Kooky But Creepy, a Good "Silent Slasher"-Type Flick

The House By the Cemetery (1981)
Director- Lucio Fulci
Starring- Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Giovanni Frezza

A family moves into a house, the basement of which is inhabited by a demonic killer who uses the bodies of his victims to rejuvinate his own cells.

I have to say that the Halloweeny 1980's synth music is hypnotic. It sounds as good as it sounds bad, and it's impossible to stop listening to during the opening sequences. In that same vein, the movie itself is mostly a little silly-looking. The styles, the acting, it's all a little hit/miss. That's okay, though, because the creepy killer element comes alive during the shots of the basement killer, slowly stepping up the steps toward whoever gets themselves locked on the wrong side of the door.

Without giving too much away, I was surprised to see him kill characters I honestly didn't think would die. That's mediterranean horror for you, keeps you thinking. The ending becomes stressful to watch, then morphs into a completely bizarre but happy (I guess?) conclusion.

I was pleasantly surprised by the movie in spite of all the bad things about it.

Rating: 4/5 Bonedaddies.

This Movie is a Gay-Bash Itself

The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror (2007)
Director- Jaymes Thompson
Starring- Sean Abley, Lisa Block-Wieser, Georgia Jean

Some gay couples enroute to some convention get holed up in a B&B run by a god-fearing crazy woman and her seemingly simpleton daughter. We soon find out the daughter has a little lesbian in her, which her mother tries to squash, scream and beat out of her every chance she gets, and things take a gruesome turn as bodies start turning up.

This movie isn't worth much of my time. I like low-budget flicks that make you forget money had anything to do with them due to ingenuity of the director & crew. This one constantly reminded me how cheap it was, mainly by showing me how forced the actors were in their roles.

There are a couple of funny "twists" regarding the daughter and her upbringing, as well as spurned gay lovers finding happiness in a hetero/transvestite relationship.

The ending ain't half bad, though the acting makes it not particularily good, either.
Rating: 2/5 Bonedaddies.