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It was finally time to get down to posting a tribute to that wonderfully trashy mainstay of late-seventies/early-eighties entertainment, Fleetwood Mac.

No, that's not it -- I meant the Movie of the Week. Shot with care on soundstages that almost approximated real locations and peppered with late-career swan-dive performances by some of our greatest actors, these odd specimens may have bridged the gap between classic whodunits and the slasher cycle, and certainly sold a shitload of Alka Seltzer and Hai Karate cologne during their commercial breaks -- and for this they deserve our love.

Below you will find my humble thoughts on these occasionally wonderful and always curious little films, lovingly rated and given Special Features for easy identification and cross-dressing. I mean, cross-referencing. Of course. Where's my cocktail... There are certainly more of these to come, as I haven't put a dent in this shit! Super-duper thanks to the luminous and exceedingly well-mannered Amanda by Night for her tireless contributions to the cause -- her reviews are credited as such.

Click on the titles for description and cross-referencing: let the lunacy begin!

 

Are You in the House Alone? 1978   
The Babysitter 1980   
Bad Ronald 1974   
Calendar Girl Murders 1984   
The California Kid 1974   
Crowhaven Farm 1970   
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1981   
Death Car on the Freeway
1979
 
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
1978
 
The Devil's Daughter
1973
 
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate 1971   
Don't Go to Sleep 1982   
Dying Room Only 1973  
Gargoyles 1972  
Five Desperate Women 1971  
Home for the Holidays 1972   
The Horror at 37,000 Feet 1973   
Hotline 1982  
The House That Would Not Die 1970  
How Awful About Allan 1970  
I, Desire 1982  
The Initiation of Sarah 1978 

 

The Initiation of Sarah (remake) 2006 

 

Invitation to Hell 1984  
Killdozer 1972  
Killjoy 1981  
The Legend of Lizzie Borden 1975   
Locusts 2005   
Manhunters are Loose! 1978   
Midnight Offerings 1981   
Mind Over Murder 1979   
The Night Stalker 1972   
The Night Strangler 1973   
No Place to Hide
1981
 
Paper Man 1971  
Night Terror 1977  
Rehearsal for Murder 1982  
Revenge 1971  
Scream of the Wolf 1972  
Scream, Pretty Peggy 1973 1/2 
Shooting Stars 1983  
Someone's Watching Me! 1978  
Snowbeast 1977  
The Spell 1977  
Spring Break Shark Attack 2005 1/2 
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence 1974  
Summer of Fear 1978   
Sweet, Sweet Rachel 1971  
This House Possessed 1981  
Through Naked Eyes
1983
 
Trapped
1973
 
A Vacation in Hell
1979
 
When Michael Calls
1972
 
Where Have All the People Gone?
1974
 

Cross-Referencing Madness!
Pick your favorite topic and find the MOTWs that best suit your sick needs!

Apron Strings

Desperate Actors

Electra Complexes

Evil Children

Evil Po' Folk

Gothic Imagery

Great Camerawork

Handicapped Killers

Harm to Melons

Homes that Look Like Mexican Restaurants

Hookers

Horses that Spazz Out

Just-Outside-of-LA Desert Location

Lip Gloss

Man-Eating Dogs

Old White Men in Power

Shatner (Ham-Fisted)

Telephone Harrassment

Unfamous Siblings

White Hot Middle-Aged Final Girl

Whodunit

Witchcraft