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Blu-ray Review: THE LAST HORROR FILM (1982)

THE LAST HORROR FILM

Directed by:  David Winters

Distributed by:  Troma Films / MVD Entertainment

  Anytime I get a Troma film to review, I am super excited.  I love Troma films, and not just the ones they produce, but the ones they buy to distribute as well.  They get some great horror films, most of which are B movies or even C grade movies if we're being honest, but one thing they always are is fun!   THE LAST HORROR FILM is no different.    I have always heard about this film, but I have never seen it before.  I was glad to finally get the chance with this new special edition Blu-ray release from Troma Films. 

Here is the plot synopsis from the Troma Films website:

Joe Spinnel (THE GODFATHER, ROCKY, MANIAC) plays Vinny, a cab driver with dreams of being a major Hollywood producer.  Determined to have Jenna Bates (Bond-girl Caroline Munro) star in his first film, Vinny follows her to the Cannes Film Festival where she’s busy promoting her latest horror flick.  He becomes obsessed with Jenna. He becomes FANATIC!  Once in Cannes, FANATIC begins to reveal the dangerous and deadly side of obsession and the stalking begins!  The suspense and eroticism in FANATIC are surpassed only be its blood-chilling horror as this Hollywood scream-queen learns about true fear and paranoia. The cabbie/wanna-be producer fixates pn his “leading lady” and he’ll do anything to get her!  First Jenna’s entourage is murdered one by one. Then bodies begin to disappear.  Even worse, when Jenna calls the cops to investigate they begin to doubt her. Could it be a publicity stunt for her next movie?  Or else has her mad stalker finally gone over the edge?  Who else will get in the FANATIC’S path on his way to have Jenna, and when will the carnage in Cannes end?

 The film stars Joe Spinell who plays a mentally deranged man who has a creepy obsession with actress Jana Bates, played by the beautiful Caroline Munro.   You'll probably recognize actor Joe Spinell from his starring role in 1980's MANIAC.   He does a great job playing a creepy, obsessed fan.  

  Vinny wants Jana to star in the horror movie is making, so he follows her to the Cannes Film Festival where she is there promoting her new film.   He hopes to be able to talk to her about his project, but her entourage of handlers, agents, and security is always keeping him from getting close enough to her to pitch her his film.  One by one Jana's entourage is picked off, leaving him with a chance to finally get his hands on her.   This film is a lot of fun, because all throughout the film we get to see Vinny watching various horror films, I assume to get ideas for his feature film.   The films within this film are a lot of fun, and is where we get most of the great gore effects in this film.   I was really impressed with the gore in this film, especially the cutting open of a man and ripping his still barely beating heart out of his chest!   These are top notch effects for sure!  Also, kudos to the filmmakers for the twist ending....I can usually pick out the killer in these films, but this one caught me off guard for sure!

 Some fun little trivia tidbit here, Jana mentions the next film she is working on is a horror movie called "SCREAM".   Also, in one of the shots of a movie theater marquee, we see the theater is playing a movie called "STAB"!    Could this film be the inspiration for Wes Craven's SCREAM from 1996?   If you haven't seen THE LAST HORROR FILM before, now is a great time to check it out.   If you have seen it, or even have it on DVD,  now is a great time to upgrade to this new blu-ray release!

 THE LAST HORROR FILM is available now from Troma Films and MVD Entertainment and contains the following special features:

• * Introduction by Lloyd Kaufman
• * Audio Commentaries
• * Interviews
• * The Last Horror Fim Trailer
• * Mr. Robbie - A Short Film By Buddy Giovinazzo
• * Highlights From The Tromadance Film Festival
• * A Full Episode Of Kabukiman's Cocktail Corner
• * Troma Trailers

CLICK HERE to watch the trailer

CLICK HERE to purchase the Blu-ray

  

  

Blu-ray Review: HELLOWEEN (2025)

HELLOWEEN

Written & Directed by:  Phil Claydon

Distributed by:  Miracle Media / 101 Films

  For those that suffer from Coulrophobia, I suggest you don't walk, but run away from this one!   For those that don't know, Coulrophobia is the scientific term for the fear of clowns.    This is something I have never suffered from, but after viewing Phil Claydon's HELLOWEEN, I can now completely understand why some people suffer from that phobia!

 Here is the basic plot synopsis from the 101 Films website:

At the height of the ‘killer clown’ phenomenon, psychiatrist Dr Ellen Marks (Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott) and investigative journalist John Parker (Michael Paré) uncover a terrifying conspiracy masterminded by maniacal incarcerated serial killer Carl Cane (Ronan Summers), plotting an anarchistic, uprising from his cell deep in the bowels of the Moreton Downs Psychiatric Hospital. With a murderous army of clowns awaiting his signal to kill, Cane escapes, intent on unleashing his vengeance. Ellen and John face a desperate race against time to avert a bloodbath and stop Cane unleashing his own personal hell on Halloween.

 You might remember back in 2016, that there was a slew of clown sightings all over the U.S.   This was a real thing that came on so quickly, and I thought at the time it was just something happening in the U.S.   Apparently, these clown sightings happened all over the world and were very prominent in the U.K.   That whole clown sighting thing is something that needs to be studied more.  It was very strange and seemed very professionally coordinated.  HELLOWEEN builds on this phenomenon, and shows you some of the connections between all these sightings.   In this film, incarcerated killer Carl Cane seems to be behind it all, and is masterminding it from this cell in the psychiatric hospital that he's been confined to for the past 30 years. 

 This film is very well made, with some great effects and an overall creepy vibe to it.   The acting is a little lacking to be honest, but is made up for with the cool story and plot twists.   Although I do need to point out that the actor that played the adult Carl Cane did a tremendous job.  He had a top notch performance that really gets under your skin.  There are also some jump scares (which I usually see coming), that actually got me a few times.    My one complaint about this film are the kills, most all of which happen off screen.  This type of film would be perfect for some cool, gory effects, but I probably feel every movie should have more of that!   

 If you are looking for a new movie to watch this Halloween,  this is one I'd recommend checking out.  It's entertaining and creepy enough to be a good addition to your Halloween movie rotation!

HELLOWEEN is being released on Blu-ray on October 13 from 101 Films and will contain the following Special Features:

*  Commentary with writer/director Phil Claydon

*  Making of Featurette

*  Deleted Scenes 

*  Trailer

CLICK HERE to watch the HELLOWEEN trailer

CLICK HERE to order the Blu-ray