Graveyard of the Dead (2008) Review

REVIEW: Graveyard of the Dead (El Retorno De Los Templarios) (2008) Reviewed by Bryan ‘SHU-IZMZ’ Schuessler Vick Campbell’s Graveyard of the Dead (El Retorno De Los Templarios) is a film that I would not wish my worst enemy to view. Well, I probably would because I can be a pretty [...]

RED NIGHTS OF THE GESTAPO (1977) Review

RED NIGHTS OF THE GESTAPO (1977) Reviewed by BRYAN SHU-IZMZ SCHUESSLER The story of Red Nights of the Gestapo is centered around a plot by Werner von Uhland (Ezio Miani) whose orders are to infiltrate a select group of bourgeoisie and affluent German personalities who are known for their dislike [...]

BLACK CANDLES (1980) Review

BLACK CANDLES a.k.a. The Sexual Rites of the Devil (1980) Reviewed by Bryan “SHU-IZMZ” Schuessler Director Jose Ramon Larraz really is great at encapsulating the essence of steamy exploitation films with a tinge of horror and unintentional campy dialogue and humor…or at least that is how I see it. Black [...]

Torture Me, Kiss Me (1970) Review

REVIEW: TORTURE ME, KISS ME (1970) Reviewed by: Bryan SHU-IZMZ Schuessler The folks at Something Weird Video really do have a collection of some of the most bizarre and sexually pleasing perverted flicks that appeal to those that like a little bit of “cult appeal” and edge to their flicks. [...]

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US in CHICAGO on Jan. 8th!

UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US is coming to CHICAGO JAN. 8th! How metal is that? Okay you horror-freaks and gore-hounds, I know this is not “per-say” HORROR, but its pretty awesome none-the-less. Black Metal and the genre is probably the creepiest and dark a musical genre and history in music [...]

UNHOLY REUNION (2009)

UNHOLY REUNION (2009) :Reviewed by BRYAN ‘SHU-IZMZ’ SCHUESSLER Stand-up comedian turned indie-film director Ric McCloud has done pretty well for his first foray into the horror film world. The story of a vengeful artist, Adkov Telmig (Phil Berbig), who finds out his wife (Rachel Grubb) has been cheating on him [...]

Fast Zombies With Guns (2009) Review

Review: FAST ZOMBIES WITH GUNS (2009) Reviewed by: BRYAN “SHU-IZMZ” SCHUESSLER Fast Zombies With Guns, directed by Bennie Woodell, is an independent zombie film that does not exactly follow the norms or rules of conventional zombie films. The story starts out with a mob boss Paul Varlo (Charles Ramsey) attempting [...]

H.H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer

REVIEW: H.H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer (2004) REVIEWED by Bryan “SHU-IZMZ” Schuessler Chicago-native John Borowski has directed and produced a very interesting and fact-filled documentary, H. H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer, complemented with dramatization and superb narration by the excellent Tony Jay, an actor and voice that has [...]

The Sister of Ursula (1978) Review

THE  SISTER OF URSULA (1978):Reviewed by Bryan “SHU-IZMZ” Schuessler In my mind, if a movie has nudity in the first five minutes, and is not a hardcore adult film, it can have great potential as a sexploitation film. In the case of director Enzo Milioni’s The Sister of Ursula, it [...]

Devil Hunter (1980) Review

REVIEW: Devil Hunter (1980): Reviewed by Bryan “SHU-IZMZ” Schuessler Jess Franco is the king of exploitation films on every level and I think that with this cannibal film he has probably packed as much tits, ass, bush, and breasts into one film than anyone could who was not trying to [...]

Cannibal Terror (1981) Review

CANNIBAL TERROR (1981): Reviewed by Bryan ‘SHU-IZMZ’ Schuessler If not for French beauty Pamela Stanford (Sexy Sisters), Silvia Solar (The Wicked Caresses of Satan), and Mariam Camacho, I would completely hate this film. For a movie entitled Cannibal Terror, I would think there would be much more cannibalism and at [...]

The Driller Killer (1979) Review

The Driller Killer (1979): Reviewed by Bryan “SHU-IZMZ” Schuessler Gritty is the only word that I think that best describes Abel Ferrara’s cult classic film that he not only directs, but also stars in, as the lead, Reno Miller. The film presents a message right at its beginning telling viewers [...]

Cinema Wasteland RECAP

Cinema Wasteland RECAP by Bryan ‘SHU-IZMZ’ Schuessler So, this year I went to my first Cinema Wasteland Convention and it was quite EPIC! I traveled with filmmakers Emil Hyde and Dan Kiggins, of The Landlord, and we drove the whole 5 1/2 hours, making stops here and there to relieve [...]

ZOMBIELAND (2009) Review

Zombieland (2009) Reviewed by Bryan Schuessler Ruben Fleischer,  (producer of Fantasy Factory, Rob and Big) has directed one of  the most humorous, action-packed, zombie films infused with gore on such a charming level that one forgets they are watching a movie on flesh-eating zombies on a completely apocalyptic level. The [...]

Destined to be Ingested Review

Destined to be Ingested (Holocaust Holocaust) (2008) Reviewed by B. Schuessler The story of  a group of tourists that pay for a cruise of the tropical waters while on vacation via a small-sized boat that gets lost was a fairly large waste of money and effort by my calculations. The [...]

Deadgirl (2008) Review

Deadgirl (2008): Reviewed by Bryan Schuessler I was fortunate enough to go to the Chicago Premiere of Deadgirl (2008) at the Music Box Theater on Southport last night. To my surprise, the actress who portrays the deadgirl, Jenny Spain, was in attendance. Following the incredible film was a Q & [...]

Summer People (2008)

REVIEW: Summer People (2008) Reviewed by Bryan Schuessler For fans of the supernatural and low-budget independent horror, Summer People is a film worth giving some of your time to, for it may just surprise you. The story of a group of four friends that go up to their family’s cabin [...]

The Howling 2: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)

REVIEW: The Howling 2: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985) Reviewed by Bryan Schuessler The Howling was a werewolf film that I really enjoyed, but I think was eclipsed by the success and genius special effects that Rick Baker employed for the werewolf  in An American Werewolf in London, also [...]

Walled In (2009) Review

Review: Walled In (2009): Reviewed by Bryan Schuessler This film, the story of a demolitions expert whose first job is to level an infamous architect’s extremely unique building with a very unusual past, was a stinker! This film bored the crap out of me! Sometimes you just have to call [...]

Last House on the Beach (1978)

Last House on the Beach (La Settima Donna) (1978) Reviewed by Bryan Schuessler Last House on the Beach is the story of a group of men that go and rob a bank, drive until they find a secluded and very large seaside villa on the top of a hill, along [...]

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