Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Eye of the Devil (1966)
Based on Philip Loraine’s little-remembered suspense novel Day of the Arrow, J. Lee Thompson’s British thriller Eye of the Devil (1966) creeps up on its occult themes slowly, building over its hour-and-a-half toward revelations of a secret society and black … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, David Niven, Donald Pleasence, horror, Satanism, Sharon Tate, The Devil, witches
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Double Feature: Schoolgirl Hitchhikers (1973)/Bacchanales Sexuelles (1974)
The story is that while Jean Rollin was filming Requiem for a Vampire (1972), production manager Lionel Wallman encouraged him to include some scenes of a graphic sexual nature to make the film more commercial (Rollin relented, and filmed the … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, Jean Rollin, sexploitation
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Hercules (1983)
In the late 70’s and early 80’s, writer/director Luigi Cozzi was on his way to becoming the Italian Roger Corman. In fact, Corman had dubbed, edited, and distributed the American cut of Cozzi’s Star Wars rip-off Starcrash (1978). When Alien (1979) … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, Action, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Italy, Lou Ferrigno, Science Fiction, Stop Motion, Sword and Sorcery
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