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Today we’re diving into the gloriously sleazy, totally over-the-top cult classic Reform School Girls—a campy parody of the women-in-prison movies that dominated exploitation cinema in the 1970s. Directed by Tom DeSimone, the film cranks every genre trope to absurd levels: corrupt wardens, brutal matrons, yard politics, rebellion, and pure grindhouse chaos. Instead of playing it straight, the movie leans hard into satire—turning the entire women-in-prison formula into a wild, tongue-in-cheek […]

In this episode we dive into one of the strangest and most visually striking entries in exploitation horror: Satánico Pandemonium (1975). Often compared to Alucarda, this Mexican cult classic blends nunsploitation, religious horror, psychological breakdown, and grindhouse sleaze into something uniquely unsettling. The film follows Sister Maria, a devout and compassionate nun whose faith begins to crumble after a mysterious encounter with what appears to be Lucifer himself. As temptation, […]

Imagine running a satanic cult in the 1970s… Now imagine accidentally kidnapping a cheerleader who might actually be a witch. That’s basically the plot of Satan’s Cheerleaders (1977) — a strange mix of horror, teen comedy, and drive-in exploitation written and directed by Greydon Clark. In this episode of The Cadaver Lab, we break down this oddball cult classic featuring: • Kidnapped cheerleaders • A creepy janitor recruiting sacrifices • […]

On this episode of The Cadaver Lab, we dive into one of the strangest horror comedies to crawl out of the video store era — The Invisible Maniac (1990). Imagine a homicidal mad scientist who finally discovers the secret to invisibility… and immediately uses it to spy on high school girls before going on a full-blown murder spree. That’s the basic premise behind this bizarre cult film written and directed […]

Gothic horror? Occult rituals? Vampires? And… a whole lot of Euro sleaze? Yeah—you already know this one’s going to get wild. In this episode, we’re diving into The Devil’s Wedding Night, a surreal, seductive, and completely unhinged slice of 70s European horror directed by Luigi Batzella (aka Paolo Solvay). Starring the stunning Rosalba Neri as the hypnotic Countess and Mark Damon in a dual role as twin brothers caught in […]

For years I’ve explored horror movies from all over the world — but one subgenre somehow slipped through the cracks: Bollywood horror. So I decided to fix that by watching one of the most famous cult films from the Ramsay Brothers: Veerana (1988). What I discovered was a horror movie unlike anything I expected — packed with witches, black magic, foggy graveyards, monster transformations… and full musical dance numbers right […]

I have to admit… I’m genuinely embarrassed that I’d never seen Wax Mask (1997) until now — even though I call myself a huge Italian horror fan! In this episode of The Cadaver Lab, I finally dive into the wild, forgotten 1997 Italian horror film co-written by Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento. What was supposed to be Fulci’s comeback became something even more special after his passing, with special-effects legend […]

In the gritty underbelly of 1980s Hollywood, a vicious gang called the Scars crosses the wrong girl. After brutally assaulting Brenda's deaf-mute little sister Heather and murdering her best friend in cold blood, these punks unleash a storm they never saw coming. Join Mike Cadaver as he discusses the really bizarre and confusing tone of this movie... I mean, how are we supposed to FEEL about this one? Links as […]

Euro Horror Madness: The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman (1971) Welcome back to The Cadaver Lab, where classic horror gets put on the slab and examined under flickering lights. This episode dives into the blood-soaked world of 1971’s The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman — one of the most infamous entries in Spanish horror cinema. Starring cult legend Paul Naschy as the doomed wolfman Waldemar Daninsky, this film throws classic […]