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The Demoniacs (1974)

Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

In a late-nineteenth century coastal village somewhere in Europe, a gang of land-moored pirates routinely use lights to deceive ships into wrecking upon the sharp rocks, and subsequently loot the remains. But one evening, after triumphing over their latest bounty, … Continue reading →

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Eye of the Devil (1966)

Posted on February 10, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

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 →

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The Green Slime (1968)

Posted on February 3, 2012 at 10:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Here’s what they are: first frothing green spit in a petri dish, then quivering mounds of Jell-O, then pulsating green rocks, and finally, rocketing through any intermediate evolutionary stages, wobbling five-foot-tall cyclopes with waving tentacles for arms that terminate in … Continue reading →

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