Don't Look in the Basement, 1973, S. F. Brownrigg

Scum of the Earth (1974)

AKA Poor White Trash Part II

Don’t Open the Door! - S. F. Brownrigg - 1974 - USA

DON'T OPEN THE DOOR aka THE HOUSE OF SEASONS (1974)

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1.) The Last House on the Left ; Starring: Sandra Peabody (credited as Sandra Cassell), Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler, Eleanor Shaw (credited as Cynthia Carr) & Richard Towers (credited as Gaylord St. James); Directed by: Wes Craven; Released on August 30, 1972; Distributed by: Hallmark Releasing & American International Pictures

2.) The House That Vanished (also released under the titles Scream... and Die! & Please! Don't Go in the Bedroom); Starring: Andrea Allen, Karl Lanchbury & Judy Matheson; Directed by: José Ramón Larraz; Released on December 7, 1973; Distributed by: American International Pictures

3.) The Forgotten (also known as Don't Look in the Basement and Death Ward #13); Starring: Bill McGee, Rosie Holotik & Annabelle Weenick (credited as Anne MacAdams); Directed by: S. F. Brownrigg; Released in September 1973; Distributed by: AIP (American International Pictures)

Horror Movie Review: Don't Look in the Basement (1973)

Don’t Look in the Basement is a very good movie. One that skirts the line between horror and thriller, neither one or other. What most will remember from this movie is the cast, the very strong cast.

A nasty that doesn’t deserve the name, Don���t Look in the Basement is a 1973 horror film directed by S. F. Brownrigg, written by Tim Pope and starring Bill McGhee, Rosie Holotik, and Anne MacAdams. Also known as The Forgotten and Death Ward #13, the film is set in a remote and secluded mental institute called Stephen’s Sanatorium. Here, the chief doctor, Dr. Stephens (Michael Harvey) has found a…

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Reading I’m 41% of the way into The Heirloom. I will finish it, but my eyebrows are up somewhere near my hairline. This horror book turns it up to 11 -- within the first twenty pages. Comedy—unintentional—ensues.

Writing I pressed further into the commission with happier results than yesterday, but “happier” is a relative term. There is no way to avoid inserting an expository overload, so I am ... not enthralled ... with the results. But I added 5187 words.

I also wrote a 1000-word story for a contest.

So, total: 6187 words in 4:45.

Movies * Diane (Lana Turner. d. David Miller. 1955): A countess has an affair with the king of France. Lush, but immediately improbable with stilted dialogue badly acted. [7:00: Technical troubles cut it short early]

* Don’t Open the Door (Susan Bracken. d. S. F. Brownrigg 1974): A young woman is stalked when she returns home to care for her ill grandmother. Boring, zero-budget cult drive-in movie redeemed a tiny, tiny bit by a surprisingly plucky lead character. [Complete]

Grindhouse Shock Show (Bloody Pit of Horror / Nightmare Castle / Horrors of Spider Island / Beast of the Yellow Night / Keep My Grave Open) (2-DVD)

Bloody Pit of Horror (1965, Color): Based on the infamous writings of the Marquis de Sade. A group of photographers and models arrive at an Italian castle owned by a deranged ex-actor who is the reincarnation of the notorious medieval torturer, the Crimson Executioner (Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay). When he discovers that his ex-girlfriend is among the group, the enraged madman subjects them to his dungeon of torture, with scantily clad victims pleading for mercy as they face the unendurable. Filmed in “Psychovision.” The names in the credits of this Euro-trash classic have been anglicized to protect the guilty.

Horrors of Spider Island (1962, B&W): A team of chorus girls find themselves caught in a deadly web when they are shipwrecked on a remote South Seas island. The lush, tropical isle seems an ideal place to await their rescue, but hidden in the jungle are giant poisonous spiders. A venomous bite transforms the girls’ escort into a disfigured beast, half-man and half-insect, who hunts down the defenseless girls and slaughters them one by one. The dancers’ only hope for survival is to work together in a final stand against the monster. Originally released in West Germany with the title Ein Toter hing im Netz, this campy sexploitation film uses every trick in the book to sneak a peek at its heroines’ nubile bodies.

Nightmare Castle (1962, B&W): Muriel and David are caught in an adulterous affair by her sadistic husband Stephen, who subjects the couple to horrific tortures in his laboratory. He viciously executes them, but they are far from being disposed of. The unholy lovers return from the grave to wreak horrifying revenge on the scheming doctor and Muriel’s psychotic twin sister, Jenny. Originally released as Amanti d’Oltretomba, this incessantly gruesome film draws high praise from fright-fest connoisseurs.

Beast of the Yellow Night (1971, Color): As notorious killer Joseph Langdon flees through the Philippine jungle, one step ahead of an all-out police manhunt, he makes a pact with the Devil to spare his life in return for his soul. He believes he got the better end of the bargain, but it seems he failed to read the fine print on the diabolical deal. Satan’s contract calls for him to periodically be transformed into a crazed, hideous, flesh-eating demon.

Eddie Romero, who wrote and directed this low-budget horror film in 1971, is the most celebrated Philippino filmmaker of all time, named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003.

Starring John Ashley, Vic Diaz.

Keep My Grave Open (1986, Color): A psychotic, sword-wielding killer impales victims one by one at the remote Fontaine mansion. Living there in the darkened rooms and hallways are emotionally disturbed Leslie and her reclusive and abusive brother, Kevin. The woman’s psychiatrist, condemning her obsessive and incestuous relationship with Kevin, urges her to leave, but to no avail. As the bodies continue to pile up, Leslie sinks deeper and deeper into murderous madness.

One of four horror films from director S. F. Brownrigg (Don’t Look in the Basement, Don’t Open the Door, Scum of the Earth), Keep My Grave Open is notable for the screen debut of busy, successful actor Stephen Tobolowsky (Basic Instinct, Memento).

Starring Camilla Carr, Stephen Tobolowsky; Directed by S. F. Brownrigg

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Schlock Junkie #1: Don't Look in the Basement

Don’t Look in the Basement (aka The Forgotten and Death Ward #13) (Color, 1973) 95 min. Directed by S. F. Brownrigg Executive Producer: Walter L. Krusz Produced by S. F. Brownrigg Written by Tim Pope and Thomas Pope Cinematography by Robert B. Alcott Original Music by Robert Farrar Format: Full Frame (1.33:1)

Cast: Bill McGhee, Rosie Holotik, Annabelle Weenick, Betty Chandler, Gene Ross, Rhea…

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Don't Look in the Basement, 1973, S. F. Brownrigg

Keep My Grave Open (1977)

Don’t Open the Door! - S. F. Brownrigg - 1974 - USA

Don't Look in the Basement (S. F. Brownrigg, 1973)

Don't Look in the Basement, 1973, S. F. Brownrigg