Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
While out driving with my father-in-law earlier this summer, he decided to take me on a short detour past the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin – once known as the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. This, he … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Cannibals, Gunnar Hansen, horror, Jim Siedow, Marilyn Burns, Slasher, slaughterhouse, Tobe Hooper, wheelchair
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Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
In the nostalgic Stranger Things rush to paint the 80’s as the era of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, and John Hughes, it’s easy to forget what the pop culture of that decade was really all about: ninjas. So many, many ninjas. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 80's, Action, aerobics, Cannon, horror, James Hong, Lucinda Dickey, Ninja, Possession, Shô Kosugi
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Bloody Birthday (1981)
In Meadowvale, California, on June 9, 1970, three children are born during the totality of a solar eclipse. As a result, these kids – Debbie, Curtis, and Steven – will become sociopaths. That, at least, is the premise of Bloody … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Billy Jayne, Eclipse, Ed Hunt, horror, José Ferrer, Julie Brown, Killer Kids, Lori Lethin, Slasher, Susan Strasberg
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