It has been awhile since I did a Psychotic Saturdays post. The post is meant to highlight six films from classic and modern horror genres that exploit the crazy in humanity. The extreme horrific satire that life can often lead someone into is wonderful fodder for horror movie making. From every subject such as killer kids or just the killer inside, psychotics thrive in our nightmares and stories. So I am posting on this Saturday six more classic tales of twisted minds and gruesome thrills.
1. Another Son Of Sam 1977
A psychotic killer escapes from an insane asylum and goes on a killing spree. The SWAT team it sent out to track him down. “Another Son Of Sam” was meant to cash in on the rampage caused by the Son Of Sam in the late 70’s and was directed by Dave Adams. The flick stars Russ Dubuc, Cynthia Stewart, Robert McCourt and John Harper.
2. Beware My Brethren 1972
“Beware My Brethren” is directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and stars Ann Todd, Patrick Magee, Tony Beckley, Madeleine Hinde. The original title for this film was “The Fiend”. Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious mania overpowers him and leads to a rampage of carnage and chaos!
3. Naked Massacre 1976
“Naked Massacre” started out it’s inception under the title “ Born For Hell”. The film is directed by Denis Héroux and stars Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Christine Boisson, Myriam Boyer, and Leonora Fani. This film is loosely based on the notorious Richard Speck murders, this is the grim tale of a disturbed Vietnam vet returning home via Belfast, who invades a house shared by eight nurses and proceeds to terrorize and murder them.
4. You’ll Like My Mother 1972
“You’ll Like My Mother” is directed by Lamont Johnson. The film stars America’s long time classic sweetheart Patty Duke as well as Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas and Sian Barbara Allen. Francesa Kinsolving, a very pregnant widow whose husband was rescently killed in action in Vietnam, travels to visit her late husband's mother in a snowy Minnesota town only to get snowed in during a fierce blizard where she's forced to wait it out only to slowly uncover some terrible dark secrets that Mrs. Kinsolving has been hiding, one of them is her psychotic other son, a recent escapee from a lunatic asylum, who is shacked up in the basement of the house.
5. The Defiance Of Good 1974
“The Defiance Of Good” is directed by Armand Weston and stars Jean Jennings, Fred J. Lincoln, Day Jason, Carole Holland. The film is a show of classic celluloid grindhouse flamboyancy that blends adult with crime-thriller styles. Christian (Robert Hoffman) and his girlfriend are taking a walk on a deserted beach when they discover a woman's body lying. A closer look proves that she's alive. The next day Christian meets her again at a yacht party and they fall in love. Later at a nearby motel, something weird happens as they prepare to go to bed together: An intruder breaks in and starts beating Christian who accidentally shoots him with his own gun. A few hours later they find out that the corpse is missing and a series of weird incidents takes place.
6. Spasmo 1974
“Spasmo” is directed by Umberto Lenzi and stars Robert Hoffmann, Suzy Kendall, Ivan Rassimov, Adolfo Lastretti. This a classic display of flamboyant giallo Italian cinema.
Christian (Robert Hoffman) and his girlfriend are taking a walk on a deserted beach when they discover a woman's body lying. A closer look proves that she's alive. The next day Christian meets her again at a yacht party and they fall in love. Later at a nearby motel, something weird happens as they prepare to go to bed together: An intruder breaks in and starts beating Christian who accidentally shoots him with his own gun. A few hours later they find out that the corpse is missing and a series of weird incidents takes place.
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