I've been a lover/hater of low budget filmmaking from an early age, always amazed by the types of films that got released, either theatrical or more likely direct to video, and I like to shine a spotlight on them for better or worse.
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Starring Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis and and Ella Joyce
An elderly man who may actually be Elvis Presley teams up with a black man who is convinced he’s JFK to take on a soul-sucking mummy intent on making a meal out of those living in their quiet nursing home.
Directed by Takashi Miike
Starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina
Aoyama, a long-widowed father, is urged by his son to get out there and find another woman to love. After speaking with a friend who also happens to be a film producer, he meets several women who think they are taking part in a film audition, until he meets the perfect woman. Or so he thinks. Continue reading “Shaun vs. Audition (1999)”
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, David Gale and Barbara Crampton
A genius when it comes to the human brain, Dr. Herbert West finds his way to Miskatonic University and convinces a fellow student to aid him in pursuit of his ultimate goal: bringing the dead back to life. Getting kicked out doesn’t stop them either as they break into the school’s morgue and start to re-animate the dead which leads to disastrously funny results.
Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda
Starring Miyuki Ono, Aya Katsuragi and Hitomi Kobayashi
A Japanese talk show host takes a group of co-workers to investigate a nearby abandoned building where a series of snuff films may have been made. Care to take a guess what happens to them? Continue reading “Shaun vs. Evil Dead Trap (1988)”
Directed by Jonathan Wacks
Starring Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, Miriam Margolyes and John Glover
Ed Chilton is grieving over the loss of his mother…which was almost a year ago. Presented with the opportunity to bring her back, Ed jumps at the chance when a salesman tells him that he can do just that. For a price… Continue reading “Shaun vs. Ed and his Dead Mother (1993)”
Directed by Wes Craven
Starring Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson and Michael Sharrett
Paul, a young robotics genius builds his own Johnny-5 robot named “BB” with its own artificial intelligence. After moving in to new house to go to school, Paul is smitten with Samantha, the girl next door, and everything goes alright until BB is destroyed and Sam is killed in an accident after which Paul decides to merge BB’s computer brain with Sam’s with dangerous consequences. Continue reading “Shaun vs. Deadly Friend (1986)”
Directed by James Wasson
Starring Joy Allen, Rick Fields and Bob Collins
An anthropology professor brings a group of his students into a forest in search of the existence of Bigfoot. They’ll wish they hadn’t bothered because not only do they find out that yes, there is a Bigfoot, he’s a bloody killer and a bit of a pervert to boot. Continue reading “Shaun vs. Night of the Demon (1980)”
Directed by Mark Goldblatt
Starring Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., and Kim Miyori
Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, continues his vigilante killing streak against a weakened mob who are in a war with an invading Yakuza who have kidnapped the children of the family heads likely for monetary reasons. Continue reading “Shaun vs. The Punisher (1989)”
Directed by Fabrizio Laurenti
Starring David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair and Catherine Hickland
The Hoff and his girlfriend decide to check out a mysterious old house that was home to a possible witch. A family of prospective buyers show up to check on the place and it’s not long before they become the unwilling victims of a witch’s satanic ritual. Continue reading “Shaun vs. Witchery aka La Casa 4 (1988)”
Directed by Kevin Greene, Adam Johnson and Tripp Norton
Starring Allelon Ruggiero, Melissa Ponzio, and John Rocker
A group of horny rich kids decide to party after hours at the golf club where they become victims to a killer dressed as a greenskeeper who dispatches them with various golf-related items.
Shaun vs. the B-Movies 