Blackenstein 1973 Director: William A. Levey Stars: John Hart, Ivory Stone, Joe De Sue By Brian M. Sammons Blackenstein. Yep, it’s pretty much all right there in the title. What Blacula did for Blaxploitation and vampires in 1972, this did for Blaxploitation and Mary...
Dark Waters – Blu-ray review 1993 Director: Mariano Baino Stars: Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Nunsploitation meets H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, by way of a low-budget Italian, Russian, and British production. What do...
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster 1959 Director: Riccardo Freda (as Robert Hamton) Stars: John Merivale, Didi Sullivan, Gérard Herter Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons This is a late 50s, Italian, Sci-fi monster movie set in Mexico with heavy Lovecraftian overtones. Oh, and...
Outlast 2 April 25, 2017 Red Barrels Studio Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Warning: this game will not be for everyone. At its heart it has some hard things to say about faith and how it can be twisted. Some people may take offense at that. And then Outlast 2 seems to...
Cthulhu and Other Monsters Sam Stone 2017 Telos Publishing Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Sam Stone is one of my all-time favorites. Not only as an author, but as a person, because she’s a class act. Also, full disclosure time: some of these stories have appeared in...
