Today is the first day of our annual October Horrorthon! In honor of our favorite time of the year, here is a special edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers.
The six trailers below all have one thing in common! Can you spot it?
Enjoy and happy Horrorthon!
2. Lisa Lisa (1977)
3. A Black Veil For Lisa (1968)
4. The Haunting of Lisa (1996)
5. I Am Lisa (2020)
6. Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
It’s a holiday and you know what that means!
Or maybe you don’t. Sometimes, I forget that not everyone can read my mind. Anyway, I used to do a weekly post of my favorite grindhouse trailers. Eventually, it went from being a weekly thing to being an occasional thing, largely due to the fact that there’s only so many trailers available on YouTube. Now, Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers is something that I usually only bring out on a holiday.
Like today!
So, here are 6 trailers for the last week of October!
“Two girls from the suburbs. Going to the city to have …. good time….” Wow, thanks for explaining that, Mr. Creepy Narrator Dude. That classic tag line about how to avoid fainting would be imitated time and again for …. well, actually, it’s still being imitated. This was Wes Craven’s 1st film and also one of the most influential horror films of all time.
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Speaking of influential horror movies, the trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is almost scarier than the film itself!
3. Lisa Lisa (1977)
I love this trailer! Can you guess why?
4. Ruby (1977)
Ruby, starring Piper Laurie! I’m going to assume this was after Piper Laurie played Margaret White in Carrie. Don’t take your love to town, Ruby.
5. Jennifer (1978)
Jennifer was another film that pretty obviously inspired by Carrie. In this one, Jennifer has psychic control over snakes. So, don’t mess with Jennifer.
6. The Visitor (1979)
Finally, this Italian Omen rip-off features Franco Nero as Jesus, so it’s automatically the greatest film ever made.
Happy Weekend Before Halloween!
For today’s Halloween edition of Lisa’s Marie Favorite Grindhouse Trailers, I present to you, without comment, 6 trailers for six horror films that I feel are unfairly overlooked. If you’re still looking for something to watch this Halloween night, I recommend any of the films below!
Happy Halloween!
1. Lisa (1989)
2. A Field in England (2013)
2. Two Orphan Vampires (1996)
3. Scream and Scream Again (1970)
4. Messiah of Evil (1973)
6. Lisa Lisa (1977)
It’s a holiday and you know what that means!
Or maybe you don’t. Sometimes, I forget that not everyone can read my mind. Anyway, I used to do a weekly post of my favorite grindhouse trailers. Eventually, it went from being a weekly thing to being an occasional thing, largely due to the fact that there’s only so many trailers available on YouTube. Now, Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers is something that I usually only bring out on a holiday.
Like today!
So, here are 6 trailers for the last week of October!
“Two girls from the suburbs. Going to the city to have …. good time….” Wow, thanks for explaining that, Mr. Creepy Narrator Dude. That classic tag line about how to avoid fainting would be imitated time and again for …. well, actually, it’s still being imitated. This was Wes Craven’s 1st film and also one of the most influential horror films of all time.
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Speaking of influential horror movies, the trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is almost scarier than the film itself!
3. Lisa Lisa (1977)
I have actually never watched this film but I love the trailer. Can you guess why?
4. Ruby (1977)
Ruby, starring Piper Laurie! I’m going to assume this was after Piper Laurie played Margaret White in Carrie. Don’t take your love to town, Ruby.
5. Jennifer (1978)
Jennifer was another film that pretty obviously inspired by Carrie. In this one, Jennifer has psychic control over snakes. So, don’t mess with Jennifer.
6. The Visitor (1979)
Finally, this Italian Omen rip-off features Franco Nero as Jesus, so it’s automatically the greatest film ever made.
Happy Weekend Before Halloween!
The latest installment of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Trailers features trailers that are too intense, too shocking, and too controversial for the new age hippies of Vermont.
1) Axe
This film was originally titled Lisa, Lisa. Isn’t that just a great title? Seriously, how can you go wrong with a title like Lisa, Lisa? Just say it a few times. Lisa, Lisa. What a great name.
Anyway, this trailer is just pure exploitation and the narrator really loves saying “Axe” repeatedly. Still, I think he would have been happier saying, “Lisa, Lisa…”
2) Snuff
“The film that could only be made in South America…where life is cheap!” I’ve never actually seen Snuff though I’ve read a lot about it. Apparently, this was originally a film called Slaughter. It was made by pornographic pioneers Roberta and Mike Findlay. Anyway, the film was bought by another distributor who tacked on some footage of one of the actresses supposedly being killed on camera. Snuff was then advertised as being an actual snuff movie and, of course, a bunch of dumbfugs believed that it actually was.
3) Olga’s Girls
This is a movie I’ve been meaning on reviewing for a while. Olga’s Girls is from 1964 and the trailer — like all good grindhouse trailers — makes the film seem a lot more sordid and explicit than it actually is. The actual film is almost quaint.
4) The Syndicate: A Death In The Family
“The Underworld touches everyone…even you.” I love the shameless melodrama of this trailer and the serious tone of the narrator. I also love the swinging crime music. This Italian film is apparently not available on DVD.
5) The Weird World of LSD
“To fly a giant bird!” MK-Ultra much? This is another film I haven’t actually seen and I’ve had next to no success in tracking down a copy. Why is LSD always so much more fun in the movies than in real life? Seriously.
6) Possession
As I said in an earlier post, Europe’s art films are often repackaged as America’s grindhouse and exploitation films. 1981’s Possession is a perfect example of that. People either love or hate this film. It gave me nightmares but I still think its one of the best (and most important) films ever made. Everyday, when faced with adversity, I ask myself — “What would Isabelle Adjani do?”
Through the Shattered Lens 