AMG DIRTY DOZEN 10/29/19: Twelve Terrors To Warm You Up For Halloween
It's two days until Halloween. October is the one month where the generalpublic gets into spooky pursuits so you've got to mainline that vibe as much asyou can to carry you through the other eleven, non-spooky months. With that inmind, here's a collection of twelve terrors that cover the gamut from kitsch toclassic. This lineup includes a cultclassic of the "devil cult" variety, two wacky Category III shockersfrom Hong Kong, a pair of watchable if somewhat wacky sequels to Scanners and one of the bestmade-for-t.v. horror films ever made.
Special Spooky Bonus: four of these titles have alsobeen covered at feature length here at Schlockmania - Nightmares, Scanners II,Scanners III and Twice Dead - so click on their titlesbelow to access the full-size alternate reviews for these films.
AMSTERDAMNED: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/amsterdamned-v2144/review
THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-brotherhood-of-satan-v7257/review
A CHINESE TORTURE CHAMBER STORY: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/chinese-torture-chamber-story-v241188/review
A CHINESE TORTURE CHAMBER STORY II: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-chinese-torture-chamber-story-ii-v257643/review
THE CHOSEN (1978): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-chosen-v9458/review
DEADGIRL: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/deadgirl-v465892/review
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-v14311/review
FRIGHTMARE (1974): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/frightmare-v18698/review
NIGHTMARES (1983): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/nightmares-v35372/review
SCANNERS II: THE NEW ORDER: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/scanners-ii-the-new-order-v43065/review
SCANNERS III: THE TAKEOVER: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/scanners-iii-the-takeover-v43066/review
TWICE DEAD: https://www.allmovie.com/movie/twice-dead-v51303/review