Tam-Lin (1971)

Tam-Lin (1971)
Rating: ★★
Apr 27, 2016Modern-Day Queen of the Fairies
The only film ever directed by actor Roddy McDowall. Based on a folktale, it is the story of two lovers trying to escape when one is in thrall to the Queen of the Fairies. McDowall creates a lush film that is oddly ponderous and non-fantastical but what a cast he assembles

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Rating: ★★
Jan 5, 2015Hammer Contemporary Dracula
For the seventh of their Christopher Lee Dracula films, Hammer decided to introduce Dracula to the present-day. The result was a wild mishmash where Dracula ends up playing second fiddle to Hammer's belated attempts to jump aboard the Swinging 60s London youth scene

… And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)

… And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Rating: ★★
Jan 6, 2005Haunted House/Supernatural Retribution
Amicus Films venture into the haunted house genre with a newlywed Stephanie Beacham haunted by a disembodied hand but atmosphere is weakened by the constant reaching for crude shock effect

Schizo (1976)

Schizo (1976)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 15, 2005Psycho-Thriller
UK. 1976. Crew Director/Producer – Pete Walker, Screenplay – David McGillivray, Photography – Peter Jessop, Music – Stanley Myers, Makeup Supervisor – George Partleton, Art Direction – Chris Burke. Production Company – Peter Walker (Heritage) Ltd. Cast Lynne Frederick (Samantha Gray Falconer/Jean Longmarsh), Jack Watson (William Haskin), John Leyton (Alan Falconer), Stephanie Beacham (Beth), John […]

House of Mortal Sin (1976)

House of Mortal Sin (1976)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 26, 2014Psycho Catholic Priest
From British director Pete Walker who specialised in films about insane authority figures slaughtering Swinging Sixties youth – in this case, he caused a considerable stir with his film featuring a psychopathic Catholic priest