Category Archives: 70s

Massacre at Central High – Alternate Title

Posted on August 13, 2017 by drhumpp

I won’t even pretend to understand marketing.  My interests are far too specific for me to understand what’s going to appeal to a mass audience.  I’m frequently left scratching my head at the success of some movies and the failure … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Dead – Bigger Bread

Posted on August 11, 2016 by drhumpp

I know it might be sort of contrary to everything that Dawn of the Dead really stands for, but I can’t help fantasize how awesome it would be to have the complete run of a fully stocked shopping mall. Fleeting … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Dead – Marching Zombie

Posted on April 21, 2016 by drhumpp

I’ve heard George Romero say that he doesn’t like to give large groups of extras explicit directions on how to walk like zombies because they’ll all do the same thing.  Makes sense, choreographed zombies would probably look like the Thriller … Continue reading →

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Rolls Royce Baby – Coed Naked Kung Fu

Posted on March 24, 2016 by drhumpp

Almost everyone that I talk to insists that exercise will make me feel better.  I see the logic in it.  I mean I don’t want to get winded going up a flight of stairs or have a heart attack before … Continue reading →

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Cry For Cindy – Good Prostitute Names

Posted on November 27, 2015 by drhumpp

It’s crazy to think how we have virtually no control over something that is as important to our overall identities as our names.  I think we all sort of think of the many cool things we could name our children … Continue reading →

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Phantasm – The Contortionist in Lavender

Posted on August 28, 2015 by drhumpp

There aren’t many lifelong horror fans that haven’t found something else to love about the genre beyond the initial thrill of being scared.  That’s where most of us started, but I think we can all agree that true chills are … Continue reading →

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H.O.T.S. – Topless Huddle

Posted on March 28, 2015 by drhumpp

In the history of film, there have been a number of turning points.  Points where things in the medium just can’t go back to they way they were before.  Technological advances like live audio recording or color film come to … Continue reading →

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Supervixens – Tub Stomp

Posted on January 21, 2015 by drhumpp

Russ Meyer’s career has distinct eras highlighted by shifts in style evident in movies like The Immoral Mr. Teas, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!, and Vixen.  He also took a detour through the studio system with Beyond the Valley of the … Continue reading →

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Blood Shack – Chooper Jubilee!

Posted on November 29, 2014 by drhumpp

    I was getting a good laugh out of Blood Shack long before I ever actually watched the movie.  Perusing the horror section of the local video stores, the cover you see just to the left didn’t make too … Continue reading →

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Keep on Runnin’!

Posted on November 21, 2014 by drhumpp

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is horrifying.  I’ve watched so many of my favorites so many times that they lose some of the effectiveness that was their original appeal.  I know all the beats too well to be genuinely upset or … Continue reading →

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