Terrible Delights: Grindhouse Film Reviews

This week's pick is the 1974 British psychological slasher/thriller Frightmare. After escaping a death sentence for her hideous crimes, a seemingly rehabilitated woman settles in an isolated farmhouse with her husband, only to ache, once more, for blood, and extremely awkward tarot card readings! Is, indeed, her old self back? The answer definitely is YES. Special guest Edward Payson joins us!

This week's pick is the 1982 action-type movie Raw Force. Essentially, passengers on a drunken pleasure cruise in the vicinity of Asia end up stranded on an island inhabited by cannibal monks that trade jade stones for meals of prostitutes kidnapped by a Hitler lookalike and his mercenary gang. All hell breaks loose when the passengers, who happened to be knowledgable in sloppy martial arts gum up the works, and have to fight off both the kidnappers and the zombie martial arts masters the cannibal monks resurrect. Guest Mike Spada joins us once again!

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This week's pick is the 1972 Italian noir-poliziottesco film Caliber 9. The police and the mob go after small-time gangster Ugo Piazza after his release from prison. They suspect he has hidden $300,000 of stolen money, which belongs to an American drug dealer. First, Ugo meets his psychotic ex-employer Rocco. Have a listen, potato head!

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This week's pick is the insane 1983 Shaw Brothers action/horror/mystery Portrait in Crystal. According to IMDB, several mysterious killings take place in the underworld and a warfighter is trying to find the culprit behind these murders. Now that sounds pretty straightforward, but what you actually get are hyperactive fight sequences, sparkly special effects, exploding bodies, a weird underground death chamber obstacle course, and a heavyset man only referred to as Fatty, amongst other bizarre delights.

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This week's pick is the unsettling 1975 hicksplotation flick, Poor Pretty Eddie. A wrong turn on a jazz singer's road trip results in her car breaking down near an isolated lodge run by a faded starlet and a young, homicidal wannabe country singer. Featuring Ted Cassidy aka Lurch!

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This week's pick is the 1973 Pam Grier flick Coffy. As a nurse, Coffy has seen the ill effects of drugs up close, but it isn't until her little sister becomes addicted to heroin that she finally decides to wage a one-woman battle. Disguised as a prostitute, Coffy goes on a killing rampage, at first going after street dealers and pimps such as sleazy King George, then gradually working her way up to bigger honchos. She's shocked, however, when she discovers that her politician boyfriend is involved. Special guest Kevin Crook joins us again!

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This week's pick is the 1973 biker horror film Psychomania. A young biker gang leader makes a pact with the Frog God and uses it to win himself eternal life. His gang follows suit and joins him on a rampage across the country. Special guest Kevin Crook joins us to discuss sacred frog medallions, sandwiches, vehicular assault on a baby, 70s interior design, and more.

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The 1984 sword & sorcery/martial arts/horror/sci-fi/horny flick the Devil's Sword is discussed this time. It lies hidden in a secret cave inside Devil's Mountain, and everything evil will fight to the death for it. Four warriors attack the keeper of the mountain and try to force him to hand over a map that will lead them to the sword. Featuring rubbery crocodile men, underground makeout sessions, hand lasers, & a fragile-eyed cyclops, amongst other insane scenes, this was a confusing yet enjoyable experience. Our good friend Mike Spada joins us.

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The spooky 1974 film Beyond the Door is this week's pick. A San Francisco housewife becomes demonically possessed in the midst of a pregnancy. Her husband, who has terrible hair, kind of tries to help, and their children are just asking to be punched. Considered to be an Exorcist ripoff, we didn't really see it.

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The gritty 1971 exploitation horror film the Headless Eyes is this week's pick. A New York artist gouges the eyes out of his murder victims with a spoon after the same had been done to him during a botched robbery attempt. Featuring guest, director/author, Mike Neel.

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