Grindhouse
Fun Loving and Fed Up: Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives [Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with his co-host Zena ...
Six Drive-In Films You Need to Seek Out Now!
Drive-in movies constitute a special viewing experience. The technical realities of their ‘60s-‘70s era filmmaking style coupled with exploitative tropes reflecting their market niche almost make the ...
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball-Bowl-o-Rama is Delightfully Sleazy [Retrospective]
Following the exploits of a pair of pledges on initiation night, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama is a ridiculous good time. The the sorority hopefuls are teamed up with a trio of horny guy...
Hobo With A Shotgun is Rife With Guns and Gore [Retrospective]
The titular character in Hobo with a Shotgun rides the rail to a place called Scum Town. He intends to save up enough money to purchase a lawnmower and start over. Unfortunately Hobo’s dreams are put ...
After 40 Years, The Toolbox Murders (1978) is Still Slow and Dull [Retrospective]
The Toolbox Murders (1978) was highly controversial at the time of its release and forty years later, it remains a topic of discussion for a number of reasons. Phil Donahue even weighed in on the flic...
Eight Grindhouse Movies That Need To Be Rediscovered
There is a prevalent fascination with Grindhouse cinema that persists even though most casual horror fans didn’t even know what it was ten years ago. This whole style had been long-forgotten, dug up b...
Nine Beloved Horror Movies That Bombed at the Box Office
Everyone likes to think that their favorite horror movie was an enormous success but that’s definitely not always the case. Sure, it makes sense for bad horror movies to completely fail at the box off...
Deathdream and the Horrors of War
Most people have probably heard the tale of “The Monkey’s Paw” in one form or another. The 1902 short story by W. W. Jacobs revolves around a mysterious monkey’s paw with the ability to grant three wi...
Grindhouse Throwback Horrors That Work Astonishingly Well
Much of the 2000s was spent revisiting the horror of the 1970s. There were a lot of reasons for this. The horror films of the ‘70s were extremely specific to their time and the cultural fears of that ...
