Okay Horror Hounds! This one's bound to sending under the covers, shivering all the way! Back in 1987, John Carpenter brought out a slightly overlooked Gem.......... Prince Of Darkness !
The Doomgoryum Guys say, this one is worth your time! So Fear No Evil and Venture Forth ! Check out the review, and the flick, If you dare! Then if your not too worn out ... check out the link below for more Horror Tidbits! Subscribe if you like what you see!
And remember kids............... If you see worms on the windows ...... And bugs and Beetles crawling on your toes... It could be a good night to lock your doors and Stay Scared !!!!!!
Okay Kids ! To Some of you, this flick needs No Introduction! Some may have seen the Remake and are wondering Why We'd Bother!? Well, in the Doomgoryum Guys opinion, The 1980 version of........
The Fog........... Is the Only Version!
So check out the review, and see for yourself! This is a classic you won't want to miss! Don't miss the link below, and you'll get even more Horror Action!
From Hap, Chap, Axe, Jimmy & Karl ...... Watch out for those Foggy nights........... When Ghost ships can sail again !!!!
"The Scariest Beach Ever!"
"Goddam Sqeegie Kids!!"
"The Scariest light house!"
"This is No Time for Mad Magazine Father!"
"Ahh, sorry gentlemen. No smoking in the church please!"
For details see video review below in Episode # 22 of The Doomgoryum Report
Hey there Creature Feature Fiends ! Hap , Axe and Jimmy here with another Gem for you ! If you haven't seen the 1982 version of The Thing , then after Episode # 22 of The Doomgoryum Report , We're sure you'll want to buy a copy and check it out ! Make sure you subscribe to our channel if you like what you see , and keep the requests coming !
For details see video review below in Episode # 20 ! Of ! The Doogoryum Report !! Yeah ! # 20 ! Enjoy !
Hey Fright Fans ! Well just recently Hap, Axe & Jimmy had a little party down in the Dungeon For their Big # 20 Episode of The Doomgoryum Report !! So for the special day they decided to bring you a Muscular Classic from the golden age !! Conan The Barbarian !!
This is one film you won't want to miss ! So check out the review , let them know what you think and don't forget to subscribe to their You Tube channel if you like what you see ! Thanks for watching , and know that you can count on the guys from Doomgoryums for more great Episodes !! Stay tuned !
From Hap , Axe & jimmy ...
Stay Scared .. and ah ... Work on those 26 inch Biceps !!!
"I used this pose to beat Louie !"
"Thulsa Doom know how to hang !"
"Look at how skinny that New Conan is
compared to You Arnie Ha Ha !!"
For details see video review below in Episode # 8 of The Doomgoryum Report . Enjoy !
Hey there all you Diabolical Demon Freaks !! Hap and I got a real Golden Oldie for you tonight !! The 1985 Classic .......... Demons !!
This one is guaranteed to make you think twice about Free movie passes handed out by strangers !! Be sure to stay tuned for more Episodes of .... The Doomgoryum Report !! North Americas Premier Horror News Program !!
Written by Axemaster on November 13 2011
Rating 5 out 0f 10
Director - Lucio Fulci
Cast
Catriona MacColl - Lucy Boyle
Paolo Malco - Dr. Norman Boyle
Giovanni Frezza - Bob Boyle
Ania Pieroni - Ann , The Babysitter
Silvia Collatina - Mae Freudstien
Hey there all you Ghouls of Gore ! Axemaster is in the Dungeon tonight , with a golden oldie , that is a bit Moldy ! Recently , I was given a box set of classic (and not so classic !) Horror flicks by my brother In-law . He came across it in a pile at the store . Knowing
"You're a pain in the Neck !! "
of my mania for all things Horror , he picked it up for me and gave me something to do , as the days grow steadily colder , and the dark comes earlier every evening . Thus it is , that I bring you ................
The House By The Cemetery !!! Or as it's also know ...... Zombie Hell House !!!
Here's the story line in a nut shell ...........................
The Flick opens with a scene in a spooky old deserted house .
A woman is calling for her boyfriend Steven , who brought her there for some Nooky !! (That Rascal ! ) As you may expect , she finds that Steven has been brutally murdered and as she is screaming her head off , someone stabs her
"I've got something stuck in my throat !"
in the back of the head with a kitchen knife , and drags her body off to the cellar ! HHmm ! Shocking opening !
Flash to New York , where the Boyle family is planning to move to a new home in New England . The House is , er , Yup , You Guessed it Fright Fans ... Right by The Cemetery !! (In the woods no less ! What's wrong with some people !) The plan is for Dr. Norman Boyle to spend six months in the house , to finish up his research project on , well , Old Houses ! Boy did he pick a good one ! His son little Bob Boyle , has begun to see a ghostly friend that only he can see . A young girl he first sees in a photo of the house they are moving to . She warns him not to go . The next time Bob sees her is in New Whitby ,
"I can't seem to get A Head !"
Boston where his Mom and Dad have stopped at the real estate agents to pick up the keys to their Horror Chalet ! So much for not going eh Bob !? Bob talks to the girl and finds out her name is Mae . She tells him again not to go there , but hey , he's like eight right , so he's going ! The real estate agent gives them the keys to " Oak Mansion" and away they go . the place is a mess of course , and they find that the door to the cellar is both locked , and nailed shut ! Hhmm ? The next day , a strange chick shows up and introduces herself as Ann The babysitter ! Okay Ann , You're hired !! Back ground check , Naahhh ! It's the 1970's and we trust everyone !!!
"I've had a Hell of a Day !"
At this point , your old Pals Hap and Axe began to snicker and
giggle their way through this flick . For instance , the sound effects guys seemed to like to make the approaching foot steps in the house sound as though there was an elephant walking in there or something ! Every scene seemed to have these hugely loud foot steps , and over loud creaky boards or door sounds in them ! The flick has a scene in it involving a Bat . First it goes after Mrs. Boyle , then it attacks Dr. Boyle ! I won't ruin it for you , but Hap and I were Rolling on the floor Laughing at that one ! Also annoying was this sort of mewling ghost noise that sounded like children crying , that seemed to drift through the house when ever the camera panned around , yet the Boyles never seemed to hear this ! (Lucky Them !) Fulci borrowed heavily from The Amityville Horror and other popular flicks of the times to put some scares into this less than memorable flick , but it just doesn't seem to get Scary ! It gets
"Silly Hippie ! See ! Yogurt won't
Give You Supper strength ! Only Meat Will !"
easier to make fun of , and Giggle at !
The only reason I don't list this one as a "Stinker" is because of the Gore in the flick . They didn't call old Lucio Fulci "The Godfather of Gore" for nothing . The flick delivers for you Gore Ghouls out there ! Although even the murder scenes are laughable , as the victims just stand or lie there as the killer keeps on carving them up ! Also the Zombie in this particular Hell House is pretty creepy looking . Hey , He'd scare me if he shambled into the Dungeon right now !
Oh well , the flick proves that even the "masters" of Horror can have an off day at the office .
But don't take my word for it Fright Fans !! Decide for yourselves what causes your hair to stand on end , and the goose flesh to crawl up your spines !
Until we meet again , in the darker places ..................
Well holy shit looky looky what I found tucked away in my classics section on my DVD wall. An American Werewolf in London' is one of the greatest horror films of all time. Most people remember it for the iconic transformation scene. Traditionally, most special effects in movies tend to not date very well. But like Karloff's Frankenstein, or John Carpenter's re-imagining of The Thing, the transformation scene in American Werewolf continues to get better with age. The feats accomplished in this scene (when you look at it from the eyes of the post-CGI world) have never been topped. Even today, you feel David's pain as his body stretches and snaps and morphs into something else.
And the film itself is just as iconic. It's such a simple story when you stop to think about it. There's no final twist. No underlined message put in by a director who thinks he's smarter than you. No room for a sequel (although the hacks in Woodtown saw fit to make one anyway in the mid-1990's). The movie hangs on a very basic plot-thread, and for a movie known for it's jaw dropping effects, it's primarily character driven.
John Landis wrote the movie when he was 19, and that may have something to do with it. There's a strong sense of empathy that runs through the narrative. Just as the transformation scene makes you feel what David's feeling on a spectacular and dramatic level, the rest of the movie makes you feel David's pain, grief, happiness etc. just as affectively. You really get a sense of what this nineteen year old Yankee's backpacking in Europe is all about. Hell, he could even be you.
The film does not get bogged down in trying to explain the supernatural events it chronicles. Sure, you're given basic explanation and a sense that there's something bigger going on, but for the most part the movie says that werewolves exist because werewolves exist. David is a werewolf because he was attacked by one and survived. There is no cure. He needs to kill himself. Nuff said thank you very much. Landis does a great job of planting these events into a real world surrounding. It's like he's saying, here's reality as far as this movie is concerned, and just like in our reality, life sucks. Get over it.
I read somewhere that the Suits wanted Landis to change the bleak ending. They were saying "Come on John, we've gotten to like this kid, why does he have to die?" and Landis just laughed and said "Because that's how it ends." You've got to respect a guy who sticks by his vision like that.
There's a lot to be said about this movie. I could go on and on about the soundtrack. I could mention the hot sex scene. I could write a paper on the significance of David's dead best friend Jack, who haunts our hero throughout the course of this movie like Hamlet's wacky neighbor. But I will leave this as my final thought in this review - An American Werewolf in London is a timeless masterpiece made by a man who was at the top of his game. Pure. Simple. To the point.
Written by Axemaster, January 31, 2014.
