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  • THE DEADLY SPAWN 2 Sequel That Never Was! Monster FX Mayhem!

    Let’s talk about one of the BEST hidden gem creature features of the the 1980s, ‘METAMORPHOSIS: The Alien Factor’ which was originally filmed as the sequel to cult monster classic 1983’s THE DEADLY SPAWN! If you love goopy gory horror dripping with slime then you’ve gotta check this one out!! A “Trapped on VHS” gem…

  • The Next Best Thing to The 1990 Practical FX TMNT!!?

    Cowabunga dude!!! I’ve been saying it for years, they need to bring back the 1990’s practical fx Jim Henson Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!! Lets face the damn facts nothing they produced since has been very good or really anywhere close to what the fans want. I really haven’t been excited about the TMNT franchise since…

  • The True Sequel, ‘The Exorcist III’ Ignored By New Trilogy?!

    Pleeeeez ‘Pineapple Express’ bros just stop trying to make modern sequels to the classic horror films!! Why has this disturbing trend continued after the dumb dumb Halloween rehash disaster?! Who decided that David Gordon Greene and Danny Mcbride are somehow the new John Carpenter and Clive Barker? This trend is a bit bizarre, I thought…

  • 1990’s B-Horror Classic ‘DEMON WIND’ Getting a Sequel?!

    Yowza!! I’ve always thought some of the cool lesser known horror movies of the late 80s/early 90s should get modern sequels-I mean why not?! Especially with many of these lost classics now getting discovered by masses of new horror fans with awesome blu ray labels cleaning up often “only released on VHS” gems and repackaging…

  • RIP Steve Barkett: A True B-Movie LEGEND.

    It’s just come to my attention that the highly underrated B-movie legend Steve Barkett (born in 1950) has passed away, the news via Jim Wynorski. I think it’s a sad day for anyone who knew of some his wildly entertaining movies and raw charisma as an actor. I only recently discovered his movies about 5…

  • Blu Review: 80s Linnea Quigley + Evil Priests Conspire in Heartland of Darkness!

    I checked out the new blu ray from Visual Vengeance, the lost 80s horror thriller Heartland of Darkness. Apparently this little “smalltownsploitation” movie was never released before this and for die hards of the genre it even features Linnea Quigley too. The movie actually shot in 1989 was recently given some finishing touches and for…

  • The MOVIE MELT Podcast Gets Educated at GHOUL SCHOOL?!

    It’s finally time to go BACK to school, but not with Rodney Dangerfield, with the MOVIE MELT Podcast. You bet! I went back on to discuss the low budget 1990 horror comedy GHOUL SCHOOL! This nearly forgotten movie fetches a pretty penny on eBay for a VHS copy and is known by cult movie fanatics…

  • Hong Kong HALLOWEEN: 1990’s A Chinese Ghost Story 2!

    I’m making this post assuming that obviously everyone has seen the legendary 1987 Hong-Kong horror romance action hybrid ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’?! No?! Well It’s often referred to as the “Chinese Evil Dead” and that’s a great comparison. So If you haven’t seen part one you definitely need to check it out ASAP, but even…

  • VHS Verdict: Corey Haim’s Underrated ‘Prayer of the Rollerboys’!

    Corey Haim Is easily one of the most iconic actors of the eighties, however a lot of people seem to have missed out on his nineties career. ‘Prayer of the Rollerboys’ is a perfect place to start. Likely filmed in 1989 it still perfectly kickstarts Corey into the nineties!  In the distant future crime is…

  • VHS Verdict: 1990’s ‘WHEELS OF TERROR’ Goes The Distance!

    I had a super sweet VHS swap at my store, Hollywood Babylon, in Portland Oregon a couple weeks ago and picked up some pretty promising picks on tape- Most notably ‘Wheels of Terror’ from 1990. A movie that luckily lives up to its sweet VHS cover!  Originally an R rated, made for TV movie appearing…