May 27, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Hex Appeal: Sorceress (1995)

Matty gets jiggy-jiggy with Jim Wynorski’s sexy shocker. … Read More Hex Appeal: Sorceress (1995)

October 31, 2020October 24, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Vision Thing: David DeCoteau’s The Killer Eye (1999)

Matty takes a look (sorry) at the cult auteur’s gleefully gay sci-fi horror romp.… Read More Vision Thing: David DeCoteau’s The Killer Eye (1999)

October 19, 2020July 7, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

976-EVIL II (1991): Dial, Dial, My Darling!

Ahead of the first film’s U.K. Blu-ray bow, Matty urges you to revisit Jim Wynorski’s vastly superior sequel. … Read More 976-EVIL II (1991): Dial, Dial, My Darling!

October 15, 2020February 7, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Talisman (1998): Fear & Loathing in Romania

Matty knocks on the doors of perception and David DeCoteau answers with this oddball Full Moon chiller.… Read More Talisman (1998): Fear & Loathing in Romania

October 9, 2020July 2, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Art of Commerce: Jeff Burr’s Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

Matty gets all mushy over a quality slasher flick from an underappreciated auteur who’s consistently found a way to reconcile his personal vision with the demands of the money men. … Read More The Art of Commerce: Jeff Burr’s Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

October 7, 2020May 15, 2024 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad: Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

Matty reassesses David DeCoteau’s much-maligned sequel and posits a couple of reasons to be cheerful.… Read More Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad: Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

October 1, 2020September 29, 2020 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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