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November 7th, 2014: Jack’s Back (1988)

Nov7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Giallo, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged before they were famous, brothers, cash-in, Chris Mulkey, clinic, hanging, hoodlum, insanity, it's not over, Jack the Ripper, James Spader, low-budget, medical student, prostitutes, prostitution, psychiatrists, Robert Picardo, Rowdy Harrington, serial killer, twins, twist

September 7th, 2014: L’uccello Dalle Plume di Cristallo aka The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Sep7 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Giallo, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged artists, bait, before they were famous, cat eater, cats, cops, Dario Argento, Drive-In, Ennio Morricone, grindhouse, hit man, incompetent cops, it's not over, Italy, low-budget, mad artist, murder, murderer chases witness, Reggie Nalder, Salvatore Argento, serial killer, witness must solve murder

March 15th, 2014: Nightbreed

Mar15 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Fantasy, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Serial Killer Tagged chosen one, Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, failed franchise, gore, hero's journey, insanity, it's not over, John Agar, latex, low-budget, Morgan Creek Productions, secret lair, secret society, serial killer, twist

November 7th, 2013: Murder by Decree

Nov7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Detective, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged Anthony Quayle, Bob Clark, Britain, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Christopher Plummer, co-production, conspiracy, cover-up, David Hemmings, Donald Sutherland, Famous Players, Frank Finlay, Genevieve Bujold, insanity, Jack the Ripper, James Mason, John Gielgud, London, prostitutes, psychic, serial killer, Sherlock Holmes, Victorian era

October 5th, 2013: Phenomena aka Creepers (1985)

Oct5 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Coming of Age, Giallo, Horror, Independent, Killer Kids, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Slasher, Thriller Tagged before they were famous, boarding school, children of famous people, chimpanzees, Daria Nicolodi, Dario Argento, Donald Pleasence, etymologist, forensics expert, Franky Goes to Hollywood, Goblin, insanity, insects, Iron Maiden, Italy, Jennifer Connelly, maggots, mother-son relationship, Motorhead, pop soundtrack, revenge, serial killer, spoiled rich kids, Switzerland, teens, the declining years, twist, wheelchair

September 23rd, 2013: Wicked, Wicked

Sep23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Camp, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Slasher, Stalker, Thriller Tagged attic, bellhop, body collector, Charles B. Pierce, Duo Vision, Edd Byrnes, ex-girlfriend, gigolo, gimmick, hotel, hotel detective, insanity, life guard, MGM, molested child, musical interlude, Richard L. Bare, secret lair, serial killer, singer, sleazy manager, split screen, taxidermy, thief, traumatized children, twist

July 26th, 2013: The Spiral Staircase (1945)

Jul26 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged alcoholic, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, day dreaming, doctor, dream, Elsa Lanchester, Ethel Barrymore, fantasy sequence, George Brent, insanity, Kent Smith, maid, movie theater, mutes, post traumatic stress disorder, Rhys Williams, RKO, Robert Siodmak, serial killer, storm, turn of the century, willpower can solve anything

May 15th, 2013: Blood Feast (1963)

May15 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Cults, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Serial Killer, Slasher, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, Thriller Tagged beach, caterer, Connie Mason, cops, David F. Friedman, Drive-In, dump truck, Egyptians, feast, gore, grindhouse, H.G. Lewis, incompetent cops, Ishtar, Miami, Playboy bunnies turned actresses, plot specific radio, serial killer

December 20th, 2012: Zodiac (2007)

Dec20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Cops, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller, True Crime Tagged Anthony Edwards, asshole reporter, Brian Cox, California, Candy Clark, children of famous people, cops, David Fincher, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue, Elias Koteas, insanity, Ione Skye, it's not over, Jake Gyllenhaal, James LeGros, John Carroll Lynch, John Terry, Mark Ruffalo, maverick cops, murder, newspaper, Paramount Pictures, Phillip Baker Hall, red herring, reporter, Robert Downey Jr., San Francisco, serial killer, threatening letters, Warner Brothers

April 13th, 2012: M (1931)

Apr13 by Professor Mortis

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5 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Cops, Crime, Drama, German Expressionism, Movie of the Day, Serial Killer, Thriller, True Crime Tagged child death, child killer, Fritz Lang, Germany, Peter Lorre, police procedural, serial killer, trial

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