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Strait-Jacket

This little gem starring Joan Crawford is a must-see. It covers all the essentials… campiness, a stupid plot, bad acting, and an aging Hollywood superstar with nothing else to do but try desperately to save her failing career. This film was made by William Castle (House on Haunted Hill) who had always used gimmicks…
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Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Night of the Ghouls

Ed Wood’s Night of the Ghouls is an unofficial sequel to Bride of the Monster. There are several references to “The Old Willows Place” (Dr. Vornoff’s residence and lab that explodes in Bride of the Monster) and even Lobo, the kind-hearted beast from “Bride of the Monster” makes a reappearance (with much more gruesome…
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Redneck Zombies

Some idiot is driving down a dirt road smoking a joint with his dog, supposedly attempting to deliver a few barrels of toxic waste, somewhere. So, in the first few minutes, the film already has all the hallmarks of a movie from Troma. Toxic waste, bad acting, and the appearance of being filmed with…
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The Stuff

The Stuff is a comedy film disguised as a horror movie, that ultimately becomes a story about marketing and commercialism. Up from the ground comes a bubbling white creamy substance. Some guy stumbles upon it, tastes it, and decides that it’s so delicious, he simply must sell it to others. The world loves…
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Jail Bait

This was Ed Wood’s second movie, but his first actual feature film. Glen or Glenda had a horrible reception and seemed more like a semi-autobiographical horror-themed documentary on transvestites, when it was originally supposed to be about sex changes. I think with Jail Bait, Ed was just trying to make some…
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Trouble in Mind

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Blacula

He’s black, he’s beautiful… he’s Blacula! Dracula’s soul brother. This great blaxploitation film is basically just Bram Stoker’s Dracula with black characters. So many successful blaxploitation movies were released in the 1970s like Coffy and Foxy Brown, that few people know that a ton of blaxploitation horror films came out as well, including Abby…
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Fritz the Cat

Fritz the Cat has been one of my very favorite movies for years. It’s got so many pluses that make it worth watching again and again. It’s got fascinating animation that is beyond cartoonish combined with intermittent psychedelic sequences. It’s got a freaking awesome soundtrack. It’s got a great story that is both comedic…
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Marnie

Even though this 1964 Alfred Hitchcock classic isn’t very cultish (it has two major Hollywood stars and a famous director) it’s very deserving of a mention due to its endless other values. Marnie (Tippi Hedren) is a woman of many faces, she’s a calculated thief, a compulsive liar, and a professional…