Posts Tagged ‘Grindhouse’

Kung Fu Women in Blood Island Prison: A Review of MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED! (2010)

Kung Fu Women in Blood Island Prison: A Review of MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED! (2010)

Pam Grier’s boobs, slime-spewing monsters and kung fu midget super-spies…these are a few of my favorite things…




The Dude Speaks – Interview with Poster Designer Thomas Hodge

The Dude Speaks – Interview with Poster Designer Thomas Hodge

Well make me a ham sandwich and call me Granny! It’s been awhile since my last contribution to the ole’ Blood Sprayer, but that’s with good reason. You see, I’ve been undercover for the past few months as part of a sooper-secret strike force sent to infiltrate and interview the ominous artist known only as… [...]




Schadenfilme: 10 Exploitation Films That Would Not Be Made Today

Schadenfilme: 10 Exploitation Films That Would Not Be Made Today

We live in an unparalleled era of decadence…right? So why was everything scummier in the 1970s?




Dr. Shock, Or: How I Learned to Love Independent Movies

Dr. Shock, Or: How I Learned to Love Independent Movies

“Hey couch potatoes it’s me, Dr. Shock, your Midnight Mental Maniac, your Marauder of Mayhem, your Lieutenant of Lunacy, your Prince of Puns!” So began many a Saturday nights on WUPW Fox 36 in Toledo, Ohio when Dr. Shock’s X-ray Chiller Theatre hit the airwaves.  From 1989 till 1992 Dr. Shock and his cast of [...]




Mad Mario: A Few Thoughts on Italian Post-Apocalyptic Cinema

Mad Mario: A Few Thoughts on Italian Post-Apocalyptic Cinema

Imagine if THE ROAD WARRIOR had a scene where Mel Gibson’s backdoor got violated by the Lord Humongous. That’s what happens in Italian rip-off territory.




Video Nasties: The Driller Killer (1979)

Video Nasties: The Driller Killer (1979)

1979 was the year.  The Iran Oil Crisis was in full swing, Sony unveiled The Walkman, The Boomtown Rats were climbing up the charts, and a then beardless child was born who would go on to start The Blood Sprayer.  1979 was also the year that a young filmmaker named Abel Ferrara began upon his [...]




DVD Deals from Scorpio Film Releasing

DVD Deals from Scorpio Film Releasing

From New England with Love.




Daniel Ekeroth’s “Swedish Sensationsfilms” (Bazillion Points)

Daniel Ekeroth’s “Swedish Sensationsfilms” (Bazillion Points)

Swedish Death Metal maestro Daniel Ekeroth educates the world on Scandinavian sleaze film…




Video Nasties: House On The Edge Of The Park (1980)

Video Nasties: House On The Edge Of The Park (1980)

The King of the cannibals meets the King of the baddies and throws down in New York City…




Little Shop of Horrors: Breaking Glass Pictures/Vicious Circle Films

Little Shop of Horrors: Breaking Glass Pictures/Vicious Circle Films

You like excess?! Then, you’ll love Vicious Circle Films!!!




R.I.P. David F. Friedman: December 24, 1923-February 14, 2011

R.I.P. David F. Friedman: December 24, 1923-February 14, 2011

The Mighty Monarch of Exploitation takes his final bow…




World Premiere: THE DISCO EXORCIST

World Premiere: THE DISCO EXORCIST

Getting funky with the Devil.




Synapse Hits 100 Releases…And They Want You to Have It!

Synapse Hits 100 Releases…And They Want You to Have It!

As if a Dan O’ Bannon Tribute Week weren’t a cool enough Christmas gift, Syanpse Films has something they want to share with you!




2010: Wha’ Happened?

2010: Wha’ Happened?

What can I say? I’m an optimist…




Pies, Tenafly Viper, and Films in Review: An Interview With Roy Frumkes

Pies, Tenafly Viper, and Films in Review: An Interview With Roy Frumkes

Roy Frumkes is a man who wears many hats: Teacher, screenwriter, actor, director, documentarian…and yes, when the need arises, a pie in the face.




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