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Spider Baby (1964)

Jack Hill’s infamous Spider Baby (1964) opens with one of the great whiplash moments in horror cinema. The opening titles feature smiling cartoon faces who look like they’re about to invite you out to the lobby to buy a soda and … Continue reading

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Coffy (1973)

Coffy (1973) was just supposed to be an American International Pictures quickie rushed to production to beat to the finish line the bigger budgeted Warner Bros. film Cleopatra Jones (1973). Nothing more. AIP executive Larry Gordon (who originally had the … Continue reading

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Galaxy of Terror (1981)

I was slightly reluctant to revisit the 1981 Roger Corman production Galaxy of Terror, but quickly realized, five or six minutes in, that the film I remembered disliking – that which I’d seen on cable a long time ago – … Continue reading

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