Carla (Patricia McNaire) is tired of her prudish aunt and cousin cramping her style when she brings men home. A friend takes her to meet Martha (Helena Clayton), a fortune teller who runs an all-female cult that worships "the spirit of Pan" out of the back room of her storefront. Martha suggests a way for Carla to put Tracey (Laura London) and Julie (Bella Donna) in their place, and at first Carla is pleased with the results. Her aunt and…

In Theodore Roszak's novel Flicker, a small group of hardcore cinephiles and one poor date who happened to be along for the ride watch a newly-unearthed film by the mysterious director Max Castle. It is described as a black and white nightmare, not overtly horror-themed but oppressive, bleak, and disturbing. When discussing the film afterward, the young woman whose primary interests lie outside cinema flatly states that the film was "enough to put you off sex for life."

Vinegar Syndrome's…

Short version:
Back in October, I created a new score for a 1963 horror film shot in Indiana called House of Dreams. The score consists entirely of manipulated samples from a collection of K-Mart radio recordings on the Internet Archive. It is now available for free streaming on Vimeo and Youtube until the end of March. RIYL weird noises, surreal regional horror. Enjoy.

Vimeo:
vimeo.com/367172604

Youtube:
youtu.be/i7D_8auBr1k

Long version:
In August of 2019, I stumbled upon a DVD release from…

A list of 20 things filmmaker Tom Charley ("ctom") does not appear to know, understand, or believe, based on the content of this film:

1. Generally speaking, night is the part of the 24-hour cycle when it is dark outside.

2. The human gestational period is 9 months.

3. Waterboarding.

4. Hospitals.

5. Fall and Winter are the seasons when the weather is coldest.

6. Props.

7. Abortion.

8. The difference between "thousands" and "millions."

9. It is considered poor…