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Clownhouse 1989 ★★★
Clownhouse is an enjoyable slasher about three mental patients disguising as clowns.
The kills are mostly offscreen, but the creepy atmos and the score make up for that. And the clowns do look pretty scary. Especially the leader.
Good stuff. Worth a check.
Fun fact: The douchy brother Randy saw Sam Rockwell (he of Vice-fame) in one his very first roles.
Less fun fact: The bigger horror took place behind the scenes. No need to go into details, but those who want to know more can suffice by googling the director.
The Devil’s Men 1976 ★★★
The devil's man is one of those fun little gems that pop up every now and then when browsing Netflix. Proving that finding your own way through the algorythm is better than believing the birdbox.
It stars Donald Pleasance as a priest with both gravitas and, at times, a bit of humor. At least when confronted with reckless drivers. He investigates a satanic cult lead by Baron Corofax (played by Peter Cushing). Okay, Corofax is a pretty British sounding name for someone claiming to be from the Carpathians, and why the satanists look like fashionable klansmen is beyond me. But what the hey.
Pleasance teams up with Milo, portrayed by Kostas Karagiorgis. Milo is a New York detective in the stereotypical sense of the word: brash and loud. Is that the worst stereotype in the movie? No.
Also, what's up with that Father Ted-hairdo he's sporting?
Overall, this is a nice flick. The plot is your generic Satan-sacrifice bladibla, with holy water saving the day. Even though it looks more like nitroglycerine. But okay, sure. Fine. Whatever.
The acting is solid and the soundtrack composer got free reign to indulge in all his seventies synth related quirks. Resulting in an odd yet somehow fascinating score and a theme song worthy of cult status.
A nice addition for fans of Pleasance and Cushing.
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