Doctor Death, Seeker of Souls (Blu-ray) by Stuart Galbraith IV "Not even you could dream up a story like this!" Even measured against the low bar set by independently made horror films of the early ‘70s, Doctor Death, Seeker of Souls (1973) is quite bad, but also so loopy that it has a dogged charm. John Considine's amusing performance as the title character is equal parts Vincent Price and Dwight Schrute, while producers Sal Ponti (who wrote the script) and Eddie Saeta (who also directed) must have called in some favors, as they cast a dizzying mix of talent, most memorably and oddly Three Stooges front man Moe Howard in his final film appearance. Laura (Jo Morrow), the beautiful, beloved wife of Fred Saunders (Barry Coe), dies in hospital, despite the best efforts of his doctor friend, Greg Vaughn (Stewart Moss)...Read the entire review »

The Amityville Curse (Blu-ray) by Justin Remer The Movie: The 1979 film The Amityville Horror was a fairly junky haunted house flick that yearned for the prestige of The Exorcist. After literally dozens of even junkier horror flicks have taken on the "Amityville" brand, it feels like the classiest of the bunch -- but that's not necessarily a high bar to reach.Seven of the eight Amityville flicks made in the pre-remake era have seen release on Blu-ray already. Shout Factory put out the original trilogy that made it to theaters, while Vinegar Syndrome put o...Read the entire review »