Why Is Frightmare (1981) So Good

1. DVD/Blu-Ray Review: Frightmare (1981) - Popshifter

22 jan 2016 · Frightmare is notable for being the film debut of Jeffrey Combs. He's the one who actually breaks into Radzoff's crypt in a scene eerily ...
Published on January 22nd, 2016 in: Blu-Ray, DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Horror, Reissues, Retrovirus, Reviews, Underground/Cult |

27 nov 2023 · Cine composition is fine, everything blocked nicely, colour use is a little underplayed which is a shame, and as mentioned the editing probably ...
Coming in strong as a mash up of ‘Children Shouldnt Play With Dead Things’, ‘Theater of Blood’ and ‘One Dark Night’, ‘Frightmare’ is a fun enough lit…

It's a stylish little thriller with a sense of humor and a good command of horror clichés, and compared to most of the movies it will be sharing double bills ...
Horror movies have a great appeal for unknown filmmakers, for a lot of reasons: They’re cheap to make, they don’t need stars, and they can be experimental or

28 apr 2018 · It sports fairly good performances from most of its cast and is shot and edited better than many low budget horror films of the time, yet that ...
Here’s a trailer that shows off all thirty seconds of good effects work in the film: I love genre cinema. I will always have a soft spot for horror, action, sci-fi, and all the subgenres that exist inside those larger categories. What I have never felt any real connection to are those films that exist in the realm of pure sleaze. You know the ones: the films from the ’70s and ’80s, filled with ugly violence and sex that is the opposite of titillating, usually shot on cheap film stock with semi-amateur casts. But knowing these films have a large following and several companies devoted to restoring them makes me wonder what I am missing. So, armed with a subscription to Vinegar Syndrome’s Exploitation TV, I am going to do a deep dive into the world of sleazy exploitation. This is My Exploitation Education. FRIGHTMARE (a.k.a. THE HORROR STAR and BODY SNATCHERS) is an odd film. It hinges on a clever, slightly self-aware set up, but fails...
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20 sep 2018 · Black levels are nice, the image is very clean and shows very little print damage and the transfer provides strong depth and clarity throughout.
A review for the 88 Films Blu-ray release of Frightmare, also known as The Horror Star.

It's a fun, old fashioned horror flick. Even if it's a little rote, it's still a good time. It's the kind of movie you'd expect to see Vincent Price in, in fact ...
College movie buffs (Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett) steal a horror-film star's (Ferdinand Mayne) corpse, and a medium brings him back.

Vinegar Syndrome's Blu-ray release of Frightmare is a good one, presenting the movie in very nice shape and with some top notch extra features too. As to the ...
Frightmare (a.k.a The Horror Star) Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Review

Well that was interesting. A bizarre supernatural slasher about an old school horror actor who comes back to life to carry out a string of horrible murders. ( ...
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Drama students decide to pay tribute to their favorite horror star by stealing his body from his crypt for a farewell party. They fail to realize their violation of the tomb has triggered powerful black magic, and Conrad hasn't taken his final bows yet.

4 mrt 2023 · Before, I dive too far into this movie I need to clarify an important aspect this film – it is not a remake nor has any association with the ...
Before, I dive too far into this movie I need to clarify an important aspect this film – it is not a remake nor has any association with the film of the same name Frightmare from 1974 that movie wh…

6 feb 2012 · Really, the best thing this has going for it is its lead actor. ... The 1981 Frightmare was filmed as Horror Star (and was also released ...
... aka: Body Snatchers ... aka: Horror Star Directed by: Norman Thaddeus Vane While doing a commercial, world famous horror film star...

4 nov 2015 · Frightmare is a lot of things: odd, slow, entertaining, atmospheric, illogical, silly. Most importantly, it's a slasher that tries to do something different.
Prior to popping Frightmare in my Blu-ray player, the only thing I knew about the film is that it plays in the movie theater (along with Halloween) in Donnie Darko. Not to be confused with Pete...

Slyly combining 80s slasher tropes with an insightful and self reflective look at the meaning of horror movies and death itself, Norman Thaddeus Vane's ...
Conrad Radzoff (Ferdy Mayne) was the biggest name in horror movies for decades until, one day, he died of a heart attack. Determined to celebrate his life, and death, the members of a local horror film society steal his freshly buried corpse and decide to host a party, in his honor, at their old and lavish mansion. Unaware that Radzoff's interest in horror extended beyond the silver screen and into the black arts, his corpse is soon re-animated and he begins exacting a bloody revenge against those who disturbed his final resting place.

13 apr 2012 · THE GUTS: We doze off and begin our Frightmare with Conrad Radzoff as ... Ferdy Mayne as Radzoff is easily the single best thing in this movie.
FRIGHTMARE WRITER: Norman Thaddeus Vane DIRECTOR: Norman Thaddeus Vane STARRING: Ferdinand Mayne as Conrad Luca Bercovici as Saint Nita Talbot as Mrs. Rohmer Leon Askin as Wolfgang

7 dec 2021 · The best thing about this one is a decapitation toward the end of the movie. Oh, also a young Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator and From Beyond) ...
Directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane [Other horror films: The Black Room (1982), Midnight (1989), You’re So Dead (2007)] Funny story – I saw this one once before many years back, but upon w…

5 mei 2023 · A quintessential eighties supernatural slasher that cares little about making sense and only about boobs, blood, and screams. ... A horror film ...
A quintessential eighties supernatural slasher that cares little about making sense and only about boobs, blood, and screams.